Yoon Do-hyun

Yoon Do-hyun
Born (1972-02-03) February 3, 1972 (age 51)
Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
EducationIncheon City College – Civil Engineering
Sungkonghoe University – Media and Communication
Occupation(s)Singer, musician, songwriter, MC, actor
Years active1993–present
AgentDee Company
SpouseLee Mi-ok (m. 2002)
Korean name
Hangul
윤도현
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYun Do-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerYun To-hyŏn
Websitedeecompany.kr

Yoon Do-hyun (born February 3, 1972) is a South Korean hard rock/folk rock singer, musician, and songwriter. He is the founder and lead vocalist of the Yoon Do-hyun Band (YB) since 1996. Yoon is also an MC on TV variety programs (notably Yoon Do-hyun's Love Letter) and a musical theatre actor.

Career

Yoon Do-hyun was born in Imjin-myeon (currently Munsan-eup) in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. He graduated from Munsan High School in 1991, and began working in 1993 around Paju's music circles as part of the band Jongyiyeon (종이연).

In 1994, Yoon released his debut solo album, In Front of the Post Office in Autumn (가을 우체국 앞에서). It produced the hit singles "Tarzan" and "Love Two," but the album did not receive much commercial success since dance music was trendy at the time.

Yoon formed the eponymously named Yoon Do-hyun Band in 1996, with himself on vocals, drummer Kim Jin-won, guitarist Yoo Byung-yeol, and bass guitarist Park Tae-hee. Later that year, Yoon played the lead role in Jungle Story, Kim Hong-joon's film that recounts the rise and fall of a fictitious, underground band. His bandmates also appeared in the film.

Its initial failure to break out led to the Yoon Do-hyun Band almost disbanding in 2000, and guitarist Yoo Byung-yeol left the band and was replaced by Huh Joon. Then in 2002, they gained fame with the World Cup cheer song "Oh! Pilseung Korea" (meaning "Victory Korea!"). With its explosive live performances and Yoon's powerful voice and frank personality onstage, the Yoon Do-hyun Band eventually became one of the foremost rock bands in South Korea, selling more than 2 million albums and doing more than 100 live concerts. It won music awards from Korea's three main broadcast stations KBS, MBC and SBS, and won the WPMA (World Peace Music Award) in 2003 for their activities in promoting human rights. Renamed YB in 2005, it was the first Korean band to ever tour Europe and had two sold-out concerts in New York City (Nokia Theater, B.B King Blues Club) in 2006. YB was the subject of two rockumentaries, Kim Tae-yong's On the Road, Two (2006) and Moon Cheung-heum's Flying Butterfly (2010). YB celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2015 with a series of sold-out concerts titled "20 Years Old."

Meanwhile, Yoon starred in stage musicals such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Gwanghwamun Sonata, and Once. He also hosted the popular music-talk show Yoon Do-hyun's Love Letter from April 2002 to November 2008.

As a solo artist, Yoon has released two albums and three EPs, including Difference (2005), Harmony (2009), and Singing Yoon Do-hyun (노래하는 윤도현, 2014).

In October 2021, it was announced that Yoon Do-hyun would participate in Sing Again 2 as the new judge for season 2.

Personal life

Yoon married musical theatre actress Lee Mi-ok on June 15, 2002. They have one daughter. In August 2023, he revealed via Instagram that he had been battling lymphatic cancer for the past 3 years, but is now cancer free.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
In Front of the Post Office in Autumn (가을 우체국 앞에서)
  • Released: December 1994
  • Label: Daeum Entertainment
  • Format: CD, cassette
Difference
  • Released: April 29, 2005
  • Label: Daeum Entertainment
  • Format: CD, cassette
5
  • KOR: 142,232

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
Harmony
  • Released: September 18, 2009
  • Label: Daeum Entertainment
  • Format: CD, download
Singing Yoon Do-hyun (노래하는 윤도현)
  • Released: September 16, 2014
  • Label: Dee Company
  • Format: CD, download
17
  • KOR: 1,580
The Acoustic Forest (음악 캠핑 갈래?)
  • Released: August 11, 2020
  • Label: Dee Company
  • Format: CD, download

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
"I Guess I Loved You" (사랑했나봐) 2005 Difference
"Wish It Were You" (너라면 좋겠어) 2009 Harmony
"Kim Je-dong Song – Oh-kyo-kyo-kyo" (김제동송 - 오쿄쿄쿄) 2010 97 Non-album single
"Weather By You" (당신이 만든 날씨) 2013 56 The Acoustic Forest
"The Day" (그 날) (with Achtung) 2014 Non-album singles
"First Love" (오늘도 어제 같은 나는...)
"How I Look These Days" (요즘 내 모습) (feat. Tablo and K.Will) 39 Singing Yoon Do-hyun
"Much as the Time (We Loved Each Other" (우리 사랑했던 시간만큼) 38
"Nightmare" (with Reddy, G2, Inlayer and Johnny of NCT) 2016 SM Station Season 1
"Sparks Fly" 2017
"Trip" Non-album singles
"A Song For You" (널 부르는 노래) 2018
"Everyone Changes" (사람들은 모두 변하나봐) (with Jung Jae-il)
"The Sound of Rain" (빗소리) 2020 The Acoustic Forest

