Ong Seong Woo - The pinnacle of visuals with the ability to turn anywhere into a stage

Ong Seong Woo is a young multi-talented artist. He can take on any role, from singing, dancing, composing, acting, modeling, MC... With his inherent strength and relentless efforts, the former WANNA ONE member is taking steps step by step. conquer the hearts of the audience.

Hard start

Officially becoming a trainee of Lion Media after winning the first prize in the Youth Song Festival contest in September 2008, Ong Seong Woo faced difficulties from the very beginning when the management company was entangled in a series of scandals. confused, causing the artists to leave in droves. Although he received an offer from a large entertainment company, but because of the 10-year contract with Lion Media, he had to miss the opportunity.

Carrying an unfulfilled dream of debut, in 2011, Ong Seong Woo decided to study Dance Practice at Hanlim Arts High School. Around the same time, he attended a popping dance class at Winners Dance School, and regularly participated in dance competitions organized by the club.

In 2014, Ong Seong Woo passed the exam at Dong Seoul University majoring in acting. Although he studied acting, he continued to attend dance lessons at 20th Century B-Boys. In addition, the male idol worked hard to earn extra money by working as a cafe employee, a model for many shopping malls, or appearing in some advertising projects for artists.

Career flourishes

2016 opened a new page in the career of a student from Dong Seoul University. Seong Woo decided to audition for Fantagio's acting talent search competition on the recommendation of a professor in the department, and was selected to become the company's trainee actor.

During his training at Fantagio, the Ong boy was always rated as the "ace". Not only excelling in all aspects, he was also commented by teachers as a trainee with good character when he always cares and helps people around him.

In 2016, during an audition for the talent contest of Fantagio company, Ong Seong Woo was accepted and officially became an actor trainee. At the end of 2016, Ong Seong Woo was encouraged by the company to participate in Produce 101 season 2, at first he was hesitant because he was traumatized by the story of his old company, then he still decided to participate. Coming to Produce 101 season 2 marked a big turning point in Ong Seong Woo's life, helping him become famous and reach his dream.

Starting with class A, during 11 weeks of competition, Ong Seong Woo is a rare name that is always in the top 11 of the debut lineup. At the end of the program, the male singer born in 1995 ranked 5th overall, and became one of 11 members of the national group WANNA ONE. From here, his dream of becoming a singer came true after 10 years of cherishing.

In August 2017, Ong Seong Woo and WANNA ONE members officially debuted through WANNA ONE Premier Showcon held at Gocheok Sky Dome with the presence of 20,000 spectators.

In WANNA ONE, Seong Woo takes on the position of lead vocal and main dancer. He is a member who often sings the chorus in many of the group's songs. Two song producers Nayana and Energetic said they were both most impressed with Seong Woo's voice. As the main dancer, he is highly appreciated by experts for his neat, flexible and emotional choreography.

Ong Seong Woo also takes on the visual position of WANNA ONE. His beauty is said to be a combination of East and West. When WANNA ONE appeared in front of the audience, he was praised by the press as "Hellenism" or "4th Visual Revolution" (4th Visual Revolution).

Despite being active for only 20 months, Ong Seong Woo has achieved many remarkable achievements with WANNA ONE.

Talent recognized

After WANNA ONE disbanded, Ong Seong Woo followed the path of a solo artist starting as an actor. Through his first lead role in "At Eighteen", the male singer erased the prejudice against idol actors when being praised by experts for his natural acting ability. During the broadcast of the drama, the name Ong Seong Woo always ranked first in the famous Korean actor chart.

After the success of his first role, Ong Seong Woo continued to be invited to participate in the first movie in his career called Life is Beautiful. He co-starred with two senior actors Ryu Seung Ryong and Yeom Jung Ah.

At the same time, he continued to be assigned the main role in a television work called Chances of Going from Friends to Lovers with JYP beauty Shin Ye Eun.

With an eye-catching appearance, Ong Seong Woo is also the favorite face of a series of brands from fashion to household products, and has appeared in prestigious magazines such as Elle, GQ Korea, Star1, W Korea, Marie Claire, Harpers Bazaar, Vogue.

In March 2019, Ong Seong Woo was appointed as the Public Relations Ambassador of the Incheon Municipal Office of Education for the term until the end of December 2019 thanks to his far-reaching influence on young people.

Ong Seong Woo also showed outstanding entertainment skills when displaying his humorous personality, speaking ability, and sensitive behavior through the role of MC of many music programs and events, as well as becoming a guest. on reality shows like Radio Star, Master in the House, Running Man, Yoo Hee-yeols Sketchbook...

After a year of hard work as an actor and model, on March 5, 2020, Ong Seong Woo returned to the singing path with the release of his first mini-album called LAYERS, all 6 All songs on the album let him compose and compose music, and also act as a producer. As soon as the product was released, it quickly sold out and got the achievement of topping the Kpop album chart on iTunes in the US and Japan. This shows that Ong Seong Woo's charm is extremely great, his name has reached far beyond the Korean region and spread to Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, and the United States.

In addition, Ong Seong Woo used to come to Vietnam in February 2019, he planned and led his family to the S-shaped land, although it was a bit difficult because of a few things that happened, but this is a vacation. your unforgettable. After uploading his check-in pictures on his personal account, the Vietnamese online community quickly left many happy and excited comments for his visit.

The pinnacle of visuals

The audience's first impression of Ong Seong Woo is not only because he owns the rare Ong surname, but also because of his very own face. Right from the first public appearance as a trainee in Produce 101 season 2, Ong Seong Woo made the judges freeze for a few seconds with his shining visual.

In addition, he is also known as an idol with an extremely humorous personality and a fluent and skillful speech. He is not afraid to give up his male idol image but always shows his humorous side.

one of Wanna One's cult visuals. During an appearance at the airport, although he was not too dressed up in the choice of costumes, his male idol charisma was still very attractive, causing many fans and reporters to shoot continuously. . The scene of Seong Woo's divine appearance is described by many fans as being like the guy who turned the airport into a movie studio with flashing lights.

Ong Seong Woo's ecstatic moment at the airport at that time quickly became a hot topic discussed by many netizens:

"Who allowed you to be this handsome =)))) what's in my heart =)))) Ong, the man who turns every place into a stage.

"The pinnacle of visuals. This is when using the right face :)))))".

"Ong Seongwoo .. the boy who has a beauty that defies normal oranges".

"Just standing still and breathing is a beautiful scene. Oh, I'll step back to see you better."

who even the flash of the spotlight has to fall in love with you."

"Fantagio's dreamy visuals are all beautiful and luxurious, looking like they have an aura".

With these aspects shown, fans expect Ong Seong Woo to reap more success in the future, as a versatile artist.

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