Doyoung (singer)

Kim Dong-young (Korean: 김동영; born February 1, 1996), professionally known as Doyoung (Korean: 도영), is a South Korean singer, actor and host. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy group NCT and its sub-units NCT U and NCT 127. Doyoung made his debut in April 2016 as a member of rotational unit NCT U and became a member of Seoul-based fixed unit NCT 127 in January 2017. In 2021, he starred in the television drama Midnight Cafe Season 3 -The Curious Stalker and appeared in the musical Marie Antoinette.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Doyoung
Doyoung in May 2019
Born
Kim Dong-young

(1996-02-01) February 1, 1996
Guri, Gyeonggi, South Korea
NationalityKorean
EducationTopyeong High School
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
  • host
RelativesGong Myung (brother)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationKim Dong-yeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Tongyŏng
Stage name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationDoyeong
McCune–ReischauerToyŏng

Early life

Kim Dong-young was born on February 1, 1996 in Guri, Gyeonggi, South Korea. He is the younger brother of actor Gong Myung.[1]

Career

2013-2016: Pre-debut

In late 2013, Doyoung became a trainee under SM Entertainment's Casting System after being scouted at a singing competition.

In August 2014, Doyoung sang H.O.T's "Hope" alongside Johnny, and Jaehyun for labelmate Exo's variety show Exo 90:2014.

On January 15, 2015, Doyoung was announced as a member of SM Rookies, a pre-debut team of trainees under SM Entertainment, and he became an MC on MBC Music's Show Champion alongside fellow SM Rookie Jaehyun.[2] On December 13, he made a special appearance in episode 11 of the Disney Channel Korea show The Mickey Mouse Club, singing "Beauty & the Beast" as a duet with then-SM Rookies member Koeun.

On February 15, 2016, he was selected as a model for the Design United brand along with Taeyong and Yuta.

2016–2018: Debut with NCT and first solo activities
Main articles: NCT (group) and NCT 127

On April 5, 2016, Doyoung was confirmed as a member of boy group NCT, in the first sub-unit, NCT U, alongside five other members of the SM Rookies program. They officially debuted with the digital singles "The 7th Sense" alongside Taeyong, Ten, Jaehyun and Mark on April 8 and "Without You", alongside Taeil and Jaehyun on April 9.[3]

In July 2016, Doyoung collaborated with Shinee's Key on the song "Cool" for the soundtrack of OCN drama 38 Squad. This marked his first solo endeavor since debuting under NCT. In November, Doyoung joined the main cast of OnStyle's beauty variety show, Lipstick Prince.[4]

In December 2016, he was announced as a new member of NCT 127, the second sub-unit of NCT, which previously debuted in July. He officially debut with the unit in January 2017 with the release of the EP Limitless.[5] He also participated in the SM Station project "Sound of Your Heart (너의 목소리)" with fellow NCT member Taeil and labelmates Yesung, Sunny, Seulgi, Wendy, and Lee Dong-woo as part of SM Town.[6]

In February 2017, he joined Inkigayo as an MC alongside Got7's Jinyoung and Blackpink's Jisoo.[7] In March of the same year, he made an appearance on the MBC program We Got Married alongside his brother.[8][9] In August, he released "Stay in my Life" for the School 2017 soundtrack with fellow NCT members Taeil and Taeyong.[10] In October, he collaborated with Gugudan's Sejeong to release "Star Blossom (별빛 이 피면)" through the second season of SM Station.[11]

In June 2018, he released the song "Hard for Me" for the drama Rich Man. "Hard for Me" was originally sung by CHEEZE and was the first song released for the drama, later re-recorded by Doyoung.[12]

2019-present: Further solo activities

In March 2019, Doyoung collaborated with indie duo Rocoberry on the song "Don't Say Goodbye (헤어 지지 말아요, 우리)".[13]

Doyoung appeared on the show King of Mask Singer under the name "Assistant Manager" in July 2019.[14] He advanced to the final round based on his renditions of "Beautiful" by Crush and "Time Spent Walking Through Memories" by Nell, competing alongside the reigning champion, Nightingale. [15] The following month, he was added to the regular cast of Law of the Jungle in Sunda Islands.[16] In November, Doyoung collaborated with labelmates BoA, Siwon, J-Min, Sunny, Taemin, Suho and Wendy as part of SM Town on the song "This is Your Day (for every child, UNICEF)".[17]

