Son Dongwoon 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

Seoul

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, South Korea

South Korea

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 on June 6, 1991. Dongwoon's father, Son Il-rak, is a professor at Cheongju University

Cheongju University

Cheongju University is a private university located in Cheongju City, the capital of North Chungcheong province, South Korea. The current president is Kim Yoon Bae.-Academics:...

. Dongwoon stated in an interview that he studied in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines. Dongwoon was a trainee from JYP Entertainment

JYP Entertainment

JYP Entertainment is a Korean music record label, founded in South Korea in 1997 by Park Jin-young.- History :Park Jin-young founded the company in 1997 as "Tae-Hong Planning Corporation", which eventually became "JYP Entertainment" in 2001....

 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

Konkuk University

Konkuk University is a private university located in Seoul and Chungju. The Seoul campus is located in the southeastern part of Seoul, near the Han River, and is served by a metro station of the same name. The university possesses accreditation from the South Korean Ministry of Culture and Education...

 majoring in image and film.

Beast

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

External links

BEAST Official website Dong-woon Yozm Dong-woon Twitter