Heecho

**Kim Hee Cheon** (김희천; キム・ヒチョン), better known by his stage name **Heecho** (ヒチョ; 희처), is a member of DREAM PASSPORT's Japanese idol boy group ORβIT.

## Early life

Kim Hee Cheon was born on September 2, 1994 in Seoul, South Korea.

## Career

### 2014-2018: Debut and activities with HALO

Kim used to be a trainee under TOP Media and trained with the members of TEEN TOP. He was even considered as a potential member of the group but ultimately didn't make the final lineup.

On August 3, 2011, Kim debuted with the South Korean boy group Twi-Light under Yein Entertainment. The group silently disbanded at one point. He then worked as a back-up dancer for a while and participated in NC.A's "My Teacher Student" promotions in September 2013.

Kim debuted with HALO under HISTAR Entertainment on June 27, 2014.

In May 2018, the group released their second digital single "O.M.G". The single marked the group's final release. A year later, on May 8, 2019, the company announced that the group's exclusive contract had expired in April and that negotiations about the group's future were currently underway. The group has yet to officially disband.

### 2019-2020: *Produce 101 Japan* and activities with ORβIT

In 2019, Kim Hee Cheon participated in the Japanese version of the reality competition show *Produce 101*, *Produce 101 Japan*. He auditioned as part of the group *Hello Again*. He received an evaluation grade of A and kept the same grade after re-evalutation. On November 28, 2019, he left the show after Episode 10 due to undisclosed personal reasons and ended up ranking 35th with 823,022 votes.

On February 8, 2020, Kim was announced as a member of the project group ORβIT. He was assigned Uranus as his representative planet.

On June 19, 2020, the group released a pre-debut single entitled "Lazurite", referencing their fandom color.

On August 20, the group announced the release of their debut album *00* for November 11, 2020. His member teaser was released on September 27, 2020. *00* features a solo by him titled "Kimihe".

DREAM PASSPORT's South Korean affiliate company, FUTURE PASSPORT, is currently being managed by Kim.

## Filmography

### Variety shows

* *After School Club* (2013; Ep.123+195)
* *The Immigration* (2016)
* *Fact iN Star* (2016; Ep.38, 107-108)
* *K-RUSH* (2017; Ep.18)
* *The Beauty* (2017)

## Navigation

* Crazy Love
* Bloom
* MOONCRYSTALPOWER
* Show Off
* Serenade
* Mizutamari.
* Beautiful Butterfly
* Kimihe
* Ready to burn
* Showersnow
* Double 20

## References

1. ↑ Soompi — HALO's Agency Confirms Expiration Of Members' Contracts
2. ↑ Naver News — '6년차' 헤일로, 지난 4월 말 소속사와 전속계약 만료
3. ↑ Naver News — 헤일로 측 "4월부로 전속계약 만료, 향후 활동 논의중"(공식입장 전문)
4. ↑ K-Style News — HALO、メンバー全員が契約満了…事務所が公式コメント「今後の活動については議論中」
5. ↑ *Produce 101 Japan* Offical Website — Heecho's Profile
6. ↑ Soompi — HALO's Ooon, Yoondong, And Heecheon Confirmed To Appear On "Produce 101 Japan"
7. ↑ Naver News — 헤일로 오운-윤동-희천, '프로듀스101' 일본판 출연…'재데뷔 도전'
8. ↑ Naver News — 헤일로 희천·윤동·오운, 일본판 '프로듀스 101' 출연..재기 노린다
9. ↑ Soompi — HALO's Ooon, Yoondong, And Heecheon Step Down From "Produce 101 Japan"
10. ↑ Naver News — 日'프듀' 참가한 한국인 연습생 전원 하차 "김윤동-정영훈 사퇴"
11. ↑ Nikkan Sports — ＡＡＡ日高、プデュ日本版メンバーの辞退に困惑
12. ↑ ORBIT Official YouTube — HEECHO
13. ↑ ORBIT Official YouTube — ORβIT「UNIVERSE」MEMBER TEASER #2
14. ↑ ORBIT Official Instagram — ORβIT DEBUT ALBUM発売決定！
15. ↑ ORBIT Official YouTube — 「00」
16. ↑ ORBIT Official YouTube — ORβIT「UNIVERSE」MEMBER TEASER #1
17. ↑ — Hankyung 금주(6월12일~6월18일)의 신설법인 1185개