Doyoung (singer)
Kim Dong-young (; born February 1, 1996), professionally known as Doyoung (), is a South Korean singer, actor and host. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy group NCT and its sub-units NCT U and NCT 127. Doyoung made his debut in April 2016 as a member of rotational unit NCT U and became a member of Seoul-based fixed unit NCT 127 in January 2017. In 2021, he starred in the television drama "Midnight Cafe Season 3 -The Curious Stalker" and appeared in the musical "Marie Antoinette". Early life. Kim Dong-young  was born on February 1, 1996 in Guri, Gyeonggi, South Korea. He is the younger brother of actor Gong Myung. Career. 2013-2016: Pre-debut. In late 2013, Doyoung became a trainee under SM Entertainment's Casting System after being scouted at a singing competition. Before officially becoming a public trainee. In August 2014, He sang H.O.T's "Hope" alongside Johnny, Jaehyun & EXO Chen for Exo's Chanyeol's MV Remake in EXO's variety show ". On January 15, 2015, Doyoung was announced as a member of SM Rookies, a pre-debut team of trainees under SM Entertainment, as he  became an MC on MBC Music's Show Champion alongside fellow SM Rookie, Jaehyun. On December 13, 2015, he made a special appearance in episode 11 of the Disney Channel Korea show . He sang "Beauty & The Beast" as a duet with then-SM Rookies member Koeun. On February 15, 2016, he was selected as a model for the Design United brand along with Taeyong and Yuta. 2016–2018: Debut with NCT & solo activities. On April 5, 2016, Doyoung was confirmed as a member of boy group NCT, in the first sub-unit, NCT U, alongside five other members of the SM  Rookies program, they officially debuted with the digital singles "The 7th Sense" alongside Taeyong, Ten, Jaehyun and Mark on April 8 and "Without You", alongside Taeil and Jaehyun on April 9. In July 2016, Doyoung collaborated with Shinee's Key on the song "Cool", for the soundtrack of OCN drama, 38 Squad. This marked his first solo endeavor since debuting under NCT. During November 2016, he joined the main cast of OnStyle's beauty variety show, Lipstick Prince. In December 2016, he was announced as a new member of NCT 127, the second sub-unit of NCT which previously debuted  in July, and his official debut took place in January 2017, with the release of the EP "Limitless". He also participated in the SM Station project, "Sound of Your Heart (너의 목소리)", with fellow NCT member Taeil and labelmates Yesung, Sunny, Seulgi, Wendy, and Lee Dong-woo as part of SM Town. In February 2017, he joined Inkigayo as an MC alongside Got7's Jinyoung and Blackpink's Jisoo. In March of the same year, he made an appearance on the MBC program "We Got Married" due to his brother's appearance on the show. In August 2017, he released  Stay in my Life for the School 2017 soundtrack, with fellow NCT members Taeil and Taeyong. In October 2017, he collaborated with gugudan's Sejeong and released "Star Blossom (별빛 이 피면)", through the second season of SM Station. In June 2018, he released the song "Hard for Me" for the drama Rich Man. "Hard for Me" was originally sung by CHEEZE and was the first song released for the drama, but was later re-recorded by Doyoung. 2019-present: Further solo activities. In March 2019, he collaborated with indie duo Rocoberry on the song "Don't say goodbye (헤어  지지 말아요, 우리)". Doyoung had appeared on the "King of Mask Singer" under the name "Assistant Manager" in July 2019. The following month, he was added to the regular cast of "Law of the Jungle in Sunda Islands". In November 2019, Doyoung collaborated with labelmates BoA, Siwon, J-Min, Sunny, Taemin, Suho and Wendy as part of SM Town on the song "This is Your Day (for every child, UNICEF)". In September 2020, SM had announced that NCT would be releasing their second full album as an entire group, "NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1", with the second part "NCT 2020  Resonance Pt. 2" following in November. In the first album, Doyoung participated in both of the title tracks, "Make a Wish" and "From Home" making him the only member to be present in both the songs. Along with the given tracks, Doyoung had also participated in the B-sides "Volcano", "Lightbulb" (both B-sides and title tracks released through NCT U) and "Music, Dance" (released through NCT 127). In the subsequent Resonance album, Doyoung had participated in the B-side track, I.O.U along with the other vocalists within the group. In March 2021, Doyoung appeared in his first television drama  as the lead of "Midnight Cafe Season 3 - The Curious Stalker". On April 19 2021, it was announced that Doyoung had been cast in his first musical, Marie Antoinette, playing the male lead role of Count Axel von Fersen. As with other musicals, the role is shared with three other actors, alternating performance dates due to scheduling demands. The musical will run from July 13 to October 3 at the Charlotte Theatre. On August 5 2021, producer Ryan S. Jhun announced through his personal Instagram that Doyoung and fellow member Haechan would participate on the first single from his first  album. The song, "Maniac", was released on August 12. On October 1, 2021, Doyoung released the soundtrack song Like a Star for the drama Yumi's Cells. Musical image. On NCT's YouTube channel "NCT Music", which showcases the musical aspects of the members' talents, Doyoung has covered several songs, including "breathin" by Ariana Grande, "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin, "이름에게 (Dear Name)" and "마음을 드려요 (Give You My Heart)" by IU, "idontwannabeyouanymore" by Billie Eilish, "Rain" and "This Christmas" by Taeyeon, and "Cinta Luar Biasa" by Andmesh Kamaleng (with groupmate Haechan). He has also covered "Mine" by Bazzi (posted  on SMTown YouTube), "이런 엔딩 (Ending Scene)" by IU at the "NCT Night Night" on SBS Power FM, "Lay Me Down" by Sam Smith, and "Speechless" from "Aladdin" by Naomi Scott. Doyoung made it to the final round on "King of Mask Singer" based on his renditions of "Beautiful" by Crush and "Time Spent Walking Through Memories" by Nell, performing under the title, "Manager Kim", competing alongside the reigning champion, Nightingale. Philanthropy. On March 8, 2022, Doyoung donated million to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association to help the victims of the massive wildfire that started in Uljin, Gyeongbuk and  has spread to Samcheok, Gangwon.