Kim Woo-sung (singer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Woo-sung (Korean: 김우성, born February 25, 1993), also known as Woosung and Sammy, is a Korean-American singer–songwriter, composer and producer, best known as vocalist and electric guitarist of South Korean band The Rose. He made his solo debut on July 25, 2019, with the extended play Wolf.^[2][3]

Kim Woo-sung 김우성
Born	(1993-02-25) February 25, 1993 (age 30) Wonju, Gangwon, South Korea^[1]
Genres	K-pop R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals Electric guitar
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Woolfpack, Transparent Arts

Korean name
Hangul	김우성
Revised Romanization	Gim U-seong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim U-sŏng

Early life

Woosung was born in South Korea and spent his childhood in the United States.^[4] He had aspired to play American football, until suffering a shoulder injury in ninth grade.^[5]

Career

Main article: The Rose (band)

In 2011, he auditioned for the South Korean reality TV competition series K-pop Star.^[4][5] After being eliminated, he took a break from music and taught English in Korea.^{[citation needed]}

He debuted on August 3, 2017, as a vocalist and electric guitarist of rock band, The Rose which consists of members Hajoon, Woosung, Dojoon, and Jaehyung.^{[citation needed]} The band debuted with their single "Sorry".^{[citation needed]}

On March 20, 2019, it was announced on Twitter that Kim will be the third MC on After School Club, replacing Seungmin. Kim would MC along with Park Jimin and Han Hee-jun beginning with episode 361 on March 26, 2019.^[6]

Kim's pre-release single "Lonely" came out on July 19, 2019.^{[citation needed]} His first extended play Wolf was released the following week on July 25, along with the single "Face".^{[citation needed]} The EP peaked at number 19 on the Gaon Album Chart.^[3]

His full-length album Genre was released on December 9, 2021.^{[citation needed]} He then opened for Epik High on their American tour from March 1 to April 12, 2022.^{[citation needed]}

His EP Moth was released on May 13, 2022.^{[citation needed]} On April 15, he started his own tour in Europe, the USA, and Canada, "Moth EP Showcase", which will end on May 26 in Seoul, for a special appearance with the presence of the members of The Rose for the first time in several years.^{[citation needed]}

Along with the late Ryuichi Sakamoto, Woosung was featured on the track "Snooze" on Agust D's (also known as Suga of BTS) album D-Day, released on April 21, 2023.^{[citation needed]} The song has received great commercial and critical acclaim, with all three artists' contributions being praised.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
Genre	Released: December 9, 2021 Label: Woolfpack Formats: Digital download Track listing "Hangover" "Lazy" (feat. Reddy) "Dimples" "Oh" (feat. Ashley) "No Strings Attached" "CWS" (feat. BM) "Island"

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR ^[7]
Wolf	Released: July 25, 2019 Label: J&Star Company Formats: CD, digital download Track listing "Wolf" "Moon" "Face" "Lonely" (외로워) "Face" (Inst.)	19	KOR: 5,998^[8]
Moth	Released: May 13, 2022 Label: Woolfpack Formats: CD, digital download Track listing "Come Down" "Side Effects" "Phase Me" "Modern Life"	18	KOR: 9,075^[9]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		KOR ^[10]	US World ^[11]
As lead artist
"Lonely" (외로워)	2019	—	—	Wolf
"Face"		—	21
"Beautiful Girl" (featuring Peniel)		—	—	Non-album single
"Lazy" (featuring Reddy)	2021	—	—	Genre
"Dimples"		—	—
"Phase Me"	2022	—	—	Moth
Collaborations
"Sign of the Times" (with Lee Chan-sol)	2019	—	—	JTBC SuperBand Episode 5
"ILYSB" (with DPOLE, Mellow Kitchen and Kim Hyung-woo)		—	—	JTBC SuperBand Episode 7
"Cake by the Ocean" (with Hwang Min-jae, Park Ji-hwan and Kim Ha-jin)		—	—	JTBC SuperBand Episode 10
Soundtrack appearances
"Feel My Heart"	2019	—	—	Catch the Ghost OST Part 1
"Wanna Be Bad"		—	—	Psychopath Diary OST Part 1
"You Make Me Back"	2020	—	—	Itaewon Class OST Part 5

Songwriting and composing credits

Note: all songs released by The Rose are written and composed by the band, and are thus credited as such.

Year	Album	Artist	Song	Lyrics		Composer
				Credited	With	Credited	With
2019	Wolf	Woosung	"Wolf"	Yes	–	Yes	–
			"Moon"	Yes	–	Yes	–
			"Face"	Yes	–	Yes	–
			"Lonely"	Yes	–	Yes	–
	Non-album singles		"Beautiful Girl"	Yes	Peniel	Yes	Jerry. L
2021			"Lazy"	Yes	Reddy	Yes	Lee Gyu-ho, Kim Hong-woo

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Network	Note(s)	Ref.
2011–12	K-pop Star (season 1)	SBS	Contestant	^[12]
2019	After School Club	Arirang TV	Host with Jamie and Heejun	^[13]
2019	Superband	JTBC	Contestant; his team ranked 4th during the finals	^[14]

Music videos

Year	Title	Director	Ref.
2019	"Face"	ITCHCOCK	^[15]
	"Beautiful Girl"	Kim JW Andy	^[16]
2021	"Lazy"	Valentina Vee	^[17]

References

1. "Woosung Takes A Lie Detector Test: Is Harry Styles His Man Crush? | Lie Detector Test | Fuse" – via www.youtube.com.
2. "김우성 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
3. "'슈퍼밴드' 김우성, 솔로 가수 출격..오늘(25일) 첫 번째 미니앨범 'WOLF' 발매". Joongang Ilbo (in Korean).
4. Kim, Jae-Ha (July 17, 2023). "The Rose: Inside the Korean Rock Group's Biggest Year Yet".
5. Assis, Tássia (September 14, 2021). "The Rose Frontman Woosung Is Ready to Tell You Everything". Teen Vogue.
6. After School Club [@arirang_ASC] (March 19, 2019). "ASCers! Say hello to the new face of ASC! The 3rd MC that will be joining #HEEMIN for the new era💗 Welcome to ASC @TheRose_0803 Woosung! Please show your love❣ for our maknae MC ASCers! t.co/Q3qhMqdJ3E" (Tweet). from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Twitter.
7. "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
   • "Wolf".
   • "Moth".
8. "2019년 08월 Album Chart" [August 2019 Album Chart (see #89)]. Gaon. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
9. 2022년 05월 Album Chart [May 2022 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 9, 2022.
10. "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean).
11. Billboard World Digital Song Sales:
    • ""Face"". Billboard Charts. August 10, 2019.
12. . Hankyung (in Korean). August 21, 2019. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
13. Luu, Tracey (December 28, 2019). "Woosung to leave ASC's host position". All Access Asia. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
14. "'슈퍼밴드' 김우성 팀, 최상엽 팀 꺾고 다음 라운드 직행". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). May 10, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
15. 김우성(WOOSUNG) - "FACE" Official Music Video (music video). South Korea: Youtube. 2019. Credits.
16. 김우성 (WooSung) - Beautiful Girl (Feat. 프니엘 (PENIEL)) MV (music video). South Korea: Youtube. 2019. Credits.
17. WOOSUNG (김우성) – Lazy (feat. Reddy) / Official Video (music video). South Korea: Youtube. 2021. Credits.