40 Fun Facts About Kihyun

Which former One Direction singer has Kihyun of Monsta X named as his role model?

Harry Styles is the singer Kihyun has called his role model, a fitting pick for an artist praised for a soulful pop-rock voice and high ad libs.

Kihyun's group Monsta X joined Snoop Dogg on 'How We Do' for a 2020 film about which cartoon character?

SpongeBob got the track in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, the same year the group put out its first album sung entirely in English.

In which Cartoon Network series did Kihyun and Monsta X guest-star as animated versions of themselves?

We Bare Bears drew Kihyun and his bandmates as cartoon characters, with the members appearing as guest stars in one episode.

Kihyun and his Monsta X bandmates carried the torch through Seoul for which 2018 sporting event?

The Winter Olympics came to Pyeongchang in 2018, and the group ran a leg of the torch relay in the capital that January.

Which word meaning 'traveler' is the title of Kihyun's 2022 solo debut single album?

Voyager tells the story of a trip to a new world from a traveler's point of view, and its logo teaser merged the initials K and H.

Kihyun earned his place in Monsta X on which Mnet survival show that began in December 2014?

No.Mercy ranked its trainees from first to last and made them wear the number on a name tag; Kihyun was among the seven picked in the finale.

Fans of Kihyun's group Monsta X go by which official fandom name?

Monbebe is French for 'my baby', echoing the group's own name, where 'Mon' stands for 'my' and lets Monsta X read as 'my star'.

Kihyun debuted under which South Korean agency, the company that later launched the girl group Ive?

Starship Entertainment built Monsta X through its own televised trainee contest, and it has released Kihyun's solo records as well.

Kihyun and Monsta X were invited to perform for King Harald V, the monarch of which country?

Norway was marking 60 years of diplomatic ties with South Korea, and President Moon Jae-in personally invited the group to perform for its king.

Kihyun beat Apink's Namjoo in the first round of which South Korean TV singing contest in 2016?

King of Mask Singer hid Kihyun behind a 'Dragon King' disguise; he won his first round and lost the second by just three votes.

Kihyun featured on the 2015 hit 'Pillow' with rapper Giriboy and Soyou of which girl group?

Sistar singer Soyou was a mentor on the trainee contest that formed Monsta X, and her single featuring the still-unknown Kihyun reached the Korean top five.

Kihyun's 2018 soundtrack duet 'Love Virus' paired him with Seola, a member of which girl group?

WJSN singer Seola joined Kihyun on the song for the tvN drama What's Wrong with Secretary Kim; the two acts share a record label.

Kihyun's first solo soundtrack song, 'One More Step', was recorded for which 2015 Korean drama?

She Was Pretty was an MBC romantic comedy starring Hwang Jung-eum and Park Seo-joon, and it aired only months after Kihyun's debut.

Kihyun and bandmate Joohoney sang 'Awake' for a 2023 documentary series about which Korean baseball team?

LG Twins were the subject of the TVING series Our Game, and the pair also took part in a ceremonial first pitch before one of the club's games.

Kihyun's photo exhibitions and 2023 photobook are named for a 'moment' in which month, his birth month?

November is when Kihyun was born, in 1993, and when his first exhibition ran in Seoul in 2016; the photobook came out just before he enlisted.

Which Monsta X member showed calligraphy and drawings beside Kihyun's photos at a joint 2016 exhibition?

Minhyuk and Kihyun gave the proceeds of the two-day show to charity, donating in their own names and in the name of the group's fan club.

Which Monsta X bandmate co-wrote 'Bad Liar' and 'Where Is This Love' for Kihyun's first solo EP?

Hyungwon wrote, composed and arranged both tracks, and built one of them specifically to complement Kihyun's vocals.

Which one-word title did Kihyun give his first EP, whose rock title track has lyrics by Kim Eana?

Youth has the grown-up Kihyun sing to his childhood self, and the EP arrived seven months after his solo debut.

Which 2026 EP, Kihyun's second, was led by the single 'So Good' in Korean and English versions?

Borderline came out in July 2026, more than a year after Kihyun left the army, and 'So Good' got its English-language release weeks later.

Which punctuation mark names a song Kihyun co-wrote for his 2022 solo debut single album?

Comma, written in the track list as the mark itself, is a softer song about the pressure of always appearing to be okay.

