| Song Yuvin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 28 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Song Yu-bin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Daegu, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Hanlim Multi Art School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Song Yu-bin (born April 28, 1998),[1] commonly referred to as Song Yuvin, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is best known as a contestant of Superstar K6 and Produce X 101,[2] [3] and for being one of the main vocalists of the South Korean group Myteen.[4] [5] Following Myteen's disbandment in 2019, he debuted as a member of the duo B.O.Y,[6] until their disbandment in April 2021.[7]
Song made his solo debut on May 30, 2016, with his digital single "It's You To The Bone".[8] He made his acting debut in the 2016 drama Age of Youth.[9]
Song Yuvin was born on April 28, 1998, in Daegu, South Korea. His family consists of his parents and an older sister.[10] He graduated from the Broadcasting and Entertainment department of Hanlim Multi Art High School in 2017, alongside Dahyun from Twice and the actor Shin Dong-woo.[11] Song is currently attending the Practical Music department of Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts.
His parents and sister all like singing, which made Yuvin interested as well. When he was in elementary school, he would go to karaoke rooms a lot and started singing ballads when he entered middle school. His parents gave him the permission to attend a vocal academy, after his friends praised him for his vocals, despite originally not wanting him to become a singer. He attended the academy for three months as a hobby, before being asked various times to audition for Superstar K6.
Song appeared on the first episode of Superstar K6, singing "Farewell Taxi" by Kim Yeon-woo. He received praises from the judges for his visuals and vocals.[12] [13] He quickly became a popular contestant, reaching the top 4, before being eliminated during the 12th episode of the show. Song had meetings with different music companies after Superstar K6 was over, including The Music Works, whose manager came directly to him. He signed with them in February 2015.[14]
Song was featured on Baek Ji-young's single "Garosugil at Dawn" in March 2015. The song quickly became a hit, reaching the top ranks on various music charts.[15] In May of the same year, he released his first OST with Kim Na-young for the drama A Girl Who Sees Smells.[16] In April 2016, Song released an OST for the drama Goodbye Mr. Black and made his solo debut a month later with "It's You To The Bone".[17] It was announced the same month that Song would make his idol debut as a member of the boy group Myteen in 2017.[18]
Alongside Sam Kim and Eric Nam, Song took part in the eighth season of The Friends where they travelled to Costa Rica. The show aired during summer 2016 for 4 episodes.[19] In July 2016, he made his acting debut with a cameo appearance in the third episode of the drama Age of Youth. He spent the rest of the year releasing other OST and collaborations, while attending Myteen's "Follow Myteen Tour" performances in different South Korean cities and in Hong Kong.[20] [21]
See main article: Myteen and B.O.Y.
In January 2017, Song appeared on Myteen's pre-debut reality show Myteen Go.[22] The show aired for 7 episodes until late February. He released an OST for the drama Good Manager on February 18.[23] Myteen made their debut on July 26 with their first EP "Myteen Go!".[24] Song walked as model during the Seoul Fashion Week in October 2017.[25] He was originally supposed to take part in the survival program Mix Nine but became a MC on the show Kiss The Beauty instead and couldn't participate in the former.[26] In January 2018, Song attended the 14th Idol Star Athletics Championships that aired a month after.[27] In February, Song and some of his labelmates appeared as panelists on I Can See Your Voice.[28] He appeared on an episode of the show Mama Papa with his teammate Eunsu in April.[29]
Myteen made their first comeback in July 2018 with their EP "F;uzzle".[30] On July 12, Song released an OST for the drama What's Wrong with Secretary Kim.[31] In August, he took part in the 15th Idol Star Athletics Championships with his teammate Shin Jun-seob, the show was aired in September.[32] In October, Song became a contestant on the show King of Mask Singer, appearing on the 173rd episode. He lost during the first round against Seola of Cosmic Girls.
In February 2019, he became the male lead character in the 2-episode drama Loss Time Life along with Kwon Mina.[33] Song also sang the OST for the drama.[34] From March 2019 to July 2019, Song, alongside his teammate Kim Kook-heon, participated in the survival show Produce X 101. He advanced to the final round of the show where he ultimately ranked 16th. Song and Kim Kook-heon would later debut in the group B.O.Y in January 2020.[35]
On April 30, 2021, The Music Works announced that Yuvin's contract expired and that he left the company.
