Hooni Yongi

Hooni Yongi (Korean: 후니용이) are a Korean Trot duo formed in 2011 by Hooni and Yongi.^[1][2]

Hooni Yongi
Genres	Trot (music) K-pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2011–present
Labels	빛이나는엔터테인먼트
Members	Hooni Yongi

Career

Hooni (Choi Myunghoon) debuted as a solo singer in 2002 and became a member of the idol group 'Giyeok' in 2004. The group disbanded after 4 years and he quit being a singer. While working as a record producer, In 2010, Hooni happened to meet Yongi (Kim Minjae) who was a travel agent due to business relationships.^[3] Hooni suggested to Yongi to form a Trot duo. They debuted in 2011 with the song '1m 1s(1분 1초)'.^[4][5]

Hooni is also a designer and photographer. He has designed countless album covers for various artists such as Kim Ho-joong,^[6] Jang Minho,^[7] Miljenko Matijevic.^[8] They also directed the music video for Yoo Jae-suk's song "Redevelopment of Love (사랑의 재개발)".^[9][10] The music video hits over 4.7 million views on YouTube.^[11] Hooni Yongi took one hour to film entire music video that shocked Yoo Jae-suk but result was satisfied the singer.^[12] Later Hooni Yongi covered the song with their style and also carol version.^[13]

Since May 2020, Yongi has been the host of Jeonju MBC's 'Oh My Singer' following Jang Minho.^[14]

Since signing a seasonal contract with KDH Entertainment in January 2021,^[15] they have been actively promoting, such as appearing in 'Gayo Stage' and 'Trot People'.^[16][17] Hooni Yongi has been actively collaborate with other artists, and are currently in forming the project group 'Segasoo' with a trot singer Myungji. 'Segasoo' released a digital single 'Holodaen Sarang(홀로된 사랑)'.^[18][19][20]

Discography

^[21][22]

Studio album

• Non-stop 7080 (15 January 2016)
• Ballad (Remake album) (9 May 2018)

Extended play

• Remind (Jung 4, 2015)^[23]

References

1. "후니용이 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
2. "후니용이 – 나무위키". namu.wiki. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
3. 김아름 (25 July 2015). "[사람이 좋다] 후니용이 후니 "과거 그룹 'ㄱ'으로 활동"···용이 "가수 되기 위해 사표"". 뉴스웨이 (in Korean). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
4. "후니용이, '사람이 좋다' 출연…화려한 이력 뒤로 하고 '트로트계 아이돌' 된 사연은?". 매일경제 (in Korean). 25 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
5. [오마이싱어 17회] 가수 후니용이&풍금! MC 장민호 김희진! 트로트, 포크 가수들의 리얼 토크쇼~ Oh! My Singer, retrieved 18 June 2021
6. 김호중 '할무니' 자켓촬영 & 뮤직비디오 촬영 현장 스케치 #후니용이 #사진작가 #뮤직비디오감독, retrieved 29 July 2021
7. "Hooni Yongi Official Facebook page". Facebook. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
8. 스틸하트(Steel Heart) 밀젠코마티예비치 + 후니용이, retrieved 29 July 2021
9. 김성란기자. "KPOPNEWS". 케이팝뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
10. "트로트 감성 아이돌 후니용이, 유산슬 '사랑의 재개발' 뮤직비디오 감독". 글로벌신문 (in Korean). 1 December 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
11. [Official MV] 유산슬 "사랑의 재개발", retrieved 18 June 2021
12. "트로트 감성 아이돌 후니용이, 유산슬 '사랑의 재개발' 뮤직비디오 감독". 트래블아이 (in Korean). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
13. 재배포금지>, <ⓒ “텐아시아” 무단전재 (24 December 2019). "후니용이, 유산슬 사랑의 재개발 캐럴 버전 불렀다". hankyung.com (in Korean). Retrieved 29 July 2021.
14. "오 마이 싱어 ::::: TV 프로그램". ysmbc.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
15. "'트로트의 민족' 후니용이, 빛이나는엔터테인먼트와 전속 계약". 톱데일리 (in Korean). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
16. "'가요무대' 가수 태진아·송대관 & 후니용이, '花樣年華(화양연화)' 행복한 시간!". 톱스타뉴스 (in Korean). 1 March 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
17. "'가요무대' 자전거 탄 풍경·김수희·정수라·우순실·마리아킴·그레이스·최고은·후니용 등 출연...나이까지 화제". 국제뉴스 (in Korean). 1 March 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
18. "홀로된 사랑 / 세가수 - genie". genie.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 29 July 2021.
19. "명지-후니용이, 프로젝트 그룹 '세가수' 결성". 내외뉴스통신 (in Korean). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
20. "명지 X 후니용이, 프로젝트 그룹 세가수 결성… '홀로된 사랑' 리메이크 음원 발매 - 코리아데일리". www.ikoreadaily.co.kr (in Korean). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
21. "후니용이". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
22. "후니용이". 벅스! (in Korean). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
23. "Remind". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 17 June 2021.

External links

• Official Youtube