| Hwang Chiyeul | |||||||||
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| Alias: | Ten2 | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 3 December 1982 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Gumi, North Gyeongsang, South Korea | ||||||||
| Years Active: | 2007–present | ||||||||
| Label: | TEN2 Entertainment | ||||||||
| Associated Acts: | Wednesday | ||||||||
| Website: | , | ||||||||
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Hwang Chiyeul (; born 3 December 1982) is a South Korean singer. Outside his career as a solo artist, he has also hosted Immortal Songs 2 and competed in the Chinese version of singing competition show I Am a Singer.[1] He made his official debut in 2007, releasing a digital single album, Chi Yeul (치열)[2] and a full-length studio album, Five Senses (오감).[3]
In March 2015, he appeared on I Can See Your Voice[4] on Mnet Korea. His success on the show became the turning point in his life, and since then he has appeared on other TV shows such as , Radio Star,[5] I Live Alone,[6] Knowing Bros,[7] Happy Together.[8] Hunan TV in China invited him to participate in I Am a Singer (season 4).[9] On 13 June 2017, his first mini album, Be Ordinary was released and it led him to be the best selling solo artist in the first half of the year.[10]
Hwang was born and grew up in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea on 3 December 1982, the youngest of three children born to Hwang, an engineer and Park. As a teenager, he was obsessed with dancing (B-boying), but he always wanted to become a singer.[11] On September 24, 2004, he moved to Seoul to become a musician. In 2007, he made his official debut, releasing two albums and appearing in some TV and radio shows for about a year, but his career came to a halt because his management company closed.[12] He spent his twenties working part-time jobs and taught at music schools as a vocal coach, teaching idol bands including Infinite, After School, Lovelyz, NU'EST, and Hello Venus.[13] [14] Since he appeared on I Can See Your Voice on Mnet in 2015, he has been one of the most active Korean celebrities as singer, host of TV-shows and awards, guest on various TV-shows, advertising model, brand ambassador.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [15] | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Five Senses |
| — | ||
| The Four Seasons |
| 2 |
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| Chinese | ||||
| Chi-yeul. Love |
| — |
| |
| "—" denotes album did not chart or was not released in that region. | ||||
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| Be Ordinary |
| 1 |
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| Be Myself |
| 1 |
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| Be My Reason |
| 4 |
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| By My Side |
| 3 |
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| Gift |
| 15 |
| |
| I Love Winter |
| 4 |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Circle [24] | KOR Hot 100 [25] | CHN V Chart [26] | |||||
| Korean | |||||||
| "Just Once" (한번만) | 2007 | Five Senses | |||||
| "A Man From Gyeongsang-do" (경상도남자) | 2014 | — | — | rowspan="2" | |||
| "Holding The End of This Night" (이 밤의 끝을 잡고) | 2015 | — | — | ||||
| "The First Time I Met You" (너를 처음 만난 그때) | 49 | — |
| Two Yoo Project Sugar Man | |||
| "Without You" (너 없이 못 살아) | 2016 | 80 | — |
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| "Firefly" (반딧불이) | 88 | — |
| Fall, in Girl Vol. 1 | |||
| "Mellow" (꿀이 떨어져) | 48 | — |
| Fall, in Girl Vol. 2 | |||
| "Our Story" (남녀의 온도차) | 2017 | 28 | — |
| Fall, in Girl Vol. 3 | ||
| "A Daily Song" (매일 듣는 노래) | 6 | 6 | — |
