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Eden (Korean musician)

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Eden
Born
Kim Yong-hwan[1]

(1988-07-12) July 12, 1988 (age 36)[1]
Yeonsu, South Korea[2]
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2010–present[2]
SpouseUnknown (m. 2023)[3]
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
LabelsKQ Entertainment[5]
Member ofEden-ary[6]
Korean name
Hangul
김용환
Revised RomanizationKim Yong-Hwan
McCune–ReischauerKim Yong Hwan
Stage name
Hangul
이든
Revised RomanizationEden
McCune–ReischauerEden
WebsiteKQ ENTERTAINMENT

Kim Yong-hwan (Korean김용환; born July 12, 1988), known professionally by his stage name Eden (Korean이든; stylized in all caps), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer. Under KQ Entertainment, he made his solo debut in 2017. He is most well known as the leader of Eden-ary, the production team for Ateez and Xikers.[6]

His stage name references the Biblical garden because he has always wanted to make music in the most natural and basic way.[4]

Career

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Eden played the piano from a young age, being inspired by musicians such as Frédéric Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninoff to pursue a career in music. He'd already mastered composing Classical music. He decided to become a singer and composer, and he moved to Seoul from his hometown Yeonsu for learning Popular music. He taught himself how to compose and produce it.[2]

In 2010, a file of his music that he'd sent to his friend ended up in the hands of Source Music. He started as a composer in 2010, participating in SS501's Kim Hyung-jun' album My Girl. He joined a production team Eden Beatz with musician J.Rise, and released their album in 2012.[4]

He joined the military and completed his service in 2013, and then left Source Music.[2]

KQ Entertainment happened to reach out to him, and began to work with him. He lived in a studio at the company for the next two years and went on to be co-producers with Hyun-sik of BtoB and Woodz.[4]

He made his own solo debut at the age of 29 with the single album Urban Hymns on February 17, 2017.[2]

He is currently the primary producer for boy bands in his label, including Ateez, who made their debut on October 24, 2018, and Xikers, who made their debut on March 30, 2023.[7][8]

Record products

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The following contents are based on official website.[5]

Artists

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Year Group
2018–present ATEEZ
2023–present xikers

Songs

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BtoB

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2015 여기 있을게
2016 기도 I'll Be Your Man
2017 말만해
2017 그리워하다 Missing You
2018 너 없인 안 된다
2018 아름답고도 아프구나

Other artists

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2011 Kim Hyung-jun Heaven
2015 GFriend Neverland
2016 Luizy feat. Hyun-sik of BtoB Baby Ride
2016 Luizy 요즘 뭐 해 How Have You Been
2016 Chancellor Venus
2017 LUCY feat. Kisum B-DAY
2017 Seul-ong feat. Beenzino 너야
2018 Yuju feat. Suran LOVE RAIN
2018 Wanna One 묻고 싶다 One Love
2018 Produce 48 Rumor
2020 Younha feat. RM WINTER FLOWER(雪中梅)

Discography

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The following contents are based on official website.[5]

Single albums

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2017年 URBAN HYMNS
  1. 그 땔 살아 I'm still feat. Kwon Jin-ah
  2. Stand Up feat. Babylon
2019年 Heaven
  1. Heaven feat. Heize

EPs

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2018年 RYU:川
  1. 93
  2. Because You're Pretty
  3. Good Night feat. Jukjae)
  4. Dance feat. Woodz
  5. Little Bird
2019年 EXHALANT
  1. 너무 사랑해서 사랑할 수 없어 Suffering for Love
  2. Killing Me Slowly
  3. 3Things feat. Maddox
  4. I'm Yours

Monthly Series

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2018~2019年 STARDUST
  1. Lazy Love EDEN×Younha
  2. MADNESS HLB×MRSHLL)
  3. attention EDEN×Jung-in)
  4. Drive Babylon×WOODZ)
  5. Lamp Maddox)
  6. FIREWORKS EDEN×LUCY)
  7. 미련 Shin Ji-soo
  8. Happy New Year My Lover EDEN
  9. DON'T MAKE ME WAIT LEEZ×BIBI SOM
  10. ROSE(EDEN×Alice of Hello Venus
  11. AGAIN EDEN×Sophiya
  12. Painful EDEN×Blah
2020~2021年 STARDUST 2
  1. SOON EDEN×Samuel Seo
  2. THE SUN DINDIN
  3. FALL IN LUST EDEN×Jiselle
  4. Why Don't We EDEN×XQ
  5. Luv'ae (Love You Babe) EDEN×Horim
  6. Paranoid EDEN×LEEZ
  7. Call Me Anytime EDEN×ATEEZ×Maddox×Eden-ary
  8. TELL ME BYE EDEN×Moah
  9. DIVE EDEN×HLB
  10. Hold Me EDEN
  11. 날 떠나 EDEN×Youngjun of Brown Eyed Soul
  12. Dancing in the Moonlight EDEN

Eden Beatz

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2012年 Eden Beatz
  1. Running feat. Joo Hee of 8eight
  2. 푹 숙이고 feat. Fly
  3. Don't Worry
  4. Running Inst.
  5. 푹 숙이고 Inst.
2013年 For Your All Kinds Of Night
  1. Venus feat. Mikey of Duble Sidekick
2015年 For Your All Kinds Of Night Part 2
  1. 플레이그라운드 feat. Hyun-sik of BTOB

OST

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2018年 tvN 식샤를 합시다3 비긴즈 궁금해

etc.

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2018年 Hidden Track No.V
  1. Shall I Stay EDEN
  2. I'm Your Puppy Summer Soul

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Eden". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "In The Garden Of Eden: How This Self-Taught Producer Is Crafting K-pop's New Sound". MTV. February 24, 2020. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "Get To Know EDEN, The Talented Solo Artist And Producer Behind ATEEZ's Music". koreaboo. June 15, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "이든 (EDEN)" (in Korean). KQ ENTERTAINMENT. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "eden_yh" (in Korean). Instagram. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "10-piece Xikers debuts, hopes to become rookie band of the year". The Korea Herald. March 30, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "KQ ENTERTAINMENT" (in Korean). KQ ENTERTAINMENT. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

See also

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