Huh Gak
Huh Gak | |
|---|---|
 Huh at Lover Letter showcare event on 31 January 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 15 November 1984 Incheon, South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 허각 |
| RR | Heo Gak |
| MR | Hŏ Kak |
Huh Gak (Korean: 허각; born 15 November 1984) is a South Korean singer. He rose to fame after winning the 2010 Mnet talent competition series Superstar K 2, during which he became known as "the Korean Paul Potts".
Early life and education
Huh Gak was born in Incheon, South Korea on 15 November 1984. His parents divorced when he was 3, and he and his twin brother, Huh Gong, were raised by their father. Due to his family's financial difficulties, Huh dropped out of school after finishing middle school and worked as a repairman and event singer. Huh later earned his high school diploma in 2018.
Career
2010–present: Superstar K 2, debut, and First Story
In 2010, Huh competed on the Mnet talent competition series Superstar K 2 and took the first place spot in the show's finale in October. Following the show, Huh released his debut single "Always", which topped the Gaon Digital Chart. On 16 November, he released his self-titled, first mini album.
After joining A Cube Entertainment in early 2011, Huh released the mini album First Story on 16 September. The album spawned the hit single "Hello", which took the number-one spot on the Gaon Digital Chart (also earning a "triple crown" for topping the component Download, Streaming, and BGM charts) and Billboard's K-pop Hot 100 chart.
On 8 October 2021, Huh left Play M Entertainment after his contract expired. On 27 October 2021, Huh signed with BPM Entertainment.
Personal life
On 3 October 2013, Huh married his "first love", whom he dated in middle school when they were 16 years old. They met again after 13 years in February 2012. Huh and his wife have two sons: Huh Geon (born 2014) and Huh Gang (born 2015).
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||
| Little Giant |
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14 |
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| Hello |
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61 | N/a |
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||
| Huh Gak 1st Mini Album |
|
6 | N/a |
| Like 1st Mini Album "First Story" |
|
4 |
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| Lacrimoso |
|
9 |
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| Reminisce |
|
— | N/a |
| Snow of April |
|
13 |
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| Story of Winter |
|
23 |
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| Lover Letter |
|
34 | N/a |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| "Always" (언제나) | 2010 | 1 |
|
Huh Gak 1st Mini Album |
| "Hello" | 2011 | 1 |
|
Like 1st Mini Album "First Story" |
| "I Told You I Wanna Die" (죽고 싶단 말 밖에) | 2 |
|
Lacrimoso | |
| "The Person Who Once Loved Me" (나를 사랑했던 사람아) | 2012 | 4 |
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| "It Hurts" (아프다) | 7 |
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Non-album single | |
| "1440" | 2013 | 5 |
|
Little Giant |
| "I Want to Love" (사랑하고 싶어서) | 21 |
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| "You Are Mine" (넌 내꺼라는걸) (feat. Swings) |
1 |
|
Non-album single | |
| "Memory of Your Scent" (향기만 남아) | 3 |
|
Reminisce | |
| "Day N Night" (feat. Simon Dominic) |
2014 | 9 |
|
Non-album single |
| "Snow of April" (사월의 눈) | 2015 | 1 |
|
Snow of April |
| "Up All Night" (밤을 새) | 7 |
|
Story of Winter | |
| "Back in the Day" (그날을 내 등 뒤로) | 6 |
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| "Miss You" (혼자, 한잔) | 2017 | 23 |
|
Love Letter |
| "Only You" (바보야) | 9 |
|
Hello | |
| "The Last Night" (마지막으로 안아도 될까) | 2018 | 51 | N/a | |
| "Empty Words" (흔한 이별) | 17 | |||
| "Without You" (듣고 싶던 말) | 2020 | 76 | ||
| "How Did We" (우린 어쩌다 헤어진 걸까) | 34 | |||
