Vernon (rapper)

2012–2014: Pre-debut

Vernon joined Pledis Entertainment in 2012, after being scouted on the street, and received training for the next three years. Beginning in 2013, he participated in Seventeen TV, an online reality show that introduced Pledis' trainees and showed potential members of the boy group Seventeen before their official debut. The show was broadcast periodically on Ustream, where the trainees showed themselves training, singing, creating choreographies, and playing games.^[8] The online show also included participation in concerts, such as Like Seventeen.^[9][10]

Before his official debut as an idol, Vernon made multiple appearances on South Korean television, including Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's Hello Stranger!, a program about foreigners in South Korea,^[11] and Song Eun-i's Eye to Eye, where he appeared as an elementary school student who was an expert in dating.^[12]

2015–2024: Seventeen and solo activities

In 2015, Vernon debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group Seventeen with the extended play 17 Carat on May 26, on which he contributed to lyrics for four out of the five songs.^[13][14] Since debuting, Vernon has participated in the songwriting of over 90 songs, making him the Seventeen member with the second-most writing credits after Woozi.^[15]

In August 2017, Vernon, alongside Pentagon's Kino, was introduced as a member of the musical collective M.O.L.A consisting of 15&'s Jamie, Uniq's Woodz, and producer Nathan. Guitarist Hoho later joined the collective.^[16]

In November 2021, Vernon released his first solo track since 2015, titled "Bands Boy", written by himself.^[17] In February 2022, English singer Charli XCX reached out to Vernon on Twitter to collaborate on a remix for "Beg for You". The remix was released February 26, 2022, with a review from Nylon's Steffanee Wang describing Vernon's verse as a "grand slam", with "heavy distortion before his silvery falsetto breaks through the digital veil".^[18]

In December 2022 it was announced that Vernon would release the third mixtape for Seventeen's The Thirteen Tapes series: a self-composed and self-written single titled "Black Eye". It was released on December 23, 2022.^[19]

In July 2023, Vernon, alongside bandmate Joshua, hosted an Apple Music 1 summer themed radio show titled Summer Vacation With Joshua and Vernon of Seventeen.^[20] He later joined Blink-182's Mark Hoppus' own Apple Music show After School Radio for episode 169.^[21] In 2024, Vernon was promoted to a regular member of the Korean Music Copyright Association (KOMCA).^[22] Later that year he was confirmed to have a cameo appearance in Anderson .Paak's comedy film K-Pops!.^[23]

2026–present: V8

In June 2026, Vernon along with The8 debuted in Seventeen's sixth sub-unit, V8.^[24]

Influences and musical style

Vernon has cited many influences throughout his career. Key punk rock influences include American band Green Day and Canadian singer Avril Lavigne,^[25] which have manifested in songs he has produced, such as Seventeen's "2 Minus 1" and his own "Black Eye".^[26] He has also indicated interest in hyperpop and experimental pop, many times crediting British singer Charli XCX as an influence,^[27][7] specifically for Seventeen's track "Gam3 Bo1".^[3] He has also indicated he is a fan of Bladee, 100 gecs, and The Kid Laroi.^[7][28]

Fashion

In 2023, Vernon was announced as the first global ambassador for French fashion house Kenzo.^[29] Since the announcement, Vernon has attended multiple shows for the brand at Paris Fashion Week^[30] and was the face of the brand's FW23 campaign.^[31]

Singles and collaborations

Other charted songs

Soundtrack appearances

Composition credits

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association unless stated otherwise.^[15]

