Native name 남우현 Name Nam Woo-hyun Full Name Nam Woo-hyun Role Singer-songwriter | Instruments Vocal Height 1.76 m Years active 2010–present Siblings Nam Boo Hyun | |
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Occupation Singer-songwriterActor Genres K-popDance-popElectronicBallad Similar People Kim Sung‑kyu, Hoya, Lee Sung‑yeol, L, Kim Sae‑ron Profiles | ||
[MV] Nam Woo Hyun(남우현) _ If only you are fine(너만 괜찮다면)
Nam Woo-hyun (Hangul: 남우현; Hanja: 南優賢; born February 8, 1991), commonly known by his mononym Woohyun, is a South Korean singer and actor with the boy band Infinite. In 2016 he released a solo album.
Contents
- MV Nam Woo Hyun If only you are fine
- WGM TEAM VietsubKara Nam Woo Hyun A Song For You
- Biography
- 201013 Debut with Infinite and Solo activities
- 201415 Tohearts debut and solo activities
- 2016 Solo debut
- EPs
- References
[WGM TEAM] [Vietsub+Kara] Nam Woo Hyun - A Song For You (지금 이 노래)
Biography
Nam Woo Hyun was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts, majoring in Applied Music. He auditioned at Woollim Entertainment to pursue a career as a solo singer, and was accepted into Woollim along with 2 other agencies, one of which being YG Entertainment. He ultimately decided to go with Woollim and began training as an idol trainee.
2010–13: Debut with Infinite and Solo activities
Infinite debuted on June 9, 2010. In September 2011, Woohyun joined Immortal Songs 2 as a fixed member. His first performance on the show aired on October 1. On November 1, it was announced that he would be leaving the show due to Infinite's upcoming Japanese promotions, and his final episode was aired November 5. He later made two more additional appearances on the show, once by himself in January 2012, and again with group mate Sunggyu in December 2012.
In 2012, his career in musical theatre began with a supporting role in the musical Gwanghwamun Sonata. Woohyun and Sunggyu shared the role of Jiyong, the son of the female lead. The musical ran in Korea from January 3 to March 11, 2012, and in Japan from January 4 to January 6, 2013.
Woohyun made his first foray into acting in August 2012 with a minor role in the drama The Thousandth Man.
In February 2013, he released a duet song titled "선인장" (Cactus) with South Korean Indie Singer, Lucia. It is a cover of Epitone Project's song of the same, and was included as part of a special project album, Re;code.
2014–15: Toheart's debut and solo activities
On February 20, 2014, SM Entertainment announced the formation of a special unit, Toheart, consisting of Infinite's Woohyun and Shinee's Key. A prologue video was released on the same day. Toheart debuted with their first mini album and title track Delicious on March 10 and made their live debut on March 12 through a MelOn Premiere Showcase.
In April 2014, Woohyun was cast in a lead role for the KBS drama Hi! School: Love On alongside Kim Sae-ron and group mate Lee Sung-yeol, playing the character Shin Woohyun. The drama aired once a week on Fridays from July 11 to December 19, 2014. He released a soundtrack "사랑이 올 때" (When Love Comes) for SBS drama Modern Farmer on October 24, 2014. In December 2014, Woohyun debuted as direct film with directing horror short film, 홍콩에서 생긴일 (What Happened in Hong Kong). Woohyun currently plays as a striker for the South Korean celebrity football club, FC Men. Having previously played for FC One, he was recruited to FC Men in early 2015. He made his football debut with FC Men on May 17, 2015, in a charity match against Jeju United FC.
2016: Solo debut
In 2016 he released a solo album, Write...
In June 2016, for the first time in over three years, Woohyun returned as guest on Immortal Song. In that episode, Woohyun scored 439 points, the highest score among idols in the mentioned program.