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Kino (singer)
Kang Hyung-gu (Korean: 강형구; born January 27, 1998), better known as Kino (키노), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, composer and dancer. He is best known as a member of the boy group Pentagon, which debuted in 2016 under Cube Entertainment. He releases solo music on SoundCloud under the name Knnovation. He is also a member of the musical collective M.O.L.A.
Kino released his first single album Pose in 2022, before departing Cube Entertainment the following year. In late 2023, he established a one-man agency Naked, where he began continued releasing music leading up to his first EP If This Is Love, I Want a Refund in 2024.
At his group debut showcase, he explained the meaning behind 'Kino'. He said, "My real name is Kang Hyung-gu. I wanted to find a name that could show myself as a singer and in the team in the future, so Kino became it. 키노 is Kino, 'INO' is an acronym for innovation. K is from my original family name, Kang's K, Korea 'K'".
Kino was born in Seongnam, South Korea, on January 27, 1998. He has a younger sister. He lived in the Philippines for 3 months when he was a kid. He can speak Korean, Japanese, and English. He graduated from Hanlim School of Performing Arts in 2017 and got admitted into Sejong University as a practical dance major through non-scheduled admission. He is named as the dance master in the group. He's friends with Park Ji-min of 15&, Woodz of UNIQ, Vernon of Seventeen, Nathan, and Hoho. Together they form a project group called M.O.L.A (Make Our Lives Awesome). Kino was a former Power Vocal and JYP Entertainment trainee before joining his current agency, Cube Entertainment. He also regularly uploads demos for other self produced tracks on his SoundCloud, "Knnovation".
Before his K-pop debut, he was a member of a dance team called Urban Boyz. He appeared in G.NA's "Secret" music video and promotional activities. He also appeared in Rain's "Rain Effect".
In 2016, he competed in the reality program Pentagon Maker.
With the released of "Young", Cube Entertainment confirmed Kino to debut with Pentagon. He helped create the choreography for their debut track, "Gorilla". Kino makes a cameo in the drama Hello, My Twenties! 2 with his bandmates as a member of Asgard.
In 2017, he helped choreograph the Pentagon songs "Like This" for the EP Demo_01 and "Runaway" for Demo_02, with the latter being alongside Jay Black. He also produced the song "Violet" in Demo_02, which has both a Korean and Japanese music video and later became the title track for their second Japanese mini album, Violet.
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Kino (singer)
Kang Hyung-gu (Korean: 강형구; born January 27, 1998), better known as Kino (키노), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, composer and dancer. He is best known as a member of the boy group Pentagon, which debuted in 2016 under Cube Entertainment. He releases solo music on SoundCloud under the name Knnovation. He is also a member of the musical collective M.O.L.A.
Kino released his first single album Pose in 2022, before departing Cube Entertainment the following year. In late 2023, he established a one-man agency Naked, where he began continued releasing music leading up to his first EP If This Is Love, I Want a Refund in 2024.
At his group debut showcase, he explained the meaning behind 'Kino'. He said, "My real name is Kang Hyung-gu. I wanted to find a name that could show myself as a singer and in the team in the future, so Kino became it. 키노 is Kino, 'INO' is an acronym for innovation. K is from my original family name, Kang's K, Korea 'K'".
Kino was born in Seongnam, South Korea, on January 27, 1998. He has a younger sister. He lived in the Philippines for 3 months when he was a kid. He can speak Korean, Japanese, and English. He graduated from Hanlim School of Performing Arts in 2017 and got admitted into Sejong University as a practical dance major through non-scheduled admission. He is named as the dance master in the group. He's friends with Park Ji-min of 15&, Woodz of UNIQ, Vernon of Seventeen, Nathan, and Hoho. Together they form a project group called M.O.L.A (Make Our Lives Awesome). Kino was a former Power Vocal and JYP Entertainment trainee before joining his current agency, Cube Entertainment. He also regularly uploads demos for other self produced tracks on his SoundCloud, "Knnovation".
Before his K-pop debut, he was a member of a dance team called Urban Boyz. He appeared in G.NA's "Secret" music video and promotional activities. He also appeared in Rain's "Rain Effect".
In 2016, he competed in the reality program Pentagon Maker.
With the released of "Young", Cube Entertainment confirmed Kino to debut with Pentagon. He helped create the choreography for their debut track, "Gorilla". Kino makes a cameo in the drama Hello, My Twenties! 2 with his bandmates as a member of Asgard.
In 2017, he helped choreograph the Pentagon songs "Like This" for the EP Demo_01 and "Runaway" for Demo_02, with the latter being alongside Jay Black. He also produced the song "Violet" in Demo_02, which has both a Korean and Japanese music video and later became the title track for their second Japanese mini album, Violet.