Kim Hyo-jong, better known as Dawn and formerly E'Dawn, is a South Korean rapper, singer and songwriter under P Nation. Dawn is best known as a former rapper and songwriter of the South Korean boy band, Pentagon, for three years, 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 bandmate, Hui, and labelmate, Hyuna, for the release of two EPs. Dawn made his solo debut on November 5, 2019, releasing the single, "Money".
Career
2016–2018: Cube Entertainment, Pentagon, and Triple H
Dawn debuted on July 10, 2016, under the name of E'Dawn, with the group, Pentagon under Cube Entertainment as one of the group's rappers. The group was formed through a variety show called Pentagon Maker. Despite E'Dawn being eliminated from the program, he was added to the group's final lineup alongside Yan An and Shinwon. E'Dawn contributed to the group's debut EP, Pentagon, as a songwriter, writing lyrics for the tracks "Lukewarm", and "Organic Song", as well as contributing music to the latter. He would continue to write songs and music for the group until his departure. On April 4, 2017, it was announced that E'Dawn would be debuting in a new group called "Triple H", alongside bandmate, Hui, and labelmate Hyuna and would be starring in a new show called Triple H Fun Agency. The group made their debut on May 1, 2017, with the EP, 199X. E'Dawn once again contributed songwriter, writing all tracks including the lead single, "365 Fresh". The album reached #4 on the Gaon Album Chart and #10 on the Billboard World Albums Chart. The group released a follow-up EP, Retro Futurism, in 2018. E'Dawn had contributed to the lyrics and music lead single, "Retro Future", alongside the other three tracks on the album. After E'Dawn announced his relationship with Hyuna in August 2018, Cube Entertainment announced E'Dawn would be absent from Pentagon's EP, Thumbs Up!, though he would still be credited as songwriter for "Naughty Boy" and "Skateboard". On September 13, it was announced that Cube had terminated E'Dawn and Hyuna's contracts, citing that they were unable to maintain trust with them. E'Dawn's departure from Cube and Pentagon was officially confirmed on November 14, 2018.
2019–present: P Nation and debut as Dawn
On January 23, Psy announced via Instagram that E'Dawn had signed a contract with his new label, P Nation, alongside Hyuna. On October 18, it was announced that E'Dawn would be redebuting as a soloist under the name "Dawn", with new single, "Money", on November 5.
Personal life
On August 2, 2018, Dawn revealed that he has been dating Hyuna since May 2016.
