Nam Woo-hyun

This is a Korean name; the family name is Nam.
Nam Woo-hyun

Woohyun in 2015
Background information
Native name 남우현
Birth name Nam Woo-hyun
Born (1991-02-08) February 8, 1991
Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments Vocal
Years active 2010–present
Labels Woollim Entertainment
Associated acts
Website Nam Woohyun
Korean name
Hangul 남우현
Hanja 南優賢
Revised Romanization Nam U-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer Nam U-hyŏn

Nam Woo-hyun (Hangul: 남우현; Hanja: 南優賢; born February 8, 1991),[1] commonly known by his mononym Woohyun, is a South Korean singer, composer, songwriter and actor. He made his official debut in 2010 as a main vocalist in the boy band Infinite.[2]

He officially made his debut as a solo artist in May 2016 with his first mini-album Write... It includes a total of 7 songs (6 plus a hidden track), 4 of which are self-composed.[3]

Biography

Nam Woo Hyun was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts, majoring in Applied Music.[4] He has an older brother, Nam Boo Hyun, who is the owner of a popular BBQ restaurant, 먹&삼 생고기집, located in Suyu, Seoul.[5]

In an interview with 10asia, Woohyun stated that he originally aspired to be a soccer player.[6] However, he eventually realized his next dream of becoming a singer when he was in high school. He auditioned at Woollim Entertainment to pursue a career in music as a solo singer.[7] He passed the audition with a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Lately". At that point, he was accepted into Woollim along with 2 other agencies, one of which being YG Entertainment.[8] He ultimately decided to go with Woollim and began training as an idol trainee.

Prior to debuting with Infinite, Woohyun was a model for a shopping mall alongside Beast's Jun-hyung and T-ara's Ji-yeon.[9] He competed in the 6th Hello Star Contest performing Lee Hyori's U Go Girl.[10] In one of his first broadcast appearances, he played the lead role in KooPD's music video for 귀가 멀어 in 2007.[11] Later in 2009, he appeared on Mnet's 소녀펀치 (Girl Punch) and sang Lee Seung-gi's 하기 힘든 말 (Words that are hard to say).[12]

Well known for his fan service, Woohyun once spent 3 million won to give fans silver rings and flowers during INFINITE's 2013 World Tour, One Great Step.[13]

Career

2010–13: Debut with Infinite and Solo activities

Main article: Infinite (band)

Woohyun made his official debut as the main vocal of South Korean boy band Infinite on June 9th, 2010.[14] In September 2011, Woohyun joined Immortal Songs 2 as a fixed member.[15] His first performance on the show aired on October 1st. On November 1st, it was announced that he would be leaving the show due to Infinite's upcoming Japanese promotions, and his final episode was aired November 5th.[16] He later made two more additional appearances on the show, once by himself in January 2012,[17] and again with group mate Sunggyu in December 2012.[18]

In 2012, his career in musical theatre began with a supporting role in the musical Gwanghwamun Sonata. Woohyun and Sunggyu shared the role of Jiyong, the son of the female lead.[19] The musical ran in Korea from January 3rd to March 11th, 2012, and in Japan from January 4th to January 6th, 2013.

Woohyun made his first foray into acting in August 2012 with a minor role in the drama The Thousandth Man.[20] In December 2012, Woohyun was selected to be part of one of SBS's Gayo Daejun 2012 project teams, Dramatic Blue,[21] along with Beast's Yoseob, 2AM's Jo Kwon, MBLAQ's G.O, and Teen Top's Niel. Under the banner 'The Color of K-pop', Dramatic Blue released and performed the track "Tearfully Beautiful", produced by Sweetune.[22]

In February 2013, he released a duet song titled "선인장" (Cactus) with South Korean Indie Singer, Lucia.[23] It is a cover of Epitone Project's song of the same, and was included as part of a special project album, Re;code.[24]

2014–15: Toheart's debut and Solo activities

Main article: ToHeart (band)

On February 20 2014, SM Entertainment announced the formation of a special unit, Toheart, consisting of Infinite's Woohyun and Shinee's Key.[25] A prologue video was released on the same day.[26] Toheart debuted with their first mini album and title track Delicious on March 10[27] and made their live debut on March 12 through a MelOn Premiere Showcase.[28]

