Jang Hyun-seung

Jang Hyun-seung (; born September 3, 1989) most often credited as Hyunseung, is a South Korean singer. He is best known as a former member of the boy group Beast. With Beast, he has released singles and albums in both Korean and Japanese. Beast won the Artist of the Year (Daesang) award at the Melon Music Awards in 2011.

Hyunseung was also one half of the duo Trouble Maker with former Cube label mate, Hyuna. In December 2011, the duo released their debut extended play with eponymous lead single Trouble Maker. In October 2013, the duo released their second extended play, Chemistry, of which the title track "Now" was the first song to max out the score on music show Inkigayo with 11,000 points.

Career

Pre-debut In 2004, at the age of 15, Hyunseung took part in auditions for YG Entertainment. He was eliminated in the second round, but went to see CEO Yang Hyun-suk afterwards out of frustration at being eliminated and was accepted as a trainee.

For a year and four months, Hyunseung trained to debut as part of the boy group Big Bang. During this time, he used the stage name "So-1", a homonym for the Korean word for wish. He first gained media attention when he appeared in the group's pre-debut "Big Bang Documentary", along with members G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung, and Seungri. He appeared in 10 out of 11 episodes, but was cut from the group in a final elimination round against Seungri. Yang Hyun-suk said that Hyunseung's expressiveness and stage presence were underdeveloped at the time. Fellow Beast member Yoon Doo-joon decided to become a singer after watching the Big Bang documentary featuring Hyunseung. Hyunseung refers to his experiences at YG as important to his development as an artist. On October 28, 2013, the unit released their second extended play, Chemistry, with the lead single "Now".

Hyunseung made his acting debut in the musical Mozart!. He performed as the lead character from late July 2012 to early August 2012 at the Sejong Center.

In April 2014, Hyunseung was cast in the musical Bonnie & Clyde. He performed as the lead character, Clyde, from April 15 to June 29, 2014 at the BBC Art Center along with other artists, including SHINee's Key, ZE:A's Park Hyung Sik, Kahi, and Oh So Yeon.

2015–2021: Solo debut, departure from Beast On May 7, 2015, Hyunseung released his debut solo extended play, My. Unlike BEAST's tracks, Hyunseung's album drew more from hip-hop culture and pop culture, such as title track "Ma First" featuring Giriboy and "Break Up With Him" featuring Dok2.

In April 2016, Hyunseung was nominated and won "Best Male Artist (South Korea)" at the 4th Annual V-Chart Music Awards in China. On April 19, 2016, Cube Entertainment announced he officially left Beast to continue as a soloist.

On July 29, 2016, Cube Entertainment announced that Hyunseung would be joining the dance competition program Hit The Stage, his first broadcast appearance since leaving Beast. On December 13, 2016, it was confirmed that Hyunseung had renewed his exclusive contract with Cube Entertainment.

On March 31, 2017, Cube Entertainment announced that Hyunseung would be featuring on singer Oh Ye Ri’s track "This Is Love". On July 27, 2017, Hyunseung released a digital single titled "Home".

On December 17, 2020, Hyunseung released the digital single "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (Korean title: 차가운 너의 손을 따스히 감싸주고 싶어, literal translation "I want to wrap your cold hands warmly").

On August 3, 2021, Hyunseung's exclusive contract with Cube Entertainment expired.

In November 2021, Hyunseung confirmed his appearance on the Watcha original web variety show, Double Trouble.

2022–present: ABLE

In September 2022, Hyunseung was signed to label Mine Field under the stage name 'ABLE'. He has released a digital single with a city pop genre under his stage name 'ABLE', titled "Feeling" on October 9, 2022.

Hyunseung released his second extended play, Unparadise, under his stage name 'ABLE' digitally on August 2, 2023. The EP includes three singles: "Paradise", "Ghetto", and "Last Night".

Hyunseung had mentioned through a paid communication platform in end-April 2024 that he had left Mine Field and was working with his new agency on music. MPLIFY Records, a label under Warner Music Korea, announced Hyunseung as a new artist under the label on April 9, 2025 and that he would be making a solo comeback with full-scale activities under his personal name 'Jang Hyunseung (장현승)' instead of his previous stage name 'ABLE'.

Hyunseung has created his official YouTube channel and has included an introduction video on his channel on April 18, 2025. He released a single, titled 'Orbit', on April 29, 2025.

Personal life Hyunseung was raised in Seoul, South Korea. He has a younger sister named Jang Geu-rim. His father died in 2012 from a sudden heart attack.

In 2010, Hyunseung was reported to be attending Dongshin University under a full scholarship, along with three other members of Beast. He was majoring in Applied Music. In 2019, his university degree was revoked by the Ministry of Education following an investigation into universities' special treatment for celebrities.

Military service

On June 12, 2018, it was confirmed that Hyunseung would be enlisting in the military starting July 24 as an active soldier. He was discharged on March 13, 2020.

