Kim Woojin

{{Short description|South Korean singer (born 1997)}}

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| birth_place = Bucheon, South Korea

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| years_active = 2017–present

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Kim Woojin ({{Korean|김우진}}; born April 8, 1997) is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a former member of the boy group Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017. After leaving the group in late 2019, Kim debuted as a soloist in 2021 with the release of his first extended play (EP) The Moment: A Minor. Kim has since released two additional EPs. Outside of music, Kim has ventured into acting, most notably with a starring role in HBO Max's Brazilian TV series Além do Guarda-Roupa ({{langx|en|My Magic Closet}}). Originally signed to 10x Entertainment for solo activities, Kim has been under contract to Kustomade since the label's acquisition by SM Entertainment in 2024.

Early life

Kim Woojin was born on April 8, 1997, in Bucheon, South Korea.{{Cite AV media|script-title=ko:[🔴Live] Showcase KIM WOOJIN 김우진 'The moment : 未成年, a minor.' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqRpwSiaOe0|website=YouTube|publisher=Kim Woojin|language=ko|minutes=31|quote="Emcee: 'So you were born in Bucheon?' Answer: 'Yes.'" |date=August 5, 2021|access-date=January 17, 2025|archive-date=November 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108015653/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqRpwSiaOe0|url-status=live}} He graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul.{{cite web|script-title=ko:'정희' 김우진 "고교 동창 이장준, 내 춤 선생님..독보적 캐릭터였다"|url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202108111200330810|website=Newsen|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Hae-jung|date=August 11, 2021|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=November 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103184211/https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202108111200330810|url-status=live}} He was a trainee under SM Entertainment for one year, where he practiced with fellow apprentices that would go on to debut as part of NCT.{{cite web|script-title=ko:'스트레이키즈' 김우진 "SM→JYP, 연습생 친구들 NCT로 데뷔"|url=https://www.mk.co.kr/star/hot-issues/view/2017/10/686453/|website=Star Today|publisher=Maekyung Media Group|language=ko|last=Han|first=In-ku|date=October 11, 2017|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105161143/https://www.mk.co.kr/star/hot-issues/view/2017/10/686453/|url-status=live}} On October 11, 2017, Kim was unveiled as a JYP Entertainment trainee.{{cite web|script-title=ko:JYP 新보이그룹 '스트레이키즈', 주역 3인 첫 공개|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110748288|website={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|language=ko|last=Seon|first=Mi-kyeong|date=October 11, 2017|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=October 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005194634/http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110748288|url-status=live}}

Career

=2017–2019: Stray Kids=

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In 2017, Kim competed in Mnet's reality survival show Stray Kids to become a member of the record label's forthcoming boy group of the same name.{{cite news|title=JYP 리얼리티 쇼 'Stray Kids'|trans-title=JYP Reality Show 'Stray Kids'|url=https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view/view.do?ncd=3559918|work=KBS News|location=South Korea|language=ko|author=|date=October 17, 2017|access-date=December 28, 2023|archive-date=December 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228021605/https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view/view.do?ncd=3559918|url-status=live}} In midst of the competition, the group made the single "Hellevator" available via digital music stores on November 1.{{cite web|script-title=ko:JYP 차세대 주자 '스트레이 키즈', 1일 정오 자작곡 '헬리베이터' 발매|url=http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=15095007281292671010|website=TV Daily|language=ko|last=Jo|first=Hye-jin|date=November 1, 2017|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=October 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012121125/http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=15095007281292671010|url-status=dead}} The nine-member lineup was confirmed in the final episode of the reality show and Stray Kids released their pre-debut EP Mixtape and lead single "Beware" on January 8, 2018.{{cite web|script-title=ko:JYP 新보이그룹 탄생 '스트레이키즈' 9人 전원 데뷔 확정|url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201712200901090410|website=Newsen|language=ko|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|date=December 20, 2017|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105170206/https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201712200901090410|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ko:스트레이 키즈, 앨범 'Mixtape' 발매로 잠재력&가능성 대공개|url=https://www.hankyung.com/entertainment/article/201801086018I|website=The Korea Economic Daily|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Jun-hyeon|date=January 8, 2018|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105181906/https://www.hankyung.com/entertainment/article/201801086018I|url-status=live}}

File:Kim Woojin at the 2019 Golden Disc Awards.png|Kim with Stray Kids at the 2019 Golden Disc Awards]]

