| Seungkwan |
Seungkwan (Korean: 승관), born as Boo Seungkwan (Korean: 부승관), is a South Korean singer and songwriter under Pledis Entertainment. He is a member of the South Korean boy group SEVENTEEN under 'Vocal Team'. He is also part of the special sub-unit 'BSS'.
Profile[]
- Stage Name: Seungkwan (승관)
- Sub-Unit:
- Position:
- Main Vocalist
- Face of the Group
Career[]
2015–present: Debut with Seventeen and solo activities[]
In 2015, Seungkwan debuted with the South Korea boy band, Seventeen. Their first EP 17 Carat was digitally released on May 29.
On March 14, a representative of tvN drama Mother revealed that Seungkwan has participated in the OST titled "Kind of Love". "Kind of Love" portrays a sorrowful love story with an acoustic sound.
On March 21, 2018, Seungkwan, together with bandmates Hoshi ans DK debuted as a subgroup called SVT BSS, a common nickname for the three members together. The group released their debut single "Just Do It" and enjoyed a short promotion period.
Seungkwan was cast in the talk show Unexpected Q in 2018. He was awarded the Rookie (Music and Talk) award at the 2018 MBC Entertainment Awards.
In 2019, Seungkwan became a cast member for Prison Life of Fools, alongside Got7's JB, Jang Do-yeon, Jeong Hyeong-don and many more. On the same year, Seungkwan was also casted in the talk show Five Cranky Brothers, with Park Joon-hyung (g.o.d.), Seo Jang-hoon, Kim Jong-kook, and Lee Jin-hyuk (UP10TION).
On September 7, 2020, Seungkwan participated in the OST for the drama Record of Youth, where he sang "Go". Continuing his OST streak, in January 2021, Seungkwan released his third OST for the drama Lovestruck in the City, with the song "The Reason".
In 2021, Seungkwan became a host of the show Job Estate alongside Kang Ho-dong and Eunhyuk (Super Junior). Following the recent exposure of Seungkwan's knowledge of K-Pop's history, he became a cast member of tvN's Amazing Saturday Spin Off: Idol Dictation Test, with MMTG's JaeJae, Super Junior's Eunhyuk, EXO's Kai, and many more.
Discography[]
See also: SEVENTEEN Discography; BSS Discography
Digital singles[]
- "As It Was - Spotify Singles" (2022)
- "Dandelion" (2024)
OSTs[]
- "Mother OST, Part 5" ("Kind of Love") (2018)
- "Record of Youth OST, Part 1" ("Go") (2020)
- "Lovestruck in the City, Part 6" ("The Reason") (2021)
- "Link: Eat, Love, Kill OST, Part 4" ("Pit a Pat") (2022)
- "Romantic Doctor 3 OST, Part 4" ("Still You") (2023)
- "Tell Me That You Love Me OST, Part 4" ("The Moment You Arrive") (2023)
- "Lonely Stars" (2024)
Participation releases[]
- "Duet Song Festival, Ep.11" ("How Love Is (어떻게 사랑이 그래요)") (with Lee Jiyong) (2016)
- "Mask Singer 135th" ("With You (어깨)") (with Solbin) (2018)
- "Mask Singer 136th" ("Sorry (연)") (2018)
Other releases[]
- "Alright" (2018)
Unofficial Covers[]
- "Candy in My Ears" (with DK) (2016)
- "Beautiful Tomorrow" (2017)
- "Beautiful Moment (내 생에 아름다운)" (2018)
- "I Hope" (2018)
- "Love Poem" (2019)
- "Wi-Fi" (2019)
- "When Would It Be (언제쯤이면)" (with Lee Suhyun of AKMU) (2021)
- "Drawing Out Moments (너를 그리는 시간)" (2021)
- "Text Me Merry Christmas" (with Lee Suhyun of AKMU) (2021)
- "Juice" (with Lee Youngji) (2022)
- "Time Lapse" (2023)
- "Shape (동그라미)" (2024)
Filmography[]
TV shows[]
| Year | Name | Channel | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Unexpected Q | MBC | Cast member | |
| 2019 | Prison Life of Fools | tvN | ||
| Five Cranky Brothers | JTBC | |||
| 2021 | Job Dongsan (Job Estate) | Channel S | ||
| Idol Dictation Contest | tving | |||
| Racket Boys | tvN | Club members | ||
| 2023 | The Devil's Plan | Netflix | Cast member |
Music Video Appearances[]
| Year | Name | Artist | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | My Copycat | Orange Caramel | Pre-Debut |
Music shows[]
| Year | Name | Channel | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | KCON 2018 JAPAN | Mnet | Special MC | with Jeonghan, Joshua |
| M Countdown | Mnet | with Jeonghan and Dino |
Magazines[]
Solo Features[]
- Elle Korea: June Issue (2021)
- 1st Look Magazine Vol. 232 (February 2022) *BACK COVER*
- Cosmopolitan Korea: March Issue (2022)
Features with Other Members[]
- DAZED (2016) with Vocal Team
- ELLE Korea: November Issue (2019) with Joshua, Hoshi, Mingyu, The8, Vernon, Dino
- Arena Homme+ January Issue (2020) with Joshua, Mingyu, The8 *COVER PAGE*
- Cosmopolitan Korea: May Issue (2020) with Wonwoo, DK, Mingyu
- STAR1: Magazine 2023 May Issue with Dino
Features with All of SEVENTEEN as a Group[]
- IZE Magazine: August Issue (2015)
- KWAVE December Issue (2015)
- CeCi Magazine: December Issue (2015)
- IZE Magazine: December Issue (2015)
- 10+ Star: TENASIA March Issue (2016)
- CeCi Magazine: May Issue (2016)
- @star1 Vol.50 (May 2016)
- IZE Magazine (May 2016) *PHOTOBOOK*
- haru*hana Magazine (Japan) Vol.36 (May 2016)
- AnAn Magazine (Japan) 21 June 2017
- @star1 Vol.64 (July 2017)
- DAZED Digital Magazine (July 2017)
- CeCi Magazine: October Issue (2017)
- HIGH CUT Vol.208 (October 2017) *COVER*
- CeCi Magazine: January Issue (2018)
- SINGLES Korea: April Issue (2018) *COVER*
- Sparkling Magazine’s Spring 2018 Issue *COVER*
- 1st LOOK Vol.155 (May 2018) *COVER*
- AnAn Magazine (Japan) 30 May 2018 *COVER*
- @star1 Vol.77 (August 2018) *COVER*
- CREA Magazine: October Issue (2018)
- SPARKS Japanese Idol Magazine Vol.1 (November 2018) *COVER*
