Ro Woon

Other Name: 로운

Age: 28

Birthday: August 7, 1996

Nationality: South Korean

Gender: Male

Kim Seok Woo, known professionally as Rowoon, is a South Korean singer, dancer, actor and was a member of SF9 on hiatus. (short for Sensational Feeling 9). He graduated from Gyeonggi High School and is currently enrolled at Kyung Hee Cyber University. Before debuting, he spent 6 years as a trainee and was introduced in FNC Entertainment reality show "Cheongdam-dong 111" in 2013. Then, in 2015, he and his group mates performed in Japan and later entered the FNC Entertainment survival show, "d.o.b (Dance or Band)", competing as part of NEOZ Dance. The agency renamed the group as SF9, and he made his debut in October 2016. He was the group's lead vocalist, visual and center with their 1st single album "Feeling Sensation". He made his acting debut that year with a role in the web drama "Click Your Heart" (클릭유어하트). In 2017, the group found their breakthrough when their 1st EP, "Burning Sensation", reached #6 in the Billboard World Albums Chart. They also debuted in Japan with a Japanese version of their debut lead single "Fanfare" and had successful concerts in Japan and in the United States. The group has enjoyed continued success since then, releasing music and having events around the world. In 2019, he was awarded the Best New Actor at the MBC Drama Awards and at the Grimae Awards and in the Korea First Brand Awards he won Male Idol-Actor Award. In 2020, he won the Male Actor Idol of the Year award at the Brand of the Year Awards. In 2021, he renewed his contract with FNC Entertainment and SF9 entered "Kingdom: Legendary War" but finished in last place out of 6 teams. That year, he won 3 awards at the KBS Drama Awards (Best New Actor, Popularity Award - Male and Best Couple Award). In 2022, he did not participate in the group's promotion for their 11th EP, "The Wave OF9", due to scheduling conflicts with the drama he was filming at the time. On 18 September 2023, all the members of SF9 renewed their contracts with their agency, and they will now take another leap forward with eight members excluding Rowoon. Rowoon will focus on individual activities including acting. (Source: Korean = Namu Wiki || Translation = MyDramaList).