Kim Dong-hyun ( ko, 김동현, born September 17, 1998), also known mononymously as Donghyun, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is known for his participation in the reality competition show ''

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''. He later debuted as a part of the musical duo, MXM. He is a member of South Korean boy group AB6IX.

Early life

Kim Dong-hyun was born on September 17, 1998, in

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, South Korea. He has an older brother, an older sister, and an older

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brother, making him the youngest person in his family. Prior to appearing on ''

'', Kim has trained for eleven months. He was a trainee at

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before he passed

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's audition and joined them as a trainee on late 2016. Kim was a student at Namdaejeon High School.

Career

2017–2018: ''Produce 101'' and MXM

In mid-2017, Kim participated in the ''

'', a reality competition show designed to form a temporary

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consisting of 11 members chosen by the public from 101 contestants. He represented

along with three other trainees. He was eventually eliminated from the show, finishing in 28th place overall on episode 10. On July 12, 2017, Brand New Music announced that Kim and Lim Young-min, one of his agency mates who also joined ''Produce 101'', would make their debut as a project duo and pre-released a debut single within the same month before releasing an

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in late August. The project unit name is revealed to be MXM, which was an acronym for "Mix & Match". They released their debut single, ''Good Day'' on July 27 which included the title track and "I Just Do", a song that was co-produced by Kim. A few weeks later, on September 6, they released their debut EP, ''Unmix''. On March 15, 2018, he starred as a male lead in the music video for Lee Kang's song "In Vain (feat.

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)". He also appeared as a cameo in

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's music video for the song "Dangerous".

2019–present: AB6IX and solo activities

In early 2019, Brand New Music announced that Kim along with his fellow ''Produce 101'' trainees and an addition of one other trainee would join the lineup for the agency's new boy group named AB6IX. On May 22, the group debuted with their EP, '' B:Complete'' which included "Shining Stars", a song that was co-produced by Kim. In early 2021, Kim starred as one of male lead in a web series called ''Fling at Convenience Store''. He also sang the soundtrack for the series, which was co-produced by him. In April 2021, Kim was confirmed to be part of the cast for the SBS television series ''

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''. He will play the role of Woo Ga-on, the keyboardist and youngest member of LUNA.

Discography

Songs

Songwriting

All song credits are adapted from the

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's database, unless otherwise noted.

Filmography

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Radio shows

Music video

Notes

References

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