Yeo One

Yeo Chang-gu (Korean: 여창구; born March 27, 1996), better known by his stage name Yeo One, is a South Korean singer and actor.[1] He debuted as a vocalist in a South Korean boy group Pentagon in October 2016. Aside from group activities as singer, he has also starred in various television dramas.

Yeo One
여원
Born
Yeo Chang-gu

(1996-03-27) March 27, 1996
Daejeon, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
  • Cube
  • Universal Japan
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYeo Chang-gu
McCune–ReischauerYŏ Ch'ang-ku
Stage name
Hangul
여원
Revised RomanizationYeo-won
McCune–ReischauerYŏ-wŏn

Biography

Yeo One was a member of a school band and actively participate in band competitions.[2]

In December 2013, Yeo One participated in the special stage dance alongside Hui, E'Dawn, and Kino at the KBS Song Festival.[3]

In 2016, Yeo One appeared in G.NA's "Secret" MV and promotional activities.[4] The same year, he made his acting debut with a lead role in web drama Spark as the leader of an idol group, Dexter.[5] The series was a commercial success and attracting global fans.[6]

He took part on Mnet's reality survival program, Pentagon Maker, which aired online through Mnet's digital content brand M2.[7] On October 10, 2016, he made his debut as a member of Pentagon on Mnet's M Countdown with the track "Gorilla" from their debut extended play, Pentagon.[8] The song is described as a hip-hop song with magnificent, strong beats and masculine brass sound.[9]

In 2017, Yeo One was selected as the main character of KBS1 musical drama Joseon Beauty Pageant that set during the Joseon Dynasty's first beauty contest held. The drama also incorporates with traditional music with modern sensation and colorful images.[10]

In 2019, Yeo One participated in reading the novel Youth, Beautiful Youth by Hermann Hesse through Naver Audio Clip Audiobook.[11] He was confirmed to be the lead role in web drama, Welcome to the Witch Shop. The drama deals with fantasy elements that is based on the theme of witch shops that can only be visible to people with eager wishes.[12]

In 2020, Yeo One returned to the small screen with TV Chosun's entertainment drama Somehow Family, which is set to air in March, 2020.[13]

Discography

Title Year Peak chart
positions
Sales

(DL)

Album
KOR
[14]
Collaborations
"You Are"
(with Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yan An, Kino)
2016 N/A Pentagon
Soundtrack appearances
"Dancing Flower Scholar" (댄싱 꽃선비)
with Kim Na-ni
2018 N/A Chosun Beauty Pageant OST
Part 1–13
[15]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other songs

Year Title Format Ref.
2017 "Let's Go" streaming [16]
2018 "토닥토닥" [17]
"Hope" [18]
2019 "Her Voice" [19]

Songwriting

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.[20]

Year Artist Song Album Lyrics Music Arrangement
Credited With Credited With Credited With
2016 Pentagon "UP" Non-album release No Yes Jinho, Shinwon, Yan An, Wooseok No
"Young" Album single Yes Hui, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok Yes Hui, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok, Dok2 No
2018 Himself "Let's Go"
(토닥토닥)[16]
N/A Yes Yes No
"토닥토닥"[17] N/A Yes Yes No
"Hope"[18] N/A Yes Yes No
2019 "Round 1" (Bonus track) Pentagon Genie:us Yes Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo one, Yanan, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok Yes Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo one, Yanan, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok, MosPick No
Himself "Her Voice"[19] N/A Yes Yes Yes
"Round 2" (Bonus track) Pentagon Sum(me:r) Yes Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo one, Yanan, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok Yes Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo one, Yanan, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok, MosPick No

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Original title Role Network Notes Ref
2017 Hello, My Twenties! 2 청춘시대2 Tyr / Shin Chang-goo JTBC A member of idol group Asgard [21]
2018 Joseon Beauty Pageant 조선미인별전 Kyu Hyun KBS1 Musical drama [22]
2020 Somehow Family 어쩌다 가족 Himself TV Chosun [13]

Web dramas

Year Title Original title Role Network Notes Ref
2016 Spark 스파크 Ji Sung Naver Tv Main role [23]
2019 Welcome to the Witch Shop 어서오세요, 마녀상점 Sung Woo Vlive, Bamboo Forest TV Main role [24]

Theater

Year Title Original title Role Notes
2020Something Rotten!썸씽로튼Nigel Bottom[25]

Variety shows

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2016 Pentagon Maker Mnet-M2 Contestant [26][27]
2019 King of Mask Singer MBC Contestant as Cat Boy, episode 233 [28]

Narration

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2019 Naver Audio Clip Audiobook Naver Novel narrator, Hermann Hesse's Youth, Beautiful Youth [11]

Music videos

Title Year Ref.
"Let's Go" 2018 [16]
"토닥토닥" 2018 [17]
gollark: I'll do that.
gollark: Er... mucking with __getattr__ on builtins maybe.
gollark: I bet we can even automate this.
gollark: Brilliant.
gollark: EZO LANGZ.

