Eden (Korean musician)

Kim Yong Hwan (Korean: 김용환; born July 12, 1988), known professionally by his stage name Eden (Korean: 이든; stylized in all caps), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer. Under KQ Entertainment, he made his solo debut in 2017. He is most well known as the leader of Eden-ary, the production team for Ateez and Xikers.[5]

For other uses, see Eden.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Eden
Born
Kim Yong Hwan[1]

(1988-07-12) July 12, 1988[1]
Yeonsu, South Korea[2]
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2010–present[2]
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
LabelsKQ Entertainment[4]
Member ofEden-ary[5]
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationKim Yong-Hwan
McCune–ReischauerKim Yong Hwan
Stage name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationEden
McCune–ReischauerEden
WebsiteKQ ENTERTAINMENT

His stage name references the Biblical garden because he has always wanted to make music in the most natural and basic way.[3]

Career

Eden played the piano from a young age, being inspired by musicians such as Frédéric Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninoff to pursue a career in music. He'd already mastered composing Classical music. He decided to become a singer and composer, and he moved to Seoul from his hometown Yeonsu for learning Popular music. He taught himself how to compose and produce it.[2]

In 2010, a file of his music that he'd sent to his friend ended up in the hands of Source Music. He started as a composer in 2010, participating in SS501's Kim Hyung-jun' album My Girl. He joined a production team Eden Beatz with musician J.Rise, and released their album in 2012.[3]

He joined the military and completed his service in 2013, and then left Source Music.[2]

KQ Entertainment happened to reach out to him, and began to work with him. He lived in a studio at the company for the next two years and went on to be co-producers with Hyun-sik of BtoB and Woodz.[3]

He made his own solo debut at the age of 29 with the single album Urban Hymns on February 17, 2017.[2]

He is currently the primary producer for boy bands in his label, including Ateez, who made their debut on October 24, 2018, and Xikers, who made their debut on March 30, 2023.[6][7]

Record products

The following contents are based on official website.[4]

Artists
Year Group
2018–present ATEEZ
2023–present xikers

BtoB
2015 여기 있을게
2016 기도 I'll Be Your Man
2017 말만해
2017 그리워하다 Missing You
2018 너 없인 안 된다
2018 아름답고도 아프구나

Other artists
2011 Kim Hyung-jun Heaven
2015 GFriend Neverland
2016 Luizy feat. Hyun-sik of BtoB Baby Ride
2016 Luizy 요즘 뭐 해 How Have You Been
2016 Chancellor Venus
2017 LUCY feat. Kisum B-DAY
2017 Seul-ong feat. Beenzino 너야
2018 Yuju feat. Suran LOVE RAIN
2018 Wanna One 묻고 싶다 One Love
2018 Produce 48 Rumor
2020 Younha feat. RM WINTER FLOWER（雪中梅）

Discography

The following contents are based on official website.[4]

Single albums
2017年 URBAN HYMNS
  1. 그 땔 살아 I'm still feat. Kwon Jin-ah
  2. Stand Up feat. Babylon
2019年 Heaven
  1. Heaven feat. Heize

EPs
2018年 RYU：川
  1. 93
  2. Because You're Pretty
  3. Good Night feat. Jukjae）
  4. Dance feat. Woodz
  5. Little Bird
2019年 EXHALANT
  1. 너무 사랑해서 사랑할 수 없어 Suffering for Love
  2. Killing Me Slowly
  3. 3Things feat. Maddox
  4. I'm Yours

Monthly Series
2018～2019年 STARDUST
  1. Lazy Love EDEN×Younha
  2. MADNESS HLB×MRSHLL）
  3. attention EDEN×Jung-in）
  4. Drive Babylon×WOODZ）
  5. Lamp Maddox）
  6. FIREWORKS EDEN×LUCY）
  7. 미련 Shin Ji-soo
  8. Happy New Year My Lover EDEN
  9. DON'T MAKE ME WAIT LEEZ×BIBI SOM
  10. ROSE（EDEN×Alice of Hello Venus
  11. AGAIN EDEN×Sophiya
  12. Painful EDEN×Blah
2020～2021年 STARDUST 2
  1. SOON EDEN×Samuel Seo
  2. THE SUN DINDIN
  3. FALL IN LUST EDEN×Jiselle
  4. Why Don't We EDEN×XQ
  5. Luv'ae (Love You Babe) EDEN×Horim
  6. Paranoid EDEN×LEEZ
  7. Call Me Anytime EDEN×ATEEZ×Maddox×Eden-ary
  8. TELL ME BYE EDEN×Moah
  9. DIVE EDEN×HLB
  10. Hold Me EDEN
  11. 날 떠나 EDEN×Youngjun of Brown Eyed Soul
  12. Dancing in the Moonlight EDEN

Eden Beatz
2012年 Eden Beatz
  1. Running feat. Joo Hee of 8eight
  2. 푹 숙이고 feat. Fly
  3. Don't Worry
  4. Running Inst.
  5. 푹 숙이고 Inst.
2013年 For Your All Kinds Of Night
  1. Venus feat. Mikey of Duble Sidekick
2015年 For Your All Kinds Of Night Part 2
  1. 플레이그라운드 feat. Hyun-sik of BTOB

OST
2018年 tvN 식샤를 합시다3 비긴즈 궁금해

etc.
2018年 Hidden Track No.V
  1. Shall I Stay EDEN
  2. I'm Your Puppy Summer Soul

Notes

      References
      1. "Eden". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
      2. "In The Garden Of Eden: How This Self-Taught Producer Is Crafting K-pop's New Sound". MTV. February 24, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
      3. "Get To Know EDEN, The Talented Solo Artist And Producer Behind ATEEZ's Music". koreaboo. June 15, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
      4. "이든 (EDEN)" (in Korean). KQ ENTERTAINMENT. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
      5. "eden_yh" (in Korean). Instagram. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
      6. "10-piece Xikers debuts, hopes to become rookie band of the year". The Korea Herald. March 30, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
      7. "KQ ENTERTAINMENT" (in Korean). KQ ENTERTAINMENT. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

      See also
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