I.M

He also decorated the cover of the fashion magazine 1st Look Korea's 254th issue.

On April 19, Sony Music Korea released a video containing I.M's new logo and announced the opening of his official site on May 16.

In May, I.M confirmed the release of his second extended play Overdrive on June 23, with the lead single of the same name.

On August 5 and 6, I.M held the Overdrive Showcase Tour in Seoul at Yes24 Live Hall, which sold out within 5 minutes for both days.

On September 3, I.M performed for Resffect Festival 2023, held at 88 Garden Olympic Park, Seoul.

On October 13, I.M attended the launch event of BOSS' Korea-only capsule collection pop-up store, held at Oud Cafe in Seongsu-dong, Seoul.

On December 1, I.M attended the launch event of Swarovski's flagship store, held at Dosan Park in Seoul.

Im Chang-kyun (born January 26, 1996), known by the stage name I.M or mononymously as Changkyun, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer.

I.M was born in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea and Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju as his hometown on January 26, 1996.

He spent most of his early years living abroad due to his father's work as a scientist, including living in Boston, Massachusetts, where he gained fluency in English, while his father worked at Harvard University.

Between 2013 and 2014, I.M became part of the boy group Nu'bility under Special K Entertainment but never officially debuted despite holding several events and performances.

I.M was a late addition to the Mnet's survival show No.Mercy, becoming the thirteenth competitor.

Despite his late addition, he was one of the seven contestants chosen to debut in Starship Entertainment's new hip-hop boy group Monsta X.

He is a member of the South Korean boy group Monsta X, which debuted through the Mnet's survival show No.Mercy, under Starship Entertainment in 2015.

He also made his solo debut with the EP Duality in 2021.

His stage name I.M came up by reading the English letters, I and M equated for "Im", while his English name is "Daniel", also nicknamed as "Danny".

The first language he learned was English and learned Korean only when he entered elementary school.

In May 2015, I.M debuted with Monsta X with their first EP Trespass, on which he has five writing credits.

In May 2016, I.M released his first mixtape through Starship Entertainment's YouTube channel, titled "Who Am I?"

featuring Yeseo.

On October 20, I.M released another mixtape titled "Madeleine" with Brother Su that featured J.Han.

In July 2017, I.M released a mixtape titled "Be My Friend", alongside group member Joohoney.

In February 2018, I.M released another solo mixtape titled "Fly With Me".

In April 2019, I.M released his mixtape, with the lead single "Horizon", which was a collaboration with the American artist ELHAE.

He also released the song "Scent" as the B-side of the single.

In May 2020, I.M collaborated with ELHAE again, releasing the single "Need to Know".

I.M also made his first solo appearance on the talk show Talk Talk Information Brunch.

In January 2021, I.M announced the solo work he had been preparing in 2020, would be released as his first solo album, with an intended release later in 2021.

His first official release was announced to be an extended play titled Duality, which was released on February 19, with its lead single "God Damn".

For his first EP, I.M was commended for showing a wider diversity of skill with the EP, with a noted difference in rap-style from his work in Monsta X as well as showcasing his abilities as singer-songwriter and composer.

All five songs from the album charted on the weekly Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, occupying twenty percent of the entire World Songs chart.

In July, I.M and other Monsta X members' Shownu and Hyungwon, took part in Pepsi's Taste of Korea summer campaign, releasing a promotional single "Summer Taste", alongside Rain, Brave Girls members' Yujeong and Yuna, and Ateez members' Hongjoong and Yunho.

In August, I.M was part of Baverse Studio's Welcome To My Baverse, which is a documentary where he can show his thoughts as a musician and as an idol group member.

On September 4, I.M released the single "Loop", as part of his work for Welcome To My Baverse, in which he contributed to the production and composition.

On September 6, he became a new DJ for Naver Now's radio program Midnight Idol, alongside group member Kihyun.

In December, I.M appeared as one of the special judges in the Mnet's dance survival program Street Dance Girls Fighter's fourth mission, along with his group members Hyungwon and Joohoney, for Monsta X's B-side song "Autobahn".

In August 2022, I.M decided not to renew his contract with Starship Entertainment but will still continue to participate in the group's future plans.

In November, I.M signed an exclusive contract with Sony Music Korea for his solo activities.

In February 2023, I.M and Joohoney had a pictorial and an interview with the fashion and lifestyle magazine Vogue Korea.

In March, I.M joined the mobile application Dear U bubble under "Bubble with Stars".