K.Will

K.Will
Native name 김형수
Born Kim Hyung-soo
(1981-12-30) December 30, 1981
Gwangju, South Korea
Other names K.Will
Occupation Singer

Musical career

Genres
Instruments
Years active 2007–present
Labels
Associated acts Starship Planet
K.Will
Hangul 케이윌
Revised Romanization Keiwil
McCune–Reischauer K′eiwil
Birth name
Hangul 김형수
Revised Romanization Kim Hyeongsu
McCune–Reischauer Kim Hyŏngsu

Kim Hyung-soo (born December 30, 1981), better known by his stage name K.Will, is a South Korean singer.

K.Will first became known in South Korea through his single “Dream” from the A Love to Kill OST, released in 2006. A year after his single, he released his first album, Left Heart, in 2007. A mini album, Dropping the Tears, was released in April 2009 and his second full-length album, Miss, Miss and Miss, in November 2009.

K.Will has a great deal of collaborations and drama soundtracks to his name and has shown an ability to rap and dance.[1][2][3]

Biography

Childhood

After graduating from high school, he told his parents that he wanted to be a singer. He participated in auditions and looked for potential songwriters to collaborate with him. He worked as a vocal guide and developed friendships with now well-known artists like 8Eight, Lim Jeong-Hee, SG Wannabe and Sweet Sorrow.

During his work as a vocal guide (guide vocalist), K.Will also was a part of an amateur a cappella group and performed at street concerts around the country for two years.[4]

Career

2006-2007

When K.Will was helping Rain produce his second album, he was noticed by producer Park Jin-Young, who wrote and composed the title track of K.Will's first album Left Heart (2007).

During this time, videos of K.Will singing some of Mariah Carey’s songs surfaced online, which he sang so well that he was nicknamed the “male Mariah” in Korea. Soon more videos surfaced, notably of him singing the high notes in Celine Dion's song "My Heart Will Go On" from the movie Titanic.[5]

2008-2009

On December 2, 2008, K.Will released the digital single "Love 119," a collaboration with the well-known rapper MC Mong. The single achieved #1 on online charts and ranked #2 on the KBS Music Bank K-Chart without any promotions.[6]

Motivated by the popularity of "Love 119," K.Will released a mini album titled "Dropping the Tears" on March 31, 2009. His deep, husky voice made the title track with the same name as the album full of emotion and it also reached #1 on online charts, though at a slower pace than "Love 119."[7] He worked with two members of Girls' Generation, Yuri and Tiffany for this album: Yuri appeared in his "Dropping the Tears" music video while Tiffany sang a duet with him called "Girl, Meets Love." K.Will and Tiffany performed this on Music Core in July 2009.

During the album promotions, Lee Min-Ho, the lead actor of KBS Boys Over Flowers, asked K.Will for vocal training. With K.Will's help, Lee Min-Ho was able to sing the song "My Everything."[8]

Not long before ending the mini album promotions, K.Will surprised audiences with his versatility by doing a special stage with Outsider the fastest rapper in South Korea, and K.Will rapped almost as fast as him in the song "Loner."[1]

Because of the popularity of the Brilliant Legacy OST (in which he participated), he was invited to join the "Korean Music Festival 2009" in Japan, along with T-Max and Jo Sung-Mo.[9]

He made his debut in acting in the "Soul Special: Music Drama"[10] where he worked with Han Hyo-Joo. The drama “Soul Special” was a revolution in the entertainment business since all episodes were only released online.[11]

In October 2009, a few weeks before the release of his second album, K.Will was diagnosed with the H1N1 virus. Though he recovered in less than a week, his second album was postponed until November 5, 2009.[12]

His title track, "Miss, Miss and Miss" was a moderate success and reached its peak at #8 on the KBS Music Bank K-Chart. He also collaborated with Outsider in this album, after their success during the summer. However, their song "Hypnosis" was banned by KBS because it contained the word “mute” and so his follow-up promotions for "Miss, Miss and Miss" were cancelled.[13]

On December 25, 2009, (Christmas Day) K.Will held his first solo concert. Tickets sold out faster than that of any other solo artist.[14]

2010-2011

K.Will debuted in the U.S.A. on "THE THREE ROMANTICISTS" concert along with Kim Bum Soo and Yoo Seung-Chan on March 5, 2010.[15][16] His single titled "Present" was released on March 10, 2010 and achieved #1 on many online music charts.[17][18]

K.Will embarked on his first solo concert in Japan, "K.WILL Live Concert with Band in Tokyo" in May 2010 and "K.WILL Live Concert with Band in Osaka" in July 2010.[19][20] On the July 31st, K.Will appeared on the music show "The MUZIT" as one of the main MCs along with upperclassmen singer Yoo Young Suk . On the first episode K.Will and Charice performed the duet "Endless Love."[21]

At the end of year, K.Will‘s two-day Christmas concert was completely sold out.[22]

A year after his second album, K.Will released another digital single featuring Simon D and Hyorin of Sistar titled "Amazed" on January 21, 2011. The song rapidly reached to the top of the several music charts.[23] Seven weeks later, K.Will's second mini album was released and he held a live showcase, performance, and released the music video for "My Heart is Beating" in which Lee Joon (MBLAQ) and IU starred.[24] The title track of this album was an all-kill on music charts.[25] Five years since his debut, K.Will finally won the Mutizen on SBS Inkigayo.[26]

