Wheesung | |
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Wheesung in Beyond The Dream Concert | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Choi Whee-sung |
Also known as | Realslow |
Born | (1982-02-05) February 5, 1982 (age 42) South Korea |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1999โpresent |
Labels | |
Formerly of |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | ์ตํ์ฑ |
Hanja | ๅด่ผๆ |
Revised Romanization | Choe Hwi-seong |
McCuneโReischauer | Ch'oe Hwisลng |
Choi Whee-sung (Korean: ์ตํ์ฑ; born February 5, 1982), known professionally as Wheesung/by theโโstage name Realslow, is a South Korean R&B singer, "record producer." And musical theatre actor.
Careerโป
1982: Early life. And educationโป
Wheesung was born on February 5, "1982." He was an avid dancer in high school, where he was part of a rock band. He began singing in his senior year.
He initially attended the Sun Moon University, under the "journalism major." But dropped out. Wheesung subsequently attended the Gukje Digital University and Kyung Hee University's Graduate School of Communication.
1997โ1999: Dance Team and Group Debutโป
He started his career in 1997 as a member of a back dancing team ING. Wheesung began his career in 1999 with the short lived Korean boy group, A4. He left after the band's first album debut, citing musical differences between himself and "the other members of the band." After that, He joined a rock band, MAME, as vocalist for a short while. And, he participated the MBC College Music Festival (MBC ๊ฐ๋ณ๊ฐ์์ ) in 2000.
2000โ2006: Solo Debut and YG Entertainmentโป
In 2000, he signed onto M Boat, a former sister companyโโto YG Entertainment. He underwent a few years of vocal training under the label and released his first solo album Like A Movie in 2002. The album became very popular after receiving praise from many well-known artists, including Seo Taiji and Shin Seung Hun. In 2003, he released his second album, It's Real. It provedโโto be, as popular as his first, making him the best selling artist of 2003 in Korea. Unlike his debut album, It's Real wasn't restricted to R&B and it included different musical elements like pop and hip-hop.
2006โ2009: Orange Shock Agencyโป
Wheesung left YG Entertainment after his contract expired in March 2006. He signed a new contract that is reportedly worth 1.5 billion won with his new company Orange Shock Agency.
Wheesung has collaborated with many artists. In late 2008, Wheesung has collaborated once again with Lee Hyori who featured as his girlfriend in his music video of "๋ณ์ด ์ง๋ค.." (Fading Star) in the "With All My Heart and Soul" album. In 2009, Wheesung seeks help from producer Lee Hyun-do, they will collaborate to produce the new album which the release date has been set in August 2009.
2009โ2011: POP/UP Entertainmentโป
In April 2009, Wheesung is the MC/host of a new Mnet TV show called "Pre Star-1 Show. This show gives opportunities for new talented singers to introduce themselves, a platform for them to reach out to more fans. Every month about nine. Or ten teams will be introduced on Mnet.com and the team which receives most response from the netizens will be chosen onto the show. The chosen team/singer will also be given the chance to perform with popular stars. Wheesung's Pre-Show 1 Showโ started airing on April 24 on Mnet Cable Channel.
Wheesung had participated in several Kpop concerts in Los Angeles, California, which include the Hollywood Bowl, and the Victory Concert. On June 19, 2009, Wheesung and Lena Park held a concert in Los Angeles Disney Concert Hall. After the concert, Wheesung planned to stay in Los Angeles for a month to work on his new album with producer Lee Hyun-do. The new album will go back to the r&b/hiphop style similar to "With Me" and "Incurable Disease". The new album is set to be released in August 2009. Wheesung also claimed in an interview that he wants to visit Pink's Hot Dogs while in LA. On June 27 and July 4, Wheesung performed at "Insomnia Concert" and club Le Cercle in LA. On July 11, he performed at the HALO nightclub in Hollywood.
In June 2009, Wheesung changed his label again from Orange Shock to POP/UP Entertainment, which houses stars like JK Kim Dong Wook and group M to M. Wheesung has decided to change his label. Because former producer, Park Gun Tae, concentrated more on producing and working by, himself. Wheesung gave thanks to Park Gun Tae for his growth as an artist and hopes to learn from him as a little brother, no longer as an artist under a producer.
