Woo Won-jae
Woo Won-jae | |
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| Born | December 23, 1996 Gyeongju, South Korea |
| Other names |
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| Occupation |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | AOMG |
| Associated acts | Loco, Gray |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 우원재 |
| Hanja | 禹元才 |
| Revised Romanization | U Won-jae |
| McCune–Reischauer | U Wŏnjae |
Woo Won-jae (Korean: 우원재; born December 23, 1996), also known as Woo, is a South Korean rapper.[1]
Career[]
2017-2018: Show Me the Money 6, signing with AOMG and af[]
In 2017, Woo participated in Show Me the Money 6, where he finished in third place.[2] He gained a lot of popularity through the show.
Woo made his debut through releasing a single "We Are", featuring Gray and Loco on September 4, 2017. The single was meant for Woo's final 2 stage in the finals of Show Me The Money 6, but he was eliminated in the top 3 round. The song was a very huge success as it made a successful all-kill in numerous Korean charts.[3]
On October 31, it was announced that Woo has signed with hip hop label AOMG.[4] Following the signing, he released a single album titled "Anxiety" on November 2.[5]
Woo released his first EP "af" on November 22, 2018, with the title track "a fence". One of the tracks in the EP, titled "Cash", was pre-released on November 16.[6]
2020: Black Out[]
Woo released his first studio album "Black Out" on August 18. The album included a pre-release single titled "Used To", which was released on August 11.[7]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR Gaon [8] | |||
| Black Out |
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Track listing |
31 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Extended plays[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR Gaon [8] | |||
| af |
show
Track listing |
37 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Singles[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales (DL) | Album |
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| KOR Gaon [11] | ||||
| As lead artist | ||||
| "Chopsticks" (젓가락) with Maniac, Black Nine, Asol feat. Tiger JK, Bizzy, Ann One |
2017 | 34 |
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Show Me the Money 6 |
| "Again" (또) feat. Tiger JK, Bizzy, MRSHLL |
13 |
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| "ZINZA" (진자) feat. YDG, Suran |
33 |
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| "MOVE" feat. Bizzy |
16 |
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| "A Coin Pt.2 (Remix)" (동전한닢 Pt.2 (Remix)) with Nucksal, Jo Woo-chan, Hanhae, Ryno, myunDo, Junoflo, Double K, Ness, Woodie GoChild, Ja Mezz, Olltii, Killagramz, Young B, Hash Swan, Hangzoo, Maniac, Black Nine, P-Type, Asol |
— | N/A | ||
| "We Are" (시차) feat. Loco, Gray |
1 |
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Non-album single | |
| "loop" (과거에게) | 51 |
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Anxiety | |
| "Paranoid" | 100 |
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| "Balance (Prod. by Code Kunst)" with Loco |
2018 | 29 | N/A | Non-album single |
| "Cash" | — | af | ||
| "a fence" (울타리) | — | |||
| "Engine (Prod. by Code Kunst)" (엔.진) with Jay Park |
2019 | 182 | Non-album single | |
| "Taste (Prod. by Gray)" (호불호) feat. Giriboy |
21 | |||
| "SS (Prod. by KHYO)" feat. Simon Dominic, Hoody |
— | |||
| "The Peach Blossom Spring (Prod. KHYO)" (무릉도원) with Dope'Doug, BlueWhale, Sojuboi |
— | SignHere Episode 2 | ||
| "Atypus karschi" (땅거미) with Hippy Was Gipsy |
— | Fire | ||
| "Used To" feat. CIFIKA |
2020 | — | Black Out | |
| "Do Not Disturb" feat. So!YoON! |
