Song Yuvin

Song Yuvin was born on April 28, 1998, in Daegu, South Korea.[1] 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.[1]

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.[10] 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.[10]

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.[2] Song had meetings with different music companies after Superstar K6 was over, including The Music Works, whose manager came directly to him.[10] 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 The 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][8] 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.[9] 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]

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.[4]

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.[3] 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.[7]

On April 26, 2022, it was announced that Yuvin has signed an exclusive contract with Flex M, a subsidiary of Kakao Entertainment.[36]