Son Dong-woon (Korean: 손동운; born June 6, 1991), known mononymously as Dongwoon, is a South Korean singer. He is a member of the boy group Highlight (formerly known as Beast).
Son Dong-woon | |
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| 손동운 | |
 Dongwoon in 2017 | |
| Born | Son Dong-woon June 6, 1991 Busan, South Korea |
| Occupations |
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| Spouse | Unknown (m. 2023) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 손동운 |
| Hanja | 孫東雲 |
| Revised Romanization | Son Dong-un |
| McCune–Reischauer | Son Tong'un |
Biography edit
Son Dong-woon was born in Busan, South Korea, on June 6, 1991.[1] His father, Son Il-rak, is a professor at Cheongju University. Dong Woon stated in an interview and in the KBS show Win Win that he studied in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines. Dong Woon was a trainee from JYP Entertainment for two years, and was the last member chosen to join Beast. He is the youngest of the group.
Dong Woon attended Hanyoung High School and graduated from Dongguk University on 16 February 2017.[2]
On May 9, 2019, Son began his mandatory military service as a conscripted policeman.[3] He was discharged on December 8, 2020.[4]
Career edit
Beast/Highlight edit
The group has released eight Korean mini-albums and various singles. Dong Woon is a vocalist of Highlight.
Solo career edit
In December 2010, Son released a digital single album Udon together with Davichi's Kang Min Kyung.[5] However, it is said by the composers of 'Udon' that the title of the song is in Japanese, hence the main three broadcasting networks confirmed that they would not be showing on television.[6]
In April 2012, Son released "In the Cloud" for Shinsadong Tiger's 'Supermarket_another Half'.[7]
On May 22, 2015, Cube Entertainment revealed that Son will release his first solo album Kimishika on July 1 before officially beginning his Japanese debut promotions.[8]
On February 2, 2017, Son released Universe, a digital single album in collaboration with composer Yoo Jae-hwan.[9]
On July 18, 2018, Son released his first digital single album, Prelude: Voice.[10]
On April 22, 2019, Son released his first mini album, Act 1: The Orchestra.[11]
On June 6, 2022, Son released his second mini album, Happy Birthday.[12]
In 2022, Son appears in the SBS drama Today's Webtoon, marking his terrestrial television debut.[13]
Personal life edit
On June 27, 2023, Son announced he would marry his non-celebrity girlfriend in September.[14]
Discography edit
Extended plays edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [15] |
JPN [16] | |||
| Korean | ||||
| Act 1: The Orchestra |
Track listing
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7 | — |
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| Happy Birthday |
Track listing
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19 | — |
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| Japanese | ||||
| Kimishika |
Track listing
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— | 5 |
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| "—" denotes album did not chart or was not released in that region. | ||||
Soundtrack appearances and solo performances edit
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "우동" ("Udong/Udon") | Kang Minkyung and Son Dongwoon | 우동 |
| 2011 | "꿈을 꾼다" ("Dreaming")> | Yong Junhyung, Yang Yoseob, and Son Dongwoon | 나도, 꽃! (I'm A Flower Too!) |
| 2012 | "In the Cloud" | Son Dongwoon | SUPER MARKET – another Half (Shinsadong Tiger Project Album) |
| 2013 | "Bye Bye Love" | Yang Yoseob, Son Dongwoon and BTOB | When a Man Falls in Love OST |
| 2015 | "Without You" | Yoon Doojoon, Yang Yoseob and Son Dongwoon | Scholar Who Walks the Night OST |
| 2017 | "Dreaming Now" | Son Dongwoon | Innocent Defendant OST |
| "Universe" | Yoo Jaehwan, Yang Yoseob and Son Dongwoon | Universe | |
| "The Alchemist" | Yoo Jaehwan and Son Dongwoon | ||
| "첫 이별" ("First Disturbance") | |||
| 2018 | "There's No Eternity | Son Dongwoon | Prelude : Voice |
| "Still, Today" | |||
| "Crescendo" | |||
| "Color Me" | Son Dongwoon, Seoryeong | Non-album single |
Songwriting credits edit
| Year | Album | Artist | Song | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
| 2009 | Beast Is the B2ST | BEAST | "Beast Is the B2ST" | Yes | BEAST | No | Shin Sa Dong Tiger, Choi Gyu Seong |
| "Bad Girl" | Yes | BEAST, Lee Sang Ho, Shin Sa Dong Tiger | No | Lee Sang Ho, Shin Sa Dong Tiger | |||
| 2010 | My Story | BEAST (Dongwoon & Doojoon) | "When the door closed" | Yes | Yoon Doo-joon | No | Rado |
| 2015 | Kimishika | Son Dongwoon | "Preludio" | Yes | — | No | Good Life |
| "Kimi Shika" | Yes | No | |||||
| "Amasugiru You" | Yes | No | Good Life, Davii | ||||
| Son Dongwoon, Yang Yoseob and Yoon Doojoon | "Hoshi ni Natte" | Yes | No | Rado | |||
| 2016 | Highlight | BEAST (Dongwoon Solo) | "I'll Give You My All" | Yes | Yes | Good Life, Davii | |
| Non album-singles | Son Dongwoon | "Let's Have a Drink" | Yes | Jinri | Yes | Jinri, Shin Yosung | |
| Kwon Nayoon | "Nothing Is Late" | Yes | Kim Donghyuk | Yes | Yoo Jaehwa | ||
| 2017 | Universe | Son Dongwoon, Yoo Jaehwa and Yang Yoseob | "Universe" | Yes | Hyesung | No | Yoo Jaehwa, Shin Sungjin |
| Son Dongwoon & Yoo Jaehwa | "The Alchemist" | Yes | Curious | Yes | Curious | ||
| "First Disturbance" | Yes | — | Yes | Yoo Jaehwa | |||
