Choi Seung-cheol (Korean: 최승철; born August 8, 1995), professionally known by his stage name S.Coups (에스쿱스), is a South Korean rapper, singer and songwriter. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is the leader of the boy group Seventeen, and also the leader of its hip hop team.[1]
S.Coups | |
|---|---|
에스쿱스 | |
 S.Coups in July 2024 | |
| Born | Choi Seung-cheol August 8, 1995 Daegu, South Korea |
| Education | Hanyang University Anyang University |
| Occupations |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Pledis |
| Member of | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 최승철 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Seungcheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Sŭngch'ŏl |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 에스쿱스 |
| Revised Romanization | Eseukupseu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Esŭk'upsŭ |
Early life
editChoi Seung-cheol was born in Daegu, South Korea. He attended School of Performing Arts Seoul and then enrolled in Hanyang University.[2] In 2022, he enrolled in a Master's degree at Anyang University.[3]
Career
edit2009–2014: Pre-debut
editChoi joined Pledis Entertainment in 2009, where he received training for the next 6 years.[4] In 2013, he joined for the second season of Seventeen TV, an online reality show that introduced Pledis' trainees and showed potential members of the boy group Seventeen before their official debut. The show was broadcast periodically on Ustream, where the trainees showed themselves training, singing, creating choreographies and playing games.[5] The online show also included participation in concerts, titled Like Seventeen.[6][7]
As a trainee, he participated in works of other Pledis artists, including featuring on Orange Caramel's debut album and appearing in Nu'est,[8] Hello Venus,[9] and After School[10] music videos.
2015–present: Seventeen and solo activities
editIn 2015, S.Coups debuted as a member and the leader of the South Korean boy group Seventeen with the extended play 17 Carat on May 26.[11][12] Since debuting, S.Coups has participated in the songwriting of over 70 Seventeen songs.[13]
In 2019, it was announced that S.Coups would be taking a break due to symptoms of anxiety, missing parts of Seventeen's Ode to You World Tour.[14] Following recovery, S.Coups returned to activities in March 2020.[15]
In 2023, it was announced that S.Coups would be halting activities in order to recover from anterior cruciate ligament surgery.[16] During his hiatus, he missed parts of Seventeen's Follow Tour, however he still made appearances at the 2023 MAMA Awards and the 38th Golden Disc Awards as Seventeen won Daesangs (Grand Prizes) at each award show for their 2023 album FML.[17][18][19] His injury resulted in him being classified as Grade 5 under the South Korean military fitness classification, resulting in him being exempt from military service during peacetime.[20][21]
On December 31, 2023, S.Coups released a digital song named "Me", written and produced by himself and regular Seventeen collaborator Bumzu.[22]
In February 2024, Pledis announced that he, alongside bandmate Jeonghan, who was also on a health-related hiatus, would be returning to activities in March 2024.[23]
Other ventures
editPhilanthropy
editIn February 2023, S.Coups donated ₩20 million (US$15,106) to the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association for relief efforts for the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes.[24] In October, he donated ₩30 million (US$22,647) to Weact, a shelter for rescued dogs, and named one of their rescue dogs "Carat", after the name of Seventeen's official fanclub.[25] In December, he donated ₩50 million (US$42,694) to the non-profit organization 'Angels' Nest', a shelter for abandoned animals.[24]
In August 2024, to commemorate his 29th birthday, S.Coups donated another ₩30 million (US$21,809) to Weact, again in the name of Seventeen's fanclub.[26]
Endorsements
editIn July 2022, S.Coups was announced as Korean skincare brand Some By Mi's new global advertising model, starting in August of that year.[27] Over the next two years, S.Coups participated in a number of pictorials for the brand's new product releases.[28] In June, S.Coups, alongside Seventeen members Wonwoo and Vernon, became the new global brand ambassador for Chitato, an Indonesian snack brand under Indofood.[29] In August 2024, he was announced as the new brand model for Korean skincare brand Neogen,[30] and as the new South Korean ambassador for French cosmetics company NARS Cosmetics alongside bandmate Hoshi.[31]
Personal life
editS.Coups lives in Seoul, with his older brother and a Coton De Tulear named Goguma (Korean: 고구마; lit. Sweet Potato), or Kkuma for short (꾸마).[32]
On March 1, 2024, S.Coups was ruled exempt from mandatory military service in a recent physical examination due to a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee joint.[33]
Discography
editFeatures, Collaborations and Unofficial Releases
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| "Superwoman" (Raina solo) (Orange Caramel featuring S.Coups) |
2012 | — | N/A | Lipstick |
| "Q&A" (with Ailee, Woozi, and Vernon) |
2015 | 58 | 78,463[34] | Non-album singles |
| "Me" (난) |
2023 | — | N/A |
Composition credits
editAll credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association.[13]
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Shining Diamond" | 17 Carat | 
|
Woozi, Vernon, Kim Min-jeong | 
|
— |
| "Adore U" |