Discography

Extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesKOR My Released: May 8, 2015 Label: Cube Entertainment Format: CD, Digital download3 KOR: 21,925+ Unparadise Released: August 2, 2023 Label: Mine Field Format: Digital download — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles TitleYearPeak positionsSalesAlbumKOR "Ma First"(featuring Giriboy) 2015 28 KOR: 116,414 My "Break up With Him"(featuring Dok2) 70 KOR: 23,804 "Home" 2017 — "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"("") 2020 — "Feeling" 2022 — "Daisy"(featuring Han Yo-han) 2023 — "Last night"(featuring Owen) — Unparadise "Ghetto" — "Orbit" 2025 — — "Mess" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs TitleYearPeak positionsSalesAlbumKOR

Songwriting credits YearAlbumArtistSongLyricsMusicCreditedWithCreditedWith 2009 Beast Is the B2ST BEAST "Beast Is the B2ST" BEAST Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu Seong "Bad Girl" BEAST, Lee Sang Ho, Shinsadong Tiger Lee Sang Ho, Shinsadong Tiger 2010 My Story BEAST (Gikwang & Hyunseung) "Let It Snow" Lee Gi-kwang Choi Gyu Seong 2017 Oh Ye Ri(Feat. Jang Hyunseung) "This is Love" Oh Ye Ri Oh Yeri, Wild Boar, mOnSteR nO.9, Chris Kim 2020 Jang Hyunseung "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" Chiic, Johnny, Stally 2022 ABLE "Feeling" Rado2023 ABLE (Feat. Han Yo-han) "Daisy" Han Yo-han niceshotnick Swings, Chillin Homie, Choo Seo-jun, Xeeyon, Vapo, MASON HOME, JINBO, JJang-i-no-chang, ABLE "FREAKY (Prod. hyeminsong)" Swings, Chillin Homie, Choo Seo-jun, Xeeyon, Vapo, MASON HOME, JINBO, JJang-i-no-chang Swings, Chillin Homie, Choo Seo-jun, Xeeyon, Vapo, MASON HOME, JINBO, JJang-i-no-chang, hyeminsong Dingo X Mine Field Swings, Chillin Homie, iiso, JINBO, Noh Yoon-ha, Da-min, ABLE "라운지에서 (Prod. JINBO)"("In the Lounge (Prod. JINBO)") Swings, Chillin Homie, iiso, JINBO, Noh Yoon-ha, Da-min Swings, MASON HOME, Chillin Homie, iiso, JINBO, Noh Yoon-ha, Da-min AP Alchemy: Side P Swings, ksmartboi, YULEUM, ABLE "Invasion (Prod. niceshotnick)" Swings, ksmartboi, YULEUM Swings, ksmartboi, YULEUM, niceshotnickUnparadise ABLE "Side effect" Just Nochang, TE'O, Namguitar ABLE(Feat. Choisul) "뭐가 미안해"("What are you sorry about") Choisul Choisul, tuna ABLE(Feat. Owen) "Last night" Owen ARON, niceshotnick, Eskimo ABLE "Paradise" ARON, tuna ABLE "What Should I Do" ARON, Choisul, niceshotnick ABLE "Ghetto" Wiz World ABLE(Feat. ARON, INJAE) "Daisy Remix" ARON, INJAE ARON, INJAE, niceshotnick in door Chu Seo Jun(Feat. GEMma, ABLE) "Starz" Chu Seo Jun, GEMma Chu Seo Jun, GEMma, niceshotnick, Mil House 2025 TBA Jang Hyunseung "Orbit" FAIELO, Bae Jin-seok

Music videos

Year Title Ref 2013 "일년전에" (“One Year Ago”)One Year Ago 2015 "Ma First"Ma First 2020 "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" ("")I Just Can't Stop Loving You 2022 "Feeling"Feeling 2023"Daisy" (Feat. Han Yo-han)Daisy (Visualizer)"FREAKY (Prod. hyeminsong)"FREAKY (Prod. hyeminsong)"라운지에서 (Prod. JINBO)" ("In the Lounge (Prod. JINBO)")In the Lounge (Prod. JINBO)"Paradise"Paradise 2025"Orbit"Orbit

Filmography

Reality shows and documentary Year Title Note 2006 Big Bang: The Beginning Episodes 1 - 10

Variety shows Year Title Role Note 2013-2014 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend Guest Episodes 131, 151, 152 2016 Hit the Stage Contestant Episodes 3-8 2025 King of Mask Singer Contestant "Pretzel" in Episodes 490-491

Web shows Year Title Network Role 2021 Double Trouble Watcha Contestant Episodes 1-10 2022 AVA Dream (아바드림) TV CHOSUN Guest Episode 8 2024 Zip Daesung YouTube Guest Episode 1

Musical theatre Year Title Role Notes 2012 Mozart! Mozart Lead Role 2014 Bonnie & Clyde Clyde

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult2016 Top Male Artist-Korea Hyunseung