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DAY6 · solo

Young K

Young K released his second solo studio album YOUNGEST on July 27, 2026. The 15-track project is led by Shut The Door and credits him with writing and composing across the full record.

Editorial image: Young K — YOUNGEST: all 15 tracks, collaborators and its place in his solo career
Editorial image: Young K — YOUNGEST: all 15 tracks, collaborators and its place in his solo career
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Quick facts

Stage name
Young K
Full name
Kang Young-hyun
Korean name
강영현
Born
Age
32
Occupation
singer, songwriter, and bassist
Group
DAY6
Solo debut
Agency
JYP Entertainment
Debut
September 7, 2015
Years active
11 years

Biography

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Young K (Kang Young-hyun) works as singer, songwriter, and bassist and is a member of DAY6. The documented activity is connected to JYP Entertainment. The official debut dates to September 7, 2015.

DAY6 debut

Young K, the professional name of Kang Young-hyun, is DAY6’s singer, songwriter and bassist. JYP’s profile confirms his December 19, 1993 birth date, while the group catalogue dates The Day and the band’s debut to September 7, 2015.

The solo path

Eternal opened his solo catalogue on September 6, 2021, followed by the first studio album Letters with notes in 2023. This profile keeps that work connected to DAY6 instead of creating a different identity for each release.

The writer behind YOUNGEST

Second studio album YOUNGEST arrived on July 27, 2026 with 15 tracks and title track Shut The Door. JYP says Young K took part in writing and composing every track, working with collaborators including Hong Ji-sang, collapsedone and Sunwoojunga.

Current activity

YOUNGEST is the current marker in his solo catalogue. Its tracklist, album story and timeline connect back to this permanent profile; credits absent from the official page are not filled from fan databases.

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Selected discography

  • EP / mini albumEternal
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    JYP Entertainment
  • Studio albumLetters with notes
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    Label
    JYP Entertainment
  • Studio albumYOUNGEST
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    JYP Entertainment
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Career timeline

  1. DebutDAY6 · The Day
  2. Solo debutEternal
  3. ReleaseLetters with notes
  4. Current activityYOUNGEST

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Young K — YOUNGEST: all 15 tracks, collaborators and its place in his solo career

YOUNGEST is more than a return after Letters with notes: Young K contributed creatively from the first track to the fifteenth.

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