1. Nam Woo-hyun, known mononymously as Woohyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor and the vocalist of South Korean boy group Infinite.
29 Facts About Nam Woo-hyun
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Nam Woo-hyun was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea.
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Nam Woo-hyun graduated from Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts, majoring in Applied Music.
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Nam Woo-hyun passed the audition and was accepted into Woollim with a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Lately" and began training as an idol trainee.
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Nam Woo-hyun admitted being a little disappointed but worked hard to practice dancing instead.
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Nam Woo-hyun began his career as a model for a shopping mall alongside Beast's Junhyung and T-ara's Jiyeon.
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Nam Woo-hyun competed in the 6th Hello Star Contest performing Lee Hyori's "U Go Girl".
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Nam Woo-hyun officially debuted as a member of Infinite on June 9,2010.
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In September 2011, Nam Woo-hyun joined Immortal Songs 2 as a fixed member.
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Nam Woo-hyun later made two more additional appearances on the show, once by himself in January 2012 and again with group mate Sungkyu in December 2012.
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Nam Woo-hyun released a soundtrack "When Love Comes" for SBS drama Modern Farmer on October 24,2014.
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Nam Woo-hyun currently plays as a striker for the South Korean celebrity football club, FC MEN.
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Nam Woo-hyun made his football debut with FC Men on May 17,2015, in a charity match against Jeju United FC.
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Nam Woo-hyun debuted as a solo artist with his first EP Write.
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Nam Woo-hyun made an appearance on Immortal Song, scoring 439 points, the highest score among idols in the show.
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In 2017, Nam Woo-hyun joined the sitcom titled Unusual Men and Women.
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In 2018, Nam Woo-hyun joined musical comedy I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change in Osaka, Japan.
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Nam Woo-hyun appeared in the musical Barnum: The Greatest Showman, in Seoul, South Korea from August to October 2018.
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On September 3,2018, Nam Woo-hyun released his second EP, Second Write.
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Nam Woo-hyun appeared on Happy Together 4 as guest on Ep 563, and again as special MC, showing his MC-ing skills.
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On December 13,2018, Nam Woo-hyun released a solo digital single "A Song For You", which he performed in his Solo Concert.
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On February 12,2019, Nam Woo-hyun joined the judging panel of TV Chosun Trot Audition Program Tomorrow's Miss Trot, a competitive survival program for female trot singers, as one of the masters.
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Nam Woo-hyun went on to release his third EP A New Journey on May 7,2019, with an Asian Concert tour from April to August.
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Nam Woo-hyun joined the musical Mefisto in a lead role from May to July 2019.
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Nam Woo-hyun enlisted in the military on October 24,2019, fulfilling his mandatory military service as a public service worker.
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On October 19,2021, Nam Woo-hyun made his comeback with his fourth EP With.
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On October 7,2022, Nam Woo-hyun became the final member of Infinite to leave Woollim Entertainment after deciding not to renew his contract, though he will still remain as a member of the group.
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In January 2024, Nam Woo-hyun arrived in the Philippines for the filming of his upcoming movie The Guardian.
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In early 2023, Nam Woo-hyun was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, which threatened both his participation in the already-planned Infinite comeback as well as his career at all as a singer and performer.