Shownu

Son Hyun-woo (Korean: 손현우, born June 18, 1992), better known by his stage name Shownu, is a South Korean singer and dancer. He is the main dancer and vocalist in the South Korean boy band Monsta X, which debuted under Starship Entertainment in 2015 through Mnet's survival show, No.Mercy.

In this Korean name, the family name is Son.
Shownu
Shownu in 2016
Background information
Birth nameSon Hyun-woo
Born (1992-06-18) June 18, 1992
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • dancer
Years active2015–present
LabelsStarship
Associated acts
Websitemonstax-e.com
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSon Hyeon-u
McCune–ReischauerSon Hyŏnu
Stage name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationSyeo-nu
McCune–ReischauerSyŏnu

Career

Early life and pre-debut

Shownu was born in Chang-dong, Dobong-gu in Seoul, South Korea on June 18, 1992.

Shownu was initially a trainee of JYP Entertainment, for around two years, after winning first place in the JYP auditions in 2009.[1] He auditioned to JYP Entertainment as it is the label of the singer Rain, who inspired Shownu to become an idol.[2][3] Although Shownu gained praise at the company for his powerful dancing, he left the company citing conflicts with the company and a feeling of stagnation.[4]

Shownu continued to participate in the idol industry, becoming a backup dancer for Lee Hyori and doing promotions with her, as well as appearing in her music videos, "Bad Girls" and "Going Crazy".[5][6] He also appeared in the music videos, "Talk to My Face" by D-Unit and "Pitapat" by Bestie.[7]

After he auditioned and joined Starship Entertainment, he became part of the project Nu Boyz, alongside future Monsta X members Jooheon and Wonho, as well as #GUN.

In December 2014, he competed in Mnet's survival reality show, No.Mercy. He, alongside six other contestants, then debuted in the hip-hop boy group, Monsta X in 2015.[8]

2015-present: Monsta X and solo work

Shownu debuted as the leader and main dancer of Monsta X on May 14, 2015, with the EP Trespass.[9]

Since debut, Shownu has made significant solo appearances on variety and reality shows, including being a regular cast member for two seasons of Lipstick Prince,[10] which landed him a commercial film after winning the show,[11] as well as appearing as a contestant on King of Mask Singer in 2018, as "Okey Donkey",[12] and guesting on more than 10 variety shows.[13][14][15] Shownu has been praised for the diverse types of entertainment he demonstrates in his appearances and his overall ability as an entertainer.[16] Shownu also appeared in Sistar "Shake It" music video.[17]

Along with being the main dancer of Monsta X, he also contributes to the group's choreography and has been praised for his skills by fellow choreographers[18] He has released his own choreography for songs such as, Ariana Grande "Side to Side", Richard Parkers "Psychic", Charlie Puth "LA Girls", Trevor Daniel "Falling", and The Weeknd "Heartless".[19][20] Shownu also created the choreography for Bruno Mars "Versace on the Floor" and Monsta X "Mirror" that were performed at their world tours.[21][22][23]

In 2018, Shownu also collaborated on the British band PREP's lead single for their forthcoming album, the song "Don't Look Back", alongside Hwang So-Yoon of Se So Neon. Shownu had sought out PREP for collaboration as he was already a fan of the group.[24][25]

Shownu is a credited writer on "Mirror" from Follow: Find You,[26][27] and as a writer and composer on three of Monsta X's tracks from their sixth studio album, All About Luv, "Who Do U Love? (feat. French Montana)", "Middle of the Night", and "Beside U (feat. Pitbull)".[28] He also co-wrote "Someone's Someone" alongside Before You Exit members.[29]

Prior to the release of Monsta X's eighth EP, Fantasia X, Shownu injured his back, and the group delayed their comeback by two weeks to allow Shownu time to heal properly from his injury.[30] Prior to Monsta X's live-streamed concert "Live From Seoul with Luv", scheduled for July 25, Shownu had to undergo emergency left eye retinal detachment surgery, and so the concert was postponed to August 8, to give him time to recover from surgery.[31]

Since 2016, Shownu has been featured in various magazines. He made a solo appearance in InStyle Korea in June 2016,[32] Taiwan magazine Bella in February 2018,[33] and Dazed Korea for Monsta X Dazed Project in October 2020.[34] He appeared with former member Wonho in numerous occasions, such as Nylon Korea in January 2018,[35] GQ Korea in August 2018,[36] and Elle Korea in August 2019,[37] which included promoting Tom Ford's latest perfume line.[38] He has also appeared alongside Minhyuk and Joohoney for Harper's Bazaar Korea in May 2020,[39] Kihyun for W Korea in June 2020,[40] and with Joohoney for Esquire Korea in November 2020.[41] He featured on the cover of BEAUTY+ in October 2019 and November 2020,[42][43] Cosmopolitan Korea in September 2020, for their 20th anniversary issue, which became sold out as soon as sales began,[44][45] and on the back cover of 1st Look Magazine Korea in October 2020, promoting Moschino Toy Boy perfume.[46] After its release, Moschino perfume's Toy 2 sold out on Olive Young's online mall and also ranked first in perfume brand ranking. Following the success of the promotion, Shownu was selected as the first Korean muse for Italian luxury fashion brand Moschino perfume.[47]

In August, it was announced he would be featuring on the soundtrack for She's My Type, alongside groupmate Minhyuk, marking his first soundtrack appearance, independent of Monsta X, since 2011.[48] The song is titled "Have A Goodnight", and was released on September 11.[49] On October 15, Shownu released a rock-style song for the soundtrack of Tale of the Nine Tailed, titled "I'll Be There".[50][51]

In November, Shownu began appearing as a judge on Mnet's Cap-Teen, a survival reality show.[52][53]

Discography
Main article: Monsta X discography
Year Song title Album Artist Ref.
2018 "Don't Look Back" Line by Line PREP feat. So!YoON! [24]

Soundtrack appearances
Year Song title Album Notes Ref.
2011 "Now We Know Why" Protect the Boss OST [lower-alpha 1] [54]
2020 "Have A Goodnight" She's My Type OST with Minhyuk [49]
"I'll Be There" Tale of the Nine Tailed OST [55]

Filmography

Television series
Year Network Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 MBC Dae Jang Geum Is Watching Himself Special appearance [56]

Variety show
Year Network Show Role Ref.
2014 Mnet No.Mercy Contestant [57]
2015 KBS2 Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education [58]
2016 SBS Law of the Jungle in Papua New Guinea Cast [59]
Running Man Contestant [60]
OnStyle Lipstick Prince Season 1 Cast [10]
tvN Hit the Stage Contestant [61]
2017 OnStyle Lipstick Prince Season 2 Cast [10]
Channel A History Repletion: Oh! Cool Guys [62]
2018 MBC King of Mask Singer Contestant [12]
Real Man 300 Cast [63]
2019 Mnet Yum-Yum Yum-Yum Main host [64]
MBC My Little Television V2 Cast [65]
2020 JTBC Hidden Singer Contestant [66]
Mnet Cap-Teen Judge [67]
2021 MBC with SM C&C Hungry For Delivery? Order It First! Cast [68]

Audiobook narrator
Year Title Ref.
2019 Annabel Lee [69]
My Heart Leaps Up [69]

Notes
  1. Shownu was credited as Son Hyun-woo, as this predates his debut with the stage name Shownu.

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