Kim Woo-seok (singer)

Kim Woo-seok (Korean: 김우석, born October 27, 1996), also known by the stage name Wooshin (Korean: 우신), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. 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]

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Woo-seok
Kim in the music video for "Memories", October 2020
Born (1996-10-27) October 27, 1996
Daejeon, South Korea
Other namesWooshin
EducationGlobal Cyber University
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim U-seok
McCune–ReischauerKim Usŏk

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 Global Cyber University, enrolling in the Department of Entertainment and Media.[3]

Career

2015–2018: Up10tion
Main article: 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
Main articles: Produce X 101 and X1 (band)

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.[13]

Kim was selected as the male lead of the web drama Twenty-Twenty.[14]

1st Desire: Greed and 2nd Desire: Tasty

On April 23, 2020, Kim announced that he would release his solo debut EP, 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".[15]

On August 13, 2020, he was awarded New K-Wave Voice Award at the 4th Soribada Best K-Music Awards in 2020.[16]

On January 18, 2021, it was announced that Kim would make his comeback with a new album in February.[17] On February 8, 2021, Kim released his second extended play 2nd Desire (Tasty) along with the lead single "Sugar".[18] On February 18, 2021, Kim received his first music show win on M Countdown, becoming their first UP10tion member to get their music show win.[19]

On March 17, 2021, tvN has released the full main casts for new drama, Bulgasal.[20] 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.[21] Kim will played as Nam Do-yoon, a high school student who always follows Dan Hwal like a puppy and always make a clown smile.[22] It is scheduled to premiere on December 18, 2021, on tvN.[23] It will also be available for streaming on Netflix.[24]

Discography
See also: Up10tion § Discography, Produce X 101 § Discography, and X1 (band) § Discography

Extended plays
Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[25]
1st Desire (Greed)
Track listing
  1. "Intro: Lost"
  2. "Red Moon (적월 (赤月))
  3. "Sinphony"
  4. "Somebody Like You"
  5. "Do U Like"
  6. "Beautiful"
  7. "The Winter (그 겨울)
 3
2nd Desire (Tasty)
  • Released: February 8, 2021
  • Label: TOP Media
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 1

As lead artist
Title Year Peak position Album
KOR
[28]
"Red Moon" (적월 (赤月)) 2020 —[upper-alpha 1] 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
KOR
[31]
"Sorrow" (애상)
(with Ravi and Yeri)		 2020 —[upper-alpha 2] Fever Music 2020 - Cool Summer Project
"Memories"
(with Lee Eun-sang)		 —[upper-alpha 3] Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography
See also: Up10tion § Filmography, and X1 (band) § Filmography

Television series
Year Title Network Role Ref.
2021–2022 Bulgasal: Immortal Souls tvN Nam Do-yoon [22][35]

Web series
Year Title Role Network Ref.
2020 Twenty-Twenty Lee Hyun-jin Naver TV [14]

Variety shows
Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2016The ShowSBS MTVHost with Jeon So-mi[36][37]
2019Produce X 101MnetContestant
X1 Flashas himself
2020King of Mask SingerMBCContestant as "Flaming Friday"
(episodes 249–250)		[38][39]

Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Asia Model Awards 2021 New Star Awards Bulgasal: Immortal Souls Won [40]
Soribada Best K-Music Awards 2020 Voice Award Kim Woo-seok Won [16]

Notes
  1. "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.[29][30]
  2. "Sorrow" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 69 on the Gaon BGM chart.[32]
  3. "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.[33][34]

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