Rowoon

Kim Seok-woo (born August 7, 1996), better known by his stage name Rowoon, is a South Korean singer, actor, and model. He is a member of the K-pop boy band SF9 as Lead Vocalist. He played his first leading role in 2019 MBC's television series, Extraordinary You.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
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Rowoon at the press conference for the TV drama Extraordinary You
Born
Kim Seok-woo

(1996-08-07) August 7, 1996
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
Years active2016–present
AgentFNC
Musical career
Years active2016–present
LabelsFNC
Associated actsSF9
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationRoun
McCune–ReischauerRoun
Birth name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationKim Seoku
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏku

Career

2013–2014: Pre-debut

He was introduced as a trainee in FNC Entertainment's reality show Cheongdam-dong 111.

2015–2016: Debut with SF9
Main article: SF9 (band)

In 2015, he was a part of pre-debut team, “Neoz School”, under FNC Entertainment as a member of the group called NEOZ. In May 2016, he participated as a member of "NEOZ Dance" in FNC Entertainment's survival show d.o.b (Dance or Band), competing against NEOZ Band (later known as Honeyst). "NEOZ Dance" won the competition with 51% of the votes and received the opportunity to debut. He debuted with group SF9 in October 2016 with the single "Fanfare".[6]

2017–present: Solo activities, rising popularity

His acting career in television series began with KBS2's School 2017 with a minor supporting role.[1] After his appearance, he steadily began receiving bigger roles. In March 2018, he was confirmed to star in tvN's About Time as the female lead's brother. In July 2018, he was confirmed to star in SBS’s Where Stars Land in which he was nominated for the New Actor award.[2][3]

On May 9, 2019 Rowoon was confirmed to be the male lead in MBC's school fantasy drama, Extraordinary You based on the hit Daum webtoon July Found by Chance.[4] After receiving the role of Haru, Rowoon’s popularity skyrocketed, launching him into stardom. He was nominated at the MBC Drama Awards with fellow costars, Kim Hyeyoon and Lee Jaewook, for Best Couple, and was awarded with Best New Actor.[5] On May 10, 2019, Rowoon was featured in NC.A's music video, "밤바람" (Awesome Breeze).[6]

In January 2020, Rowoon was selected as the new model for makeup brand KLAVUU.[7] In April 2020, Rowoon was selected as the new brand ambassador for Gong Cha Korea.[8] On May 25, 2020, FNC Entertainment confirmed that Rowoon will star in upcoming JTBC drama She Would Never Know, based on the webtoon of the same name.[9] The drama is expected to air in January 2021. On August 18, 2020, it was announced that Rowoon was selected as the new brand ambassador for The North Face White Label 2020 Fall/Winter collection.[10]

Discography
Main article: SF9 (band) § Discography

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2020 Trolls World Tour Branch Voice-over for the Korean-dubbed version [11]

Television series
Year Title Role Network Notes
2016 Click Your Heart Rowoon MBC Every 1
2017 School 2017 Kang Hyun-il / Issue KBS2
2018 Modulove tvN Cameo (Ep 8)
About Time Choi Wee-jin
Where Stars Land Ko Eun-sub SBS
2019 Extraordinary You Ha-ru MBC
2020 Find Me in Your Memory Joo Yeo-min Cameo (Ep 1)
Was It Love? Himself JTBC Cameo with SF9
2021 She Would Never Know Chae Hyun-seung

Reality shows
Year Title Network Notes
2013–2014 Cheongdam-dong 111 tvN as trainee
2016 d.o.b : Dance or Band Mnet
2018 Law of the Jungle in Patagonia SBS Episodes 305-310
2018 King of Mask Singer MBC Episode 163

Variety shows
Year Title Network Notes
2016 Lipstick Prince OnStyle
2018 Cafe Amor tvN [12]

Awards and nominations
See also: SF9 (band) § Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 SBS Drama Awards Best New Actor Where Stars Land Nominated
2019 14th Soompi Awards Best Idol Actor Award Nominated [13]
32nd Grimae Awards Best New Actor Extraordinary You Won [14]
18th Korea First Brand Awards Male Idol-Actor Award N/A Won [15]
MBC Drama Awards Best New Actor Extraordinary You Won [16]
Best Couple Award with Kim Hye-yoon and Lee Jae-wook Nominated
2020 Brand of the Year Awards 2020 Male Actor Idol of the Year N/A Won [17]
1st APAN Music AwardsEntertainer of the Year – MaleNominated

References
  1. SF9's Rowoon to join the cast of School 2017
  2. SF9's Rowoon reportedly cast as Lee Sung Kyung's younger brother in new tvN drama
  3. SF9's Rowoon cast in SBS drama Fox Bride Star alongside Lee Jae Hoon & Chae Soo Bin
  4. "김혜윤·SF9 로운·이재욱, '어쩌다 발견한 하루' 출연확정…9월 첫방(공식입장)". MK Star Today (in Korean). June 10, 2019.
  5. "SF9's RoWoon Receives Grimae Best New Actor Award".
  6. "NC.A music video".
  7. "SF9 member Rowoon selected to endorse premium cosmetics brand KLAVUU".
  8. "SF9's Rowoon Selected As Newest Brand Ambassador For Tea Brand Gong Cha".
  9. "SF9's Rowoon and Won Jin Ah confirms to star in JTBC's upcoming drama".
  10. "SF9 로운, 노스페이스 화이트라벨 모델 발탁".
  11. (in Korean) 레드벨벳 웬디XSF9 로운, '트롤: 월드 투어' 국내 더빙 캐스팅..4월29일 개봉
  12. "Finding love at 'Cafe Amor'".
  13. "BEST IDOL ACTOR". soompi. 6 November 2020.
  14. Kim, Eun-gu (3 December 2019). 김남길·정유미 '2019 그리메상' 최우수 연기자 선정 [Namgil Kim and Yumi Jeong selected as the best performers of the '2019 Grime Awards']. E Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via Naver.
  15. "[영상M] 오마이걸, 2020년 기대되는 '여자아이돌'". Maeil Ilbo (in Korean). December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  16. Kim, Hyun-jung (30 December 2019). 김동욱, 영예의 대상…'특별근로감독관 조장풍' 5관왕 겹경사 [MBC 연기대상](종합) [Dongwook Kim, the subject of honor ... 'Special Labor Inspector Jo Jang-Pung' 5 Kings Double Slope [MBC Drama Awards] (Comprehensive)]. Xports News (in Korean) – via Naver.
  17. Lee, Min-ji (September 28, 2020). "방탄소년단X싹쓰리X강다니엘 '올해의 브랜드 대상' 선정(공식)". Newsen via Daum (in Korean). Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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