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Kang Seung-yoon
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Kang Seung-yoon

Kang Seung-yoon (강승윤), better known onstage as YOON, is the leader and main vocalist of WINNER, one of YG Entertainment's most durable boy groups. He first broke through on Superstar K2, then made a solo debut in 2013 before helping WINNER turn melodic pop, rap, and band-minded songwriting into one of the strongest catalogs of their generation.

His value has always been range. Seung-yoon can drive a big chorus, write with emotional clarity, and hold the center of WINNER's sound without flattening the rest of the group. Solo work like PAGE showed a rock-leaning, more introspective lane, while group staples like Really Really and I LOVE U proved how cleanly his tone scales to mass-market hooks.

That duality keeps him relevant. At YG Entertainment, he has moved between idol schedules, songwriting, and solo material without losing identity, which is why his voice still feels like a fixed point in WINNER's catalog rather than just another part in the mix.

WINNER
Leader, Main Vocalist of WINNER
0 articles4 creditsDebut: July 16, 2013South Korean

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Discography

2022
HOLIDAYMini Album
Full Group
2021
PAGEAlbum
Solo Artist
2017
Really ReallySingle
Full Group
2014
2014 S/SAlbum
Full Group

Fans Also Ask

Who is Kang Seung-yoon in WINNER?
Kang Seung-yoon is WINNER's leader and main vocalist. He first became known through Superstar K2, debuted solo under YG Entertainment in 2013, and then debuted with WINNER in August 2014. His voice sits at the center of the group's biggest records and he is also one of its key songwriters.
Did Kang Seung-yoon debut solo before WINNER?
Yes. Kang Seung-yoon made his official solo debut under YG Entertainment in July 2013, about a year before WINNER's group debut. That early launch helped establish him as more than an idol trainee and gave him a separate identity as a vocalist and songwriter before the group fully arrived.
What is Kang Seung-yoon's best-known solo project?
His most defining solo release is the 2021 full-length album <em>PAGE</em>, which leaned into rock textures, live-band energy, and a more personal writing style. It showed a different side from WINNER's group work while still highlighting the same strengths that make him central to the band: emotional delivery, melodic precision, and songwriting control.

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