Rowoon

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.

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Rowoon at the press conference for the TV drama Extraordinary You
Born
Kim Seok-woo

(1996-08-07) August 7, 1996
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Singer
Years active2016–present
AgentFNC
Musical career
Years active2016–present
LabelsFNC
Associated actsSF9
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationRoun
McCune–ReischauerRoun
Birth name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationKim Seoku
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏku

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 with 51% of the votes and received the opportunity to debut. He debuted with group SF9 in October 2016 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. In March 2018, he was confirmed to star in tvN's About Time as the female lead's brother. In July 2018, he was confirmed to star in SBS’s Where Stars Land in which he was nominated for the New Actor award.[2][3]

On May 9, 2019 Rowoon was confirmed to be the male lead in MBC's school fantasy drama, Extraordinary You based on the hit Daum webtoon July Found by Chance.[4] After receiving the role of Haru, Rowoon’s popularity skyrocketed, launching him into stardom. He was nominated at the MBC Drama Awards with fellow costars, Kim Hyeyoon and Lee Jaewook, for Best Couple, and was awarded with Best New Actor.[5] On May 10, 2019, Rowoon was featured in NC.A's music video, "밤바람" (Awesome Breeze).[6]

In January 2020, Rowoon was selected as the new model for makeup brand KLAVUU.[7] In April 2020, Rowoon was selected as the new brand ambassador for Gong Cha Korea.[8] On May 25, 2020, FNC Entertainment confirmed that Rowoon will star in upcoming JTBC drama “Sunbae Don’t Put On That Lipstick”, based on the webtoon of the same name.[9] The drama is expected to air in January 2021. On August 18, 2020, it was announced that Rowoon was selected as the new brand ambassador for The North Face White Label 2020 Fall/Winter collection.[10]

Discography

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2020 Trolls World Tour Branch Voice-over for the Korean-dubbed version [11]

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-ru MBC
2020 Find Me in Your Memory Joo Yeo-min (Cameo, Ep. 1)
Was It Love? Themself (Cameo with SF9) JTBC
2021 Sunbae, Don't Put on that Lipstick Chae Hyun Seung

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 King of Mask Singer MBC Episode 163

Variety shows

Year Title Network Notes
2016 Lipstick Prince OnStyle
2018 Cafe Amor tvN [12]

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 [13]
18th Korea First Brand Awards Male Idol-Actor Award N/A Won [14]
MBC Drama Awards Best New Actor Extraordinary You Won [15]
Best Couple Award with Kim Hye-yoon and Lee Jae-wook Nominated
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gollark: It did make school Latin lessons more exciting, but it's inconvenient for regular use.
gollark: If Romans were smarter than us then why did they use a language where you could randomly summon demons when speaking?
gollark: L A T I N
gollark: You can't exactly *know* he didn't misuse it.

References

  1. SF9's Rowoon to join the cast of School 2017
  2. SF9's Rowoon reportedly cast as Lee Sung Kyung's younger brother in new tvN drama
  3. SF9's Rowoon cast in SBS drama Fox Bride Star alongside Lee Jae Hoon & Chae Soo Bin
  4. "김혜윤·SF9 로운·이재욱, '어쩌다 발견한 하루' 출연확정…9월 첫방(공식입장)". MK Star Today (in Korean). June 10, 2019.
  5. "SF9's RoWoon Receives Grimae Best New Actor Award".
  6. "NC.A music video".
  7. "SF9 member Rowoon selected to endorse premium cosmetics brand KLAVUU".
  8. "SF9's Rowoon Selected As Newest Brand Ambassador For Tea Brand Gong Cha".
  9. "SF9's Rowoon and Won Jin Ah confirms to star in JTBC's upcoming drama".
  10. "SF9 로운, 노스페이스 화이트라벨 모델 발탁".
  11. (in Korean) 레드벨벳 웬디XSF9 로운, '트롤: 월드 투어' 국내 더빙 캐스팅..4월29일 개봉
  12. "Finding love at 'Cafe Amor'".
  13. Kim, Eun-gu (3 December 2019). 김남길·정유미 '2019 그리메상' 최우수 연기자 선정 [Namgil Kim and Yumi Jeong selected as the best performers of the '2019 Grime Awards']. E Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2019 via Naver.
  14. "[영상M] 오마이걸, 2020년 기대되는 '여자아이돌'". Maeil Ilbo (in Korean). December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  15. Kim, Hyun-jung (30 December 2019). 김동욱, 영예의 대상…'특별근로감독관 조장풍' 5관왕 겹경사 [MBC 연기대상](종합) [Dongwook Kim, the subject of honor ... 'Special Labor Inspector Jo Jang-Pung' 5 Kings Double Slope [MBC Drama Awards] (Comprehensive)]. Xports News (in Korean) via Naver.
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