Boo Seung-kwan

Boo Seung-kwan (Korean: 부승관; born January 16, 1998),[2] better known mononymously as Seungkwan, is a South Korean singer and entertainer under Pledis Entertainment. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Seventeen and is a member of the Vocal team subunit. He is also part of the special unit BSS alongside Hoshi and DK. Apart from his group's activities, Seungkwan is known as an entertainment figure for his active participation in Korean variety shows such as Unexpected Q, Prison Life of Fools, and Idol Dictation Contest.

In this Korean name, the family name is Boo.
Seungkwan
부승관
Boo Seung-kwan in 2021
Born
Boo Seung-Kwan

(1998-01-16) January 16, 1998
Busan, South Korea[1]
EducationSeoul Broadcasting High School
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBoo Seung-kwan
McCune–ReischauerPu Sŭnggwan
Signature

Early life

Seungkwan was raised in Jeju-do, South Korea. Growing up he participated in children's songs festivals held at his school, where a teacher recorded him singing and posted it online. The video later led to Seungkwan being cast at Pledis Entertainment in June 2012. Seungkwan attended Seoul Broadcasting High School and graduated in 2016.

Career

2015–present: Debut with Seventeen and solo activities

Seungkwan debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band, Seventeen with the extended play 17 Carat on May 29, 2015.[3] In 2018, Seungkwan released the single "Kind of Love" for the soundtrack of the series Mother. The song portrays a sorrowful love story with an acoustic sound.[4] Seungkwan joined alongside bandmates Hoshi and DK a subunit called BSS, or BooSeokSoon, a common nickname for the three members together. The group released their debut single "Just Do It" on March 21.[5][6] That same year, Seungkwan was cast in the talk show Unexpected Q.[7] He was awarded the "Rookie (Music and Talk)" award at the 2018 MBC Entertainment Awards.[8][9]

In 2019, Seungkwan was cast in Prison Life of Fools and in the talk show Five Cranky Brothers.[10][11] On September 7, 2020, Seungkwan released the single "Go" for the soundtrack of the series Record of Youth. On January 29, 2021, Seungkwan participated in the soundtrack for the series Lovestruck in the City with a song titled "The Reason".[12] Seungkwan was cast in the television show Job Dongsan, alongside Kang Ho-dong and Super Junior's Eunhyuk, and in Idol Dictation Contest.[13][14] Later, he appeared on tvN's new badminton television show Racket Boys, alongside Olympic champion Oh Sang-uk, Jang Sung-kyu, Yang Se-chan among others.[15] In January 2022, Seungkwan was awarded the "Male Idol Entertainer" award at the 2022 Korea First Brand Awards.[16]

Filmography

Television shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Unexpected Q Cast member [7]
2019 Prison Life of Fools [10]
Five Cranky Brothers [11]
2021 Job Dongsan (Job Estate) [13]
Racket Boys Episode 1–12 [15]

Web shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Idol Dictation Contest Cast member Season 1 [14]
2023 The Devil's Plan Cast member [17]

Discography
Main article: Seventeen discography

Soundtrack appearances
Title Year Album
"Kind Of Love" 2018 Mother OST
"Go" 2020 Record of Youth OST
"Reason" 2021 Lovestruck in the City OST
"Pit a Pat" [18] 2022 Link: Eat, Love, Kill OST
"Still You"[19] 2023 Dr. Romantic Season 3 OST

Awards and nominations
See also: List of awards and nominations received by Seventeen
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee/Work Result Ref.
Korea First Brand Awards[lower-alpha 1] 2022 Male Idol Entertainer Boo Seung-kwan Won [16]
MBC Entertainment Awards 2018 Rookie Award (Music and Talk) King of Mask Singer, Unexpected Q Won [8]

Notes
  1. Hosted by the Korea Consumer Brand Committee and supervised by the Korea Consumer Forum, the Korea First Brand Awards selects promising brands that will lead the year and bases its winners on consumption trend analysis, extensive nationwide consumer surveys, and evaluation and deliberation by experts.[20]

References
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