1. Wheesung was an avid dancer in high school, where he was part of a rock band.
23 Facts About Wheesung
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Wheesung initially attended the Sun Moon University, under the journalism major but dropped out.
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Wheesung subsequently attended the Gukje Digital University and Kyung Hee University's Graduate School of Communication.
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Wheesung started his career in 1997 as a member of a back dancing team ING.
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Wheesung began his career in 1999 with the short lived Korean boy group, A4.
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Wheesung left after the band's first album debut, citing musical differences between himself and the other members of the band.
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Wheesung participated in the MBC College Music Festival in 2000.
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Wheesung underwent a few years of vocal training under the label and released his first solo album Like A Movie in 2002.
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Wheesung left YG Entertainment after his contract expired in March 2006.
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Wheesung signed a new contract that was reportedly worth 1.5 billion won with his new company Orange Shock Agency.
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In 2009, Wheesung planned to collaborate with producer Lee Hyun-do to produce a new album, with a release date being set for August 2009.
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Wheesung had participated in several Kpop concerts in Los Angeles, California, including the Hollywood Bowl, and the Victory Concert.
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In 2017, Wheesung parted ways with YMC Entertainment after his contract with the agency came to an end.
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Wheesung set up an independent label called Realslow Company, and announced that he will now be promoting under the stage name Realslow.
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Realslow was a stage name used by Wheesung when he was an underground singer.
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Wheesung gained attention in the early 2000s as an underground musician before he debuted in 2002.
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Wheesung served 21 months of active service after completing five-week of basic training course at a boot camp in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province.
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On July 11,2012, Wheesung was granted a 9 nights, 10 days temporary leave from the army to undergo surgery for a herniated disc as well as other medical conditions such as bilateral shoulders dislocation, psoriasis, and alopecia.
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Wheesung claimed he used it to treat a herniated disk and hair loss.
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On March 31,2020, Wheesung was found passed out in a bathroom of a shopping mall in Seoul after using Etomidate.
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Later, Wheesung was charged for propofol use several times in December 2019.
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Wheesung pleaded guilty and received a sentence of one year in prison, probation for two years, 40 hours of community service, and 40 hours of drug treatment lectures.
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On March 10,2025, Wheesung was found dead at his home in the Gwangjin District of Seoul, at the age of 43.