Kim Dong-young (Korean: 김동영; born February 1, 1996), professionally known as Doyoung (Korean: 도영), is a South Korean singer, actor and host. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy group NCT and its sub-units NCT U and NCT 127. Doyoung made his debut in April 2016 as a member of rotational unit NCT U and became a member of Seoul-based fixed unit NCT 127 in January 2017. In 2021, he starred in the television drama Midnight Cafe Season 3 -The Curious Stalker and appeared in the musical Marie Antoinette.
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Born | Kim Dong-young (1996-02-01) February 1, 1996 (age 26) Guri, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
Nationality | Korean |
Education | Topyeong High School |
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Relatives | Gong Myung (brother) |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2015–present |
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Formerly of | SM Rookies |
Website | Official website |
Musical artist | |
Korean name | |
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Revised Romanization | Kim Dong-yeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Tongyŏng |
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Revised Romanization | Doyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Toyŏng |
Kim Dong-young was born on February 1, 1996 in Guri, Gyeonggi, South Korea. He is the younger brother of actor Gong Myung.[1]
In late 2013, Doyoung became a trainee under SM Entertainment's Casting System after being scouted at a "Guri City Youth Art Festival'' singing competition.[citation needed]
For Chanyeol's music video remake of H.O.T "Hope" on Exo 90:2014, Doyoung took part in the remake version of the song by EXO's Chen alongside his co-members Johnny, and Jaehyun, which was aired on August 15, 2014.
On January 15, 2015, Doyoung was officially introduced as a member of SM Rookies, which is a pre-debut team consisted of trainees under SM Entertainment. He was also announced as an MC on MBC Music's television music show, Show Champion alongside fellow member Jaehyun. They hosted the program from January 21 to July 1, 2015.
He made a special appearance in episode 11 of the Korean remake of The Mickey Mouse Club, singing "Beauty & the Beast" as a duet with then-SM Rookies member Koeun, which aired on Disney Channel Korea on December 13, 2015.
On February 15, 2016, he was selected as a model for the Design United brand along with Taeyong and Yuta.
On April 5, 2016, Doyoung was confirmed as a member of boy group NCT, in the first sub-unit, NCT U, alongside five other members of the SM Rookies program. They officially debuted with the digital singles "The 7th Sense" alongside Taeyong, Ten, Jaehyun and Mark on April 8 and "Without You", alongside Taeil and Jaehyun on April 9.[2]
In July 2016, Doyoung collaborated with Shinee's Key on the song "Cool" for the soundtrack of OCN drama 38 Squad. This marked his first solo endeavor since debuting under NCT. In November, Doyoung joined the main cast of OnStyle's beauty variety show, Lipstick Prince.[3]
In December 2016, he was announced as a new member of NCT 127, the second sub-unit of NCT, which previously debuted in July. He officially debuted with the unit in January 2017 with the release of the EP Limitless.[4]
He also participated in the SM Station project "Sound of Your Heart (너의 목소리)" with fellow NCT member Taeil and labelmates Yesung, Sunny, Seulgi, Wendy, and Lee Dong-woo as part of SM Town.[5]
In February 2017, he joined Inkigayo as an MC alongside Got7's Jinyoung and Blackpink's Jisoo.[6] In March of the same year, he made an appearance on the MBC program We Got Married alongside his brother.[7][8]
In August, he released "Stay in my Life" for the School 2017 soundtrack with fellow NCT members Taeil and Taeyong.[9] In October, he collaborated with Gugudan's Sejeong to release "Star Blossom (별빛 이 피면)" through the second season of SM Station.[10]
In June 2018, he released the song "Hard for Me" for the drama Rich Man. "Hard for Me" was originally sung by CHEEZE and was the first song released for the drama, later re-recorded by Doyoung.[11]
In March 2019, Doyoung collaborated with indie duo Rocoberry on the song "Don't Say Goodbye (헤어 지지 말아요, 우리)".[12] Doyoung appeared on the show King of Mask Singer under the name "Assistant Manager" in July 2019.[13] He advanced to the final round based on his renditions of "Beautiful" by Crush and "Time Spent Walking Through Memories" by Nell, competing alongside the reigning champion, Nightingale. [14] The following month, he was added to the regular cast of Law of the Jungle in Sunda Islands.[15] In November, Doyoung collaborated with labelmates BoA, Siwon, J-Min, Sunny, Taemin, Suho and Wendy as part of SM Town on the song "This is Your Day (for every child, UNICEF)".[16]
