Kang Hyung-gu (Korean: 강형구; born (1998-01-27)January 27, 1998), better known as Kino (키노) or his producer name Knnovation, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and composer. He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group Pentagon under Cube Entertainment in October 2016. Kino helps produce much of Pentagon's output, with his most notable songs including "Spring Snow", "Happiness", and "Violet". In addition to his work with Pentagon, Kino has a catalog of self-written solo music, mostly published through his Soundcloud account. He has also written and produced songs for other artists, including Pentagon bandmate Wooseok, A.C.E, Woodz, Jung Dong-ha, A Train To Autumn, Lee Soo-young, and more. As of September 2024, the Korea Music Copyright Association has 72 songs listed under his name.
All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.
Solo work
| Year | Song | Album | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | |||
| 2017 | "Lonely" | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| "Universe" Demo (58 guide ver.) | — | Yes | — | Yes | — | |
| "Voicegasm" | — | Yes | — | Yes | — | |
| "Romance" (낭만) (Hongseok & Kino) |
— | Yes | — | Yes | — | |
| "Eyes" Demo Preview (58 guide ver.) | — | Yes | — | Yes | — | |
| "Now I'm Going To U" (지금 너에게로 가는 중이야) (Preview) | — | Yes | — | Yes | — | |
| 2018 | "sing for thy son, for whom with the figure of an angel" | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| "aquatic talks" (Kino x Hoho) |
— | Yes | — | Yes | Hoho | |
| "Butterfly" (Demo) | — | Yes | — | Yes | — | |
| "Keep Rollin'" | — | Yes | — | Yes | — | |
| "Sunshine/Mango" (Demo) | — | Yes | — | Yes | — | |
| "Nobody Else" (Demo) | — | Yes | — | Yes | — | |
| 2019 | "Lonely" (New Mix) | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| "224.12" | — | Yes | — | Yes | — | |
| "The Greatest Wall" (Hui & Kino) |
— | Yes | Hui | Yes | Gayeoni, Hui | |
| "Badtiming" | — | Yes | — | Yes | — | |
| "La Di Da" (Hui & Kino) |
— | Yes | — | Yes | Nathan | |
| "Do I Deserve It" | — | Yes | Nathan | Yes | ||
| "TicToc" (똑딱) (Hui x Kino) |
— | Yes | Hui | Yes | Hui | |
| 2020 | "Tell Me What You Want" | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| "Poison" (독 ( )) (Unordinary Sunday, Kino) |
Unordinary Sunday Vol.01 | Yes | — | Yes | Soho, Kim Zion, Gayeoni | |
| 2021 | "Sunflower" (Unordinary Sunday, Kino, Yumin) |
Unordinary Sunday Vol.02 | Yes | Nathan | Yes | |
| "Up&Down" (Peakboy & Kino, with Brother Bin) |
— | Yes | Peakboy | Yes | Peakboy, Hyesung, Hwal | |
| "Stay With Me" | Pumpkin Time OST | Yes | — | Yes | — | |
| 2022 | "Now Or Never" (Kino, Wooseok, Jinho) |
— | Yes | Wooseok | Yes | Nathan, Hoho |
| "Pose" | Non-album single | Yes | Yes | Nathan, yunji, Wooseok | ||
| 2023 | "How It Was" (Fudasca, Kino, Lentra) |
Digital Single | Yes | Lentra, Simone Eleuteri, Daniele Baroni, Gianfranco Federico, Luca Giachi | Yes | Fudasca, Lentra, Simone Eleuteri, Daniele Baroni, Gianfranco Federico, Luca Giachi |
| "Baby Blue" (Demo) | — | Yes | — | Yes | Chan's | |
| 2024 | "Fashion Style" | If This Is Love, I Want A Refund | Yes | YSL | Yes | Nathan |
| "Freaky Love" | Yes | YSL, Yooni | Yes | chAN's, oro | ||
| "Broke My Heart" (Kino ft. Lay Bankz) |
Yes | Lay Bankz, YSL, Shannon | Yes | Lay Bankz, MILLIC, chAN’s | ||
| "Solo" | Yes | YSL, Ninos Hanna | Yes | Ninos Hanna, Max Graham, Matt Thomson, ARCADES | ||
| "Valentine" | Yes | — | Yes | Vegard Hurum, Fredrik Anstensen, X-Child, Glen Choi | ||