Other contributions

Title Year Notes
"In the Wilderness" 1996 Track from the Kim Kwang-seok tribute album
가객: 부치지 않은 편지
"잃어버린 나를 찾아" Track from Thief OST
"신놀부뎐" 1997 Track from Black and White Photograph 1
"사노라면" (with Kim Jang-hoon) 1998 Track from Kim Jang-hoon#1998
Ballads for Tears
"같은 맘으로" (with Kim Hyung-suk) 2001 Track from Ac+E No2
"마음을 다해 부르면" (with Lee So-eun) 2003 Tracks from Oseam OST
"다시 만나요"
"비련" (with Kim So-hyun) Track from Legend of Laqia OST
"천국에서" (with Ann) 2004 Track from Phoenix Rising
"여행길" (with Buga Kingz) 2005 Track from The Renaissance
"날아라 병아리" (with N.EX.T) 2006 Track from ReGame?
"끝이 아니길" Track from Seoul 1945 OST
"Farewell Story" (with Lala) 2007 Track from 우리, 사랑하는 동안...
두번째 이야기
"겨울비" Track from Kim Jong-seo's 20th Anniversary Greatest Hits
"I Love You, Idiot" (with Kang Chae-yi) 2008 Track from 사랑에 중독되다
"Come Together" (with Tomi Kita) Track from In Dreamz
"Friends" (with Eva & Sat) Track from Friends
"그랬단 말이야" (with Shin So-hee) Track from 그랬단 말이야
"Cuts the City" (with Steranko) Track from Darkness on the Highway
"Foolish Love" (with Ash Gray) 2009
"Red Camel" (with Lee Seung-hwan) Track from Hwantastic Friends
"Dust (Korean Ver.)" (with Diablo) 2010 Track from Undefined
"Being a Rock Star" (with Lee Seung-hwan, Lee Sung-woo, Ock Yo-han) Track from Dreamizer
"날자, 오리배..."
(with Jung Tae-choon, Kang San-ae, Kim C)
2012 Track from City Bus Going to the Sea
"Someday" (with Leessang) Track from Unplugged
"Never Say Goodbye" (with Psy) Track from Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1
"Butterfly Dream (My Secret Dream)" Track from Arang and the Magistrate OST
"Still You" (with Sue Son) Track from I Am
"I Want to Live with Her" (with UV) Track from Artist
"No Regrets (Legend Ver.)"
(with Hwang Jung-min and Yoo Jun-sang)
2013 Theme song from Fists of Legend
"Wish" Theme song from Hope
"Colorful World" (with Kahi) Track from Who Are You?
"Cruel Memories (with Jung Yong-hwa from CNBLUE) 2015 Track from One Fine Day


Acting

Musical theatre

Year Title Role
1995 Gaeddongi Gaeddongi
1997 Jesus Christ Superstar Judas Iscariot
1998 Hard Rock Cafe Kang-joo
2009 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig
2011–2012 Gwanghwamun Sonata Past Sang-hoon
2013 Jesus Christ Superstar Judas Iscariot
2014–2015 Once Guy
2016 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig
2021 Gwanghwamun Sonata Myung-woo
2021–2022 Wonder Ticket Phung Beak

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Jungle Story Do-hyun
2000 The Promenade (cameo)
2004 Arahan Male driver (cameo)
2006 On the Road, Two Himself Documentary
Hanbando Music director
2010 Flying Butterfly Himself Documentary
2012 Arang and the Magistrate Former magistrate of Miryang (cameo, episode 1) TV
26 Years Crowdfunding investor
2021 Taxi Driver Yoon Gi-sa (cameo, episode 1) SBS

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes
2002–2008 Yoon Do-hyun's Love Letter KBS2 Host
2002–2011 Yoon Do-hyun's 2pm Date MBC FM4U Radio DJ
2010 Joo Young-nam and Friends KBS1
It City: Papa & Girl in London Olive
2011–2012 I Am a Singer MBC Contestant
2011–2013 Yoon Do-hyun's MUST Mnet Host
2011 Cover Dance Festival!
K-POP Roadshow 40120
MBC Host
2011–present Law of the Jungle SBS Narrator
2011–2012 K-pop Star 1 SBS Host and narrator
2012 Project Lotus Channel V Judge
2012–present TV Entertainment Tonight SBS Host
2012–2013 K-pop Star 2 SBS Host and narrator
2013 I'm Your Substitute Angel MBC Host
2014 Welcome Back to School JTBC Cast member
2015 Animals MBC Cast member
2017 Begin Again JTBC Cast Member
2020 Korean Trot Contest [ko] KBS2 Host
2021 Fireman Boy tvN STORY & tvN Cast Member
2021–2022 Sing Again Season 2 JTBC Judge
2022 Culture of Jeju Haenyeo [women divers] YouTube Narrator ; language Korean
2022–present I'am Yoon Do-hyun at 4 p.m. MBC FM4U DJ; May 30, 2022–present

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2002 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award in Radio Yoon Do-hyun's 2pm Date Won
2003 KBS Entertainment Awards Excellence Award in a Variety Show Yoon Do-hyun's Love Letter Won
2012 SBS Entertainment Awards Producer's Award – Best MC K-pop Star 1,
Law of the Jungle,
TV Entertainment Tonight
Won
2022 2022 MBC Entertainment Awards Excellence Award, Radio Category 4 O'Clock Yoon Do-hyun Won

See also


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