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Yong Jun-hyung

Yong Jun-hyung, South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper and producer

Born
December 19, 1989
Age in 2026
37
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1989

About Yong Jun-hyung

Yong Jun-hyung (Korean: 용준형; born Yong Jae-soon, December 19, 1989), known mononymously as Junhyung, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. He rose to fame as a member of South Korean boy band Highlight (formerly known as Beast), formed in 2009. He departed from Highlight in 2019, amidst a controversy where he admitted to having watched a video of singer Jung Joon-young making out with a woman, which was filmed with consent but shared without. As a solo artist, he released one extended play, Flower (2013), and one full-length album, Goodbye 20's (2018). He also starred in the Korean dramas Monstar (2013) and Coffee, Do Me a Favor (2018). He changed his birth name Yong Jae-soon (Korean: 용재순) to his current name when he was in 6th grade.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Yong Jun-hyung was born

Yong Jun-hyung was born in 1989. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1989

  • #1 song"Look Away" – Chicago
  • Top movieDriving Miss Daisy
  • Top TV showRoseanne
  • Best-selling bookThe Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSan Francisco earthquake interrupts the World Series
  • Top headlineFall of the Berlin Wall signals end of the Cold War
  • Technology milestoneWorld Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee
  • Defining fadGame Boy
  • Notable inventionGame Boy
  • World population5.19 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
  • U.S. population246.8M

1989 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Yong Jun-hyung's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19892026
Gas$1.02$3.45/gal
Average home$93,100$435,000
Average income$34,213$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.97$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population246.8M341 million

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