Kim Woo-seok (singer)
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Kim Woo-seok | |
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Born | Daejeon, South Korea | October 27, 1996
Other names | Wooshin |
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2015–present |
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Revised Romanization | Gim U-seok |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Usŏk |
Kim Woo-seok (Korean: 김우석, born October 27, 1996), also known by the stage name Wooshin (Korean: 우신), is a South Korean singer. He debuted as a member of South Korean band Up10tion in 2015. In 2019, he rose to prominence after finishing second on Produce X 101, which made him a member of X1. He debuted as a solo artist with the release of his first extended play, 1st Desire (Greed), on May 25, 2020.[1]
Early life[]
Kim Woo-seok was born on October 27, 1996 in Daedeok District, Daejeon, South Korea. He is the only child in his family.
On February 28, 2016, Kim was enrolled at Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts, majoring in acting and K-pop.[2]
He later transferred to [3]
, enrolling in the Department of Entertainment and Media.Career[]
2015–2018: Up10tion[]
Kim first appeared in Up10tion's pre-debut program, "Masked Rookie King" in 2015.[4] He was the first member to be introduced to the group.[5] He made his official debut in South Korea on September 11, 2015, with their first EP, Top Secret.
He was the MC of SBS' The Show with Jeon So-mi from October 11, 2016[6] to April 25, 2017.[7]
On March 8, 2017, Up10tion made their Japanese debut with their first Japanese single, ID. Kim went on hiatus on June 6 of the same year due to mental health issues,[8] returning nine months later for the release of the group's first studio album, Invitation.[9]
2019–present: Produce X 101, X1 and solo activities[]
In March 2019, Kim Woo-seok was revealed to be a contestant of Produce X 101, along with his fellow Up10tion member, Lee Jin-hyuk.[10][11] Kim placed second in the final episode with 3,120,276 votes, earning a spot in the final lineup.[12] He debuted with X1 on August 27, 2019. Following revelations of the Mnet vote manipulation investigation, X1 announced that they were to disband on January 6, 2020.[citation needed]
Kim was selected as the male lead of the web drama Twenty-Twenty.[13]
On April 23, 2020, Kim announced that he would release his solo debut single on May 25.[1] On May 25, 2020, he debuted as a solo artist with his debut extended play 1st Desire (Greed) along with the lead single "Red Moon".[citation needed]
On August 13, 2020, he was awarded New K-Wave Voice Award at the 4th Soribada Best K-Music Awards in 2020.[14]
On January 18, 2021, it was announced that Kim would make his comeback with a new album in February.[15] On February 8, 2021, Kim released his second extended play 2nd Desire (Tasty) along with the lead single "Sugar".[16] On February 18, 2021, Kim received his first music show win on M Countdown.[17]
On March 17, 2021, tvN has released the full main casts for new drama, Bulgasal.[18] Bulgasal is a fantasy drama that revolves around two characters. The first is a woman who has gone through several reincarnations over the course of 600 years and remembers all of her past lives, and the second is a man who has lived for over 600 years as a bulgasal, which is a mythical creature that feeds off human blood and is cursed with immortality. Kim has been selected to be part of the cast.[19] The drama is scheduled to be aired in 2022.[20]
Discography[]
Extended plays[]
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [21] | |||
1st Desire (Greed) |
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2nd Desire (Tasty) |
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Singles[]
As lead artist[]
Title | Year | Peak position | Album | ||
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KOR [24] | |||||
"Red Moon" (적월 (赤月)) | 2020 | —[A] | 1st Desire (Greed) | ||
"Sugar" | 2021 | 16 | 2nd Desire (Tasty) | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Collaborations[]
Title | Year | Peak position | Album | ||
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KOR [27] | |||||
"Sorrow" (애상) (with Ravi and Yeri) |
2020 | —[B] | Fever Music 2020 - Cool Summer Project | ||
"Memories" (with Lee Eun-sang) |
—[C] | Non-album single | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Filmography[]
Television series[]
Year | Title | Role | Network | Ref. |
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2022 | Bulgasal | tvN | [31] |
Web series[]
Year | Title | Role | Network | Ref. |
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2020 | Twenty-Twenty | Lee Hyun-jin | Naver TV | [13] |
Variety shows[]
Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | The Show | SBS MTV | Host with Jeon So-mi | [32][33] |
2019 | Produce X 101 | Mnet | Contestant | |
X1 Flash | as himself | |||
2020 | King of Mask Singer | MBC | Contestant as "Flaming Friday" (episodes 249–250) |
[34][35] |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Soribada Best K-Music Awards | Voice Award | N/A | Won | [14] |
Notes[]
- ^ "Red Moon" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 15 and 17 on the Gaon Download chart and the Gaon BGM Chart, respectively.[25][26]
- ^ "Sorrow" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 69 on the Gaon BGM chart.[28]
- ^ "Memories" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 45 and 86 on the Gaon Download Chart and the Gaon BGM Chart, respectively.[29][30]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jeong, Hye-yeon (April 23, 2020). "김우석 측 "5월 25일 솔로 데뷔 확정..현재 앨범 작업 중"[공식]". Herald Pop. Herald Corporation. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ Han, Jun-ho (February 27, 2016). "업텐션 우신&선율, 교복 의상입고 동아방송대 입학식 등장!" [UP10TION's Wooshin & Sunyoul appeared in school uniforms at Dong-ah Broadcasting University's entrance ceremony!]. Sports World (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "글로벌사이버대 방송연예학과 GCU EnM 김우석". April 9, 2020.
