Hwall / Hyunjun Hur: From THE BOYZ to a Solo Career
FORMER MEMBER
Hwall helped define the original twelve-member version of THE BOYZ before recurring ankle problems made the group’s schedule incompatible with his recovery. As Hyunjun Hur, he later rebuilt his public career through solo music and acting.
This page records his group history without treating his departure as the end of his work.
Profile Info
Before Debut: Training and the Meaning of Hwall
Hur Hyun-jun came into the public eye through Cre.ker Entertainment’s pre-debut rollout for THE BOYZ. The team appeared in the reality program Flower Boy Snack Shop, which gave viewers a first look at the members before the formal debut. That period matters because the group was designed around a large formation. Individual personality had to register quickly, but every performer also had to understand where his body fit inside a twelve-person picture.
The stage name Hwall uses the Korean word for “bow,” meaning the weapon used with an arrow. It matched the clean, directional quality that fans associated with his dancing. He could make a line look pointed without turning every movement rigid. His slim silhouette, long limbs, and focused expression made him easy to identify in early performances, especially when the choreography moved between bright youthfulness and sharper dramatic accents.
Calling him only a visual member misses the practical reason he stood out. Large groups need dancers who can create distinct shapes while staying synchronized. Hwall added contrast to the original lineup. His movement often looked more angular than rounded, giving the eye a clear place to land without breaking the formation.
THE BOYZ: The Original Twelve-Member Chapter
THE BOYZ debuted on December 6, 2017 with the mini album The First and the title track “Boy.” Hwall was part of the group’s original twelve-member identity and participated in the early discography that established its polished performance reputation. That period included releases such as “Giddy Up,” “Right Here,” “No Air,” “Bloom Bloom,” and “D.D.D.”
His most useful contribution was not a single line count or center screenshot. It was the texture he added to the dance line. “Giddy Up” needed buoyancy and speed. “Right Here” required cleaner attitude. “No Air” pushed the group toward a more dramatic style, where facial control and the shape of each transition mattered as much as raw energy. Across those shifts, Hwall read as precise and visually alert.
Health interruptions mean his presence was not uniform across every promotion. That can distort casual summaries. A member who misses schedules sometimes appears less important in retrospective clips simply because there is less footage. The historical record is clearer: Hwall belonged to the group from debut through October 2019 and participated in the foundation on which its later success was built.
Recurring Ankle Problems and the 2019 Departure
Hwall’s departure followed a documented pattern of ankle trouble rather than a sudden unexplained split. He underwent surgery and had more than one period of reduced or suspended activity. In July 2019, the agency announced that he would step away from official schedules for health reasons. An August update said ankle pain and poor condition had limited his participation while he focused on recovery.
On October 23, 2019, Cre.ker Entertainment announced that he would leave THE BOYZ. The agency explained that discussions with Hwall and his family had focused on his health and future, and that continuing group activity was difficult because of the ongoing ankle problem. Hwall’s own letter thanked THE B, the members, and company staff for the memories and experience he gained.
The sequence is important. It prevents fans from turning a medical decision into an invented betrayal narrative. Idol choreography is repetitive high-impact work, and the calendar leaves limited recovery time. A performer can love the stage while still reaching the point where the schedule threatens long-term health. Hwall’s exit was painful for fans, but the documented reason was compatible with the activity pauses that preceded it.
Leaving also changed how his name functioned. Hwall remained the stage identity tied most strongly to THE BOYZ. Hyunjun Hur became the name under which he could introduce work that did not need to reproduce the physical demands or concept of his former group.
Solo Music: “Baragi,” “VO!D,” and “Let Me Drown”
Hyunjun began his solo recording chapter in August 2020 with “Baragi.” The title can carry the sense of looking toward or longing for someone, and the release presented a softer, more intimate atmosphere than the bright precision of early THE BOYZ singles. It was not an attempt to rebuild a twelve-member stage around one person. The quieter scale let tone, mood, and personal presentation carry the song.
He followed with “VO!D,” which moved into a darker and more stylized space. “Let Me Drown” continued the emotional direction. Together, the releases show a compact but coherent solo catalog: atmospheric pop, restrained vocal delivery, and visual concepts centered on isolation, longing, and controlled intensity.
Streaming profiles and Korean music services list these releases under HYUNJUN or Hyunjun Hur. That naming is useful for fans searching across platforms, because the former group stage name still dominates many older results. The clean rule for this site is simple: Hwall is the name for his THE BOYZ history; Hyunjun is the professional name attached to the solo and acting chapter.
His solo work should not be evaluated by pretending he became the same kind of idol outside a group. The point is continuity with adjustment. Dance remains part of his identity, but music that relies less on relentless promotion and group choreography offers a different relationship between performance and physical sustainability.
Acting: Color Rush and Stage Work
Hyunjun made his acting debut in the 2020 web drama Color Rush, playing Go Yoo-han. The fantasy romance follows a protagonist who experiences the world in grayscale and encounters a person whose presence triggers a “color rush.” Hyunjun’s role required stillness, ambiguity, and close-up expression rather than the broad projection used on a music-show stage.
The project introduced him to viewers who had never followed THE BOYZ. It also demonstrated how idol performance skills can transfer without being identical to acting. Camera awareness helps, but a drama asks the performer to reduce gestures, sustain character logic, and react within a scene instead of aiming every beat toward an audience.
He later expanded into theater, including casting connected to the play Yeodo. Stage acting brings another adjustment: no editing, a continuous performance, and vocal projection shaped for a live room. The combination of screen acting, music, modeling, and theater makes “former idol” too narrow as a present-tense description. It is historically accurate, but it does not describe the full career that followed.
Hwall Era Guide
| Era | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Boy / The First | The original twelve-member debut architecture and Hwall’s clean, youthful performance line. |
| Giddy Up | Fast footwork, bright energy, and the ability to keep angular movement light. |
| Right Here | A sharper attitude and a clearer bridge between youthful and mature concepts. |
| No Air | Dramatic expression and one of the strongest examples of his fit within the group’s early performance identity. |
| Bloom Bloom | A return to brightness, complicated by the health interruptions surrounding his later tenure. |
| D.D.D / Dreamlike | The final group release period before his October 2019 departure. |
| Baragi onward | The beginning of Hyunjun’s independent music and acting identity. |
2026 Reunion: A Public Link to THE BOYZ History
In April 2026, Hyunjun attended THE BOYZ’s INTER-ZECTION concert in Seoul. Public posts and concert footage showed him reconnecting with members, and his own social update described meeting THE BOYZ again after seven years. The moment drew attention because former-member stories are often reduced to silence, conflict, or speculation.
A concert reunion does not change the lineup and does not make him a current member again. What it does provide is public evidence that the early chapter remains emotionally meaningful to the people involved. Fans could acknowledge the original twelve-member history without confusing remembrance with a formal return.
That distinction is exactly why this profile uses a former-member divider. Hwall’s 2017–2019 tenure is fixed historical information. Hyunjun’s career after 2019 is ongoing. Both facts can sit on the same page without one erasing the other.
YouTube tracking history
Verified official solo uploads tracked for HYUNJUN. Daily and total-view history begins with the next collection run.
Sources
- THE BOYZ Japan official notice linking Cre.ker Entertainment’s October 2019 announcement.
- KBS World report on Hwall’s health-related departure.
- Soompi translation of the agency statement and Hwall’s letter.
- Soompi report on the August 2019 health update.
- Bugs artist catalog for HYUNJUN’s solo releases.
- Viki listing for Hyunjun’s Color Rush work.
- Soompi announcement for THE BOYZ’s 2026 INTER-ZECTION concert.