Draft:Kim Young-hoon (The Boyz)

Kim Young-hoon (born August 8, 1997), known mononymously as Younghoon, is a South Korean singer, actress and model. He is a sub-vocalist and lead visual of boy group The Boyz (South Korean band), formed by IST Entertainment.

Early life
Kim was born on August 8, 1997, in Seoul, South Korea, however, he was raised in Incheon. He attended and graduated from: Incheon Yeonsung Elementary School, Yeongsung Middle School, and Incheon Yeonsung Highschool.

Pre-debut
Younghoon has appeared in multiple music videos as a cameo or lead in 2016 and 2017. He made his modelling debut in Seoul fashion week 2017, along side fellow member Juyeon.

2017–present: Debut with The Boyz and solo activities
Younghoon debuted with The Boyz on December 6, 2017, The Boyz debuted with the lead single "Boy" from with debut EP The First.

On September 1, 2020, Younghoon made his acting debut in South Korean web show Love Revolution (web series). In 2021, he also acted in the television series One the Woman. In 2023, he made a special appearance in Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938.

In 2023, Younghoon was announced as one of the main hosts of Show! Music Core alongside Sullyoon and Lee Jung-ha.

Younghoon has made various Korean Tv Show appearances. He was in episode 398 of the talk show Hello Counselor, alongside fellow The Boyz member Sangyeon and episode 468 of The Return of Superman, with Juyeon.

Younghoon and The Boyz were contestants of the preliminary competition Road to Kingdom in 2020. Upon winning the competition, they secured a spot in the sequel: Kingdom: Legendary War.