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. 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 2016
Born (1996-10-27) October 27, 1996
Daejeon, South Korea
Other namesWooshin
EducationGlobal Cyber University
Alma materDaejeon Songchon Middle School
Occupation
  • Singer
  • 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's The Show with Jeon So-mi from October 11, 2016[6] to April 25, 2017.[7]

On March 8, 2017, along with UP10TION members, Kim made his Japanese debut with their first Japanese single, ID. He went on hiatus on June 6 of the same year due to mental health issues.[8] He returned to the group after nine months, and joined his members with the release of their first full 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.

Kim was selected as the male lead of upcoming 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 title track "Red Moon".

On August 13, 2020, he was awarded New K-Wave Voice Award at the 4th Soribada Best K-Music Awards in 2020. This is his first award after he started his Solo activities.

On January 18, 2021, it was announced that Kim would make his comeback with a new album in February.[14] On February 8, 2021, Kim will release his second extended play 2nd Desire [Tasty] along with the title track "Sugar".[15]

Discography
See also: UP10TION § Discography, Produce X 101 § Discography, and X1 (band) § Discography

Extended plays
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[16]
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
  • Format: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Tasty
  2. Sugar
  3. Better
  4. Holiday
  5. 이따 뭐해
  6. Next
 TBA

Singles
Title Year Peak position Album
KOR
[18]
As lead artist
"Red Moon" (적월 (赤月)) 2020 — 1st Desire [Greed]
"Sugar" 2021 TBA 2nd Desire [Tasty]
Collaborations
"Sorrow" (애상)
(with Ravi and Yeri)		 2020 — Fever Music 2020 - Cool Summer Project
"Memories"
(with Lee Eun-sang)		 —[upper-alpha 1] 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

Web series
Year Title Role Network Ref.
2020 Twenty-Twenty Lee Hyun-jin Naver TV [13]

Variety shows
Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2016The ShowSBS MTVHost with Jeon So-Mi[20][21]
2019Produce X 101MnetContestant
X1 Flashas himself
2020King of Mask SingerMBCContestant as "Flaming Friday"
(episodes 249–250)		[22][23]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 Soribada Best K-Music Awards Voice Award N/A Won [24]

Notes
  1. "Memories" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 45 on the Gaon Download chart.[19]

References
  1. "김우석 측 "5월 25일 솔로 데뷔 확정..현재 앨범 작업 중"[공식]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. "UP10TION's Wooshin and Sunyool become college students!". allkpop. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  3. "글로벌사이버대 방송연예학과 GCU EnM 김우석". April 9, 2020.
  4. "TOP Media's new boy group 'UP10TION' to debut through 'Masked King' parody". allkpop. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  5. "TOP Media's new boy group UP10TION unveil four members". allkpop. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  6. "Enjoy Mnet K·POP, Mwave". www.mwave.me. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  7. "Jeon So Mi and UP10TION's Wooshin to leave their MC positions on 'The Show'". allkpop. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  8. "UP10TION's Wooshin to halt all promotions due to mental instability". allkpop. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  9. "Wooshin addresses his return to UP10TION after 9 months away with a handwritten letter". allkpop. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  10. "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.
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  16. "Gaon Album Chart".
  17. Cumulative sales of GREED:
    • 93,906 / 93,906 2020년 5월 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 6월 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 7월 Album Chart [July 2020 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2020.
    • 735 / 117,5702020년 8월 Album Chart [Aug 2020 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  18. "Gaon Chart". Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  19. 2020년 42주차 Download Chart [Week 42 of 2020 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). October 18, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  20. Choi, Shin-ae. "I.O.I's Jeon Somi and UP10TION′s Woo Shin Selected As New 'The Show' MCs". Mwave. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  21. "[단독]우신-소미, 6개월 만에 오늘 방송 끝으로 '더쇼' MC 하차" (in Korean). entertain.naver.com. April 25, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  22. 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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