Leo

Jung Taek-woon (; born on November 10, 1990), and began his acting career in 2014 in the musical Full House as Lee Young-jae. In 2015 he began his songwriting career, and with VIXX member Ravi formed the group's first official sub-unit VIXX LR.

Early life Born in Gwangju, he moved to Yangjae-dong, Seoul, South Korea when he was 49 days old, his family consists of himself, his parents and three older sisters. Leo studied music composition at Baekseok University and was a member of the National Youth Soccer Players from 2004 to 2007. Growing up, Leo was actively involved in swimming, boxing, taekwondo (blue belt), and soccer. While recovering from an injury, he developed an interest in becoming a singer after listening to Wheesung's "Walking in the Sky".

Career

2012–2014: Career beginnings

Leo was one of ten trainees who were contestants in Mnet's survival reality show MyDOL. Leo was one of the six contestants who were chosen to be a part of the final line-up of the new boy group VIXX. The group debuted with "Super Hero" on May 24, 2012 During MyDOL, Leo was featured in Brian Joo's "Let This Die" and Seo In-guk's "Shake It Up" music videos. After his debut with VIXX, Leo appeared in episode 4 of SBS' television drama The Heirs alongside his group members.

As an avid sports fan, Leo has appeared in several athletic variety shows with other idols such as Dream Team and Idol Athletics Championship.

In 2014, Leo had a cameo role in SBS' television drama Glorious Day alongside Hyuk and was cast in the musical Full House in the lead role of Lee Young-jae from April to June at the Hongik Daehakro Art Center, Grand Theater in Seoul.

VIXX LR was confirmed by Jellyfish Entertainment to be VIXX's first official sub-unit composed of rapper Ravi and vocalist Leo. Their debut EP, Beautiful Liar, was released on August 17, 2015. On the same day VIXX LR held their first showcase for Beautiful Liar at Yes24 Muv Hall in Seoul′s Mapo-gu.

In 2016 Leo was cast in the musical Mata Hari in the lead role of Armand from March 25 to June 12 at the Blue Square in Seoul. It was confirmed that he would be shedding his stage name and using his birth name Jung Taek Woon for the role instead, unlike his previous musical role in Full House where he was credited as Leo.

On September 20, 2016, Leo collaborated with actress and DJ Park So-hyun to celebrate SBS Power FM’s 20th Anniversary and released the song "That's All" as part of SBS Power FM's 20th Anniversary song project.

Leo was cast in the musical Monte Cristo in the supporting role of Albert from November 19, 2016, to February 12, 2017, at the Chungmu Arts Center Grand Theater.

2017–present: Solo debut On October 16, 2017, it was announced that Leo had been cast in the musical The Last Kiss as Crown Prince Rudolf.

On July 21, 2018, it was announced that Leo will be releasing his first solo EP titled Canvas on July 31, 2018.

From August 31 to September 2, Leo had his first ever solo concert "LEO 1st SOLO CONCERT [CANVAS]" which was held at Blue Square Eye Market Hall

On May 14, 2019, Leo announced about his "2nd Solo Concert [MUSE]" which was in June 2019. Leo's second EP Muse was released on June 17. On August 3, 2022, Leo released a teaser video of Coming Soon through his official YouTube and SNS channels.

On March 3, 2024, Jellyfish Entertainment announced that Leo and fellow VIXX member Ken were leaving the agency, but intended to continue their activities with VIXX.

Personal life Leo enlisted for his mandatory military service on December 2, 2019, serving as a public service worker due to severe panic disorder and depression. He was discharged on September 9, 2021.

Discography

Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions SalesKOR TW US World Canvas Released: July 31, 2018 Muse Released: June 17, 2019 Label: Jellyfish Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 6 — — KOR: 32,634 Piano Man Op.9 Released: August 23, 2022 Label: Jellyfish Entertainment, Kakao M Formats: CD, digital download 8 — — KOR: 29,189 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

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Canvas

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2021 —

2022 — Piano Man Op.9

2014 11 KOR: 156,798+ Y.BIRD from Jellyfish with LYn X Leo

2016 —

2018 — ''2018 National Football Team Cheering Album 'We, the Reds|-

2019 — Space Project part 3.

2019 — Musical Elizabeth 2018 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Compilation appearances

Songwriting credits

YearAlbumSongArtistLyricsMusicNotesCreditedWithCreditedWith 2015 Boys' Record "On a Cold Night" VIXX Ravi (rap) Beautiful Liar "Words to Say" VIXX LR "My Light" Ravi MELODESIGN 2016 Depend on Me "Shadow" VIXX Limited Edition A Bonus Track "Moonlight" That's All "That's All" Leo x Park So-hyun Jo Yong-ho Kratos "Romance is Over" VIXX Ravi 2017 Whisper"Beautiful Night"VIXX LR Ravi AVGS"Feeling" Ravi AVGS2018Canvas"Touch & Sketch"LeoAndreas Stone Johansson, Matt Wong, Jamie Jones, G'harah "PK" Degeddingseze "Cover Girl" (ft. LE)LE (rap)AVGS"Free Tempo"AVGS"Give me something"Kevin Charge, Justin Reinstein"Nowadays" (나는 요즘)Ryan IM"Gesture"AVGS"Dream" (꿈)AVGSNotes'''

Filmography

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2014 The Heirs Himself Cameo ep. 4

Web series Year Title Role 2022 Happy Ending Outside the Fence Kim Jung-hyun

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2016 King of Mask Singer Contestant as "Heungbu Be Stifled" Episodes 49–50 2017 Singing Battle – Victory Contestant Episodes 16–17

Musicals Year Title Role Notes 2014 Full House Lee Young-jae Lead role, credited as Leo 2016–17 Mata Hari Armand Lead role, credited as Jung Taek Woon

Awards and nominations