Young Tak

Park Young-tak (; born 13 May 1983), credited mononymously as Young Tak (, commonly stylized as YOUNGTAK), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He made his debut in 2007 as a ballad singer with his 1st album Young Tak Disia. In 2016, he started his trot career with the release of his first trot single album, Nuna You Are Perfect.

Early life and education Park was born in Mungyeong, South Korea. His father was a soldier and his mother was a civil servant who worked for telephone service. His grandfather was a music teacher and composer, who served as principal and taught music at a senior college. Park's grandfather composed many school songs for local schools in Gyeongsang-do. Park was a member of Children's Choir . Park has rhinitis, which causes nasal congestion and often interferes with his breathing. When he was in high school, Park suffered from an accident where he fell from the 3rd floor of his school building. This resulted in his ankles being broken into 30 pieces and must be fixed with screws permanently, therefore he was exempted from military service. However, Park himself wanted to finish the service, so later on he enlisted at the training center, but was still exempted from military service during the re-examination.

Park attended Yeongga Elementary School, Andong Middle School and All-boys boarding Andong High School. Park majored in Advertising and Public relations at Cheongju University, and completed a Master's degree in Practical Music Composition at Kookmin University Graduate School of Arts. He was also an Adjunct professor at the Department of Applied Music at Sehan University.

Career

2004–2015: Years as a ballad singer In 2004, Park Young-tak entered The 1st Yeongnam Song Festival contest and won the first prize. He used the prize money (₩1,000,000) to move to Seoul and work on becoming a singer. Park started out by singing OST for the movie Marrying the Mafia II (2005). In January 2007, Park won the rookie singer contest hosted by Snow Rain Cast (Hangul: ) and released his digital album 'Youngtak's DISIA' ('DISIA' is short for 'Digital Single Album') as the prize. He was recognized for his singing ability with his 1st ballad single "I Love You" .

In 2008, Park and Seo Dong-hoon formed a duo called Let It Be and sang OST for OCN drama My Lady Boss, My Hero. They were in the middle of preparation for their album when their agency faced difficulties. Park and Seo then joined Star King with Min Geum-yong and Lee Woo-ram as Country Kids' Soul—supposedly a parody group of Brown Eyed Soul. They won first place and a contract with a music company to debut as a four-member ballad group named L-Class He wrote their debut song "Please Don't Go" . They worked together for two years, released two singles and disbanded in 2011.

Park later became part of a ballad duo called J-Symphony with ex L-Class member Min Geum-yong . They released 3 singles, sang original soundtracks for dramas such as City Hunter, 49 Days, et cetera, and even had activities in Japan before part away in 2012. In the meantime, Park continued his music works by singing OSTs for cartoons, dramas and movies; singing guides for famous singers and groups such as Super Junior-H, Davichi, Park Hyoshin, SG Wannabe, and Hwanhee; writing and producing songs, and more.

In 2014, Park Young-tak and his friend Ji Kwang-min (; stage name: MinZi ) formed a multi-genre duo called Park G (, a.k.a. Park-Ji, "Park" and "Ji" are their respective last names). He almost gave up his singing career as it was not a stable job. But when Park joined Hidden Singer 2 as a contestant in Wheesung's episode, his love for singing was resurrected. He decided to work on his voice and sing professionally again.

The 5 contestants in Wheesung's episode: "Love Wheesung" Kim Jin-ho, "SNU Wheesung" Park Joon-young, "Adjunct Professor Wheesung" Park Young-tak, "Trot Wheesung" Je-cheong and "Composer Wheesung" Dason, along with singer Greg Priester formed a group called Wheesung Team or Wheeteam for short.