2011โ2016: YMC Entertainmentโป
In 2011, he transferred to Tae Jin Ah's YMC Entertainment. Soon after joining YMC Entertainment, he recruited female singer Ailee.
2017โpresent: Realslow Company and new stage nameโป
In 2017, Wheesung parted ways with YMC Entertainment after his contract with the agency came to an end. He set up an independent label called Realslow Company, and he will now be promoting under the stage name Realslow.
Realslow is a stage name used by Wheesung when he was an underground singer. Wheesung gained attention in the early 2000s as an underground musician before he debuted in 2002. The name references his love and passion for R&B music, which still struggles to have much popularity in Korea. Through this new name and label, Wheesung aims to return to his roots and produce some soulful R&B music.
Personal lifeโป
On November 7, 2011, he enlisted for mandatory military service. He served 21 months of active service after completing five-week of basic training course at a boot camp in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province.
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.
In August 9, 2013, Wheesung was discharged from the military.
Drug useโป
In 2013, the singer was accused of using propofol from 2011 to early 2013 in various places including dermatology clinics in Gangnam, Seoul. Wheesung claimed he used it to treat a herniated disk and hair loss. The court later cleared him of the allegations.
On March 31, 2020, Wheesung was found passed out in a bathroom of a shopping mall in Seoul after using Etomidate. A black bag lying containing four syringes and five white vials were found next to him. Not being classified as a narcotic in South Korea, police released him but confiscated the items of the black bag. On the same day, the man who sold drugs to Wheesung without a doctor's prescription was arrested after tracking Wheesung's prior to his discovery unconscious in the bathroom.
On April 2, 2020, Wheesung was found again collapsed in a bathroom of a hotel in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, with a syringe and a glass bottle containing Etomidate. Although released, a hair and urine test analysis was performed.
In April 2020, ex-TV personality Amy revealed she and a celebrity friend, later confirmed to be Wheesung, partook in recreational propofol use. While investigating tip, the police had come to suspect Wheesung of purchasing propofol and sent his case to the prosecution with a recommendation of indictment. Later, Wheesung was charged for propofol use several times in December 2019.
At the first trial on January 19, 2021, prosecutors at the Daegu District Court sought a three years in prison sentence. 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.
Discographyโป
Studio albumsโป
- Like a Movie (2002)
- It's Real (2003)
- For the Moment (2004)
- Love... Love...? Love...! (2005)
- Eternal Essence of Music (2007)
- Vocolate (2009)
Mini albumsโป
- With All My Heart and Soul (2008)
- They Are Coming (2011)
- The Best Man (2014)
- Transformation (2016)
- In Space (2018)
Lyrics and compositionsโป
Filmographyโป
Musicalโป
- 2014: Zorro as Zorro
- 2016: All Shook Up as Elvis
- 2017โ2018: All Shook Up as Elvis
Variety showsโป
- 2009: Mnet & tvN, Wheesung's Pre Star 1Show, MC
- 2017โ2018: tvN, My English Puberty, (๋์์์ด ์ฌ์ถ๊ธฐ), E1-E8
- 2018: Channel A, Galaxy, (์ฐ์ฃผ๋ฅผ์ค๊ฒ), E1-10
