Hyuk (SB Boyz) Profile, Bio, & Facts

Hyuk (혁) is a North Korean trainee and a member of the upcoming Kpop boy group SB Boyz.

Hyuk (SB Boyz) Profile

Hyuk (SB Boyz) Facts:

Early Life

– He was born in Kongsong, North Korea.
– His parents divorced when he was 3 years old and his mother went to South Korea while his dad used up all the money on alcohol and bribing government officials so he wouldn’t have to work which is legally mandatory in North Korea.
– He escaped North Korea in his teenage years and moved to Seoul, South Korea, at the age of 13.
– He was made to learn at the North Korean defectors center in the South to adjust in the new environment and also went to a free boarding school.
– He didn’t want to be financially dependent on his mother so he took a part time job at a restaurant. His father passed away due to a liver disease a year after he moved to South Korea.
– He later had to drop out of arts college because he got into a huge debt due to a scam and had to work at the Samsung semiconductor factory.

Personal Life

– He used to work at a Korean barbeque restaurant. (SB BOYZ Bonfire Talk)
– He used to sell stolen cement and sometimes even begged on the street for money in North Korea.
– His mother asked him to join her in South Korea but he initially refused because he was resentful that she left him there in those conditions. She insisted a lot and later his father also asked him to join her and he set out to move to South Korea at the age of 12. He reached after six months at the age of 13 because he had travelled through three countries to enter South Korea.
– Hyuk met Singing Beetles CEO Michelle Cho after they met through an acquaintance and he gave her his self written song. She got impressed by his writing skills and offered him free rap lessons. He quit his job at the semiconductor factory and started taking rap lessons.
– He got into rapping after his high school teacher encouraged him to try writing rap lyrics.
– He once considered becoming an actor, hoping that his friends and family in North Korea might one day see him on screen and know he’s doing well.
– He cooks the most in the dorm. (UNPLUGGED EP.65)
– He faced tough times and hunger so he wants to donate a lot of money when he earns.
– He is close with Seok because they both came from North Korea.
– Before becoming a K-pop idol, he appeared on TV multiple times and initially planned to pursue acting until he met Michelle Cho.
– When Kenny first arrived in Korea, Hyuk believed he was already a star.
– He likes playing League of Legends with Seok, and Kenny.
– He spent a year living in the USA.
– He has a tattoo on his arm.
– He cooks ramyeon really well according to the members.
– He thinks that the animal that best represents him is the tiger.
– He is described as energetic by the members.
– Aito realized he was a rapper because of how much he talked.
– He used to be very angry and closed off when he first arrived in South Korea and but opened up after he got introduced to rapping as the rappers vocalized the emotions he was going through in their songs. (SB BOYZ Pilot Documentary)
– He is roommates with Aito.
– He considers Jimin and Suga from BTS as his role models.

Career

– Hyuk is the leader and rapper in SB Boyz.
– On March 20, 2024, he released a mixtape, “Ordinary Person,”.
– He contributed to writing the song “Marshmallow” by MISAMO (Twice’s subunit).

Likes & Dislikes

– He likes the smell of hairspray and paint spray. (UNPLUGGED EP.71)
– He is a fan of Damien Rice.
– He likes black color.
– He loves listening to hip-hop music.
– His favorite subjects in school were Korean language and poetry.

Food Preferences

– He loves eating eggs a lot and can eat many of them.
– While his favorite foods include kogi, chicken,ramen, jajangmyeon, and pizza.
– He doesn’t enjoy eating bread.
– His favorite fruits include green melons, kiwis, and cherry tomatoes.

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