| "Dancing On The Road" | Digital Single | Yes | Shannon, Hey Farmer | Yes | Shannon, Hey Farmer | |
Works by Pentagon
| Year | Song | Album | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | |||
| 2017 | "It's Over" | Demo_01 | Yes | E'Dawn, Wooseok | Yes | Ferdy |
| "Violet" | Demo_02 | Yes | E'Dawn, Wooseok, Yuto | Yes | Nathan | |
| 2018 | "Violet" (Japanese Ver.) | Violet | Yes | E'Dawn, Wooseok, Yuto, Yu Shimoji [ja] | Yes | |
| "Off-Road" | Positive | Yes | E'Dawn, Wooseok, Yuto | Yes | JayJay | |
| "Off-Road" (Japanese Ver.) | Shine | Yes | E'Dawn, Wooseok, Yuto, Mion Yano | Yes | ||
| "Wake Up" (悪夢) | Yes | E'Dawn, Wooseok, Yuto, Yocke | Yes | Ferdy | ||
| "Just Do It Yo!!" (저두요!!) | Thumbs Up! | Yes | Hui, Wooseok, Yuto, Shinwon | No | — | |
| "Skateboard" | Yes | E'Dawn, Wooseok, Yuto | Yes | Nathan | ||
| "When It Rains at Night" (밤에 비가 내리면) | Yes | Wooseok, Yuto | Yes | Benefits all humankind, MetDoeJi | ||
| 2019 | "Lost Paradise" (Hip Hop Unit) | Genie:us | Yes | Hui, Wooseok, Yuto | Yes | Nathan, Hui, Wooseok, Yuto |
| "Spring Snow" (봄눈) | Yes | Wooseok, Yuto | Yes | Nathan, Hoho | ||
| "Round 1" (Bonus Track) | Yes | Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto, Wooseok | Yes | JayJay, Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto, Wooseok | ||
| "Round 2" (Bonus Track) | Sum(me:r) | Yes | Yes | |||
| "Happiness" | Happiness / Sha La La | Yes | Yuto, Kushita Mine [ja] | Yes | Benefits all humankind, MetDoeJi, Gayeoni | |
| "Spring Snow" (Japanese Ver.) | Yes | — | Yes | Nathan, Hoho | ||
| 2020 | "Die for You" | Universe: The Black Hall | Yes | Nathan, Wooseok | Yes | Nathan |
| "Happiness" (KR Version) | Yes | Wooseok, Yuto | Yes | Benefits all humankind, MetDoeJi, Gayeoni | ||
| "Violet" (2020 Japanese Ver.) | Universe: The History | Yes | E'Dawn, Wooseok, Yuto, Yu Shimoji | Yes | Nathan | |
| "Beautiful Goodbye" | We:th | Yes | Wooseok | Yes | Nathan, Hoho | |
| "Paradise" (Paradise (별이 빛나는 이 밤)) | Yes | Yes | Jay Jay | |||
| "Eternal Flame" (불꽃) | Digital Single | Yes | Wooseok, Yuto, Universe | Yes | Nathan | |
| 2021 | "Baby I Love You" | Love or Take | Yes | Wooseok | Yes | Nathan, Hoho |
| "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" | Do or Not | Yes | Yuto, Wooseok, Shoko Fujibayashi | Yes | Nathan | |
| 2022 | "Feelin' Like" | In:vite U | Yes | HAEE, Jinho, Wooseok | No | — |
| "Call My Name" | Yes | HAEE, Wooseok | Yes | Kim Zion, Milano, Son Yo-sep, Hyeogdu Choi | ||
| "Sparkling Night" (관람차) | Yes | Wooseok | Yes | Roamer Doze | ||
| "Feelin' Like" (Japanese Ver.) | Feelin' Like | Yes | HAEE, Wooseok, Jinho, Riho Okano | No | — | |
| "Sparkling Night" (Japanese Ver.) | Yes | Wooseok, Furuta | Yes | Roamer Doze | ||
| "Don't" | Yes | Wooseok, Kaito Akatsuka | Yes | Wooseok, Kim Zion, Son Yo-seb, Gayeoni | ||
| 2023 | "Shh" (詩) | Digital Single | Yes | HAEE, Kaito Akatsuka | Yes | Nathan, yunji |
| "Pado (Wave to Me)" | Pado | Yes | Kaito Akatsuka | Yes | Nathan | |
| "Loop (L∞P)" | Yes | Nathan, Wooseok, Aska Tsuchiya | Yes | Nathan, Wooseok, yunji | ||
| "Shh" (詩) (Aug ver.) | Yes | HAEE, Kaito Akatsuka | Yes | Nathan, yunji | ||
| "Made in Heaven" | Yes | Wooseok, Yuto, Kaito Akatsuka | Yes | Nathan, Hoho | ||
| Bold denotes title track. | ||||||
Other works by Pentagon
| Year | Song | Album | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | |||
| 2016 | "Young" (젊어) (Prod. by Dok2) (Hui, Yeo One, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok) |
Digital Single | Yes | Hui, Yeo One, Yuto, Wooseok | Yes | Hui, Yeo One, Yuto, Wooseok, Dok2 |
