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b. 1994

South Korean singer, rapper and actor

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Born 1994. One is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter and actor.

Jung Jae-won (; born March 29, 1994), better known by stage name One (; stylized as ONE), is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor. He debuted in 2015 as a member of the former hip-hop duo 1Punch with Kim Samuel. The following year he moved to YG Entertainment from D-Business Entertainment. In 2019, Jaewon left YG Entertainment and since moved under his own record label Private Only. He is well known for appearing on the fourth and fifth season of Show Me the Money, as well as appearances on dramas such as A Korean Odyssey, Room No. 9 (2018), and Her Private Life (2019). They debuted with the album The Anthem with lead single "Turn Me Back". This time, as a member of Team AOMG under producers Simon D and Gray, overall placing tenth in the season. Through the show, the single "Comfortable", a collaborative track with Simon D, Gray and himself achieved a perfect all kill, topping all South Korean charts at the time.

In March 2016, One made an appearance on labelmate Lee Hi's "My Star" music video as her counterpart. He also made a short appearance in the music video of labelmate MOBB's "Hit Me" in September of the same year.

2017–present: One Day, acting debut, departure from YG Entertainment and debut album One made his debut as a solo artist under YGE following single album One Day on July 11, 2017, with self-written and produced lead singles "Gettin' By" and "Heyahe. It was also reported that he became the first male solo artist to debut from the label in 14 years since Seven's debut in 2003, excluding Kang Seung-yoon who debuted as a solo artist in 2013 but later debuted in Winner. From July 15 to 21, a pop-up store for One titled "One Day One Week" Magazine Shop was unveiled, displaying his album, debut films and exclusive materials. On July 21, One held his first fansign for single album "One Day" at Luft Cafe.

In October, YG Entertainment announced that One would start his acting career with a supporting role in tvN's drama A Korean Odyssey that was aired in December. In November, One was cast in a romantic one-act drama Anthology together with Shin Eun-soo. He played a smart and good looking country boy with a hidden secret.

In February, it was confirmed that One and Soyou were to join Channel A's Heart Signal season 2 as new panelists. In July 2018, One was confirmed to make his big screen debut with the romance film Goodbye Summer alongside Kim Bo-ra where his character was a high-school student who is terminally ill. In August, he was cast in the tvN drama Room No. 9. The same year, he was cast in the historical drama Arthdal Chronicles as the younger version of Jang Dong-gun's character. In 2019, he was cast in the tvN drama Her Private Life as the popular visual member of fictional idol group White Ocean.

On July 17, 2019, One revealed following the end of his contract with YGE, he decided to part ways and establish a one-man agency for his future activities. One released his first studio album, PRVT01, on November 11.

Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak positions SalesKOR PRVT 01 Released: November 11, 2019 Label: Private Only Formats: CD, digital download 44 KOR: 1,442

Single albums Title Album details Peak positions SalesKOR TW One Day Released: July 11, 2017 Label: YG Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 6 15 KOR: 8,551

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, sales and album name Title Year Peak position Sales AlbumKOR One Day "Heyahe" — KOR: 20,880 "Hard To Love" 2019 — PRVT 01"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Other releases

KOR: 751,667 Show Me the Money 5 "Comfortable" 1 KOR: 750,349 "Stone"Lonewolf

Filmography

Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2019Goodbye Summer Hyun Jae Lead role

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Who is One?

South Korean singer, rapper and actor

When was One born?

One was born on 29 March 1994 in Seoul.

What is One's occupation?

One is a singer, rapper, songwriter and actor.

What nationality is One?

One is South Korean.

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· Wikipedia: One

· Wikidata: Q27953041

· DBpedia: One (rapper)

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