Monday, April 23, 2012

Son Dong-woon






Son Dongwoon (born June 6, 1991), more commonly known as just Dongwoon, is a South Korean idol singer and dancer. He is a member of the Korean boy group Beast.

Biography

Son Dongwoon was born in Seoul, South Korea on June 6, 1991. Dongwoon's father, Son Il-rak, is a professor at Cheongju University. Dongwoon stated in an interview and in the KBS show Win Win that he studied in the province Laguna in the Philippines. Dongwoon was a trainee from JYP Entertainment for 2 years, and was the last member chosen to join BEAST. He is the maknae (youngest) of the group.

Dongwoon is known for his more Western look compared to the other members. He also has various talents such as speaking English and Chinese as well as playing the electric flute.

Dongwoon attended High School Hanyoung and currently attends Konkuk University majoring in image and film.

In December 2010, Dong Woon released a digital single "Udon" together with Davichi’s Kang Min Kyung, however, it wasn’t broadcasted in any of South Korea’s 3 main broadcasting stations because the title of the song was in Japanese.

Beast

The group has released five Korean mini-albums and various singles. Dongwoon is a vocalist and Maknae of Beast.

Solo career

In December 2010, Dongwoon released a digital single album "Udon" together with Davichi’s Kang Min Kyung. After its release, the song quickly rose up to the top of the charts, bringing in immense popularity and it is expected to start another trend. However, it is said that by the composers of ‘Udon' that the title of the song is in Japanese, hence the main 3 broadcasting networks confirmed that they will not be showing on television.In his solo career he also has his own solo "In The Cloud".

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