Wooseok
South Korean rapper
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Jung Woo-seok (Korean: 정우석; born January 31, 1998), also known by the mononym Wooseok, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and composer. He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group Pentagon in October 2016 and also formed a duo with Lai Kuan-lin as Wooseok X Kuanlin in March 2019, under Cube Entertainment. In 2025, he created the project band KIK.
January 31, 1998
- Rapper
- singer
- songwriter
- composer
Wooseok | |
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| 정우석 | |
Wooseok in 2021 | |
| Born | Jung Woo-seok January 31, 1998 Gwangju, South Korea |
| Alma mater | School of Performing Arts Seoul |
| Occupations |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | |
| Member of | |
| Formerly of | |
| Website | cubeent |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정우석 |
| RR | Jeong Useok |
| MR | Chŏng Usŏk |
Early life and education
Wooseok was born in Gwangju, South Korea on January 31, 1998. In 2017, he graduated from the School of Performing Arts in Seoul.[1] When he was a child, he played violin and piano, and he regularly participated in competitions and won awards.[2]
Career
2016–2022: Debut with Pentagon, Wooseok X Kuanlin, and solo activities
Wooseok participated in Mnet's reality survival program, Pentagon Maker.[3] He made his official debut with Pentagon on October 10, 2016 with the song "Gorilla" from their self-titled EP.[4]
In 2017, Wooseok co-wrote the Produce 101 Season 2 hit song "Never" and Wanna One's debut title track, "Energetic" together with Pentagon's leader Hui.[5][unreliable source?][6] Later in September, Wooseok made a cameo with other members of Pentagon as the idol group Asgard in the drama Hello, My Twenties! 2.[7] He appeared in the music video of labelmate Jeon So-yeon's debut song "Jelly" in November.[8]
On March 24, 2018 Wooseok debuted as a model during 2018 F/W Hera Seoul Fashion Week for the designer brand R.Shemiste.[9] On June 19, he was featured on the song "Ain't No Time" by Kim Dong-han from Kim's debut EP D-Day.[10][11]
On February 22, 2019, Cube Entertainment announced that Wooseok would be debuting in a new unit project alongside labelmate and former Wanna One member Lai Kuan-lin.[12] The unit, Wooseok X Kuanlin, made their debut on March 11, 2019 with the title track "I'm A Star" and debut extended play, 9801.[13][14] The EP contains two solo songs, "Always Difficult Always Beautiful" and "Domino", both of which were co-written and co-produced by Wooseok.[15]
In 2020, Wooseok was cast in tvN's new variety show, Decoding Meow alongside Yoo Seon-ho which premiered on January 5.[16] On January 14, Wooseok was featured in Jeong Young-eun's "Fine Day", and he participated in the song's lyrics.[17] In October, Wooseok was confirmed as a contestant on the rap competition program Show Me The Money 9.[18] During the 60 Second Team Trials, he received one pass and three fails from the producers, and was subsequently eliminated from the show.[19]
On January 20, 2021, Wooseok was confirmed to make his web drama debut as the lead in Dingo Music's Fling at Convenience Store.[20] In February, he starred in the web drama Nickname Pine Leaf for the SBS YouTube channel yogurD, where he plays two different versions of himself: PD Jung Seok-woo and Pentagon's Wooseok.[21] In July, he was cast as the lead in his second Dingo Music web drama Those Who Want to Catch.[22]
2023–present: Departure from Cube Entertainment and solo activities
In April 2023, Wooseok replaced bandmate Shinwon as the DJ of Pentagon's Night Radio.[23] He collaborated with Filipino singer Maymay Entrata on the song "Autodeadma", which was released on April 28.[24] On October 9, it was announced that Wooseok had left Cube Entertainment alongside fellow Pentagon members Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto, and Kino.[25] On December 21, he released a duet with singer Soyeon of Laboum titled "We Are I" as a part of MBTI Project.[26][full citation needed]
On January 2, 2024, Wooseok signed an exclusive contract with UNDFND Entertainment, and announced an album and fan meeting within the first half of the year.[27] He released his first single album Empty Paper with the lead single "Navy Blue" and the b-side "Sketch" on February 24.[28] In late May, he released the English song "You" alongside Australian-Japanese producer Taka Perry.[29] He released another version of the song featuring Finnish singer Robin Packalen in June.[30]
In June 2025, Wooseok created the project band KIK alongside Jung Min-hyuk of Lacuna and Oh Myung-seok of SURL. Their self-titled debut EP was released the same month, with the lead single "Simple".[31]
Discography
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [32] | |||||
| As lead artist | |||||
| "Navy Blue" | 2024 | — | Empty Paper | ||
| "Angel" | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Romance" | 2025 | — | |||
| As featured artist | |||||
| "Ain't No Time" (Kim Dong-han feat. Wooseok) |
2018 | — | D-Day | ||
| "Fine Day" (MosPick, Jeong Young-eun feat. Wooseok) |
2020 | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Autodeadma" (Maymay Entrata feat. Wooseok) |
2023 | — | TBD | ||
| Collaborations | |||||
| "This Stop Is" (with Hui and YooA) |
2018 | — | Gag-Singer Producer - Streaming | ||
| "We Are I" (with Soyeon) |
2023 | — | Digital Single | ||
| "You" (with Taka Perry) |
2024 | — | Digital Single | ||
| Soundtrack appearances | |||||
| "How Can I Do" (with Jinho and Hui) |
2019 | — | Welcome to Waikiki 2 Part 4 OST[33][full citation needed] | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
Songwriting credits
Filmography
Drama
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Hello, My Twenties! 2 | Thor / Park Woo-seok | Cameo | [7] |
Web series
Variety shows
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pentagon Maker | Contestant | [3] |
| 2020 | Decoding Meow | Cast member | [16] |
| Show Me the Money 9 | Contestant | [18] | |
| 2021 | We Cycle | Host | [35] |