Wonpil
South Korean musician (born 1994)
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Kim Won-pil (Korean: 김원필; born April 28, 1994),[1][2] known mononymously as Wonpil, is a South Korean singer and musician. He is the keyboardist of pop rock band Day6 and its sub unit Even of Day under JYP Entertainment. His debut album Pilmography debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart in February 2022.
April 28, 1994
- Singer
- musician
- Vocals
- keyboards
- synthesizers
Early life
Career
After signing with JYP Entertainment, Wonpil was part of JYP trainees' dance team with Young K, but was later chosen to be part of the company's first band, and, together with Jae, Young K, Sungjin and Junhyeok, he formed the acoustic ensemble 5LIVE.[4]
In 2014, he appeared in the program WIN: Who Is Next?, which saw the trainees of JYPE and YG Entertainment compete against each others.[2][5] In 2015, after the joining of sixth member Dowoon, Wonpil eventually debuted as a member of rock band Day6 on September 7,[6] in which he plays the synthesizer and the keyboard.[7]
In August 2020, JYP Entertainment announced that Wonpil, along with DAY6's member Young K and Dowoon, would debut as the first sub-unit Even of Day.[8] He and Young K made a short appearance in web series Let Me Off The Earth in October;[9] then in November, he appeared in BOL4's new music video "Dancing Cartoon".[10]
In March 2021, Wonpil made his musical theatre debut in Midnight Sun, produced by Shinswave.[11] After finishing the musical, it was reported that he was in talks to star in web drama Best Mistake 3,[12] and in October, the news was confirmed.[13]
On December 8, Wonpil featured in Korean indie duo 1415 title song "naps!" from the EP of the same name.[14] On the same day, it was reported that he was preparing his solo debut for early 2022.[15] Later JYPE confirmed releasing his first studio album, Pilmography, on February 7, 2022.[15]
On January 24, 2022, JYPE began promoting Wonpil's solo debut with a mood film and the lead single title, "Voiceless". The voice track list, concept photos, interview film, teasers of the music video and live album sampler video were released respectively.[16]
On February 28, 2022, it was confirmed that Wonpil will expand the first solo concert by two more rounds, including the day before the military enlistment.[17]
Personal life
On February 23, 2022, Wonpil announced that he would be serving in the Republic of Korea Navy, and would enlist in the military on March 28, 2022.[18] On October 31, 2023, Wonpil was discharged from military service without further requirement for return.[19]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [20] | |||
| Pilmography |
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Singles
Other releases
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| KOR [22] | |||
| As lead artist | |||
| "사랑병동" | 2026 | — | Unpiltered |
| As featured artist | |||
| "Love Song!" (사랑노래) (The Blank Shop featuring Wonpil) |
2020 | — | Tailor |
| "Wedding Song" (축_가) (J_ust featuring Wonpil) |
— | Non-album singles | |
| "naps!" (1415 featuring Wonpil) |
2021 | — | |
| Soundtrack appearances | |||
| "Did You Wake Up?" (일어났어?) (with Hello Ga-Young) |
2020 | —[A] | One of a Kind Romance OST |
| "Meet Me When the Sun Goes Down" (태양이 지면 널 만나러 갈게) | 2021 | —[B] | Midnight Sun OST Part. 2 |
| "Good-Bye Days" (with Lovelyz' Kei) |
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| "Like a Fire" | 2022 | —[C] | Best Mistake OST Part. 2 |
| "After" (시간의 잔상) | 2024 | — | A Not So Fairy Tale OST |
| Other charted songs | |||
| "A Journey" (행운을 빌어 줘) | 2022 | 128 | Pilmography |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Song credits
All credits are listed under the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) unless otherwise stated.[28]
| Year 2017 | ||||||
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| Title | Artist | Album | Writing | Composing | Arrangement | Notes |
| "Lean On Me" (오늘은 내게) | Day6 | Sunrise |  |
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| "I Smile" (반드시 웃는다) | |
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| "Man In A Movie" | |
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| "I Wait" (아 왜) | |
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| "How Can I Say" (어떻게 말해) | |
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| "Letting Go" (놓아 놓아 놓아; Rebooted Version) | |
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| "I Would" (그럴 텐데) | |
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| "I'm Serious" (장난 아닌데) | |
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| "Say Wow" | |
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| "Dance Dance" | |
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| "My Day" | |
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| "You Were Beautiful" (예뻤어) | |
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| "Better Better" | Moonrise | |
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| "I Like You" (좋아합니다) | |
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| "What Can I Do" (좋은걸 뭐 어떡해) | |
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| "I'll Remember" (남겨둘게) | |
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| "Whatever!" (놀래!) | |
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| "Hi Hello" | |
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| "I Loved You" | |
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| "When You Love Someone" (그렇더라고요) | |
