Rowoon
Rowoon in March 2018
Born
Kim Seok-woo

(1996-08-07) August 7, 1996 (age 27)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
Years active2016–present
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsFNC
Formerly ofSF9
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationRo-un
McCune–ReischauerRoun
Birth name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationKim Seo-ku
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏku

Kim Seok-woo (Korean: 김석우; born August 7, 1996), better known by his stage name Rowoon, is a South Korean singer, actor and model. He is a former member of the South Korean boy band SF9. As an actor, he is known for his roles in television series Extraordinary You (2019), and The King's Affection (2021), where he won several awards for his performance in the series.

Career

2013–2014: Pre-debut

He was introduced as a trainee in FNC Entertainment's reality show Cheongdam-dong 111.[citation needed]

2015–2016: Debut with SF9

Main article: SF9

In 2015, he was a part of pre-debut team, "Neoz School", under FNC Entertainment as a member of the group called NEOZ. In May 2016, he participated as a member of "NEOZ Dance" in FNC Entertainment's survival show d.o.b (Dance or Band), competing against NEOZ Band (later known as Honeyst). "NEOZ Dance" won the competition with 51% of the votes and received the opportunity to debut. He debuted with group SF9 in October 2016 with the single "Fanfare".[1]

2017–present: Solo activities, rising popularity, and departure from SF9

His acting career in television series began with KBS2's School 2017 with a minor supporting role.[2] After his appearance, he steadily began receiving bigger roles. In March 2018, he was confirmed to star in tvN's About Time as the female lead's brother.[3] In July 2018, he was confirmed to star in SBS's Where Stars Land in which he was nominated for the New Actor award.[4]

On May 9, 2019, Rowoon was confirmed to be the male lead in MBC's school fantasy drama, Extraordinary You based on the hit Daum webtoon July Found by Chance.[5] After receiving the role of Haru, Rowoon's popularity skyrocketed, launching him into stardom. He was nominated at the MBC Drama Awards with fellow costars, Kim Hyeyoon and Lee Jaewook, for Best Couple, and was awarded with Best New Actor.[6] On May 10, 2019, Rowoon was featured in NC.A's music video, "밤바람" (Awesome Breeze).[7]

In April 2020, it was revealed that he would be the voice of Branch in the Korean dub of the animated movie Trolls World Tour.[8] On May 25, 2020, FNC Entertainment confirmed that Rowoon would star in upcoming JTBC drama She Would Never Know, based on the webtoon of the same name.[9] The drama began airing in January 2021.

In 2021, Rowoon starred as the male lead in the historical drama The King's Affection which premiered in October 2021.[10] In late 2021, Rowoon became an MC for KBS Song Festival along with Astro's Cha Eun-woo and Kim Seol-hyun.[11]

In 2022, Rowoon starred in the MBC fantasy drama Tomorrow.[12]

On September 18, 2023, FNC announced that Rowoon will be halting group activities with SF9 to focus on his acting career while remaining in the agency.[13]

Endorsements

In January 2020, Rowoon was selected as the new model for cosmetics brand KLAVUU.[14] In April 2020, Rowoon was selected as the new brand ambassador for Gong Cha Korea.[15] On August 18, 2020, it was announced that Rowoon was selected as the new brand ambassador for The North Face White Label 2020 Fall/Winter collection.[16] On July 1, 2021, Rowoon was selected as the new model for cosmetics brand Estée Lauder.[17]

Discography

Main article: SF9 § Discography

Soundtrack appearances

Title Year Album Ref.
"No Goodbye In Love" (안녕) 2021 The King's Affection OST Part 7 [18]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Trolls World Tour Branch Voice-over for the Korean-dubbed version [8]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 School 2017 Kang Hyun-il / Issue [19]
2018 Modulove Cameo (Episode 8)
About Time Choi Wee-jin [20]
Where Stars Land Ko Eun-sub [21]
2019 Extraordinary You Ha-ru [22]
2020 Find Me in Your Memory Joo Yeo-min Cameo (Episode 1) [23]
Was It Love? Himself Cameo with SF9 (Episode 6) [24]
2021 She Would Never Know Chae Hyun-seung [25]
The King's Affection Jung Ji-woon [10]
2022 Tomorrow Choi Joon-woong [12]
2023 Destined With You Jang Shin-yu [26]
The Matchmakers Shim Jung-woo [27]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Click Your Heart Himself [28]
2023 A Time Called You Tae-ha Cameo (Episode 8) [29][30]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013–2014 Cheongdam-dong 111 Trainee
2016 d.o.b: Dance or Band
Lipstick Prince Cast Member Season 1
2017 Season 2
2018 Law of the Jungle in Patagonia (Episodes 305–310)
King of Mask Singer Contestant as Owl (Episode 163)
Cafe Amor Cast Member with Yoo In-na, Lee Juck, Yang Se-hyung [31]
2021 Kingdom: Legendary War Contestant with SF9
2022 The Idol Band: Boy's Battle Host with Nako Yabuki [32]
House on Wheels Cast Member Season 4 [33]

Hosting

Year Title Notes Ref.
2021 KBS Song Festival with Kim Seol-hyun and Cha Eun-woo [34]
2022 Music Bank World Tour: Chile [35]
2023 2023 KBS Drama Awards with Jang Sung-kyu and Seol In-ah [36]

Awards and nominations

See also: SF9 § 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.
APAN Music Awards 2020 Entertainer of the Year – Male Rowoon Nominated
APAN Star Awards 2022 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries The King's Affection Nominated [37]
Popularity Star Award, Actor Nominated [38]
Brand Customer Loyalty Awards 2021 Best Male Acting Idol Rowoon Nominated [39]
2022 Won [40]
Brand of the Year Awards 2020 Male Actor Idol of the Year Won [41]
2021 Male Actor Idol of the Year Nominated [42]
Grimae Awards 2019 Best New Actor Extraordinary You Won [43]
KBS Drama Awards 2021 Best New Actor The King's Affection Won [44]
Popularity Award, Actor Won
Best Couple Award Rowoon with Park Eun-bin
The King's Affection 		Won
Korea First Brand Awards 2019 Male Idol-Actor Award Rowoon Won [45]
MBC Drama Awards 2019 Best New Actor Extraordinary You Won [46]
Best Couple Award Rowoon with Kim Hye-yoon and Lee Jae-wook
Extraordinary You 		Nominated
2022 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Tomorrow Nominated [47]
SBS Drama Awards 2018 Best New Actor Where Stars Land Nominated [48]
Soompi Awards 2019 Best Idol Actor Award Nominated [49]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Cine21 2021 New Actors that will lead Korean Video Content Industry in 2022 5th[a] [50]

Notes

  1. ^ Rowoon mentioned together with Kim Seon-ho, Wi Ha-joon, Song Kang, Byeon Woo-seok, Lee Jun-young

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