| "Confession" (고백) | 2021 | 10 | Romance 101 X Huh Gak | |
| "I Can't Go to Sinchon" (신촌을 못가) | 54 | Non-album singles | ||
| "Save Me" (구해줘) | 2022 | 137 | ||
| "Apgujeong Rodeo" (압구정로데오) | 164 | |||
| "Endless" | 2023 | 88 | ||
| "The Work of Erasing You" (너 하나 빼는 일) | 156 | |||
| "With You" (물론) | 14 | |||
| "Sob Your Heart Out" (운다 운다) | 107 | |||
| "It's You" (사랑인걸) | 2024 | 113 | ||
| "To Heaven" (천국으로 보낸 편지) | 151 | |||
| "I'm in Tears" (눈물이 왈칵 쏟아진다) | 148 | |||
| "Too Late to Love You" (사랑은 언제나 걸음이 느려서) | 2025 | 147 | ||
| "Only" (단) | 171 | |||
| "Get Ready to Leave" (떠나보낼 준비해 둘걸 그랬어) (featuring Onestar) |
182 | |||
| "Crazy Love Song" (미친 사랑의 노래) | 2026 | 199 |
Collaborations
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||
| "Whenever You Play That Song" (그 노래를 들때마다) with LE |
2011 | 3 |
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| "I Need You" with Zia |
2012 | 1 |
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| "Short Hair" (짧은머리) with Jung Eun-ji |
2013 | 1 |
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| "Break Up to Make Up" (이제 그만 싸우자) with Jung Eun-ji |
2014 | 1 |
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| "Town Bar" (동네술집) with Jungin |
2015 | 5 |
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| "Already Winter" (벌써 겨울) with Vromance |
2016 | 60 |
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| "Bada Ocean.wav" (바다) with Jung Eun-ji |
5 |
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| "#Begin Again" (#떨려) with Plan A Boys |
— |
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| "Band-Aid" (반창고) with MC Mong |
2017 | 22 |
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| "Oasis" (오아시스) with Apink, Victon |
— |
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| "Let You Go" (이별은 늘 그렇게) with Eunji |
2019 | 34 | N/a |
| "Rain" with 2F |
2021 | — | |
| "Drunken Night" (술이 뭐길래) with Zia |
2022 | 74 | |
| "My First Love (Would You Marry Me)" (나와 결혼해 줄래요) with 2F, Onestar, Son Dong-woon, Joo Ho and Kim Hee Jae |
159 | ||
| "Happiness" with Shin Yong Jae and Onestar as HYB |
2023 | 105 | |
| "The Winter" (그 겨울엔 네가 있어) with Shin Yong Jae and Onestar as HYB |
151 | ||
| "I Hope" (좋겠다) with Park Bo-ram |
2024 | 140 | |
| "Because of Love" (사랑을 하기는 했나 봐) with Zia |
138 | ||
| "Old Song" (오래된 노래) with Lee Mu-jin, Onestar, Lee Jin-sung, Kim Hee-jae and An Nyeong |
27 | ||
| "T.B.H" (Ballad ver.; 고민중독) with Shin Yong Jae and Onestar as HYB |
78 |
Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR |
US World | ||||
| "My Best" with John Park |
2011 | 43 | — | N/a | Glove OST |
| "Don't Forget Me" (나를 잊지 말아요) | 1 | — |
|
The Greatest Love OST | |
| "One Person" (한사람) | 2012 | 2 | — |
|
Big OST |
| "Tears Fallin' Like Today" (오늘 같은 눈물이) | 2014 | 2 | — |
|
My Love from the Star OST |
| "The Reasons" (너란 이유) | 2017 | — | — |
|
Man to Man OST |
| "Since I Met You" (그댈 만난 이후로) | — | — | N/a | Andante OST | |
| "Cosmos" | 2018 | — | — | Clean with Passion for Now OST | |
| "Because of You" | 2019 | — | — | Angel's Last Mission: Love OST | |
| "Your Warmth" (너의 온기) | — | — | The Tale of Nokdu OST | ||
| "Farewell In Tears" (눈물로 너를 떠나보낸다) | 2020 | — | — | The World of the Married OST | |
| "Someday" (그 시간, 그 공간) | 2021 | — | — | Hello, Me! OST | |
| "Under the Lonely Sky" (하늘 아래 그대와) | — | — | Undercover OST | ||
| "Stay with Me" (있어줘요) | 2025 | 160 | 6 | Bon Appétit, Your Majesty OST | |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| "My Heart" | 2010 | 44 | N/a | Huh Gak 1st Mini Album |
| "Running in the Sky" (하늘을 달리다) | 10 | |||
| "Happy Me" (행복한 나를) with John Park |
16 | |||
| "I Miss You" (니가 그립다) | 2011 | 29 |
|
Like 1st Mini Album "First Story" |
| "All of My Life" (평생의 전부) | 36 |
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| "Before Farewell" (옷깃을 붙잡고) with Huu |
55 |
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| "Love Love Love" (사랑 사랑 사랑) | 2012 | 56 |