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| "All Alone" (혼자야) | |
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| "Pouring" (쏟아진다) | |
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| "I'll Try" (노력해볼게요) | |
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| Year 2018 | ||||||
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| Title | Artist | Album | Writing | Composing | Arrangement | Notes |
| "Warning!" | Day6 | Shoot Me: Youth Part 1 | |
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| "Shoot Me" | |
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| "어쩌다 보니" (Somehow) | |
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| "Feeling Good" | |
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| "혼잣말" (Talking to) | |
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| "원하니까" (Still) | |
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| "Stop The Rain" | Unlock | |
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| "Say Hello" | |
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| "I Just" | |
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| "Nobody Knows" | |
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| "Falling" | |
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| "If ~また逢えたら~" (If -Mata Aetara-) | |
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| "Chocolate" | Want More 19 OST | |
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| "아픈 길" (Hurt Road) | Remember Us: Youth Part 2 | |
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| "행복했던 날들이었다" (Days Gone By) | |
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| "두통" (Headache) | |
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| "121U" | |
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| "완전 멋지잖아" (So Cool) | |
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| "마라톤" (Marathon) | |
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| Year 2019 | ||||||
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| Title | Artist | Album | Writing | Composing | Arrangement | Notes |
| "Good Night" | Jeong Se-woon | Touch Your Heart OST | |
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| "For Me" | Day6 | The Book of Us: Gravity | |
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| "Time of Our Life" (한 페이지가 될 수 있게) | |
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| "How to Love" | |
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| "Cover" (포장) | |
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| "Best Part" | |
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| "Deep in Love" | The Book of Us: Entropy | |
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| "Sweet Chaos" | |
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| "Rescue Me" | |
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| "Not Fine" | |
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| "Not Mine" | |
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| "Like a Flowing Wind" (마치 흘러가는 바람처럼) | |
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| "If You" (君なら) | The Best Day2 | |
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| Year 2020 | ||||||
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| Title | Artist | Album | Writing | Composing | Arrangement | Notes |
| "Day and Night" (해와 달처럼) | Day6 | The Book of Us: The Demon | |
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| "Zombie" | |
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| "Tick Tock" | |
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| "Love Me or Leave Me" | |
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| "Stop" (때려쳐) | |
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| "1 to 10" | |
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| "Zombie" (English Ver.) | |
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| "Landed" (그렇게 너에게 도착하였다) | Day6 (Even of Day) | The Book of Us: Gluon | |
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| "Where The Sea Sleeps" (파도가 끝나는 곳까지) | |
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| "Thanks to" (땡스 투) | |
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| "To Be Continued -Outro- (Sung by Denimalz 3)" | |
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| Year 2021 | ||||||
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| Title | Artist | Album | Writing | Composing | Arrangement | Notes |
| "사랑, 이게 맞나 봐" (So This is Love) | Day6 | bimil:ier vol.1 | |
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| "Everyday We Fight" | The Book of Us: Negentropy | |
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| "You Make Me" | |
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| "Healer" | |
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| "Only" (둘도 아닌 하나) | |
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| "Above the Clouds" | |
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| "One" (무적) | |
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| "우린" (We) | Day6 (Even of Day) | Right Through Me | |
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| "뚫고 지나가요" (Right Through Me) | |
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| "역대급" (WALK) | |
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| "네가 원했던 것들" (All The Things You Wanted) | |
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| "비극의 결말에서" (From the Ending of a Tragedy) | |
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| "나 홀로 집에" (Home Alone) | |
