Son Hyun-woo, better known by his stage name Shownu, is a South Korean singer, dancer, and actor.
31 Facts About Shownu
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Shownu is a member of South Korean boy group Monsta X and its sub-unit Shownu X Hyungwon under Starship Entertainment.
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Shownu was born in Chang-dong, Dobong-gu in Seoul, South Korea on June 18,1992.
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Shownu was initially a trainee of JYP Entertainment, for about two years, after winning first place in the JYP auditions in 2009.
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Shownu auditioned for JYP Entertainment, as it is the label of the singer Rain, who inspired Shownu to become an idol.
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Shownu continued to participate in the idol industry, becoming the backup dancer of Lee Hyori and doing promotions with her, as well as appearing in the music videos for "Bad Girls" and "Going Crazy".
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Shownu appeared in the music videos, such as "Talk to My Face" by D-Unit and "Pitapat" by Bestie.
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In December 2014, Shownu competed in Mnet's survival reality show No Mercy and debuted in the hip-hop boy group Monsta X, alongside the other six contestants, in 2015.
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Shownu debuted as the leader and main dancer of Monsta X, with the EP Trespass, on May 14,2015.
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Since debut, Shownu had made significant solo appearances on variety and reality shows, including being a regular cast member for two seasons of Lipstick Prince, which landed him a commercial film after winning the show, as well as appearing as a contestant on King of Mask Singer in 2018, as "Okey Donkey", while guesting for more than ten variety shows.
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In June 2016, Shownu made his first solo appearance in a magazine for InStyle Korea.
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Shownu had sought out PREP for collaboration as he was already a fan of the group.
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Shownu co-wrote "Someone's Someone", alongside the Before You Exit members.
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Shownu featured alongside Monsta X members in magazines several times in 2020, including appearing alongside Minhyuk and Joohoney for Harper's Bazaar Korea in May, Kihyun for W Korea in June, and with Joohoney for Esquire Korea in November.
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In March 2021, Shownu appeared in Elle Korea, as well as in Dazed Korea.
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On November 8, Shownu attended the launch event of Boucheron 2023 Carte Blanche's "More is More" exhibition, held in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
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Shownu was a special guest for 2023 Fuerza Bruta Wayra in Seoul on November 26, December 1, and December 3, with four additional appearances.
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Shownu was a swimmer for six years and has participated in the provincial championships.
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Shownu enlisted for his mandatory military service on July 22,2021 and served as public service worker due to previous surgery for left eye retinal detachment.
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Shownu was officially discharged from military on April 21,2023.
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Shownu has cited singer and actor Rain, as well as international artists Michael Jackson, Chris Brown, and Bruno Mars as his role models.
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Shownu had been described as an "all-round artist" and was dubbed as the "Next Generation Beastly Idol".
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Shownu had appeared on various South Korean entertainment programs and received praise for his muscular body, charisma, and charm.
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Besides being the main dancer of Monsta X, Shownu contributed to the group's choreography and had been praised for his skills by fellow choreographers.
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Shownu appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan Korea for its 20th anniversary issue, which became sold out as soon as its sales began.
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Shownu was consistently placed in Tumblr's "Most Popular K-pop Stars", ranking 49th in 2018,40th in 2019,48th in 2020, and 66th in 2021, as well as in "Individual Boy Group Members Brand Power Ranking" published by the Korean Corporate Reputation Research Institute, with the highest ranking at 13th in November 2019.
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In October 2020, as part of Monsta X's promotional campaign for traditional culture of Korea, Shownu participated for Hangul Day's "Easy Korean, Correct Korean" campaign video, with Seo Kyung-duk, a famous Korean promoter who teaches at Sungshin Women's University.
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In October 2020, Shownu promoted Moschino's Toy Boy perfume through 1st Look Magazine Korea.
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In March 2021, Shownu promoted Moschino's Toy 2 Bubble Gum perfume through Elle Korea.
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Shownu promoted the American sports equipment brand Brooks Sports' shoe and clothing line through Dazed Korea.
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In January 2024, Shownu promoted Lotte Chilsung Beverage's beer brand Kloud Krush through Dazed Korea.