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Wooseok

Jung Woo-seok (Korean: 정우석; Hanja: 鄭禹奭; born January 31, 1998), also known by the mononym Wooseok, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, model and composer. He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group Pentagon in October 2016 and also formed a duo with Lai Kuan-lin as Wooseok X Kuanlin in March 2019, under Cube Entertainment.

Wooseok
정우석
Wooseok in 2021
Born
Jung Woo-seok

(1998-01-31) January 31, 1998 (age 26)
Gwangju, South Korea
Alma materSchool of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • model
  • composer
Musical career
Genres
Years active2016–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly of
Websitecubeent.co.kr/pentagon
Korean name
Hangul
정우석
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong U-seok
McCune–ReischauerChŏng U'sŏk

Early life and education

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Wooseok was born in Gwangju, South Korea on January 31, 1998. In 2017, he graduated from the School of Performing Arts in Seoul.[1] When he was a child, he played violin and piano, and he regularly participated in competitions and won awards.[2]

Career

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2016–2022: Debut with Pentagon, Wooseok X Kuanlin, and solo activities

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Wooseok participated in Mnet's reality survival program, Pentagon Maker.[3] He made his official debut with Pentagon on October 10, 2016 with the song "Gorilla" from their self-titled EP.[4]

In 2017, Wooseok co-wrote the Produce 101 Season 2 hit song "Never" and Wanna One's debut title track, "Energetic" together with Pentagon's leader Hui.[5][6] Later in September, Wooseok made a cameo with other members of Pentagon as the idol group Asgard in the drama Hello, My Twenties! 2.[7] He appeared in the music video of labelmate Jeon So-yeon's debut song "Jelly" in November.[8]

On March 24, 2018 Wooseok debuted as a model during 2018 F/W Hera Seoul Fashion Week for the designer brand R.Shemiste.[9] On June 19, he was featured on the song "Ain't No Time" by Kim Dong-han from Kim's debut EP D-Day.[10][11]

On February 22, 2019, Cube Entertainment announced that Wooseok would be debuting in a new unit project alongside labelmate and former Wanna One member Lai Kuan-lin.[12] The unit, Wooseok X Kuanlin, made their debut on March 11, 2019 with the title track "I'm A Star" and debut extended play, 9801.[13][14] The EP contains two solo songs, "Always Difficult Always Beautiful" and "Domino", both of which were co-written and co-produced by Wooseok.[15]

In 2020, Wooseok was cast in tvN's new variety show, Decoding Meow alongside Yoo Seon-ho which premiered on January 5.[16] On January 14, Wooseok was featured in Jeong Young-eun's "Fine Day", and he participated in the song's lyrics.[17] In October, Wooseok was confirmed as a contestant on the rap competition program Show Me The Money 9.[18] During the 60 Second Team Trials, he received one pass and three fails from the producers, and was subsequently eliminated from the show.[19]

On January 20, 2021, Wooseok was confirmed to make his web drama debut as the lead in Dingo Music's Fling at Convenience Store.[20] In February, he starred in the web drama Nickname Pine Leaf for the SBS YouTube channel yogurD, where he plays two different versions of himself: PD Jung Seok-woo and Pentagon's Wooseok.[21] In July, he was cast as the lead in his second Dingo Music web drama Those Who Want to Catch.[22]

2023–present: Departure from Cube Entertainment

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In April 2023, Wooseok replaced bandmate Shinwon as the DJ of Pentagon's Night Radio.[23] He collaborated with Filipino singer Maymay Entrata on the song "Autodeadma", which was released on April 28.[24] On October 9, it was announced that Wooseok had left Cube Entertainment alongside fellow Pentagon members Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto, and Kino.[25] On December 21, he released a duet with singer Soyeon of Laboum titled "We Are I" as a part of MBTI Project.[26]

On January 2, 2024, Wooseok signed an exclusive contract with UNDFND Entertainment, and announced an album and fan meeting within the first half of the year.[27] He released his first single album Empty Paper with the lead single "Navy Blue" and the b-side "Sketch" on February 24.[28] In late May, he released the English song "You" alongside Australian-Japanese producer Taka Perry.[29] He released another version of the song featuring Finnish singer Robin Packalen in June.[30]

Discography

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Main articles: Pentagon discography and Wooseok x Kuanlin § Discography
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
[31]
As lead artist
"Navy Blue" 2024 — Empty Paper
"Angel" — Non-album singles
As featured artist
"Ain't No Time"
(Kim Dong-han feat. Wooseok) 		2018 — D-Day
"Fine Day"
(MosPick, Jeong Young-eun feat. Wooseok) 		2020 — Non-album singles
"Autodeadma"
(Maymay Entrata feat. Wooseok) 		2023 — TBD
Collaborations
"This Stop Is"
(with Hui and YooA) 		2018 — Gag-Singer Producer - Streaming
"We Are I"
(with Soyeon) 		2023 — Digital Single
"You"
(with Taka Perry) 		2024 — Digital Single
Soundtrack appearances
"How Can I Do"
(with Jinho and Hui) 		2019 — Welcome to Waikiki 2 Part 4 OST[32]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Songwriting credits

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Main article: List of songs written and produced by Wooseok
See also: List of songs recorded by Pentagon

Filmography

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See also: Pentagon videography

Drama

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2017 Hello, My Twenties! 2 Thor / Park Woo-seok Cameo [7]

Web series

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Year Title Role Note Ref.
2021 Fling at Convenience Store Himself Main role [20]
Nickname Pine Leaf [21][33]
Those Who Want to Catch [22]

Variety shows

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Year Title Notes Ref
2016 Pentagon Maker Contestant [3]
2020 Decoding Meow Cast member [16]
Show Me the Money 9 Contestant [18]
2021 We Cycle Host [34]

Radio presenting

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Year Title Network Notes Ref
2023–present Pentagon's Night Radio EBS DJ [23]

References

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