Woozi | |
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우지 | |
Born | Lee Ji-hoon November 22, 1996 Busan, South Korea |
Nationality | Korean |
Education | Hanyang University |
Occupations |
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Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | Pledis |
Member of | Seventeen |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이지훈 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | I Jihun |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Chihun |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 우지 |
Revised Romanization | Uji |
McCune–Reischauer | Uchi |
Signature | |
Lee Ji-hoon (Korean: 이지훈; born November 22, 1996), better known by his stage name Woozi (Korean: 우지), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and record producer. He is a member of the boy band Seventeen. Aside from his work as a soloist and with Seventeen, Woozi has also written for other K-pop artists such as NU'EST W, Ailee, and I.O.I.
From a young age, Woozi studied classical music and learned to play the clarinet and other band instruments.[1] He successfully auditioned for Pledis Entertainment and met labelmate Bumzu, a frequent collaborator on music production.[2] He graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School and subsequently enrolled in Hanyang University.[3]
On May 26, 2015, Woozi debuted in the self-producing group Seventeen with the single "Adore U".[4] He helped write and produce every track on their debut extended play (EP) 17 Carat.[5] He has since become Seventeen's main producer along with Bumzu and is credited for writing over 80% of the group's discography as of January 2019.[6][2]
Shortly thereafter, Woozi began writing for other artists as well. In 2016, he and Ailee wrote lyrics for her collaboration with Eric Nam, "Feelin'".[7] In 2017, Woozi wrote the last single released by the project group I.O.I, "Downpour", whose lyrics received praise.[8] Later that year, he gifted the song "Thankful for You" (지금까지 행복했어요) to South Korean singer Baekho of boy band NU'EST W, which was featured in the group's first EP W, Here.[9] Woozi became a full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association in 2019.[10] On October 15, 2019, Woozi released the song "Miracle" for the soundtrack of the television series The Tale of Nokdu.[11]
In 2021, he worked with fellow Seventeen member Hoshi on his song "Spider", which debuted at number five on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.[12][13] That year, Woozi won Best Producer at the 6th Asia Artist Awards, becoming the youngest recipient of the accolade in the show's history.[14] He released his first mixtape, Ruby, on January 3, 2022.[15] Its lead single, the first track he wrote entirely in the English language, reached number one on iTunes charts in at least 18 different regions, including Chile, Mexico, Indonesia, and Philippines.[16]
See also: Seventeen discography |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales | Album |
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KOR [17] | ||||
"YOSM" (요즈음) (Kanto featuring Woozi) |
2016 | 99 | KOR: 25,591[18] | 14216 |
"Ruby" | 2022 | — | N/A | Non-album singles |
"What Kind of Future" (어떤 미래) |
2024 | 133 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album |
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KOR DL [19] | |||
"Miracle" | 2019 | 144 | The Tale of Nokdu OST |
All song credits are adapted from the KOMCA database.
Artist | Album | Song(s) | Year |
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Dino | Wait |
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2023 |
The8 | Hai Cheng |
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2022 |
Woozi | Ruby |
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2022 |
Hoshi | Spider |
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2021 |
fromis 9 | Fun Factory |
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2019 |
I.O.I | "Downpour" |
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2017 |
Ailee | A New Empire |
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2016 |
Seventeen | Seventeenth Heaven |
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2023 |
FML | *F**k my Life
*Super (손오공) *Fire *I Don’t Understand but I Luv U *Dust (먼지) *April Shower | ||
Face the Sun | 2022 | ||
Power of Love |
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2021 | |
Attacca |
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Your Choice |
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Not Alone |
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Semicolon |
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2020 | |
"24h" |
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Heng:garæ |
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"Fallin' flower" |
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An Ode |
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2019 | |
You Made My Dawn |
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You Make My Day |
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2018 | |
We Make You |
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Director's Cut |
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Teen, Age |
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2017 | |
Al1 |
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Going Seventeen |
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2016 | |
Love & Letter Repackage Album |
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Love & Letter |
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Boys Be |
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2015 | |
17 Carat |
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See also: List of awards and nominations received by Seventeen |
Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) / work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Asia Artist Awards | 2021 | Best Producer | Woozi | Won | [14] |
Melon Music Awards | 2017 | Hot Trend Award | "Downpour"[A] | Nominated | [20] |