Ha Dong-kyun (; born June 28, 1980), officially known as Ha Dong Qn, is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He debuted in 2002 as a member of the short-lived boy band 7Dayz, before joining the boy band Wanted in 2004. As a solo singer, he has released two albums: Stand Alone (2006) and Another Corner (2008), and three extended plays: Mark (2012), Word (2014), and Polygon (2017).
Career Dong Qn embarked on his career as a solo singer with the release of his first album Stand Alone in 2006. He has since followed his debut album with the release of his second full-length album Another Corner (2008) as well as multiple singles and mini albums including Mark (2012) and Word (2014). Dong Qn attracted substantial audience attention from his appearance on a popular South Korean singing competition TV program I Am a Singer (Season 3, aired in 2015). In 2016, Ha Dong Qn founded the independent record label Mark Planet, under which he then released his new mini album Polygon, consisting of five single tracks, on May 11, 2017. Getting rave reviews for his new album, he held a very successful first solo concert Night: The First on June 4, 2017, and continued advancing his career by participating in a variety of popular music events, such as the Someday Festival in Seoul, the Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest, and several benefit performances for people in need. He successfully put on the second concert of his solo concert series, 02 Night: Secret Room, on December 10, 2017, and has since followed that up with more TV appearances, his participation in the Kim Kwang-seok Memorial Concert series (김광석 다시부르기), and other live performances.
He released single named "그때 우린" on April 18, 2019, declaring the news of a soon-to be-released new album.
Discography
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Stand Alone Released: June 27, 2006 Label: WS Entertainment Format: CD, cassette 9KOR: 28,456+ Another Corner Released: February 14, 2008 Label: WS Entertainment Format: CD, cassette 4KOR: 9,246+
Extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR
Mark Released: December 17, 2012 Label: WS Entertainment Format: CD, digital download 19KOR: 1,297+ Word Released: October 14, 2014 Label: Louders Entertainment Format: CD, digital download 18KOR: 1,094+ Polygon Released: May 11, 2017 Label: Mark Planet Format: CD, digital download 15KOR: 1,319+
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album KORPeak chart positions for singles: "From Mark": "Knot": "Beautiful Day": "Beautiful": "I Will Be Waiting": "Be Myself": "Blue Night Song": "I Will": "Monolog" (넋두리) 2006 rowspan="5" rowspan="5" Stand Alone "Please Love Her" (그녀를 사랑해줘요) "Butterfly" (나비야) 2008 Another Corner "Come Rain Or Come Shine" (비가 오나 눈이 오나) "Sound of Tears" (눈물소리) "From Mark" 2012 19 KOR: 168,269 Mark "Run" 2014 —KOR: 19,973 Word "Knot" (매듭) 70KOR: 33,461 "Beautiful Day" 2015 27 KOR: 81,918 rowspan="2" "Beautiful" (그래 사랑이었다) 2017 91KOR: 19,627 "The Maze Of Reality" (지금 그리고 우린) — Polygon "Beautiful" 2019 — rowspan="2" "Gift" (그때 우린) — "Workaholic" (워커홀릭) — Monthly Project 2019 Yoon Jong Shin "Never Forget" — rowspan="11" "Star Dust" 2020 — "When We First Met" (처음 그대를 사랑했었던) — "Special Thanks To" (감사해 덕분에) — "Here I Am"2021 — "I Will Be Waiting" (기다릴게) 34 "ME.N.U" — "Be Myself" (나를) 2022 195 "Lavender" — "Blue Night Song" () 2023 154 "I Will" () 2024 69
Soundtrack appearances TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum KORPeak chart positions for soundtrack appearances:
