Bae Woo-hee

Bae Woo-hee

Woohee in 2016
Native name 배우희
Born Bae Woo-hee
(1991-11-21) November 21, 1991
Busan, South Korea
Education Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Family Han Hye-rin (cousin)
Musical career
Genres K-pop
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2012–present
Labels Happy Face Entertainment
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 배우희
Hanja
Revised Romanization Bae U-heui
McCune–Reischauer Pae U-hŭi

Bae Woo-hee (born November 21, 1991), better known mononym Woohee, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Dal Shabet.

Early life and education

Bae Woo-hee was born on November 21, 1991 in Busan, South Korea. She currently attends Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts, majoring in Broadcasting Entertainment.[1]

Career

Pre-debut

Woohee was a trainee of the now defunct entertainment agency Medialine Entertainment, where she was slated to debut within the five-member girl group Viva Girls. The project was terminated in early 2011 due to financial difficulties within the agency.

Following her leave from Medialine Entertainment, Woohee became a trainee under Happy Face Entertainment and debuted with Dal Shabet in 2012.

2012: Dal Shabet

On May 24, 2012, it was announced that Woohee would be joining the pop girl group Dal Shabet, where she would be replacing former member Viki.[2] Dal Shabet released their first teaser video of Woohee on June 1, 2012.[3]

2013–present: Collaborations, acting debut and songwriting

Woohee collaborated with the band Every Single Day to release the track "Nap", which was included on the band's extended play Sky Bridge. The track was released on August 27, 2013 along with an accompanying music video, which Woohee also appeared in.[4]

On November 14, 2013 Woohee released her first solo-track, "Towards Tomorrow", for the OST of the SNS drama Infinite Power.[5]

Woohee released "Hello My Love" on April 29, 2014 for the OST of the MBC's weekend drama, Jang Bo-ri is Here!.[6]

On January 5, Woohee released her second solo track, "사랑한다고 해서 (Love Hurts)" in Dal Shabet's ninth extended play, Naturalness.

Woohee made her acting debut in the 2013 SNS drama Infinite Power, where she played the recurring character Han Su-ja.[7]

On February 24, 2014 it was announced that Woohee would be making her big screen debut through a cameo in the 3D horror movie Tunnel 3D.[8]

Woohee wrote and composed the song "Maybe", a track from Dal Shabet's sixth extended play, Be Ambitious, which was released on June 20, 2013.[9]

Discography

Year Song Album
2013 "Nap" Skybridge
"Towards Tomorrow" Infinite Power OST
2014 "Hello My Love" Jang Bo-ri is Here! OST

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Note
2014 Tunnel 3D Hye-young Cameo

Television series

Year Title Role Network Note
2013 Reply 1994 Ha Hee-ra tvN Cameo
Infinite Power Han Su-ja Naver TV Cast Supporting role
2015 The Lover Mnet Cameo
Persevere, Goo Hae-ra Se-Jong's college friend Mnet
The Time We Were Not in Love Hong Eun-jung SBS Supporting role
2016 Everyday, New Face Seul-bi Main role

Variety show

Year Title Network Note
2014 Share House O'Live TV Guest
2016 Weekly Idol MBC Every 1 Ep. 273 with Dal Shabet & Dia

References

  1. Syahida Kamarudin (2012-05-27). "Woo-hee, Dal Shabet's new member". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  2. Carla Sunwoo (2012-05-26). "Dal Shabet replaces Viki in one day". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  3. "Teaser for Dalshabet’s newest member, Woo Hee, released". en.korea. 2012-06-01. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  4. 달샤벳 우희, 에브리싱글데이 새 앨범 피처링 참여. WowStarTV (September 2, 2013). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  5. 달샤벳 우희, SNS 드라마 ‘무한동력’ OST ‘내일로’ 발표 Archived 2014-08-17 at the Wayback Machine.. StarNews (November 14, 2013). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  6. 리디아, KBS ‘순금의 땅’ OST ‘내 가슴이 그댈 보면’ 11일 음원 공개. SportsWorld (July 11, 2013). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  7. '무한동력' 우희, 긴 생머리 교복 셀카 '눈길'. News1Korea (November 12, 2013). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  8. 달샤벳 우희, 배우 옷 제대로 입는다… 영화 '터널' 합류. AsiaE (February 24, 2014). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  9. Dal Shabet to Make a Return with Self-Written Tracks on June 20. enews (June 2, 2013). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
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