Kim Woo-sung (singer)

Kim Woo-sung (Korean: 김우성, born February 25, 1993), also known by the mononyms Woosung and Sammy, is a Korean-American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper and composer, best known as a vocalist and electric guitarist of South Korean band The Rose. He made his solo debut on July 25, 2019 with the extended play Wolf.[1][2]

Kim Woo-sung 김우성
Born	February 25, 1993
Genres	K-pop R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals Electric guitar
Years active	2017–present
Labels	J&Star Company

Korean name
Hangul	김우성
Revised Romanization	Gim U-seong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim U-sŏng

Career

Kim debuted on August 3, 2017, as a vocalist and electric guitarist of J&Star's rock band, The Rose. The band debuted with their single 'Sorry'.

On March 20, 2019 it was announced on Twitter that Kim will be the third MC on After School Club, replacing Seungmin. Kim would MC alongside with Park Jimin and Han Hee-jun beginning with episode 361 on March 26, 2019.[3]

Kim's pre-release single "Lonely" came out on July 19, 2019. His first extended play Wolf was released the following week on July 25, along with the single "Face". The EP peaked at number 19 on the Gaon Album Chart.[2]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [4]
Wolf	Released: July 25, 2019 Label: J&Star Company Formats: CD, digital download Track listing Wolf Moon Face Lonely (외로워) Face (Inst.)	19	KOR: 5,998[5]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		KOR [6]	US World [7]
As lead artist
"Lonely" (외로워)	2019	—	—	Wolf
"Face"		—	21
"Beautiful Girl" (featuring Peniel)		—	—	Non-album single
Collaborations
"Sign Of The Times" (with Lee Chan-sol)	2019	—	—	JTBC SuperBand Episode 5
"ILYSB" (with DPOLE, Mellow Kitchen and Kim Hyung-woo)		—	—	JTBC SuperBand Episode 7
"Cake By The Ocean" (with Hwang Min-jae, Park Ji-hwan and Kim Ha-jin)		—	—	JTBC SuperBand Episode 10
Soundtrack appearances
"Feel My Heart"	2019	—	—	Catch the Ghost OST Part 1
"Wanna Be Bad"		—	—	Psychopath Diary OST Part 1
"You Make Me Back"	2020	—	—	Itaewon Class OST Part 5

Songwriting and composing credits

Note: all songs released by The Rose are written and composed by the band, and are thus credited as such.

Year	Album	Artist	Song	Lyrics		Composer
				Credited	With	Credited	With
2019	Wolf	Woosung	"Wolf"	Yes	–	Yes	–
			"Moon"	Yes	–	Yes	–
			"Face"	Yes	–	Yes	–
			"Lonely"	Yes	–	Yes	–
	Non-album single		"Beautiful Girl"	Yes	Peniel	Yes	Jerry. L

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Network	Note(s)	Ref.
2011–12	K-pop Star (season 1)	SBS	Contestant	[8]
2019	After School Club	Arirang TV	Host with Jamie and Heejun	[9]
2019	Superband	JTBC	Contestant; his team ranked 4th during the finals	[10]

Music videos

Year	Title	Director	Ref.
2019	"Face"	ITCHCOCK	[11]
	"Beautiful Girl"	Kim JW Andy	[12]

References

1. "김우성 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
2. "'슈퍼밴드' 김우성, 솔로 가수 출격..오늘(25일) 첫 번째 미니앨범 'WOLF' 발매". Joongang Ilbo (in Korean).
3. https://twitter.com/arirang_ASC/status/1108202421891653632. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
   • "Wolf".
5. "2019년 08월 Album Chart" [August 2019 Album Chart (see #89)]. Gaon. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
6. "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean).
7. Billboard World Digital Song Sales:
   • ""Face"". Billboard Charts. August 10, 2019.
8. "[bnt화보] 김우성 "'K팝스타'-'슈퍼밴드' 서바이벌 2번 경험, 후회 없지만 3번째 도전 없을 것"". Hankyung (in Korean). August 21, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
9. Luu, Tracey (December 28, 2019). "Woosung to leave ASC's host position". All Access Asia. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
10. "'슈퍼밴드' 김우성 팀, 최상엽 팀 꺾고 다음 라운드 직행". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). May 10, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
11. 김우성(WOOSUNG) - "FACE" Official Music Video (music video). South Korea: Youtube. 2019. Credits.
12. 김우성 (WooSung) - Beautiful Girl (Feat. 프니엘 (PENIEL)) MV (music video). South Korea: Youtube. 2019. Credits.