Jo Woo-chan

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Jo Woo-chan
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Jo in December 2019
Born (2005-01-20) January 20, 2005 (age 17)
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationRapper
Years active2017 (2017)–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsBig Hit
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationJo U-chan
McCune–ReischauerCho Uch'an

Jo Woo-chan (Korean: 조우찬; born January 20, 2005),[1] is a South Korean rapper. He was a contestant on Show Me the Money 6.[2] He released his first collaborative single, "OGZ", on January 5, 2018.[3]

Early life[]

Woo-chan was born on January 20, 2005 in Seoul, South Korea. Previously Woo-chan already had some experience of working as a child actor and model, filming commercials for a variety of brands.[4]

Career[]

2017–2019: Show Me the Money 6, OG School Project, departure from Cube[]

At just 12 years old, Jo Woo-chan was the youngest participant in the history of Show Me the Money 6 and dubbed "Lil Dok2" in 2017. During the show, he released a few collaboration singles like "1/N" with Team Dynamic Duo and "What You Call Is The Price" featuring Nucksal, as well as a solo track "VVIP" featuring Sik-K. Jo was eliminated in the semi-finals. As a guest, Jo featured on Hui's song "Wake me up" in KBS's pilot music variety show, Hyena on the Keyboard; the single was released on October 9 on Korean online music sites.[5] In October 2017, Jo was cast in the JTBC short film Father’s Sword by Director Jeong Yoon-cheol.[6]

On January 5, 2018, Jo took part in a joint project group called OG School Project with Starship trainees Park Hyun-jin and Achillo, they released the song "OGZ", produced by GroovyRoom.[7]

In July 2019, Jo made his departure from Cube Entertainment.[8]

2022–present: Trainee A[]

On January 8, 2022, Woo-chan was revealed as a member of Big Hit Music's upcoming boy group with the tentative name Trainee A.[9]

Discography[]

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Sales (DL) Album
KOR
[10]
As lead artist
"VVIP"
feat. Sik-K, Gaeko 		2017 43 Show Me the Money 6
"Wake Me Up"
with Hui 		—[A] KOR: 17,921[13] Hyena on the Keyboard
Collaborations
"1/N" (N분의 1)
with Hanhae, Ryno, Nucksal feat. Dynamic Duo 		2017 3 Show Me the Money 6
"What You Call Is The Price" (부르는 게 값이야)
with Nucksal feat. Gaeko, Don Mills 		8
"OGZ"
with Park Hyun-jin, Achillo (produced by Groovy Room) 		2018 — N/A Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Filmography[]

Movie[]

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Father’s Sword short movie

Variety shows[]

Year Title Role Network Notes
2017 Show Me the Money 6 Contestant Mnet Semi-finalist

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Wake Me Up" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 90 on Gaon Download Chart.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ 조우찬 프로필 (in Korean). Naver.
  2. ^ '차트 올킬' 13세 래퍼 조우찬이 참여한 쇼미더머니 최고의 무대 (in Korean). Huffington Post.
  3. ^ "'OGZ' 조우찬X박현진X에이칠로, 5일 신곡발표" (in Korean). Korea Daily.
  4. ^ (in Korean) '쇼미'서 '악마 래퍼' 우원재 무너뜨린 13살 조우찬의 놀라운(?) 과거
  5. ^ Lee, Da-won (September 30, 2017). "'건반 위의 하이에나' 펜타곤 후이, 작곡가로 출연…조우찬과 컬래버" [Pentagon's Hui in 'Hyena on the Keyboard' Appears as a Composer... Jo Woo-chan and collaborator]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved January 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Kim, Eun-ae (October 22, 2017). "[Oh!쎈 ���] 문소리 "초등래퍼 조우찬, 연기소질 커..박수 보내고파"" [[Oh! Strong Cut] Moon So-ri "Elementary rapper Jo Woo-chan, you have great acting skills.. I want to send you a round of applause"]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved January 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ (in Korean) 조우찬 "박현진 첫인상? 'K팝' 우승도 하고 기대 많았다"
  8. ^ Seon, Mi-gyeong (July 13, 2019). "'쇼미6' 조우찬, 오늘(13일) 새 싱글 전격 발표.."성장통 잠은 자전적 이야기"[공식]" ['Show Me 6' Jo Woo-chan, released a new single today (13th).."The autobiographical story of growing pains and sleep"[Official]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved January 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Jung, Hyun-tae (January 12, 2022). "'빅히트'가 공개한 차기 남돌 데뷔조에 포함된 '쇼미6' 조우찬 모습 (영상)" [Jo Woo-chan from 'Show Me 6' included in the debut group of the next male idol released by 'Big Hit' (Video)]. 인사이트 (in Korean). Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  10. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
  11. ^ Cumulative sales of "VVIP":
  12. ^ "Wake Me Up". October 8–14, 2017.
  13. ^
  14. ^ Cumulative sales of "1/N":
  15. ^ Cumulative sales of "What You Call Is The Price":
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