Woo Won-jae

South Korean rapper (born 1996)

In this Korean name, the family name is  Woo.

Woo Won-jae

우원재
Born|  (1996-12-23) December 23, 1996 (age 28)

Gyeongju, South Korea

Other names|

* Woo

Occupation|

* Rapper

Musical career
Genres|

* Hip hop
* Rap

Years active| 2017–present
Labels| AOMG
Korean name
Hangul|

우원재

Hanja|

禹元才

RR| U Wonjae
MR| U Wŏnjae

Musical artist

Woo Won-jae (Korean: 우원재; born December 23, 1996),[1] also known as Woo, is a South Korean rapper. In 2017, he released his debut single "We Are" (Korean: 시차; RR: Sicha) which had commercial success and widespread acclaim. He has released one studio album and two EPs.

## Career

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### 2017–2018: Show Me the Money 6, signing with AOMG and af

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In 2017, Woo participated in Show Me the Money 6, where he finished in third place.[2] He gained a lot of popularity through the show.

Woo made his debut through releasing a single "We Are", featuring Gray and Loco on September 4, 2017. The single was meant for Woo's final 2 stage in the finals of Show Me The Money 6, but he was eliminated in the top 3 round. The song was a very huge success as it made a successful all-kill in numerous Korean charts.[3]

On October 31, it was announced that Woo has signed with hip hop label AOMG.[4] Following the signing, he released a single album titled "Anxiety" on November 2.[5]

Woo released his first EP af on November 22, 2018, with the title track "a fence". One of the tracks in the EP, titled "Cash", was pre-released on November 16.[6]

### 2020: Black Out

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Woo released his first studio album Black Out on August 18. The album included a pre-release single titled "Used To", which was released on August 11.[7]

### 2022: comma

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Woo released his second EP comma on November 24.[8]

### 2024: Departure from AOMG and new label

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In March 2024, it was announced that Woo has left hip hop label AOMG after his exclusive contract with them has expired.[9] On May 31, Woo, along with Gray and Code Kunst, co-founded Duover, a new label.[10]

## Artistry

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i-D wrote that "Having spoken publicly about his struggle with anxiety and panic attacks, Woo's lyrics are just as honest and open as he is – from not being afraid to get dark when expressing his feelings, to revealing details of a romantic relationship."[11]

## Philanthropy

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On March 8, 2022, Woo donated ₩10 million to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association to help those affected by the massive wildfires that started in Uljin, Gyeongbuk, which also spread to Samcheok, Gangwon.[12]

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Sales

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KOR
[13]
Black Out |

* Released: August 18, 2020
* Labels: AOMG, Genie, Stone Music
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 31  |

* KOR: 2,799[14]

### Extended plays

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Title  | EP details  | Peak chart positions  | Sales

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KOR
[13]
af |

* Released: November 22, 2018
* Labels: AOMG, Genie, Stone Music
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 37  |

* KOR: 1,620[15]

comma |

* Released: November 24, 2022
* Labels: AOMG, Genie, Stone Music
* Formats: CD, digital download

Track listing

1. Repeat
2. Glass (feat. Wonstein)
3. Our (우리)
4. Me (나야)
5. Mommy
6. Want It Good (그래요)

| 43  |

* KOR: 2,000[16]

### Singles

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Title  | Year  | Peak
chart
positions  | Album