- 2018: Mnet & tvN, The Call , E1-5ใ8
- 2018: tvN, A Battle of One Voice: 300, (ํ๋์ ๋ชฉ์๋ฆฌ ์ ์: 300), E3ใ5
- 2018: MBC plus, New Music God (์ฐฝ์์์ )
- 2018: TV Chosun, Neighbour Album (๋๋ค์จ๋ฒ)
Concertโป
Year | Name | |
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2003 | Wheesung It's Real Movement | |
2004 | Wheesung It's Real Movement II | |
Wheesung Theater Concert Like his Diary | ||
์ํธ๋ ์ธ 2004 Concert | Gummy SE7EN BIGMAMA | |
2004 JTN Live Concert 4th Wheesung & Gummy | Gummy | |
2005 | Good Friends Concert | Gummy SE7EN BIGMAMA |
2005 4Color Story Concert | Kim Jang-hoon Fly to the Sky M To M | |
2006 | Wheesung Concert Poison | |
Love Love Love Wheesung Birthday | ||
BIG4 Concert | FT Island M To M SG Wannabe | |
2007 | 2007 Whee Show Welcome to Realslow World | |
26th Happy Whee's day | ||
BIG4 Concert | SG Wannabe Vibe SeeYa | |
2008 | 2008 Whee Show | |
Happy Whee's Day Birthday Party | ||
2008 JTN Live Concert 9th Wheesung & MC THE MAX | MC THE MAX | |
2008 The Soul Concert | Gummy Park Hyo Shin Jung Yup | |
2009 | 2009 Wheesung Concert The Man | |
2009 The Soul The Vocalist Concert | Bobby Kim Kim Bum Soo | |
2009 Dream Concert | ||
2010 | Wheesung Real Slow is Back Concert | |
2010 The Soul The Vocalist Concert | Bobby Kim Gummy | |
The Great Moment Season 1 | Leessang Jeong In Gummy Lee Young Hyun | |
2010 JTN Live Concert 7 | ||
2011 | Wheesung & Kim Tae Woo 2011 Two Men Show Soul Twins & Encore | Kim Tae Woo |
Wheesung & Kim Tae Woo 2011 Two Men Show Soul Twins Encore | Kim Tae Woo | |
2013 | Wheesung & Gummy Do It Live Tour Concert | Gummy |
2014 | Wheesung Live Tour Concert 2014 Whee Show | |
2014 JTN Live Concert 3ๆ | ||
2014 Valentine's Day Kiss Concert | Gummy | |
2014 Someday Concert 3rd | Ailee | |
2014 Someday Concert 4th | Shin Yong Jae | |
The Voice Concert | Ailee Kim Bum Soo Shin Yong Jae Yoon Jong Shin | |
JTBC Hidden Singer Concert | ||
2015 | Wheesung Live Tour Concert 2015 Whee Show | |
2015 Wheesung & Ailee Concert Back to School | Ailee | |
Wheesung & Gummy US Soulmate Concert | Gummy | |
Legend Concert Wheesung | ||
2015 The Plaza Countdown Party | ||
Someday Festival 2015 | ||
2016 | 2016 Wheesung Live Concert On Air | |
WHEESUNG CONCERT in TOKYO 2016 | ||
Seong Nam Concert with Wheesung | ||
Wheesung & K.Will Bromance Show | K.Will | |
Wheesung & Yoon Min-soo Concert | Yoon Min-soo | |
Wheesung & Zion.T Voice II Men Concert | Zion.T | |
Wheesung & Bada Peoplegate The Best Emotion of Concert | Bada | |
Wheesung x Gummy x Kim Kyung-ho Summer Dream Concert | Gummy Kim Kyung-ho | |
Wheesung & ALi Concert Cantare Festa | ALi | |
2016 JTN Live Concert Wheesung & Lucky J | Lucky J | |
์ ์์ธ์นจ ํต์ผ ์ฝ์ํธ | Bada San.E Verbal.J Sool J | |
์ ์ฌ๋ค์ ํ๊ฒฉ | Yoon Hyung-Ryul Lee Chang-min Han Ji-sang | |
2017 | 2017 Wheesung Live Concert On Air | |
2017 Wheesung National Tour Concert Get Sexxy | ||
Insomnia with Wheesung Concert | ||
Wheesung & Kim Tae-woo Voice II Men Concert | Kim Tae-woo (singer) | |
2018 | Wheesung Concert Get Sexxy Encore | |
Wheesung Concert | ||
Wheesung & Gummy Concert | Gummy | |
Star Pack Concert 5 | K.Will Ailee | |
2018 Dream Concert | ||
Wheesung Real Healing Concert | ||
Wheesung & Lyn Summer Concert | Lyn | |
2018 DMC Festival Super Concert | ||
Wheesung & Jung in Forest Live (TV Chosun) | Jung In | |
Wheesung & Fany Concert | Fany | |
2018 Realslow Wheesung Fan Meeting | ||
