# Kim Woo-seok (singer)

Kim Woo-seok (Korean: 김우석, born October 27, 1996), formerly known by the stage name Wooshin (우신), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He debuted as a member of South Korean band Up10tion in 2015. In 2019, he rose to prominence after finishing second on Produce X 101, which made him a member of X1. He debuted as a solo artist with the release of his first extended play, 1st Desire (Greed), on May 25, 2020.

## Early life

Kim was born on October 27, 1996, in Daedeok District, Daejeon, South Korea. He is the only child in his family.
On February 28, 2016, Kim was enrolled at Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts, majoring in acting and K-pop. He later transferred to Global Cyber University [ko], enrolling in the Department of Entertainment and Media.

## Career
### 2015–2018: Debut with Up10tion and solo activities

Kim first appeared in Up10tion's pre-debut program, "Masked Rookie King Up10tion" in 2015. He was the first member to be introduced to the group. He made his official debut in South Korea on September 11, 2015, with their first EP, Top Secret.
On October 6, 2016, he was selected as the host of SBS MTV's The Show alongside Jeon Somi. They had their first broadcast on October 11. Six months later, on April 25, 2017, the duo officially left their position.
Kim went on hiatus on June 6 of the same year due to mental health issues, returning nine months later for the release of the group's first studio album, Invitation.

### 2019–2022: Produce X 101, X1, solo artist and acting debut

In March 2019, Kim was revealed to be a contestant of Produce X 101, along with his fellow Up10tion member, Lee Jin-hyuk. Kim placed second in the final episode with 3,120,276 votes, earning a spot in the final lineup. He debuted with X1 on August 27, 2019, with the release of their first EP, Emergency: Quantum Leap. Following revelations of the Mnet vote manipulation investigation, X1 announced that they were to disband on January 6, 2020.
On March 4, 2020, Playlist Studio's CEO, Park Tae-won, announced that Kim would be the male lead of the web drama Twenty-Twenty. The whole cast would begin the filming later in April. On August 15, 2020, the first episode was premiered on Naver TV Cast. The series then also became available on YouTube and JTBC on August 22 and September 6, respectively. On April 23, Kim announced that he would release his solo debut EP, on May 25. On May 25, 2020, he debuted as a solo artist with his debut extended play 1st Desire (Greed) along with the lead single "Red Moon". On August 13, he was awarded the New K-Wave Voice Award at the 4th Soribada Best K-Music Awards in 2020.
On January 18, 2021, it was announced that Kim would make his comeback with a new album in February. On February 8, 2021, Kim released his second EP 2nd Desire (Tasty) along with the lead single "Sugar". On February 18, 2021, Kim received his first music show win on M Countdown, becoming the first Up10tion member to get a music show win. Thereafter, he went on to receive another music show win on Music Bank in February 2021. On March 17, tvN released the full main casts for new drama, Bulgasal, which Kim was selected to be part of. He played as Nam Do-yoon, a high school student who constantly follows Dan Hwal and has an upbeat appearance. It was scheduled to premiere on December 18, 2021, on tvN.
On March 7, 2022, Kim released his third EP 3rd Desire (Reve) along with the lead single "Switch". He received another music show win for "Switch" on Music Bank on March 18. On July 23, Kim held a fan meeting 'KIM WOO SEOK 1ST FANMEETING: NNN'.

### 2023–present: Departure from Up10tion, label change and continued solo career and acting activities

In February 2023, it was confirmed that Kim would release his fourth EP Blank Page in March, but was moved to April. On February 28, it was announced that Kim would be leaving Up10tion. On April 3, Kim released his 4th mini album Blank Page, with "Dawn" as the title track. On April 14, Kim took on the role of Baek Woo-hyun, the main character in the healing romance drama, Finland Papa.
In May 2023, Kim embarks on his Asia Fancon tour, The Siren. On June 17, Kim performed as one of the acts at the 2023 Seen Festival in Hoi An, Vietnam. On June 23, Kim successfully ended his Fancon tour with a spectacular finale in Bangkok, Thailand. The concert was held in 5 Asian countries, starting in Seoul, followed by Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tokyo, Japan, Taipei, Taiwan, and Bangkok, Thailand. Just like the name of his concert, The Siren, Kim completely mesmerized fans all over the world with his unique charm. On December 4, Kim starred in LG U+'s Night Has Come, in which he was Nominated Best New Actor at the 3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards.
On March 5, 2024, Kim's exclusive contract with TOP Media expired and confirmed has signed an exclusive contract with Blitzway Studios on the same day. BLITZWAY had a merger acquisition with H& Entertainment last year, home of Ju Ji-hoon, Woo Do-hwan and more. On May 27, Kim's agency Blitzway Studios announced his Japan Fancon “AWAKEN” along with a poster, he visited major cities Tokyo and Osaka. On July 25, Kim had confirmed to appear in the series Social Savvy Class 101. On November 13, Kim has released a tribute song to fans for all their support over the years. "In The End" lyrics written by himself and was first revealed at his "October, the twenty-seventh afternoon" fan meeting back in October, before beginning his mandatory military service.

