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Dawn

South Korean rapper, singer and songwriter

PersonAge 32humanQ42101185

Also known as E'Dawn

Born: June 1, 1994
Birthplace: South Jeolla
Citizenship: South Korea
Occupation: singer
, actor
, rapper
+2 more
Education: Hwasun Middle School
Languages spoken, written or signed: Korean

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Kim Hyo-jong, known professionally as Dawn, is a South Korean rapper and dancer. Dawn is best known as a rapper, singer and songwriter of the South Korean boy band Pentagon, releasing nine EPs in both Korean and Japanese before his departure from Cube Entertainment in 2018. Dawn also participated in the group Triple H alongside (then) bandmate Hui and labelmate Hyuna for the release of two EPs.

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Sex or gender: male
Member of: Pentagon(2016–2018)
Triple H(2017–2018)
Genre: K-pop
dance-pop
hip-hop
Start of work period: 2016
Family name: Kim
Birth name: 김효종
金曉鐘
Label: Cube Entertainment(2016–2018)
P Nation(2019–2022)
At Area(since 2023)
Given name: Hyo-jong
Unmarried partner: Hyuna(2016–2022)
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1.m.entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=011&aid=0003364263
2.koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/11/30/entertainment/kpop/HyunA-Dawn-break-up/20221130194125354.html
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Instrument: voice

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