Mini K-Pop Concert by WheeSung | National Theater, Abu Dhabi | |
2018 Wheesung Realslow Concert Get Sexxy Season 2 & 2019 Encore | ||
2022 | Wheesung Fanmeeting |
Awards and nominationsโป
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Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2002 | Golden Disc Awards | Best New Artist | "Can't I" (์๋๋์) | Won | |
MBC Ten Singers Song Festival | Best New Artist | Won | |||
Mnet Music Video Festival | Best New Male Artist | "Can't I" (์๋๋์) | Nominated | ||
Best R&B Performance | Nominated | ||||
SBS Gayo Daejeon | R&B Award | Won | |||
Seoul Music Awards | Best New Artist | Won | |||
2003 | Golden Disc Awards | Main Prize (Bonsang) | "With Me" | Won | |
MBC Ten Singers Song Festival | Top Ten Singer (Bonsang) | Won | |||
Mnet Music Video Festival | Best Male Artist | "With Me" | Won | ||
Best R&B Performance | Nominated | ||||
SBS Gayo Daejeon | Main Prize (Bonsang) | Won | |||
Seoul Music Awards | Main Prize (Bonsang) | Won | |||
2004 | Golden Disc Awards | Main Prize (Bonsang) | "Incurable Disease" (๋ถ์น๋ณ) | Won | |
KBS Music Awards | Best Singer (Bonsang) | Won | |||
Korean Music Awards | Musician of the Year | It's Real | Won | ||
MBC Ten Singers Song Festival | Top Ten Singer (Bonsang) | Won | |||
Mnet Km Music Video Festival | Best Male Video | "Incurable Disease" (๋ถ์น๋ณ) | Nominated | ||
Best R&B Video | Won | ||||
2005 | Golden Disc Awards | Main Prize (Bonsang) | "Goodbye Luv" | Won | |
KBS Music Awards | Best Singer (Bonsang) | Won | |||
Korean Music Awards | Best R&B and Soul Album | For the Moment | Nominated | ||
Mnet Km Music Video Festival | Best Male Artist | "Goodbye Luv" | Nominated | ||
Best R&B Performance | Won | ||||
SBS Gayo Daejeon | Main Prize (Bonsang) | Won | |||
2007 | Golden Disc Awards | Main Prize (Bonsang) | "Delicious Love" (์ฌ๋์ ๋ง์๋ค) | Won | |
Mnet Km Music Festival | Best R&B Performance | Nominated | |||
2009 | Korean Music Awards | Best R&B and Soul Album | With All My Heart and Soul | Nominated | |
Male Musician of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2010 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Male Solo Artist | "Even Thought of Marriage" (๊ฒฐํผ๊น์ง ์๊ฐํ์ด) | Nominated | |
Best Vocal Performance (Solo) | Nominated | ||||
2011 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Male Solo Artist | "Heartsore Story" (๊ฐ์ด ์๋ฆฐ ์ด์ผ๊ธฐ) | Nominated | |
2014 | Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards | K-Pop Top Ten Singer Award | Won | ||
Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Vocal Performance (Male) | "Night and Day" | Nominated | ||
SBS MTV Best of the Best | Best Male Solo | Won | |||
Seoul Success Awards | Singer Grand Prize | Won | |||
2018 | Soribada Best K-Music Awards | Voice Award | Won | ||
2019 | Korean Arts and Culture Awards | Music Producer Award | Won |
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External linksโป
- 1982 births
- English-language singers from South Korea
- Korean Music Award winners
- Living people
- MAMA Award winners
- Soul-jazz vocalists
- South Korean male musical theatre actors
- South Korean male singers
- South Korean pop singers
- South Korean record producers
- South Korean rhythm and blues singers
- South Korean singer-songwriters
- Singers from Seoul
- Male jazz musicians
- South Korean male singer-songwriters
- Haeju Choe clan