Bae Woo-hee

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Bae Woo-hee
배우희
Bae Woo-hee, 2014 (cropped).jpg
Bae Woo-hee in 2014.
Born (1991-11-21) November 21, 1991 (age 29)
Busan, South Korea
EducationDong-ah Institute of Media and Arts – Broadcasting and Entertainment
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
RelativesHan Hye-rin (cousin)
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2012–present
LabelsHappy Face
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBae U-heui
McCune–ReischauerPae Uhŭi

Bae Woo-hee (born November 21, 1991), known professionally as Woohee, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Dal Shabet and for finishing 7th in the show The Unit, making her a member of the girl group Uni.T.[1][2]

Early life and education[]

Bae Woo-hee was born on November 21, 1991 in Busan, South Korea. She currently attends Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts, majoring in Broadcasting Entertainment.[3]

Career[]

Pre-debut[]

Bae was a trainee of the now defunct entertainment agency Medialine Entertainment, where she was slated to debut within the five-member girl group Viva Girls. The project was terminated in early 2011 due to financial difficulties within the agency.[citation needed]

Following her leave from Medialine Entertainment, Bae became a trainee under Happy Face Entertainment, and debuted with Dal Shabet in 2012.[citation needed]

2012–2014: Career beginnings[]

On May 24, 2012, it was announced that Bae would be joining the pop girl group Dal Shabet, where she would be replacing former member Viki.[4] Dal Shabet released their first teaser video of Woohee on June 1, 2012.[5]

Bae wrote and composed the song "Maybe", a track from Dal Shabet's sixth extended play, Be Ambitious, which was released on June 20, 2013.[6]

Bae collaborated with the band Every Single Day to release the track "Nap", which was included on the band's extended play Sky Bridge. The track was released on August 27, 2013 along with an accompanying music video, which Bae also appeared in.[7] Bae made her acting debut in the 2013 SNS drama Infinite Power, where she played the recurring character Han Su-ja.[8]

On November 14, 2013 Bae released her first solo track, "Towards Tomorrow", for the OST of the SNS drama Infinite Power.[9]

On February 24, 2014 it was announced that Bae would be making her big screen debut through a cameo in the 3D horror movie Tunnel 3D.[10]

Bae released "Hello My Love" on April 29, 2014 for the OST of the MBC's weekend drama, Jang Bo-ri is Here!.[11]

2015–2016: Acting roles and songwriting[]

In June 2015, Bae was cast in supporting roles in SBS' The Time We Were Not in Love.

On January 5, 2016 Bae released her second solo track, "Love Hurts" in Dal Shabet's ninth extended play, Naturalness.

2017–present: The Unit and UNI.T[]

In 2017, Bae joined the KBS idol competition show The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project along with her fellow Dal Shabet member Serri.[12] On February 10, 2018, during the final episode of The Unit, Bae placed seventh among female contestants and became a member of the final female line-up which was later revealed to be named Uni.T.[1][2]

Discography[]

Main article: Dal Shabet discography
Year Song Album
2013 "Nap" Skybridge
"Towards Tomorrow" Infinite Power OST
2014 "Hello My Love" Jang Bo-ri is Here! OST

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Tunnel 3D Hye-young Cameo

Television series[]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2011 Dream High KBS2 Baek-hee's Kirin student Cameo
2013 Reply 1994 tvN Ha Hee-ra Cameo (Episode 2)
2015 The Lover Mnet Herself as Ryu Seong Gyun's girlfriend Cameo (Episode 6)
Persevere, Goo Hae-ra Se-jong's college friend Cameo (Episode 1)
The Time We Were Not in Love SBS Hong Eun-jung
2016 Everyday, New Face Tencent Video Seul-bi
2019 Home for Summer KBS1 Jin Soo-yeon
2020 Lonely Enough to Love MBC every1 Kang Woo's patient Cameo
Birthcare Center tvN Hee-won
2021 Times OCN Jo Yoo-jin Cameo (Episode 3–4)
2022 A Business Proposal SBS Koh Yu-ra [13]

Web series[]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2013 Infinite Power Naver TV Cast Han Su-ja
2020 Thumbs Up Feeds Me Cha Eun-ha
One Fine Week 2 Yoo Hwa-in

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b C. Hong (2018-02-10). ""The Unit" Reveals Final 9 Members For Unit G (Girls) And Unit B (Boys)". Soompi. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b mkim93 (2018-02-23). "'The Unit' announces the official debut team names for Unit G and Unit B". Allkpop. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  3. ^ Syahida Kamarudin (2012-05-27). "Woo-hee, Dal Shabet's new member". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  4. ^ Carla Sunwoo (2012-05-26). "Dal Shabet replaces Viki in one day". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  5. ^ "Teaser for Dalshabet's newest member, Woo Hee, released". en.korea. 2012-06-01. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  6. ^ Dal Shabet to Make a Return with Self-Written Tracks on June 20. enews (June 2, 2013). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  7. ^ 달샤벳 우희, 에브리싱글데이 새 앨범 피처링 참여 Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine. WowStarTV (September 2, 2013). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  8. ^ '무한동력' 우희, 긴 생머리 교복 셀카 '눈길'. News1Korea (November 12, 2013). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  9. ^ 달샤벳 우희, SNS 드라마 ‘무한동력’ OST ‘내일로’ 발표 Archived 2014-08-17 at the Wayback Machine. StarNews (November 14, 2013). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  10. ^ 달샤벳 우희, 배우 옷 제대로 입는다… 영화 '터널' 합류. AsiaE (February 24, 2014). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  11. ^ 리디아, KBS ‘순금의 땅’ OST ‘내 가슴이 그댈 보면’ 11일 음원 공개. SportsWorld (July 11, 2013). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  12. ^ S. Park (2017-09-07). "Dal Shabet's Serri And Woohee To Appear On "The Unit" Instead Of Subin". Soompi. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  13. ^ Yoon Seong-yeol (July 28, 2021). "前달샤벳' 배우희 '사내맞선' 출연..안효섭·김민규와 호흡 [공식]" ['Former Dal Shabet' Actor Bae Hee Appeared in 'Meet the Guy'... Breathing with Ahn Hyo-seop and Kim Min-gyu [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
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