Choi Hyun-suk

Choi Hyun-suk (Korean: 최현석; born April 21, 1999) is a South Korean rapper and member of boy group Treasure under YG Entertainment. He is well known for appearing on reality survival programs Mix Nine and YG Treasure Box.

Early life

Choi Hyun-suk was born on April 21, 1999 in South Korea. He is the eldest sibling among his family consisting of his younger brother, sister and parents. At the age of 8, while watching Big Bang's documentary The Beginning, Choi grew fascination towards rap and hip hop, thus finding determination to join the South Korean music industry with eyes solely on hip hop label YG Entertainment. After auditioning through V-Spec Academy, Choi successfully joined as a trainee in 2015. In October 2017, Choi made his first television appearance through JTBC reality survival program Mix Nine alongside bandmate Kim Jun-kyu. He finished the show in 5th place thus securing a spot out of nine as a winner. In November 2018, Choi participated in reality survival program YG Treasure Box, where 29 trainees competed to become a member in YGE's new boy group. During the finale, Choi was revealed as the 7th chosen member of the group, Treasure.

2019–present: Solo activities and Treasure

On May 30, 2019 Choi featured on labelmate Lee Hi's EP 24°C on b-side single "1, 2" , where he also participated in production through lyrics. Ahead of Treasure's debut, Choi made a cameo appearance on Netflix television series YG Future Strategy Office as well as labelmate Kwon Hyun-bin's reality show Kwon Hyun-bin Begins alongside bandmate Haruto.

Among multiple occasions, particularly through Mix Nine, Choi revealed his main influences towards his career and those he primarily viewed as role models towards rap and hip hop was Big Bang's G-Dragon and Taeyang alongside American hip hop artists Kendrick Lamar and Asap Mob.

In January 2018, Choi modeled for Japanese sports clothing and accessories brand, Descente, for their new semester menswear range.

As a featured artist

Production credits