Nam Woo-hyun

Nam Woo-hyun (; born February 8, 1991), known mononymously as Woohyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor. He is a vocalist of South Korean boy group Infinite.

Nam began his solo career in 2016 with released EP Write.., which charted at number two on Gaon Album Chart and number nine on the Billboard World Albums chart. Since then, he continued to release more solo music, Second Write.. (2018), A New Journey (2019), and With (2021).

Life and career

Early life and career beginnings Nam Woo-hyun was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts, majoring in Applied Music. He has an older brother, Nam Boo-hyun, who is the owner of BBQ restaurant Meok & Sam.

Nam initially aspired to be a soccer player. However, he could not pursue this dream and eventually realized his dream of becoming a singer when he was in high school, and auditioned at Woollim Entertainment along with two other agencies, one of which was YG Entertainment, to pursue a career as a solo singer. He passed the audition and was accepted into Woollim with a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Lately" and began training as an idol trainee. He admitted being a little disappointed but worked hard to practice dancing instead.

Nam began his career as a model for a shopping mall alongside Beast's Junhyung and T-ara's Jiyeon. He also competed in the 6th Hello Star Contest performing Lee Hyori's "U Go Girl". In one of his first broadcast appearances, he played the lead role in KooPD's music video for Guigamalo in 2007. Later in 2009, he appeared on Mnet's Girl Punch and sang Lee Seung-gi's "Words That Are Hard to Say".

Nam officially debuted as a member of Infinite on June 9, 2010. In September 2011, Nam joined Immortal Songs 2 as a fixed member. His first performance on the show aired on October 1. On November 1, it was announced that he would be leaving the show due to Infinite's upcoming Japanese promotions, and his final episode was aired November 5. He later made two more additional appearances on the show, once by himself in January 2012 and again with group mate Sungkyu in December 2012.

2012–2015: Solo activities and Toheart In 2012, his career in musical theatre began with a supporting role in the musical Gwanghwamun Sonata. Nam and Sungkyu shared the role of Jiyong, the son of the female lead. The musical ran in Korea from January 3 to March 11, 2012, and in Japan from January 4 to 6, 2013. Nam made his first foray into acting in August with a minor role in the drama The Thousandth Man.

In February 2013, he released a duet song titled "Cactus" (선인장) with South Korean Indie Singer, Lucia. It is a cover of Epitone Project's song of the same, and was included as part of a special project album, Re;code.

On February 20, 2014, SM Entertainment announced the formation of a special unit, Toheart, consisting of Nam and Shinee's Key. Toheart debuted with their first mini album and title track Delicious on March 10 and made their live debut on March 12 through a MelOn Premiere Showcase. In April, Nam was cast in a lead role for the KBS drama Hi! School: Love On alongside Kim Sae-ron and group mate Lee Sung-yeol, playing the character Shin Woo-hyun. Nam released a soundtrack "When Love Comes" for SBS drama Modern Farmer on October 24, 2014. In December, Nam directed the horror short film What Happened in Hong Kong.

Nam currently plays as a striker for the South Korean celebrity football club, FC MEN. Having previously played for FC One, he was recruited to FC Men in early 2015. He made his football debut with FC Men on May 17, 2015, in a charity match against Jeju United FC.

2016–present: Solo debut, military service and departure from Woollim Nam debuted as a solo artist with his first EP Write.. on May 9, 2016. He made an appearance on Immortal Song, scoring 439 points, the highest score among idols in the show.

In 2017, Nam joined the sitcom titled Unusual Men and Women.

In 2018, Nam joined musical comedy I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change in Osaka, Japan. He was also cast on a photography variety show Photo People 2, which was filmed in Tokyo and was broadcast on June 11. Nam appeared in the musical Barnum: The Greatest Showman, in Seoul, South Korea from August to October 2018.

On September 3, 2018, Nam released his second EP, Second Write... The lead single was titled "If Only You Are Fine". Nam appeared on Happy Together 4 as guest on Ep 563, and again as special MC, showing his MC-ing skills.

Nam held his first solo concert Arbor Day from November 2–4, 2018 at the Hannam-dong Blue Square, with all the tickets selling out in two minutes. On December 13, 2018, Nam released a solo digital single "A Song For You", which he performed in his Solo Concert.

Nam starred in the musical The Days at Bluesquare Interpark Hall in Seoul from February 22 – May 6, 2019, as Kang Moo-young, a presidential bodyguard who went missing 20 years ago along with a mysterious female companion.

On February 12, 2019, Nam joined the judging panel of TV Chosun Trot Audition Program Tomorrow's Miss Trot, a competitive survival program for female trot singers, as one of the masters. Nam went on to release his third EP A New Journey on May 7, 2019, with an Asian Concert tour from April to August.

Nam enlisted in the military on October 24, 2019, fulfilling his mandatory military service as a public service worker. He released his second digital single on November 3 as a gift for fans during his military service. On August 5, 2021, he officially completed his service.

On October 19, 2021, Nam made his comeback with his fourth EP With.

On October 7, 2022, Nam became the final member of Infinite to leave Woollim Entertainment after deciding not to renew his contract, though he will still remain as a member of the group.

In March 2023, Nam signed a contract with Jflex.

In January 2024, Nam arrived in the Philippines for the filming of his upcoming movie The Guardian.

Personal life Health In early 2023, Nam was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, which threatened both his participation in the already-planned Infinite comeback as well as his career at all as a singer and performer. After recovering from surgery, he joined his groupmates in their promotions and concerts, eschewing the recommendation of his physician to rest. He then continued to work through his recovery preparing for the release of his first full solo album, Whitree, on November 28, and a full slate of promotions that followed.

