Park Woo-jin (

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...

: 박우진, born November 2, 1999), better known mononymously as Woojin, is a South Korean rapper, singer and songwriter. He placed sixth in the second season of ''

Produce 101 ''Produce 101'' is a reality television talent competition franchise created by South Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ E&M, based around the formation of a K-pop girl group or boy group. The format is noted for having no panel of judges, empl ...

'', becoming a member of the project group

Wanna One Wanna One () was a South Korean boy band formed by CJ E&M through the second season of ''Produce 101''. The group was composed of eleven members: Kang Daniel, Park Ji-hoon, Lee Dae-hwi, Kim Jae-hwan, Ong Seong-wu, Park Woo-jin, Lai Kuan-lin, Yo ...

. He is a member of the boy group

AB6IX AB6IX (; ''pronounced as A-B-Six'') is a South Korean boy band formed by Brand New Music. The group currently consists of four members: Jeon Woong, Kim Dong-hyun, Park Woo-jin and Lee Dae-hwi. Former leader Lim Young-min's departure from the gro ...

Career

Early life and pre-debut

Park Woo-jin was born in

Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...

, South Korea. When he was eleven years old, Park Auditioned for survival program called

Superstar K ''Superstar K'' ( ko, 슈퍼스타 K) is a South Korean television talent show series which is held yearly. First held in 2009, Superstar K has increasingly gained more attention, considered the biggest audition program in South Korea. Superstar ...

. Park graduated from

Korean Arts High School Korean Arts High School ( ko, 한국예술고등학교) is an arts high school in Hongik-dong, Seongdong District, Seoul, South Korea. Departments * Department of Music (Classical Major, Practical Music Major) * Department of Art * Department ...

in January 2018. Prior to appearing on season two of ''

'', Park had trained for one year and two months. He initially started as a trainee under

JYP Entertainment JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate founded in 1997 by J. Y. Park. It is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea, and operates as a record label, tale ...

and then became a trainee under

Brand New Music Brand New Music (Hangul: 브랜뉴 뮤직, also stylized as BrandNew Music and initialized as BNM) is a South Korean hip hop company founded in 2011 by rapper . History 2003–2012: Founding and first-generation artists Kim Se-hwan (Hangul: � ...

2017–2018: ''Produce 101'' and ''Wanna One''

In 2017, Park represented Brand New Music in the boy group reality survival show ''Produce 101 Season 2''. He choreographed the dance to 'Hollywood', which he and his fellow Brand New Music trainees performed at the Produce 101 ranking evaluation. He is known for finishing at sixth place in the final episode and becoming a member of the project boy group Wanna One under

YMC Entertainment YMC Entertainment () was a South Korean entertainment company established in 2010 by Cho Yoo-myung, the eldest son of Trot (music), trot singer Tae Jin-ah. The company has been home to artists such as Shin Bo-ra, Kassy and Soulights, as well as ...

. Park debuted with Wanna One during Wanna One Premier Show-Con on August 7, 2017, at the

Gocheok Sky Dome The Gocheok Sky Dome () is a domed baseball stadium located in Gocheok-dong, Seoul, South Korea. It is the home ballpark of KBO League, KBO club Kiwoom Heroes. The stadium is primarily used for baseball and has a capacity for 16,744 spectators fo ...

with the debut mini-album 1×1=1 (To Be One). He promoted with Wanna One's unit " Triple Position", which won the "Best Unit Award" at the 2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards. He concluded his contract with Wanna One on December 31, 2018, although he still appeared with the group until its official farewell concerts on January 24–27, 2019.

2019: Solo activities and ''AB6IX''

In January 2019, Park collaborated with fellow labelmate

Lee Dae-hwi Lee Dae-hwi (Hangul: 이대휘, born January 29, 2001), better known mononymously as Daehwi, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, producer and television personality. He is a member of South Korean boy group AB6IX, and is known for his particip ...

and released a single titled "Candle". In March 2019, Park collaborated with American rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie and released a Korean version of " Look Back at It". In March 2019, Woojin was confirmed as part of the cast for '' Law of the Jungle in Thailand''. In May 2019, Park debuted in his label Brand New Music's new boy group called

Discography

Songs

Filmography

Television show

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