| 2018 | Prelude: Voice | Son Dongwoon | "There's No Eternity" | Yes | Yes | — | |
| "Still, Today" | Yes | Yes | Curious | ||||
| "Crescendo" | Yes | Yes | — | ||||
| Outro | HIGHLIGHT | "Wind" (Yoseob & Dongwoon) | Yes | Yang Yo-seob, Gyuberlake | Yes | Yang Yo-seob, Gyuberlake | |
| 2021 | The Blowing | HIGHLIGHT | "Surf" | Yes | — | Yes | Shin Sungjin |
| 2022 | Daydream | HIGHLIGHT | "Our Eyes" | Yes | — | Yes | Lee Yonggyu, Shin Sungjin |
Filmography edit
Television series edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Today's Webtoon | Oh Yoon | Debut in terrestrial drama | [20] |
Web series edit
| Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Guys I Want to Catch | Dongwoon | Dingo Music | [21] |
Television shows edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Battle Trip | Contestant | with Doojoon; Episode 52–53 | |
| Special MC | Episode 73 | |||
| 2018 | Amor Feti | Cast Member | ||
| 2022 | Is the parting will be a recall? | Judge | [22] | |
| The Listen: The Voice We Loved | Cast Member | [23] |
Web shows edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | I Will Give You a Universe | Cast Member | ||
| 2022 | Delivery 2 | Host | with Yang Yo-seob | [24] |
Hosting edit
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | School Attack | with Eun Ji-won and JooE | |
| GOT YA! GWSN | with Kim Shin-young, Sojin and DinDin |
Theatre edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2013 | Catch Me If You Can | Frank Abagnale Jr. | Lead Role | |
| 2016 | The Great Gatsby [RE:BOOT] | Gatsby | ||
| 2017–2018 | Hourglass | Baek Jae-hee | ||
| 2018–2019 | Altar Boyz | Abraham |
References edit
- ^ Mark Russell (April 29, 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
- ^ "[TF사진관] 손동운, '동국대 졸업… 학사모를 써도 훈내 폴폴~'". The Fact. February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ "[공식입장] 손동운, 논산 훈련소로 입소 완료 "성실+최선 다짐"". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ 김, 현록. "하이라이트 손동운, 8일 전역→팬들과 소통…"평범한 일상이 소중" 소감[공식]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Will 'Udon' Surpass the Popularity of 'Naengmyun'?". Newsen (in Korean). December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^ "Kang Minkyung and Son Dongwoon's song 'Udon' won't be heard on the mainstream media networks". Star News (in Korean). December 10, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ "B2ST's Dongwoon releases "In the Cloud" for Shinsadong Tiger's 'Supermarket_another Half'". Star News (in Korean). April 23, 2012. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ "BEAST's Dongwoon to Make Solo Debut in Japan This July". Soompi. May 21, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ^ "'아티스트 행보 걷는' 손동운, 유재환과 2일 0시 'UNIVERSE' 깜짝 발매". BEFF Report (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "손동운, 첫번째 디지털 싱글 앨범 'Prelude : 목소리' 공개". GNA (in Korean). July 13, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "손동운 軍 입대 전 마지막 앨범, 포토-카드-포스터 다채로운 구성". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "하이라이트 손동운, 3년만 솔로 컴백…6월6일 미니 2집 발매". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ Yoo Byung-chul (June 7, 2022). "손동운, SBS '오늘의 웹툰'으로 지상파 드라마 데뷔" [Son Dong-woon, SBS 'Today's Webtoon' debut as a terrestrial drama] (in Korean). Korea Economy TV. Retrieved June 7, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Choi, Yun-na (June 27, 2023). "하이라이트 손동운, 비연예인과 9월 결혼 발표 [전문]" [Highlight Son Dong-woon announces marriage to non-celebrity in September [Full text]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart.
- "Act 1: The Orchestra charting". Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- "Happy Birthday charting". Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ "週間 アルバムランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon.
- "Kimishika charting". Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2019년 04월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "Album Chart 2022.06". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "週間 CDアルバムランキング 2015年07月13日付". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ Kang, Seon-ae (June 7, 2022). "하이라이트 손동운, '오늘의 웹툰'으로 지상파 드라마 데뷔…훈남 웹툰 작가 변신" [Highlight Son Dong-woon, terrestrial drama debut with 'Today's Webtoon'... Transformed into a handsome webtoon writer] (in Korean). SBS Entertainment News. Retrieved June 7, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Son Bong-seok (July 8, 2021). "딩고뮤직, 웹드라마 '잡고 싶은 녀석들' 제작…하이라이트 손동운- 틴탑 니엘- 펜타곤 우석- 빅톤 세준 캐스팅 [공식]" [Dingo Music, web drama 'The Guys I Want to Catch'... Highlight Son Dongwoon- Teen Top Niel- Pentagon Wooseok- Victon Sejun Casting [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Jang Ah-reum (June 28, 2022). "성유리 MC 복귀 '이별도 리콜이 되나요?'…손동운·그리·최예나 고정 패널" [Sung Yuri's return as MC 'Will the breakup be a recall?'... Dongwoon Son·Gree·Yena Choi fixed panel] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Ye-eun (October 12, 2022). "허각→김희재 출연 '더 리슨: 우리가 사랑한 목소리', 29일 첫 방송" [Huh Gak → Kim Hee-jae's appearance in 'The Listen: The Voice We Loved', first broadcast on the 29th] (in Korean). X-ports News. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Choi Ji-yoon (June 2, 2022). "양요섭·손동운, 사연 배달…'무엇이든 딜리버리2' MC" [Yoseob Yang and Dongwoon Son, story delivery... 'Delivery Anything 2' MC] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Naver.
External links edit
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