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 Kyoungyoon in October 2022 | |
| Born | Lee Kyoung-yoon (2000-02-21)February 21, 2000 (age 25) Yeongdeok County,North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2019-present |
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| Hangul | 이경윤 |
| Revised Romanization | I Gyeongyun |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Kyŏngyun |
Lee Kyoung-yoon (Korean: 이경윤, born February 21, 2000), also known by the mononymKyoungyoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a former member of the boy groupDKZ. He received his first main role as a television actor in a June 2021EBS' international co-production drama,Beasts of Asia. He also starred in musical productions such asEqual andThe Three Musketeers.
Lee Kyoung-yoon was born on February 21, 2000, inYeongdeok County,North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Kyoungyoon first dreamed of becoming a singer when he was in middle school after he heardPark Hyo-shin's "Beautiful Tomorrow".[1] Before debuting as an idol, he had been training as an athlete and even formed a band where he was active as a guitarist and vocalist.[1][2]
After graduating from high school, Kyoungyoon entered the Department of Broadcasting and Entertainment at Global Cyber University.[3]
As a Dongyotrainee, Kyoungyoon was already part of group activities before his official debut.[4] He officially debuted on April 24, 2019, as part of the 5-member boy group, Dongkiz.[5] Although the group has no assigned positions, Kyoungyoon has been in charge of the vocals in the group.[6]
During the release of their songFever, Kyoungyoon was unable to join the group activities due to health problems.[7] However, he later resumed group activities upon the release of their next singleAll I Need Is You the following year.[8][9]
On December 30, 2021, "2021 (Memories)" was released where Kyoungyoon participated in writing the song. This was part of the group's end-of-the-year project single and would later become the last song of the group before the renaming.[10][11]
On March 18, 2022, Kyoungyoon's label decided to rename their group DKZ and introduce line-up changes to form a 7-member boy group.[12] In May 2022, Kyoungyoon (ranked 92nd) was included in the Top 100 K-Pop Boy Group Personal Brand Reputation Rankings for the said month which was released by theKorea Institute of Corporate Reputation.[13][14] On May 26, 2022, he andJaechan released anacoustic arrangement of their song "Cupid" (사랑도둑).[15]
Dongyo Entertainment announced on April 19, 2023, that Kyoungyoon would take a leave from group activities for medical reasons.[16] Subsequently, the agency announced on August 8 that Kyoungyoon would depart from the group and enlist in the military.[17]
Kyoungyoon began his acting career in 2021. He was cast in theEBS internationally co-produced seriesBeasts of Asia, his first leading role on television.[18]
The following year, Kyoungyoon started his career inmusicals. In May 2022, Kyoungyoon was cast in themusicalEqual alongside his fellow memberJonghyeong, which marked their debut astheater actors,[19] and followed by the South Korean musical production ofThe Three Musketeers with his fellow member Mingyu asD'Artagnan.[20]
On September 12, 2023, Dongyo Entertainment announced that Kyoungyoon began hismandatory military service on September 11 as an active duty soldier in the Army.[21]
All song credits are adapted from theKorea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[22]
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Arrangement | ||
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| Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
| 2020 | Dongkiz | It's All Right | Non-album release | Yes | Jaechan, Munik, Wondae,Jonghyeong | No | — |
| 2021 | 2021 (Memories) | Non-album release | Yes | Jaechan,Jonghyeong | No | — | |
| 2022 | DKZ | Cupid (사랑도둑) (Acoustic ver.) | "Chase Episode 2. Maum" | No | — | Yes | Cray Bin,Jaechan |
| 2022 (Forever) | "DKZ Year End Project Song 'It's All Right Part.3'" | Yes | Jaechan, Mingyu, Sehyeon,Jonghyeong, Giseok | No | — | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Big Issue | Himself | Episode 3 | [23] |
| Love With Flaws | Trainee with Joo Seo-joon | |||
| 2021 | Beasts of Asia | Teo | Main role | [18] |
| 2022 | Semantic Error | Waiter | Episode 5 | [24] |
| Year | Production | Role | Theater | Date | Notes | Ref. | |
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| English title | Korean title | ||||||
| 2022 | Equal | 이퀄 | Theo | Uniplex Hall 1 Grand Theater (South Korea); Hulic Hall Tokyo (Japan) | July 3–24, 2022 (South Korea Run); August 6–13, 2022 (Japan Run) | Main role (theatrical debut) | [25] |
| The Three Musketeers | 삼총사 | D'Artagnan | Universal Arts Center (Seoul); Aram Nuri Arts Center (Goyang); Sohyang Theater (Busan) | September 21 - November 6, 2022 (Seoul); November 12, 2022 (Goyang); November 27, 2022 (Busan) | [26] | ||
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) / Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Seoul International Drama Awards | 2022 | Outstanding K-Pop Idol | Kyoungyoon | Nominated | [27] |