Son Dong-woon

This is a Korean name; the family name is Son.

Son Dongwoon
Born	June 6, 1991 (1991-06-06) (age 20) Seoul, South Korea
Genres	R&B, pop, hip hop
Occupations	Singer, dancer
Instruments	Vocals, Piano, Violin
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Cube Entertainment
Associated acts	Beast.

Son Dongwoon (Hangul: 손동운; Hanja: 孫東雲; 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 that he studied in Santa Rosa, Laguna, 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.

Career

Beast

Main article: Beast (South Korean band)

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Discography

For Son Dong-woon's works with Beast, see Beast discography.

References

1. ^ (Korean)"Will 'Udon' Surpass the Popularity of 'Naengmyun'?". Newsen. 2010-12-18. http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201012181553441002&code=100200. Retrieved 2010-12-18. 
2. ^ (Korean)"Kang Minkyung and Son Dongwoon's song 'Udon' won't be heard on the main stream media networks". Star News. 2010-12-10. http://news.nate.com/view/20101220n04907. Retrieved 2010-12-22. 

External links

• (Korean) BEAST Official website
• (Korean) Dong-woon Yozm
• (English) Dong-woon Twitter

Persondata
Name	Son, Dongwoon
Alternative names
Short description	Singer
Date of birth	June 6, 1991
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
Date of death
Place of death