# Yugyeom

Kim Yu-gyeom (Korean: 김유겸; born November 17, 1997), known mononymously as Yugyeom (Korean: 유겸), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer who made his debut as a member of Got7 in early 2014 and one half of the subunit Jus2.

## Early life

Yugyeom was born in Seoul and has spent a little of his childhood in Saudi Arabia due to his father's job. He lived in Yeosu from age 6 to 11, then moved to Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, where he grew up alongside his older brother.
While in Yeosu, he attended trumpet, bass and guitar lessons; however, he was especially interested in dance, and started performing for his classmates during lunch breaks in his second year of primary school. He started dreaming of becoming a singer and a dancer watching performances of Big Bang and J.Y. Park when he was little, and, after his family moved to Yeosu, Yugyeom joined the school talent show, where he performed a choreography. From there, he actively took part in these events, and, for two years, learnt choreographies on his own by copying them from TV.
While attending the first year of middle school, he took part in the Hidden Performing Arts Tournament, where he danced to Beast's "Shock". His older brother filmed the performance and posted it to Cyworld, where the footage caught the attention of Yugyeom's cousin, a dance teacher, who invited him to join the private dance school where she worked. After learning freestyle dance, he joined the Body & Soul crew at age 13, entering underground dance competitions: with them, in 2010, he won second place at the national competition Adrenaline House Dance Battle. A teacher at the dance school he was attending was a dance instructor for JYP Entertainment, and this led him to an audition for the label. He became a trainee in 2011, during his eighth year of school.

## Career
### 2013–2020: Debut and solo activities

Trained under JYP Entertainment, he appeared on the 2013 Mnet reality-survival program WIN: Who Is Next, where he competed against YG Entertainment trainees, who later debuted as Winner and iKon members.
On January 16, 2014, Yugyeom debuted with K-pop boy group Got7 releasing the EP Got It?. In 2015, JYP Entertainment in partnership with Youku Tudou, released a mini web drama series titled Dream Knight featuring the Got7 members. Over the years, Yugyeom also took part in creating choreographies for "If You Do" from their EP Mad, and for "Poison" from their EP Dye.
In 2016, he participated in Mnet's Hit the Stage, a dance survival show which sees idols from different K-pop groups team up with professional dance teams and compete with others, appearing in episodes 9 and 10. He ranked second in episode 9 and won first place during the final. The same year, Yugyeom began taking part in writing and composing Got7's songs, debuting as a songwriter with "See The Light" (빛이나) for their Flight Log: Departure album. Yugyeom also co-hosted The Show on April 5 and The Show SBS Super Concert in Busan on October 18.
In April 2018, together with fellow member Jay B, he participated in the art collaboration project "Collaboran" for carbonated mineral water brand Perrier with American multimedia artist Ben Jones. The art collaboration was unveiled at a launching event on April 22, at Nakwon Musical Instrument Arcade. With Got7's third full-length studio album Present: You, Yugyeom released his solo song "Fine". The accompanying music video was disclosed on September 12. In February 2019, he joined the SBS reality show Law of The Jungle in Northern Mariana Islands for four episodes. On March 5, he debuted as one half of the K-pop duo Jus2 alongside Jay B, with the mini album Focus.
In May 2020, he appeared on MBC's singing competition show King of Mask Singer as "Mr. Raspberry Wine", on episode 257.