Discography

Studio albums +List of studio albums, with selected details, peak chart positions and salesTitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSales KOR Whitree Released: November 28, 2023 Label: Blade Entertainment, Kakao Formats: CD, digital download 8 KOR: 53,077

Live albums +List of live albums, with selected details, peak chart positions and salesTitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSales KOR Sunshine: The Special Present for Whitree (Arbor Day 3 Live Ver.) Released: June 25, 2024 Label: Billions, Kakao Formats: CD, digital download 23 KOR: 16,113

Extended plays +List of EPs, with selected details, peak chart positions and salesTitleEP detailsPeak positionsSales KOR US World Write.. Released: May 9, 2016 Label: Woollim, CJ E&M Formats: CD, digital download 2 9 KOR: 83,677 Second Write.. Released: September 3, 2018 Label: Woollim, Kakao M Formats: CD, digital download 2 — KOR: 56,842 A New Journey Released: May 7, 2019 Label: Woollim, Kakao M Formats: CD, digital download 2 — KOR: 44,629 With Released: October 19, 2021 Label: Woollim, Kakao Formats: CD, digital download 11 — KOR: 29,146 Tree Ring Released: July 30, 2025 Label: Billions, Kakao Formats: CD, digital download 8 — KOR: 57,623

Singles +List of singles, with selected peak chart positions and salesTitleYearPeak chart positionsSales(DL)AlbumKOR Gaon KOR Billboard"Still I Remember" (끄덕끄덕) 2016 11 — KOR: 140,165 Write.."If Only You Are Fine" (너만 괜찮다면)2018 92 — Second Write.. "A Song for You" (지금 이 노래) — — "Hold on Me"(featuring Junoflo)2019 — — A New Journey "When Fall Comes" (가을이 오면) — — "Calm & Passion" (냉정과 열정 사이) 2021 — — With"Baby Baby" 2023 — — Whitree"Boyfriend" 2024 — — "Only Forward" (Only 직진) 2025 — — Tree RingSoundtrack appearances "When Love Comes" (사랑이 올 때) 2014 — — Modern Farmer OST "Shooting Star" 2022 — — Sh**ting Stars OSTCollaborations "Tearfully Beautiful" (눈물나게 아름다운) 2012 16 14 KOR: 217,382+ 2012 SBS Gayo Daejun The Color of K-pop "Cactus" (선인장) 2013 20 16 KOR: 129,540+ Re;Code Episode II

Other charted songs

Filmography Film

Television shows

Web shows Year Title Role Notes 2018 Photo People Cast Member Season 2 2021 Midnight Idol Special host

Theatre Year Title Role Note 2012 Gwanghwamun Sonata Ji-young (Main role) Reprised role again in Japan from January 4 to 6, 2013. 2018 I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change Lead role Japanese Musical (Osaka from May 17 to 20, Tokyo from August 12 to 16) Barnum: The Greatest Showman Amos Scudder (Main role) Large Scale Musical from August 9 to September 29, 2018 2018-2019 The Days Moo-young (Lead role) Large Scale Musical. Busan from Dec 24 to 25, Seoul from Feb 22 to May 6. Also to perform in Daegu, Jinji and Iksan. 2019 Mefisto Mefisto (Lead role) Kwanglim Arts Center's BBCH Hall in Seoul from May 25 to July 28. 2021–2022 Jack the RipperDaniel 2022 Sandglass Woo-seok 2024 - 2025 Bloody Love Dimitru KEPCO Art Center in Seoul from December 6, 2024, to February 16, 2025 2025 - 2026 Sugar Joe / Josephine A romantic saxophonist who cross-dresses and joins an all-female band to hide from mobsters after witnessing a gang murder. The production ran in Seoul from December 12, 2025, to February 22, 2026, followed by regional tour stops in Cheongju and Busan.

Concerts and tours

Concert tour Arbor Day City Venue Date Year Seoul, South Korea Blue Square iMarket Hall November 2, 3 and 4 2018 Taipei, Taiwan TICC April 27 2019 Macau Broadway Theatre, Broadway Macau June 2 2019

Arbor Day 2 City Venue Date Year Seoul, South Korea Jamsil Student Gymnasium August 10 and 11 2019 Tokyo, Japan Toyosu PIT September 19 and 20 2019

Arbor Day 3 - Whitree

Arbor Day 4 - Tree World City Venue Date Year Seoul, South Korea Olympic Hall September 21 and 22 2024 Taipei, Taiwan NTU Sports Center October 5 2024 Hong Kong Macpherson Stadium October 12 and 13 2024 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaEx-8 October 26 2024

Arbor Day 5 - 나무高: Tree High School City Venue Date Year Seoul, South Korea Olympic Hall August 16 and 17 2025 Macau Broadway Theatre September 14 2025 Taipei, Taiwan TICC (Taipei International Convention Center) October 19 2025 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zepp KL October 25 2025 Manila, Philippines Samsung Hall November 15 2025 Hong Kong Macpherson Stadium November 22 and 23 2025

Fan meeting City Venue Date Year Seoul, South Korea KBS Arena October 19 2019 Seoul, South Korea KBS Arena January 22–23 2022 Seoul, South Korea Blue Square Master Card Hall February 3–5 2023

Awards and nominations

Golden Disc Awards 2017 Write.. Disc Bonsang Award Soribada Best K-Music Awards 2019

Male Popularity Award 2019 Art-Tainer Award