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Dawn

ドン / どん

American singer

June 1, 1994 (age 32) ・ South Jeolla, South Korea

  • South Jeolla
  • singer
  • actor
  • rapper

My Take

Dawn — formerly E'Dawn — is one of those rare artists who genuinely leveled up by walking away. Watching him navigate the split from Cube Entertainment back in 2018 while simultaneously making headlines for his relationship with HyunA took real nerve, and honestly it made me respect him more. His Pentagon days showed he had the rap chops, but going independent gave him room to get genuinely weird with his music in the best way possible — the kind of experimental, boundary-pushing sound you can only pull off when nobody's managing your image for you. He raps, writes, dances, acts, and somehow still manages to feel like an underground artist rather than a polished idol product. That tension is exactly what makes him interesting to me.

Overview

Kim Hyo-jong (Korean: 김효종; born June 1, 1994), known professionally as Dawn (던; formerly E'Dawn), is a South Korean rapper and dancer. Dawn is best known as a rapper, singer and songwriter of the South Korean boy band Pentagon, releasing nine EPs in both Korean and Japanese before his departure from Cube Entertainment in 2018.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Dawn
Name (Japanese)
ドン
Reading
どん
Born
June 1, 1994 (age 32)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Gemini / Dog
Origin
South Jeolla, South Korea
Blood type
Private
Height
Private
Agency
Private
Occupation
singer / actor / rapper / songwriter / dancer

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Private
University
Private

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

7. About this entry

Tags

  • South Jeolla
  • singer
  • actor
  • rapper
Last updated
2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.