Kim Yong-hwan (; born July 12, 1988), known professionally by his stage name Eden (; stylized in

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), 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 Xikers (; stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean boy band formed by KQ Entertainment. The group consists of ten members: Minjae, Junmin, Sumin, Jinsik, Hyunwoo, Junghoon, Seeun, Yujun, Hunter and Yechan. They debuted on March 30, 2023, wi ...

. His stage name references the

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because he has always wanted to make music in the most natural and basic way.

Career

Eden played the piano from a young age, being inspired by musicians such as

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and

Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one o ...

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

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. He taught himself how to compose and produce it. In 2010, a file of his music that he'd sent to his friend ended up in the hands of

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. He started as a composer in 2010, participating in

SS501 SS501 is a South Korean boy band consisting of five members: Kim Hyun-joong, Heo Young-saeng, Kim Kyu-jong, Park Jung-min and Kim Hyung-jun. They debuted in 2005 with the EP ''Warning'', which included their first number one song, "Never Again ...

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' album My Girl. He joined a production team Eden Beatz with musician J.Rise, and released their album in 2012. He joined the military and completed his service in 2013, and then left Source Music. 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 } BtoB ( ; ; acronym for Born to Beat; often stylized as BTOB) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2012 by Cube Entertainment. The group consists of Seo Eun-kwang, Lee Min-hyuk, Lee Chang-sub, Im Hyun-sik, Peniel Shin and Yook Sung-jae. Or ...

and

Woodz Cho Seung-youn (, born August 5, 1996), known professionally as Woodz (stylized in all caps), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, and record producer. He first rose to fame as the main rapper and sub-vocalist of South Korean-Chi ...

. He made his own solo debut at the age of 29 with the single album Urban Hymns on February 17, 2017. He is currently the primary producer for boy bands in his label, including Ateez, who made their debut on October 24, 2018, and

, who made their debut on March 30, 2023.

Record products

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Artists

Songs

BtoB

Other artists

Discography

The following contents are based on official website.

Single albums

EPs

Monthly Series

Eden Beatz

OST

etc.

Notes

References

External links

* * * * * {{Authority control 1988 births Living people South Korean record producers South Korean singer-songwriters South Korean male singer-songwriters 21st-century South Korean male musicians 21st-century South Korean musicians