On 28 January 2014, they released an R&B/soul single called "Cliché" with Park G, which was composed by Park. The song was a homage to Wheesung, produced by Park and MinZi. Wheesung Team guested on shows and sang together at benefit concerts. They did charities together as well and received a testimonial from UNICEF. On 8 December 2015, Wheesung Team released their second single "We Will Get There" to cheer up anyone who is pursuing their dreams. The song was written and produced by Park and Dason's group Joy O'Clock. This is also their message to each other before going on their separate ways: a promise to keep their strong friendships and be supportive of each person's lives and dreams.

2016–2020: Trot career and appearance on Mr. Trot In 2016, Park Young-tak signed a contract with Milagro Entertainment and became a trot singer with the stage name "Young Tak". His CEO co-wrote his trot debut song "Nuna You're Perfect" . He promoted his songs by working as a morning show presenter and a guest singer in singing classes for middle-aged people. His second trot single is called "We Are So Bad" , which received good response from the public. In the same year, he released his first trot duet and MV "Cherry Blossom Love" with Sook Haeng. "Cherry Blossom Love" was given to them by a composer named Kwak Joon-young, who has written songs for Big Mama, Heesung and Naul of Brown Eyed Soul.

Young Tak wrote and produced "Why Are You Coming Out From There" in 2018. It is based on the true story of how Young Tak found out his girlfriend was cheating on him. He planned to give the song to his friend Young-ki, who is also a trot singer, but Young-ki said the song was too difficult for him. Jang Min-ho suggested that Young Tak sing this song himself and it became Young Tak's fourth trot single. He also choreographed and came up with the idea for the album's cover as well as the music video on his own. "Why Are You Coming Out From There" went viral in South Korea thanks to kids liking the song and using it for their TikTok videos. The "Grabbing the neck" choreography of the song also became more known by trot lovers.

Young Tak then auditioned for TV Chosun's Mr. Trot in December 2019 and got his breakthrough thanks to his cover of "A Glass of Makgeolli" by Kang Jin in Mr. Trot's Mission 2 – Death Match: 1 VS 1. After the episode was aired, his cover got 1.2 million downloads in one week. Young Tak became a household name throughout South Korea and earned his nickname "Takgeolli". Then at the Semi Final - 1st Round: Individual Match (Legend Mission), he once again pulled off a flawless performance of "You Who Are Going Back To Memories" by Joo Hyun-mi - a song well-known for its complex rhythm. Young Tak received high praises from the original singer herself and all the judges, which earned him another nickname "Rhythm Tak".

In the final round of the competition, where all the top 7 finalists got to choose one totally new and original song to perform, Young Tak chose "Jjin-iya" and the song, along with the thumb dance that he choreographed himself, became Mr. Trots best hit. Young Tak came 2nd in the end and signed a 1-year and 6 months contract with New Era Project with other singers called Top 6.

2020–2021: Post-Mr. Trot

Acting and variety shows From April 2020 to October 2021, Young Tak was a fixed cast in TV Chosun's shows Romantic Call Centre and Mister Trot F4 Academy , both have huge ratings. Young Tak is the one who has the highest one-minute footage rating that audiences watch the most in the history of Romantic Call Centre with 22.08% (according to TNMS) when he sang "A Glass of Makgeolli" in the first episode. He also guested in a lot of variety shows with the rest of Top 6.

Young Tak started gaining experience as an actor back when he starred in a musical called "The Three Generals of the Kingdom" in 2019. In May 2020, he sang Kkondae Intern's OST "Kkondae Latte" and had a special appearance in 3 episodes. He also played a cameo in TV Chosun's Kingmaker: The Change of Destiny.

On 22 October 2020, Young Tak and Top 6 Mr. Trot finalists appeared as main stars in the musical documentary film "Mr. Trot: The Movie", which was exclusively released by Lotte. The documentary film was a commercial success, selling more than 150,000 tickets after 3 weeks of release.

Awards as a trot singer On 1 October 2020, Young Tak received "Rising Star Award" at 2020 Trot Awards, which was specifically selected by 108 PDs from all broadcast stations instead of fanvotes like other categories. He also performed his mega hit song "Why Are You Coming Out From There" as one of the celebration performances. Young Tak attracted viewers' attention with his vocal skills and bright energy.

