Special Feature: BTOB’s Ilhoon celebrating his 26th birthday today!

Saengil Chukahamnida, BTOB’s Ilhoon!

By: Eunice Jane E. Del Pilar of BTOBPH

Aegyo is one of the famous cute gestures in Kpop and what game comes out from your mind that contains cuteness?

Gwiyomi? Yes, you’re right! To the one who popularized the ‘gwiyomi game’ and to the main rapper and vocalist of BTOB, Jung Ilhoon, Happy 26th Birthday!

Ilhoon is now working as an active public service worker in South Korea in which he enlisted last May 28 this year, few weeks after the enlistment of his co-members, Lim Hyunsik and Yook Sungjae.

Before he enlist, he posted his last message to the Melodies in his Instagram account.

Check out the Instagram post.

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안녕하세요 사랑하는 멜로디 그리고 응원해주시는 팬 여러분들 오랜만에 글로써 인사 드립니다. 사실 저의 입대소식을 밝히고자 이렇게 글을 적습니다. 제가 그 동안에 활동을 쉬면서 여러분들과 제대로된 소통이 없었던 점 미안하게 생각하고 있어요. 믿고 사랑하는 사람에게 연락도 없고 가끔씩 들려오는 소식만 있을뿐 답답함을 많이 느끼셨겠지요. 다시 한번 미안해요. 하지만 그 시간 동안 오롯이 저에게 집중하며 스스로를 돌보는 시간을 가지는 중이었습니다. 이렇게 긴 글을 참 오랜만에 남기는것 같은데 갑작스러운 소식이 되는것 같아서 그 점 또한 미안하게 생각해요. 하지만 대한민국의 남성으로써 저 또한 짊어져야할 의무를 수행해야 한다는 것은 여러분들도 잘 알고 계시겠지요. 길다면 길고 짧다면 짧은 시간이 되겠지만 보다 건강하고 행복한 모습으로 돌아오도록 하겠습니다. 그 동안 여러분들도 행복하셨으면 좋겠습니다. 긴 글 읽어주셔서 감사합니다! 다시 한번 사랑합니다 멜로디❤️👍🏻

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The main rapper of BTOB is known for his versatility and skills from acting, hosting to rapping, singing as vocalist, writing, and composing songs.

KOMCA released a list of artists with most number of copyrights under their name and Ilhoon ranked 9th with 101 songs as of January 2020. 

Time comes with it’s right moment, Ilhoon released his very first solo album, ‘Big Wave’ on March 8, 2018.

The album is filled with great hip-hop vibe when ‘She’s Gone’ take the lead the tracklist with rich of complicated-break-up-feels.

Link of She’s Gone:

No matter how broken you are, you should not forget one of the special persons who made us stronger, our mother. Ilhoon expressed it in ‘Always’.

Link of Always:

After 11 months, he gave some chills to the Melodies by dropping ‘Spoiler’ a digital single with Babylon.

Link of Spoiler:

Jung Ilhoon takes his flights in the music field by having collaborations to the KPOP artist like G.NA, HyunA, Samuel and FT. Island’s Lee Hongki.

His recent collab is with his co-member, Yook Sungjae’s Special Album, ‘HMHN’, one of the tracks.

Link of HMHN:

Can’t you figure out what Ilhoon can do more in the future, right? 

Same here, too. Same.

Now, let’s rain him with cute greetings with hashtag #ITS_ILHOON_DAY and #정일훈_넌_나의_1004! 

For the last time, saengil chukahamnida to our main rapper and vocalist, BTOB’s Jung Ilhoon! Serve well and we will wait you!