His mother is Korean, and his father is Japanese. Being an only child, he spent most of his childhood in Japan and also spent some years in Hawaii. In March 2008, Kangnam debuted with the stage name Ya-Cha as a new member of the Japanese band Kick Chop Busters (KCB). However, he left the band in 2010 for unknown reasons, without his parents' knowledge. Kangnam has stated in interviews that his family is wealthy, but he does not receive financial support from them. Kangnam attended Hawaiian Mission Academy in Honolulu for a period before transferring to another school to finish high school. He then returned to Japan to finish his studies. Kangnam briefly attended Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was majoring in Communications, but he left the school to pursue music instead.
In South Korea, Kangnam debuted as the main vocalist and dancer of the boy group M.I.B under the label Jungle Entertainment on October 25, 2011, with the title track "G.D.M", aka "Girls, Dreams, Money." His solo song "Say My Name" was released on October 17, 2011, as part of a spin-off promotion to prove that each member is capable of standing alone. Kangnam is also an accomplished guitarist and pianist. Also in 2012, Kangnam took on his first acting role in the tvN sitcom "21st Century Family", and he became the host of the Japanese rendition of Mnet's Jjang. On January 4, 2017, it was announced that M.I.B disbanded.
On July 14, 2017, Kangnam's agency confirmed he and Uee were dating. They appeared together in a South Korean documentary-based reality show Law of the Jungle. On August 1, 2017, the couple was confirmed to have broken up after three months of dating.
On March 16, 2019, Kangnam's agency confirmed that he and Olympic speed skater Lee Sang-hwa were dating. They had appeared on the SBS variety show Law of the Jungle. On August 11, 2019, Kangnam announced his decision to forfeit his Japanese citizenship and began his naturalization as a Korean citizen. On October 12th, 2019, Kangnam married retired speed skater Lee Sang Hwa.
On February 26, 2022, he revealed that he had passed the naturalization exam and officially became a South Korean citizen.
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Before debuting, he lived in France for 8 years and studied Design, but he returned to South Korea to pursue his career as a singer.
He made his debut in October 2014 as HOTSHOT's main rapper and vocalist with their digital single, "Take A Shot". The group was able to release a few digital singles and also debuted in Japan in June 2016 and was managed by Star Crew Entertainment (스타크루엔터테인먼트; previously known as K.O. Sound and also as Ardor & Able). However, as some members began in the military in mid-2020, they were not able to promote as much. So, after several conversations with the agency, all decided not to renew their contracts, effectively disbanding HOTSHOT in March 2021.
In 2019, he released his debut solo mini-album, "Still On You" and he enlisted for his mandatory military service on February 23, 2021 and was discharged on August 22, 2022.
After his discharge, he remains involved in the industry as a composer and lyricist for several groups such as TripleS, Weeekly, NCT, among many more.