|
Lacrimoso |
| "Grabbing Your Wrist" (손목을 쥔다) | 56 |
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| "Monodrama" (모노드라마) feat. Yoo Seung-woo |
2013 | 2 |
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Little Giant |
| "Knowing We're Going To Break Up" (헤어질걸 알기에) with Jung Eun-ji |
29 |
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| "Your Wedding" (술 한잔하면) | 42 |
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| "Simple Story" (간단한 이야기) feat. Miryo |
47 |
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| "I'll Become Tears" (눈물이 되어줄게) | 62 |
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| "I Want To Sing" (노래하고 싶다) | 71 |
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| "Unemployed" (백수가) | 91 |
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| "Time To Say I Love You" (오늘만은 말할게) | 50 |
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Reminisce | |
| "Falling" (사랑했다) | 53 |
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| "Linger On" (여운) | 2015 | 49 |
|
Snow Of April |
| "After Love" (사랑아) | 57 |
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| "Miss You" (그리워합니다) | 29 |
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Story of Winter | |
| "A Bride" (없었던 것처럼) | 2017 | 86 |
|
Lover Letter |
Concerts
As well as numerous appearances on Superstar K2, on 18 January 2011, he participated in a Traditional Korean music concert called "Noon concert".
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Superstar K 2 | Contestant | Winner | |
| 2022 | The Listen: The Voice We Loved | Cast member | ||
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyworld Digital Music Awards | 2010 | Song of the Month – November | "As Always" | Won | |
| Rookie of the Month – November | Won | ||||
| Gaon Chart Music Awards | 2011 | New Artist of the Year – Male Solo | Huh Gak | Won | |
| Golden Disc Awards | 2012 | Rookie Artist of the Year | Won | ||
| 2013 | Digital Song Bonsang | "The Person Who Once Loved Me" | Won | ||
| Digital Daesang (Song of the Year) | Nominated | ||||
| 2014 | Digital Song Bonsang | "Monodrama" (feat. Yoo Seung-woo) | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | "Snow of April" | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | "How Did We" | Nominated | |||
| Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards | 2015 | K-pop Singer Award | Huh Gak | Won | |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2011 | Best Original Soundtrack | "Don't Forget Me" | Won | |
| 2012 | "One Person" | Nominated | |||
| Melon Music Awards | 2010 | Hot Trend Award | "Always" | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Best New Artist | Huh Gak | Won | ||
| 2012 | Top 10 Artists (Bonsang) | Won | |||
| Best OST Award | "One Person" | Nominated | |||
| Hot Trend Award | "I Need You" (with Zia) | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | Best R&B/Ballad Award | "Monodrama" (feat. Yoo Seung-woo) | Won | ||
| 2015 | Best Ballad Award | "Snow of April" | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | Top 10 Artists (Bonsang) | Huh Gak | Nominated | ||
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2011 | Best New Male Artist | Won | ||
| Best Vocal Performance – Solo | "Hello" | Nominated | |||
| Best OST | "Please Don't Forget Me" | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | Best Vocal Performance – Solo | "The Person Who Once Loved Me" | Nominated | ||
| Best OST | "One Person" | Nominated | |||
| Best Collaboration | "I Need You" (with Zia) | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | "Break Up to Make Up" (with Jung Eun-ji) | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Best Vocal Performance – Male | "Snow of April" | Nominated | ||
| Seoul Music Awards | 2012 | Main Prize (Bonsang) | Huh Gak | Won |
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