Kang Daniel's Career Journey, from Nobody to One of the Most Successful Soloists in Korea

Kapanlagi.com - The success achieved by Kang Daniel was not easily obtained. There were many obstacles and ups and downs that Daniel experienced before reaching this stage. Behind his sweet smile, Daniel had to self-train from a young age and work hard to achieve his dream of becoming an idol.

Let's take a look at the 7 career journeys of Kang Daniel from nobody to success like now.

1. Experiencing Trainee Life in a Small Agency

Kang Daniel © Instagram/realdefdanik

Being a big fan of dance, Kang Daniel then dared to join a small agency called MMO Entertainment. He stayed in the agency for 2 years and 1 month before eventually participating in the show PRODUCE 101. Alongside other trainees, Daniel would practice dance for hours every day. Currently, the dance practice video of Kang Daniel when he was still a trainee has been watched by thousands of people.

2. Former Backup Dancer

Kang Daniel © SECRET WEAPON

During his trainee days at MMO Entertainment, Kang Daniel once experienced being a backup dancer. It is known that he was a backup dancer for the performances of Cao Lu Fiestar and Sihyun Spica when they performed the song Invitation. If you want to see Kang Daniel's performance at that time, KLovers can watch it on the show SECRET WEAPON that aired back in 2015.

3. Following PRODUCE 101 SEASON 2

Kang Daniel © Mnet

Invited by his colleagues in MMO Boys, Daniel then participated in the audition for PRODUCE 101 SEASON 2. Chosen, he then appeared in episode 1 with pink hair that successfully caught the attention of viewers. Not only that, his closeness with Lee Woo Jin further made this handsome guy known by the Korean public and KPop fans.

4. Achieving Rank 1 for 2 Consecutive Episodes

Kang Daniel © Mnet

During the class division stage, Kang Daniel was in class B. However, he moved up to class A because he was able to learn the dance for the song Pick Me well and perfectly. Then, his name became more known when he impressed the audience with his thigh dance while performing the song Open Up. After that, Daniel became more popular and his ranking in the show PRODUCE 101 SEASON 2 kept rising until he finally reached the first rank in the 10th episode. Consistently, he managed to maintain that ranking until the final episode.

5. Debut and Becoming Center of WANNAONE

Kang Daniel © Mnet/ Kang Daniel © Instagram/wannaone.official

Because of his popularity, many people started paying attention to the guy born in 1996. Wanting to support him, those people then gave their votes so that Kang Daniel could debut and become the winner of the show PRODUCE 101. Impressive, even Daniel's vote results in the final episode reached 1,578,837 votes. That's why, Daniel then successfully achieved the first rank and became the center for the boyband WANNAONE.

6. Establishing Own Agency

Kang Daniel © Instagram/konnect_kangdaniel/ Konnect Entertainment © Allkpop

After his career with WANNAONE ended, Daniel once moved agencies from MMO Entertainment to LM Entertainment along with his fellow colleague, Yoon Jisung. Having conflicts with his new agency, Daniel then decided to leave and sue that agency. Winning the trial, he then established his own agency named Konnect Entertainment.

7. Debut as a Soloist

Kang Daniel © Instagram/konnect_kangdaniel

After establishing his own agency, together with Konnect Entertainment Kang Daniel announced his solo debut plan on July 25, 2019. Releasing the album COLOR ON ME, Daniel officially became a soloist and started his new career. Successfully, he is now hailed as one of the most successful soloists in Korea.

Kang Daniel returned to greet the Danity with his latest album titled MAGENTA on August 3, 2020. Who here is proud of Kang Daniel?

Written by: Ghariza Fathia

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