Aron (singer)

Career

Aron's path to the K-pop industry began at the 2009 LA Korean Festival, where he caught the attention of Pledis USA during their personal auditions. He sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" and then spent one to two weeks at a training boot camp in South Korea, which led to a contract with Pledis Entertainment. After graduating high school, he moved back to South Korea and trained for nine months.

Before his official debut, he worked as a backup dancer for After School Blue's "Wonder Boy" in 2011. He also sang on Pledis Entertainment's Christmas single "Love Letter" and appeared in an alternate music video for the song as part of Pledis Boys. Alongside the other Pledis Boys—now called After School Boys—he performed with After School at the SBS Gayo Daejeon.

2012–2022: NU'EST

In 2012, Aron debuted as a sub-vocalist in the boy group NU'EST, alongside four other former Pledis Boys. He hosted Arirang Radio's "Music Access" from April 2013 to April 2015.

The following year, he was a guest artist on Chad Future's track "Got it Figured Out." He then hosted his own radio program, "Aron's Hangout," on SBS PopAsia from August 2015 to April 2016. Between 2017 and 2018, he promoted with the NU'EST sub-unit NU'EST W while member Minhyun was active with Wanna One. During this period, Aron wrote the lyrics for his solo songs "Good Love" and "Wi-Fi." He also appeared as a guest artist on Raina's song "Loop." From 2020 to 2021, he co-hosted the Naver NOW radio show "To.Night" with fellow NU'EST member Ren.

2022–present: solo activities

On February 28, 2022, it was announced that NU'EST's contract with Pledis Entertainment would end on March 14, 2022, and that Aron, along with members JR and Ren, would leave the agency, bringing the group's ten-year career to a close. Shortly after, on March 21, 2022, Aron revealed he would host a podcast called "Korean Cowboys" with South Korean TV personality Joel Lane. In May 2022, he became a host for the second season of the lifestyle channel "Real Korea 5." That same month, he held his first solo fan meeting at Yonsei University's Centennial Memorial Hall to mark his 30th birthday. In July 2022, he started co-hosting the Arirang TV talk show "After School Club." Later, in November 2022, he launched a private messaging service through Wonderwall's "Fromm" platform.

Did You Know?

• Aron attended Loyola High School and was on the varsity golf team, earning the Rookie of the Year Award in 2008 from Daniel Murphy High School.
• He tested within the top 0.5% on the SATs with a score of 2180 out of 2400.
• Aron had been accepted into New York University and intended to major in journalism but ultimately did not attend after choosing to become a singer.