## Personal life
### Military service

On September 27, 2024, Blitzway Studios announced that Kim had started the enlistment process to carry out his mandatory military service and would begin his service in the army as an active duty soldier on November 4.
On November 19, 2024, it was reported that Kim had been appointed Company commander of the trainees at Nonsan Training Center. After completing his training, he serves at the Military Band and Honor Guard Battalion of the Army Personnel Command in Gyeryongdae [ko].

### Relationship

On October 25, 2024, it was revealed that Kim is dating actress Kang Na-eon. They became a couple after the filming of Social Savvy Class 101 ended.

## Discography
### Extended plays

| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | EP details | KOR | Sales |
| 1st Desire (Greed) | Released: May 25, 2020 Label: TOP Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Intro: Lost" "Red Moon (적월 (赤月)) "Sinphony" "Somebody Like You" "Do U Like" "Beautiful" "The Winter (그 겨울) | 3 | KOR: 117,570 |
| 2nd Desire (Tasty) | Released: February 8, 2021 Label: TOP Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 1 | KOR: 97,322 |
| 3rd Desire (Reve) | Released: March 7, 2022 Label: TOP Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 3 | KOR: 67,672 |
| Blank Page | Released: April 3, 2023 Label: TOP Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 8 | KOR: 43,274 |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Peak position | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Album |
| "Red Moon" (적월 (赤月)) | 2020 | — | 1st Desire (Greed) |
| "Sugar" | 2021 | 16 | 2nd Desire (Tasty) |
| "Switch" | 2022 | 94 | 3rd Desire (Reve) |
| "Dawn" | 2023 | — | Blank Page |
| "Hello" | 2024 | — | Social Savvy Class 101 Original Soundtrack |
| "In The End" | 2024 | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||

#### Collaborations

| Title | Year | Peak position | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Album |
| "Sorrow" (애상) (with Ravi and Yeri) | 2020 | — | Fever Music 2020 – Cool Summer Project |
| "Memories" (with Lee Eun-sang) | 2020 | — | Non-album single |
| "I'm me" (with Kang Yu-chan) | 2020 | — | Twenty-Twenty Original Soundtrack |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||

### Other charted songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR Down. | Album |
| "Love and Hate" | 2023 | 140 | Blank Page |
| "Missing You" (그리워하면) | 2023 | 146 | Blank Page |
| "Slip" | 2023 | 150 | Blank Page |
| "Heaven, Are You There" | 2023 | 152 | Blank Page |
| "Intro: Blank Page" | 2023 | 180 | Blank Page |

### Music videos

| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "Red Moon (적월 (赤月))" | 2020 | Rima Yoon, Dongju Jang (Rigend Film) |
| "Sugar" | 2021 | Rima Yoon, Dongju Jang (Rigend Film) |
| "Switch" | 2022 | Kim In-tae (AFF) |
| "Dawn" | 2023 | Rima Yoon, Dongju Jang (Rigend Film) |

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2021–2022 | Bulgasal: Immortal Souls | Nam Do-yoon | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2020 | Twenty-Twenty | Lee Hyun-jin | |
| 2022 | Mimicus | Himself | Cameo (episode 2, 3 & 9) |
| 2023 | Finland Papa | Baek Woo-hyeon | |
| 2023 | Night Has Come | Kim Jun-hee | |
| 2024 | Social Savvy Class 101 | Kang Woo-bin | |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | The Show | Host | with Jeon So-mi |
| 2016 | Heartwarming 11 | MC | with Xiao |
| 2017 | The Game Show You See Nak Rank | Game team member | |
| 2019 | Produce X 101 | Contestant | Finished 2nd |
| 2020 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant | as "Flaming Friday" (episodes 249–250) |
| 2020 | Idol Star Dog-Agility Championship MBC | Contestant | |
| 2020 | Wooseok Unboxing | Main host | Season 1–2 |
| 2020 | Convenience Store Restaurant | Special MC | Episode 27–30, 49–50 |
| 2020 | Boys Mental Camp | Regular member | with Kim Jae-hwan, Lee Jin-hyuk and Jeong Se-woon |
| 2022 | 9low On Top | Judge | Thai audition program |
| 2023 | City Sashimi Restaurant / Urban Sashimi Restaurant | Guest part timer | |
| 2023 | Hot Place! Coffee Cool House | Special MC | Episode 4–9 |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2021 | Male Solo Singer Popularity Award | Kim Woo-seok | Nominated |
| Asia Model Awards | 2021 | New Star Award | Bulgasal: Immortal Souls | Won |
| Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2024 | Best New Actor Award | Night Has Come | Nominated |
| Brand of the Year Awards | 2021 | Male Solo Singer | Kim Woo-seok | Nominated |
| Brand of the Year Awards | 2022 | Male Solo Singer | Kim Woo-seok | Nominated |
| Korea First Brand Awards | 2020 | Male Idol Actor who will lead the year 2021 | Kim Woo-seok | Nominated |
| Korea First Brand Awards | 2021 | Male Solo Singer who will lead the year 2022 | Kim Woo-seok | Nominated |
| Korea First Brand Awards | 2022 | Male Solo Artist who will lead the year 2023 | Kim Woo-seok | Nominated |
| Soribada Best K-Music Awards | 2020 | Voice Award | Kim Woo-seok | Won |