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KOR
[13][17][18]
As lead artist
"Chopsticks" (젓가락)
with Maniac, Black Nine, Asol
feat. Tiger JK, Bizzy, Ann One | 2017  | 34  | Show Me the Money 6 Episode 1
"Again" (또)
feat. Tiger JK, Bizzy, MRSHLL | 13  | Show Me the Money 6 Episode 3
"Zinza" (진자)
feat. YDG, Suran | 33  | Show Me the Money 6 Episode 4
"Move"
feat. Bizzy | 16  | Show Me the Money 6 Episode 5
"We Are" (시차)
feat. Loco, Gray | 1  | Non-album single
"A Coin Pt.2 (Remix)" (동전한닢 Pt.2 (Remix))
with Nucksal, Jo Woo-chan, Hanhae, Ryno, myunDo, Junoflo, Double K, Ness, Woodie GoChild, Ja Mezz, Olltii, Killagramz,Young B, Hash Swan, Hangzoo, Maniac, Black Nine, P-Type, Asol | —  | Show Me the Money 6 Special
"Loop" (과거에게)  | 51  | Anxiety
"Paranoid"  | 100
"Balance (Prod. by Code Kunst)"
with Loco | 2018  | 29  | Non-album single
"Cash"  | —  | af
"A Fence" (울타리)  | —
"Engine (Prod. Code Kunst)" (엔.진)
with Jay Park | 2019  | 182  | Non-album singles
"Taste (Prod. Gray)" (호불호)
feat. Giriboy | 21
"SS (Prod. KHYO)"
feat. Simon Dominic, Hoody | —
"The Peach Blossom Spring (Prod. KHYO)" (무릉도원)
with Dope'Doug, BlueWhale, Sojuboi | —  | SignHere Episode 2
"Atypus karschi" (땅거미)
with Hippy Was Gipsy | —  | Fire
"Used To"
feat. CIFIKA | 2020  | —  | Black Out
"Do Not Disturb"
feat. So!YoON! | —
"Job"
feat. Tiger JK, Qim Isle | —
"Zip" (함구)  | —  | Non-album singles
"Uniform"
feat. pH-1 | 2022  | —
"Ghosting" (Prod. Code Kunst) (잠수이별)
feat. meenoi | 29
"TTFU"
with Simon Dominic, Loco, Coogie | 178
"Our" (우리)  | —  | comma
As featured artist
"Mirror" (거울)
(Black Nine feat. Woo Won-jae, Ann One) | 2017  | —  | Non-album single
"Run It (Prod. by Gray)"
(Jay Park feat. Woo Won-jae, Jessi) | 2018  | —  | Non-album single
"Not At All" (Prod. by Groovy Room)" (전혀)
(VINXEN feat. Woo Won-jae) | 10  | High School Rapper 2 Final
"Unbreakable (Prod. By IOAH)"
(Swings feat. Woo Won-jae) | —  | Crumbs Mixtape Vol.1
"venus"
(Ja Mezz feat. Woo Won-jae, MRSHLL) | —  | GOØDevil
"Bastard (Prod. by Sojeso)" (후레자식)
(Giriboy feat. Woo Won-jae) | —  | 3 Songs
"How Do You Feel" (그대들은 어떤 기분이신가요)
(VINXEN feat. Woo Won-jae) | —  | How Do You Feel
"LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA"
(NO:EL feat. Woo Won-jae) | —  | DOUBLEONOEL
"BLESS"
(Code Kunst feat. Loco, Woo Won-jae) | —  | BLESS
"11"
(Code Kunst feat. Woo Won-jae) | —
"Far Away" (멀리)
(The Quiett feat. Hash Swan, Woo Won-jae) | —  | glow forever
"Hate You (Prod. Code Kunst)"
(pH-1 feat. Woo Won-jae) | 19  | Show Me the Money 777
"Lips"
(Coogie feat. Woo Won-jae) | —  | EMO #1
"Some Beatmaker"
(Loco feat. Yeesang, Woo Won-jae) | 2019  | —  | HELLO
"now or never" (지금이 아니면)
(CIFIKA feat. Crush, Woo Won-jae) | —  | now or never
"Go High (Prod. by Code Kunst)"
(Lee Young-ji feat. Woo Won-jae, Changmo, The Quiett) | 33  | High School Rapper 3 Finals
"Twilight (Prod. by Cha Cha Malone)"
(Jay Park feat. Woo Won-jae, Jarv Dee) | —  | The Road Less Traveled
"Broken (Prod. BOYCOLD)"
(Leellamarz feat. VINXEN, Woo Won-jae) | —  | MARZ 2 AMBITION
"GOTT"
(Simon Dominic feat. MOON, Woo Won-jae, Jvcki Wai) | 88  | No Open Flames
"Don't Ask Me" (물어보지마)
(dress, sogumm feat. Woo Won-jae, Jane) | —  | Not my fault
"Spread The Love (Prod. Gray)"
(Maddox feat. Woo Won-jae) | —  | SignHere Episode 6
"Porter"
(ADOY feat. Woo Won-jae) | —  | VIVID
"Stormy"
(Mckdaddy feat. Woo Won-jae) | —  | sideshow
"I'MMA DO" (아마두)
(YUMDDA, Deepflow, Paloalto, The Quiett, Simon Dominic
feat. Woo Won-jae, Keem Hyo-eun, Nucksal, Huckleberry P) | 2  | Dingo X DAMOIM (Part 2)
"Because of Winter" (겨울 탓)
(SAAY feat. Woo Won-jae) | 2020  | —  | Non-album singles
"MASCHEF"
(PAXXWORD feat. Woo Won-jae) | —
"flower" (꽃)
(Code Kunst feat. Jay Park, Woo Won-jae, Giriboy) | 128  | People
"Won"
(Nucksal feat. Woo Won-jae, ODEE) | —  | 1Q87
"Out of Place"
(DJ Wegun, Jay Park feat. Woo Won-jae, Sik-K) | —  | Everybody Sucks
"Daydreamin"
(Layone feat. Sogumm, Woo Won-jae) | 114  | Show Me the Money 9
"In Self-defense" (정당방위)
(Epik High feat. Woo Won-jae, Nucksal, Changmo) | 2021  | —  | Non-album single
Soundtrack appearances
"Nostalgia" (Prod. by Woogie) (향수)  | 2017  | 93  | Prison Playbook OST Part 6

