# Seungkwan

Boo Seung-kwan (Korean: 부승관; born 16 January 1998), known mononymously as Seungkwan, is a South Korean singer. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen, its vocal team, and the subunit BSS alongside Hoshi and DK.
Apart from his group's activities, Seungkwan is known as an entertainment figure for his active participation in Korean variety shows such as Unexpected Q, Prison Life of Fools, and The Devil's Plan. Seungkwan has also released a number of OSTs that have been commercially successful in South Korea.

## Early life

Boo Seung-kwan was born in Busan, South Korea on 16 January 1998, but raised in Jeju-do, South Korea. Growing up, he participated in children's songs festivals held at his school, where a teacher recorded him singing and posted it online. The video later led to Seungkwan being cast at Pledis Entertainment in June 2012. At the age of 15, Seungkwan moved from Jeju to Seoul, where he attended Seoul Broadcasting High School and graduated in 2016.

## Career
### 2015–present: Debut with Seventeen and solo activities

Seungkwan debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band, Seventeen with the extended play 17 Carat on 26 May 2015. In 2018, he released the single "Kind of Love" for the soundtrack of the series Mother. The song portrays a sorrowful love story with an acoustic sound.
Alongside bandmates Hoshi and DK, Seungkwan created a subunit of Seventeen called BSS, or BooSeokSoon, a common nickname for the three members together. The group released their debut single "Just Do It" on 21 March. That same year, Seungkwan was cast in the talk show Unexpected Q. He was awarded the "Rookie (Music and Talk)" award at the 2018 MBC Entertainment Awards.
In 2019, Seungkwan was cast in Prison Life of Fools and in the talk show Five Cranky Brothers. On 7 September 2020, Seungkwan released the single "Go" for the soundtrack of the series Record of Youth. On 29 January 2021, Seungkwan participated in the soundtrack for the series Lovestruck in the City with a song titled "The Reason".
In 2021, Seungkwan was cast in the SM C&C television show Job Dongsan, alongside Kang Ho-dong and Super Junior's Eunhyuk, and in TVING's Idol Dictation Contest. Later, he appeared on tvN's new badminton television show Racket Boys, alongside Olympic champion Oh Sang-uk, Jang Sung-kyu, Yang Se-chan among others.
In January 2022, he was awarded the "Male Idol Entertainer" award at the 2022 Korea First Brand Awards, having been nominated in an earlier year. In September, He released a cover of Harry Styles' "As It Was" as an exclusive for Spotify Singles. In July 2023, Seungkwan went on a health-related hiatus and returned to activities in September that year ahead of the release of Seventeenth Heaven. In September 2023, the Netflix reality show The Devil's Plan was released, with Seungkwan having filmed it prior to his hiatus.
In February 2024, Seungkwan released his first solo single titled "Dandelion". In March he went on to release "Lonely Stars" for the Astra: Knights of Veda OST. On 19 November 2024, Seungkwan was made an honorary ambassador for Jeju Island, his hometown. In February 2025, he released "Somewhere in this Universe" for the OST of When the Stars Gossip.

## Filmography
### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | Unexpected Q | Cast member | |
| 2019 | Prison Life of Fools | Cast member | |
| 2019 | Five Cranky Brothers | Cast member | |
| 2021 | Job Dongsan (Job Estate) | Cast member | |
| 2021 | Racket Boys | Cast member | Episode 1–12 |

### Web shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2021 | Idol Dictation Contest | Cast member | Season 1 | |
| 2023 | The Devil's Plan | Cast member | | |

## Discography
### Singles

List of singles, showing year released, chart positions, and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Album |
| "Dandelion" (민들레) | 2024 | 190 | Non-album single |

