Bae Woo-hee
배우희
Woohee in 2018
Born (1991-11-21) November 21, 1991 (age 32)
Busan, South Korea
EducationDong-ah Institute of Media and Arts – Broadcasting and Entertainment
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
RelativesHan Hye-rin (cousin)
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2012–present
LabelsHappy Face
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
배우희
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBae U-heui
McCune–ReischauerPae Uhŭi

Bae Woo-hee (born November 21, 1991), known professionally as Woohee, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Dal Shabet and for finishing 7th in the show The Unit, making her a member of the girl group Uni.T.[1][2]

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.[3]

Career

Pre-debut

Bae 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.[citation needed]

Following her leave from Medialine Entertainment, Bae became a trainee under Happy Face Entertainment, and debuted with Dal Shabet in 2012.[citation needed]

2012–2014: Career beginnings

On May 24, 2012, it was announced that Bae would be joining the pop girl group Dal Shabet, where she would be replacing former member Viki.[4] Dal Shabet released their first teaser video of Woohee on June 1, 2012.[5]

Bae wrote and composed the song "Maybe", a track from Dal Shabet's sixth extended play, Be Ambitious, which was released on June 20, 2013.[6]

Bae 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 Bae also appeared in.[7] Bae made her acting debut in the 2013 SNS drama Infinite Power, where she played the recurring character Han Su-ja.[8]

On November 14, 2013, Bae released her first solo track, "Towards Tomorrow", for the OST of the SNS drama Infinite Power.[9]

On February 24, 2014, it was announced that Bae would be making her big screen debut through a cameo in the 3D horror movie Tunnel 3D.[10]

Bae released "Hello My Love" on April 29, 2014, for the OST of the MBC's weekend drama, Jang Bo-ri is Here!.[11]

Bae performing in 2015

2015–2016: Acting roles

In June 2015, Bae was cast in supporting roles in SBS' The Time We Were Not in Love.[citation needed]

On January 5, 2016, Bae released her second solo track, "Love Hurts", in Dal Shabet's ninth extended play, Naturalness.[citation needed]

2017–present: The Unit and UNI.T

In 2017, Bae joined the KBS idol competition show The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project along with her fellow Dal Shabet member Serri.[12] On February 10, 2018, during the final episode of The Unit, Bae placed seventh among female contestants and became a member of the final female line-up which was later revealed to be named Uni.T.[1][2]

In 2022, Bae will hold a solo fan meeting Between Us at the Unexpected Theater in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on July 29, 2022.[13]

Discography

Main article: Dal Shabet 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 Notes Ref.
2014 Tunnel 3D Hye-young Cameo
2022 Wolves [14]
Idol Recipe Kelly musical theater film [15]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Dream High Baek-hee's Kirin student Cameo
2013 Reply 1994 Ha Hee-ra Cameo (Episode 2)
2015 The Lover Herself as Ryu Seong Gyun's girlfriend Cameo (Episode 6)
Persevere, Goo Hae-ra Se-jong's college friend Cameo (Episode 1)
The Time We Were Not in Love Hong Eun-jung
2019 Home for Summer Jin Soo-yeon
2020 Lonely Enough to Love Kang Woo's patient Cameo
Birthcare Center Hee-won
2021 Times Jo Yoo-jin Cameo (Episode 3–4)
2022 Business Proposal Koh Yu-ra [16]
It's Beautiful Now Yeon Na-young Cameo [17][18]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Infinite Power Han Su-ja
2016 Everyday, New Face Seul-bi
2020 Thumbs Up Feeds Me Cha Eun-ha
One Fine Week Yoo Hwa-in Season 2
2022 Two Universes Seo Seo-hee [19]
Fantasy Spot Min-ah [20]

Theater

Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Oh Hae-Young Again Oh Hae-young [21]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Korea Drama Awards 2022 Best New Actress Business Proposal Won [22]
Seoul Webfest 2022 Best Supporting Actress Two Universes Nominated [23]
Scene Stealer Festival 2023 Bonsang "Main Prize" Business Proposal
Two Universes 		Won [24][25]

