Kang Daniel

The South Korean singer Kang Daniel was born Kang Eui-geon in 1996 in Busan. He rose to prominence as the winner of the second series of the prestigious TV reality talent show 'Produce 101'. The band he became a part of as a result of winning the final episode were called Wanna One, an eleven-piece boy band who, after debuting in August 2017, disbanded at the end of 2018.Like many K-pop bands Wanna One were judged on their endorsement deals as much as their music and in this respect the group excelled and were ranked number two on Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list in 2018. Kang was particularly successful in exploiting his commercial appeal and when the band split this led to a legal battle whilst Kang fought to be released from his exclusive contract arrangement with the powerful South Korean management company LM Entertainment. Kang was successful in his legal wrangles and in early 2019 he launched his solo career with the release of his debut EP 'Color On Me' and simultaneously set the fastest recorded time to accrue over one million followers on social media in just over eleven hours. © ©Copyright Music Story 2020