Draft:Choi Seungcheol
S.Coups | |
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에스쿱스 | |
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Born | Choi Seungcheol August 8, 1995 |
Nationality | Korean |
Education | Hanyang University Anyang University |
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Musical career | |
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Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | Pledis |
Member of | Seventeen |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Choe Seung-Cheol |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Sŭng-ch'ŏl |
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Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | E-seu-kup-seu |
McCune–Reischauer | E-sŭ-k'up'-sŭ |
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Choi Seungcheol (Korean:최승철; born August 8, 1995), better known by his stage name S.Coups, is a South Korean rapper, singer, and songwriter under Pledis Entertainment and Hybe. He is a member and the leader of Seventeen and their Hip Hop subunit. His name, S.Coups, comes from the S in Seungcheol and groupname Seventeen, alongside the "coup" from coup d'etat [1]
Early life
S.Coups was born in Sangin-dong, Daegu, South Korea. After skipping practice, he was scouted by an agent on the street.[2] Once he passed the audition, he transferred to Seoul School Of Performing Arts ('14).
S.Coups graduated from Hanyang University in 2020 with a major in Practical Music-Kpop Course. He enrolled at Anyang University in late 2021 pursuing a Master in Business Administration.[3]
Career
S.Coups debuted with Seventeen with the extended play 17 Carat on May 29, 2015.[4] During his debut, he participated in writing the title track of their debut song Adore U as well as Shining Diamond and Ah Yeah. [5] Ever since then, he has been participating in writing songs for the group as well as his own rap parts.
Personal life
In 2020, S.Coups adopted a female coton de tulear. Her name, Kkuma, is a nickname for (goguma) which means sweet potato in Korean. [6]
In August, 2023, S.Coups suffered an injury to his left knee while shooting Youth Over Flowers and was diagnosed with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee joint. It was later announced by his company that he would not be participating in most official activities due to his injury and will focus on his treatment.[7]
Songwriting discography
All song credits are adapted from the KOMCA database.
Artist | Album | Song(s) | Year |
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Seventeen | 17 Carat |
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2015 |
Boys Be |
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Love & Letter |
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2016 | |
Love & Letter Repackage Album |
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Going Seventeen |
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Al1 |
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2017 | |
Teen, Age |
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Director's Cut |
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2018 | |
You Make My Day |
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You Made My Dawn |
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2019 | |
An Ode |
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Heng:garæ |
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2020 | |
Semicolon |
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Your Choice |
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2021 | |
Attacca |
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Face the Sun |
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2022 | |
Sector 17 |
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BSS | Second Wind |
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2023 |
Seventeen | FML |
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Seventeenth Heaven |
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External links
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- ^ Park, Su-jeong (June 18, 2015). "[My Name] 세븐틴 (1) 힙합팀 - 에스쿱스, 원우, 민규, 버논" [[My Name] Seventeen (1) Hip Hop Team - S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon]. TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ Kim, S., & Gu, M. (2022, March 1). [dipego] s.coups and the evolution from baby to leader. DIPE.CO.KR. https://www.dipe.co.kr/2190261
- ^ 우리대학 대학원 입학 세븐틴 최승철, 이지훈, 윤정한 합격증 전달 축하. 안양대학교. (2022, February 15). https://enter.anyang.ac.kr/main/introduction/presidential-activities.do?mode=view&articleNo=19700&title=%EC%9A%B0%EB%A6%AC%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99%2B%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99%EC%9B%90%2B%EC%9E%85%ED%95%99%2B%EC%84%B8%EB%B8%90%ED%8B%B4%2B%EC%B5%9C%EC%8A%B9%EC%B2%A0%2C%2B%EC%9D%B4%EC%A7%80%ED%9B%88%2C%2B%EC%9C%A4%EC%A0%95%ED%95%9C%2B%ED%95%A9%EA%B2%A9%EC%A6%9D%2B%EC%A0%84%EB%8B%AC%2B%EC%B6%95%ED%95%98
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff (2015-05-30). "Here's What a 13-Member K-Pop Boy Band Looks Like: Watch 'Adore U' by Seventeen". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2015-05-31. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Go, Yoo-jin. "[이주의 생일] 세븐틴 에스쿱스·뉴이스트 민현·엑스원(X1) 조승연·더보이즈 영훈·베리베리 호영". News Inside. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ “개는 훌륭하다” 세븐틴 에스쿱스-승관, 반려견 꾸마-부끄 공개. 톱스타뉴스. (2021, October 26). https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=14642196
- ^ Yoo, Soo-yeon. "세븐틴 에스쿱스, 십자인대 파열→수술 근황 공개..."재활ing" ('십오야')". Osen. Retrieved 2023-10-29.