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Nam Woo Hyun Biography and Career

Nam Woo-hyun (: 남우현; : 南優賢; born February 8, 1991), commonly known by his mononym Woohyun, is a singer, composer, songwriter and actor. He made his official debut in 2010 as a main vocalist in the boy band .

He officially made his debut as a solo artist in May 2016 with his first mini-album . It includes a total of 7 songs (6 plus a hidden track), 4 of which are self-composed.

Biography[]

Nam Woo Hyun was born and raised in , . He graduated from , majoring in Applied Music. He has an older brother, Nam Boo Hyun, who is the owner of a popular BBQ restaurant, 먹&삼 생고기집, located in, .

In an interview with 10asia, Woohyun stated that he originally aspired to be a player. However, he eventually realized his next dream of becoming a singer when he was in high school. He auditioned at to pursue a career in music as a solo singer. He passed the audition with a cover of . At that point, he was accepted into Woollim along with 2 other agencies, one of which being . He ultimately decided to go with Woollim and began training as an trainee.

Prior to debuting with , Woohyun was a model for a shopping mall alongside and He competed in the 6th Hello Star Contest performing 's U Go Girl. In one of his first broadcast appearances, he played the lead role in KooPD's music video for 귀가 멀어 in 2007. Later in 2009, he appeared on 소녀펀치 (Girl Punch) and sang 하기 힘든 말 (Words that are hard to say).

Well known for his , Woohyun once spent 3 million won to give fans silver rings and flowers during INFINITE's 2013 World Tour, One Great Step.

Career2010–13: Debut with Infinite and Solo activities[]Main article:

Woohyun made his official debut as the main vocal of South Korean boy band on June 9th, 2010. In September 2011, Woohyun joined as a fixed member. His first performance on the show aired on October 1st. On November 1st, it was announced that he would be leaving the show due to Infinite's upcoming Japanese promotions, and his final episode was aired November 5th. He later made two more additional appearances on the show, once by himself in January 2012, and again with group mate in December 2012.

In 2012, his career in musical theatre began with a supporting role in the musical Gwanghwamun Sonata. Woohyun and shared the role of Jiyong, the son of the female lead. The musical ran in Korea from January 3rd to March 11th, 2012, and in Japan from January 4th to January 6th, 2013.

Woohyun made his first foray into acting in August 2012 with a minor role in the drama The Thousandth Man. In December 2012, Woohyun was selected to be part of one of's Gayo Daejun 2012 project teams, Dramatic Blue, along with 's , 's , 's , and 's . Under the banner 'The Color of K-pop', released and performed the track "Tearfully Beautiful", produced by .

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

2014–15: Toheart's debut and Solo activities[]Main article:

On February 20 2014, announced the formation of a special unit, , consisting of Infinite's Woohyun and 's . A prologue video was released on the same day. Toheart debuted with their first mini album and title track Delicious on March 10 and made their live debut on March 12 through a MelOn Premiere Showcase.

In April 2014, Woohyun was cast in a lead role for the drama alongside and group mate , playing the character Shin Woohyun. The drama aired once a week on Fridays from July 11 to December 19, 2014. He released a soundtrack "사랑이 올 때" (When Love Comes) for drama on October 24, 2014. In December 2014, Woohyun debuted as direct film with directing horror short film, 홍콩에서 생긴일 (What Happened in Hong Kong).Woohyun currently plays as a striker for the South Korean celebrity football club, . Having previously played for FC One, he was recruited to FC Men in early 2015. He made his football debut with FC Men on 17 May 2015, in a charity match against Jeju United FC.

2016: Solo debut[]

On April 6 2016, it was announced that Woohyun was preparing to make his debut as a solo artist in May. The first teaser photo for his solo debut mini album, , was released on April 27, 2016. Woohyun made his official debut as a solo artist with his first mini album and title track 끄덕끄덕 (Still I Remember) on May 9, 2016.

In June 2016, for the first time in over three years, Woohyun returned as guest on Immortal Song. In that episode, Woohyun scored 439 points, the highest score among idols in the mentioned program. He made another appearance on the show the following month.

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