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Huh Gak (Korean: 허각; born November 15, 1984)[1] is a South Korean singer. He rose to fame after winning the 2010 Mnet talent competition series Superstar K 2, during which he became known as "the Korean Paul Potts."[2][3]
| Huh Gak | |
| Hangul | 허각 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Heo Gak |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hŏ Gak |
Huh Gak was born in Incheon, South Korea on November 15, 1984.[1] His parents divorced when he was 3, and he and his twin brother, Huh Gong, were raised by their father.[4] Due to his family's financial difficulties, Huh dropped out of school after finishing middle school and worked as a repairman and event singer.[5] Huh later earned his high school diploma in 2018.[6]
In 2010, Huh Gak competed on the Mnet talent competition series Superstar K 2 and took the first place spot in the show's finale in October.[2] Following the show, Huh released his debut single "Always", which topped the Gaon Digital Chart.[7] On 16 November, he released his self-titled, first mini album.[8]
After joining A Cube Entertainment in early 2011,[9] Huh released the mini album First Story on 16 September.[10] The album spawned the hit single "Hello", which took the number-one spot on the Gaon Digital Chart (also earning a "triple crown" for topping the component Download, Streaming, and BGM charts)[11] and Billboard's K-pop Hot 100 chart.[12]
On October 8, 2021, Huh Gak left Play M Entertainment after his contract expired.[13] On October 27, 2021, Huh Gak signed with BPM Entertainment.[14]
On October 3, 2013, Huh Gak married his "first love", whom he dated in middle school when they were 16 years old. They met again after 13 years in February 2012.[15][16] Huh and his wife have two sons: Huh Geon (born 2014) and Huh Gang (born 2015).[17]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [18] | |||
| Little Giant |
|
14 |
|
| Hello |
|
61 | — |
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [18] | |||
| Huh Gak 1st Mini Album |
|
6 | — |
| Like 1st Mini Album "First Story" |
|
4 |
|
| Lacrimoso |
|
9 |
|
| Reminisce |
|
— | — |
| Snow of April |
|
13 |
|
| Story of Winter |
|
23 |
|
| Lover Letter |
|
34 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [24] | ||||
| "Always" (언제나) | 2010 | 1 |
|
Huh Gak 1st Mini Album |
| "Hello" | 2011 | 1 |
|
Like 1st Mini Album "First Story" |
| "I Told You I Wanna Die" (죽고 싶단 말 밖에) | 2 |
|
Lacrimoso | |
| "The Person Who Once Loved Me" (나를 사랑했던 사람아) | 2012 | 4 |
| |
| "It Hurts" (아프다) | 7 |
|
Non-album single | |
| "1440" | 2013 | 5 |
|
Little Giant |
| "I Want to Love" (사랑하고 싶어서) | 21 |
| ||
| "You Are Mine" (넌 내꺼라는걸) (feat. Swings) |
1 |
|
Non-album single | |
| "Memory of Your Scent" (향기만 남아) | 3 |
|
Reminisce | |
| "Day N Night" (feat. Simon Dominic) |
2014 | 9 |
|
Non-album single |
| "Snow of April" (사월의 눈) | 2015 | 1 |
|
Snow of April |
| "Up All Night" (밤을 새) | 7 |
|
