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Gu Bon-seung

구본승

  • Solo · Male
  • Dance
  • Ballad
  • Debuted 1994
  • On hiatus
Debut
1994
Birthday
09.111973
Genre
Dance · Ballad

Basic info

Gu Bon-seung is an actor and singer who debuted in 1994. His signature songs include 〈너 하나만을 위해〉 and 〈시련〉.

Debut
1994 · Debut song 너 하나만을 위해
Birthday
September 11, 1973
Years active
1994–1999
Genre
Dance · Ballad
Real name
구본승
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

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After appearing on an MBC variety show in 1994 he was cast as an actor and appeared in dramas. That same year he also debuted as a singer with his first album.

〈너 하나만을 위해〉, the title track of his first album, reached No. 1 on 〈Gayo Top 10〉. That year he received the Rookie Award at the Seoul Music Awards.

He went on to have hits such as 〈시련〉, 〈악세사리〉 and 〈미워도 다시 한번〉. He has not released an album since his fourth album 《Zen》 in 1999.

He scaled back his entertainment activities after 2002. He returned to TV in 2015 on JTBC's 〈Sugar Man〉 and joined 〈Burning Youth〉 in 2016.

Signature songs

  1. 너 하나만을 위해 1994 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 1994 Gu Bon Seung Part I1st studio albumIncludes 〈너 하나만을 위해〉
  2. 1994 Gu Bon Seung Part II2nd studio album
  3. 1999 Zen4th studio album

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Major awards

  • 1994 Seoul Music Awards Rookie Award
  • 1994 KBS Music Awards Singer of the Year

Key records and stories

  • He entered show business in 1994 by appearing on MBC's 〈Special Broadcast in Progress〉.
  • 〈너 하나만을 위해〉, the title track of his first album, was written and composed by Lee Hyun-do.
  • With 〈너 하나만을 위해〉 he reached No. 1 on 〈Gayo Top 10〉 for two weeks in a row.
  • He released four studio albums, up to his fourth album 《Zen》 in 1999.
  • He attended the composition department of Myongji University.
  • While taking a break from show business, he ran a golf driving range and a travel agency, and also served as a director of a golf association.

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