Heecho

Concept photo for Enchant

**Kim Heecheon** (Korean: 김희천; Japanese: キム・ヒチョン), also known as **Heecho**, is a South Korean idol and member of boy group ORβIT under Dream Passport and Future Passport.

## Early life

Heecho was born on September 2, 1994 in Seoul, South Korea. He was inspired to become an idol when he he was about 12 years old and played the role of an idol on stage during an acting class. He wanted to try actually performing on stage, so he began learning dance and singing.

## Career

### 2011-2018: TWILIGHT and HALO

On August 3, 2011, Heecho debuted under his birth name "Kim Heecheon" with South Korean boy group TWILIGHT. The group later disbanded in 2012.

On June 26, 2014, Heecho debuted with South Korean boy group HALO under HISTAR Entertainment.

### 2019: HALO disbandment and *Produce 101 Japan*

On May 8, HISTAR Entertainment announced that Heecho's exclusive contract with the entertainment agency expired and that they were in discussion with the members on future activities. On September 3, Heecho, along with fellow former HALO members Younghoon and Yoondong, announced they would be participating in *Produce 101 Japan* as independent trainees. Prior to the 11th episode, Heecho announced he was leaving the show, citing personal reasons.

### 2020: Debut with ORβIT

On February 9, Heecho was announced as the seventh member of ORβIT through their official YouTube channel. In June, he established Future Passport, a South Korean entertainment agency affiliated with Dream Passport for their activities in South Korea. The group officially debuted on November 11 with their first studio album *00*. He participated in writing the lyrics to his solo song "Kimi he" under the name Kim Hee (Japanese: キムヒ) as well as acting as executive producer for the ORβIT UNION team in Korea who worked on the album.

### 2021: *Enchant*

ORβIT released their first mini album *Enchant* on April 21. Heecho participated in writing the lyrics to first title song "Blind" under the name Kim Hee once again.

## Filmography

### Reality shows

* *Produce 101 Japan* (GYAO!, TBS, 2019) - contestant

### Variety shows

* *Space Shower Plus! ORβIT Debut Celebration to EαRTH Special* (スペシャプラス！ORβITデビュー記念 to EαRTH スペシャル) (Space Shower TV Plus, 2020)

## Gallery

### ORβIT

Reveal PhotoORβIT Official Website Profile*00* Profile PhotoORβIT Official Website Profile*Enchant* (1)*Enchant* (2)*Enchant* (3)*Enchant* (4)

## Trivia

* During *Produce 101 Japan*, his hobby was taking walks. His special skill was creating choreography.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Produce 101 Japan 101練習生 キム・ヒチョン (Japanese). *Produce 101 Japan*. Archived from the original on May 18, 2020. Retrieved on December 10, 2020.
2. ↑ 【取扱説明書】HALO ヒチョン編 (Japanese). *Kstyle* (2015-4-17). Retrieved on December 10, 2020.
3. ↑ TWILIGHT (English). *Generasia*. Retrieved on December 10, 2020.
4. ↑ 新人グループHALO、1stシングル「38℃」本日(26日)リリース (Japanese). *Kstyle* (2014-6-26). Retrieved on December 5, 2020.
5. ↑ 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」 (Japanese). *Kstyle* (2019-5-8). Retrieved on December 5, 2020.
6. ↑ 「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」練習生とMVを初披露！HALO出身のメンバーから話題のYouTuberまで (Japanese). *Kstyle* (2019-9-3). Retrieved on December 5, 2020.
7. ↑ Ikuta, Aya (2019-12-05). 「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」韓国の参加者が相次いで辞退。運営がSNSの誹謗中傷にマナー呼びかけ (Japanese). *HuffPost*. Retrieved on December 5, 2020.
8. ↑ 금주(6월12일~6월18일)의 신설법인 1185개 (Korean). *Korea Economic Daily* (2020-6-19). Retrieved on December 10, 2020.
9. ↑ DISC information ORβIT DEBUT ALBUM 00 (Japanese). *Present Label*. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved on December 1, 2020.
10. ↑ DISC information ORβIT THE FIRST MINI ALBUM Enchant (Japanese). *Present Label*. Retrieved on March 19, 2021.