Yeo One

Yeo Chang-gu (Korean: 여창구; born March 27, 1996), better known by his stage name Yeo One, is a South Korean singer and actor.[1] He debuted as a vocalist in a South Korean boy group Pentagon in October 2016. Aside from group activities as singer, he has also starred in various television dramas.

Yeo One
여원
Born
Yeo Chang-gu

(1996-03-27) March 27, 1996
Daejeon, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYeo Chang-gu
McCune–ReischauerYŏ Ch'ang-ku
Stage name
Hangul
여원
Revised RomanizationYeo-won
McCune–ReischauerYŏ-wŏn

Early life

Yeo One was born on March 27, 1996 in Daejeon, South Korea. He was a member of a school band and actively participate in band competitions.[2]

Career

Pre-debut

In December 2013, Yeo One participated in the special stage dance alongside future bandmates Hui, E'Dawn, and Kino at the KBS Song Festival.[3] In 2014, Yeo One appeared in G.NA's "Secret" music video and promotional activities.[4][5] In July 2015, he acted in Beast's Son Dong-woon's "Kimishika" music video. In August 2015, he modeled alongside Hyuna for the fashion brand Clride.n.[6]

2016–present: Debut with Pentagon and solo activities

He took part on Mnet's reality survival program, Pentagon Maker, which aired online through Mnet's digital content brand M2.[7] On October 10, 2016, he made his debut as a member of Pentagon on Mnet's M Countdown with the track "Gorilla" from their debut extended play, Pentagon.[8] The song is described as a hip-hop song with magnificent, strong beats and masculine brass sound.[9] During the show's filming, he made his acting debut with a lead role in web drama Spark as the leader of an idol group, Dexter.[10] The series was a commercial success and attracting global fans.[11]

In 2017, Yeo One was selected as the main character of KBS1 musical drama Joseon Beauty Pageant that set during the Joseon Dynasty's first beauty contest held. The drama also incorporates with traditional music with modern sensation and colorful images.[12]

In 2019, Yeo One participated in reading the novel Youth, Beautiful Youth by Hermann Hesse through Naver Audio Clip Audiobook.[13] He was confirmed to be the lead role in web drama, Welcome to the Witch Shop. The drama deals with fantasy elements that is based on the theme of witch shops that can only be visible to people with eager wishes.[14]

In 2020, Yeo One returned to the small screen as a fictionalized version of himself on the TV Chosun entertainment drama Somehow Family.[15] The show aired on March 2020, but was suspended after only two episodes due to the non-payment of staff. The show resumed filming in June but, due to scheduling conflicts, Yeo One was replaced by Shin Won-ho of Cross Gene.[16] In August, Yeo One was cast as Nigel Bottom in the Korean adaptation of the comedy musical Something Rotten!. The play ran from August 7 to October 18.[17] Later that year, he was the cover model for the September 2020 issue of Men's Health Korea.[18]

Discography
Main article: Pentagon discography
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Sales

(DL)

 Album
KOR
[19]
Collaborations
"You Are"
(with Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yan An, Kino)		 2016 — N/A Pentagon
Soundtrack appearances
"Dancing Flower Scholar" (댄싱 꽃선비)
with Kim Na-ni		 2018 – N/A Chosun Beauty Pageant OST
Part 1–13[20]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other songs
Year Title Format Ref.
2017 "Let's Go" (가자) streaming [21]
2018 "토닥토닥" [22]
"Hope" [23]
2019 "Her Voice" (그녀의 목소리) [24]

Songwriting
See also: List of songs recorded by Pentagon

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.[25]

Year Artist Song Album Lyrics Music Arrangement
Credited With Credited With Credited With
2016 Pentagon "UP" Non-album release No – Yes Jinho, Shinwon, Yan An, Wooseok No —
"Young" Album single Yes Hui, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok Yes Hui, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok, Dok2 No —
2017 Himself "Let's Go" (가자) N/A Yes — Yes — No —
2018 "토닥토닥" N/A Yes — Yes — No —
"Hope" N/A Yes — Yes — No —
2019 Pentagon "Round 1" (Bonus track) Genie:us Yes Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yanan, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok Yes Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yanan, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok, MosPick No —
Himself "Her Voice" (그녀의 목소리) N/A Yes — Yes — Yes —
Pentagon "Round 2" (Bonus track) Sum(me:r) Yes Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo one, Yanan, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok Yes Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo one, Yanan, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok, MosPick No —

Filmography
Main article: Pentagon videography

Television series
Year Title Original title Role Network Notes Ref.
2017 Hello, My Twenties! 2 청춘시대2 Tyr / Shin Chang-goo JTBC A member of idol group Asgard [26]
2018 Joseon Beauty Pageant 조선미인별전 Kyu Hyun KBS1 Musical drama [27]
2020 Somehow Family 어쩌다 가족 Himself TV Chosun Only two episodes, replaced by Shin Won-ho [15][16]

Web dramas
Year Title Original title Role Network Notes Ref.
2016 Spark 스파크 Ji Sung Naver Tv Main role [28]
2019 Welcome to the Witch Shop 어서오세요, 마녀상점 Sung Woo Vlive, Bamboo Forest TV Main role [29]

Theater
Year Title Original title Role Ref.
2020Something Rotten!썸씽로튼Nigel Bottom[30]

Variety shows
Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2016 Pentagon Maker Mnet-M2 Contestant [31][32]
2019 King of Mask Singer MBC Contestant as Cat Boy, episode 233 [33]

Narration
Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2019 Naver Audio Clip Audiobook Naver Novel narrator, Hermann Hesse's Youth, Beautiful Youth [13]

Music videos
Title Year Ref.
"Let's Go" 2018 [21]
"토닥토닥" 2018 [22]

References
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  3. "2013 KBS Song Festival 2013 KBS 가요대축제 – Part 2 (2014.01.17)". January 21, 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via YouTube.
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