Moreover, when Young Tak sang his hit song "Jjiniya" at 2020 Melon Music Awards, his performance immediately went viral on many social media platforms due to the lyrics sounding like BTS member Jin's name. The lyrics "Jin Jin Jin" trended in real time across Twitter, YouTube and Weibo. "Jin Jin Jin" ranked not only on the Twitter Trends Worldwide but also Top Twitter Trends in numerous overseas countries, including the US. Jjiniya was nominated for Best Trot Song at the award as well.

On 30 December 2020, Young Tak sang "Kkondae Latte" and "Jjiniya" as celebration performance at 2020 MBC Drama Awards. Not only did Young Tak received good reactions from all the actors, actresses and viewers, but his celebration stage also recorded an audience rating of 6.5% (according to TNMS) - the highest one minute mark of the award.

Recognition as a trot composer and producer Meanwhile, Young Tak continuously writes and produces songs for his colleagues and acquaintances, which he does mostly for free. In a span of eight months after the contest ended, he had written and produced many songs, 7 of which were officially released in 2020 and were well received. On 5 December 2020, Young Tak won the Best Songwriter Award at the Melon Music Awards. He received the Hot Trend Award (with Top 6) that night as well.

On 10 February 2021, Young Tak released his first single after Mr. Trot. The song is called "Comforter" , which he wrote to "warm people's heart during a hard time". Young Tak also dedicated this song to his fandom "My People" .

On 25 February 2021, Young Tak appeared on Miss Trot 2 not only as a guest performer, but also as one of the composers for Miss Trot 2 Final: Composer Mission. He wrote "Magnifying Glass" —a dance trot song inspired by the magnifying glass icon that appears when searching a portal site, which was chosen by contestant Byul Sa-rang. Her performance received the second highest score from the masters.

On 14 April 2021, Top 6 member and Mr. Trot finalist Kim Hee-jae's debut single "Follow Me" was released. Composed by Young Tak and Ji Kwang-min as a gift for Heejae, "Follow Me" is said to be the first ever "disco-style Trendy Trot" song, creating a whole new genre of trot and popularizing the term "Trot idol". The song charted immediately and the reviews were positive from both critics and the public.

On 4 July 2021, Young Tak was announced to participate in the lineup for Pepsi x Starship's 2021 Pepsi Taste of Korea Campaign.

On 11 July 2021, Part 7 of Revolutionary Sisters original soundtrack was released, including "Okay" performed by Young Tak. He also participated in composing and writing lyrics for this song. It ranked first on Melon's trot genre chart as soon as it was released, topped the Melon OST Hot Track and acquired high position on Korean music platforms. "Okay" won Outstanding K-Drama OST at the 16th Seoul International Drama Awards, further proving Young Tak's ability as a singer-songwriter.

On 14 October 2021, Korean press reported that Young Tak had produced a semi-trot song for the solo debut of MJ (Astro), which features singer Kim Tae-yeon from Miss Trot 2. The song is called "Get Set Yo" and was released on 3 November. With a novel combination of funk and trot, "Get Set Yo" won first place on the South Korean music program The Trot Show on 29 November and became the first trot song produced by Young Tak to do so.

2022: First full album MMM and first solo concert Tak Show In January 2022, Young Tak became a regular cast of Channel A's Nowadays Men's Life: Groom's Class . On 31 January 2022, he starred in a Lunar New Year special trot musical on KBS2 named "Thank You Everyone, Song Hae" , which recorded a rating of 12.7% nationwide, ranking first in its timeslot.

