Kim Sang Yeon, known professionally as Bitsaeon, is a South Korean singer and member of the boy group originally known as M.O.N.T. ("Member of the National Team") under FM Entertainment. Each member is native from Ganghwa Island and has a pure Korean name with Bitsaeon meaning "new and strong light". He became a trainee at FM Entertainment and the group released the alternative R&B-dancehall single "Sorry" on May 21, 2017 as a pre-debut release. Each member participated in the show "Mixnine", but he was eliminated in the early rounds. He made his official debut as the main vocalist of M.O.N.T. in 2019 with their 1st mini-album "Going Up". Later that year, they became the first idol group to record an MV on the Liancourt Rocks (known in South Korea as Dokdo Island and in Japan as Takeshima) with the patriotic single "대한민국만세" ("Daehan Minguk Mansae"). In 2020, the group was re-branded as M.O.N.T. Original with the intention of creating 3 separate M.O.N.T. sub-groups of 3 members each. He completed his mandatory military service between 2020 and 2021. In 2023, he joined the show "Peak Time" trying to increase the popularity of the group.
(Source: Korean = Namu Wiki || Translation = MyDramaList)