References

  1. ^ a b C. Hong (February 10, 2018). ""The Unit" Reveals Final 9 Members For Unit G (Girls) And Unit B (Boys)". Soompi. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. ^ a b mkim93 (February 23, 2018). "'The Unit' announces the official debut team names for Unit G and Unit B". Allkpop. Retrieved March 2, 2018.((cite news)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Syahida Kamarudin (May 27, 2012). "Woo-hee, Dal Shabet's new member". Yahoo! News. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  4. ^ Carla Sunwoo (May 26, 2012). "Dal Shabet replaces Viki in one day". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  5. ^ "Teaser for Dalshabet's newest member, Woo Hee, released". en.korea. June 1, 2012. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  6. ^ Dal Shabet to Make a Return with Self-Written Tracks on June 20. enews (June 2, 2013). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  7. ^ 달샤벳 우희, 에브리싱글데이 새 앨범 피처링 참여 Archived August 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. WowStarTV (September 2, 2013). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  8. ^ '무한동력' 우희, 긴 생머리 교복 셀카 '눈길'. News1Korea (November 12, 2013). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  9. ^ 달샤벳 우희, SNS 드라마 ‘무한동력’ OST ‘내일로’ 발표 Archived August 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. StarNews (November 14, 2013). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  10. ^ 달샤벳 우희, 배우 옷 제대로 입는다… 영화 '터널' 합류. AsiaE (February 24, 2014). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  11. ^ 리디아, KBS ‘순금의 땅’ OST ‘내 가슴이 그댈 보면’ 11일 음원 공개. SportsWorld (July 11, 2013). Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
  12. ^ S. Park (September 7, 2017). "Dal Shabet's Serri And Woohee To Appear On "The Unit" Instead Of Subin". Soompi. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  13. ^ Lee Se-bin (July 6, 2022). "배우희, 29일 단독 팬미팅 '우리끼리' 개최" [Actress Bae Woo Hee held a solo fan meeting 'Between us' on the 29th] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved July 6, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Jo Ji-young (April 4, 2022). "[공식] 오종혁 주연 하드보일드 액션 '늑대들' 27일 개봉 확정" [[Official] Hard-boiled action 'Wolves' starring Oh Jong-hyuk confirmed for release on the 27th] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved April 4, 2022 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Kim Ji-won (February 10, 2022). "아이돌레시피' 배우희 "달샤벳 활동 시절 생각나" ['Idol Recipe' actor Bae Woo Hee "Reminds me of my Dal Shabet days"] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Naver.
  16. ^ Yoon Seong-yeol (July 28, 2021). "前달샤벳' 배우희 '사내맞선' 출연..안효섭·김민규와 호흡 [공식]" ['Former Dal Shabet' Actor Bae Hee Appeared in 'Meet the Guy'... Breathing with Ahn Hyo-seop and Kim Min-gyu [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  17. ^ Yoon Sung-cheol (March 2, 2022). "배우희 '신사와 아가씨' 후속 '현재는 아름다워' 출연 확정 [공식]" [Actor Bae Woo-hee confirmed to appear in 'Now is Beautiful', the sequel to 'Gentleman and Lady' [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Naver.
  18. ^ Yoo Kyung-sang (April 11, 2022). ""차 사세요" 배우희 첫등장, 오민석 차 없다고 면박 (현재는 아름다워)[결정적장면]" [“Buy a car” Actor Bae Woo-hee's first appearance, Oh Min-seok denied that he didn't have a car (It's beautiful now) [Decisive Scene]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  19. ^ Jeong Bit (March 17, 2022). "두 명의 우주', 오늘(17일) 공개…이수민·SF9 인성·류의현 출연" [Two Universes' released today (17th)... Starring Lee Soo-min, SF9 Inseong, and Ryu Eui-hyun] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Naver.
  20. ^ Kim, Bo-ra (September 29, 2022). "하니x배우희, 섹스 이야기 솔직하게 전한다…'판타지스팟' 올 하반기 방송[공식]" [Hani x Actress Bae Woo-hee tells the story of sex frankly... 'Fantasy Spot' to be broadcast in the second half of this year [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via Naver.
  21. ^ Go Jae-wan (January 17, 2022). "[공식] 달샤벳 출신 우희, 뮤지컬 '또 오해영' 캐스팅…3월8일부터 공연" [[Official] Woohee from Dal Shabet casts for musical 'Oh Hae-Young Again'... Performances from March 8th] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved January 17, 2022 – via Naver.
  22. ^ Lee Da-won (October 8, 2022). "김도훈·배우희·보나, 남녀신인상 수상[2022 코리아드라마어워즈]" [Kim Do-hoon, Bae Woo-hee, Bona wins Best New Male and Female Rookie of the Year Award [2022 Korea Drama Awards]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Naver.
  23. ^ Yoon Sung-yeol (June 14, 2022). "배우희 '서울웹페스트' 여우조연상 후보 선정 "떨린다" [Actor Bae Woo-hee 'Seoul Webfest' nominated for Best Supporting Actress "I'm nervous"] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved June 14, 2022 – via Naver.
  24. ^ "이순재, '신스틸러 페스티벌' 공로상...오나라·류현경, 본상 수상" [Lee Soon-jae, 'Scene Stealer Festival' Achievement Award... Oh Nara and Ryu Hyun-kyung, won the main prize]. 디스패치 | 뉴스는 팩트다! (in Korean). May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  25. ^ "'심(心) 스틸러' 배우희, '신스틸러 페스티벌' 본상 수상" ['Heart Stealer' actor Hee wins the main prize of 'Scene Stealer Festival']. sports.khan.co.kr (in Korean). May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.

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