| Jang Wooyoung 장우영 張佑榮 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jang Wooyoung |
| Born | April 30, 1989 Busan, South Korea |
| Occupations | Singer,[1] Dancer,[1] Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Associated acts | 2PM 2AM |
| Korean name | |
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| Hangul | 장우영 |
| Hanja | 張佑榮 |
| Revised Romanization | Jang U-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Uyŏng |
Jang Wooyoung, generally known as Wooyoung (Hangul: 우영), was born on April 30, 1989. He is a South Korean idol singer in 2PM, a 6-member boy band that is active in South Korea and managed by JYP Entertainment.
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Wooyoung was born in Busan and has an older sister. He attended Seoul School for the Arts with a dance major.
He was selected to be a JYP trainee through MGoon's JYP auditions. He won first place in this audition against 5000 other candidates.
He once filled in as a dancer partner with Wonder Girls member Kim Yubin when T.O.P from Big Bang fainted the day before the special performance with the Wonder Girls during the 2007 MBC Music Awards.
On September 4, 2008, Wooyoung, along with 6 other members, debuted as 2PM with their first single "10점 만점에 10점" ("10 Points out of 10 Points") from their single album "Hottest Time of the Day."
Wooyoung, along with Taecyeon formerly hosted SBS's music show Inkigayo, from July 26, 2009 till July 11, 2010.
On February 2, 2010, he was officially the sub-MC in Kim Seung Woo's talk show KBS Win Win alongside Girls' Generation’s Taeyeon, Kim Shin Young, and Choi Hwa Jung. He received high praise for his very natural MC-ing and exceptional wit. He was always curious about everything, so he constantly began his sentences with, "I’m curious about something…" thus, earning the nickname, 'Curious Wooyoung'. He left the show on August 3, 2010 along with Taeyeon to focus on 2PM's first concert.
He first debuted as an actor in the 2011 KBS drama series Dream High playing the role of Jason, a Korean-American. The Drama premiered on January 3, 2011. The Drama made him famous for his English line, "Is it my turn already?".
After concluding his drama debuts through KBS‘s “Dream High“, Wooyoung expressed that he will continue to pursue their passion for acting in conjunction with their singing careers. A representative of JYP Entertainment spoke with OSEN and revealed, “We’re planning to continue Wooyoung’s acting career when he receives another great project. He was worried before ‘Dream High’ began filming, and often wondered whether he’d be able to act, but we believe that he’s gained a lot of confidence since then. He’s gotten very interested in the acting field, so we plan to continue his acting career, along with fellow member Taecyeon‘s.”[2]
On August, 2011 it was announced that Wooyoung and miss A‘s Bae Suzy were going to make a cameo appearances in the new KBS Drama Special, ‘Human Casino‘. The pilot episode aired on September 18th, and the two idol stars were playing the role of a couple caught up in gambling scandals. The two are good friends with the PD of ‘Human Casino’, who also produced the KBS 2TV series ‘High Kick‘. Their scenes weren't a part of the actual drama, but rather be featured towards the end with the rolling credits. Kim PD stated, “I told these two that I was starting a new project and they told me they wanted to visit, so I thought of giving them a small cameo role.” ‘Human Casino’ is the story of an engaged woman who is reportedly found missing, and her fiance believes she has been kidnapped. He later finds out she is caught up in a risky situation with gamblers that use human lives as their stakes. [3]
Wooyoung trained Kim Gyuri for her performance on MBC's "Dancing With the Stars" aired on July 8th, 2011. Netizens praised his talents as a dancer for having the chance to teach others about it. [4]
For 2PM's tours in 2011 (Hands Up Asia Tour and Republic of 2PM), Junho and Wooyoung performed together a song that Junho wrote, while Wooyoung choreographed and designed their outfits.[5]
Taecyeon and Wooyoung modeled for the fall collection for the clothing brand, Evisu. In this photo shoot, Taecyeon and Wooyoung put aside their fun image and showed a chic side to themselves. Despite the long hours of the photo shoot, they didn’t show signs of tiredness and lightened up the atmosphere receiving much praise from the staff. For Evisu’s fall collection, Taecyeon and Wooyoung modeled denim jackets, jeans, and shirts, along with items that bring out the vintage style. An Evisu official said, ”Evisu’s brand new models Wooyoung and Taecyeon, were friendly and charismatic. Mixed with the fall collection, the items will definitely become mega hits”. [6]
Wooyoung stands 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] and weighs 65 kg (140 lb; 10.2 st).[1] He speaks Korean, Japanese and has a sufficient understanding of the English language. His hobbies include surfing the web and listening to music. He once stated there are "exactly 3 things that (he) likes: music, association football and interior (design)." When asked why he didn't include dancing, he replied, "it is also included in music .. and football." He enjoys dancing and singing. His well known nicknames are 'AngAng', 'Mandu Cheeks' and 'Ssanti Wooyoung.' Since 2009, he has attended Howon University, majoring in broadcasting.[7]
On the special episode of KBS Win Win (Seung Seung Jang Gu) with 2PM as guests, Wooyoung revealed that his father had been against his dreams. As fans know, Wooyoung’s always had a dream of becoming a singer; however, his father initially opposed it because he wanted his son to have an easier, normal life. However, Wooyoung did not give up on his dream, like his father had hoped, and persistantly attended dance practices. Even while taking dance lessons and pursuing his dream, Wooyoung did not give up on studying and studied as hard as he danced in order to receive his father’s acknowledgement. In order to receive his father’s approval, Wooyoung wrote three letters a month for two years, and his father eventually gave in. Now, ever since he became a singer, his father has become the one sending him letters of encouragement.
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Note |
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| 2008 | Hot Blood | Mnet | Himself | |
| Idol Army Season 3 | MBC | Himself | ||
| 2009 | 2PM Wild Bunny | Mnet | Himself | |
| Inkigayo | SBS | Himself | ||
| 2010 | Win Win | KBS | Himself | |
| 2011 | Dream High | KBS2 | Jason | |
| 2PM Show! | SBS | Himself | ||
| Drama Special "Human Casino" | KBS | Cameo |
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