Jang Dongwoo
Jang Dong-woo | |
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 Dongwoo in August 2015. | |
| Background information | |
| Native name | 장동우 |
| Born | (1990-11-22) November 22, 1990 Guri, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Woollim Entertainment |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 장동우 |
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| Hanja | 張東雨 |
| Revised Romanization | Jang Dong-u |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Tong-u |
Jang Dong-woo (Hangul: 장동우; hanja: 張東雨; born November 22, 1990[1]), commonly known as Dongwoo is a South Korean singer, rapper, and actor. He is the main rapper of South Korean boy band Infinite
[2] and Infinite H.[3]
Contents
1 Biography
2 Career
2.1 2010: Debut with Infinite
2.2 2012–14: Solo activities and Infinite H
2.3 2015–present: Solo activities
3 Discography
3.1 EP
3.2 Singles
3.3 Songwriting credits
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television series
4.3 Musical
5 References
6 External links
Biography
Jang Dong-woo was born on
Guri, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. He was trained under JYP Entertainment for years. He is a former schoolmate of EXO's eldest, Xiumin.[4] Prior to debut, he and Hoya performed as a back-up dancer for various music promotion show Epik High’s Run.
On February 15, 2013 Dongwoo graduated from Daekyeung University's Practical Music program. He along with members Sunggyu, Hoya, Sungyeol and L, received the 'Proud Daekyung University Student award'.[5][6]
On September 2, 2016, it was announced that Dongwoo's father had died from a chronic illness.[7][8]
Career
2010: Debut with Infinite
Dongwoo debuted as a member of South Korean boy group Infinite in 2010. The group officially debuted on June 9, 2010.[9]
2012–14: Solo activities and Infinite H
In September 2012, Dongwoo, along with former Infinite member Hoya, formed a sub-unit called Infinite H,[10] releasing their first extended play titled Fly High in early-2013. The sub-unit has a different musical direction and style concept from Infinite, placing their focus on each member's rap and performances ability.
In January 2012, he was featured in Baby Soul and Yoo Ji-a single, "She Is a Flirt".[11] The same year he performed with Sunggyu and Baby Soul on Immortal Songs 2 for the song "Woman On the Beach".[12]
In August 2013, he and Hoya starred in Tasty’s "Mamama" music video. The duo contributed to the lyrics of the song.[13]
In November 2014, he featured on Nicole’s extended play First Romance, track titled "7-2-Misunderstanding".[14][15]
2015–present: Solo activities
Dongwoo made his debut as a musical actor, in the musical In The Heights. Dongwoo plays the role of main lead "Usnavi" along with Yang Dong-geun, Jung Won-young and Key. The musical was produced by SM C&C, a subsidiary of S.M. Entertainment, and ran from September 4 to November 22 at 'Blue Square'.[16][17][18]
In 2015, he along with B1A4's Baro featured in Ami's track Hurts down to bones.[19]
In October 2016, he released his first self-produced song with vocals featured by Yoon So-yoon, titled "Embedded in Mind". The song was for webtoon Lookism.[20]
Discography
EP
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
KOR [21] | |||
Bye |
| 7 |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) | Album | |
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KOR Gaon | KOR Billboard | ||||
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| "Embedded In Mind" (ft. Yoon So-yoon) | 2016 | 71 | — | KOR: 42, 070+ | Non album-single |
| "TGIF" | 2018 | — | — | N/A | Top Seed |
| As featured artist | |||||
| " She's a Flirt" (Baby Soul and Yoo Ji-a ft. Dongwoo) | 2012 | — | — | N/A | Non album-single |
| "7-2-Misunderstanding" (Nicole Jung ft. Dongwoo) | 2014 | — | — | N/A | First Romance |
| "Hurts Down to Bones" (Ami ft. Dongwoo) | 2015 | — | — | N/A | Non album-single |
| "I Swear" (Nam Woo-hyun ft. Dongwoo) | 2018 | — | — | N/A | Second Write.. |
Songwriting credits
| Year | Song | Album |
