Wanna One (Hangul: 워너원, stylized as WANNA·ONE) is a South Korean boy band formed by CJ E&M through the 2017 survival show Produce 101 Season 2 on Mnet. The group is composed of 11 members, from various entertainment companies: Kang Daniel, Park Ji-hoon, Lee Dae-hwi, Kim Jae-hwan, Ong Seong-woo, Park Woo-jin, Lai Guan-lin, Yoon Ji-sung, Hwang Min-hyun, Bae Jin-young and Ha Sung-woon. The group is set to debut by August 2017 and will be promoting until December 2018 under YMC Entertainment.
MEMBERS:
Yoon Ji-sung
Yoon Ji-sung (윤지성) was born on March 8, 1991 (age 26). He is from MMO Entertainment. During the final broadcast he ranked 8th with a total of 902,098 votes.
Ha Sung-woon
Ha Sung-woon (하성운) was born on March 22, 1994 (age 23). He is a member of HOTSHOT from Ardor & Able. During the final broadcast he ranked 11th with a total of 790,302 votes.
Hwang Min-hyun
Hwang Min-hyun (황민현) was born on August 9, 1995 (age 21) in Busan, South Korea. He is a member of NU'EST from Pledis Entertainment. During the final broadcast he ranked 9th with a total of 862,719 votes.
Ong Seong-woo
Ong Seong-woo (옹성우) was born on August 25, 1995 (age 21). He is from Fantagio. During the final broadcast he ranked 5th with a total of 984,756 votes. Before his participation in Produce 101 Season 2, he starred in a short film that is part of a series of short films produced by his company, Fantagio to promote a new actor group SURPRISE U. Fantagio clarified that although the film will be released, Ong will not be joining SURPRISE U.
Kim Jae-hwan
Kim Jae-hwan (김재환) was born on May 27, 1996 (age 21). He competed on Produce 101 as an independent trainee (not signed under any agency). During the final broadcast he ranked 4th with a total of 1,051,735 votes. He is a former trainee of The Music Works and a former member of ShelRock, a "hybrid rock" band under The Music Works that had been planned for debut in early 2015 but disbanded in August 2015. He appeared on Korea's Got Talent (season 2) in 2012 and made it to the Semi-Finals. He has also appeared on SBS' Voice War: God's Voice, where he won first place.
Kang Daniel
Kang Daniel (강다니엘) was born on December 10, 1996 (age 20) in Busan, South Korea. He is from MMO Entertainment. He was born as Kang Eui-geon (강의건) but legally changed his name due to his family and relatives having difficulty pronouncing his birth name. During the final broadcast he ranked 1st with a total of 1,578,837 votes, being declared as the overall winner of Produce 101 Season 2 and given the center position of Wanna One.
Prior to appearing on Produce 101 Season 2, Daniel appeared on Her Secret Weapon as a backup dancer for FIESTAR's Cao Lu during her performance of "Invitation" by Uhm Jung-hwa.
Park Ji-hoon
Park Ji-hoon (박지훈) was born on May 29, 1999 (age 18). He is from Maroo Entertainment. He experienced a sudden rise in popularity after going viral as "wink boy" (ko: 윙크남 wingkeunam) after the introductory "It's Me (Pick Me)" stage on M Countdown before the show had even started. His self-made catchphrase "save you in my heart" (ko: 내 마음 속에 저장 nae ma-eum soge jeojang) became famous on social media and various broadcast platforms during the airing of the show, leading to companies, such as Banila Co., Coca-Cola, Banana Milk, Melon and KT Corporation using the phrase for marketing purposes. He was first place for most of the show, but during the final broadcast he ranked 2nd with a total of 1,136,014 votes.
Prior to appearing on the survival show, he was active as a child actor, participating in musicals and television series, as well as working as an advertisement model.
Park Woo-jin
Park Woo-jin (박우진) was born on November 2, 1999 (age 17) in Busan, South Korea. He is from Brand New Music and is a former JYP Entertainment trainee. During the final broadcast he ranked 6th with a total of 937,379 votes. Over the course of the season, he steadily rose in popularity from his lowest ranking of 75th to his final rank of 6th.
Woojin first appeared on SuperStar K at the age of 9 dressed as a young T.O.P. Prior to appearing on Produce 101 Season 2, he appeared in the music video for MC Gree's debut single "Dangerous" and appeared on music shows as a backup dancer for performances of "Dangerous."
Bae Jin-young
Bae Jin-young (배진영) was born on May 10, 2000 (age 17). He is from C9 Entertainment. For his introductory video, he impersonated actor Park Bo-gum's popular character in Love in the Moonlight (2016) and wore a dragon robe while dancing to the French pop-song "Bomba". During the final broadcast he ranked 10th with a total of 807,749 votes.
Lee Dae-hwi
Lee Dae-hwi (이대휘) was born on January 29, 2001 (age 16). He is from Brand New Music and was a former JYP Entertainment trainee. During the final broadcast he ranked 3rd with a total of 1,102,005 votes. He lived and studied in California for six years before returning to South Korea to pursue a career in K-pop. He is best known for appearing as the center for the program's promotional song "It's Me (Pick Me)".
Lai Guan-lin
Lai Guan-lin (賴冠霖, 라이관린) was born on September 23, 2001 (age 15). He is from Cube Entertainment. Originally from Taipei, Taiwan, he moved to South Korea to pursue a career in K-pop. During the final broadcast he ranked 7th with a total of 905,875 votes.