Kang Hyun-min made his debut as a pop musician by winning the silver prize at the 3rd Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest. As a professional pop musician, Kang performed as a member and song-writer of a male duo called “Ilkiyebo" releasing a total of 5 albums. In 2001, Kang released a solo album. He has produced music for singers like The The, K2, Park Hye-kyung, Shin Hyo-beom, Lee Moon-se, Suh Young-eun, Park Ki-young, Sung Si-kyung and Yim Hyoung-joo. Kang worked in various fields of the pop music industry, he created music for films like "Christmas in August", "A Pure Love Story" and "The Wonderful Days".