Hyungwon (Chae Hyung-won)
형원 채형원
MONSTA X
- Korean Name: Chae Hyung-won (채형원)
- Stage Name: Hyungwon (형원)
- Nicknames: The meme guy (because of his many memes)
- Birthday: January 15, 1994 (30 yrs western, 31 Korean)
- Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Visual
- Nationality: Korean
- Height: 181 cm (5'11")
- Blood Type: O
- Specialties: Modeling, Shopping
- Music Companies: Starship Entertainment, Epic Records, Columbia Records, Maverick, Mercury Records, (주)스타쉽엔터테인먼트
Chae Hyungwon (Hangul: 채형원), or Hyungwon, was born in Gwangju, South Korean. He is the lead dancer, vocalist, and visual of South Korean hip hop boy group, Monsta X.
Hyungwon had achieved some level of fame as a model before joining Monsta X. As a kid, he worked at his parent's travel agency.
He is often made fun of by his group members for sleeping too much. Hyungwon describes the excessive sleeping as one of his weaknesses.
Prior to his debut in Monsta X, and while still a trainee at Starship Entertainment, Hyungwon worked as a fashion model for various fashion shows, including the W Hotel and Ceci Fashion Show in 2014.
Beginning in December 2014, he competed in Mnet's survival show No.Mercy, through which he debuted in the new hip hop boy group Monsta X. Hyungwon debuted with Monsta X with the 2015 release of their first EP Trespass.
In 2017, Hyungwon made his official acting debut with Please Find Her, airing on KBS2. Hyungwon played the supporting role of Jeon Ik-Soo.
Also in 2017, Hyungwon began activities as a DJ, using the stage name DJ H.ONE. His first single was in collaboration with DJ Justin Oh, titled "BAM!BAM!BAM!", which featured fellow groupmate Jooheon.