K.Will successfully completed his third solo concert, "My Heart Is Beating" at the Olympic Park Hall on June 25, 2011.[27] He has also participated several variety shows such as "We Got Married" with Kim Hyung Jun,[28] the drama "Spy Myung Wol"[29] and the reality show "Immortal Songs 2" nearly the end of the year.[30]

As with the tradition, he ended the year with a 3-day Christmas concert.[31]

2012

After joining KBS TV "Immortal Songs 2" in November 2011, K.Will left the show after winning three times, and set the new record, winning against 5 consecutive singers in the leaving episode on January 21, 2012.[32]

On February 14, (Valentine's Day), K.Will released his 3rd mini album "I Need You" two weeks after releasing a digital single of one of the songs from the mini album titled "I Hate Myself." On the same day, K.Will also unveiled a music video for "I Need You" on Starship Entertainment’s official YouTube channel, which features Sistar's Bora, actors Ji Chang Wook and Yeo Jin Gu.[33] "I Need You" peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100.,[34] while "I Hate Myself" peaked at no. 6.[35] The album marked the five-year anniversary of K.Will’s first debut as a singer-songwriter. His self-composed song, "I'll Be With You" is also included and is dedicated to all his fans who believed in him. He was also the co-writer the lyrics of "I'm Will."[36] K.Will earned his first K-Chart award since his debut 6 years ago on KBS Music Bank for his track "I Need You."[37]

On October 7, Starship Entertainment revealed some photos of K.Will's recent photoshoot for his upcoming album.[38] The album "Third Album, Part 1" was released on October 11 along with the MV for "Please Don't..." the title track. Promotions for "Please Don't..." were the most successful in K.Will's career to date. The music video starred Seo In-guk, Sistar's Dasom, and Ahn Jae-hyun, and was praised for its originality. It was also notable for its twist ending involving Seo's character revealing he is actually in love with Ahn's.[39]

2013

On February 14, (Valentine's Day again), Powerhouse Live (U.S.) presented K.Will in a Valentine's Day solo concert in the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California. He performed his hits, some including "Please Don't," "I Need You," "My Heart is Beating," and "Love 119."

On April 3, K.Will released his new single, "Love Blossom."

On October 19, K.Will released his new album, "Will in Fall." The music video for the album's single, "You Don't Know Love," starring EXO rapper Chanyeol and South Korean model Lee Ho Jung, came out two days later, on October 21.

2014

On June 25, K.Will released his mini album, "One Fine Day." The music video for the title track, "Day 1," starred Sistar's Soyou and Park Min-woo.

2015

On March 25, K.Will released his mini album, "[Re:]." The music video for the title track, "Growing," starred Son Ho-jun and Park Ha-sun.

2016

On January 3, Starship Entertainment released music video teasers of K.Will's single "You Call It Romance" featuring Davichi. The music video was released on January 6, starring Monsta X's Hyungwon, actor Choi Won Myung, and actress Yoon Ye Joo.

On May 10, S.M. Entertainment revealed K.Will would feature on a duet with Baekhyun of EXO entitled "The Day". The song was released on May 13.

Discography

Main article: K.Will discography

Filmography

Drama

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Soul Special
  • release date : September 28, 2009 - November 5, 2009
 Park Ju-ho Online music drama (12 episodes, 5 minutes each) released on TVon Nate.com (see References below).
2011 Spy Myung-wol As himself Cameo at episode 10
2015 Hyde, Jekyll, Me
  • release date : March 19, 2015
 As himself Cameo at episode 18
2015 Producers
  • release date : June 19, 2015
 As himself Cameo at episode 9

Music videos

Year Title Artist(s) Album Notes
2016 "The Day" Baekhyun ft. K.Will Non-album single appears as a featuring artist

Awards and nominations

References

  1. 1 2 박, 세연,. 케이윌, 아웃사이더 ‘외톨이’ 속사포랩 미션성공 ‘빠르다 빨라~’. newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  2. ↑ "케이윌, K-Dragon으로 깜짝 변신!". The Unionpress (in Korean). Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  3. ↑ 이, 언혁. 케이윌, 발라드 잠시벗고 댄스무대 깜짝 ‘감미로움 여전해’. newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  4. ↑ 신, 수연,. (인터뷰) 솔로가수 케이윌, ‘그룹 활동 다시 해보고피’ ③. jknews (in Korean). Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  5. ↑ 박, 재덕,. 케이윌, ‘초고음2탄’셀린 디옹 화제. joynews (in Korean). Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  6. ↑ Ay, Link,. "K.Will visits Lee Hana's Peppermint". jazzholic. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  7. ↑ Ay, Link,. "K.Will's mini album rocks the chart". jazzholic. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
  8. ↑ Ay, Link,. "K.Will the vocal guru". jazzholic. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  9. ↑ 심, 재걸,. 케이윌, ‘한류 페스티벌 무대’ 일본 방문. Economy Today (in Korean). Retrieved 2009-09-08.
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  28. ↑ allkpop, sarahsusiepak. "Park So Hyun and Kim Won Joon kiss at their 'wedding ceremony', reveal a secret romance". allkpop (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-04-17.
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