— | |||
| "Job" feat. Tiger JK, Qim Isle |
— | |||
| "Zip" (함구) | — | Non-album single | ||
| As featuring artist | ||||
| "Mirror" (거울) (Black Nine feat. Woo Won-jae, Ann One) |
2017 | — | N/A | Non-album single |
| "Run It (Prod. by Gray)" (Jay Park feat. Woo Won-jae, Jessi) |
2018 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Not At All" (Prod. by Groovy Room)" (전혀) (VINXEN feat. Woo Won-jae) |
10 | High School Rapper 2 Final | ||
| "Unbreakable (Prod. By IOAH)" (Swings feat. Woo Won-jae) |
— | Crumbs Mixtape Vol.1 | ||
| "venus" (Ja Mezz feat. Woo Won-jae, MRSHLL) |
— | GOØDevil | ||
| "Bastard (Prod. by Sojeso)" (후레자식) (Giriboy feat. Woo Won-jae) |
— | 3 Songs | ||
| "How Do You Feel" (그대들은 어떤 기분이신가요) (VINXEN feat. Woo Won-jae) |
— | How Do You Feel | ||
| "LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA" (NO:EL feat. Woo Won-jae) |
— | DOUBLEONOEL | ||
| "BLESS" (Code Kunst feat. Loco, Woo Won-jae) |
— | BLESS | ||
| "11" (Code Kunst feat. Woo Won-jae) |
— | |||
| "Far Away" (멀리) (The Quiett feat. Hash Swan, Woo Won-jae) |
— | glow forever | ||
| "Hate You (Prod. Code Kunst)" (pH-1 feat. Woo Won-jae) |
19 | Show Me the Money 777 | ||
| "Lips" (Coogie feat. Woo Won-jae) |
— | EMO #1 | ||
| "Some Beatmaker" (Loco feat. Yeesang, Woo Won-jae) |
2019 | — | HELLO | |
| "now or never" (지금이 아니면) (CIFIKA feat. Crush, Woo Won-jae) |
— | now or never | ||
| "Go High (Prod. by Code Kunst)" (Lee Young-ji feat. Woo Won-jae, Changmo, The Quiett) |
33 | High School Rapper 3 Finals | ||
| "Twilight (Prod. by Cha Cha Malone)" (Jay Park feat. Woo Won-jae, Jarv Dee) |
— | The Road Less Traveled | ||
| "Broken (Prod. BOYCOLD)" (Leellamarz feat. VINXEN, Woo Won-jae) |
— | MARZ 2 AMBITION | ||
| "GOTT" (Simon Dominic feat. MOON, Woo Won-jae, Jvcki Wai) |
88 | No Open Flames | ||
| "Don't Ask Me" (물어보지마) (dress, sogumm feat. Woo Won-jae, Jane) |
— | Not my fault | ||
| "Spread The Love (Prod. Gray)" (Maddox feat. Woo Won-jae) |
— | SignHere Episode 6 | ||
| "Porter" (ADOY feat. Woo Won-jae) |
— | VIVID | ||
| "Stormy" (Mckdaddy feat. Woo Won-jae) |
— | sideshow | ||
| "I'MMA DO" (아마두) (YUMDDA, Deepflow, Paloalto, The Quiett, Simon Dominic feat. Woo Won-jae, Keem Hyo-eun, Nucksal, Huckleberry P) |
2 | Dingo X DAMOIM (Part 2) | ||
| "Because of Winter" (겨울 탓) (SAAY feat. Woo Won-jae) |
2020 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "MASCHEF" (PAXXWORD feat. Woo Won-jae) |
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| "flower" (꽃) (Code Kunst feat. Jay Park, Woo Won-jae, Giriboy) |
128 | People | ||
| "Won" (Nucksal feat. Woo Won-jae, ODEE) |
— | 1Q87 | ||
| "Out Of Place" (DJ Wegun, Jay Park feat. Woo Won-jae, Sik-K) |
— | Everybody Sucks | ||
| "Daydreamin" (Layone feat. Sogumm, Woo Won-jae) |
TBA | Show Me the Money 9 | ||
| "In Self-defense" (정당방위) (Epik High feat. Woo Won-jae, Nucksal, Changmo) |
2021 | — | Non-album single | |
| Soundtrack appearances | ||||
| "Nostalgia (Prod. by Woogie)" (향수) | 2017 | 93 |
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Prison Playbook OST Part 6 |
Filmography[]
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2017 | Show Me the Money 6 | Contestant | [20] |
| 2019 | SignHere | Judge | [21] |
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 2017 | 19th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Hip Hop & Urban Music | "We Are" (시차) feat. Loco, Gray |
Nominated |
| 9th Melon Music Awards | Top 10 Artists | N/A | Nominated | |
| Best New Artist | Nominated | |||
| Kakao Hot Star Award | Nominated | |||
| Best Rap/Hip Hop | "We Are" (시차) feat. Loco, Gray |
Nominated | ||
| 2018 | 32nd Golden Disc Awards | Digital Bonsang | Nominated | |
