Hwang Chi-yeul

Hwang Chiyeul (; born 3 December 1982) is a South Korean singer. Outside his career as a solo artist, he has also hosted Immortal Songs 2 and competed in the Chinese version of singing competition show I Am a Singer. He made his official debut in 2007, releasing a digital single album, Chi Yeul (치열) and a full-length studio album, Five Senses (오감).

In March 2015, he appeared on I Can See Your Voice on Mnet Korea. His success on the show became the turning point in his life, and since then he has appeared on other TV shows such as Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend, Radio Star, I Live Alone, Knowing Bros, Happy Together. Hunan TV in China invited him to participate in I Am a Singer (season 4). On 13 June 2017, his first mini album, Be Ordinary was released and it led him to be the best selling solo artist in the first half of the year.

Early life Hwang was born and grew up in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea on 3 December 1982, the youngest of three children born to Hwang, an engineer and Park. As a teenager, he was obsessed with dancing (B-boying), but he always wanted to become a singer. On September 24, 2004, he moved to Seoul to become a musician. In 2007, he made his official debut, releasing two albums and appearing in some TV and radio shows for about a year, but his career came to a halt because his management company closed. He spent his twenties working part-time jobs and taught at music schools as a vocal coach, teaching idol bands including Infinite, After School, Lovelyz, NU'EST, and Hello Venus. Since he appeared on I Can See Your Voice on Mnet in 2015, he has been one of the most active Korean celebrities as singer, host of TV-shows and awards, guest on various TV-shows, advertising model, brand ambassador.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales KOR KoreanFive Senses Released: June 5, 2007 Label: Cooking Music Formats: CD — The Four Seasons Released: January 21, 2019 Label: How Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 2KOR: 105,227 All of Me Released: February 27, 2025 Label: Ten2 Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 24 KOR: 18,235 ChineseChi-yeul. Love Released: December 25, 2017 Label: Guoyun Culture Formats: CD, digital download— CHN: 1,200,000+ "—" denotes album did not chart or was not released in that region.

Extended plays Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Be Myself Released: April 24, 2018 Label: How Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 1KOR: 115,383 Be My Reason Released: April 2, 2021 Label: TEN2 Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 4 KOR: 99,509 By My Side Released: May 12, 2022 Label: TEN2 Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 3KOR: 53,481 Gift Released: June 1, 2023 Label: TEN2 Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 15 KOR: 30,534 I Love Winter Released: December 11, 2023 Label: TEN2 Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 4 KOR: 20,004 I Love Summer Released: June 29, 2026 Label: TEN2 Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 30 KOR: 6,022

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSales (DL)Album KORCircle KORHot 100 CHNV Chart Korean "Just Once" (한번만) 2007 Five Senses "A Man From Gyeongsang-do" (경상도남자) 2014 — — "Holding The End of This Night" (이 밤의 끝을 잡고) 2015 — —"The First Time I Met You" (너를 처음 만난 그때) 49 —KOR: 51,089+ Two Yoo Project Sugar Man "Without You" (너 없이 못 살아) 2016 80—KOR: 28,265+ "Firefly" (반딧불이) 88 —KOR: 33,107+ Fall, in Girl Vol. 1 "Mellow" (꿀이 떨어져) 48 —KOR: 44,110+ Fall, in Girl Vol. 2 "Our Story" (남녀의 온도차) 2017 28 —KOR: 56,079+ Fall, in Girl Vol. 3 "A Daily Song" (매일 듣는 노래) 6 6 — KOR: 2,500,000 Be Ordinary "Rewind" (되돌리고 싶다) 26 71 —KOR: 100,617+ "The Only Star" (별, 그대) 2018 60 11 — Be Myself "Single Life" — — —The Call Project "The Miracle of 1 Percent" (1퍼센트의 기적이라) — — — "All 2 U" (아깝지 않아) — 100 — "Learn to Love" (그대가 내 안에 박혔다) 2018 55 — — "A Walk to Goodbye" (이별을 걷다) 2019 36 — — The Four Seasons "Untitled" (제목없음)——— "Two Letters" (안녕이란) 2021 142—— Be My Reason "All My Days" (내 모든 날에)— —— A Masterpiece of My Life "Why" (왜 이제와서야) 2022143——By My Side "I Still Miss You" (그대는 날 잊고 잘 지내나요)141—— "No Love" (그런 사랑은 없어) 2023196—— Chinese "The Furthest Distance" (最遠的距離) 2016——1 CHN: 260,000+ "Dream With Me" (陪我一起做夢)—— 2 Chi-yeul. Love "—" denotes song did not chart or was not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances TitleYearPeak chart positionsSales (DL)Album KORGaon Love in the Moonlight OST "For a Moment" (잠시나마) 2017 64 —KOR: 24,671+ The Emperor: Owner of the Mask OST Part 3 "Like a Miracle Someday" (그 언젠가 기적처럼) 2018 — 96 A Korean Odyssey OST Part 7 "How Can I Forget You" (어찌 잊으오) 17 — Mr. Sunshine OST Part 15 "Are You Listening" (듣고 있니) — — My Strange Hero OST Part 3 "Tonight" (오늘 밤) 2019 — — Item OST Part 3 "Quiet Night" (모두 잠든 밤)2020 — —The King: Eternal Monarch OST Part 12 "Who Can I Love?" (내가 누굴 사랑할 수 있겠어요) 2021 — —Drama World OST Part 2 "May You Be Happy" (그대는 행복하길 (낮에 뜨는 달 X 황치열)) — —The Moon During the Day OST "Tears" (내 눈물이 하는 말 (연애의 발견 X 황치열))2022 197 —Discovery of Love OST Part 1 "For You" (너를 위해) Ditto OST"—" denotes song did not chart or was not released in that region.

Filmography

Awards and nominations