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| "Love Parade" | |
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| "낙하산은 펴지 않을게요" (Diving to the top) | The Wild Idol | N/a | |
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For the group from the survival show, Extreme Debut: Wild Idol |
| Year 2022 | ||||||
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| Title | Artist | Album | Writing | Composing | Arrangement | Notes |
| "안녕, 잘 가" (Voiceless) | Wonpil | Pilmography | |
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| "지우게" (Sincerity) | |
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| "소설 속의 작가가 되어" (A Writer in a Love Story) | |
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| "우리더 걸을까" (Walk with Me) | |
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| "외딴섬의 외톨이" (Stranded) | |
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| "언젠가 봄은 찾아올 거야" (Someday, Spring Will Come) | |
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| "휴지조각" (Pieces) | |
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| "늦은 끝" (Last Goodbye) | |
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| "그리다 보면" (Unpainted Canvas) | |
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| "행운을 빌어 줘" (A Journey) | |
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| "해변의달링" (Darling on the Beach) | Day6 (Even of Day) | Non-album singles | |
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| Year 2024 | ||||||
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| Title | Artist | Album | Writing | Composing | Arrangement | Notes |
| "Welcome To The Show" | Day6 | Fourever | |
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| "Happy" | |
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| "The Power of Love" | |
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| "널 제외한 나의 뇌" (Get the Hell Out) | |
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| "나만 슬픈 엔딩" (Sad Ending) | |
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| "사랑하게 해주라" (Let Me Love You) | |
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| "그게 너의 사랑인지 몰랐어" (Didn't Know) | |
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| "괴물" (Monster) | Band Aid | |
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| "녹아내려요" (Melt Down) | |
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| "그녀가 웃었다" (She Smiled) | |
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| "망겜" (Shxtty Game) | |
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| "도와줘요 Rock&Roll" (Help Me Rock&Roll) | |
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| "Counter" | |
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| "I'm Fine" | |
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| "아직 거기 살아" (Still There) | |
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| Year 2025 | ||||||
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| Title | Artist | Album | Writing | Composing | Arrangement | Notes |
| "Maybe Tomorrow" | Day6 | Non-album singles | |
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| "끝났지" (Game Over) | |
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Filmography
Web series
Music video appearances
Television show
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant | As Pager mask | [34] |
Musical theatre
| Year | English title | Korean title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Midnight Sun | 태양의 노래 | Ha-ram | [11][35] |
Concerts
Wonpil Solo Concert "Pilmography" (2022)
Set list
- A Writer in a Love Story
- Stranded
- Someday, Spring Will Come
- Walk With Me
- Through the Night (cover)
- I'm Serious
- Days Gone By
- Why? (cover)
- Last Goodbye
- Pieces
- Like a Flowing Wind
- Unpainted Canvas
- You Were Beautiful
- Sincerity
- Voiceless
- So, This is Love
- Smiling Angel (cover)
- Time of Our Life
- A Journey
- A Writer in a Love Story
- Stranded
- Someday, Spring Will Come
- Walk With Me
- What's the Matter? (cover)
- Don't Forget (cover)
- Days Gone By
- I'm Serious
- Last Goodbye
- Pieces
- Like a Flowing Wind
- Unpainted Canvas
- You Were Beautiful
- Sincerity
- Voiceless
- So, This is Love
- Smiling Angel (cover)
- Time of Our Life
- A Journey
- A Writer in a Love Story
- Stranded
- Someday, Spring Will Come
- Walk With Me
- Two People (cover)
- I'm Serious
- Days Gone By
- What's the Matter? (cover)
- Last Goodbye
- Pieces
- Like a Flowing Wind
- Unpainted Canvas
- You Were Beautiful
- Sincerity
- Voiceless
- So, This is Love
- Smiling Angel (cover)
- Time of Our Life
- A Journey
- A Writer in a Love Story
- Stranded
- Someday, Spring Will Come
- Walk With Me
- Love Song
- After This Night (cover)
- I'm Serious
- Days Gone By
- Last Goodbye
- Pieces
- Like a Flowing Wind
- Unpainted Canvas
- You Were Beautiful
- Sincerity
- Voiceless
- So, This is Love
- Smiling Angel (cover)
- Time of Our Life
- A Journey
- A Writer in a Love Story
- Stranded
- Someday, Spring Will Come
- Walk With Me
- All About You (cover)
- After This Night (cover)
- I'm Serious
- Days Gone By
- Last Goodbye
- Pieces
- Like a Flowing Wind
- Unpainted Canvas
- You Were Beautiful
- Sincerity
- Voiceless
- So, This is Love
- Smiling Angel (cover)
- Time of Our Life
- A Journey
Concert dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue / Platform |
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| March 11, 2022 | Seoul | South Korea | Yes24 Live Hall |
| March 12, 2022 | |||
| March 13, 2022 | Yes24 Live Hall, Beyond LIVE | ||
| March 26, 2022 | Kwangwoon University | ||
| March 27, 2022 | Kwangwoon University, Beyond LIVE |