| New Artist of the Year | N/A | Nominated | ||
| Global Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
| 27th Seoul Music Awards | ||||
| New Artist Award | Nominated | |||
| Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
| Hallyu Special Award | Nominated | |||
| Korean Hip-hop Awards | Hip Hop Track of the Year | "We Are" (시차) feat. Loco, Gray |
Won | |
| 7th Gaon Chart Music Awards | New Artist of the Year (Song) | Won | ||
| Song of the Year – September | Nominated | |||
| 15th Korean Music Awards | Rookie of the Year | N/A | Nominated | |
| Song of the Year | "We Are" (시차) feat. Loco, Gray |
Nominated | ||
| Best Rap and Hip Hop Song | Won |
References[]
- ^ "우원재 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
- ^ "`쇼미더머니6 결승` 넉살·행주 2R진출-우원재 탈락…가사실수 비지 ``너무 미안해``". 경인일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ Eun-ae, Kim. "우원재, '쇼미6' 미발표곡 '시차' 오늘 공개..로꼬X그레이 지원사격". OSEN. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ Eun-ae, Kim. "'SMTM6' Woo Won-jae signs for AOMG". OSEN. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ An-ji, Jung. "[공식]우원재, AOMG 합류 후 첫 싱글 '불안' 오늘(2일) 발매". Sports Chosun. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Eun-jung, Lee. "우원재, 22일 첫 미니앨범…타이틀곡은 '울타리'". Yonhap News. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Bo-ram, Oh. "우원재, 첫 정규앨범 '블랙 아웃' 오늘 발매". Yonhap News. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Gaon Album Chart:
- "Gaon Weekly Chart 2018 Week 48 (af)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). November 25 – December 1, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "Gaon Weekly Chart 2020 Week 34 (Black Out)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). August 16–22, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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- "August 2020 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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- "November 2018 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved January 3, 2019.
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- "Taste – Week 11 of 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- "I'MMA DO/Maybe – Week 50 of 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- "flower – Week 15 of 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- "Daydreamin – Week 52 of 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ Cumulative sales of "Chopsticks":
- ^ Cumulative sales of "Again":
- ^ Cumulative sales of "ZINZA/Pendulum" (진자)":
- "2017년 34주차 Download Chart (see #33)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- "2017년 35주차 Download Chart (see #17)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- "2017년 36주차 Download Chart (see #70)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- "2017년 37주차 Download Chart (see #96)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ Cumulative sales of "Move":
- ^ Cumulative sales for "We Are":
- "2017년 총결산 Download Chart (see #51)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association.
- ^ Cumulative sales for "loop":
- "2017년 44주차 Download Chart (see #22)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ Cumulative sales for "Paranoid":
- "2017년 44주차 Download Chart (see #53)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ Cumulative sales for "Nostalgia":
- "2017년 51주차 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Top Five All-Time 'Show Me the Money' Contestants". Oct 16, 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "AOMG Guarantees Their New Audition Program "Sign Here" Will Be Free Of Manipulations". Aug 24, 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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