South Korean singer Onew has released two studio albums, four extended plays, one soundtrack album, twenty singles (including three as a featured artist) and eleven soundtrack songs. Onew began his music career in 2008 as a member of the boy band Shinee.[1] Early on in his career, he released multiple collaboration singles and soundtracks of various television shows.
Under SM Entertainment, Onew debuted as a soloist in 2018 with the release of his extended play Voice, which peaked at number two on the Circle Album Chart. He released his second extended play, Dice in 2022, and his first Korean studio album, Circle in 2023, both of which peaked at number three on the Circle Album Chart. After joining Griffin Entertainment to handle his solo activities in 2024, he released his third extended play, Flow, which peaked at number five on the Circle Album Chart, and his fourth extended play, Connection, in 2025. Onew has sold over 600,000 copies with all his albums on the Circle Album Chart.
Onew debuted in Japan in 2022. He released his first Japanese-language extended play, Who Sings? Vol.1 which formed a part of his debut studio album, Life Goes On. The album peaked at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart.
Albums
Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales
Life Goes On: "週間 アルバムランキング 2022年07月18日付" [Oricon album charts for July 18, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
Circle: "週間 アルバムランキング 2023年04月10日付" [Oricon album charts for April 10, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
週間 アルバムランキング 2022年07月18日付 [Oricon album charts for July 18, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹 [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree'] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^月間 アルバムランキング 2023年03月度 [Monthly album ranking March 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2023年03月20日付 [Weekly digital album ranking on March 20, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2023年03月27日付 [Weekly digital album ranking on March 27, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
Voice: "週間 アルバムランキング 2018年12月17日付" [Oricon album charts for the 1st week of December] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 12, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
Dice: "週間 アルバムランキング 2022年05月02日付" [Oricon album charts for May 2, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
Flow: "週間 アルバムランキング 2024年10月07日付" [Oricon album charts for October 7, 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
2018년 Album Chart [2018 Album Chart (see #64)]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
^オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹 [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree'] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
月間 アルバムランキング 2024年09月度 [Monthly album ranking September 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2024年09月16日付 [Weekly digital album ranking on September 16, 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2024年09月23日付 [Weekly digital album ranking on September 23, 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 18, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
^週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2025年01月20日付 [Weekly digital album ranking on January 20, 2025] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
^2016년 33주차 Download Chart [33rd week of 2016 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
^2018년 49주차 Download Chart [Week 49 of 2018 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). December 2–8, 2019. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.