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Seo Eun-kwang (; born November 22, 1990), also simply known as Eunkwang, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, entertainer and musical actor. He is the leader and main vocalist of the South Korean boy group BtoB.
He was discharged from the army on April 7, 2020.
On April 9, 2019, while serving the military, Seo donated ₩20 million to help the affected areas of the Sokcho Fire through Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association.
In January 2020, Korea Heart Foundation reveals that Seo donated ₩20 million to help financially troubled heart patients at the end of 2019. In April 2020, BtoB's fan club 'Melody' donated women's hygiene products to commemorate Seo's discharge. The fan club delivered 3,201 sanitary napkins and wipes through World Human Bridge for pregnant women in vulnerable families who are suffering from COVID-19.
On February 9, 2023, Seo donated 10 million won to help in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake through the Children's Foundation.
In 2013, Seo made his musical debut as Albert in the musical Monte Cristo. He gained good responses after his performance. He also joined the cast of the musical, Bachelor's Vegetable Store as Chul Jin-yeok.
In 2014, he became a fixed cast on tvN's variety show SNL Korea. He also released the song "Back in the Day " as part of the Cube Voice Project Part 2.
In 2015, he sang the OST for the drama Mask with singer Miyu. It was entitled "I Miss You." He also joined the studio panel in the MBC variety show, and virtual marriage program, We Got Married.
In 2017–2018, Seo was active in the Korean musical theater scene. He was cast in Hamlet, Goddess Is Watching You, Three Musketeers and Barnum: The Great Showman. Due to the sudden news of his enlistment, he was only able to perform 6 of the shows for Barnum: The Great Showman despite practice.
On April 25, 2020, Seo broadcast a 12 hours YouTube Live, Silverlight Is Back on Btob's official channel to celebrate his discharge from the military. On May 7, 2020, it was announced that Seo would release his debut EP in June. He is the sixth member of BtoB to debut as a solo artist. To accompany the release of the EP, Seo will release "Dear My Dear" (; lit. "Drawer"), which served as a pre-release single for Seo's upcoming first solo mini album. Seo's first solo mini album was released on June 8, 2020, with the title FoRest: Entrance. Its released was followed shortly with the announcement of his first solo concert. Due to the COVID-19 situation in South Korea at the time, the concert was held online.
On August 13, 2020, Seo's appointment as a member of Cube Entertainment's board of directors was revealed through the company's 2020 half term report. Seo thereby became the first artist within Cube Entertainment to reach a director position within the agency.
On October 27, 2020, Cube announced that they have formed a unit called BtoB 4U consisting of Eunkwang, Minhyuk, Changsub and Peniel. The unit debuted on November 16 with their first mini-album, Inside and title track "Show Your Love".
BtoB, including Eunkwang, departed Cube in November 2023, with Eunkwang stepping down from his director position.
In December, 2023, he was announced as a judge for upcoming boy group survival show . The show ran from January 26, 2024, to March 29, 2024.
In February 2024, BtoB announced the establishment of BtoB Company for the group activities and for Eunkwang's solo activities.
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| 2018 | Idol Radio | DJ; July 7–27, 2018 |
| 2017 | Chuseok Special: Sings with Family | Seo Eunkwang & Hwang Soonok – "With Love" | ||
| 2022 | Kim Bum-Soo Special | Seo Eunkwang | ||
| 2022 | 2022 King of Kings Special | Kim Ki-Tae and Seo Eunkwang | ||
| 2024 | Baek Ji-Young Special | Seo Eunkwang | ||
| Korea First Brand Awards | 2021 | Male Variety Idol | Seo Eunkwang | "비투비 서은광, '대한민국 퍼스트브랜드 대상' 예능돌 남자 부문 신장 TV Daily. July 12, 2022. |
| 16th Daegu International Musical Festival | 2022 | Rookie of the Year | Artus-Excalibur as King Arthur | "서은광, 대구국제뮤지컬페스티벌 신인상 "팬들 사랑해"" news1. July 12, 2022. |
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