As for singers, we know some popular K-pop soloists such as IU, Ailee, Eric Nam, Jamie Park, Chungha, etc. And. for the bands, there are Day6, FT Island, CNBLUE, etc. Even though they are not K-pop groups, they are as talented and as gorgeous as K-pop groups. They also have a lot of fans in Korea and overseas.So, if you’re curious about one of them, don’t worry! We will introduce you to one of the members of a K-pop band. It’s Choi Sang-yeop, the guitarist of Lucy. Lucy is a band that made its debut in 2020. The group came from a reality show called SuperBand which aired in 2019.Let’s check out more about Choi Sang-yeop. Scroll down to find out more!
Choi Sang-yeop’s Profile
Before knowing a lot of things about Choi Sang-yeop, let’s check out his profile first. Find out all the basic things that we need to know about Choi Sang-yeop below!Full Name: Choi Sang-yeopGiven Name: Sang-yeopStage Name: SangyeopKorean Name: 최상엽Nickname: Squirrel, Munchkin / Leaf Kitchen, Choi Sang Yeojagi, Cheerful Step, etc.Birthday: February 27, 1994Education: Bulgok High School, Dankook University (Department of Applied Chemical Engineering)Nationality: KoreanHeight: 177 cmBlood Type: AFamily: Parents, older brotherPosition: Vocalist, guitaristDebut as a Soloist: 2016Debut in Lucy: 2020Agency: Mystic StoryGroup: LUCY
Choi Sang-yeop’s Facts
After seeing Choi Sang-yeop’s profile, you must be curious about more things. Well, then again, it was just the introduction of Choi Sang-yeop. He actually has a lot of interesting things that can make us fall in love with his charms.Let’s check out Choi Sang-yeop’s facts below!
When Lucy’s members were asked who is the member who changed the most since debut, all the members answered with Choi Sang-yeop. Choi Sang-yeop is very clumsy; he often drops or loses things. On April 9, 2020, he almost lost his cell phone and took a lot of time to search for it. Choi Sang-yeop’s favorite ice cream flavor from Baskin Robbins is Choco Tree Forest. While promoting “Jogging,” Choi Sang-yeop was popular as a boy who winked while singing. He also was known as a person who frowns. That’s because he did that while performing on stage. Choi Sang-yeop underwent LASIK surgery, and he used glasses the most among the members in Lucy.
Choi Sang-yeop’s Pre-Debut
After seeing the list of Choi Sang-yeop’s interesting facts, now it’s time to find out the story about him before he made his debut in Lucy. You may be wondering how he ended up in a band called Lucy, and what did he do before he became a musician? Was it his dream all along?Well, there’s only one thing that we should do to find out. Let’s check out the story of Choi Sang-yeop’s pre-debut era!Choi Sang-yeop was born on February 27, 1994. When he was younger, he lived in Bundang-du, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Choi Sang-yeop lived with his parents and an older brother. He graduated from Bulgok High School and went to Dankook University after that. In college, Choi Sang-yeop majored in chemical engineering.As a Korean male, Choi Sang-yeop enlisted for Korean military service while he was still in college. Since it took around 21 months, he had to take a leave of absence for a while. After he came back from the military, Choi Sang-yeop was sure about his dream to be a musician. He became more confident in choosing the singing path.In 2016, Choi Sang-yeop became a partner for a duet with VIXX’s Ken in a music festival. Due to that amazing performance, he had a chance to fill an OST for a K-drama.
Choi Sang-yeop in SuperBand
In 2019, Choi Sang-yeop joined a survival program that aired on JTBC called SuperBand. The program is about forming a band from over a hundred participants. The participants were indie musicians. They were divided into categories such as vocalist, guitarist, violinist, etc.To perform on stage, they formed into temporary bands. They had to arrange a popular song and cover the song for the live performance. Choi Sang-yeop was on the vocalist team.The judges of SuperBand were popular and talented musicians. They were Yoon Jong-shin the Korean singer, Kim Jong-wan (Nell), Lee Suhyun from Akdong Musician or AKMU, Yoon Sang, and Joe Hahn from Linkin Park.Let’s check out the performance of Choi Sang-yeop on SuperBand!Although he did really great, he was eliminated in the first round. However, it wasn’t the end for Choi Sang-yeop because great things were waiting for him ahead!
Choi Sang-yeop’s Debut
Choi Sang-yeop might have been unable to pass to the next round of SuperBand which aired in 2019, but it didn’t mean that he failed. That’s because one of the 4 final bands who competed on the final stage, Lucy, needed a vocalist. Their vocalist in the survival show, Lee Ju-hyuk, withdrew from the band because he already had his own band, GIFT.So, Choi Sang-yeop replaced Lee Ju-hyuk’s position as the vocalist and the guitarist of the band. That made Lucy a complete 4-member band with Shin Ye-chan as the violinist, Jo Won-sang as the bassist, Choi Sang-yeop as the guitarist and vocalist, and Shin Gwang-il as the drummer.Shin Ye-chan as the oldest member who was born in 1992 became the leader of Lucy. Shin Gwang-il who was born in 1997 is the youngest member. Jo Won-sang was born in 1996 and Choi Sang-yeop was born in 1994.Even though the survival show SuperBand ended in July 2019, Lucy didn’t debut right after. In fact, it took around a year for them to finally release their debut song. In May 2020, Lucy released a single album called Dear. Their title track called “Flowering” was released on May 8, 2020.Let’s check out the music video of “Flowering!”Lucy also released a sign language version for “Flowering!” They are so wholesome!What do you think about Lucy’s debut era? Choi Sang-yeop and the rest of Lucy’s members are all so talented, right? It was just the beginning. They have more things for the fans in their next projects!