## Filmography

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### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2017  | Show Me the Money 6 | Contestant  | Top 3  | [19]
2019  | Masked Singer | Contestant  |  | [20]
Sign Here [ko] | Judge  |  | [21]
2021  | Girls Planet 999 | Judge  |  | [22]

### Web shows

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Ref.

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2022–2023  | Woo Won-jae's Yomojomo | Host  | [23]

## Awards and nominations

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Award  | Year  | Category  | Nominee  | Result  | Ref.

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Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2017  | Best Hip Hop & Urban Music  | "We Are" (시차)
feat. Loco, Gray | Nominated  |
2022  | Best Collaboration  | "Ghosting"  | Nominated  | [24]
Melon Music Awards | 2017  | Top 10 Artists  | Himself  | Nominated  |
Best New Artist  | Nominated  |
Kakao Hot Star Award  | Nominated  |
Best Rap/Hip Hop  | "We Are" (시차)
feat. Loco, Gray | Nominated  |
Golden Disc Awards | 2018  | Digital Bonsang  | Nominated  |
New Artist of the Year  | Himself  | Nominated  |
Global Popularity Award  | Nominated  |
Seoul Music Awards | New Artist Award  | Nominated  |
Popularity Award  | Nominated  |
Hallyu Special Award  | Nominated  |
Korean Hip-hop Awards | Hip Hop Track of the Year  | "We Are" (시차)
feat. Loco, Gray | Won  | [25]
Gaon Chart Music Awards | New Artist of the Year (Song)  | Won  |
Song of the Year – September  | Nominated  |
Korean Music Awards | Rookie of the Year  | Himself  | Nominated  | [26]
Song of the Year  | "We Are" (시차)
feat. Loco, Gray | Nominated  | [27]
Best Rap and Hip Hop Song  | Won  | [28]