On 10 February 2022, Young Tak released his first comeback single after one year called "Wanna Go Get Some Abalone" . The pop-trot song's uniqueness quickly caught attention and Young Tak was chosen to be Ambassador for Abalone of Wando County. Furthermore, when Young Tak was promoting "Wanna Go Get Some Abalone" on Cultwo Show, he was asked by the hosts and listeners to call out lottery numbers. 2 days after the radio broadcast ended, 4 out of 7 numbers called out by Young Tak matched the winning lottery ones. As a result, thousands of his fans won 4th and 3rd place (varying from ₩50,000 to ₩1,300,000), their total winnings estimated from social media posts alone exceeded tens of millions of KRW, and many people believed that the song brought them good luck. "Wanna Go Get Some Abalone" won first place on The Trot Show on 21 March 2022.

On 14 February 2022, the conservative People Power Party chose Young Tak's "Jjiniya"/"Pitiful" to be their campaign song for the 2022 South Korean presidential election. On 9 March 2022, candidate Yoon Suk-yeol of the conservative People Power Party won the presidential election. On 31 March 2022, Young Tak won "Male Singer of the Year Award" at the 28th Korea Entertainment and Arts Awards. On 31 May 2022, Young Tak's agency released a photo of his first full album MMM through their official SNS channel. On 21 June 2022, it was announced that Young Tak's first solo concert 'Tak Show' would be held in 8 cities nationwide, starting at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena (KSPO DOME) in Seoul for 3 days from 29 to 31 July. On 4 July 2022, Young Tak's first full album MMM was released, which contains 12 songs of different genres such as rock, dance, pop, R&B, jazz, trot, ballad and more. He participated in the production of 9 out of 12 songs. On 17 July 2022, a special clip of "Bye Gimnyeong" - a jazz song which is also the closing track of the album - was released on his official Youtube channel. On 8 August 2022, Young Tak won "Angel N STAR Award" at 2022 The Fact Music Awards. On 21 October, Young Tak became the first Hidden Singer contestant ever to return as an original singer in the show's history. He also won against all of his impersonators in the episode. On 20 November, the 5 impersonators released single "Wings" , an alternative rock song which was composed by Young Tak as a gift for them.

On 30 October 2022, the Tak Show – Andong concert was canceled due to the aftermath of the Seoul Halloween crowd crush. On 20 November 2022, Young Tak completed his first solo concert. 'Tak Show' accumulated a total of 90,000 attendees, and returned to Seoul with a three-day encore concert due to fan requests. On 21 November 2022, Young Tak had a special appearance in Behind Every Star as a rookie star who has gained popularity. On 30 November 2022, Young Tak won Grand Prize "Singer of the Year" at the 30th Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards for "Jjiniya" .

On 15 December 2022, Young Tak released a re-arrangement of the song "Goat Gamida" , which he performed together with Ji Kwang-min at the EBS 'K-Story Pop Contest' back in 2014. The song's lyrics wittily tell the story of the Korean folklore 'The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon', and will be actively used in children's educational content.

2023: Acting debut and Form Young Tak first started acting back in high school, performing in his classmate director Kwon Oh-kwang 's first short film With Burning Thirst in 2000 about the Gwangju Uprising, based on a poem of the same name by poet Kim Ji-ha. He made his official debut as an actor in the drama Strong Girl Nam-soon in 2023. Young Tak's acting debut was seen as successful and was praised by Korean press with phrases like "clearly revealing his hidden acting instincts", "The fact that this is his first acting challenge is overshadowed by the fact that he plays the role of a detective and shows a stable performance on screen. This increases the possibility of continuing to work as an actor in the future". Meanwhile, reporter Woo Da-bin of Hankook Ilbo described him as an "all-round player", a "scene stealer" who "does not just joke around and overreact. [..] Rather, he made us forget about his real job as he naturally immersed himself in the story."

On 19 January 2023, Young Tak won "Trot Award" at the 32nd Seoul Music Awards. On 11 February 2023, he won "Artist Of The Year" (Bonsang) at 30th Hanteo Music Awards.

On 2 March 2023, Young Tak joined the lineup of SBS's Golf Battle: Birdie Buddies season 5.

