Seventeen Profiles and Facts

Wonwoo (원우) Profile+Facts

Name: Jeon Won Woo
Native Name: 전원우
Nickname: Mr. Beanie, 1+1, Sloth, Seventeen since birth
Team: Hip Hop
Position: Main Rapper
Birthday: July 17, 1996
Hometown: Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Bloodtype: A
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 57 kg
Star Sign: Cancer
Education: School of Performing Arts Seoul ('15)
Specialty: rapping, writing lyrics, dancing
Hobbies: reading, playing games, watching movies
Training Period: 4 years

Facts:
◇ Wonwoo wants to be a happy virus to people.

◇ Wonwoo says people tell him when he's sick he has a blank expression which is very sexy.

◇ Wonwoo is afraid of dogs.

◇ Wonwoo does not believe in love at first sight. He believes it's rare to fall in love that quickly.

◇ Wonwoo hates it when Mingyu holds someone else's hand.

◇ Wonwoo says he cries everytime when watching the movie "Miracle in cell no.7".

◇ Wonwoo looks up to Lupe Fiasco and Epik High's Tablo. He enjoys writing lyrics so he gets inspiration from them.

◇ Wonwoo lightly hits anyone next to him when he feels awkward.

◇ He has a little brother named Jeon Bohyuk.

◇ Wonwoo said if he could create a new unit, he'd want to be with Seungkwan, Mingyu, Hoshi, DK and Dino and he would name it 'Comics'.

◇ His ideal type girl is someone who suits him well.

◇ Wonwoo may come off cold due to his sharp eyes but in reality, he's really nice.

◇ Wonwoo says when he's tired, people tell him he looks handsome and sexy.

◇ Wonwoo's favourite color is blue.

◇ The meaning behind Wonwoo's name is that Won means 'round' and Woo means 'help'. It means to live by helping others with a rounded heart.

◇ His idols are his parents since they worked hard for him.

◇ Wonwoo started off as a singer but people told him he had a good voice for rapping. Since then, he got noticed as a rapper and became part of the hip hop team.

◇ Wonwoo likes listening to sad music before he sleeps.

◇ Between spicy rice cakes and ramen, Wonwoo prefers ramen.

◇ Wonwoo has a thick tone in rapping and he's good at sentimental rap.

◇ Wonwoo has likes jokes/gags. He randomly throws jokes that can make you realize/laugh late.

◇ His favourite subject is music.

◇ Wonwoo has a twist-charm. He's sexy on-stage, but he's playful off-stage.

◇ When Wonwoo is asked 3 things that are his charms. He replied 1. Don't ask
2. I don't know
3. It's embarassing

◇ Wonwoo said that the song describing him is Psy's "Celebrity" as it means to be a celebrity for the person he like.

◇ Wonwoo has 5 notebooks of rap lyrics written down already.

◇ Wonwoo's favourite anime/animation is Frozen and he mentioned Elsa too.

◇ He says he can't do aegyo but can speak in a aegyo voice (cheeseburger aegyo).

◇ Wonwoo is allergic to seafood and cannot eat them.

◇ Wonwoo's hope for Seventeen is for them to become the top in K-Pop industry.

◇ Fan: What do you like about Mingyu~? Why? Why?
Wonwoo: Mingyu is an idiot, i don't like him the most. ㅋㅋㅋ

◇ He's envious of Jihoon's piano skills.

◇ Wonwoo's favourite nickname is "Sloth"; he does nothing in the waiting room to recharge his energy.

◇ Among Seventeen, Wonwoo would pick Mingyu to date if he were to reborn as a girl.

◇ Wonwoo likes pomegranate.

◇ Wonwoo's role models are Epik High's Tablo, Lupe Fiasco and other rappers who are good at writing rap lyrics.

◇ Wonwoo's ideal type is a girl who sits under the sunlight while reading a book.

◇ A fan asked Wonwoo who Mingyu is to him, he replied, "Mingyu is my one and only... helper who does chores for him".

◇ Between scary or comedy movies, he prefers scary movies.

◇ Something Wonwoo is recently really into is watching the dramas 'Descendants of the Sun' and 'Signal'.

◇ Wonwoo says he looks cold but he's a warm person.

◇ When a fan asked Wonwoo to recommend a song, he replied, "Don't worry, i've fallen for you!"

◇ Wonwoo is studying at Seoul of Performing Arts School.

◇ Wonwoo takes a photo of himself on the way to school! If you hear someone taking a self camera, it could be Wonwoo.

◇ Appeared in NU'EST's "Face" as one of the bullies.

◇ He took guitar classes after he moved to Seoul in his third year of middle school.

◇ Wonwoo participated in Pledis auditions just for experience but passed the audition luckily.

◇ Wonwoo ranks himself 3rd or 4th most handsome in the group. He says S.Coups is the most handsome to him because he's very manly and has good leaderships. He looks up to him because of that.

◇ He doesn't like aegyo.

◇ Fan: Where will you bring me on a date?
Wonwoo: To watch cherry blossoms!

◇ Seventeen voted Wonwoo as the cleanest member.

◇ Wonwoo says he loves reading and recently, he'd been reading "Me Before You" (a sad romance novel).

◇ If Wonwoo can switch bodies for a day. He would switch with Seungkwan as he'd like to sing difficult songs that he normally can't.

WORK

• He appeared in NU'EST's Face MV.
• He appeared in Hello Venus' Venus MV.
• Appeared in Seventeen TV from 2013-2014.
• Performed at Like Seventeen shows 1, 2, 3 and 4.
• Performed at Wapop show from August-September 2014.
• Performed at SBS Award Festival in December 2014.

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