- THE STAR: February Issue (2019)
- SPARKS Japanese Idol Magazine Vol.2 (April 2019)
- AnAn Magazine (Japan) 13 May 2019 *COVER*
- AnAn Magazine No. 2187 (Japan) February 2020 *COVER*
- SPRiNG Magazine (Japan): March Issue (2020)
- BILLBOARD Korea Vol.3 (April 2020) *COVER*
- Monotube Magazine Vol.2 (July 2020) *Thief & Heist Collaboration*
- HARPER`S BAZAAR: January Issue (2021) *COVER*
- MORE Magazine Japan: January Issue (2022) *COVER* [Jun and The8 weren't able to participate due to activities in China]
Credits[]
✓ = Participated
✖ = Didn't participate
SEVENTEEN Discography[]
| Year | Album | Song | Writing | Composer | Arrange |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Love & Letter | Pretty U | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ |
| Still Lonely | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| Say Yes | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| Drift Away | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| Adore U (Vocal Team) | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| Love & Letter Repackage Album | No F.U.N | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| 2017 | Teen, Age | Clap | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ |
| Flower | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| Campfire | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| 2019 | You Made My Dawn | Home | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ |
| (Single) | Home (Chinese Ver.) | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | |
| An Ode | Lucky | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| 2020 | Semicolon | HOME;RUN | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ |
| Do Re Mi | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| All My Love | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| 2021 | Not Alone | HOME;RUN (Japanese ver.) | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ |
| Power of Love | Home (Japanese ver.) | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | |
| 2022 | Dream | All My Love (Japanese ver.) | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ |
BSS Discography[]
| Year | Song | Writing | Composer | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Just Do It | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ |
| 2023 | Fighting (feat. Lee Young Ji) | ✓ | ✖ | |
| LUNCH | ✓ | ✖ | ||
| 7PM (feat. Peder Elias) | ✖ | ✓ |
Awards and Nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Rookie Award (Music and Talk) | King of Mask Singer, Unexpected Q | Won |
| 2018 | Fandom School Awards | Best OST Singer | "Kind of Love" (Mother OST Part.5) | Won |
| 2019 | 2019 Korea First Brand Awards | Male Idol Entertainer (Daesang) | Nominated | |
| 2021 | 2022 Korea First Brand Awards | Male Idol Entertainer (Daesang) | Won | |
| 2021 | 2021 TVING Awards | This Year's TVING Family | Nominated |
Trivia[]
- Nickname: Sr. Mic, MC Boo, DJ Boo, Boonon, BooSeungKwanLi, Mr. Boo, Professor Boo, Thomas, Bookebox, BooRangDungie, Kkondae, K-pop professor Boo Seungkwan
- Emoji: 🍊
- Family: Mom, dad and 2 older sisters (born in 1989 and 1993), Bookkeu
- Education:
- Donggwang elementary school (Graduated)
- Jeju Jeil Middle School (Moved out)
- Daemyeong Middle School (Graduated)
- Seoul Broadcasting High School (Graduated)
- Specialty: Singing, Saving the atmosphere/mood, Writing lyrics, MC, DJ-ing, Vocal imitations, Vocal director
- Hobby: Calligraphy, Basketball, Volleyball, Musical singing, Badminton
- Training Period: 3 years and 2 months
- Favorite Drinks: Americano
- Favorite Animals: Puppy
- Favorite Body Parts: Cheek bones
- Favorite Colors: Pastel colors, navy blue
- Favorite Artists: Wonder Girls, Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, Lady Gaga
- Favorite Flower: Rapeseed
- MBTI Personality types: ENTP (Debater)
- He joined Pledis Entertainment on June 2012.
- The meaning behind his real name is that Boo means ‘adult’, Seung means ‘success and ‘Kwan’ means generous. He wants to be a generous successor. He tries hard to be generous and loves giving energy to other people.
- Since his first year of elementary school, he participated in Children's’ Song Festivals which were held in school. Since he’s from Jeju, he never thought of becoming a singer. Luckily, he got casted via an internet video his teacher recorded of him singing at the song festival because he was singing his/her favorite song.
- According to the members, he is the most affectionate one in the group, often shows his love by skinship like hugging. He does this especially a lot to Vernon as they are both the same-age line (98 liners).
- He created a safe space for all fans to explore the history of K-pop in V LIVE entitled We Remember K-pop.
- He is considered a Professor of K-Pop because of his wide knowledge of K-Pop's history.
- He likes to give out tangerines to reporters or staff members when he is able to.
- He is unable to sit cross-legged or squat sitting because of his short achilles tendon.
- He is an iced americano maniac.
- He is known for nagging the members to drink their vitamins and supplements.
- He is known for having a large butt
- To celebrate his 25th birthday, he released a cover of Taeyeon's song Time Lapse.[1]
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