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Kyuhyun규현

Kyuhyun (규현; real name Cho Kyu-hyun, 조규현) is a South Korean singer, musical-theatre actor and television host, born on February 3, 1988. He joined Super Junior as a new member in May 2006, and has also been part of its sub-groups Super Junior-K.R.Y. and Super Junior-M.1 He made his solo debut with the mini album At Gwanghwamun on November 13, 2014, the first Super Junior member to do so.1

Outside music he has played lead roles in stage musicals including The Three Musketeers, Catch Me If You Can, Mozart! and Frankenstein, and appeared in television shows such as Radio Star, We Got Married and several seasons of New Journey to the West. Wikipedia lists him as a judge on Sing Again for its first four seasons, 2020 to 2025. He began his mandatory military service on May 25, 2017 and was discharged on May 7, 2019.1

Two Netflix programmes covered by DabPop feature him. In Single's Inferno he sits on the studio panel with Hong Jin-kyung (홍진경), Lee Da-hee (이다희) and rapper Hanhae (한해), and the first season premiered on December 18, 2021.34 In Season 2 of The Devil's Plan he was one of the players: on Day 1 he and Jeong Hyun-gyu (정현규) were the corrupt cops in the Crooked Cops match, and on Day 5 he had the lowest score in Balance Mancala and was eliminated.2

The ten members of Super Junior in a black-and-white still from the remastered Sorry, Sorry music video
Pictured: Super Junior, the group Kyuhyun joined in 2006, in the remastered music video for "Sorry, Sorry" (2009) on SMTOWN's official YouTube channel.

Key facts

Korean name규현 (Kyuhyun); real name Cho Kyu-hyun, 조규현1
BornFebruary 3, 19881
GroupSuper Junior, joined May 2006; sub-groups Super Junior-K.R.Y. and Super Junior-M1
Solo debutAt Gwanghwamun, November 13, 2014 (first Super Junior member to debut solo)1
Military serviceMay 25, 2017 to May 7, 20191
Shows in DabPop piecesSingle's Inferno (studio panel); The Devil's Plan Season 2 (player)23

Appears in DabPop rankings

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, Cho Kyu-hyun, retrieved 2026-10-20.
  2. DabPop, How The Devil's Plan Works, retrieved 2026-10-20.
  3. DabPop, How Single's Inferno Is Made: Casting, Paradise Rules and the Island-Set Dispute, retrieved 2026-10-20.
  4. DabPop, Korean Reality Shows in Netflix's Global Top 10, retrieved 2026-10-20.