In April 2014, Woohyun was cast in a lead role for the KBS drama Hi! School: Love On alongside Kim Sae-ron and group mate Lee Sung-yeol, playing the character Shin Woohyun. The drama aired once a week on Fridays from July 11 to December 19, 2014.[29] He released a soundtrack "사랑이 올 때" (When Love Comes) for SBS drama Modern Farmer on October 24, 2014.[30] In December 2014, Woohyun debuted as direct film with directing horror short film, 홍콩에서 생긴일 (What Happened in Hong Kong).[31] Woohyun currently plays as a striker for the South Korean celebrity football club, FC Men. Having previously played for FC One, he was recruited to FC Men in early 2015.[32] He made his football debut with FC Men on 17 May 2015, in a charity match against Jeju United FC.[33]

2016: Solo debut

On April 6 2016, it was announced that Woohyun was preparing to make his debut as a solo artist in May.[34] The first teaser photo for his solo debut mini album, Write.., was released on April 27, 2016. Woohyun made his official debut as a solo artist with his first mini album and title track 끄덕끄덕 (Still I Remember) on May 9, 2016.[35]

In June 2016, for the first time in over three years, Woohyun returned as guest on Immortal Song. In that episode, Woohyun scored 439 points, the highest score among idols in the mentioned program.[36] He made another appearance on the show the following month.[37]

Discography

EPs

Soundtrack appearances and solo performances

Year Album Song Notes
2012 2012 SBS Gayo Daejun The Color Of K-Pop 눈물나게 아름다운 (Tearfully Beautiful) With Dramatic Blue
2013 Re;Code Episode II (Digital Single) 선인장 (Cactus) With Lucia
2014 Modern Farmer OST 사랑이 올 때 (When Love Comes)

Songwriting and composing credits

Year Song Album
2013 Beautiful [38] New Challenge
2014 눈을 감으면 (Close My Eyes) [39] Season 2
함께 (Together) [40] Grow OST
2016 Everyday Write..
향기 (Nostalgia)"
Gravity
Stand by Me

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 INFINITE Concert Second Invasion Evolution The Movie 3D Himself Documentary film of Infinite encore concert
2014 Grow: Infinite's Real Youth Life[41] Documentary film of Infinite first world tour

Television drama

Year Network Title Role Notes
2012 MBC The Thousandth Man[42] Nam Woo-hyun
2014 KBS2 Hi! School-Love On[43] Shin Woo-hyun Lead role

Television series

Year Title Network Role
2011 Wara Store Tooniverse Himself

Variety Shows

Year Title Network Role Notes
2009 Wide Girl Punch Mnet Guest
2010 Scandal Mnet
Lucky Strike 300 XTV
1 vs. 100 KBS2
2011 Star King SBS Fixed guest Episode 205-217, Episode 219-222
Immortal Song 2 KBS2 Contestant Episode 18-24, Episode 31-32
Strong Heart SBS Guest Episoed 96-97
Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 KBS Competitor Episode 86
2012 Miss & Mr Idol Korea MBC Guest
Lord of the Ring MBC
MBC Idol Crown Prince Chuseok Special MBC
2013 Barefooted Friends SBS Episode 12-13
2015 Hello Counselor KBS with L and Sungyeol
Weekly Idol MBC Every1 Episode 207 with Infinite members
2015-2016 Infinite Showtime MBC Every1 Regular Cast Episode 1-12
2016 Hello Counselor KBS Guest Ep. 277
Sugar Man JTBC Contestant
You Hee-Yeol's Sketchbook KBS2 Guest with G.o.d Son Ho Young
Immortal Song 2 KBS2 Contestant He obtained 439 points, the highest score among idols
Weekly Idol MBC Guest Episode 269 with Infinite members
After School Club Arirang TV Episode 231 With Infinite members (without L)
You Hee-Yeol's Sketchbook KBS2 with Infinite members
Knowing Bros JTBC Episode 100 along with Infinite members
SNL TVN Season 8 Episode 8 along with Infinite members

Musical Theatre

Year Title Role Remarks
2012 Gwanghwamun Sonata Ji-Yong
  • Son of female lead, Yeoju. Reprised role again in Japan from January 4 to January 6, 2013.[44]

Music video appearances

Year Song title Artist Role
2007 귀가 멀어 KooPD ft. Dookang Lead
2010 Run Epik High Guitarist
2011 바람아 불어라 (The Wind is Blowing) Jisun Lead

References

  1. ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. ↑ "INFINITE - Member". Woollim Entertainment. Retrieved 2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ↑ Jeon, Jong sun. "인피니트 남우현 솔로 데뷔, 가슴 먹먹한 이별 후유증 노래… '끄덕끄덕'". 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  4. ↑ "인피니트 남우현, 대학교 1년 더 다니기로 "학사학위 위해"". MY Daily. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
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  8. ↑ "인피니트 우현이 울림에 들어간 이유".
  9. ↑ "인피니트 남우현 과거‥티아라 지연-비스트 용준형 라인?". Murisu. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
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