|
Woozi, Vernon, Bumzu |
|
— | |||
| "Ah Yeah" |
|
Vernon, Wonwoo, Mingyu |
|
— | |||
| "Fronting" | Boys Be |
|
Woozi, Vernon, Mingyu, Wonwoo |
|
— | ||
| "Mansae" |
|
Woozi, Vernon, Mingyu, Wonwoo |
|
— | |||
| "Rock" |
|
Woozi, Vernon, Wonwoo |
|
— | |||
| "Chuck" | Love & Letter |
|
Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon, Dino |
|
— | ||
| "Pretty U" |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Seungkwan |
|
— | |||
| "Hit Song" |
|
Bumzu, Mingyu, Vernon, Dino |
|
— | |||
| "Drift Away" |
|
Woozi, Mingyu, Seungkwan, Hoshi |
|
— | |||
| "Adore U" (Vocal Team) |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Seungkwan, DK, Vernon |
|
— | |||
| "Monday to Saturday" (Hip Hop Team) |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon | |||
| "Shining Diamond" (Performance Team) |
|
Woozi, Vernon, Kim Min-jeong |
|
— | |||
| "Love Letter" |
|
Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon |
|
— | |||
| 2016 | "No F.U.N" | Love & Letter - Repackage Album |
|
Woozi, Hoshi, Vernon, Wonwoo, Seungkwan, Dino |
|
— | |
| "Very Nice" |
|
Woozi, Vernon. Bumzu |
|
— | |||
| "Healing" |
|
Woozi, Mingyu, Vernon, Dino |
|
— | |||
| "Space" |
|
Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon, Bumzu |
|
— | |||
| "Boom Boom" | Going Seventeen |
|
Woozi, Vernon, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Bumzu |
|
— | ||
| "Lean On Me" |
|
Vernon, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Bumzu |
|
— | |||
| "Fast Pace" |
|
Woozi, Vernon, Hoshi |
|
— | |||
| "I Don't Know" |
|
Woozi, Vernon |
|
— | |||
| 2017 | "If I" (Hip Hop Team) |
Al1 |
|
Vernon, Mingyu |
|
— | |
| "Crazy in Love" |
|
Woozi, Vernon, Mingyu, Bumzu |
|
— | |||
| "Change Up" (SVT Leaders) |
Teen, Age |
|
Woozi, Hoshi, Bumzu |
|
— | ||
| "Without You" |
|
Woozi, Vernon, Jeonghan, Hoshi, The8, Mingyu, DK, Dino, Bumzu |
|
— | |||
| "Trauma" (Hip Hop Team) |
|
Vernon, Wonwoo, Mingyu |
|
— | |||
| "Flower" (S.Coups, Seungkwan, Wonwoo, The8, Jeonghan & Dino) |
|
Wonwoo, The8, Dino, Seungkwan, Jeonghan, Woozi, Bumzu |
|
— | |||
| "Campfire" |
|
Woozi, Vernon, Jeonghan, Wonwoo, The8, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Bumzu |
|
— | |||
| 2018 | "Thinkin' About You" | Director's Cut |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Wonwoo, Mingyu |
|
— | |
| "Oh My!" | You Make My Day |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon |
|
— | ||
| "Holiday" |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Park Ki-tae | |||
| "What's Good" (Hip Hop Team) |
|
Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon |
|
— | |||
| "Our dawn is hotter than day" |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon |
|
— | |||
| "Chilli" (Hip Hop Team) |
You Made My Dawn |
|
Vernon, Mingyu, Wonwoo |
|
— | ||
| "Getting Closer" |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon |
|
— | |||
| 2019 | "Lie Again" | An Ode |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Mingyu |
|
— | |
| "독 : Fear" |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon |
|
— | |||
| "Let Me Hear You Say" |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Mingyu |
|
— | |||
| "Back It Up" (Hip Hop Team) |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Mingyu |
|
— | |||
| "Lucky" |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Mingyu, Seungkwan |
|
— | |||
| "Snap Shoot" |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Mingyu |
|
— | |||
| 2020 | "My My" | Heng:garæ |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon |
|
— | |
| "Kidult" |
|
Bumzu, Woozi, Vernon |
|
Bumzu, Woozi, Park Ki-tae | |||
| "Together" |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi, Mingyu |
|
— | |||
| "Ah! Love" (S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua) |
Semicolon |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Jeonghan, Joshua |
|
— | ||
| 2021 | "Heaven's Cloud" | Your Choice |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Mingyu |
|
— | |
| "Ready To Love" |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Mingyu, danke, Bang Si-hyuk, Kyler Niko |
|
— | |||
| "Anyone" |
|
Woozi, Bumzu |
|
— | |||
| "GAM3 BO1" (Hip Hop Team) |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon |
|
— | |||
| "I can't run away (Hip Hop Team)" |
Attacca |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon |
|
— | ||
| 2022 | "IF you leave me" | Face the Sun |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi, Nmore |
|
— | |
| "_World" | Sector 17 |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz |
|
— | ||
| "Cheers" (SVT Leaders) |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi, Nmore |
|
— | |||
| 2023 | BSS | "Fighting" | Second Wind |
|
— |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi, Park Ki-tae |
| Seventeen | "Super" | FML |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon |
|
— | |
| "Fire" (Hip Hop Team) |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon |
|
— | |||
| "God of Music" | Seventeenth Heaven |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Mingyu, Vernon |
|
— | ||
| "Diamond Days" |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Jeon Gan-dhi |
|
— | |||
| "Monster" (Hip Hop Team) |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon |
|
— | |||
| S.Coups | "Me" | — |
|
Bumzu |
|
Bumzu, Ohway! | |
| 2024 | Seventeen | "Lalali" (Hip Hop Team) |
17 Is Right Here |
|
Woozi, Bumzu, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon |
|
— |
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