Nam Woo-hyun

This is a Korean name; the family name is Nam.
Nam Woo-hyun

Woohyun in 2015
Native name 남우현
Born Nam Woo-hyun
(1991-02-08) February 8, 1991
Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts
Occupation

Musical career

Genres
Instruments Vocal
Years active 2010–present
Labels Woollim Entertainment
Associated acts
Website Infinite
Korean name
Hangul 남우현
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[2]

Biography

Nam Woo Hyun was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts, majoring in Applied Music.[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 give fans silver rings and flowers during INFINITE's 2013 world tour, One Great Step.[13]

Music career

Infinite

Main article: Infinite (band)

Woohyun made his debut as the main vocal of South Korean boy band Infinite in 2010. The group official debuted on June 10, 2010.[14]

Toheart

Main article: ToHeart (band)

On February 20, 2014 SM Entertainment released a teaser announcing Toheart, a special unit duo consisting of Woohyun and Key of Shinee.[15] A second prologue teaser was released on February 27.[16] Following that, a music video teaser was released on 4 March 2014.[17] The duo's mini-album track preview video was released on March 6.[18] Toheart debuted with Delicious on March 10[19] and made their live debut on March 12 during their MelOn Premiere Showcase.[20]

Solo debut

In early-April 2016, Woollim Entertainment confirmed that Woohyun was currently preparing for his solo album in May.[21]On April 26, Woollim Entertainment release Woohyun teaser image, which include his detail solo album. Woohyun's first mini album "Write" will be release on May 9.[22]

Other activities

In September 2011, Woohyun joined Immortal Songs 2 as a fixed member.[23] 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.[24] 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,[25] 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.[26]

Early 2013, he took part in Re;code,[27] a duet project with Korean indie pop singer, Lucia, covering Epitone Project's "선인장" (Cactus).[28]

His OST for the SBS drama Modern Farmer 사랑이 올 때 (When Love Comes) was released digitally on October 24, 2014.[29]

Acting career

Musicals

Woohyun made his debut as a musical actor, along with band member Sungkyu, in the musical Gwanghwamun Sonata,[30] 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

Woohyun made his acting debut in July 2012 in a minor role in the drama The Thousandth Man, alongside T-ara's Hyomin.[31]

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.[32]

Voice Acting

Woohyun and other members of Infinite dubbed the children's cartoon Wara Store from December 27, 2011 to March 27, 2012 as themselves.

Directing

December 2014 marked Nam Woohyun's directorial debut with the short horror film, 홍콩에서 생긴일 (What Happened in Hong Kong).[33]

FC Men

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.[34] He made his football debut with FC Men on 17 May 2015, in a charity match against Jeju United FC.[35]

Discography

EPs

Soundtrack appearances and solo performances

Year Album Song Notes
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)

Songwriting credits

Year Song Album
2013 Beautiful [36] New Challenge
2014 눈을 감으면 (Close My Eyes) [37] Season 2
함께 (Together) [38] Grow OST

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 INFINITE Concert Second Invasion Evolution The Movie 3D Himself Documentary film of Infinite encore concert
2014 Grow: Infinite's Real Youth Life [39] Documentary film of Infinite first world tour

Television drama

Year Network Title Role Notes
2012 MBC The Thousandth Man[40] Nam Woo-hyun
2014 KBS2 Hi! School-Love On[41] Shin Woo-hyun Lead role

Television series

Year Title Network Role
2011 Wara Store Tooniverse Himself

Variety Shows

Year Title Network Role Notes
2009 Wide Girl Punch Mnet Guest
2010 Scandal Mnet
Lucky Strike 300 XTV
1 vs. 100 KBS2
2011 Star King SBS Fixed guest Episode 205-217, Episode 219-222
Immortal Song 2 KBS2 Contestant Episode 18-24, Episode 31-32
Strong Heart SBS Guest Episoed 96-97
Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 KBS Competitor Episode 86
2012 Miss & Mr Idol Korea MBC Guest
Lord of the Ring MBC
MBC Idol Crown Prince Chuseok Special MBC
2013 Barefooted Friends SBS Episode 12-13
2015 Hello Counselor KBS with L and Sungyeol

Musical Theatre

Year Title Role Remarks
2012 Gwanghwamun Sonata Ji-Yong
  • Son of female lead, Yeoju. Reprised role again in Japan from January 4 to January 6, 2013.[42]

Music video appearances

Year Song title Artist Role
2007 귀가 멀어 KooPD ft. Dookang Lead
2010 Run Epik High Guitarist
2011 바람아 불어라 (The Wind is Blowing) Jisun Lead

References

  1. ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. ↑ "INFINITE - Member". Woollim Entertainment. Retrieved 2010.
  3. ↑ "인피니트 남우현, 대학교 1년 더 다니기로 "학사학위 위해"". MY Daily. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  4. ↑ "먹&삼". 남부현. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  5. ↑ "인피니트│My name is...1". Nate. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  6. ↑ "남우현, ‘불후2’ 1승이 우승보다 값진 이유". Daum. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  7. ↑ "인피니트 우현이 울림에 들어간 이유".
  8. ↑ "남우현, ‘불후2’ 1승이 우승보다 값진 이유". Daum. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  9. ↑ "인피니트 남우현 과거‥티아라 지연-비스트 용준형 라인?". Murisu. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
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  12. ↑ "와이드 소녀펀치 (우현cut)". dakkyu. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  13. ↑ "Infinite's Woohyun Releases a Story of his Sweet Fan Service during their World Tour". allkpop. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
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