TIKTOKS most famous masked singer, Boywithuke has taken the world by storm in the last few years with his catchy songs and infectious melodies.
The young man from South Korea has finally unmasked and revealed more about his fascinating life.
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Who is Boywithuke?
Boywithuke, 21, is a singer, songwriter and producer who became famous after posting TikToks in 2020.
It wasn't until 2021 however that he became a huge star with his single Toxic.
The viral song was streamed around half a billion times and was used as a sound in over 69,000 videos on the platform.
The single ended up first on theBillboardAlternative Airplaycharts and was there for 31 consecutive weeks before becoming certified silver in Britain and platinum in the US.
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His insane talent and great music has all been produced on his iPad through an app called GarageBand.
The music uses a ukulelemost of the time but also has pianos heavily featured.
Born inDaegu, he now lives inBoston, Massachusetts and credits the US for helping him become a star.
The alt-pop star has four albums that all centre around dreams.
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His first Melatonin Dreamsfocuses on tragic suicidal thoughts and depression.
Fever Dreamswas the next to be released, exploring low self-esteem.
This sat in Spotify's top ten albums when it was first released in the UK.
His third acclaimed album picked up a bit withSerotonin Dreams thatis supposedly him "waking up" and looking at the more positive things in life.
This was his first album under his new record label Republic Records.
His newest album released October 8, 2023,is called Lucid Dreams, and is supposed to symbolize his "desires, his fear, his past, and his dreams."
What is Boywithuke's real name?
The singer songwriter's real name is Charley Yang but he goes by stage name BoyWithUke on all of his social media platforms.
His TikTok has over 7.7million followers and many videos have had over a million views.
He's also a YouTube star with more than four million followers.
The star likes to keep his life completely private, going as far as wearing his signature mask for almost all of his career.
His real name is only in the public domain after he said it at a recent music festival, exciting eager fans.
When did Boywithuke reveal his face?
Yang unmasked first on Instagram on October 11, in a post that has over 255,000 likes.
The image shows his smiley face with a long caption detailing why he's chosen to unmask now.
He wrote: "I started boywithuke when I was 18 years old as just a hobby.
"I had no idea it would go so far, and I cannot express how grateful I am that it did.
"It’s reached a point to where I need to make a decision. one that I've been thinking about ever since I started boywithuke."
The heart-warming post went on to talk about how the mask hasn't always been a good thing.
He went on to say: "In the beginning, I wore the mask to protect myself, I am a very anxious person and wearing a mask gave me the confidence I needed to release music.
"Over the past few years I've come to realize that the mask has actually been negatively affecting my personal life, my creativity, and my mental and physical health.
"I feel now that I've outgrown the mask and I want to be more authentic to myself so for the sake of my well-being I am moving forward, here I am."
He ended the caption saying: "p.s. to the people threatening to reveal my face: I beat ya to it."
The first huge step was when he showed his fans a photo of him as a young boy that went on to be the artwork for his album Fever Dreams.
He also showed another photo for Lucid Dreams of him slightly older.
He kept his name and face a secret because he wanted people to focus on his songs and talent rather than his appearance.
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Yang said in an interview before the face reveal: "With the mask on, I can be myself without worrying about being judged by others.
"And I’d like people to be more interested in the music than in how I appear.”
