Name : HEO YOUNG SAENG
Nickname : Otter
Birthdate : November 3, 1986
Blood type : O
Height : 178cm
Weight : 63kg
Hobby : Online gaming, Basketball, Listening to music
Specialty : Piano
Animal that you describe yourself as : Bear
Motto : Always smile to live your life
Family members : Father, Mother, Myself
Idol : Seo Tai Ji
Part which you are most satisfied of : Shoulders
Habit that you would like to change : Not able to speak well
Things that you bring in your bag : Wallet, iPod
Thing that you do most seriously : Singing
3 wishes :
1. Hope to earn lots of money
2. SS501 and my name to be known all over the world
3. Be able to think more carefully

From: Taiwan Fans Magazine + Translated by: xiaochu@Quainte

"Heo Young Saeng is the vocalist of Korea Boy Band SS501. His vocal is the backbone of SS501's songs, impressive in its strength and sweet clarity."

Heo Young Saeng Career

- trained under SM Entertainment
- good friends with Siwon and Yehsung of Super Junior and Jaejoong and Yunho of DBSK/TVXQ
- admires Lee Minwoo of Shinhwa and hopes to follow his footsteps
- decided to take chances elsewhere and auditioned for DSP Entertainment
- debuted as a member of SS501 on 8 June 2005

- hosted SS501's Youngstreet (SBS, 2006) with fellow member Park Jungmin from 1 May 2006
- parted with the program in Aug' 06 due to vocal cord problems that required surgery and rest
- Kim Kyu Jong took his place as a host

- mostly quiet, preferring to let everyone else do the talking
- in interviews, he suffers from a lack of self confidence stating once he didn't like his voice and wished it were manlier
- loves to take pictures of himself, a habit picked up from his SM days
- nicknamed as "OTTER" by the group which he didn't like because he didn't know what it was
- once he looked it up, he thought otters were cute so he didn't mind being called that anymore
- called "DR. LOVE" by other members because of his impressive knowledge of girls
- called "PRINCE" by his fans
- when he thinks the camera isn't on him, he will slack off with his dancing
- can be really cute when relaxes during performances, giving fans bright smiles and V signs

- in 2008, due to 2 members' busy schedules, Park Jungmin performing in Korean production of the musical "Grease" and Kim Hyun Joong filming drama "Boys Over Flowers", SS501's album which was originally due for release in late 2008, was pushed back to July 2009


- a sub-unit of SS501 was formed and Heo Young Saeng as the leader
- other members are Kim Kyu Jong and Kim Hyung Joon
- the unit group was initially named "Triple S" but changed it back to "SS501" due to the reason that they are 5 members always as 1
- released a special project album "U R Man" last 25 November 2008

- composed and wrote his solo song ‘사랑인거죠 (Is it Love?)’ which is included in the special project album
- the song is written while SS501 were having activities in Japan last 2007
- he is the first member to have both composed and wrote lyrics for a song

- finishing their promotional activities for "U R Man", they continued their activities to promote
“내 머리가 나빠서 (Because I am stupid)”, a song they sang for the
OST of “Boys Before Flowers”
- the song is very well received due to the success of the drama
- they won the "Song of the Month (Feb)" award with this song at the 32nd Cyworld Digital Music Awards last 28 March 2009 with about 110,000 downloads for BGM at
www.cyworld.com

Heo Young Saeng Solo

- Hajimete Miru Sora Datta (はじめて見る空だった) ('Kokoro' August 2007)
- Is It Love? (사랑인거죠) ('U R Man' November 2008)
- Nameless Memories (이름없는 기억) (SS501 Solo Collection June 2009)
- My Baby You (English)
- I Erase Tears (눈물을 지워가) - Friend, Our Legend Drama OST
- I Love You, I'm Sorry - Will It Snow for Christmas? Drama OST

credits:

triplesphilippines.blogspot.com

korea-boyband.blogspot.com