Kang Yeosang (ATEEZ) Wiki
Kang Yeosang was born in Pohang, South Korea on 15 June 1999 – his zodiac sign is Gemini and he holds South Korean nationality. Kang is a singer and a dancer, best known for being a members of the boy band ATEEZ.
Early life and education
Kang was raised in Pohang alongside his older sister, by their father who is the owner of a small grocery store, and their mother who is working as a nurse at a local hospital. Kang became interested in singing at the age of six, when his parents enrolled him at a school of the performing arts, at which he also learned how to play the guitar and the piano, while he also practiced his acting and dancing skills there.
Upon completing his elementary education, Kang began attending IB Music Academy while he was also physically active, as he played a variety of sports including soccer and tennis. Upon matriculation in 2017, Kang didn’t enroll at a college, but focus on his career as a singer.
Career as a singer and the band ATEEZ
While he was still attending high school, Kang signed a contract with KQ Entertainment, and before KQ created ATEEZ, the boys’ group was called KQ Fellaz. KQ went on to release a series of videos on YouTube called “KQ Fellaz American Training”, which featured the nine boys practicing in Los Angeles, California USA.
The final video in the series was uploaded on 3 July 2018, and featured the boys singing their original song “From”, while it was also announced in the video that Lee Junyoung wouldn’t be part of the official group, making ATEEZ an eight-boy group. On 20 July 2018, the show “Code Name is ATEEZ” began airing on Mnet, serving as an advertisement for the group ATEEZ’s official launch. They made their debut performance at Yes24 Livehall on 24 October, and on the same day released their debut extended play (EP) “Treasure EP.1: All to Zero”, which peaked at #7 on the Gaon Albums Chart. On 25 October 2018, the boys performed for the first time in a show, in “M Countdown” which aired on Mnet.
They started the year 2019 with the release of their second EP “Treasure EP.2: Zero to One” on 15 January, with the song “Say My Name” as its lead single. Around ten days later, they announced they were going on their first tour around the USA to perform in cities such as Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California – all tickets were sold in only a couple of hours. ATEEZ announced on 20 February that they were going to tour Europe and would be performing in some of its most popular cities such as London, England, Paris, France, and Amsterdam in Netherlands – once again tickets were sold out.
On 17 May, ATEEZ sang at KCON 2019 Japan held in Chiba, and on 5 June announced that they were to tour Australia.
On 10 June, the boys’ third EP “Treasure EP.3: One to All” came out, with “Wave” having been chosen by ATEEZ’s fans as the lead single. Ten days later, the boys won their first award, in the show “M Countdown”, followed by their second award 1st Place The Show Choice Winner on 25 June, when they competed in “The Show”.
ATEEZ performed at KCON 2019 NY on 6 July, as well as at KCON 2019 Los Angeles on 17 August, and on 29 September they sang at KCON Thailand. Their debut full-length studio album “Treasure EP.Fin: All to Action” came out on 8 October, just two days after they sang at Seoul Music Festival, and on 20 October, the boys sang at Busan One Asia Festival.
They released their debut Japanese song “Utopia” on 10 November 2019, and on 4 December, ATEEZ sang at the Mnet Asian Music Awards 2019, held in Nagoya in Japan – the same day saw the release of their debut full-length Japanese album “Treasure EP.Extra: Shift the Map”.
Their fourth EP – “Treasure Epilogue: Action to Answer” – came out on 6 January 2020, marking the end of their “Treasure” series of EPs. The boys were supposed to start a tour around the world in February 2020, however, after having performed in Seoul on 8 and 9 February, they postponed their plans for playing in European, Japanese and American cities, because of the coronavirus.
On 8 May 2020, ATEEZ became the promotional ambassador of The Korean Culture and Information Service, and as such were part of the project “Overcome Together”, talking about the importance of following safety procedures related to the coronavirus.
Their fifth and the latest EP, “Zero: Fever Part 1” will be released on 29 July, while its lead song will be announced the day before that.
Love life and girlfriend
Kang hasn’t talked about any girls he might have dated since the launch of his singing career, and this is normal as KQ Entertainment has put a dating ban on members of ATEEZ, while the boys also aren’t allowed to smoke, drink alcohol nor undergo plastic surgery.
Kang has, however, talked about his ideal type of a girl, to be someone who always puts other people’s needs in front of hers, because he believes he is that kind of a guy who would always think of her before thinking of himself. There are rumors circulating the internet that he was in a relationship while attending high school, and that he broke up with the girl shortly before he was made a member of ATEEZ.
As of July 2020, Kang is single, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.
Hobbies, interests and facts
Kang’s name means ‘sound resonating from a high point’. Before signing a contract with KQ Entertainment, he was signed to BigHit, but was offered better conditions by KQ. There is a birthmark on Kang’s left eye.
He likes to concentrate on specific things, and he is currently concentrating on learning the Chinese language, one of the hardest to learn.
One of Kang’s favorite hobbies is playing video games, and he has changed many consoles since his early years, including PlayStation 1 and 2 and Xbox One, while he currently prefers to play PlayStation 4 over all other consoles.
He is a huge fan of drones and has five in his collection one of which he received as a gift for his birthday from his ATEEZ colleagues.
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He is also keen on skateboarding, and uses this sport to get rid of his negative energy and anger (he says that he often gets angry). His favorite colors are red and black.
He likes to listen to South Korean music in his spare time, and his two favorite singers are Taeyong from NCT and V from BTS.
Height, age and net worth
Kang’s age is 21. He has short brown hair which he often dyes blonde, and his eyes are brown, while his height is around 5ft 8ins (1.73m). As of July 2020, Kang’s net worth has been estimated at around $100,000.
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