Hwang Chi-yeul
Hwang Chi-yeul
Hwang Chi-yeol | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Ten2 |
| Born | December 3, 1982 Gumi, North Gyeongsang, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | How Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Wednesday |
| Website | Official website [76], |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 황치열 |
| Hanja | 黃致列 |
| Revised Romanization | Hwang Chi-yeol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Ch'iyŏl |
Hwang Chi-yeul (Korean: 황치열; Hanja: 黃致列; born 3 December 1982) is a South Korean singer, TV show host of Immortal Songs 2, and former competitor of Chinese TV show I Am a Singer (season 4) (placed 3rd in the finals).[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 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend, 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 Chi-yeol | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Ten2 |
| Born | December 3, 1982 Gumi, North Gyeongsang, South Korea |
| Genres |
|
| Occupation(s) |
|
| Instruments |
|
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | How Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Wednesday |
| Website | Official website [76], |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 황치열 |
| Hanja | 黃致列 |
| Revised Romanization | Hwang Chi-yeol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Ch'iyŏl |
Early life
Hwang Chi Yeul 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 24 September 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.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [15] | |||
| Korean | |||
| Five Senses (오감) |
| 1 | N/A |
| The Four Seasons |
| 2 |
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| Chinese | |||
| Chi-yeul. Love (致列·愛) |
| — |
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| "—" denotes album did not chart or was not released in that region. | |||
Extended plays
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR
Gaon [20] | KOR
Hot 100 [21] | CHN
V Chart [22] | ||||
| Korean | ||||||
| "Just Once" (한번만) | 2007 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Five Senses |
| "A Man From Gyeongsang-do" (경상도남자) | 2014 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Holding The End of This Night" (이 밤의 끝을 잡고) with LeeSa | 2015 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "The First Time I Met You" (너를 처음 만난 그때) with Baek A-yeon | 49 | — |
| Two Yoo Project Sugar Man | ||
| "Without You" (너 없이 못 살아) | 2016 | 80 | — |
| Non-album single | |
| "Firefly" (반딧불이) with Eunha | 88 | — |
| Fall, in Girl Vol. 1 | ||
| "Mellow" (꿀이 떨어져) with Solar | 48 | — |
| Fall, in Girl Vol. 2 | ||
| "Our Story" (남녀의 온도차) with Seulgi | 2017 | 28 | — |
| Fall, in Girl Vol. 3 | |
| "A Daily Song" (매일 듣는 노래) | 6 | 6 | — |
| Be Ordinary | |
| "Rewind" (되돌리고 싶다) | 26 | 71 | — |
| Non-album single | |
| "The Only Star" (별, 그대) | 2018 | 60 | 11 | — | TBA | Be Myself |
| "Single Life" with Wheesung | — | — | — | The Call Project | ||
| "The Miracle of 1 Percent" (1퍼센트의 기적이라) with Kim Jong-kook | — | — | — | |||
| "All 2 U" (아깝지 않아) with Kim Jong-kook, UV, Loco, Gray | — | 100 | — | |||
| "Learn to Love" (그대가 내 안에 박혔다) | 2018 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "A Walk to Goodbye" (이별을 걷다) | 2019 | 36 | — | — | The Four Seasons | |
| Chinese | ||||||
| "The Furthest Distance" (最遠的距離) | 2016 | — | — | 1 |
| Non-album single |
| "Dream With Me" (陪我一起做夢) | — | — | 2 | N/A | Chi-yeul. Love | |
| "—" denotes song did not chart or was not released in that region. | ||||||
Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR
Gaon [20] | KOR
Hot 100 [21] | ||||
| "Bye, Bye" (안녕, 안녕) | 2007 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Likeable or Not OST |
| "The Path to the Sky" (하늘길) | 2013 | — | — | The Great Seer OST | |
| "Pencil" (연필) | 2015 | — | N/A | Mrs. Cop OST | |
| "Because I Miss You" (그리워 그리워서) | 2016 | 17 |
| Love in the Moonlight OST | |
| "For a Moment" (잠시나마) | 2017 | 64 | — |
| The Emperor: Owner of the Mask OST Part 3 |
| "Like a Miracle Someday" (그 언젠가 기적처럼) | 2018 | — | 96 | TBA | A Korean Odyssey OST Part 7 |
| "How Can I Forget You" (어찌 잊으오) | 17 | — | TBA | Mr. Sunshine OST Part 15 | |
| "Are You Listening" (듣고 있니) | TBA | My Strange Hero OST Part 3 | |||
| "—" denotes song did not chart or was not released in that region. | |||||
Filmography
Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 29 March 2016 | Hwang Chi-yeul[33] | The most powerful singer of the year at KU Music Asian Music Awards | Won |
| 13 April 2016 | Hwang Chi-yeul[34] | The most popular singer of the year at The LeEco Night (2016) | Won |
| 7 May 2016 | Hwang Chi-yeul[35] | Overseas Multitalented Entertainer + Overseas The most popular singer at Music Radio Chinese Top Music Awards | Won |
| 2 October 2016 | Hwang Chi-yeul,[36] Darren Wang | APAN Rising Star at 2016 APAN Star Awards, DMC Seoul S. Korea | Won |
| 27 October 2016 | Hwang Chi-yeul[37] | Minister's award at 2016 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, the main hall 'Hae' in National Theater of Korea in Seoul | Won |
| 16 November 2016 | Hwang Chi-yeul,[38] Khalil Fong | New Wave Award for singers at 2016 Asia Artist Awards, at Grand Peace Hall of Kyung Hee University in Seoul | Won |
| 20 September 2017 | Hwang Chi Yeul,[39] | Main Prize at Soribada Best K-Music Awards | Won |
| 15 November 2017 | Hwang Chi-yeul,[40] Mamamoo, Crush | Best Icon Award for singers at 2017 Asia Artist Awards, at Jamsil Arena in Seoul | Won |
| 11 January 2018 | Hwang Chi-yeul,[41] | Bonsang (Main Prize) in Album (Physical) category at The 32nd Golden Disc Awards, at KINTEX | Won |
| 14 February 2018 | Hwang Chi-yeul,[42] Changmo, MeloMance, Heize | Discovery of the year at The Seventh Gaon Chart Music Awards, at Jamsil Arena in Seoul | Won |