| Be Ordinary | ||
| "Rewind" (되돌리고 싶다) | 26 | 71 | — |
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| "The Only Star" (별, 그대) | 2018 | 60 | 11 | — | Be Myself | ||
| "Single Life" | — | — | — | The Call Project | |||
| "The Miracle of 1 Percent" (1퍼센트의 기적이라) | — | — | — | ||||
| "All 2 U" (아깝지 않아) | — | 100 | — | ||||
| "Learn to Love" (그대가 내 안에 박혔다) | 2018 | 55 | — | — | |||
| "A Walk to Goodbye" (이별을 걷다) | 2019 | 36 | — | — | The Four Seasons | ||
| "Untitled" (제목없음) | — | — | — | ||||
| "Two Letters" (안녕이란) | 2021 | 142 | — | — | Be My Reason | ||
| "All My Days" (내 모든 날에) | — | — | — | A Masterpiece of My Life | |||
| "Why" (왜 이제와서야) | 2022 | 143 | — | — | By My Side | ||
| "I Still Miss You" (그대는 날 잊고 잘 지내나요) | 141 | — | — | ||||
| "No Love" (그런 사랑은 없어) | 2023 | 196 | — | — | |||
| Chinese | |||||||
| "The Furthest Distance" (最遠的距離) | 2016 | — | — | 1 |
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| "Dream With Me" (陪我一起做夢) | — | — | 2 | Chi-yeul. Love | |||
| "—" denotes song did not chart or was not released in that region. | |||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon | KOR Hot 100 | |||||
| "Confession" (고해)) | 2006 | — | — | Lovers OST | ||
| "Bye, Bye" (안녕, 안녕) | 2007 | — | — | Likeable or Not OST | ||
| "The Path to the Sky" (하늘길) | 2013 | — | — | The Great Seer OST | ||
| "Pencil" (연필) | 2015 | — | — | Mrs. Cop OST | ||
| "Because I Miss You" (그리워 그리워서) | 2016 | 17 | — |
| Love in the Moonlight OST | |
| "For a Moment" (잠시나마) | 2017 | 64 | — |
| OST Part 3 | |
| "Like a Miracle Someday" (그 언젠가 기적처럼) | 2018 | — | 96 | A Korean Odyssey OST Part 7 | ||
| "How Can I Forget You" (어찌 잊으오) | 17 | — | Mr. Sunshine OST Part 15 | |||
| "Are You Listening" (듣고 있니) | — | — | My Strange Hero OST Part 3 | |||
| "Tonight" (오늘 밤) | 2019 | — | — | Item OST Part 3 | ||
| "Quiet Night" (모두 잠든 밤) | 2020 | — | — | OST Part 12 | ||
| "Who Can I Love?" (내가 누굴 사랑할 수 있겠어요) | 2021 | — | — | Drama World OST Part 2 | ||
| "May You Be Happy" (그대는 행복하길 (낮에 뜨는 달 X 황치열)) | — | — | The Moon During the Day OST | |||
| "Tears" (내 눈물이 하는 말 (연애의 발견 X 황치열)) | 2022 | 197 | — | Discovery of Love OST Part 1 | ||
| "For You" (너를 위해)[37] | Ditto OST | |||||
| "—" denotes song did not chart or was not released in that region. | ||||||
See main article: Hwang Chi-yeul filmography.
| 2016 | APAN Star Awards | Rising Star Award | |||
| Asia Artist Awards | New Wave Award | ||||
| Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards | Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation | [38] | |||
| Ku Music Asian Music Awards | Most Able Vocalist | [39] | |||
| LeTV Awards | Most Popular Singer | [40] | |||
| Music Radio China Top Chart Awards | Most Popular Singer - Overseas | [41] | |||
| All-Around Entertainer Award - Overseas | |||||
| 2017 | Asia Artist Awards | Best Icon Award | |||
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Vocal Performance - Male | "A Daily Song" | |||
| Soribada Best K-Music Awards | Bonsang (Main Prize) | ||||
| 2018 | Gaon Chart Music Awards | Discovery of the Year - Ballad | |||
| Golden Disc Awards | Album Bonsang (Main Prize) | Be Ordinary | |||
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Male Artist | "The Only Star" | |||
| 2019 | Golden Disc Awards | Album Bonsang (Main Prize) | Be Myself | [42] | |
| 2020 | Asia Artist Awards | Fan N Star Choice Award (Singer) | [43] | ||
| Golden Disc Awards | Album Bonsang (Main Prize) | The Four Seasons | [44] | ||
| The Fact Music Awards | Fan N Star Most Votes Award | Hwang Chi-yeul | [45] | ||
| Fan N Star Choice Award | |||||
| 2021 | Fan N Star Most Votes Award | [46] | |||
| Fan N Star Choice Award |
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