30 Facts About Woodz

Cho Seung-youn, known professionally as Woodz, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer.

Woodz co-founded his personal production team, Team HOW, in 2018.

Woodz changed his stage name to Woodz in 2018 to accommodate shifts in musical direction.

In 2019, Woodz participated in the South Korean survival show Produce X 101.

Woodz later attended Reedley International School in Manila, Philippines, for one year to learn English.

Woodz enrolled in Hanlim Multi Art School in the Practical Dance Department one year late due to his time overseas.

Woodz later transferred to Global Cyber University, enrolling in the Department of Entertainment and Media.

Woodz auditioned more than 50 times for various entertainment companies, such as SM Entertainment and JYP Entertainment, before being accepted as a trainee at YG Entertainment.

Woodz had been training at YG for one and a half years before he joined the Uniq pre-debut team.

When Uniq's Korean promotions as a full group became more infrequent in the latter half of 2015 due to rising political tensions between China and South Korea, members of the group began pursuing solo activities such as acting; however, Woodz expressed a desire to focus his career as a musician instead.

In 2016, Woodz applied to participate in the rap competition show Show Me the Money 5; he had previously applied for the show's fourth season but was unable to participate due to conflicts with Uniq's EOEO promotions.

Woodz subsequently released the single "Baby Ride" featuring Im Hyun-sik of BtoB on August 14,2016.

Woodz collaborated with Im again in March 2017 on the single "Eating Alone", included on the soundtrack for the music variety show Sing For You.

In November 2017, music publishing and production company Iconic Sounds announced that Woodz had been invited to participate in their annual songwriting and production camp.

That month, Woodz co-produced the single "Zigzag" for C-pop project group MR-X; he would co-produce their next single "I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight", released two months later.

Woodz released the digital single "Meaningless" on November 3,2018.

Woodz remained active in the music industry in the early months of 2019.

On March 4,2019, the survival show Produce X 101 began filming; Woodz was first revealed to be participating as a contestant two weeks later on March 20.

Woodz placed 67th in the show's first ranking in May 2019, and did not enter the top ten until the show's penultimate episode.

Woodz debuted as a member of X1 on August 27,2019, with the release of the EP Emergency: Quantum Leap.

Woodz made a solo comeback on June 29,2020, with his first extended play Equal and its lead single "Love Me Harder".

Woodz's showcase was held online on the V Live platform on the same day; over 320,000 users watched the showcase concurrently, and it amassed over 200 million "hearts" on the platform.

Woodz promoted "Bump Bump" alongside the album track "Trigger" on Korean music programs.

Woodz returned with a new single album Set on March 15,2021, led by the single "Feel Like".

Woodz released his third extended play Only Lovers Left on October 5,2021, featuring the double lead singles "Kiss of Fire" and "Waiting".

Woodz co-produced and co-wrote three songs in English for his international fans and expand his repertoire.

Woodz achieved his first music program win as a soloist on The Show.

Woodz released his fourth extended play Colorful Trauma on May 4,2022, with the lead single "I Hate You".

On December 10,2023, Woodz announced through his fancafe that he will fulfill his military mandatory service as an active soldier on January 22,2024.

Woodz's songs have featured a variety of concepts and themes.