Dawn

Kim Hyo-jong (; born June 1, 1994), known professionally as Dawn (; formerly E'Dawn), is a South Korean rapper and dancer. Dawn is best known as a rapper, singer and songwriter of the South Korean boy band Pentagon, releasing nine EPs in both Korean and Japanese before his departure from Cube Entertainment in 2018. Dawn also participated in the group Triple H alongside (then) bandmate Hui and labelmate Hyuna for the release of two EPs.

Dawn made his solo debut on November 5, 2019, releasing the single "Money".

Career 2016–2018: Cube Entertainment, Pentagon, and Triple H Dawn debuted on July 10, 2016, under the name of E'Dawn, with the group Pentagon under Cube Entertainment as a dancer and rapper. The group was formed through a variety show called Pentagon Maker. Despite E'Dawn being eliminated from the program, he was added to the group's final lineup alongside Yan An and Shinwon. E'Dawn contributed to the group's debut EP, Pentagon, as a songwriter, writing lyrics for the tracks "Lukewarm" and "Organic Song", as well as contributing music to the latter. He would continue to write songs and music for the group (including "Runaway" and "Shine") until his departure.

On April 4, 2017, it was announced that E'Dawn would be debuting in a new group called Triple H alongside bandmate Hui and labelmate Hyuna, and the trio would be starring in a new show called Triple H Fun Agency. The group made their debut on May 1, 2017, with the EP 199X. E'Dawn once again contributed as songwriter, writing all tracks including the lead single "365 Fresh". The album reached #4 on the Gaon Album Chart and #10 on the Billboard World Albums Chart. The group released a follow-up EP, Retro Futurism, in 2018. E'Dawn contributed to the lyrics and music for the lead single "Retro Future" alongside the other three tracks on the album.

After E'Dawn announced his relationship with Hyuna in August 2018, Cube Entertainment announced he would be absent from Pentagon's upcoming EP, Thumbs Up!, though he would still be credited as songwriter for "Naughty Boy" and "Skateboard". E'Dawn's departure from Cube and Pentagon was officially confirmed on November 14, 2018.

2019–2022: P Nation, debut as Dawn and Dawndididawn On January 23, Psy announced via Instagram that E'Dawn had signed a contract with his new label, P Nation, alongside Hyuna. On October 18, it was announced that E'Dawn would be redebuting as a soloist under the name "Dawn", with new single "Money" on November 5.

In September 2020, it was announced that Dawn will make a comeback with his first EP Dawndididawn, which was released on October 9, 2020. The title track "Dawndididawn (던디리던)" featured fellow P Nation artist Jessi.

On March 3, he was a part of Demian's new song "Love%".

On September 9, Dawn and Hyuna collaborated to release their duet EP 1+1=1.

On June 7, 2022, it was announced that Dawn would be attending the J-Rim Super Nova Festival with Hyuna, taking place on July 2–3, 2022.

On June 8, 2022, Psy, the head of his agency P Nation, released a teaser image announcing Dawn's return on June 16, 2022, with the digital single "Stupid Cool".

2023–present: At Area and Narcissus On August 29, 2022, P Nation announced that Dawn would be leaving the company after deciding not to renew his contract. On January 30, 2023, Dawn had signed a new contract with the hip hop label, At Area.

Personal life

Relationship On August 2, 2018, Dawn revealed that he has been in a relationship with Hyuna since May 2016. Their engagement was announced on February 3, 2022. In November 2022, Hyuna posted on her Instagram account that the couple had separated.

Military service On October 12, 2023, Dawn announced that he was fulfilling his military mandatory service as a social service worker. He was discharged on July 11, 2025.

Discography

Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions SalesKOR Dawndididawn Released: October 9, 2020 Labels: P Nation Formats: Digital download, streaming — Narcissus Released: September 15, 2023 Labels: At Area Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 50 KOR: 2,484 Collaboration 1+1=1 Released: September 9, 2021 Label: P Nation Formats: CD, digital download 13 KOR: 14,824 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumKORCircle KORHot SGP US World "Money" 2019 — — — 11 "Dawndididawn" 2020 — — — 13 Dawndididawn "Ping Pong"(with Hyuna) 2021 101 45 23 10 1+1=1 "Stupid Cool" 2022 — — — — "Dear My Light" 2023 16 — — — "Star" — — — — Narcissus "Heart" — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album KORDown. "Purple" 2017 — Following "Party, Feel, Love" 2021 148 I'm Not Cool "Love%" — A Blue not Blues "Ride For Me" 2023 — Naughty "Attention" — Love Sick "Vanilla Sky" — The Dawn of the Black and Ivory "I" 17 "IG" 2024 84 At H1gher

Soundtrack appearances Title Year Album Show "It's You" 2020 Old X New Late Night E-News (본격연예 한밤) "Even if we disappear" 2023 My Demon OST Part 4 My Demon

Composition credits All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.

Title Year Artist Album Lyricist Composer Arranger "Find Me" 2016 Jinho, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yan An, Dawn "Wake Up (Intro)" Pentagon Pentagon "Lukewarm" "Organic Song" "Lose Yourself" Five Senses "Stay Crazy" "Sunflower" 2017 Triple H 199X "365 Fresh" "What's Going On?" "Girl Girl Girl" "Never" (Nation's Sons ) Produce 101 season 2 35 Boys 5 Concepts "To Universe" Pentagon Ceremony "Nothing" "Spectacular" "Purple" Hyuna Following "Like This" Pentagon Demo_01 "It's Over" "One More Night" "Get That Drink" "When I Was in Love" "Lift Off" Wooseok, Dawn "Violet" Pentagon Demo_02 "Runaway" "All Right" "Pretty Boys" "Trust Me" 2018 Yuto Adachi, Wooseok, Dawn "Off-Road" Pentagon Positive "Shine" "Think About You" "Do It For Fun" "Nothing I Can Do" "Let's Go Together" "Young & One" United Cube One "Feeling" Triple H Retro Futurism "Retro Future" "Show Me" "Naughty Boy" Pentagon Thumbs Up! "Skateboard" "Money" 2019 Dawn "Money (OnlyOneOf ver.)" 2020 OnlyOneOf "Dawndididawn" Dawn Dawndididawn "Still" "Tantara" "Butterfly" "Ordinary Night" "Deep Dive" 2021 Hyuna & Dawn 1+1=1 "Ping Pong" "XOXO" "I Know" "Love%" Demian A Blue Not Blues "I'm Not Cool" Hyuna I'm Not Cool "Party, Feel, Love" "Nabillera" 2022 Hyuna Nabillera "Bad Dog" "Stupid Cool" Dawn "Dear My Light" 2023 "Star" Narcissus "Heart" "I Don't" "Fallin'" "Seasons" "Memory" "Lullaby" "Abyss"

Filmography Television series Year Title Role Notes 2016 Spark Dexter Cameo

Television shows YearTitleNotes 2016 Contestant 2017Triple H Fun "Agency"Variety show about Triple H.

Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) / Work(s) Result MAMA Awards 2023 Best Vocal Performance Solo "Dear My Light" Song of the Year