References

  1. "Yeo One official 'Naver' profile".
  2. "'복면가왕' 캣츠보이, 펜타곤 여원이었다 "예전에 밴드 활동..하현우 선배님 정말 존경"" ["The King of Mask Singers," Cat's Boy, Pentagon Yeo One. "I used to be a band member.]. HeraldPop (in Korean). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  3. "2013 KBS Song Festival 2013 KBS 가요대축제 – Part 2 (2014.01.17)". January 21, 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2019 via YouTube.
  4. "'엠카' 컴백 지나, 섹시+청순 품고 돌아왔다..'이중매력'". Osen. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. "웹드라마 '스파크' 종영, 나종찬-남보라-여원이 남긴 종영 인사 '아쉬워'". BreakNews (in Korean). 11 August 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  6. "나종찬-남보라 주연 웹드라마 '스파크', 미국&유럽 진출 나선다" [Web drama 'SPARK' starring Na Jong-chan, to advance to US & Europe]. WowTv (in Korean). 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  7. 큐브 새 보이그룹 펜타곤, 후이·여원·진호 정식 멤버 합류 [Cube New Boy Group Pentagon Joins Hui, Yeo One and Jinho]. HeraldPop (in Korean). May 21, 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  8. Kwon, Su-bin (September 30, 2016). ""100억 투자 아깝지 않은 그룹" 펜타곤, 내달 10일 데뷔 앨범 발표". news1 (in Korean). Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  9. Song, Seung-jin (October 11, 2016). "[IS포토] 펜타곤, '신원-여원'입니다~". Sunday Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  10. "[공식입장] 펜타곤 여원, KBS '조선미인별전' 주연 발탁…연기돌 출격". OSEN (in Korean). December 14, 2017. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  11. "펜타곤 여원, 네이버 오디오북 '청춘은 아름다워' 낭독 '꿀 보이스'". TenAsia. June 7, 2019.
  12. "하이틴 판타지 웹드라마 '어서오세요, 마녀상점' 예고편 대공개". Recruit (in Korean). September 5, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  13. "[공식]'어쩌다 가족' 성동일X진희경→서지석X이본, '세대공감' 라인업 완성" [Sung Dong Il, CLC’s Eunbin, PENTAGON’s Yeo One, And More To Star In Upcoming Sitcom]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). January 22, 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  14. Charted Songs:
  15. "조선미인별전 Original Television Soundtrack". iTunes. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  16. "Let's Go(토닥토닥)". Youtube. September 11, 2017.
  17. "토닥토닥". Youtube. August 1, 2018.
  18. "Hope". Youtube. December 20, 2018.
  19. "그녀의 목소리". Youtube. June 12, 2019.
  20. "Songs Registered Under YEOONE (여원/여창구) (10012817)". Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean).
  21. "[단독]펜타곤, '청춘시대2' 출연…안우연과 아이돌 그룹 결성". Chosun (in Korean). 13 August 2017.
  22. "[DAY컷]'조선미인별전' 펜타곤 여원, 패왕별희급 미모 발산…역대급 여장". Sports Donga (in Korean). January 3, 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  23. "펜타곤 여원, 웹드라마 '스파크' 출연 '첫 연기 도전'" [Pentagon Yeo One, Web Drama 'Spark' Appears 'First Acting Challenge']. News1 (in Korean). 14 July 2016. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  24. "펜타콘 여원X유니티 이현주, '어서오세요, 마녀상점' 속 상큼 케미". HeraldPop (in Korean). 14 July 2016. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  25. "뮤지컬 '썸씽로튼' 8월 개막…이지훈·리사 등 캐스팅". mk. June 12, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  26. Lee, Seul-bi (May 21, 2016). "'큐브 비밀병기' 펜타곤, 예비 10인 완전체 무대 21일 최초 공개". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  27. Ahn, Sung-mi (April 26, 2016). "Cube Entertainment to introduce new boy group Pentagon". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  28. "`복면가왕` 펜타곤 여원 "`캣츠맨 목소리 듣는 순간 결과 알았다." 폭소". WowTv. December 16, 2017.
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