Kim Won-pil ( ko, 김원필; born April 28, 1994), also known by his mononym Wonpil, is a South Korean singer, pianist, keyboardist, singer-songwriter, composer and actor. He is the keyboardist of pop rock band

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and its sub unit

Even of Day Day6 (Even of Day), also known as Even of Day is the first sub-unit of the band Day6 based in South Korea, consisting of Young K, Wonpil and Dowoon. Formed by JYP Entertainment, they debuted on August 31, 2020 with their first EP '' The Book of U ...

under

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. His debut album ''

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'' debuted at number one on the

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in February 2022.

Early life

Wonpil was born in

Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

, South Korea. His parents run a piano academy so he was familiar with piano since a young age, and he learned how to play it by himself.

Career

After signing with

, Wonpil was part of JYP trainees' dance team with

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, but was later chosen to be part of the company's first band, and, together with Jae,

, Sungjin and Junhyeok, he formed the acoustic ensemble 5LIVE. In 2014, he appeared in the program ''WIN: Who Is Next?'', which saw the trainees of JYPE and

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compete against each others. In 2015, after the joining of sixth member Dowoon, Wonpil eventually debuted as a member of rock band

on September 7, in which he plays the synthesizer and the keyboard. In August 2020, JYP Entertainment announced that Wonpil, along with DAY6's member Young K and Dowoon, would debut as the first sub-unit

. He and Young K made a short appearance in web series ''Let Me Off The Earth'' in October; then in November, he appeared in BOL4's new music video "Dancing Cartoon". In March 2021, Wonpil made his musical theatre debut in ''

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'', produced by Shinswave. After finishing the musical, it was reported that he was in talks to star in web drama ''Best Mistake 3'', and in October, the news was confirmed. On December 8, Wonpil featured in Korean

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duo 1415 title song "naps!" from the EP of the same name. On the same day, it was reported that he was preparing his solo debut for early 2022. Later JYPE confirmed releasing his first studio album, ''

'', on February 7, 2022. 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. 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.

Personal life

On February 23, 2022, Wonpil announced that he would be serving in the

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, and will enlist in the military on March 28, 2022.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Other releases

Song credits

All credits are listed under the

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(KOMCA) unless otherwise stated.

Filmography

Web series

Music videos

Television show

Musical theatre

Concerts

Wonpil Solo Concert "Pilmography" (2022)

Set list

Concert dates

Notes

References

External links

Wonpil
on JYP Publishing {{DEFAULTSORT:Wonpil 1994 births Living people Musicians from Incheon JYP Entertainment artists South Korean pianists South Korean keyboardists South Korean male singers South Korean pop rock singers Day6 members 21st-century pianists 21st-century male musicians