### 2021–present: Departure from JYPE and solo debut

In January 2021, Yugyeom, along with the other group members, parted ways with JYP Entertainment though remaining as Got7. On February 19 it was announced that he had officially signed an exclusive contract with AOMG. A video of the singer dancing to "Franchise" by Travis Scott featuring Young Thug and M.I.A. was released on YouTube with the announcement.
On June 11, Yugyeom released "I Want U Around" featuring DeVita. The single served as a pre-release of the 7-track extended play Point of View: U, for which he collaborated with hip-hop artists DeVita, Loco, Gray, Jay Park and Punchnello. The EP, which was released on June 17, saw Gray produce five songs and Cha Cha Malone two. A music video for "All Your Fault" was also released on the same day.
On June 22, 2021, Yugyeom made his debut on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales Chart at number two with "I Want U Around". Two days later, the EP debuted on the Gaon Album Chart at number 11 and "All Your Fault" on the Gaon Download Chart at number 15.
In August, he performed at We All Are One, a cheering concert for the Tokyo Olympics, and at AOMG first online concert Above Ordinary 2021.
On March 31, 2022, Yugyeom released the digital single "Take You Down" featuring Coogie. From May 5 to May 13, he embarked in a solo tour through Europe, performing in Berlin, Munich, Oberhausen, Paris and London, and selling out tickets for Munich and Oberhausen. He held a solo concert in Manila on August 19, debuting the unreleased track "Always Ready", and performed two sold-out shows at Impact Exhibition Hall 5 in Bangkok on August 27 and 28.
On January 2, 2023, he released the digital single "Ponytail", followed by the single album LOLO on July 24. In November 2023 he held a five-stop tour in Europe.
On February 21, 2024, Yugyeom released his first studio album, Trust Me. From October to December he will tour South Asia and Australia with the Trusty tour.

## Personal life

In February 2016, he graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School.
In June 2020, Yugyeom donated an undisclosed amount to the Black Lives Matter Fund in light of the protests for George Floyd's murder. In June 2023, he donated ₩14 million to We Act, a non-profit animal rescue organization in Namyangju.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | KOR | Sales |
| Trust Me | Released: February 21, 2024 Label: AOMG Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 10 | KOR: 20,429 |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | KOR | Sales |
| Point of View: U | Released: June 17, 2021 Label: AOMG Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 8 | KOR: 43,906 |

### Single albums

| Title | Details |
| Take You Down | Released: March 31, 2022 Label: AOMG Formats: digital download, streaming Tracklist "Take You Down" (feat. Coogie) "Lights" (불빛) |
| LOLO | Released: July 24, 2023 Label: AOMG Formats: digital download, streaming Tracklist "LOLO" "Say Nothing" (feat. Lee Hi) |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | US World | Album |
| "All Your Fault"(네 잘못이야) (feat. Gray) | 2021 | — | 18 | Point of View: U |
| "Take You Down" (feat. Coogie) | 2022 | — | — | Take You Down |
| "OOOWEE" (F.Hero feat. Yugyeom and Twopee) | 2022 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Ponytail" (feat. Sik-K) | 2023 | — | — | Trust Me |
| "LOLO" | 2023 | — | — | Trust Me |
| "La Sol Mi" | 2024 | — | — | Trust Me |
| "1 Minute" (1분만) | 2024 | 180 | — | Trust Me |
| "Sweet Like" | 2024 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||

### Other releases

| Title | Year | Album |
| "The Way You Are" (그대로) | 2017 | Non-commercial singles |
| "You Know" | 2017 | Non-commercial singles |
| "No Way" (feat. G2) | 2017 | Non-commercial singles |
| "I Don't Know" (feat. Reddy) | 2017 | Non-commercial singles |
| "A Little Bit More" (조금만 더) | 2019 | Non-commercial singles |
| "You" | 2019 | Non-commercial singles |
| "To Me" (나에게) | 2020 | Non-commercial singles |
| "Used To Blame" (원망했던) | 2020 | Non-commercial singles |
| "Don't Think" (생각없이) | 2020 | Non-commercial singles |
| "MYOB" (신경 꺼) | 2020 | Non-commercial singles |
| "I Can Do It, You Can Do It" | 2020 | Non-commercial singles |

### Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Artist | Title | Album | Lyrics | Lyrics | Music | Music |
| Year | Artist | Title | Album | Credited | With | Credited | With |
| 2016 | Got7 | "See the Light" (빛이나) | Flight Log: Departure | Yes | Mark Tuan, Frants, BamBam | Yes | Mark, Frants |
| 2016 | JYP Nation | "Encore" | Non-album single | Yes | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Armadillo, Kim Seung-soo, Mark, Jackson Wang | No | — |
| 2016 | Got7 | "No Jam" (노잼) | Flight Log: Turbulence | Yes | Mark, Frants, BamBam, Jackson Wang | Yes | Mark, Frants |
| 2016 | Got7 | "Let Me Know" | Hey Yah | Yes | Frants, Amon Hayashi, Natsumi Kobayashi | Yes | Frants |
| 2017 | Got7 | "Don't Care" (양심없이) | Flight Log: Arrival | Yes | — | Yes | mo'l |
| 2017 | Got7 | "To Me" (내게) | 7 for 7 | Yes | — | Yes | Effn |
| 2017 | Got7 | "97 Young & Rich" | Turn Up | Yes | BamBam, Frants, Simon | Yes | BamBam, Frants |
| 2018 | Got7 | "Us" (우리) | Eyes on You | Yes | Samuel Ku | Yes | Effn |
| 2018 | Got7 | "2 (Two)" | The New Era | Yes | Jinyoung, Distract, Mark, Secret Weapon, Samuelle Soung | Yes | Jinyoung, Distract, Mark, Secret Weapon |
| 2018 | Got7 | "No One Else" | Present: You | Yes | Effn, Room102 | Yes | Effn, Room102 |
| 2018 | Got7 | "Fine" | Present: You | Yes | — | Yes | Effn |
| 2018 | Got7 | "WOLO" | Present: You & Me | Yes | Jackson Wang, BamBam | No | — |
| 2018 | Got7 | "From Now" (이젠) | Present: You & Me | Yes | — | Yes | Effn |
| 2018 | Got7 | "Phoenix" | Present: You & Me | Yes | Jackson Wang | Yes | Jackson Wang, Boytoy |
| 2019 | Got7 | "25" | I Won't Let You Go | Yes | Jinyoung, Distract, Cosho | Yes | Jinyoung, Distract, Secret Weapon |
| 2019 | Jus2 | "Focus on Me" | Focus | Yes | Defsoul (JayB) | Yes | Defsoul (Jay B), Cosmix Boy, OLNL |
| 2019 | Jus2 | "Love Talk" | Focus | Yes | — | Yes | Effn, Frants |
| 2019 | Jus2 | "Long Black" | Focus | Yes | Veljkovic Karla Maria, Re:One | Yes | Effn, Yoo Jeffrey |
| 2019 | Jus2 | "Breath" (吐息) | Focus (Japan Edition) | Yes | Defsoul (Jay B) | No | — |
| 2019 | Got7 | "1°" | Spinning Top: Between Security and Insecurity | Yes | Kass | No | — |
| 2019 | Got7 | "Crash and Burn" | Call My Name | Yes | Kass, Selah, Isran, Eniac | No | — |
| 2020 | Got7 | "Poison" | Dye | No | — | Yes | Davey Nate, A-Dee |
| 2020 | Got7 | "Thank You, Sorry" (이젠 내가 할게) | Breath of Love: Last Piece | Yes | Nathan | Yes | Nathan |
| 2021 | Yugyeom | "I Want U Around" (feat. DeVita) | Point of View: U | Yes | Gray, DeVita | Yes | Gray, DeVita |
| 2021 | Yugyeom | "Running Through The Rain" | Point of View: U | Yes | Gray | Yes | Gray, Dax, Perro |
| 2021 | Yugyeom | "All Your Fault" (Feat. Gray) | Point of View: U | Yes | Gray | Yes | Gray |
| 2021 | Yugyeom | "All About U" (Feat. Loco) | Point of View: U | Yes | Gray, Loco | Yes | Gray |
| 2021 | Yugyeom | "Love The Way" (Feat. Jay Park, Punchnello) | Point of View: U | Yes | Jay Park, Punchnello | Yes | Jay Park, Cha Cha Malone |
| 2021 | Yugyeom | "Falling In Love" | Point of View: U | Yes | — | Yes | Adrian McKinnon, Jo Micheal, Cha Cha Malone |
| 2021 | Yugyeom | "When U Fall" | Point of View: U | Yes | Gray | Yes | Gray |
| 2022 | Yugyeom | "Take You Down" (Feat. Coogie) | Take You Down | Yes | Woogie, Coogie | Yes | Woogie, Coogie |
| 2022 | Yugyeom | "Lights" | Take You Down | Yes | — | Yes | DJ Wegun |
| 2022 | Got7 | "Two" | Got7 | Yes | Distract | Yes | Distract, Dr.Ahn |
| 2022 | Got7 | "Don't Care About Me" | Got7 | Yes | Jinyoung | Yes | Distract, Jinyoung, Ludwig Lindell |
| 2023 | Yugyeom | "Ponytail" (feat. Sik-K) | Trust Me | Yes | Gray, Sik-K | Yes | Gray, Sik-K |
| 2023 | Yugyeom | "Say Nothing" (feat. Lee Hi) | Trust Me | Yes | Lee Hi, Gray | Yes | Lee Hi, Gray, Dax |
| 2024 | Yugyeom | "Shine" (빛이나) (feat. Sumin) | Trust Me | Yes | Sumin | No | — |
| 2024 | Yugyeom | "Be Alright" (feat. Punchnello) | Trust Me | Yes | Gray, Punchnello | Yes | Gray, Dax, Punchnello |
| 2024 | Yugyeom | "1 Minute" (1분만) | Trust Me | Yes | — | Yes | Gray |
| 2024 | Yugyeom | "Steppin" | Trust Me | Yes | Gray, Ryu Han-young, DeVita | Yes | Gray, Dax, Ryu Han-young, DeVita |
| 2024 | Yugyeom | "She" (나의 그녀는) | Trust Me | Yes | Gray | Yes | Gray, Dax, Choi Joon |
| 2024 | Yugyeom | "WUH" | Trust Me | Yes | Gray | Yes | Gray, Dax, Min |
| 2024 | Yugyeom | "Dance" | Trust Me | Yes | Woogie, Ryu Han-young | Yes | Woogie, Ryu Han-young |
| 2024 | Yugyeom | "Take It Slow" (허리를 감싸고) | Trust Me | Yes | Gray | Yes | Gray, Dax, Trevor |
| 2024 | Yugyeom | "Wooyayaya" (우야야야) | Trust Me | Yes | Hwang A-ram | Yes | NoiseMasterMinsu, Tez_Toy of SMGS, Mortal of SMGS, Daall |
| 2025 | Got7 | "Remember" (기억할거야) | Winter Heptagon | Yes | — | Yes | Mortal, 4bout, Noisemasterminsu |
| 2025 | Got7 | "Yours Truly," (우리가할수있는말은.) | Winter Heptagon | Yes | Got7 | No | — |

