Kang Yoon-sung (born November 16, 1983), better known by his stage name K, is a pop singer from

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

under contract in Japan. He was born in

Goyang Goyang (''Goyang-si''; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the north of South Korea. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's satellite cities. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Capital Area, with a populatio ...

. In 2004, after achieving little success with his first album in South Korea, K crossed over to Japan. His first Japanese album, ''Beyond the Sea'', has achieved a sales of over 300,000 copies. K put his musical activities on hold in 2010 so he could complete the Korean mandatory

military service Military service is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, air forces, and naval forces, whether as a chosen job (volunteer) or as a result of an involuntary draft (conscription). Some nations (e.g., Mexico) require a ...

.Singer K to suspend activities
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Discography

Japanese studio albums

Other Japanese albums

English albums

Korean albums

# ''K'' (April 28, 2004) # ''Beautiful Smile'' (January 20, 2006)

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

DVDs

* ''Film K: A Voice from the Heaven'' (February 15, 2006) * ''Film K Vol. 2: Music in My Life'' (June 25, 2008) * ''film K vol.3 live K in 武道館〜so long〜 20101130'' (March 2, 2011)

Other appearances

* Wanna Be the Piano Man: (November 29, 2006) * Céline Dion Tribute: "

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(featuring Aki)" (September 26, 2007)

Live tours

* Live K Tour 2006: Beyond the Sea (March—May 2006) * Live K Tour 2006: Winter (November—December 2006) * Live K Tour 2007: Music in My Life (June 2007) * Live K Tour 2008: Ki zu na (June 2008) * Live K Tour 2009 (March—May 2009)

References

External links

K Official web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:K 1983 births Gr8! Records artists Japanese-language singers of South Korea K-pop singers Japanese male pop singers Living people People from Goyang South Korean male singers South Korean J-pop singers Sony Music Entertainment Japan artists Studioseven Recordings artists Stardust Promotion artists 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century South Korean singers 21st-century Japanese male singers