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. 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. 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. 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. == Discography ==