K (singer)
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Kang Yoon-sung better known by his stage name K, is a J-pop singer from South Korea
.Currently, the only contract in Japan. After the failure of his first album in South Korea in 2004, K crossed over to Japan. His first Japanese album, Beyond the Sea, has achieved a sales of over 300,000 copies.
K will be in hiatus from his music activity due to military service
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South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
.Currently, the only contract in Japan. After the failure of his first album in South Korea in 2004, K crossed over to Japan. His first Japanese album, Beyond the Sea, has achieved a sales of over 300,000 copies.
K will be in hiatus from his music activity due to military service
Conscription in South Korea
Conscription, or mandatory military service or compulsory national service, is legislated in South Korea, with military service stated as one of the Four Constitutional Duties for all citizens...
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Japanese studio albums
| Year | Album Information | Chart positions |
Total sales |
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| 2006 | Beyond the Sea Beyond the Sea (K album) Beyond the Sea is the first Japanese album of K, featuring the popular "Only Human", theme song to the drama 1 Litre of Tears. It was released in CD+DVD and CD-only formats, with the CD+DVD being a limited release, featuring a short clip titled the prologue of K, describing the artist's...
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2 | 142,000 |
| Music in My Life Music in My Life Music in My Life is the second Japanese album of K. Despite the success of his first album, Beyond the Sea, his single sales have been dropping after the 1 Litre of Tears heat died down, as a result, the album only made it to an average #25 on the Oricon Album Charts. It was released in CD+DVD and...
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25 | 22,000 | |
| 2009 | Traveling Song
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44 | 4,500 |
Other Japanese albums
| Year | Album Information | Chart positions |
Total sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Timeless Collection Vol. 1 The Timeless Collection Vol. 1 The Timeless Collection Vol. 1 is the first English cover album by J-Pop artist K. Each of his seven singles released so far contained a cover of an English, and now those songs are compiled into this album along with other songs...
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42 | 6,000 |
| 2009 | Merry Christmas
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63 | 3,100 |
| 2010 | K-Best
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22 | 9,500 |
As lead artist
| Release | Title | Chart positions |
Total sales |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Over..." | 5 | 168,000 | Beyond the Sea Beyond the Sea (K album) Beyond the Sea is the first Japanese album of K, featuring the popular "Only Human", theme song to the drama 1 Litre of Tears. It was released in CD+DVD and CD-only formats, with the CD+DVD being a limited release, featuring a short clip titled the prologue of K, describing the artist's... |
| align="left"| | 10 | 31,000 | ||
| "Girlfriend" | 19 | 10,000 | ||
| "Only Human" | 5 | 200,000 | ||
| 2006 | "The Day" | 14 | 13,000 | Music in My Life Music in My Life Music in My Life is the second Japanese album of K. Despite the success of his first album, Beyond the Sea, his single sales have been dropping after the 1 Litre of Tears heat died down, as a result, the album only made it to an average #25 on the Oricon Album Charts. It was released in CD+DVD and... |
| "Brand New Map" | 20 | 14,000 | ||
| 25 | 12,000 | |||
| 2007 | "Birth of Treasure" | 42 | 3,800 | Traveling Song |
| align="left"| (K x ET-King) | 19 | 10,000 | ||
| 2008 | "Play and Pray" | 48 | 2,700 | |
| "525600 Min. (Seasons of Love)" | 49 | 2,100 | ||
| 2010 | align="left"| | 33 | 3,600 | K-Best |
| "Dear..." | 24 | 4,500 |
As featured artist
| Release | Artist | Title | Chart positions |
Total sales |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Bright Bright (Japanese band) Bright is a dance vocal band in Japan under major label Rhythm Zone.-History:At the average age of 17, A chorus group, was formed in 2001 with the members NAGI, MI-MI and MEG. These 3 members of the group were childhood friends from elementary school... feat. K |
"Tegami" | 39 | 2,300 | Notes 4 You Notes 4 You Album from vocal group Bright. The album contains all A-side single songs they released under the Rhythm Zone label so far. The DVD contains clips of their one-man Live show and a documentary of their Kyoto street live performances... |
| 2010 | Tatsuya Ishii Tatsuya Ishii , also known as Tatuya Ishii is a Japanese singer, songwriter, artist, and industrial designer from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.- Biography :... feat. K |
"Ocean Drive" | 37 | 3,100 | TBA |
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: "To Love You MoreTo Love You More"To Love You More" is a single by Céline Dion, released in Japan on October 23, 1995.It was recorded for a popular Japanese TV drama series, called Koibito Yo , and included on The Colour of My Love album re-release in Japan...
(featuring AkiLaputa (band)Laputa was a Nagoya kei rock band from Nagoya, Japan. The band chose its name from the flying island in Gulliver's Travels and tried to portray a similar unrealistic view of the world with their performance. Musically the essence of the band sound was extracted from the three pilliars of "Dark,...
)" (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)