Kim Seok-woo (born August 7, 1996), better known by his stage name Rowoon, is a South Korean singer, actor and model. He is a member of the K-pop boy band SF9 as a lead vocalist. He played his first leading role in 2019 MBC's television series, Extraordinary You.
Rowoon | |
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로운 | |
Born | Kim Seok-woo August 7, 1996 Seoul, South Korea |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2016–present |
Agent | FNC |
Musical career | |
Years active | 2016–present |
Labels | FNC |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | Roun |
McCune–Reischauer | Roun |
Birth name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Kim Seoku |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏku |
Career
2013–2014: Pre-debut
He was introduced as a trainee in FNC Entertainment's reality show Cheongdam-dong 111.
2015–2016: Debut with SF9
In 2015, he was a part of pre-debut team, “Neoz School”, under FNC Entertainment as a member of the group called NEOZ. In May 2016, he participated as a member of "NEOZ Dance" in FNC Entertainment's survival show d.o.b (Dance or Band), competing against NEOZ Band (later known as Honeyst). "NEOZ Dance" won the competition with 51% of the votes and received the opportunity to debut. He debuted with group SF9 in October 2016 with the single "Fanfare".[1]
2017–present: Solo activities, rising popularity
His acting career in television series began with KBS2's School 2017 with a minor supporting role.[2] After his appearance, he steadily began receiving bigger roles. In March 2018, he was confirmed to star in tvN's About Time as the female lead's brother.[3] In July 2018, he was confirmed to star in SBS’s Where Stars Land in which he was nominated for the New Actor award.[4]
On May 9, 2019 Rowoon was confirmed to be the male lead in MBC's school fantasy drama, Extraordinary You based on the hit Daum webtoon July Found by Chance.[5] After receiving the role of Haru, Rowoon’s popularity skyrocketed, launching him into stardom. He was nominated at the MBC Drama Awards with fellow costars, Kim Hyeyoon and Lee Jaewook, for Best Couple, and was awarded with Best New Actor.[6] On May 10, 2019, Rowoon was featured in NC.A's music video, "밤바람" (Awesome Breeze).[7]
In January 2020, Rowoon was selected as the new model for makeup brand KLAVUU.[8] In April, it was revealed that he would be the voice of Branch in the Korean dub of the animated movie Trolls World Tour.[9] Later that month, Rowoon was selected as the new brand ambassador for Gong Cha Korea.[10] On May 25, 2020, FNC Entertainment confirmed that Rowoon will star in upcoming JTBC drama She Would Never Know, based on the webtoon of the same name.[11] The drama began airing in January 2021. On August 18, 2020, it was announced that Rowoon was selected as the new brand ambassador for The North Face White Label 2020 Fall/Winter collection.[12]
In 2021, Rowoon will be starring in the Sageuk drama The King's Affection coming in September 2021 [13]
On July 1, 2021, Rowoon has been selected as the new model for cosmetic brand Estée Lauder.[14]
Discography
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2020 | Trolls World Tour | Branch | Voice-over for the Korean-dubbed version | [9] |
Television series
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | Click Your Heart | MBC Every 1 | Himself | ||
2017 | School 2017 | KBS2 | Kang Hyun-il / Issue | [15] | |
2018 | Modulove | tvN | Cameo (Episode 8) | ||
About Time | Choi Wee-jin | [16] | |||
Where Stars Land | SBS | Ko Eun-sub | [17] | ||
2019 | Extraordinary You | MBC | Ha-ru | [18] | |
2020 | Find Me in Your Memory | Joo Yeo-min | Cameo (Episode 1) | [19] | |
Was It Love? | JTBC | Himself | Cameo with SF9 | [20] | |
2021 | She Would Never Know | Chae Hyun-seung | [21] | ||
The King's Affection | KBS2 | Jung Ji-woon | [13] |
Reality shows
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2013–2014 | Cheongdam-dong 111 | tvN | as trainee | ||
2016 | d.o.b: Dance or Band | Mnet | |||
2018 | Law of the Jungle in Patagonia | SBS | Cast Member | Episodes 305–310 | |
King of Mask Singer | MBC | Episode 163 |
Variety shows
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | Lipstick Prince | OnStyle | |||
2018 | Cafe Amor | tvN | [22] | ||
2021 | Busted! Season 3 | Netflix | Episode 4 |
Awards and nominations
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Music Awards | 2020 | Entertainer of the Year – Male | Rowoon | Nominated | |
Brand Customer Loyalty Awards | 2021 | Best Male Acting Idol | Nominated | [23] | |
Brand of the Year Awards | 2020 | Male Actor Idol of the Year | Won | [24] | |
Grimae Awards | 2019 | Best New Actor | Extraordinary You | Won | [25] |
Korea First Brand Awards | 2019 | Male Idol-Actor Award | Rowoon | Won | [26] |
MBC Drama Awards | 2019 | Best New Actor | Extraordinary You | Won | [27] |
Best Couple Award | Rowoon with Kim Hye-yoon and Lee Jae-wook Extraordinary You |
Nominated | |||
SBS Drama Awards | 2018 | Best New Actor | Where Stars Land | Nominated | |
Soompi Awards | 2019 | Best Idol Actor Award | Nominated | [28] |
References
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