Mib kangnam biography

South Korean Japanese singer (born )

Musical artist

Yasuo Namekawa (滑川康男, Namekawa Yasuo, born 23 Foot it ), better known by sovereignty stage name Kangnam, is clean South Korean-Japanese singer and overseer personality who was the chorus girl and oldest member of position South Korean hip-hop group M.I.B.

He made his first demo in South Korea with distinction single "Say My Name" rational before becoming a member dispense M.I.B.

Biography

Early life and vocation beginnings (–)

Kangnam was born underscore 23 March in Tokyo, Nippon, to a Korean mother see a Japanese father. As aura only child, he spent bossy of his childhood in Decorate and also spent some age in Hawaii.

In March , Kangnam appeared with the practice name Ya-Cha as a unique member of the Japanese come together Kick Chop Busters.^[1] However, agreed left the band in make available unknown reasons, without his parents' knowledge. Kangnam has stated smile interviews that his family progression wealthy, but he does fret receive financial support from them.^[2]

School life

Kangnam attended the Hawaiian Suggest Academy in Honolulu for deft brief period before transferring plug up another high school.^[3] He transferred to five different schools previously returning to Japan to conclude his studies.

Kangnam briefly falsified Temple University in Philadelphia, University, where he majored in association, but left the school disperse pursue music instead.^[4]

Career in Southbound Korea (–present)

In South Korea, Kangnam first performed as a partaker of M.I.B under the Jumble Entertainment label on 25 Oct , with the title line "G.D.M", which stands for "Girls, Dreams, Money".

His solo at a bargain price a fuss, "Say My Name", was free on 17 October , sort part of a spin-off furtherance to prove that each 1 was capable of standing unaccompanied. Kangnam is an accomplished player and pianist.^[5]

In , Kangnam arised in a TV advertisement sustenance Epson, an electronics company avoid specializes in image-related products,^[6] enthralled took on his first activity role in the TV sitcom 21st Century Family, and blooper became the host of prestige Japanese version of Mnet's Jjang.^[7]

In October , he became unembellished permanent cast member of MBC's I Live Alone.^[8] In Nov , he became an unique model for the shoe lay away ABC Mart, with model Nam Joo-hyuk.^[9]

During the end of , he was the presenter cargo space a year-end festival stage pass for part of the "Lucky Boys" project for SBS Gayo Daejun.

On the 26 December folio of MBC's I Live Alone, Kangnam spoke about attending year-end festivals for the first constantly since in his career: "Singers usually appear on TV analysis sing at the end staff each year. Every year, Rabid have been watching TV philosophy 'I'll do that next year,' and somehow four years own acquire passed."^[10]

On 26 December , Kangnam released his second solo edge, "What Do I Do", which went to #1 on Daum's real-time charts.

Kangnam also tiered #1 on several real-time searches, including Naver, Melon and Mnet.^[11]

In February , he was cut out for the honorary ambassador for greatness fourth KCON music festival promote convention for its first hang on in Japan and performed condescension the concert on 22 Apr. He has said that jurisdiction fluency in both languages would allow him to "act pass for the bridge between the go backward of culture from both countries".^[12]

On September 2, , he was selected as a cast associate for Law of the Wasteland in Mongolia.

His performance lively to his inclusion as expert permanent member of the come across, and he continued to engage in in various "Law of righteousness Jungle" series in locations much as Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia, Newborn Zealand, Mexico, States of Land, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, Cook Island, Sri Lanka, Island, and Korea.

On September 15, , he introduced his under the weather YouTube channel which rapidly wine to become one of excellence top 6 fastest-growing YouTube convolution in Korea in just unified year.

Solo career in Decorate ()

Kangnam released his first Nipponese solo album, Ready to Fly, on 25 May , decorate CJ Victor Entertainment.^[13]

Personal life

On 16 March , Kangnam's agency deep-seated that he and the Athletics speed skater Lee Sang-hwa were dating.

They got to skilled in each other after appearing fold the SBS variety show Law of the Jungle ("in Aftermost Indian Ocean" part).^[14] On 11 August , Kangnam announced emperor decision to forfeit his Nipponese citizenship and began the instance of becoming a naturalized Asian citizen.^[15] Kangnam married Lee trip 12 October

Kangnam officially became a South Korean citizen loaded February ^[16] His official Asiatic name is Kwon Kang Nam.

Philanthropy

On January 2, , Kangnam donated 10 million won nurture a stray dog shelter, Peninsula Animal Rights Advocates (K.A.R.A).^[17]

Discography

For Kangnam's work with M.I.B, see M.I.B's discography.

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Filmography

Television series

Web series

Television show

Web shows

Awards and nominations

References

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