Kim Woo-joo

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Woo-joo
Born (1985-08-29) August 29, 1985
Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Origin South Korea
Genres Ballad
Occupation(s) Singer, lyricist
Years active 2005–present
Kim Woo-joo
Hangul
Revised Romanization Gim U-ju
McCune–Reischauer Kim U-chu

Kim Woo-joo (born August 29, 1985) is a South Korean ballad singer, pianist and lyricist. Kim debuted in 2005 with the album "Before you sleep...". He is active in Japan as well as in South Korea.[1]

On November 10, 2014, he released his third album "More Softly…" on music sites, marking his 10-year anniversary since his debut.[2]

In April 2015, The Korea Times reported that Seoul court sentenced singer Kim Woo-joo to one year in prison for attempting to evade mandatory military duty by lying about his mental health. In the media spotlight was not Kim, but a hip-hop singer with the same name, also born in 1985.[3]

Discography

Single

Mini Albums

Full Albums

Original soundtrack

Collaborations

Filmography

Music video

Year Song title With
2013 "Farewell Rain"[5] Han Groo
2014 "Winter Night"[1] Choo Soo-hyun
"Like"[6]
"The First Day We Met"[7]
2015 "ROMANTIC"[8]
"Wedding Song"[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kim Woo Joo Sings of "Winter Night" in New Music Video Feat. Yiruma". Soompi. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  2. Kim, Yena (11 November 2014). "Kim Woo Joo Releases Album After 9 Years". BNTNews. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  3. Kim, Se-jeong (28 April 2015). "Singer said he see ghosts to evade military service". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  4. "Soo Ah Hong, Kim Woo Joo – Distance". K-popscene. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  5. "Singer Kim Woo Joo returns with MV for "Farewell Rain"". All K-pop. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  6. "Kim Woo Joo Sings a Sweet and Simple Love Song in "Like" Music Video". Soompi. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  7. Dees, Laura (16 October 2014). "Kim Woo Joo Stuns with Pre-Release Ballad, "The First Day We Met"". Officially Kmusic. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  8. "[Music Video] ROMANTIC". enewsWorld. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  9. "[Music Video] Nuptial Song". enewsWorld. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-28.


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