## References

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1. ^ 우원재 | Woo. Play DB.
2. ^ '쇼미더머니6 결승' 넉살·행주 2R진출-우원재 탈락…가사실수 비지 너무 미안해. 경인일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
3. ^ Kim, Eun-ae. 우원재, '쇼미6' 미발표곡 '시차' 오늘 공개..로꼬X그레이 지원사격. OSEN. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
4. ^ Kim, Eun-ae. "'SMTM6' Woo Won-jae signs for AOMG". OSEN. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
5. ^ Jung, An-ji. [공식]우원재, AOMG 합류 후 첫 싱글 '불안' 오늘(2일) 발매. Sports Chosun. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
6. ^ Lee, Eun-jung. 우원재, 22일 첫 미니앨범…타이틀곡은 '울타리'. Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
7. ^ Oh, Bo-ram. 우원재, 첫 정규앨범 '블랙 아웃' 오늘 발매. Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
8. ^ Son, Bong-seok. 우원재, EP 'comma' 발매···쉼표로 전하는 공감+위로. Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
9. ^ Choi, Jae-seo (2024-03-28). 그레이·우원재·이하이·구스범스, AOMG 떠난다. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
10. ^ Lee, Min-ji (2024-05-31). "AOMG 떠난 그레이·코드 쿤스트·우원재, duover 공동 설립 [공식]". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-05-31.
11. ^ Zhang, Qiuzi (August 9, 2020). "Woo Won-Jae is the dark prince of Korean hip-hop". i-D.
12. ^ Kang Nae-ri (March 8, 2022). 이동휘·우원재·김이나, 산불 성금 천만 원씩 기부(공식) [Lee Dong-hwi, Woo Won-jae, and Kim In-a donate 10 million won each for forest fires (official)] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved March 8, 2022 - via Naver.
13. ^ a b c "Gaon Music Chart - 우원재". Gaon Music Chart.
14. ^
* "August 2020 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved September 28, 2020.
15. ^
* "November 2018 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved January 3, 2019.
16. ^
* "2022 Weeks 48 Album Chart". Circle (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2022.
17. ^ "Ghosting". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 1, 2022.
18. ^ "TTFU". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2022.
19. ^ Lee, Hana (September 9, 2017). "[SE★초점] '쇼미6' 우원재, 신예 래퍼가 스스로 증명한 '가능성'". The Seoul Economic Daily.
20. ^ Lee, Hoyeon (April 15, 2019). 우원재, 결별 고백→반전 노래→컴백작 예고…'복면가왕' 나들이. Hankook Ilbo.
21. ^ Park, Chang-gi (August 22, 2019). '사인히어' 박재범부터 우원재까지... AOMG표 힙합 오디션의 탄생 (종합). The Korea Economic Daily.
22. ^ Park, Pan-seok (September 13, 2021). '걸스플래닛999' 우원재, 스페셜 랩마스터 소감 "새로운 경험이었다". The Chosun Ilbo.
23. ^ Song Min-ju (December 27, 2022). 내성적' 우원재, 예능 MC 도전...첫 게스트는 조세호 ['Introverted' Woo Won-jae, a variety show MC challenge... The first guest is Jo Se-ho] (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved December 27, 2022 - via Naver.
24. ^ Basbas, Franchesca (October 24, 2022). "BTS, Blackpink, J-Hope, NewJeans, Twice, TXT, and more nominated at MAMA Awards 2022". Bandwagon Asia.
25. ^ 한국 힙합 어워즈 2018 수상 결과. Korean Hip-hop Awards.
26. ^ 우원재 - 2018 올해의 신인. Korean Music Awards.
27. ^ 우원재 '시차(We Are) (Feat. 로꼬 & GRAY)' - 2018 올해의 노래. Korean Music Awards.
28. ^ 우원재 '시차(We Are) (Feat. 로꼬 & GRAY)' - 2018 최우수 랩&힙합-노래. Korean Music Awards.

## External links

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* Official website

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Circle Chart Music Award for New Artist of the Year

2010s|

* B1A4, Apink, Huh Gak, Kim Bo kyung (2011)
* B.A.P, Hello Venus, John Park, Ailee (2012)
* BTS, Ladies' Code, Jung Joon-young, Lim Kim (2013)
* Winner, Mamamoo (2014)
* iKon, GFriend (2015)
* NCT 127, Blackpink (2016)
* Wanna One, Woo Won-jae (2017)
* Stray Kids, (G)I-dle, Iz*One, Haon (2018)
* Tomorrow X Together, Itzy (2019)

2020s|

* Enhypen, Aespa (2020)
* Lee Mu-jin, Lee Chan-won (2021)
* NewJeans, Ive (2022)
* Babymonster, Riize, Zerobaseone (2023)

* v
* t
* e

Melon Music Award for Best Rap/Hip Hop Song

* Supreme Team — "Dang Dang Dang" (2010)
* GD & TOP feat. Park Bom — "Oh Yeah" (2011)
* Dynamic Duo — "Without You" (2012)
* Baechigi feat. Ailee — "Shower of Tears" (2013)
* San E and Raina — "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness" (2014)
* Mad Clown feat. Jinsil — "Fire" (2015)
* Zico feat. Zion.T — "Eureka" (2016)
* Dynamic Duo and Chen — "Nosedive" (2017)
* BTS — "Fake Love" (2018)
* Epik High feat. Crush — "Lovedrunk" (2019)
* Yumdda, The Quiett, Deepflow, Paloalto and Simon Dominic – "I'mma Do" (2020)

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