Which American band's hit 'Radioactive' did Kihyun cover with a live band on Naver Now in 2021?

Imagine Dragons got the rock treatment in the same guest set where Kihyun sang his own group's English track 'Middle of the Night'.

Which 2017 single gave Kihyun and Monsta X their first music show win, on SBS MTV's The Show?

Dramarama, the title track of the EP The Code, took the trophy a week after its release and more than two years after the group's debut.

Kihyun co-wrote the song 'No Exit' for which 2015 EP, the debut release by Monsta X?

Trespass arrived in May 2015 with seven tracks, and Kihyun and Wonho were the two singers who contributed lyrics to it.

Which 2020 all-English album by Kihyun's group Monsta X reached number five on the US Billboard 200?

All About Luv came out on Valentine's Day 2020, and Kihyun shares writing credits on several of its songs.

Which American label signed Kihyun's group Monsta X in 2019 for its English-language releases?

Epic Records closed the deal that May, and within weeks the group had an English single out with an American rapper as its guest.

Which rapper guested on 'Who Do U Love?', the 2019 English single by Kihyun's group Monsta X?

French Montana raps on the original version, and will.i.am remixed the song a few months later.

Which American DJ and producer teamed with Kihyun's group Monsta X on the 2019 track 'Play It Cool'?

Steve Aoki also shared a stage with the group that year, when they performed 'Play It Cool' together at a festival in Saudi Arabia.

In 2018 Kihyun's group Monsta X became the first Korean group to play which iHeartRadio concert tour?

Jingle Ball is the radio network's yearly holiday tour, and Monsta X went back to play it again in 2019 and 2021.

During his mandatory army service from 2023 to 2025, Kihyun of Monsta X served in which kind of unit?

Military band duty placed Kihyun with the 25th Infantry Division at Yangju, and he held a free fan event the month after his discharge.

Kihyun performed as a soloist at KCON 2022 Japan, held at Ariake Arena in which city?

Tokyo hosted the show in October 2022, ten days before Kihyun released his first EP.

Early in their career, Kihyun's group Monsta X named which older K-pop boy band as an inspiration?

Big Bang was the act the group cited as an influence, alongside international stars such as Michael Jackson, Chris Brown and Bruno Mars.

Kihyun was billed as 'K-pop Representative Singer' at a 2023 cultural exchange night with which country?

Vietnam hosted the night at its National Convention Center, in the same month that Kihyun attended a festival in Hội An.

Which labelmate formed the 'Cheongdam-dong Sworn Brothers' with Kihyun on a 2021 Chuseok TV special?

Jeong Se-woon and Kihyun sang under that team name for the holiday episode and went out in the first round to a singer-and-actor pairing.

Kihyun and bandmate I.M became the DJs of which Naver Now radio show in 2021?

Midnight Idol ran into 2022 and earned the pair a nomination for most influential live-streaming show DJ at a brand awards.

In 2021 Kihyun gave 10 million won to which charity for hygiene kits for girls in low-income families?

Good Neighbors put the gift into support kits; Kihyun later gave personal items to a bazaar raising money for children's hospital care.

Kihyun's 2017 soundtrack song 'I've Got a Feeling' was made for which drama starring Ji Chang-wook?

Suspicious Partner casts Ji Chang-wook as a prosecutor whose trainee, played by Nam Ji-hyun, becomes a murder suspect; it aired on SBS in mid-2017.

In 2019 Kihyun's group Monsta X became the first Korean act to perform at which American ceremony?

Teen Choice Awards night came in a busy 2019 in America for the group, which signed a US record deal and released English singles that year.

Kihyun's 2020 solo stage on M Countdown was a cover of 'Bad', a song by which European pop singer?

Christopher is a Danish singer from Copenhagen, and Kihyun performed the cover alone for the show's M Studio segment.

Kihyun sang an acoustic version of 'The Tiger Moth' for which 2016 romantic comedy starring Seo In-guk?

Shopping King Louie follows a free-spending rich heir who loses his memory and meets a woman from the countryside.

Kihyun performed at KPOP LAND 2022, a festival for love, peace and a better world, in which Asian capital?

Jakarta saw the solo set in September 2022, about five weeks before Kihyun returned with his first EP.