Eden (Korean musician)
Eden | |
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Born | Kim Yong-hwan[1] July 12, 1988[1] Yeonsu, South Korea[2] |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2010–present[2] |
Spouse | Unknown (m. 2023)[3] |
Musical career | |
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Instruments |
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Labels | KQ Entertainment[5] |
Member of | Eden-ary[6] |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김용환 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Yonghwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yonghwan |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 이든 |
Revised Romanization | Eden |
McCune–Reischauer | Eden |
Website | KQ ENTERTAINMENT |
Kim Yong-hwan (Korean: 김용환; born July 12, 1988), known professionally by his stage name Eden (Korean: 이든; stylized in all caps), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer. Under KQ Entertainment, he made his solo debut in 2017. He is most well known as the leader of Eden-ary, the production team for Ateez and Xikers.[6]
His stage name references the Biblical garden because he has always wanted to make music in the most natural and basic way.[4][unreliable source?]
Career
[edit]Eden played the piano from a young age, being inspired by musicians such as Frédéric Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninoff to pursue a career in music. He'd already mastered composing Classical music. He decided to become a singer and composer, and he moved to Seoul from his hometown Yeonsu for learning Popular music. He taught himself how to compose and produce it.[2]
In 2010, a file of his music that he'd sent to his friend ended up in the hands of Source Music. He started as a composer in 2010, participating in SS501's Kim Hyung-jun' album My Girl. He joined a production team Eden Beatz with musician J.Rise, and released their album in 2012.[4]
He joined the military and completed his service in 2013, and then left Source Music.[2]
KQ Entertainment happened to reach out to him, and began to work with him. He lived in a studio at the company for the next two years and went on to be co-producers with Hyun-sik of BtoB and Woodz.[4]
He made his own solo debut at the age of 29 with the single album Urban Hymns on February 17, 2017.[2]
He is currently the primary producer for boy bands in his label, including Ateez, who made their debut on October 24, 2018, and Xikers, who made their debut on March 30, 2023.[7][8]
Record products
[edit]The following contents are based on official website.[5]
Artists
[edit]Year | Group |
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2018–present | ATEEZ |
2023–present | xikers |
Songs
[edit]BtoB
[edit]2015 | 여기 있을게 |
2016 | 기도 I'll Be Your Man |
2017 | 말만해 |
2017 | 그리워하다 Missing You |
2018 | 너 없인 안 된다 |
2018 | 아름답고도 아프구나 |
Other artists
[edit]2011 | Kim Hyung-jun | Heaven |
2015 | GFriend | Neverland |
2016 | Luizy feat. Hyun-sik of BtoB | Baby Ride |
2016 | Luizy | 요즘 뭐 해 How Have You Been |
2016 | Chancellor | Venus |
2017 | LUCY feat. Kisum | B-DAY |
2017 | Seul-ong feat. Beenzino | 너야 |
2018 | Yuju feat. Suran | LOVE RAIN |
2018 | Wanna One | 묻고 싶다 One Love |
2018 | Produce 48 | Rumor |
2020 | Younha feat. RM | WINTER FLOWER(雪中梅) |
Discography
[edit]The following contents are based on official website.[5]
Single albums
[edit]2017年 | URBAN HYMNS |
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2019年 | Heaven |
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EPs
[edit]2018年 | RYU:川 |
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2019年 | EXHALANT |
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Monthly Series
[edit]2018~2019年 | STARDUST |
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2020~2021年 | STARDUST 2 |
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Eden Beatz
[edit]2012年 | Eden Beatz |
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2013年 | For Your All Kinds Of Night |
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2015年 | For Your All Kinds Of Night Part 2 |
OST
[edit]2018年 | tvN | 식샤를 합시다3 비긴즈 | 궁금해 |
etc.
[edit]2018年 | Hidden Track No.V |
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Eden". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "In The Garden Of Eden: How This Self-Taught Producer Is Crafting K-pop's New Sound". MTV. February 24, 2020. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Get To Know EDEN, The Talented Solo Artist And Producer Behind ATEEZ's Music". koreaboo. June 15, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c d 이든 (EDEN) (in Korean). KQ ENTERTAINMENT. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "eden_yh" (in Korean). Instagram. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "10-piece Xikers debuts, hopes to become rookie band of the year". The Korea Herald. March 30, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ "KQ ENTERTAINMENT" (in Korean). KQ ENTERTAINMENT. Retrieved August 18, 2023.