In September 2020, SM Entertainment announced that NCT would be releasing their second studio album as a group, NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1, with the second part NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 2 following in November. In the first part, Doyoung participated in both of the title tracks, "Make a Wish" and "From Home" by NCT U, the only member to do so. He also participated in the B-sides "Volcano" and "Lightbulb" by NCT U and "Music, Dance" by NCT 127. In the second part, Doyoung participated in the B-side track "I.O.U" along with the other vocalists within the group.[17]
In March 2021, Doyoung appeared in his first television drama as lead, Midnight Cafe Season 3 - The Curious Stalker.[18][19]
On April 19, it was announced that Doyoung had been cast in his first musical, Marie Antoinette, as one of the three actors playing the male lead role of Count Axel von Fersen. The musical ran from July 13 to October 3 at the Charlotte Theatre.[20][21] On August 5, producer Ryan S. Jhun announced through his personal Instagram that Doyoung and fellow member Haechan would participate in the first single from his first album. The song, "Maniac", was released on August 12.[22]
On October 1, Doyoung released the soundtrack song "Like a Star" for the drama Yumi's Cells.[23]
On March 8, 2022, Doyoung donated ₩30 million to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association to help the victims of the massive wildfire that started in Uljin, Gyeongbuk and has spread to Samcheok, Gangwon.[24]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2021 | Midnight Cafe – The Curious Stalker | Son Ji-woo | Season 3 | [18] |
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2022 | Dear X Who Doesn't Love Me | Jeong Si-ho | [25] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2016–2017 | Lipstick Prince | Main Cast | ||
2019 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant | Ep. 209–210 | [26][27] |
Law of the Jungle | Cast member | Ep. 388–392 | [15] | |
2022–present | Master in the House | Ep. 219–222, 227–present | [28] |
Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. |
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2016 | Kiss The Radio | Special DJ | ||
2017–2019 | NCT's Night Night! | Saturday Night | ||
2019 | Idol Radio | with Johnny |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Show Champion | with Jaehyun January 21–July 1 |
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2016 | M Countdown | Weekly Guest MC July 28–September 22 |
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My SMT | MC September 19–October 24 |
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2017–2018 | Inkigayo | with Jinyoung and Jisoo February 5, 2017 – February 4, 2018 |
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2022 | 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards | with Sieun and Jaejae January 27, 2022 |
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28th Dream Concert | with An Yu-jin June 18, 2022 |
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Year | English title | Korean title | Role | Ref. |
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2021 | Marie Antoinette | 마리 앙투아네트 | Count Axel von Fersen | [31] |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
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KOR [32] | |||||
Collaborations | |||||
"Star Blossom" (별빛 이 피면) (with Sejeong)[33] |
2017 | —[upper-alpha 1] | N/A | Non-album singles | |
"Don't Say Goodbye" (헤어 지지 말아요, 우리) (with Rocoberry)[12] |
2019 | 184 | |||
"Doll" (인형) (with Baekhyun) |
2021 | 129 | Rewind: Blossom | ||
"Fallin" (with Kim Min-ha)[35] |
2022 | TBA | Non-album singles | ||
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"First Christmas" (with Joy) |
2016 | —[upper-alpha 2] |
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Inkigayo Music Crush Part 4 | |
Soundtrack appearances | |||||
"Cool" (with Key) |
2016 | 281 | N/A | 38 Revenue Collection Unit OST Part 2 | |
"Hard for Me" | 2018 | — | Rich Man OST Part 5[11] | ||
"Night Air" (밤공기) | 2021 | —[upper-alpha 3] | Cafe Midnight OST Part 2 | ||
"Like a Star" | —[upper-alpha 4] | Yumi's Cells OST Part 4 | |||
"A Little More" (아주 조금만 더) | 2022 | —[upper-alpha 5] | Soundtrack #1 OST | ||
"To You Who Can't Love" (사랑할 수 없는 너에게)[44] | — | Dear X Who Doesn't Love Me OST Part 3 | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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Asia Artist Awards | 2021 | Focus Award (Actor) | Doyoung | Won | [45] |
AAA Japan Popularity Award – Actor (Male) | Nominated | [46] | |||
U+IdolLive Popularity Award – Actor | Nominated | [47] | |||
Marseille Webfest | Best Music Award | "Night Air" | Won | [48] | |
Asia Web Awards | Best Actor in a Comedy and Drama | Cafe Midnight Season 3 - The Curious Stalker | Won | ||
Seoul Webfest | Best Actor | Won | [49] | ||
die Seriale Digital Series Festival | 2022 | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
Ten Asia Global Top Ten Awards[lower-alpha 1] | Best Artist of K-Drama OST – Thailand | "A Little More" | Won | ||
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