Nam Woo-hyun

Nam Woo-hyun (Korean: 남우현; born February 8, 1991),[1] also known mononymously as Woohyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He is well known as a member of Infinite.[2] He began his solo career in 2016 with released EP Write...

This is a Korean name; the family name is Nam.

Nam Woo-hyun
Nam in 2015
Born	(1991-02-08) February 8, 1991 Seoul, South Korea
Occupation	Singer composer songwriter actor
Years active	2010–present
Musical career
Genres	K-pop Pop rock Ballad Dance-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Woollim Entertainment
Associated acts	Infinite, Toheart
Website	woolliment.com/artists/main_namwoohyun.php
Korean name
Hangul	남우현
Hanja	南優賢
Revised Romanization	Nam U-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Nam U Hyŏn

Early life

Nam Woo-hyun was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts, majoring in Applied Music.[3] He has an older brother, Nam Boo-hyun who is the owner of BBQ restaurant Meok & Sam.

Nam initially aspired to be a soccer player. However, he could not pursue this dream and eventually realized his dream of becoming a singer when he was in high school, and auditioned at Woollim Entertainment[4] along with two other agencies, one of which was YG Entertainment,[5] to pursue a career as a solo singer. He passed the audition and was accepted into Woollim with a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Lately" and began training as an idol trainee. He admitted being a little disappointed but worked hard to practice dancing instead.

Career

Pre-debut

Prior to debuting with Infinite, Woohyun was a model for a shopping mall alongside Beast's Junhyung and T-ara's Jiyeon. He also competed in the 6th Hello Star Contest performing Lee Hyori's "U Go Girl". In one of his first broadcast appearances, he played the lead role in KooPD's music video for Guigamalo in 2007. Later in 2009, he appeared on Mnet's Girl Punch and sang Lee Seung-gi's "Words That Are Hard to Say".

2010–13: Debut with Infinite

Infinite debuted on June 9, 2010.[6] In September 2011, Woohyun joined Immortal Songs 2 as a fixed member.[7] His first performance on the show aired on October 1. On November 1, it was announced that he would be leaving the show due to Infinite's upcoming Japanese promotions, and his final episode was aired November 5.[8] He later made two more additional appearances on the show, once by himself in January 2012,[9] and again with group mate Sunggyu in December 2012.[10]

In 2012, his career in musical theatre began with a supporting role in the musical Gwanghwamun Sonata. Woohyun and Sunggyu shared the role of Jiyong, the son of the female lead.[11] The musical ran in Korea from January 3 to March 11, 2012, and in Japan from January 4 to January 6, 2013. Woohyun made his first foray into acting in August with a minor role in the drama The Thousandth Man.[12]

In February 2013, he released a duet song titled "선인장" (Cactus) with South Korean Indie Singer, Lucia.[13] It is a cover of Epitone Project's song of the same, and was included as part of a special project album, Re;code.[14]

2014–15: Toheart's debut

On February 20, 2014, SM Entertainment announced the formation of a special unit, Toheart, consisting of Infinite's Woohyun and Shinee's Key.[15] Toheart debuted with their first mini album and title track Delicious on March 10[16][17] and made their live debut on March 12 through a MelOn Premiere Showcase.[18][19] In April, Nam was cast in a lead role for the KBS drama Hi! School: Love On alongside Kim Sae-ron and group mate Lee Sung-yeol, playing the character Shin Woohyun.[20][21] Nam released a soundtrack "When Love Comes" for SBS drama Modern Farmer on October 24, 2014.[22] In December, Nam directed the horror short film What Happened in Hong Kong.[23]

Nam currently plays as a striker for the South Korean celebrity football club, FC Men. Having previously played for FC One, he was recruited to FC Men in early 2015.[24] He made his football debut with FC Men on May 17, 2015, in a charity match against Jeju United FC.[25]

2016–present: Solo debut

Nam debuted as a solo artist with his first EP Write.. on May 9, 2016.[26][27] Woohyun made an appearance on Immortal Song. In that episode, Woohyun scored 439 points, the highest score among idols in the mentioned program.[28] In 2017, Nam joins a sitcom titled Unusual Men and Women.[29]

In 2018, Nam joined a musical titled I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change in Osaka, Japan. The musical is a musical comedy with various show from youth to elder. [30] He was cast on a photography variety show Photo People 2. The show was filmed in Tokyo and was broadcast on June 11.[31] Nam joined a musical titled Barnum:The Greatest Showman, which was held in Seoul, South Korea from August to October 28, 2018.[32]

On September 3, 2018, Nam released his second EP, Second Write...[33] The lead single is titled "If Only You Are Fine."[34] Nam had been appeared on Happy together 4 as guest on Ep 563. [35] He once again become a guest on Happy together 4 as special MC, showing his best MC-ing skills.[36]

Nam held his first solo concert Arbor Day from November 2 to 4 at the Hannam-dong Blue Square[37] and all the tickets sold out in two minutes.[38] On October 26, 2018, the musical The Days release Nam to be join cast of musical, held at Bluesquare Interpark Hall in Seoul from February 22 to May 6, 2019 as Kang Moo-young, where he played a presidential bodyguard who went missing 20 years ago along with a mysterious female companion.[39] On December 13, 2018, Nam also released a solo digital single "A Song for you",[40] which he performed in his Solo Concert.

On February 12, Nam joined the judging panel of TV Chosun Trot Audition Program Tomorrow's Miss Trot as one of the masters,[41] a competitive survival program for female trot singers. Nam went on to release his third EP A New Journey on May 7.[42] Also he will begin his Asian Concert tour from April 27, Taipei following Macau in June 2.[42] Nam also joined the musical Mefisto a lead role scheduled to run from May 25 to July 28.[43]

Nam concluded his second Solo Concert "Arbor Day 2" on August 10 and 11 in Seoul and will hold it on September 19 and 20 in Japan.