## Filmography
### Dramas

| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 2015 | Dream Knight | Yugyeom | Korean-Chinese webseries by JYPE and Youku Tudou |

### Variety shows

| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 2013 | WIN: Who Is Next | Contestant | Rap and dance battle (Episode 4) |
| 2016 | Hit the Stage | Contestant | finished in 1st place (Episodes 9–10) |
| 2019 | Law of the Jungle | Cast member | in Northern Mariana Islands (Episode 349–352) |
| 2020 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant | as Raspberry Wine (Episode 257) |
| 2024-25 | Universe League | Director | in Team Beat |

### Radio presenting

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | Lee Hong-ki's Kiss The Radio | Special host | with Youngjae (March 5–6) |
| 2020 | Idol Radio | Special host | with Jay B (Episode 571, April 26) |
| 2024 | Got7 Youngjae's Best Friend | Special host | May 6–10 |

## Music videos

| Year | Title | Artist | Director | Notes |
| 2018 | "Fine" | Yugyeom | Naive Creative Production | Solo song from Got7's album Present: You |
| 2021 | "I Want U Around" (feat. DeVita) | Yugyeom (featuring DeVita) | HQF (HighQualityFish) | |
| 2021 | "All Your Fault" (feat. Gray) | Yugyeom (featuring Gray) | Yongsoo Kwon (Saccharin Film) | |
| 2022 | "Take You Down" (feat. Coogie) | Yugyeom (featuring Coogie) | | |
| 2022 | "OOOWEE" | F.Hero feat. Yugyeom and Twopee | Directornet | |
| 2023 | "Ponytail" | Yugyeom (featuring Sik-K) | | |
| 2023 | "LOLO" | Yugyeom | | |
| 2024 | "La Sol Mi" | Yugyeom | | |
| 2024 | "1 Minute" (1분만) | Yugyeom | Novv Kim | |
| 2024 | "Sweet Like" | Yugyeom | | |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2021 | Popularity Award – Male Solo Singer | Yugyeom | Nominated | |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2021 | U+Idol Live Popularity Award – Male Solo Singer | Yugyeom | Nominated | |