Han Seung-woo (Korean: 한승우, born December 24, 1994), known mononymously as Seungwoo, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer and actor. He debuted as a member of South Korean group Victon in 2016.[1] In 2019, he finished third on Produce X 101 and became a member of X1.[2] He debuted as a solo artist in August 2020 with the extended play Fame.[3]
Career
Early life
Han was born on December 24, 1994, in Busan, South Korea.[4] He is the youngest of three children, with two older sisters, the eldest being the singer and actress Han Sun-hwa.[5][6] In 2010 he appeared on television when he visited his sister in Invincible Youth. He never considered entering the entertainment industry and was an avid athlete throughout elementary and middle school, until an injury forced him to quit.[7] Despite initial opposition from his father, he successfully auditioned with A Cube Entertainment (now IST Entertainment) and moved to Seoul in 2014 after completing high school.[8][9] He and Victon members Heo Chan, Kang Seung-sik and Choi Byung-chan were among the company's earliest batch of male trainees.[10]
2016–2018: Debut with Victon
Han was announced as a member of Plan A's upcoming boy group, referred to as "Plan A Boys", and participated in their pre-debut reality show Me and 7 Men.[11] In November 2016, Han debuted as the leader of the group, with the group announcing its official name, Victon.[12] He participated in lyric writing for three of the songs on their first EP Voice to New World, including the lead single "What Time is it Now?".[1]
2019–present: Produce X 101, X1, and solo debut
In 2019, Han competed in Produce X 101 and finished in third place with 1,079,200 votes, subsequently debuting in the project group X1.[2] The contract for X1 was originally for five years, but Han returned to promoting with Victon following X1's disbandment in January 2020 due to a vote manipulation controversy.[13][14]
In February 2020, Han held a solo fan meeting and returned to promoting with Victon for their EP Continuous, released in March.[15] From April 14, he and Victon member Kang Seung-sik co-hosted the radio show Blanket Kick (이불킥) which airs on Naver's streaming app Naver NOW on Tuesday nights.[16][17] Han hosted his final episode of Blanket Kick on July 13, 2021, and announced that fellow Victon member Heo Chan would be replacing him as co-host.[18][19]
On August 10, 2020, Han made his solo debut with the EP Fame.[3] "Sacrifice" is the EP's lead single, which Han wrote the lyrics for.[20] The EP peaked at number two on the Gaon weekly album chart[21] and sales surpassed 30,000 copies after the first day.[22]
In September 2020, he competed in King of Mask Singer under the name "Blue Flag", making it to the second round of the competition.[23][24]
In March 2021, Han was announced to be making his acting debut in the web drama Love #Hashtag.[25] Before his enlistment, Han returned with his second EP Fade on June 28, with "See You Again" serving as the lead single.[26]
On June 27, 2023, Han released his third extended play Frame.[27] He won his first music show award as a soloist in SBS M's The Show with the album's lead single "Dive Into" on July 4.[28]
On June 5, 2024, Han released his first single album Scene .[29]
On November 27, 2024, IST Entertainment announced that Han's exclusive contract with the agency had ended.[30] Later on December 13, 2024, Han signed a contract with Aura Entertainment.[31]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Songwriting credits
Han has 43 songwriting credits registered with the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA).[46] All credits are adapted from KOMCA, unless stated otherwise.
Jhun Ryan Sewon, O Yu-won, Maeng Ji-na, Do Han-se, Borgen Jesper, Philippon Francois Henri, Rycroft Peter John Rees, Mann Tom, Teigen Sebastian Kornelius Gautier
^빅톤 한승우, 28일 솔로 컴백…전곡 프로듀싱 '페이드' [VICTON's Han Seung-woo, solo comeback on the 28th... Produced all songs 'Fade']. Newsis (in Korean). June 3, 2021. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Naver.
^Yoo, Byung-cheol (July 5, 2023). "한승우, 솔로 데뷔 첫 음악방송 1위…트로피 인증샷 공개" [Han Seung-woo, the first music show since his solo debut... trophy proof shot released]. Korea Economy TV (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023 – via Naver.
^빅톤 한승우, 7월 26일 軍 입대…"군악대 최종 합격"[공식입장] [VICTON's Han Seung-woo enlists in the military on July 26th... "Final acceptance of military band"]. Xports News (in Korean). June 4, 2021. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Naver.
^Choi Gyu-han (July 28, 2021). "[사진]'군 입대' 빅톤 한승우, '팬들에게 인사 전하며" [[Photo] 'Enlisting in the military' Victon's Han Seung-woo, 'Greetings to the fans']. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via Naver.
^Kang Da-yoon (July 21, 2021). "빅톤 한승우, 26일→28일 입대 연기 "생활관 방역 위해" [공식]" [VICTON's Han Seung-woo, 26th → 28th enlistment postponed "Dormitory quarantine"]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved July 21, 2021 – via Naver.
^Lee Yu-na (January 27, 2023). "한선화 동생' 빅톤 한승우, 오늘(27) 육군 만기 전역" [Han Seonhwa's younger brother' Han Seung-woo of Victon, today (27) discharged from the army]. YTN (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023 – via Naver.
"Sacrifice": "2020년 33주차 Digital Chart" [Week 33 of 2020 Digital Chart]. August 9–15, 2020. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
"See You Again": "2021년 27주차 Digital Chart" [Week 27 of 2021 Digital Chart]. June 27 – July 3, 2021. Archived from the original on July 8, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
"If We Can't See From Tomorrow": "2019년 32주차 Digital Chart" [Week 32 of 2019 Digital Chart]. August 4–10, 2019. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