On 23 March 2023, Young Tak announced the termination of his exclusive contract with his agency Milagro Entertainment after 7 years.

On 26 April 2023, Young Tak confirmed his appearance as a fixed panel in SBS's Strong Heart League/Thumbnail Battle: The Strongest Hearts, a reboot of Strong Heart.

On 22 May 2023, Young Tak released the digital R&B single "On Your Side" without any agency. On 31 May 2023, he received honorary citizenship certificates at the 52nd Jeollanam-do Wando County People's Day ceremony.

On 28 June 2023, Young Tak's musical documentary 2022 Youngtak Concert: The Movie was domestically released exclusively at CGV. The film sold more than 32,000 tickets in the first week of its release. After 4 weeks of screening, 2022 Youngtak Concert: The Movie attracted a total of 42,384 spectators in Korea.

On 3 July 2023, Young Tak announced the release of his second full album Form through his self-made agency 'TakStudio' . On 1 August 2023, album Form was released with 10 songs of various genres, from the nu-disco title track "Form" to ballad, R&B, rock, trot, folk. Young Tak participated in writing, composing, arranging and producing of all 10 songs.

From 25 to 27 August 2023, Young Tak kicked off his second national tour 'Tak Show 2: Tak's World' in Olympic Gymnastic Arena (KSPO DOME) in Seoul. The solo concerts were held in Daegu (16–17 September 2023), Busan (23–24 September 2023), Jeonju (14–15 October 2023), Incheon (28–29 October 2023), Andong (11–12 November 2023), and Daejeon (9–10 December 2023). He ended his national tour with 2 encore concerts in Seoul (17-18 February 2024).

On 24 September, the OST Part 2 of Live Your Own Life called "Go Your Own Way" , which Young Tak not only sang, but also participated in writing lyrics, composing, and producing, was released.

On 15 December 2023, Young Tak won Grand Prize for 'Popular Culture' category at 2023 Nation Brand Awards. On 31 December 2023, his song "Go Your Own Way" won 'Best Original Soundtrack' at 2023 APAN Star Awards.

On 18 February 2024, Young Tak signed an exclusive contract with agency ABYSS Company .

On 27 March 2024, he won 3 awards at the 2024 Universal Superstar Awards.

On 28 March 2024, Young Tak was appointed as KORAIL Public relations ambassador. On 31 May 2024, he was appointed as Mongolian Tourism Promotion ambassador. On 15 July 2024, Korean Sport & Olympic Committee appointed him as public relations ambassador.

Philanthropy On 9 March 2022, Young Tak donated million to the Korean Red Cross to help the victims of that started in Uljin, North Gyeongsang, and has spread to Samcheok, Gangwon.

On 20 June 2022, Youngtak donated 500,000 won in May to the Korea Pediatric Cancer Foundation to help children with cancer and leukemia. He donates to them monthly and reached a cumulative donation amount of 8.36 million won as of May 2023.

On 19 July 2023, Youngtak donated million to the Korean Red Cross to help support disaster relief activities in flood-affected areas in his hometown North Gyeongsang Province.

Discography

Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and sales Title Details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsKOR MMM Released: 4 July 2022 Label: Milagro Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 3 KOR: 535,310 Form Released: 1 August 2023 Label: TakStudio Formats: CD, digital download 2 KOR: 630,148 KMCA: 2× Platinum

Extended plays + List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsKOR SuperSuper Released: 3 September 2024 Label: Abyss Company Formats: CD, digital download 2 KOR: 542,228 KMCA: 2× Platinum