"After The Love": "I Will Be Waiting": "Corner of My Heart": "Looks Good": "Always"2004 rowspan="5" Forbidden Love OST "Star" (별) A Moment to Remember OST "I Wish" 2006 Invincible Parachute Agent OST "My One and Only Love" (세상... 단 한번의 사랑) 2007 Crazy For You OST "I Am Sorry" (미안합니다) 2008 Powerful Opponents OST "After The Love" 201151 Twinkle Twinkle OST "I Will Be Waiting" (기다릴게) 11 The Princess' Man OST "Corner of My Heart" (가슴 한쪽) 2012 55 Take Care of Us, Captain OST "Looks Good" (좋아보여) 2013 29 Good Doctor OST "To You" (나는 너에게) 2016 — Wanted OST "Let's Go Together" (같이 가자) 2018 — Mother OST "Home" — Life OST "Don't Remember" — Bad Papa OST "Just Leave Me" (그냥 나를 버려요)2020 — The World of the Married OST "Set Me Free - Night Version" — Awaken OST "My Story" (혼잣말)2021 — Lost OST "Cry Me a River" — Show Window: The Queen's House OST "Killing Me" 2022 — Again My Life OST
Other charted songs TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum KORPeak chart positions for other charted songs: "My Love By My Side": "Please": "My Love By My Side" (내 사랑 내 곁에) 201580I Am a Singer 3 "Please" (제발) 82
Radio Radio Days, It's Ha Dong Qn, DJ, Apr. 2008 ~ Apr. 2009 MBC FM4U, Ha Dong Qn's Golden Disk, special DJ, May 2~3rd. 2016 MBC FM4U, Blue Night, It's Ha Dong Qn, Special DJ, Jan 26~29th. 2017 MBC FM4U, Blue Night, Special DJ, Sep 25~30th. 2018
TV appearances I Am a Singer, Season 3, Jan–Apr 2015 Mix Nine, November 19, 2017 – January 26, 2018 I Can See Your Voice, Season 5, April 6, 2018 The Call, Season 2, Epi.3–10, 2019 I Can See Your Voice, Season 8, February 19, 2021 Begin Again - Intermission, Cast Member, spin-off, January 6, 2023
Concerts
Ha Dong Qn's 1st solo concert, <Below The Surface>, 2011. Sep 17 Concert for the 3rd album of Wanted, <back to vintage>, 2012. Mar 31 Ha Dong Qn's solo concert <MARK>, 2013. Dec 31 Ha Dong Qn's solo concert <WORD>, 2014. Nov 22 Joint concert of Kim Tae-woo, Baek Ji-young, Ha Dong Qn, <VOICE TO VOICE>, 2014. Dec 24 Joint Christmas concert of Moon Myung-jin, Ha Dong Qn, Young-ji, <Wishes>, 2014. Dec 26 Joint concert of Ha Dong Qn, Moon Myung-jin, Young-ji, <Spring Breeze>, 2015. May 16, May 30 2015 Seoul Jazz Festival, 2015. May 23, 24, 25 2015 Someday Festival, 2015. Dec 5 2015 SMF (Special Music Festival), 2015. Sep 6 Joint Concert of Shin Young-jae, Ha Dong Qn, Young-ji, <Memories>, 2015. Nov 22 Ha Dong Qn's solo concert <#Blank>, 2015. Nov 29 LOUDers FAMILY CONCERT, 2015. Dec 12 HI CONCERT 2016. Feb 12~14 Hyundai Card Curated 32 – Ha Dong Qn solo concert, 2017 Jan 20~21 Ha Dong Qn's solo concert <Night: the First>, 2017. Jun 3~4 2017 Someday Festival, 2017. Sep 16 Ha Dong Qn's solo concert <#02 Night: Secret Room>, 2017. Dec 8~10 Kim Kwang-seok Memorial Concert, 2018 2.3/ 2.10/ 2.24 Ha Dong Qn's solo concert <Far Closer>, 2018. Mar 31 May I Love You (book concert), 2018. May 12 YONSEI Lock (university festival), 2018. May 25 Angel-in-us Rooftop Coffee Concert (Busan), 2018. Jun 23 2018 Someday Festival, 2018. Sep 1 2018 Solo Concert, < Ha Dong Qn >, 2018. Dec 8~9 Live On Stage, <Ha Dong-Qn × Son Seung-Yeon>, 2018. Dec 26 2018 Jazz Festival, Stage 5, <Secret Party in Busan>, 2018. Dec 28 2019 Solo Concert <Begin>, 2019. Apr 13~14th, Apr 27~28th. Yeungnam Univ. Festival, 2019. May 24 Soribada, 2019 K-WORLD FESTA, K-SOUL, 2019. Aug 18 JEJU Samda Park Night Concert, 2019. Aug 23 2019 Someday Festival, 2019. Aug 31 2019 Dodong Seowon Concert (to celebrate the confucian academy was designated as an UNESCO World Heritage World Heritage Site), TV Chosun, 2019. Sep 21 2019 Gotjawal Forest Concert in Jeju, 2019. Sep 28 Hot & Blue Concert, U.S.(CA) 2019. Oct 19 2019 Korean Popular Culture And Art Awards, Special Performance, 2019. Oct 30 2019 8th GLAD MUSIC FEST in Jeju, < Ha Dong Qn × Punch >, 2019. Nov 24 2019 Solo Concert <h.ealing>, 2019. Dec 7–8 2020 Daegu Folk Festival, 2020. Jul 30 2020 Oesol Hangeul Hanmadang, 2020. Oct 9 Cinema Concert 2020, 2020. Nov 6 6th KIM HYUN SIK MUSIC FESTA, 2020. Nov 20 Appreciation Concert for Medical Staffs, 2020. Nov 24 Junggu Culture Joint Concert 2020, 2020. Nov 25 2021 SOMEDAY THEATRE CANTABILE, 2021. May 23 Jeonju Int'l Sori Festival, Starlight Concert, Sep 30 2021 Solo Concert <Here I Am>, 2021. Oct 15–17 2021 SOMEDAY THEATRE LAST CANTABILE, 2021. Nov 6
References
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