Story of Winter | |
| "Back in the Day" (그날을 내 등 뒤로) | 6 |
| ||
| "Miss You" (혼자, 한잔) | 2017 | 23 |
|
Love Letter |
| "Only You" (바보야) | 9 |
|
Hello | |
| "The Last Night" (마지막으로 안아도 될까) | 2018 | 51 | — | |
| "Empty Words" (흔한 이별) | 17 | |||
| "Without You" (듣고 싶던 말) | 2020 | 76 | ||
| "How Did We" (우린 어쩌다 헤어진 걸까) | 34 | |||
| "Confession" (고백) | 2021 | 10 | Romance 101 X Huh Gak | |
| "I Can't Go to Sinchon" (신촌을 못가) | 54 | Non-album singles | ||
| "Save Me" (구해줘) | 2022 | 137 | ||
| "Apgujeong Rodeo" (압구정로데오) | 164 | |||
| "Endless" | 2023 | 88 | ||
| "The Work of Erasing You" (너 하나 빼는 일) | 156 | |||
| "With You" (물론) | 14 | |||
| "Sob Your Heart Out" (운다 운다) | 107 | |||
| "It's You" (사랑인걸) | 2024 | 113 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [24] | |||
| "Whenever You Play That Song" (그 노래를 들때마다) with LE |
2011 | 3 |
|
| "I Need You" with Zia |
2012 | 1 |
|
| "Short Hair" (짧은머리) with Jung Eun-ji |
2013 | 1 |
|
| "Break Up to Make Up" (이제 그만 싸우자) with Jung Eun-ji |
2014 | 1 |
|
| "Town Bar" (동네술집) with Jungin |
2015 | 5 |
|
| "Already Winter" (벌써 겨울) with Vromance |
2016 | 60 |
|
| "Bada Ocean.wav" (바다) with Jung Eun-ji |
5 |
| |
| "#Begin Again" (#떨려) with Plan A Boys |
— |
| |
| "Band-Aid" (반창고) with MC Mong |
2017 | 22 |
|
| "Oasis" (오아시스) with Apink, Victon |
— |
| |
| "Let You Go" (이별은 늘 그렇게) with Eunji |
2019 | 34 | — |
| "Rain" with 2F |
2021 | — | |
| "Drunken Night" (술이 뭐길래) with Zia |
2022 | 74 | |
| "My First Love (Would You Marry Me)" (나와 결혼해 줄래요) with 2F, Onestar, Son Dong-woon, Joo Ho and Kim Hee Jae |
159 | ||
| "Happiness" with Shin Yong Jae and Onestar as HYB |
2023 | 105 | |
| "The Winter" (그 겨울엔 네가 있어) with Shin Yong Jae and Onestar as HYB |
151 | ||
| "I Hope" (좋겠다) with Park Bo-ram |
2024 | 140 | |
| "Because of Love" (사랑을 하기는 했나 봐) with Zia |
138 | ||
| "Old Song" (오래된 노래) with Lee Mu-jin, Onestar, Lee Jin-sung, Kim Hee-jae and An Nyeong |
27 | ||
| "T.B.H" (Ballad ver.; 고민중독) with Shin Yong Jae and Onestar as HYB |
78 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [24] | ||||
| "My Best" with John Park |
2011 | 43 | — | Glove OST |
| "Please Don't Forget Me" (나를 잊지 말아요) | 1 |
|
The Greatest Love OST | |
| "One Person" (한사람) | 2012 | 2 |
|
Big OST |
| "Tears Fallin' Like Today" (오늘 같은 눈물이) | 2014 | 2 |
|
My Love from the Star OST |
| "The Reasons" (너란 이유) | 2017 | — |
|
Man to Man OST |
| "Since I Met You" (그댈 만난 이후로) | — | — | Andante OST | |
| "Cosmos" | 2018 | — | Clean with Passion for Now OST | |
| "Because of You" | 2019 | — | Angel's Last Mission: Love OST | |
| "Your Warmth" (너의 온기) | — | The Tale of Nokdu OST | ||
| "Farewell In Tears" (눈물로 너를 떠나보낸다) | 2020 | — | The World of the Married OST | |
| "Someday" (그 시간, 그 공간) | 2021 | — | Hello, Me! OST | |
| "Under the Lonely Sky" (하늘 아래 그대와) | — | Undercover OST |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [24] | ||||
| "My Heart" | 2010 | 44 | — | Huh Gak 1st Mini Album |
| "Running in the Sky" (하늘을 달리다) | 10 | |||