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| 2013 | "Mamama" (as co-lyricist) | Spectacular[23] |
| 2014 | "Last Romeo" (as co-lyricist) | Season 2 |
| "Alone" (as co-lyricist) | ||
| 2015 | "Pretty" (as co-lyricist) | Fly Again |
| "Aren't You Going Somewhere?" (as co-lyricist) | ||
| "Bump" (as co-lyricist) | ||
| "Sorry I'm Busy" (as co-lyricist) | ||
| 2015 | "Footsteps" (as co-lyricist) | Reality |
| "Between Me and You" (as co-lyricist) | ||
| "Take Care of the Ending" (as co-lyricist) | ||
| 2016 | "One Day" (as co-lyricist) | Infinite Only |
| "True Love" (Rap making with Hoya) | ||
| "Zero" (Rap making with Hoya) | ||
| "Embedded in Mind" (featuring Yoon So-yoon) | Non-album single | |
| 2018 | TGIF (as co-lyricist & composer) | Top Seed |
| Pray (Maetal’s Sorrow) (rap lyrics) |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2012 | INFINITE Concert Second Invasion Evolution The Movie 3D [24] | Himself |
| 2014 | Grow: Infinite's Real Youth Life |
Television series
| Year | Title | Network | Role |
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| 2011 | Wara Store | Tooniverse | Himself (voice)[25] |
Musical
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2015-2017 | In the Heights | Usnavi | [26] |
| 2018 | Altar Boyz | Luke | [27] |
| Iron Mask | Louis XIV |
References
^ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Infinite Biography". Infinite Official Homepage. Woollim Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "INFINITE H talk future plans, girls". Kpop Herald.
^ "인피니트 동우 성종, 후배 JIN 응원… 깨알 레몬 사탕 언급 '폭소'". bnt news. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "인피니트 동시졸업, "같은 대학, 학과 졸업 이례적"". TV daily news. TV daily news. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "5 Infinite Members to Graduate from University Together". enewsWorld. 15 February 2013.
^ "[단독] 인피니트 동우, 오늘(2일) 부친상…비보에 급거 귀국". September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
^ "Dongwoo attends father's funeral". Kpop Herald.
^ 포토엔,인피니트,긴장되는 첫 무대~ (in Korean). Newsen. June 9, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
^ "INFINITE's Dongwoo and Hoya to promote next year as INFINITE H with release of album". allkpop. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
^ "베이비소울+유지아, 티저영상서 인피니트 동우 강렬 카리스마 발산(동영상)". The Star.chosun.com.
^ "Lovelyz profile". KBS world radio. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "MAMAMA". Allkpop. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "Nicole Releases Her Solo Album Track List Featuring INFINITE's Dongwoo". Kpopstarz. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "Former KARA member Nicole to make solo debut". Kpop Herald.
^ "첸 동우 성규 루나 키 등…뮤지컬 '인 더 하이츠' 캐스팅 [스포츠투데이]" [SHINee, INFINITE, EXO, and f(x) Members Cast in Musical "In the Heights"]. Asiae News. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
^ "K-pop idols to star in musical 'In the Heights'". Kpop Herald.
^ "엑소 첸·샤이니 키·인피니트 성규·동우·에프엑스 루나, 뮤지컬 '인 더 하이츠'서 만난다". tvdaily. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "인피니트 동우와 B1A4 바로, 빅스 라비는 왜 만났을까". isplus. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "장동우 마음에 묻다, "외모지상주의를 위해 같이 작업한 BGM입니다…노래의 사랑이 우리 아버지에게도 닿을거라 믿는다" 첫 자작곡 발매 소감". Chosun.
^ "Bye – Week 10, 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 14, 2019.
^ "2019 Monthly Album Chart – March". Gaon Chart. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
^ "Tasty Confirms August 8 for Comeback Date, 'MAMAMA' MV Teaser Revealed". Kpopstarz. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
^ Sunwoo, Carla (September 10, 2012). "Infinite 3-D film shown in Japan". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
^ Lee, Nancy. "Infinite Members Become Voice Actors for 'Wara! Store' Cartoon". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
^ "첸·성규·동우, 국내 초연 뮤지컬 '인 더 하이츠' 캐스팅". OSEN. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
^ "拼盤演唱會級的陣容！藝聲、東雲、東雨、燦盛等人大舉出演日本音樂劇《Altar Boyz》". KoreaStarDaily.
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