Yeo Hoon-min (Korean: 여훈민; born August 16, 1991), also known by his stage name Hoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is best known as a member of South Korean boy band U-KISS under NH Media. He joined the group in February 2011 after the departure of Alexander Lee and Kim Kibum.[1] Hoon graduated from Dongguk University, majoring in theatre and film.
He was born in 1991. He was originally a Taekwondo player, who practiced the art for ten years since the age of 8. After being injured while practicing Taekwondo and being recoommended by his friends to pursue a career in singing during his high school years he tried to venture into singing.[2][3]
Hoon originally debuted as a solo ballad singer under his real name and released an extended play Pure & Love with the title track "Bus" on September 9, 2009.[4] The following year, he released a digital single entitled "Beginning".[5] Hoon also appeared in the SBS drama Athena: Goddess of War (2010) as the president's bodyguard.[6]
After the departure of Alexander and Kibum, NH Media announced that Hoon and Paran's AJ would be joining U-KISS.[7] He made his debut as a member of U-KISS through the group's fifth mini album Bran New Kiss which was released on March 30, 2011, with the title song "0330".[8]
Hoon along with bandmates Dongho, Kiseop and Soohyun began filming a movie with Jay Park, Kim Soo Ro and Park Yejin with the working title Mr. Idol in February 2011. It was the group's first movie. Later that year, it was announced that Hoon and Dongho would star in Super Action TV's Holy Land, a four-part movie about rebellious high school students.[9] The movie first aired on April 28, 2012.[10]
In May 2013, Hoon was cast in the Korean musical The Memory 2013 as Eunsoo, a role he shared with singer Brian Joo.[11]
He and Kiseop were also cast for the leading roles of the musical Goong, which was held in Osaka from July 11, 2013, to July 15, 2013.[12][13]
In 2013, during the U-KISS album promotions of Collage, Hoon performed with fellow member Soohyun on their unit song 'More Painful Than Pain'. In 2021, the unit group will release the song 'I Wish' in both Korean and Japanese.[14]
On January 16, 2017, it was announced that Hoon would make his Japanese solo debut with an album titled Yukisakura, making him the third member of U-KISS to do so.[15]
On May 6, 2022, Hoon announced that he would marry actress Hwang Ji-sun on May 29, 2022.[18][19] On October 4, 2023, Hoon announced his wife's pregnancy via Instagram.[20] His wife gave birth to their first child, a son, on January 2, 2024.[21]
^Yoon, Sang-geun (January 24, 2022). "유키스 수현·기섭·훈 2022 새출발..탱고뮤직1호 전속계약[공식]" [U-Kiss Suhyeon, Ki-seop, and Hoon 2022 new start... Tango Music No. 1 exclusive contract [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved January 24, 2022.
^Tae, Yu-na (May 6, 2022). "[공식] 유키스 훈, 걸스데이 출신 ♥황지선과5월29일 결혼 (전문)" [[Official] U-Kiss Hoon, from Girl's Day ♥ Hwang Ji-sun married on May 29th (Full text)] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved May 6, 2022 – via Naver.
^Cho, Ji-yoon (October 4, 2023). "유키스 훈 아빠된다…걸스데이 출신 황지선 임신" [U-KISS Hoon becomes a father… Girl's Day member Hwang Ji-seon is pregnant] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
^Lee, Seung-hoon (January 2, 2024). "[단독]유키스 훈♥황지선, 부모 됐다..오늘(2일) 득남" [[Exclusive] U-Kiss Hoon ♥ Hwang Ji-seon became parents.. Today (2nd) they have a baby] (in Korean). StarNews. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Naver.
