Jo Woo-chan explained

Jo Woo-chan
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Birth Date:2005 1, mf=yes
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea
Years Active:–present
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Instrument:Vocals
Past Member Of:United Cube
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Hangul:조우찬
Rr:Jo U-chan
Mr:Cho Uch'an

Jo Woo-chan (; born January 20, 2005),[1] is a South Korean rapper. He was a contestant on Show Me the Money 6.[2] He released his first collaborative single, "OGZ", on January 5, 2018.[3]

Early life

Jo was born on January 20, 2005, in Seoul, South Korea. He moved to Perth, Australia when he was 2 and lived there for 14 years occasionally visiting South Korea during school breaks. He studied at Applecross Senior High.

During his childhood, he was active as an actor and model, also having starred in commercials for various brands.[4]

Career

2017–2020: Show Me the Money 6, OG School Project, departure from Cube

In 2017, at just 12 years old, Jo Woo-chan became the youngest contestant in the history of Show Me the Money 6 and earned the nickname "Lil Dok2". During the show, he released three collaboration singles, "1/N" with Dynamic Duo, "What You Call Is The Price" featuring Nucksal, and "VVIP" featuring Sik-K. Jo was eliminated in the semi-finals. As a guest, Jo featured on Hui's song "Wake me up" for KBS's pilot music variety show, Hyena on the Keyboard. The single was released on October 9 on various online Korean music sites.[5] In October 2017, Jo was cast in the JTBC short film Father’s Sword by Director Jeong Yoon-cheol.[6]

On January 5, 2018, Jo took part in a joint project group called OG School Project with Starship trainees Park Hyun-jin and Achillo, they released the song "OGZ", produced by GroovyRoom.[7]

In July 2019, Jo made his departure from Cube Entertainment.[8] In the same month, he released his first digital single album, ID Schoolboy Pt.1.[9] On August 13, Jo released his second digital single album, ID Schoolboy Pt.2.[10]

On May 16, 2020, Jo released his first extended play (EP), ID Schoolboy Pt.3.[11]

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
KOR
ID Schoolboy Pt.3
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  • Released: April 13, 2024
  • Formats: digital download, streaming

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart
positions
Sales (DL)Album
KOR
[12]
As lead artist
"VVIP"
201743 Show Me the Money 6
"Wake Me Up"
KOR: 17,921[14] Hyena on the Keyboard
"Reality Check"
2019ID Schoolboy Pt.1
"Cola"
ID Schoolboy Pt.2
"Honey Dance"2020ID Schoolboy Pt.3
"Exam"
Collaborations
"1/N" (N분의 1)
20173 Show Me the Money 6
"What You Call Is The Price" (부르는 게 값이야)
8
"OGZ"
(produced by Groovy Room)
2018
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Filmography

Variety shows

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
2017 Show Me the Money 6 Contestant Semi-finalist
2020 Do You Know Hip-hop? [17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://m.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=m&sm=mtb_etc&mra=bjky&x_csa=%7B%22fromUi%22%3A%22kb%22%7D&pkid=1&os=6466876&qvt=0&query=%EC%A1%B0%EC%9A%B0%EC%B0%AC%20%ED%94%84%EB%A1%9C%ED%95%84. ko:조우찬 프로필. Naver. ko. January 25, 2022.
  2. Web site: Hwang. Hye-soo. https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/421/0002816091. ko:'쇼미더머니6' 개코, 13세 조우찬에 "배팅 한 번 해보자". 'Show Me the Money 6' Gaeko, 13-year-old Jo Woo-chan, "Let's make a bet". News1. ko. June 30, 2017. January 22, 2022.
  3. Web site: Sun. Mi-kyung. 조우찬X박현진X에이칠로, 5일 초등래퍼 신곡 발표+V라이브. Jo Woo-chan X Park Hyun-jin X H Chilo, Elementary Rapper's New Song Released on the 5th + V Live. Osen. ko. January 4, 2018. January 25, 2022.
  4. Web site: Kim. So-young. '쇼미'서 '악마 래퍼' 우원재 무너뜨린 13살 조우찬의 놀라운(?) 과거. Insight. August 10, 2017. ko.
  5. Web site: Lee. Da-won. September 30, 2017. '건반 위의 하이에나' 펜타곤 후이, 작곡가로 출연…조우찬과 컬래버. Pentagon's Hui in 'Hyena on the Keyboard' Appears as a Composer... Jo Woo-chan and collaborator. January 14, 2022. Sports Kyunghyang. ko.
  6. Web site: Kim. Eun-ae. October 22, 2017. [Oh!쎈 컷] 문소리 "초등래퍼 조우찬, 연기소질 커..박수 보내고파"]. [Oh! Strong Cut] Moon So-ri "Elementary rapper Jo Woo-chan, you have great acting skills.. I want to send you a round of applause". January 14, 2022. OSEN. ko.
  7. 조우찬 "박현진 첫인상? 'K팝' 우승도 하고 기대 많았다"
  8. Web site: Seon. Mi-gyeong. July 13, 2019. '쇼미6' 조우찬, 오늘(13일) 새 싱글 전격 발표.."성장통 잠은 자전적 이야기"[공식]]. 'Show Me 6' Jo Woo-chan, released a new single today (13th).."The autobiographical story of growing pains and sleep"[Official]. January 14, 2022. OSEN. ko.
  9. Web site: Su-in. Park. '쇼미6' 출신 조우찬, 큐브 떠나 싱글 앨범 발표 '폭풍성장 비주얼'. Jo Woo-chan from 'Show Me 6' leaves Cube and releases single album 'Visual of rapid growth'. Newsen. ko. July 13, 2019. April 28, 2022.
  10. Web site: ID Schoolboy Pt.2. Melon. ko. April 28, 2022.
  11. Web site: ID Schoolboy Pt.3. Melon. ko. April 28, 2022.
  12. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart.
  13. Cumulative sales of "VVIP":
  14. Cumulative sales of "1/N":
  15. Cumulative sales of "What You Call Is The Price":
  16. Web site: Chi-hoon. Song. '너희가 힙합을 아느냐' 첫 경연, Old&Young 컬래버레이션 성공적 마무리. First contest of 'Do you know hip-hop', Old&Young collaboration successfully concluded. Sports Donga. ko. March 7, 2020. April 28, 2022.