### Soundtrack appearances

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | KOR Hot | JPN Hot | Album |
| "Kind of Love" | 2018 | — | — | — | Mother OST |
| "Go" | 2020 | — | — | — | Record of Youth OST |
| "Reason" | 2021 | — | — | — | Lovestruck in the City OST |
| "Is It Still Beautiful" (여전히 아름다운지) With Woozi and DK, originally by Kim Yeon-woo | 2021 | 25 | 22 | — | Hospital Playlist OST |
| "Pit a Pat" | 2022 | — | — | — | Link: Eat, Love, Kill OST |
| "Betting" (with Shingo Katori, Jeonghan and Mingyu) | 2023 | — | — | 31 | War of Traps [jp] OST |
| "Still You" | 2023 | — | — | — | Dr. Romantic Season 3 OST |
| "The Moment You Arrive" | 2023 | — | — | — | Tell Me That You Love Me OST |
| "Lonely Stars" | 2024 | — | — | — | Astra: Knights of Veda [jp] OST |
| "Somewhere in this Universe" | 2025 | — | — | — | When the Stars Gossip OST |

### Composition credits

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association unless stated otherwise.
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Lyrics | Music | Music | Ref. |
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Credited | With | Credited | With | Ref. |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "Pretty U" (예쁘다) | Love & Letter | | Woozi, Bumzu, S.Coups, Vernon | | — |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "Still Lonely" (이놈의 인기) Performed by Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Vernon, Dino | Love & Letter | | Woozi, Vernon, Wonwoo, Hoshi | | — |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "Say Yes" Performed by DK, Seungkwan | Love & Letter | | Kiggen, Woozi, DK | | — |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "Drift Away" (떠내려가) Performed by S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan | Love & Letter | | Woozi, S.Coups, Mingyu, Hoshi | | — |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "Adore U" (아낀다) Vocal Team version | Love & Letter | | Woozi, Bumzu, DK, Vernon, S.Coups | | — |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "No F.U.N" | Love & Letter Repackage Album | | Woozi, S.Coups, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Vernon, Dino | | — |
| 2017 | Seventeen | "Clap" (박수) | Teen, Age | | Woozi, Vernon, Jeonghan, Hoshi, Mingyu, DK, Bumzu | | — | |
| 2017 | Seventeen | "Flower" Performed by S.Coups, Seungkwan, Wonwoo, The8, Jeonghan, Dino | Teen, Age | | S.Coups, Wonwoo, The8, Dino, Jeonghan, Woozi, Bumzu | | — | |
| 2017 | Seventeen | "Campfire" (캠프파이어) | Teen, Age | | Woozi, Vernon, S.Coups, Jeonghan, Wonwoo, The8, Mingyu, DK, Bumzu | | — | |
| 2018 | Seventeen | We Gonna Make It Shine | Non-album single | | Woozi, Bumzu, Jeonghan, Joshua, DK | | — |
| 2019 | Seventeen | "Home" | You Made My Dawn | | — | | Woozi, Bumzu |
| 2019 | Seventeen | "Lucky" | An Ode | | Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, S.Coups, Mingyu | | — |
| 2020 | Seventeen | "Home;Run" | Semicolon | | Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon | | — | |
| 2020 | Seventeen | "Do Re Mi" (도레미) Performed by Seungkwan, Vernon, Dino | Semicolon | | Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Dino | | Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Poptime | |
| 2020 | Seventeen | "All My Love" | Semicolon | | Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon | | — | |
| 2023 | BSS | "Fighting" (파이팅 해야지) Feat. Lee Young-ji | Second Wind | | Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi, DK, Lee Young-ji | | — | |
| 2023 | BSS | "Lunch" | Second Wind | | Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi, DK | | — | |
| 2023 | BSS | "7PM" (7시예 들어줘) Feat. Peder Elias | Second Wind | | — | | Woozi, Bumzu, Peder Elias, Hoshi, DK | |
| 2024 | Seungkwan | Dandelion (민들레) | Non-album single | | Choi Yu Ree | | Choi Yu Ree | |
| 2025 | BSS | "CBZ (Prime Time)" (청바지) | Teleparty | | Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi, DK | | — | |
| 2025 | BSS | "Happy Alone" | Teleparty | | Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi, DK | | — | |
| 2025 | BSS | "Love Song" (사랑 노래) | Teleparty | | Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi, DK | | — | |

## 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 |
| Korea First Brand Awards | 2019 | Male Idol Entertainer | Boo Seung-kwan | Nominated |
| Korea First Brand Awards | 2022 | Male Idol Entertainer | Boo Seung-kwan | Won |
| MBC Entertainment Awards | 2018 | Rookie Award (Music and Talk) | King of Mask Singer, Unexpected Q | Won |