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Year	Artist	Song	Album	Lyrics		Music
				Credited	With	Credited	With
2015	Seventeen	"Shining Diamond"	17 Carat		Kim Min-jeong, S.Coups, Woozi		—N/a
		"Adore U"			Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi		—N/a
		"Ah Yeah"			S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Jam Jam"			Woozi, Dino, Hoshi		—N/a
	Vernon	"Lotto"	Non-album single		Don Mills		—N/a
	Bumzu	"Bucket List"	Good Life		Bumzu		—N/a
	Seventeen	"Fronting"	Boys Be		S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Mansae"			Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Rock"			S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo		—N/a
	Seventeen and Ailee	"Q And A"	Non-album singles		S.Coups, Woozi		—N/a
	Vernon	"Sickness" (Feat. Pledis Girls)			—		—N/a
	Seventeen	"Chuck"	Love & Letter		S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Dino, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Still Lonely"			Woozi, Wonwoo, Hoshi, Seungkwan		—N/a
		"Pretty U"			Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Seungkwan		—N/a
		"Hit Song"			Bumzu, S.Coups, Dino, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Adore U" (Vocal Team)			Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, DK, Seungkwan		—N/a
		"Monday to Saturday" (Hip Hop Team)			Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu		Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi
		"Shining Diamond" (Performance Team)			Kim Min-jeong, S.Coups, Woozi		—N/a
		"Love Letter"			S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu		—N/a
2016		"No F.U.N"	Love & Letter - Repackage Album		S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Dino, Hoshi, Seungkwan		—N/a
		"Very Nice"			Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Healing"			S.Coups, Woozi, Dino, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Space"			Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Boom Boom"	Going Seventeen		Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Lean On Me"			Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Fast Pace"			S.Coups, Woozi, Hoshi		—N/a
		"I Don't Know"			S.Coups, Woozi		—N/a
2017		"If I" (Hip Hop Team)	Al1		S.Coups, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Crazy in Love"			Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Check In" (Remastering) (Hip Hop Team)			S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Swimming Fool"			Bumzu, Woozi, Dino		—N/a
		"Without You"	Teen, Age		Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Dino, Hoshi, Mingyu, DK, The8, Jeonghan		—N/a
		"Trauma" (Hip Hop Team)			S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu		Bumzu
		"Campfire"			Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, The8, Jeonghan		—N/a
		"Rocket"			Woozi, Nathan, Joshua		Bumzu, Woozi, Nathan
		"Bring It"			Woozi, Hoshi		—N/a
2018		"Thinkin' About You"	Director's Cut		Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo		—N/a
		"MMO" (Hip Hop Team)	Non-album singles		S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Joker" (Hip Hop Team)			S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Un Haeng Il Chi" (언행일치 / 言行一致) (Hip Hop Team)			Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu		—N/a
		"What's the Problem" (Hip Hop Team)			S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Oh My!"	You Make My Day		Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi		—N/a
		"Holiday"			Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon		Woozi, Bumzu, Park Ki-tae
		"What's Good" (Hip Hop Team)			S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Our Dawn is Hotter than Day"			Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu		—N/a
		"A-Teen"	A-Teen OST Part 3		Bumzu, Woozi, Dino		—N/a
	Jimin Park	"PUTP" (전화받아) (feat. Kino, Woodz, Nathan)	jiminxjamie		Woodz, Nathan, Kino, Jimin Park		Woodz, Nathan, Kino, Park Jimin
	Drunken Tiger	"Bumaye" (Remix) (feat. Bizzy, Vernon of Seventeen)	Drunken Tiger X : Rebirth Of Tiger JK		Bumzu, Woozi, Dino		—N/a
	Seventeen	"Chilli" (Hip Hop Team)	You Made My Dawn		S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu		Bumzu, Pop Time
