Wheesung
| Wheesung | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Choi Whee-sung February 5, 1982 Seoul, South Korea |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Musical career | |
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| Associated acts | A4 |
| Website | wheesung |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 최휘성 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Hwi-seong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Hwisŏng |
Choi Whee-sung (Hangul: 최휘성; born February 5, 1982), better known by his stage name Wheesung, is a South Korean R&B singer, record producer, and musical theatre actor. He initially attended the Sun Moon University, under the journalism major but dropped out. Wheesung subsequently attended the Gukje Digital University and Kyung Hee University's Graduate School of Communication.
Wheesung was born on February 5, 1982. He was an avid dancer in high school, where he was part of a rock band; he began singing in his final year.
Wheesung began his career in 1999 with the short lived Korean boy band, A4. He left after the band's first album debut, citing musical differences between himself and the other members of the band. After being released from A4, he signed onto M Boat, a former sister company to YG Entertainment. He underwent a few years of vocal training under the label and released his first solo album Like A Movie in 2002. The album became very popular after receiving praise from many well-known artists, including Seo Taiji and Shin Seung Hun. In 2003, he released his second album, It's Real. It proved to be as popular as his first, making him the best selling artist of 2003 in Korea. Unlike his debut album, It's Real wasn't restricted to R&B and it included different musical elements like pop and hip-hop. Wheesung left YG Entertainment after his contract expired in March 2006. He signed a new contract that is reportedly worth 1.5 million won with his new company Orange Shock Agency.
Wheesung has collaborated with many artists. In late 2008, Wheesung has collaborated once again with Lee Hyori who featured as his girlfriend in his music video of "별이 지다.." (Fading Star) in the "With All My Heart and Soul" album. In 2009, Wheesung seeks help from producer Lee Hyun-do, they will collaborate to produce the new album which the release date has been set in August 2009.
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