- ^ "TOP Media's new boy group 'UP10TION' to debut through 'Masked King' parody". allkpop. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "TOP Media's new boy group UP10TION unveil four members". allkpop. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Lee, Bora (October 13, 2016). "I.O.I′s Jeon Somi and UP10TION′s Woo Shin Successfully MC First ′The Show′ Episode". MWave. Archived from the original on October 2, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Lee, Jung-ah (April 25, 2017). "[단독]우신-소미, 6개월 만에 오늘 방송 끝으로 '더쇼' MC 하차". SBS Entertainment News (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (June 7, 2017). "업텐션 측 "우신 정신적 스트레스로 활동중단, 6월말 9인 체제 컴백"". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ Kim, Ji-yeon (March 9, 2018). "'활동중단' 업텐션 우신, 활동복귀 알린 자필편지 '감동'(전문)". Enews24 (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "김우석 ( 티오피미디어 ) | PRODUCE X 101 [엠넷닷컴]". produce-x-101.mnet.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Jeon, Hyun-young (March 15, 2019). "데뷔 후 4년 동안 '무명' 생활하고 '프로듀스X101' 나오는 아이돌". Insight (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Meet The 11 Trainees That Will Form Produce X 101's Final Group "X1"". Koreaboo. July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "'X1' 김우석, 드라마 '트웬티트웬티' 남자주인공 발탁[공식]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "[종합] '2020 소리바다 어워즈' 방탄소년단, 불참에도 대상…트와이스·강다니엘, 3관왕 쾌거". entertain.naver.com. August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ "김우석, 2월 솔로 컴백…예능·연기 휩쓸고 본업 복귀 [공식입장]". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "김우석, 2월 8일 컴백 확정…'TASTY' 발매(공식)". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "김우석, 현아 꺾고 `엠카운트다운` 1위…"냐냐들 진심으로 감사해"". 스타투데이 (in Korean). February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "'불가살' 이진욱X권나라X이준 캐스팅 확정..K판타지 온다 [공식]". Star News. March 17, 2021.
- ^ Kim, Jong-un (March 17, 2021). "'불가살' 이진욱-권나라-이준-공승연-정진영-박명신-김우석 캐스팅 확정!" ['Invincible' Lee Jin-wook - Kwon Nara - Lee Joon - Gong Seung-yeon - Jung Jin-young - Park Myung-shin - Kim Woo-seok Cast confirmed!]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "'슬의생2' →'지리산'→'불가살'..tvN, K-드라마 열풍 이어간다". Sport Chonsun (in Korean). June 2, 2021.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart".
- ^ Cumulative sales of Greed:
- 93,906 / 93,906 2020년 05월 Album Chart [May 2020 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- 16,715 / 110,621 2020년 06월 Album Chart [June 2020 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- 6,214 / 116,835 2020년 07월 Album Chart [July 2020 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- 735 / 117,570 2020년 08월 Album Chart [August 2020 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ Cumulative sales of Tasty: 94,322 (CD) + 3,000 (Kit) 2021년 03월 Album Chart [March 2021 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 8, 2021. 2021년 상반기 Album Chart [First Half of 2021 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ Peak positions on the Gaon Digital Chart:
- "Sugar". February 7–13, 2021.
- ^ 2020년 22주차 Download Chart [Week 22 of 2020 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). May 24–30, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ 2020년 22주차 BGM Chart [Week 22 of 2020 BGM Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). May 24–30, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "Gaon Chart". Korea Music Content Industry Association.
- ^ 2020년 32주차 BGM Chart [Week 32 of 2020 BGM Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). August 2–8, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ 2020년 42주차 Download Chart [Week 42 of 2020 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). October 11–17, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ 2020년 42주차 BGM Chart [Week 42 of 2020 BGM Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). October 11–17, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Shin So-won (March 17, 2021). "불가살' 이진욱X권나라X이준, 캐스팅 확정 [공식]". ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2021.
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- ^ Kim Soo-hyung (April 5, 2020). "'복면가왕' 랍스터=원더걸스 혜림, ♥신민철 언급‥최용준·이상준·박탐희 '도전' [종합]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved April 5, 2020.
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