On April 26, 2022, it was announced that Yuvin has signed an exclusive contract with Flex M, a subsidiary of Kakao Entertainment.[36]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon | ||||||
| "It's You to the Bone" | 2016 | — | ||||
| "Through Love" (모든 사랑은 이처럼 따뜻한가요) | 2020 | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. "*" indicates that the Gaon Chart was revamped at this time and digital sales were deflated. | ||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon | ||||||
| "Garosugil At Dawn" (새벽 가로수길) | 2015 | 9 |
| rowspan="3" | ||
| "Give Me A Break" | — | rowspan="4" | ||||
| "Over Tonight" | — | |||||
| "Okay (Korean)" | 2016 | — | Uncharted (Korea Deluxe) | |||
| "Okay (English)" | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. "*" indicates that the Gaon Chart was revamped at this time and digital sales were deflated. | ||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon | |||||
| "Shouting Those Words" (외치는 그 말) | 2015 | — | Love & Secret OST | ||
| "Ordinary Farewell" (흔한 이별) | 77 | A Girl Who Sees Smells OST | |||
| "Perhaps This Is.." (아마도 이건) | 2016 | — | Goodbye Mr. Black OST | ||
| "Coincidence" (우연한 일들) | — | Hey Ghost, Let's Fight OST | |||
| "The Common People" | — | Be Positive OST | |||
| "Starlight Falling Night" (별빛이 쏟아지는 밤) | 2017 | — | Good Manager OST | ||
| "Words Being Said For The First Time" (처음 하는 말) | 2018 | — | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim OST | ||
| "The Last Letter" (마지막편지) | 2019 | — | Loss Time Life OST | ||
| "Reload" (다시) | — | Pegasus Market OST | |||
| "Coco" (코코) (with Sunwoo Jung-a, Suran, Park Kyung and Kim Hyun-woo) | — | Melody Book OST | |||
| "The Little Prince (Withered Flower)" (어린 왕자 (시들어버린 꽃)) (with Sunwoo Jung-a, Suran and Park Kyung) | — | ||||
| "Let's Meet" (만나려 해) (with Sunwoo Jung-a, Suran, Park Kyung, Kim Hyun-woo and Parc Jae-jung) | — | ||||
| "Goin' Crazy (feat. Ravi)" (with Sunwoo Jung-a, Suran, Park Kyung and Kim Hyun-woo) | — | ||||
| "Moon, Sleep, Dream... We" (달, 잠, 꿈... 우리) (with Sunwoo Jung-a, Suran, Park Kyung, Kim Hyun-woo and Kim Tae-hyun) | — | ||||
| "No Choice But to Believe" (믿는 수밖에) (with Sunwoo Jung-a and Park Kyung) | — | ||||
| "Love is Danger" | 2020 | — | Once Again OST | ||
| "Oh, It's Love" | 2022 | — | Curtain Call OST | ||
| "Everything I loved" | 2023 | — | All That We Loved OST | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Why Is The Sky" | 2014 | Superstar K6 Top 11 - Part.1 |
| "I Love You" | Superstar K6 Top 11 - Part.2 | |
| "Moai" | Superstar K6 Top 11 - Part.3 | |
| "I Will Give You Everything" | Superstar K6 Top 11 - Part.4 | |
| "Count Up to Ten" | Superstar K6 Top 11 - Part.5 | |
| "Because You're My Woman" | 2018 | King of Mask Singer Episode 173 |
| Year | Album | Artist | Song | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
| 2019 | Melody Book OST | Melody Book cast | "Coco" | Sunwoo Jung-a, Suran, Park Kyung | |||
| "The Little Prince (Withered Flower)" | Park Kyung | ||||||
| "Goin' Crazy (feat. Ravi)" | Sunwoo Jung-a, Suran, Park Kyung, Ravi | ||||||
| "No Choice But to Believe" | Sunwoo Jung-a, Park Kyung | Sunwoo Jung-a, Park Kyung, vintermoon, WEATHER | |||||
| 2020 | Phase One : You | B.O.Y | "Starlight" | Jo Yu-ri (Jam Factory), Kim Kook-heon | Young Chance, Kwon Deok-geun | ||
| Phase Two : We | "We" | Kwon Deok-geun, MosPick, Young Chance | |||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hello, My Twenties! | Jiwon's date | Cameo (episode 3) | ||
| 2019 | Loss Time Life | Yoo-geon | Main role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Superstar K 6 | Contestant | Finished in Top 4 | |
| 2016 | The Friends in Costa Rica | Cast member | ||
| 2017 | I'm An Actor | Contestant | ||
| Kiss The Beauty | MC | |||
| 2019 | Produce X 101 | Contestant | Finished 16th | |
| BanBan Show | MC | |||
| Melody Book | Cast member |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Daegu Boy Seoul Tour.com | Cast member | |
| 2022 | Idol Hit Song Festival | Contestant | [38] |
| Title | Year | Director | Ref. | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | "Garosugil At Dawn" | 2015 | ||||
| scope=row | "Bang" | Male lead | ||||
| scope=row | "It's You To The Bone" | 2016 | ||||
| scope=row | "Sobok Sobok" | 2017 | Male lead |