Nam Woo-hyun
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Woohyun
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Background information | |
Birth name | Nam Woo-hyun |
Born | Seoul, South Korea |
February 8, 1991
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Occupation(s) | |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Woollim Entertainment |
Associated acts | |
Website | Infinite |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 남우현 |
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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 stage name Woohyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He is a member of Infinite under Woollim Entertainment.[2]
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Biography[edit]
Nam Woo Hyun was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. He is currently majoring in Applied Music at Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts.[3] He has an older brother, Nam Boo Hyun. He is the owner of a popular BBQ restaurant, 먹&삼 생고기집, located in Suyu, Seoul.[4]
In an interview with 10asia, Woohyun stated that he originally aspired to be a soccer player.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] He ultimately decided to go with Woollim and began training as an idol trainee. He worked hard to practice dancing instead.[8]
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 gift fans silver rings and flowers during INFINITE's 2013 world tour, One Great Step.[13]
Music career[edit]
Infinite[edit]
Woohyun made his debut in 2010 as the main vocalist of Infinite. His first appearance as a group member of Infinite was "Come Back Again" for mini album "First Invasion".
Toheart[edit]
On February 20, 2014 SM Entertainment released a teaser announcing Toheart, a special unit duo consisting of Woohyun and Key of Shinee.[14] A second prologue teaser was released on February 27.[15] Following that, a music video teaser was released on 4 March 2014.[16] The duo's mini-album track preview video was released on March 6.[17] Toheart debuted with Delicious on March 10[18] and made their live debut on March 12 during their MelOn Premiere Showcase.[19]
Other activities[edit]
In September 2011, Woohyun joined Immortal Songs 2 as a fixed member.[20] His first performance on the show aired on October 1. On November 1, it was announced that he would be leaving the show due to Infinite's upcoming Japanese promotions.[21] His final episode aired on November 5.
In December 2012, Woohyun was selected to be part of one of SBS's Gayo Daejun 2012 project teams, Dramatic Blue,[22] 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.[23]
Early 2013, he took part in Re;code,[24] a duet project with Korean indie pop singer, Lucia, covering Epitone Project's "선인장" (Cactus).[25]
His OST for the SBS drama Modern Farmer 사랑이 올 때 (When Love Comes) was released digitally on October 24, 2014.[26]
Acting career[edit]
Musicals[edit]
Woohyun made his debut as a musical actor, along with band member Sungkyu, in the musical Gwanghwamun Sonata,[27] playing the role of Ji-yong from January 3 to March 11, 2012. He reprised the role in Japan from January 4 to January 6, 2013.
Drama[edit]
Woohyun made his acting debut in July 2012 in a minor role in the drama The Thousandth Man, alongside T-ara's Hyomin.[28]
In April 2014, it was announced that Woohyun would be starring in the KBS2 drama Hi! School-Love On alongside fellow Infinite member Lee Sung-yeol and rising child actress Kim Sae-Ron. The 20 episode drama aired once a week on Fridays at 20:55KST from July 11 to December 19, 2014.[29]
Voice Acting[edit]
Woohyun and other members of Infinite dubbed children's cartoon Wara Store from December 27, 2011 to March 27, 2012 as themselves.
Directing[edit]
December 2014 marked Nam Woohyun's directorial debut with the short horror film, 홍콩에서 생긴일 (What Happened in Hong Kong).[30]
FC Men[edit]
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.[31] He made his football debut with FC Men on 17 May 2015, in a charity match against Jeju United FC.[32]
Discography[edit]
Soundtrack appearances and collaboration songs[edit]
Year | Album | Song | Notes |
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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) |
Music & Lyric composition[edit]
Year | Song | Album |
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2013 | Beautiful [33] | New Challenge |
2014 | 눈을 감으면 (Close My Eyes) [34] | Season 2 |
함께 (Together) [35] | Grow OST |
Filmography[edit]
Drama[edit]
Year | Title | Role | TV network |
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2012 | The Thousandth Man[36] | Nam Woo-hyun | MBC |
2014 | Hi! School-Love On[37] | Shin Woo-hyun | KBS2 |
Film[edit]
Year | Title | Role |
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2012 | INFINITE Concert Second Invasion Evolution The Movie 3D | Himself |
2014 | Grow: Infinite's Real Youth Life [38] | Himself |
Dubbing[edit]
Year | Title | Role |
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2011 | Wara Store | Himself |
Music video appearances[edit]
Year | Song title | Artist | Role |
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2007 | 귀가 멀어 | KooPD ft. Dookang | Lead |
2010 | Run | Epik High | Guitarist |
2011 | 바람아 불어라 (The Wind is Blowing) | Jisun | Lead |
Musical Theatre[edit]
Year |
Title | Role | Remarks |
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2012 | Gwanghwamun Sonata | Ji-Yong |
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Variety Shows[edit]
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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2009 | Wide Girl Punch | Mnet | Guest |
2010 | Scandal | Mnet | Guest |
2010 | Lucky Strike 300 | XTV | Guest |
1 vs. 100 | KBS2 | Guest | |
2011 | Star King | SBS | Guest |
Immortal Song 2 | KBS2 | Guest | |
Strong Heart | SBS | Guest | |
Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 | KBS | Guest, Ep 86 | |
2012 | Miss & Mr Idol Korea | MBC | Guest |
Lord of the Ring | MBC | Guest | |
MBC Idol Crown Prince Chuseok Special | MBC | Guest | |
2014 | Hello Counselor | KBS | Guest |
2015 | Hello Counselor | KBS | Guest |
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