Singles and charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumKOR "I Love You" 2007 — "Miniseries" "Nuna You're Perfect" 2016 — "We Are So Bad" — "Cherry Blossom Love" — "Why Are You Coming Out From There" 2018 62 "Jjiniya"/"Pitiful" 2020 29 Music Source of Mr. Trot Final Best "Comforter" 2021 83 "Wanna Go Get Some Abalone" 2022 98 "The Wall" —MMM "Chatter" — "Spaceship" — "MMM" 95 "Second Chance" — "Be the Moon" — "What Happened?" 127 "Take It Slow" — "Brown Umbrella" 139 "My Wife" — "Hallyang-ga" 134 "Bye Gimnyeong" — "On Your Side" 2023 42Form "Lorelei" — "Tok Tok Tok" — "Form" 50 "Up" — "Beautiful Goodbye" — "What Did You Say?" 123 "Price" 88 "Back Around" — "Pull It Now" — "SuperSuper" 2024 66 SuperSuper "Sarang OK" 90 "Autumntime" 199 "Juicy Go" 2025 71

Collaborations Title Year "Same Old Words" 2014 "We Will Get There" 2015 "The Three Views" 2020 "Wings" 2022 "Goat Gamida"

Soundtrack appearances Title Year Album "Crying For The One" (Love Theme) 2005 Marrying the Mafia II OST "I Can't Breathe" (Love Theme) "Cafe Water Fog Blues" 2020 Diary of a Prosecutor OST Part 1 "Kkondae Latte" Kkondae Intern OST Part 1 "Okay" 2021 Revolutionary Sisters OST Part 7 "Go Your Own Way" 2023 Live Your Own Life OST Part 2

Cartoon soundtrack appearances Name Song(s) Note Source(s) A Simple Thinking About Blood Type "" Opening Song Bunsen Is A Beast (Korean dubbed version) "Bunsen Is a Beast" Theme Song Episode Opening Credits Hi! Bonobono (Korean dubbed version) "" Ending Theme Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon (Korean dubbed version) "Let's Go!" Ending Theme 01 Robot Trains "" Ending Theme of season 2 SpongeBob SquarePants (Korean dubbed version) "" (Original: Thumbs Song) Song from episode "Two Thumbs Down" The Loud House (Korean dubbed version) Opening Theme Song and End Credits All episodes Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Season 4 (Korean dubbed version) "" (Original: ) Ending Theme from episode 132 to 189

Production credits All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA)'s database. Young Tak often works on music with his friend Ji Kwang-min. He was named as the Songwriter of the Year at Melon Music Awards in 2020. + Title Album Singer Release date Lyrics/ Co-Lyrics Composition/ Co-Composition Co-Arrangement Please Don't Go Please Don't Go L CLASS 28 December 2009 A Fool's Love Story Please Don't Go L CLASS 28 December 2009 Same Old Words Non-album singleKim Jin-ho, Park Jun-young, GREG, Park Young-tak, Park G 28 January 2014 Are You Really Crazy Non-album singleJo Hyun-min 5 December 2014 I Don't Wanna Sleep With You Private or PublicPark G 27 April 2016 It's Winter Non-album singlePark Min-gyu 19 November 2017 Why Are You Coming Out From There Why Are You Coming Out From There Young Tak 28 October 2018 You Have Changed Non-album singleS#aFLA (Sharp & Flat / ShaFLA)18 March 2019 I Live Alone Non-album singleYoon Hee 9 September 2019 In Bed Non-album singleAUBE 10 October 2019 Hometown Day Non-album singleHan Lee-jae 31 December 2019 Champion First Step With The Champ Lee Dae-won 14 April 2020 Hit It Off Non-album singleJeong Dong-won 2 June 2020 Read and Ignored Non-album singleJang Minho 8 June 2020 Thirsty Now Non-album singleY&W 26 September 2020 Love Cowboy Non-album singleKo Jae-geun 21 October 2020 Because Of Money Non-album singleSungwon-ee 29 October 2020 Knock Knock Knock Non-album singleHan Lee-jae 26 November 2020 Why Are You Coming Out From There (Remix)Lotto Singer Episode 12 Kim Myung-hoon (Ulala Session) 12 December 2020 Comforter Non-album singleYoung Tak 10 February 2021 Magnifying Glass Tomorrow Is Miss Trot 2 Final: Composer MissionByul Sa-rang 26 February 2021 Zero Sense Non-album singleHee Siblings (Kim Hee-jae, Hong Hyun-hee, Kim Na-hee) 5 April 2021 Follow Me Non-album singleKim Hee-jae 14 April 2021 Okay Revolutionary Sisters Original Soundtrack Part 7Young Tak 11 July 2021 Hoxy Non-album singleChoi Dae-sung 11 August 2021 Get Set Yo Happy Virus MJ 3 November 2021 Wanna Go Get Some Abalone (Non-album singleYoung Tak 10 February 2022 Shall We? Non-album singleNa Tae-joo 28 February 2022 The Wall MMMYoung Tak 4 July 2022 Chatter Spaceship MMM Second Chance Be The Moon What Happened? Take It Slow Bye Gimnyeong DUDUNGSIL Non-album singleSo Yoon 22 October 2022 Wings (Non-album singleKim Heeseok, Oh Hyebin, Kang Daewoong, Song Geunan, Ha Donggeun, Young Tak 20 November 2022 GOAT GAMIDA Non-album singleYoung Tak, Ji Kwangmin 15 December 2022 On Your Side Non-album singleYoung Tak 22 May 2023 Casablanca Non-album singleCha Soo-bin 9 June 2023 Love's Macchiato Non-album singleTwo Sisters 19 June 2023 Lorelei FORMYoung Tak 1 August 2023 Tok Tok Tok Form Up Beautiful Goodbye What Did You Say? Price Back Around Pull It Now Go Your Own Way Live Your Own Life Original Soundtrack Part 2Young Tak 24 September 2023 Let Me Be Your Man Non-album single3MEN 4 December 2023 Sarang OK SuperSuper Young Tak September 2024 SuperSuper Blue Ketchup Autumntime BRIGHTEN