| 2019 | "Miss U" (Jinho, Hui, Kino) |
On The Campus OST Part 1 | Yes | BPM, Cho Seong-cheon, Seo Eui-Bum | No | — |
| "Genius" (ft. Pentagon's Dads) | — | Yes | Hui, Wooseok, Yuto, Shinwon | No | — | |
| 2020 | "Happiness" (도망가자) (Rock Ver.) Demo | — | Yes | Wooseok, Yuto | Yes | Benefits all humankind, MetDoeJi, Gayeoni |
| "Shine + Spring Snow" (빛나리+봄눈) | Road to Kingdom My Song Part 1 | Yes | Hui, Dawn, Yuto, Wooseok | Yes | Flow Blow, Hui, Dawn, Nathan, Hoho, Minit | |
| "Twenty-Twenty" | Twenty-Twenty OST Part 1 | Yes | Wooseok | Yes | Nathan | |
| "Love Rain" (사랑비) | Immortal Songs: Cheer Up, Korea! Celebrity Special Part 2: Park Se-ri | No | — | Yes | Lee Hyun-Seung [ko], Siixk Jun | |
| 2021 | "Beautiful Goodbye" (Rock Ver.) Demo | — | Yes | Wooseok | Yes | Nathan, Hoho |
| "Cerberus" (Yuto, Kino, Wooseok) |
Digital Single | Yes | Wooseok, Yuto | Yes | Wooseok, Yuto, chAN's | |
| 2022 | "Naughty Boy" (개구장이) | Immortal Songs - Artist Kim Chang-wan, Part 1 | No | — | Yes | Kim Chang-wan, Siixk Jun |
| "Call My Name" (Rock Ver.) | — | Yes | HAEE, Wooseok | Yes | Kim Zion, Milano, Siixk Jun | |
Other artists
| Year | Song | Artist | Album | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
| 2017 | "Chillin'" (5MOLAs Ver.) | M.O.L.A | — | Yes | Park Ji-min, Luizy, Nathan, Vernon | Yes | Park Ji-min, Luizy, Nathan, Vernon |
| 2018 | "Lift Off" (prod by. Kino) | Wooseok (ft. E'Dawn) | — | No | — | Yes | Wooseok |
| "PUTP" (전화받아) | Park Ji-min (ft. Kino, Woodz, Nathan) | jiminxjamie | Yes | Vernon, Woodz, Nathan, Park Ji-min | Yes | Vernon, Woodz, Nathan, Park Ji-min | |
| "Let Me Go Back" (되돌려 놔줘) | Jung Dong-ha | Crossroad | Yes | Benefits all humankind, MetDoeJi | No | — | |
| "Bad" | Kriz (ft. Woodz) | Digital Single | Yes | Woodz, Kriz, PIGMA | Yes | Woodz, Kriz | |
| "That Season You Were In" (네가 있던 계절) | A Train To Autumn | Digital Single | Yes | Benefits all humankind, MetDoeJi | No | — | |
| "Dear Dawn" (새벽아) | Jisu | Digital Single | Yes | — | No | — | |
| 2019 | "Designer" | M.FECT | Digital Single | Yes | Benefits all humankind, MetDoeJi | No | — |
| "Always Difficult Always Beautiful" | Wooseok | 9801 | Yes | Wooseok | Yes | Nathan, Wooseok | |
| "1 Sided Love" | Kriz (ft. Kino) | Digital Single | Yes | Kriz, Dart | Yes | Kriz | |
| "Gaze On You" (바라보다) | Namhyuk | Digital Single | Yes | Namhyuk | Yes | Benefits all humankind, MetDoeJi, Gayeoni | |
| "Calling You" (이제와 무슨 소용 있겠냐고) | Han Seung-hee | Digital Single | No | — | Yes | ||
| "Hard To Love" | Kriz (ft. Kino) | Digital Single | Yes | Kriz, P!bee, Roe Poet | Yes | Kriz, Dart | |
| "Fine" | XST | Digital Single | Yes | MetDoeJi, Kim Tae-hong, XST | No | — | |
| 2020 | "Gravity" | Jinho (ft. Kino) | — | Yes | — | Yes | Benefits all humankind, Gayeoni |
| "Shine Bright" (찬란하게 빛날 거예요) | Lee Soo-young | Kkondae Intern OST Part 4 | No | — | Yes | Kim Tae-hong, MetDoeJi, Gayeoni | |
| 2021 | "Don't play me love" | Davii (ft. Kino) | Don't play me love | No | — | Yes | Davii, Im Min-ki, 2xxx |
| "Atlantis" | A.C.E | Siren:Dawn | Yes | — | Yes | Kriz, Jake K (ARTiffect) | |
| 2022 | "My Lilac" (나의 라일락) | Kim Dae-geon | Digital Single | Yes | — | Yes | MetDoeJi, Kim Zion, Gayeoni |
| "Relax" | Lee Ji-hae | Digital Single | Yes | — | Yes | ||
| "Ring" (반지) | Park Min-ji | Digital Single | Yes | Kim Zion, Handam | Yes | Kim Zion, Gayeoni, Handam | |
| 2023 | "Maze" | Handam | Digital Single | Yes | Handam | No | — |
See also
References
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