Im Hyun-sik (singer)

Im Hyun-sik (born March 7, 1992), simply known as Hyunsik, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and composer, and lead singer of the boy group BtoB.

Biography
Im Hyun-sik was born on March 7, 1992, in Seoul, South Korea. His father, Im Ji-hoon, is a folk singer. He studied Practical Music at Howon University with group-mate Lee Chang-sub. Im is currently taking his Master's degree in Practical Music at Joongbu University.

Career
Im debuted as the lead singer Cube Entertainment's boy group BtoB on March 21, 2012, with the promotional single "Insane". The group has released a total of 3 studio albums and 10 extended plays since debut.

In September 2016, Im became part of BtoB's first unit group, BtoB Blue, which released the digital single "Stand By Me" on September 19, 2016. On August 2, 2018, BtoB Blue released their second digital single, "When It Rains".

In October 2019, Im released an EP. Rendez-vous is the first solo album released by Im in seven years since his debut. He participated in writing, composing, and arranging all the songs in the album. Following his solo debut, he held his first solo concert Rendez-vous at Bluesquare iMarket Hall on November 2 and 3, 2019 which was sold out in four minutes. On November 19, he prepared a surprised busking event for his fans with an attendance of 1,000 people. At the end of the year, he held his first solo fan meeting Dear Melody in Manila, Philippines.

In 2020, Im appeared on KBS's Open Concert, performing "Dear Love" and two songs with his father. On January 31, 2020, Im released his first live album, Rendez-vous (Live) that features a live version of 5 songs from his first solo concert Rendez-vous.

In 2022, Im became the host of NAVER NOW's Late Night Studio.

On 13 Oct to 15 Oct 2023, Im held three sold out concerts titled “Dive into you” at BlueSquare in Seoul. Guests include his father (day2), BtoB members (day3) and Prince Merman (all days). As part of the setlist, he performed 4 new songs which will be included in his next solo album that he is currently working on.

Since 2022, Im has been promoted to a full member of KOMCA (Korea Music Copyright Association).

BtoB, including Im, departed from Cube in November 2023.

In February 2024, BtoB announced the establishment of BtoB Company for the group activities and for Im's solo activities.

Personal life
On May 6, 2020, Im announced on his Instagram that he is enlisting in mandatory military service on May 11, serving as a member of military band.

On November 1, 2021, the agency announced that Im will be discharged from military service on November 14, 2021, without returning to the unit after his last vacation in accordance with the Ministry of Defense guidelines for prevention of the spread of COVID-19