Rowoon
Rowoon | |
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로운 | |
 Rowoon at the press conference for the TV drama Extraordinary You | |
| Born | Kim Seok-woo August 7, 1996 Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Agent | FNC |
| Musical career | |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | FNC |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Roun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Roun |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Kim Seoku |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏku |
Kim Seok-woo (born August 7, 1996), better known by his stage name Rowoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the K-pop boy band SF9. He played his first leading role in 2019 MBC's television series, Extraordinary You.
Career
2013–2014: Pre-debut
He was introduced as a trainee in FNC Entertainment's reality show Cheongdam-dong 111.
2015–2016: Debut with SF9
In 2015, he was a part of pre-debut team, “Neoz School”, under FNC Entertainment as a member of the group called NEOZ. In May 2016, he participated as a member of "NEOZ Dance" in FNC Entertainment's survival show d.o.b (Dance or Band), competing against NEOZ Band (later known as Honeyst). "NEOZ Dance" won the competition and the opportunity to debut. He debuted in October 2016 with group SF9 with the single "Fanfare".[6]
2017–present: Solo activities, rising popularity
His acting career in television series began with KBS2's School 2017 with a minor supporting role.[1] After his appearance, he steadily began receiving bigger roles for the next works. In 2018, he was cast in tvN's About Time as the female lead's brother. In the same year, he acted in SBS Where Stars Land in which he got nominated for New Actor award.[2][3]
On May 10, 2019, Rowoon was featured in NC.A's music video, "밤바람" (Awesome Breeze).[4] He was cast as the male lead for the first time in MBC's school fantasy drama, Extraordinary You.[5]
Discography
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Click Your Heart | Rowoon | MBC Every 1 |
| 2017 | School 2017 | Kang Hyun-il / Issue | KBS2 |
| 2018 | About Time | Choi Wee-jin | tvN |
| Where Stars Land | Ko Eun-sub | SBS | |
| 2019 | Extraordinary You | Ha-roo | MBC |
Reality shows
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2014 | Cheongdam-dong 111 | tvN | as trainee |
| 2016 | d.o.b : Dance or Band | Mnet | |
| 2018 | Law of the Jungle in Patagonia | SBS | Episodes 305-310 |
| 2018 | Weekend Playlist | tvN | Episodes 11-13 |
| 2019 | Battle Trip | KBS2 | Episodes 127-130 |
Variety shows
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lipstick Prince | OnStyle | |
| 2018 | Cafe Amor[6] | tvN | |
| 2018 | King of Mask Singer | MBC TV | Episode 163 (Owl) |
| 2019 | DoReMi Market | tvN | Episode 47 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Where Stars Land | Nominated | |
| 2019 | 32nd Grimae Awards | Extraordinary You | Won | [7] | |
| 18th Korea First Brand Awards | Male Idol-Actor Award | — | Won | [8] | |
| MBC Drama Awards | Best Couple Award (with Kim Hye-yoon and Lee Jae-wook) | Extraordinary You | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actor | Won | [9] |
References
- ^ SF9's Rowoon to join the cast of School 2017
- ^ SF9's Rowoon reportedly cast as Lee Sung Kyung's younger brother in new tvN drama
- ^ SF9's Rowoon cast in SBS drama Fox Bride Star alongside Lee Jae Hoon & Chae Soo Bin
- ^ "NC.A music video".
- ^ "김혜윤·SF9 로운·이재욱, '어쩌다 발견한 하루' 출연확정…9월 첫방(공식입장)". MK Star Today (in Korean). June 10, 2019.
- ^ "Finding love at 'Cafe Amor'".
- ^ 김남길·정유미 '2019 그리메상' 최우수 연기자 선정. E Daily (in Korean). 3 December 2019.
- ^ "로운 LEAD 2020 대한민국 퍼스트브랜드 대상 수상". 'Korean Consumer Forum' Official YouTube Channel (in Korean).
- ^ "[2019 MBC 연기대상] 어쩌다 발견한 하루 '로운', '이재욱' 신인상 남자 수상". MBCentertainment Official YouTube Channel (in Korean). 30 December 2019.
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