| "Happy Me" (행복한 나를) with John Park |
16 | |||
| "I Miss You" (니가 그립다) | 2011 | 29 |
|
Like 1st Mini Album "First Story" |
| "All of My Life" (평생의 전부) | 36 |
| ||
| "Before Farewell" (옷깃을 붙잡고) with Huu |
55 |
| ||
| "Love Love Love" (사랑 사랑 사랑) | 2012 | 56 |
|
Lacrimoso |
| "Grabbing Your Wrist" (손목을 쥔다) | 56 |
| ||
| "Monodrama" (모노드라마) feat. Yoo Seung-woo |
2013 | 2 |
|
Little Giant |
| "Knowing We're Going To Break Up" (헤어질걸 알기에) with Jung Eun-ji |
29 |
| ||
| "Your Wedding" (술 한잔하면) | 42 |
| ||
| "Simple Story" (간단한 이야기) feat. Miryo |
47 |
| ||
| "I'll Become Tears" (눈물이 되어줄게) | 62 |
| ||
| "I Want To Sing" (노래하고 싶다) | 71 |
| ||
| "Unemployed" (백수가) | 91 |
| ||
| "Time To Say I Love You" (오늘만은 말할게) | 50 |
|
Reminisce | |
| "Falling" (사랑했다) | 53 |
| ||
| "Linger On" (여운) | 2015 | 49 |
|
Snow Of April |
| "After Love" (사랑아) | 57 |
| ||
| "Miss You" (그리워합니다) | 29 |
|
Story of Winter | |
| "A Bride" (없었던 것처럼) | 2017 | 86 |
|
Lover Letter |
As well as numerous appearances on Superstar K2, on 18 January 2011, he participated in a Traditional Korean music concert called "Noon concert".[60]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Listen: The Voice We Loved | Cast Member | [61] | |
| Episode (live broadcast started from Episode 9) | Song |
|---|---|
| Episode 9 | The Happy Me(에코) |
| Episode 10 | Early Morning Discount(이문세) |
| Episode 11 | I'll Be There(Jackson 5) |
| Episode 12 | Don't Say Goodbye(이승철) |
| Episode 13 | Running Through the Skies(이적) |
| Episode 14 | Love Rain(김태우) |
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Superstar K2 | 1st Place (Winner) | Won |
| Soribada Awards[62] | Best Male Solo Artist | Won | |
| 2011 | 4th Korea Drama Awards | Best OST (The Greatest Love – "Don't Forget Me") | Won |
| 3rd MelOn Music Awards[63] | Top 10 Artists (Bonsang) | Nominated | |
| Best New Artist | Won | ||
| 13th Mnet Asian Music Awards[64] | Best New Male Artist | Won | |
| Best OST | Nominated | ||
| Best Vocal Performance – Solo | Nominated | ||
| 19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Popular Music Top Honor | Won | |
| Bugs Music Awards | Netizens' Popularity Award | Nominated | |
| Best Solo Artist | Won | ||
| Ballad of the Year ("Hello") | Won | ||
| 2012 | 26th Golden Disk Awards | Best Newcomer | Won |
| 1st Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards[65] | Best New Male Solo Artist of the Year | Won | |
| 4th MelOn Music Awards | Top 10 Artists (Bonsang) | Won | |
| 27th Golden Disk Awards | Digital Music Bonsang ("The Person Who Once Loved Me") | Won | |
| 22nd Seoul Music Awards | Bonsang | Won | |
| 2013 | 5th MelOn Music Awards | Best R&B/Ballad ("Monodrama" – tied with K.Will) | Won |
| 2014 | 16th Mnet Music Awards | Best Collaboration ("Break Up to Make Up" with A Pink's Eunji) | Nominated |
| 2015 | Mnet Asian Music Awards[66] | Best Vocal Performance – Solo | Nominated |
| UnionPay Song of the Year | Nominated |
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