HVUK has lived in the stage the last years — moving through it, elevating it, giving it shape.
Now, for the first time, he’s stepping into a space where the stage belongs to him. Not as the dancer who supported the story, but as the artist who writes it.
What you meet in HVUK today isn’t a finished product. It’s a beginning — a starting point, as he calls it. A moment where instinct becomes intention, where movement meets voice, and where honesty becomes the foundation of everything he creates. He isn’t trying to present a polished version of himself. He’s building a world from the ground up, piece by piece, emotion by emotion.
This is the shift from Kim Jaehyuk the dancer to HVUK the artist —
At SINON, we gravitate toward artists who are building something of their own, and HVUK welcomed us into his world at the moment it starts to take shape.
When did you first realize you wanted to build a world of your own rather than serve someone else’s vision?
I think I always felt it, even when I couldn’t fully explain it. There was a point where I realized I wasn’t just here to fit into someone else’s vision — I wanted to create my own. Not just perform, but build something that reflects who I am.
What pushed you to step forward and say, “this is my moment to begin”?
There wasn’t one big moment — it was a build-up. At some point, I realized waiting was just another way of holding myself back. So I stopped waiting, and I just started.
If you had to describe your current phase with a single word, what word would you choose?
“Starting point.”
I’m at the beginning of a new journey — moving from Kim Jaehyuk the dancer to HVUK the artist. Nothing is fully defined yet, and I think that’s what makes it meaningful. I’m in the process of building, discovering, and redefining who I am.
When do you feel most honest: when you sing or when you dance?
Dance and singing reveal different sides of my honesty. Dance is instinct — raw and immediate. But my voice goes deeper. It holds a truth I can’t hide. Through my voice and my movement, I want to show myself as I truly am and create work that is completely honest to me.
What would you want people to know about you before they “discover” you?
Before anything, I want people to know that everything I create comes from something real. I’m not trying to be perfect — I’m trying to be honest. Every song, every visual, every moment is part of me figuring out who I am.
So when people discover me, I hope they don’t just see an artist — but someone who’s still in the process. I may still be unfinished, but I hope that by following my journey, people can feel everything gradually coming together.
Photo Credits: 김재혁 | HVUK @kimjaehvuk
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