Kim Jung-woo (singer)

Kim Jungwoo
Native name 김정우
Born Kim Jung-woo
(1990-05-09) May 9, 1990
Daegu, South Korea
Occupation
Musical career
Genres K-pop
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2010–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 김정우
Hanja 金正友
Revised Romanization Gim Jeongu
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chŏngu

Kim Jungwoo (born May 9, 1990), is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a former member of co-ed group Coed School and boy group SPEED.

Career

Predebut

Jungwoo won 1st place in the FNC Music Open Audition Grand Prix 2009 and was a trainee until 2010. He later moved to Core Contents Media and made his debut with Coed School in the same year.

Coed School

Jungwoo made his debuted as Coed School member with stage name "Yoosung" on September 30, 2010 and released their digital single "Too Late",[1][2] followed by their second digital single "Bbiribbom Bberibbom" three weeks later.[3] The group was released mini album "Something That Is Cheerful and Fresh" on October 28, 2010. It features three previously released songs and various remixes.

SPEED

Jungwoo debut as a member of South Korean boy group Speed in 2012 and He using his real name Jungwoo as stage name. The group made their first performance on Music Bank on February 17, 2012.[4]

Speed originally was introduced as male unit of Coed School but the group become independent group in 2013 after Core Contents Media stated that they have no plans for Co-Ed School to reform again as both of its sub-units had grown and changed their line-ups to become independent ensembles.

In January 2016, Jungwoo announced on his Twitter and Instagram that his contract has expired with MBK Entertainment and was parted ways from MBK Entertainment and SPEED to firm under Maroo Entertainment (Kim Jong Kook's agency). He was one of the 117 male trainees auditioned in the third episode of the YG Survival Program “MIXNINE” in November 2017 along side his CO-ED bandmates, Heo Chan-mi, who was one of the 57 female trainees auditioned.[5]

Discography

Filmography

Variety Shows

Year Title Network Role Notes
2013 Beatles Code 2 Mnet Guest with Taewoon, Choi Sungmin and Davichi
Money Tower Channel A Contestant

References

  1. ↑ 혼성 10인조 남녀공학, 데뷔 타이틀곡 '투 레이트' 3D 뮤비 공개돼 [10 members co-ed group "Co-Ed School", debut title track "Too Late" 3D MV to be released] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. September 27, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  2. ↑ ‘데뷔’ 남녀공학, ‘블랙&화이트’ 반전무대…남다른 스케일 ["Debut" Co-Ed School, "Black&White" reversal stage... Extraordinary scale] (in Korean). Now News. September 30, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ 남녀공학, 상큼발랄 '삐리뽐 빼리뽐'으로 인기몰이 나선다 [Co-Ed School, to run for popularity with refreshing and youthful "Bbiribbom Bbaeribbom"] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. October 20, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ (in Korean) "dkpopnews" February 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Watch: YG Survival Program "MIXNINE" Unveils Next 117 Trainees + Prevoting For 3rd Episode Begins | Soompi". www.soompi.com. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
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