| Jang Dong-woo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Native Name: | 장동우 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 22 November 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Guri, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jang Dong-woo (; born November 22, 1990[1]), commonly known as Dongwoo, is a South Korean singer, rapper, and dancer. He is the main rapper of South Korean boy band Infinite[2] and its sub-unit Infinite H.[3]
Jang Dong-woo was born in Guri, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He was trained under JYP Entertainment for years. He is a former schoolmate of Exo member Xiumin.[4] Prior to their debut with Infinite, he and Hoya performed as a back-up dancer for various music promotion show Epik High’s Run.
On February 15, 2013 Dongwoo graduated from Daekyeung University's Practical Music program. He along with members Sunggyu, Hoya, Sungyeol and L, received the 'Proud Daekyung University Student award'.[5] [6]
On September 2, 2016, it was announced that Dongwoo's father had died from a chronic illness.[7] [8]
See main article: Infinite (band) and Infinite H. Dongwoo debuted as a member of South Korean boy group Infinite in 2010. The group officially debuted on June 9, 2010.[9]
In September 2012, Dongwoo, along with Infinite member Hoya, formed a sub-unit called Infinite H,[10] releasing their first extended play titled Fly High in early-2013. The sub-unit has a different musical direction and style concept from Infinite, placing their focus on each member's rap and performances ability.
In January 2012, he was featured in Baby Soul and Yoo Ji-a single, "She Is a Flirt".[11] The same year he performed with Sunggyu and Baby Soul on Immortal Songs 2 for the song "Woman On the Beach".[12]
In August 2013, he and Hoya starred in Tasty’s "Mamama" music video. The duo contributed to the lyrics of the song.[13]
In November 2014, he featured on Nicole's extended play First Romance, track titled "7-2-Misunderstanding".[14] [15]
Dongwoo made his debut as a musical actor, in the musical In The Heights. Dongwoo plays the role of main lead "Usnavi" along with Yang Dong-geun, Jung Won-young and Key. The musical was produced by SM C&C and ran from September 4 to November 22 at 'Blue Square'.[16] [17] [18] In 2015, he along with B1A4's Baro featured in Ami's track Sick to the Bone.[19]
In October 2016, he released his first self-produced song with vocals featured by Yoon So-yoon, titled "Embedded in Mind". The song was for webtoon Lookism.[20]
Dongwoo released his first solo EP Bye on March 4, 2019, which contains seven-tracks including the title track called "News".[21] [22] A showcase was held at Seoul's Ilji Art Hall in the same day of the EP release.[23]
On April 15, 2019, Dongwoo enlisted for his mandatory military service, serving as an active duty soldier.[24]
He completed his military service on November 15, 2020.[25]
On March 31, 2021, Dongwoo departed from Woollim after his contract expired.[26]
On October 1, 2021, Dongwoo signed an exclusive contract with Big Boss Entertainment.[27]
See main article: Infinite discography.
| Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon | KOR Billboard | |||||
| As lead artist | ||||||
| scope=row | "Embedded in Mind" | 2016 | 71 | — | KOR: 42, 070+ | |
| scope=row | "TGIF" | 2018 | — | — | Top Seed | |
| scope=row | "News" | 2019 | — | — | Bye | |
| scope=row | "I AM" | — | — | |||
| scope=row | "GUN" | — | — | |||
| scope=row | "ROMEO" | — | — | |||
| scope=row | "Party Girl" | — | — | |||
| scope=row | "PERFECT" | — | — | |||
| scope=row | "Something Between" | — | — | |||
| As featured artist | ||||||
| scope=row | "She's a Flirt" | 2012 | — | — | ||
| scope=row | "7-2-Misunderstanding" | 2014 | — | — | First Romance | |
| scope=row | "Hurts Down to Bones" | 2015 | — | — | ||
| scope=row | "What Did I Say" | 2018 | — | — | Kim Sungkyu 1st Solo Concert Live – Shine | |
| scope=row | "I Swear" | 2018 | — | — | Second Write.. | |
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Mamama" (as co-lyricist) | Spectacular[30] |
| 2014 | "Last Romeo" (as co-lyricist) | Season 2 |
| "Alone" (as co-lyricist) | ||
| 2015 | "Pretty" (as co-lyricist) | Fly Again |
| "Aren't You Going Somewhere?" (as co-lyricist) | ||
| "Bump" (as co-lyricist) | ||
| "Sorry I'm Busy" (as co-lyricist) | ||
| 2015 | "Footsteps" (as co-lyricist) | Reality |
| "Between Me and You" (as co-lyricist) | ||
| "Take Care of the Ending" (as co-lyricist) | ||
| 2016 | "One Day" (as co-lyricist) | Infinite Only |
| "True Love" (Rap making with Hoya) | ||
| "Zero" (Rap making with Hoya) | ||
| "Embedded in Mind" (featuring Yoon So-yoon) | ||
| 2018 | TGIF (as co-lyricist & composer) | Top Seed |
| Pray (Maetal's Sorrow) (rap lyrics) |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2017 | In the Heights | Usnavi | [32] |
| 2018 | Altar Boyz | Luke | [33] |
| Iron Mask | Louis XIV | ||
| 2022 | Another oh Haeyoung | park Dokyung | [34] |
| Yeodo | Danjong | [35] | |
| 2023 | Dream High | Jin-gook | [36] |