Filmography

Television shows +Key Current programs Works that have not yet been aired

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2020 Kkondae Intern Cha Hyeong-seok Cameo Kingmaker: The Change of DestinyGovernment official 2022 Behind Every StarHimselfCameo (episode 5) 2023 Strong Girl Nam-soon Oh Young-tak Supporting Role Live Your Own LifeSales employeeCameo (episode 28)

Movie appearances

Radio appearances Year Name Station Role 2019 – 2020 Choi Il-gu's Hurricane Radio 《최일구의 허리케인 라디오》 TBS FMMain host

Ambassadorship Wando Abalone ambassador (2022) Korail Public Relations ambassador (2024) Mongolia's Tourism Promotion ambassador (2024)

Male Solo Singer Popularity Award

The Best Trot

Male Trot Singer Category Grand Prize

Angel N STAR Award

Best Fall Music "Form"

Fan N STAR Choice Solo

TMA Idolplus Popularity

Discovery of the Year 2020 "Why Are You Coming Out From There"

Best Album "MMM"

Artist of the Year (Main Prize)

Special Award (Trot)

Best Celebrity from a Variety Show "Mr. Trot"

Stepping Stone Award with Top 6 Mr. Trot

Male Singer of the Year Award

Singer of the Year (Grand Prize)

Best Trot Song "Jjiniya"

Hot Trend Award with Top 6 Mr. Trot Best Songwriter Award

Newcomer CF Star Award

2nd Place Out of 17,000 Applicants "Jjiniya"

Popular Culture (Grand Prize) Young Tak

"Kkondae Latte"

"Okay"

"Comforter"

"MMM"

"Form"

The Best Award

Male Singer Solo Category Hallyu Award Bonsang "Form"

Excellence Prize as Country Kids' Soul

Rising Star Award Selected by 108 PDs from all broadcast stations

Universal Singer-Songwriter Icon

Universal Tour Icon Universal Hot Solo

Excellence Prize "The Flight"

Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Forbes 2021 Korea Power Celebrity 40 8th 2022 25th 2023 10th 2025 34th