		"Getting Closer"			Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi		—N/a
2019	Tobi Lou	"Looped Up" (feat. Vernon)	Live on Ice		TBD		TBD
	Seventeen	"Hit"	An Ode		Bumzu, Woozi		—N/a
		"Lie Again"			Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Mingyu		—N/a
		"독: Fear"			Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon		—N/a
		"Let Me Hear You Say"			Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Second Life"			—N/a		Bumzu, Woozi
		"Network Love"			Bumzu, Woozi, The8		—N/a
		"Back It Up" (Hip Hop Team)			S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Lucky"			Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Mingyu, Seungkwan		—N/a
		"Snap Shoot"			Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Mingyu		—N/a
2020		"Fearless"	Heng:garæ		Bumzu, Woozi		—N/a
		"Left and Right"			Bumzu, Woozi		—N/a
		"My My"			Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi		Bumzu, Woozi
		"Kidult"			Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi		—N/a
		"Home;Run"	Semicolon		Bumzu, Woozi, Seungkwan		—N/a
		"Do Re Mi" (Seungkwan, Vernon and Dino)			Bumzu, Woozi, Dino, Seungkwan		—N/a
		"All My Love"			Bumzu, Woozi, Seungkwan		—N/a
2021		"Gam3 Bo1" (Hip Hop Team)	Your Choice		Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Rock With You"	Attacca		Bumzu, Kim In-hyeong, Woozi, Joshua, Tim Tan, Jordan Witzigreuter, Cameron Walker-Wright		—N/a
		"Crush"			Bumzu, Woozi, Maggiani Aris Andreas, Hoveyda Analise Nika		—N/a
		"I can't run away" (Hip Hop Team)			Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu		Bumzu, Woozi, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Lee Min-gyu
		"2 Minus 1"			Bumzu, Joshua		Bumzu, Woozi, Joshua, Heyfarmer
	Vernon	"Bands Boy"	Non-album singles		—		Cribs 1, Cribs 2
2022	Charli XCX	"Beg for You" (A. G. Cook and Vernon of Seventeen Remix) (feat Rina Sawayama)			Charlotte Aitchison, Rina Sawayama, Roland Spreckley, Nicholas Gale, Sorana Păcurar, Alexander Soifer, Jonas von der Burg, Niclas von der Burg, Anoo Bhagavan, Bumzu		Charlotte Aitchison, Rina Sawayama, Roland Spreckley, Nicholas Gale, Sorana Păcurar, Alexander Soifer, Jonas von der Burg, Niclas von der Burg, Anoo Bhagavan, Bumzu
	Omega Sapien	"Wrecker"	Wuga		Omega Sapien, Rodrigues Harry		Omega Sapien, Rodrigues Harry
	Seventeen	"Ash"	Face the Sun		Bumzu, Woozi, Woo Chang-seong, Lee Nicholas David, Palmer Kyan		Bumzu, Woozi, Woo Chang-seong, Lee Nicholas David, Palmer Kyan
		"_World"	Sector 17		Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz		—N/a
		"Cheers" (Seventeen Leaders)			Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Hoshi		Bumzu, Woozi, Mingyu
	Vernon	"Black Eye"	Non-album single		Robb Roy		Ohway!, Robb Roy, Hong Hoon-ki
2023	Seventeen	"Super"	FML		Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi		—N/a
		"Fire" (Hip Hop Team)			Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu		Bumzu, Wonwoo
	(sic)boy	"Miss You" (feat. KM, Vernon)	Hollow		Robb Roy, (sic)boy		Robb Roy, KM, (sic)boy
	Seventeen	"God of Music"	Seventeenth Heaven		Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Mingyu		—N/a
		"Diamond Days"			Bumzu, Jeon Gan-dhi, S.Coups, Woozi		—N/a
		"Monster" (Hip Hop Team)			Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu		Bumzu
		"God of Light Music"	Non-album single		Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Mingyu, Jun		—N/a
2024		"Lalali" (Hip Hop Team)	17 Is Right Here		Woozi, Bumzu, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon		—N/a
		"Eyes on You"	Spill the Feels		Woozi, Bumzu, S.Coups		—N/a
		"Love, Money, Fame" (featuring DJ Khaled)			Woozi, Bumzu, Robb Roy		—N/a
		"Water" (Hip Hop Team)			Woozi, Bumzu, Wonwoo, Mingyu, S.Coups		Bumzu, Mingyu
	The8	"54321 (Lift Off)" (featuring Vernon)	Stardust		The8, Robb Roy		The8, Numbernine, Robb Roy, NicolKeem
		"Orbit" (featuring JinJiBeWater)			The8, Robb Roy, JinJiBeWater		Numbernine, Robb Roy, NicolKeem
	Yugyeom	"Sweet Like"	Non-album single		Robb Roy		—N/a
2025	Seventeen	"Skyfall"	Happy Burstday		The8, Robb Roy		—N/a
		"Shining Star"			Robb Roy		—N/a
	Yugyeom	"Glue Stick" (featuring Hoody)	Interlunar		Yugyeom, Robb Roy		Yugyeom, Robb Roy, DJ Wegun

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