In September 2020, SM Entertainment announced that NCT would be releasing their second studio album as a group, NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1, with the second part NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 2 following in November. In the first part, Doyoung participated in both of the title tracks, "Make a Wish" and "From Home" by NCT U, the only member to do so. He also participated in the B-sides "Volcano" and "Lightbulb" by NCT U and "Music, Dance" by NCT 127. In the second part, Doyoung participated in the B-side track "I.O.U" along with the other vocalists within the group.[18]

In March 2021, Doyoung appeared in his first television drama as lead, Midnight Cafe Season 3 - The Curious Stalker.[19][20] On April 19, it was announced that Doyoung had been cast in his first musical, Marie Antoinette, as one of the three actors playing the male lead role of Count Axel von Fersen. The musical ran from July 13 to October 3 at the Charlotte Theatre.[21][22] On August 5, producer Ryan S. Jhun announced through his personal Instagram that Doyoung and fellow member Haechan would participate in the first single from his first album. The song, "Maniac", was released on August 12.[23] On October 1, Doyoung released the soundtrack song "Like a Star" for the drama Yumi's Cells.[24]

Philanthropy

On March 8, 2022, Doyoung donated ₩30 million to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association to help the victims of the massive wildfire that started in Uljin, Gyeongbuk and has spread to Samcheok, Gangwon.[25]

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Midnight Cafe – The Curious Stalker Son Ji-woo Season 3 [19]

Web series
Year Title Role Ref.
2022 To X Who Doesn't Love Me Jeong Si-ho [26]

Television shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016–2017 Lipstick Prince Main Cast
2019 King of Mask Singer Contestant Ep. 209–210 [27][28]
Law of the Jungle Cast member Ep. 388–392 [16]

Radio shows
Year Title Role Note Ref.
2016 Kiss The Radio Special DJ
2017–2019 NCT's Night Night! Saturday Night
2019 Idol Radio with Johnny

Hosting
Year Title Notes Ref.
2015 Show Champion with Jaehyun
January 21–July 1
2016 M Countdown Weekly Guest MC
July 28–September 22
My SMT MC
September 19–October 24
2017–2018 Inkigayo with Jinyoung and Jisoo
February 5, 2017 – February 4, 2018		 [7]
2022 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards with Sieun and Jaejae
January 27, 2022		 [29]

Theater
Year English title Korean title Role Ref.
2021 Marie Antoinette 마리 앙투아네트 Count Axel von Fersen [30]

Discography
See also: NCT discography
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[31]
Collaborations
"Star Blossom" (별빛 이 피면)
(with Sejeong)[32]		 2017 —[upper-alpha 1] N/A Non-album singles
"Don't Say Goodbye" (헤어 지지 말아요, 우리)
(with Rocoberry)[13]		 2019 184
"Doll" (인형)
(with Baekhyun)		 2021 129 Rewind: Blossom
Promotional
"First Christmas"
(with Joy)		 2016 —[upper-alpha 2] Inkigayo Music Crush Part 4
Soundtrack appearances
"Cool"
(with Key)		 2016 281 N/A 38 Revenue Collection Unit OST Part 2
"Hard for Me" 2018 — Rich Man OST Part 5[12]
"Night Air" (밤공기) 2021 —[upper-alpha 3] Cafe Midnight OST Part 2
"Like a Star" —[upper-alpha 4] Yumi's Cells OST Part 4
"A Little More" (아주 조금만 더) 2022 —[upper-alpha 5] Soundtrack #1 OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Notes
  1. "Star Blossom" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 74 on the Gaon Download Chart.[33]
  2. "First Christmas" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 80 on the Gaon Download Chart.[34]
  3. "Night Air" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 33 and 79 on the Gaon BGM Chart and the Gaon Download Chart, respectively.[36][37]
  4. "Like a Star" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 42 and 59 on the Gaon BGM Chart and the Gaon Download Chart, respectively.[38][39]
  5. "A Little More" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 18 and 49 on the Gaon BGM Chart and the Gaon Download Chart, respectively.[40][41]

Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Asia Artist Awards 2021 Focus Award (Actor) Doyoung Won [42]
AAA Japan Popularity Award – Actor (Male) Nominated [43]
U+IdolLive Popularity Award – Actor Nominated [44]
Asia Web Awards 2021 Best Actor in a Comedy and Drama Cafe Midnight Season 3 - The Curious Stalker Won
Marseille Webfest 2021 Best Music Award "Night Air" Won [45]
Seoul Webfest 2021 Best Actor Cafe Midnight Season 3 - The Curious Stalker Won [46]

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