Seo Eunkwang
Introduction
Seo Eun-kwang (Hangul: 서은광; born November 22, 1990), also simply known as Eunkwang, is a South Korean singer, entertainer, and the leader and main vocalist of the South Korean boy group BtoB.
Biography
Eunkwang was born on November 22, 1990, in Seoul, in South Korea. He graduated from Dongshin University, majoring in Practical Music. He has one younger brother named Seo Eun-chong.
Career
BtoB
Eunkwang debuted as the leader and main vocalist of Cube Entertainment's boy group BtoB on March 22, 2012, with the promotional single "Insane". The group is currently active with ten mini albums and one studio album. Eunkwang also contributed as the lyricist in their fourth mini album, Beep Beep with the song "Melody" that is dedicated to their fans.
Solo activities
In 2012, he released a digital single with singer Yoo Sung-eun entitled "Love Virus". A music video was uploaded to BtoB's official Youtube channel, featuring 4Minute's Nam Jihyun and singer Roh Ji-hoon.
In 2013, Eunkwang made his musical debut as "Albert" in the musical, "Monte Cristo". He gained good responses after his performance. He also joined the cast for musical, "Bachelor's Vegetable Store" as Chul Jin-yeok.
In 2014, he became a fixed cast on tvN's variety show SNL Korea 5. He also released the song "Back In The Day" as part of the "Cube Voice Project Part 2".
In 2015, he sang the OST for the drama Mask with singer Miyu. It was entitled "I Miss You." He also joined the studio panel in the MBC variety show, and virtual marriage program, We Got Married.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Back In The Days" | Cube Voice Project Part 2 |
Collaborations
| Year | Title | Other Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Love Virus | Yoo Sung-eun | N/A |
| 2015 | I Miss You | Miyu | Mask OST |
Filmography
Variety shows
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | I Live in Cheongdam-dong | JTBC | Pre-debut |
| 2013–2015 | Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 | KBS World | Episodes 146, 159, 202 |
| 2014–2015 | Weekly Idol | MBC Every 1 | Guest MC for episode 163, 172, and 184. Special guest at Episode 183. |
| 2014 | After School Club | Arirang | Episode 86 |
| SNL Korea 5 | tvN | Fixed member | |
| 2015 | We Got Married | MBC | Studio panelist |
| Infinity Challenge | MBC | Guest for episode 416 & 417 | |
| National Singing Competition | KBS | Contestant | |
| Hello Counselor | KBS2 | Guest With Minhyuk episode 207 | |
| World Changing Quiz Show | MBC | Guest episode 314 | |
| 2016 | Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 | KBS | With Minhyuk, Hyunsik, Peniel and Ilhoon Episode 335-336 |
| Battle Trip | KBS | With Hyunsik, Sungjae | |
| Idol and Family National Singing Competition | KBS | Contestant | |
| Enter-K | YTN | Host | |
| Same Bed Different Dreams | SBS | ||
| Happy Together | KBS2 | Guest, episode 460 | |
| King of Mask Singer | MBC | Contestant as "Tonight I'm Afraid of Darkness, Seokbong", episodes 75–76 | |
| Duet Song Festival | MBC | Contestant, paired with Kim Yeon-mi, episodes 23–24 | |
| Lipstick Prince | OnStyle | Panelist | |
| Weekly Idol | MBC | Guest with BtoB episode 276 | |
| 2017 | Monsta X_Ray | JTBC | Guest with BtoB |
| Lipstick Prince | OnStyle | Cast | |
| You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | KBS2 | Guest with BtoB episode 358 |
Musical
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Monte Cristo | Albert | |
| Bachelor's Vegetable Store | Chul Jin-yeok |