Soohyun & Hoon Explained

Soohyu & Hoon
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Origin:Seoul, South Korea
Spinoff Of:U-KISS
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Soohyun & Hoon are a two-member vocal unit of South Korean pop group U-KISS.

Background

Soohyun debuted as one of the original members of U-KISS in 2008, while Hoon joined the group in 2011.[1] [2] [3]

2013: first promotions

Soohyun & Hoon first performed together with the song "아픔보다 아픈" (More Painful than Pain), which was released on the U-KISS album 'Collage'.[4] [5] The duo then promoted the song on various South Korean music shows.

2019–2020: return From mandatory military service

Soohyun completed his Military service in 2019,[6] [7] while Hoon completed his service in 2020 [8] [9]

On return from Military duties, Soohyun & Hoon released a cover of their U-KISS group song 'Come Back To Me' 2020 Version.

2021: I Wish

Soohyun & Hoon announced that they were planning a comeback album on January 27, 2021.[10] [11] The single 'I Wish', will be released in both a Korean and Japanese version.[12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-09-28. U-kiss Members Profile (Updated!). 2020-12-29. Kpop Profiles. en-US. 2020-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20201129200313/https://kprofiles.com/u-kiss-members-profile/. live.
  2. Web site: 한국-홍콩-미국 10대들의 '다국적그룹' 유키스 "글로벌 음악". 2020-12-29. www.chosun.com. ko.
  3. Web site: 김기범 계약해지 유키스, 새멤버 훈 첫공개. 2020-12-29. 다음뉴스. ko.
  4. Web site: COLLAGE by U-KISS. 2020-12-26. Genius. en. 2021-09-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20210919140436/https://genius.com/albums/U-kiss/Collage. live.
  5. Web site: 유키스, 정규 3집 타이틀 '스탠딩 스틸'로 컴백 '기대감 UP'. 2020-12-29. 네이트뉴스. ko. 2018-09-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180916093924/http://news.nate.com/view/20130307n28624. live.
  6. Web site: 2020-12-26. U-KISS’s Soohyun Discharged From Military. 2020-12-26. Soompi. en. 2019-11-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20191120122501/https://www.soompi.com/article/1349445wpp/u-kisss-soohyun-discharged-from-military. live.
  7. Web site: UKISS' Soohyun completes Military Service.. 2020-12-29. allkpop. 2019-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20191202113143/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2019/09/ukiss-soohyun-completes-military-service. live.
  8. Web site: U-KISS member Hoon will be discharged from mandatory military service today. 2020-12-26. allkpop. 2020-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20201030191016/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2020/09/u-kiss-member-hoon-will-be-discharged-from-mandatory-military-service-today. live.
  9. Web site: NEWSIS. 2020-09-07. '유키스' 훈, 코로나로 해병대 조기 전역. 2020-12-29. newsis. ko.
  10. Web site: U-KISSのSOOHYUN、HOONによる初となるユニットシングル「I Wish」2021年2月24日(水)発売 (2020年12月19日). 2020-12-26. エキサイトニュース. ja. 2020-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20201219065150/https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/E_talentbank_184297/. live.
  11. Web site: U-KISS's Soohyun & Hoon to release a unit album, 'I Wish'. 2020-12-26. allkpop. 2020-12-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20201231044730/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2020/12/u-kisss-soohyun-hoon-to-release-a-unit-album-i-wish. live.
  12. Web site: U-KISS(ユーキス) Japan official website. 2020-12-26. U-KISS(ユーキス) Japan official website. ja. 2020-12-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20201222140640/https://u-kiss.jp/news/detail.php?id=1088316. live.
  13. Web site: U-KISSのSOOHYUN、HOONによる初となるユニットシングル「I Wish」2021年2月24日(水)発売 (2020年12月19日). 2020-12-26. エキサイトニュース. ja. 2020-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20201219065150/https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/E_talentbank_184297/. live.