On October 24, Nam enlisted for his mandatory military service, serving as a public service worker; he was unable to serve as an active duty soldier due to his shoulder injury from 2014.[44]

On November 3rd, Nam Woohyun released his second digital single as a gift for fans regarding his military service.[45]

Discography

See also: Infinite discography and Toheart (band) § Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak positions		Sales
		KOR [46]	US World [47]
Write..	Released: May 9, 2016 Label: Woollim, CJ E&M Formats: CD, digital download	2	9	KOR: 83,677[48]
Second Write..	Released: September 3, 2018 Label: Woollim, Kakao M Formats: CD, digital download	2	—	KOR: 56,842[49]
A New Journey	Released: May 7, 2019 Label: Woollim, Kakao M Formats: CD, digital download	2	—	KOR: 44,629[50]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Sales (DL)	Album
		KOR Gaon [51]	KOR Billboard
"Still I Remember" (끄덕끄덕)	2016	11	—	KOR: 140,165[upper-alpha 1]	Write..
"If Only You Are Fine" (너만 괜찮다면)	2018	92	—	N/A	Second Write..
"A Song for You" (지금 이 노래)	2018	—	—	N/A
"Hold On Me" (featuring Junoflo)	2019	—	—	N/A	A New Journey
"When Fall Comes" (가을이 오면 )	2019	—	—	N/A
Soundtrack appearances
When Love Comes (사랑이 올 때)	2014	—	—	N/A	Modern Farmer OST
Collaboration
"Tearfully Beautiful (눈물나게 아름다운)" (as Dramatic BLUE)	2012	16	14	KOR: 217, 382+	2012 SBS Gayo Daejun The Color of K-pop
Cactus (선인장) (with Lucia)	2013	20	16	KOR: 129, 540+	Re;Code Episode II
Compilation
One and a Half (일과 이분의 일) (with Hwang Hye-young)	2016	—	—	KOR: 10, 363+	Two Yoo Project Sugar Man Ep. 33

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Sales (DL)	Album
		KOR Gaon [51][upper-alpha 2]	KOR Billboard
"Time" (시간아)	2011	176	—		Over the Top
"Close My Eyes" (눈을 감으면)	2014	73	99	KOR: 32,522[55]	Season 2
"Write.."	2016	109	—	KOR: 16,798[56]	Write..
"Passerby" (그 사람)		68	—	KOR: 28,605[56]
"Nostalgia" (향기)		71	—	KOR: 28,009[56]
"Gravity"		72	—	KOR: 27,837[56]
"Stand by Me"		77	—	KOR: 26,943[56]

Songwriting credits

Year	Song	Artist	Album
2013	"Beautiful"[57]	Infinite	New Challenge
2014	"Close My Eyes" (눈을 감으면)[58]		Season 2
	"Together" (함께)[59]		Grow OST
2016	"Everyday"	Nam Woohyun	Write..
	"Scent" (향기)
	"Gravity"
	"Stand by Me"
2018	"If Only You Are Fine" (너만 괜찮다면)		Second Write..
	"You're My Lady"
	"I Love You" (사랑해)
2019	"Hold On Me" (featuring Junoflo)		A New Journey
	"Rain"
	"Stranger"
	"Flower"
2019	"When Fall Comes " ( 가을이 오면 )	Nam Woohyun	-

Filmography

Television

Year	Network	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Tooniverse	Wara Store	Himself	Voice role[60]
2012	MBC	The Thousandth man	Nam Woohyun	Supporting role[61]
2014	KBS2	Hi! School: Love On	Shin Woohyun	Lead role
2018	MBC	The King of Mask Singer	Himself	Panelist
2018	Naver TV & V-Live	Photo People Season 2	Himself	Cast Member
2019	TV Chosun	Tomorrow's Miss Trot	Himself	Judge

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Note
2012	Gwanghwamun Sonata	Ji-young (Main role)	Reprised role again in Japan from January 4 to January 6, 2013.[62]
2018	I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change	Lead role	Japanese Musical(Osaka from May 17 to May 20 , Tokyo from August 12 to August 16)
	Barnum: The Greatest Showman	Amos Scudder (Main role)	Large Scale Musical from August 9 to September 29 , 2018
2018-2019	The Days	Moo-young (Lead role)	Large Scale Musical. Busan - 24th Dec and 25th Dec. Seoul - Feb 22 until May 6, also to perform in Daegu, Jinji and Iksan
2019	Mefisto	Mefisto (Lead role)	Kwanglim Arts Center's BBCH Hall in Seoul from May 25 to July 28.

Solo Concerts & tours

Concert Tour

Arbor Day

City	Venue	Date	Year
Seoul, South Korea	Blue Square iMarket Hall	November 2, 3, and 4	2018
Taipei, Taiwan	TICC	April 27	2019
Macau	Broadway Theatre, Broadway Macau	June 2	2019

Arbor Day 2

City	Venue	Date	Year
Seoul, South Korea	Jamsil Student Gymnasium	August 10 and 11	2019
Tokyo, Japan	Toyosu PIT	September 19 and 20	2019

Fan Meeting

City	Venue	Date	Year
Seoul, South Korea	KBS Arena	October 19	2019

Awards and nominations

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Infinite

Golden Disc Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	Write..	Disc Bonsang Award	Nominated

Soribada Best K-Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2019	A New Journey	Male Popularity Award	Nominated
2019		Art-Tainer Award	Won

Notes

1. Accumulation of "Still I Remember" sales per month: 117,923 (May 2016),[52] 22,242 (June 2016).[53]
2. Additional reference for peak position: "Write..".[54]

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