Park Woo-jin

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park Woo-jin
박우진
Park in May 2019
Born (1999-11-02) November 2, 1999 (age 25)
Busan, South Korea
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • dancer
  • songwriter
Years active2017–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Member ofAB6IX
Formerly ofWanna One
Korean name
Hangul
박우진
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak U-jin
McCune–ReischauerPak Uchin
Signature

Park Woo-jin (Korean: 박우진, born November 2, 1999), also known mononymously as Woojin, is a South Korean rapper, singer and songwriter. He placed sixth in the second season of Produce 101, becoming a member of the project group Wanna One. He is a member of the boy group AB6IX.[2]

Career

Early life and pre-debut

Park Woo-jin was born in Busan, South Korea.[citation needed] When he was eleven years old, Park Auditioned for survival program called Superstar K.[3] Park graduated from Korean Arts High School in January 2018.[4] Prior to appearing on season two of Produce 101, Park had trained for one year and two months.[5] He initially started as a trainee under JYP Entertainment and then became a trainee under Brand New Music.[6]

2017–2018: Produce 101 and Wanna One

Main articles: Produce 101 Season 2 and Wanna One

In 2017, Park represented Brand New Music in the boy group reality survival show Produce 101 Season 2. He choreographed the dance to 'Hollywood', which he and his fellow Brand New Music trainees performed at the Produce 101 ranking evaluation.[citation needed]

He is known for finishing at sixth place in the final episode and becoming a member of the project boy group Wanna One under YMC Entertainment.[7]

Park debuted with Wanna One during Wanna One Premier Show-Con on August 7, 2017, at the Gocheok Sky Dome with the debut mini-album 1×1=1 (To Be One).[8][9]

He promoted with Wanna One's unit "Triple Position", which won the "Best Unit Award" at the 2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards.[10] He concluded his contract with Wanna One on December 31, 2018, although he still appeared with the group until its official farewell concerts on January 24–27, 2019.[11]

2019–present: Solo activities and AB6IX

In January 2019, Park collaborated with fellow labelmate Lee Dae-hwi and released a single titled "Candle".[12] In March 2019, Park collaborated with American rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie and released a Korean version of "Look Back at It".[13] In March 2019, Woojin was confirmed as part of the cast for Law of the Jungle in Thailand.[14]

In May 2019, Park debuted in his label Brand New Music's new boy group called AB6IX.[15]

In February 2023, ahead of the official solo release of Park's EP oWn, which was released on February 27, Brand New Music announced that the song "Self-Portrait" (featuring Kim Jae-hwan) would be released on February 15.[16]

Discography

See also: Wanna One discography and AB6IX § Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[17]
oWn
  • Released: February 27, 2023
  • Label: Brand New Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 12

Songs

Title Year Peak charts
position 		Album
KOR
Gaon
[19]
As lead artist
"Color Eye" 2020 —[a] 5nally
As featured artist
"Never"[b]
with
Produce 101 (season 2) Trainees
2017 2 35 Boys 5 Concepts
"Kangaroo" (캥거루)[c] 2018 6 1÷x=1 (Undivided)
"Paradise" (파라다이스)
(Kim Jae-hwan featuring Park Woo-jin) 		2019 — Moment
"Beautiful Scar"
(Lee Eun-sang featuring Park Woo-jin) 		2020 — Beautiful Scar
Soundtrack appearance
"Puzzle"
(with Soyou) 		2021 — Mr. Queen OST
Collaborations
"Candle"
(with Lee Dae-hwi) 		2019 60 Non-album single
"Look Back at It" (Korean version)
(with A Boogie wit da Hoodie) 		—

Filmography

Television show

Year Title Role Note(s) Ref.
2017 Produce 101 Season 2 Contestant Finished in sixth place [21]
2019 Law of the Jungle in Thailand Cast

Notes

  1. ^ a b As a member of Wanna One only.[1]
  1. ^ "Color Eye" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 110 on Gaon Download Chart.[20]
  2. ^ Credited as Nation's Sons.
  3. ^ Credited as Wanna One unit - Triple Position with Kim Jae-hwan and Kang Daniel.

References

  1. ^ Jung, Kyung-won (May 31, 2018). "[공식입장] 워너원, 5월 끝으로 소속사 변경…YMC 떠나 전담회사 스윙엔터로" [[Official Position] Wanna One, Changing Agencies at the End of May...Leaving YMC for Swing Entertainment, a Company Dedicated to the Group]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  2. ^ '프듀 101' 박우진 72위 → 6등…"기적의 연습생" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  3. ^ "'워너원' 박우진, 알고보니 빅뱅 탑 닮은꼴로 슈퍼스타K 출연? [영상 포함]". Ajou Economic Daily (in Korean). June 26, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  4. ^ 워너원 박우진 ‘늠름한 졸업생’ (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  5. ^ "Park Woo-jin Official Profile" (in Korean). Mnet. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  6. ^ Jeong, Hye-yeon (September 15, 2017). "요즘 최고 대세 보이그룹 '워너원' 김재환, 박우진, 라이관린, 배진영". Weekly Donga (in Korean). Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  7. ^ '프듀101' 11인조, 첫 앨범 8월 계획…"다른 활동 못해" (in Korean). 16 June 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  8. ^ Jo, Yoon-sun (5 July 2017). [공식] 워너원, 8월 7일 정식 데뷔…고척 스카이돔서 데뷔 무대 (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  9. ^ "'Produce 101' group Wanna One makes debut". Korea JoongAng Daily. 8 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Wanna One Triple Position Wins "Best Unit" at 2018 MAMA in Hong Kong". Mwave. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  11. ^ 워너원 측 "12월31일 계약종료, 1월 콘서트로 마무리"(공식입장 전문) (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  12. ^ "워너원 박우진∙이대휘, 자작곡 'Candle' 오늘(29일) 깜짝 발표…"팬 사랑 보답"" (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  13. ^ 박우진, 빌보드 1위 스타 에이 부기 윗다 후디와 협업 (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  14. ^ "[단독]이승윤·박우진·비아이 등 '정글의 법칙' 출격". entertain.naver.com.
  15. ^ 재배포금지>, <ⓒ “텐아시아” 무단전재 (2019-04-26). ""5월 22일 데뷔 확정"...AB6IX(에이비식스), '할리우드' 퍼포먼스 MV 공개". hankyung.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  16. ^ Son, Bong-seok (February 15, 2023). "AB6IX 박우진, 첫 솔로 앨범 선공개곡 '나를 그리다' 발매" [AB6IX Park Woo-jin releases the first solo album pre-release song ‘Draw Me] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved February 15, 2023 – via Naver.
  17. ^ "2023 Week 9 Album Chart". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  18. ^ "Circle Album Chart – Week 9, 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  19. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  20. ^ "Color Eye". February 20, 2020.
  21. ^ "Season 2 of 'Produce 101' ends with 11 winners". The Korea Herald (in Korean). June 18, 2017.
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