Background
Hyuk was born and raised in Daejeon, South of Korea.
Hyuk was born and raised in Daejeon, South of Korea.
He studied Practical Music at Hanlim Multi Art School and K-People’s Performance major at Dong-Ah Institute of Media and Arts.
Hyuk debuted as a dancer and vocalist of the South Korean boy group VIXX in May 2012, and began his acting career in 2016 in the comedy-action film Catch Him to Survive as Han Won-tae. 2012–2013: Debut with VIXX Hyuk was one of ten trainees who were contestants in Mnet"s survival reality show MyDOL and was chosen to be a part of the final line-up and the six-member boy group finally debuted with "Super Hero" on May 24, 2012, on M! Countdown. In 2013, Hyuk appeared in episode 4 of Business School"s television drama The Heirs alongside his group members.
2014–2015: Variety shows In 2014, Hyuk appeared as a small cameo role in Business School"s television drama Glorious Day alongside Leo and was a cast member in Business School"s Law of the Jungle in Brazil.
Going by the stage name Hyuk-di, Hyuk and the group created two singles: "Stress Come On" and "Ojingeo Doenjang" (Hangul: 오징어 된장). On October 21, 2015, Hyuk’s recorded solo cover of Jeff Bernat’s "Call You Mine", was uploaded exclusively to VIXX’s official YouTube channel, it was previously performed during VIXX’s Live FANTASIA UTOPIA concerts.
2016–present: acting debut In 2015, it was confirmed that Hyuk will make his acting debut in the upcoming 2016 comedy-action film Catch Him to Survive as Han Won-tae, alongside actors Kim Jung-tae and Kim Seung-woo with director Oh In Cheon, in the film Hyuk"s character Han Won-tae is a rebellious leader of a fearless gang of high school students. The film was released in theaters in South of Korea on January 7, 2016.
On February 13, 2016, as a Valentine’s Day gift for fans Hyuk released a cover of Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself”, which was uploaded exclusively to VIXX’s official YouTube channel.
He was also a cast member of MBC Every 1"s Hitmaker, in which he became a member and leader of Jung Hyung Don and Defconn"s first project group, Big Byung, alongside VIXX member North, Got7"s Jackson and BtoB"s Sungjae.