Heo Young-Saeng

Heo Young-Saeng (Hangul: 허영생; hanja: 許永生; born: November 3, 1986)is a South Korean entertainer and the lead singer and main vocalist of boyband SS501. He's also the leader of 'Double S 301'.

In 2010, Heo left DSP Media, who managed him as part of SS501, and moved to B2M Entertainment, with bandmate Kim Kyu-Jong, to pursue his solo career. His debut album as a soloist entitled Let It Go was released in May 2011. He then released several albums more in Korea and Japan, with the hit tracks "Crying", "The Art of Seduction", "Weak Child", and "1.2.3", among others. In 2012, Heo played his first acting role in KBS2's sitcom I Need A Fairy.

Heo has performed in musicals as well: he debuted in The Three Musketeers, playing the role of D'Artagnan during 2011, and appeared in 2013, the Summer Snow musical.

Since October 31, 2013, Heo is on active duty as a police officer as part of his mandatory, 21-month military service. He completed his military service and has officially been discharged on July 30, 2015. He also joined CI Entertainment.

In December 2015, Heo returned in theater to play the role of Han Minho in the musical "Haru". It's together with Hyung Jun. Also, it serves as the musical comeback of Heo after 21-month of hiatus due to military service.

In January 2016, Heo reunite with Kyu Jong and Hyung Jun and grouped as "Double S 301". CI Entertainment already released a photo teaser for their comeback.The group released an album entitled Eternal 5 on February 16, 2016. Also, they'll release a Japanese album entitledEternal S on April 20, 2016.

Early life

Heo Young-Saeng was born on November 3, 1986 in Gochang County Jeollabuk-do, South Korea. He is an only child.

He graduated in high school at Hyundai High School and graduated in college at Dong Seoul University.

He started as a trainee at SM Entertainment for about 2.5 years. He then joined DSP Media, formerly known as DSP Entertainment and trained for 3 months before debuting. He debuted as a member of SS501 on June 8, 2005.

2005–2009: SS501 debut

See also: SS501

Heo debuted as a member of SS501 on June 8, 2005, along with their debut album, Warning. Their second mini album, Snow Prince, was released in late 2005, five months after their debut. During this time, the band established their official fan club name, "Triple S", and its color, pearl green. The group earned instant popularity and won many rookie awards following their debut.

Heo hosted SS501's radio program SS501's Youngstreet on SBS along with fellow member Park Jung-min from May 1 to August 21, 2006. He was forced to leave the program due to a throat condition that required laryngeal surgery, and bandmate Kim Kyu-Jong took over as DJ.

SS501 soon promoted their first studio album S.T 01 Now. In late 2007, they expanded their activities in the Japanese market to challenge themselves outside Korea with the release of their Japanese single Kokoro, along with the establishment of "Triple S Japan". The single debuted at number 5. They had two more successful releases in Japan entitled Distance and SS501 The band received the Newcomer Award by Japan Gold Disc Award in January 2008; this was the first time Korean artists had received this award.See More on https://en.wikipedia.org....