Kim officially debuted with Stray Kids on March 25, 2018 with a debut showcase performance entitled Unveil (Op. 01: I Am Not), at Jangchung Arena.{{cite news|title=JYP's Stray Kids to officially debut on March 25|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180306000529|website=The Korea Herald|publisher=Herald Corporation|last=Yoon|first=Min-sik|access-date=March 7, 2018|archive-date=March 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306051017/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180306000529|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=JYP's Stray Kids debuts with 'District 9'|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180325000306|website=The Korea Herald|publisher=Herald Corporation|last=Hong|first=Dam-young|access-date=June 19, 2018|archive-date=March 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325142436/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180325000306|url-status=live}} On the next day, Stray Kids released an EP titled I Am Not and the lead single "District 9" which they showcased during the debut showcase.{{cite news|script-title=ko:스트레이키즈 현진, '귀엽게 뿌~우!' (쇼케이스)|trans-title=Stray Kids Hyunjin, 'cutely bbu~u!' (Showcase)|url=https://m.sedaily.com/NewsView/1RX4A34JN2#cb|work=Seoul Daily|location=Seoul|language=ko|author=Sujin Ji|access-date=December 28, 2023|archive-date=December 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228032754/https://m.sedaily.com/NewsView/1RX4A34JN2#cb|url-status=live}} In this album, he also participated in the lyrics making of song "Mixtape #1".{{Efn|Later in 2019, "Mixtape #1" also included in the EP Clé 2: Yellow Wood.{{cite AV media|title=Mixtape #1 Stray Kids|url=https://music.bugs.co.kr/track/31627251|via=Bugs!|access-date=December 28, 2023|archive-date=December 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228032755/https://music.bugs.co.kr/track/31627251|url-status=live}}}}

On October 28, 2019, Kim left Stray Kids, with JYP Entertainment citing "personal circumstances" as the reason for his departure from the band. At the same time, the JYP announced that their exclusive contract with Kim had been terminated.{{cite web|script-title=ko:[공식입장] 스트레이키즈(Stray Kids) 우진, 팀 탈퇴 및 전속계약 해지..."미니앨범 발매 연기"|url=http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=687304|website=Top Star News|language=ko|last=Bae|first=Ji-yun|date=October 28, 2019|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=November 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103184209/http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=687304|url-status=live}} During his time as a member of Stray Kids, the group released 6 EPs, all of which were certified platinum by the Korea Music Content Association.

=2020–2023: Solo releases and acting debut=

In January 2020, Kim posted to a newly created Instagram account with the phrase "Kim Woojin restart".{{cite web|script-title=ko:스트레이 키즈 출신 김우진, 38주 만에 근황 공개|url=https://www.xportsnews.com/?ac=article_view&entry_id=1225878|website=xportsnews|publisher=xportsmedia|language=ko|last=Baek|first=Jong-mo|date=January 21, 2020|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105154720/https://www.xportsnews.com/?ac=article_view&entry_id=1225878|url-status=live}} He held a fan meeting in May and signed with the newly formed 10x Entertainment in August as the first artist on the label's roster.{{cite web|title=K-pop star Woojin on sexual harassment allegations and comeback plans after leaving Stray Kids last year|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3103969/k-pop-star-woojin-sexual-harassment-allegations-and|website=South China Morning Post|publisher=SCMP Publishers|date=October 4, 2020|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107180241/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3103969/k-pop-star-woojin-sexual-harassment-allegations-and|url-status=live}} Ahead of his solo debut, Kim issued the pre-debut digital single "Still Dream" on July 8, 2021.{{cite web|script-title=ko:김우진, 내달 마지막 프리 데뷔 싱글 'Still Dream' 발매..라이언 전 참여|url=https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2021062909431078184|website=Starnews|language=ko|last=Gong|first=Mi-na|date=June 29, 2021|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=November 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103202144/https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2021062909431078184|url-status=live}} His debut EP, The Moment: A Minor, and its lead single "Ready Now", were released on August 8.{{cite web|script-title=ko:스트레이키즈 출신 김우진, 오늘 정식 데뷔→새 도약 'Ready Now' [마데가요]|url=http://www.mydaily.co.kr/new_yk/html/read.php?newsid=202108040948106245|website=Mydaily|language=ko|last=Oh|first=Yun-ju|date=August 5, 2021|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=November 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103090617/http://www.mydaily.co.kr/new_yk/html/read.php?newsid=202108040948106245|url-status=live}} The EP peaked at number-seven on the Gaon Album Chart.{{cite web |script-title=ko:써클차트 - CIRCLE CHART, 글로벌 케이팝(K-pop) 음악차트 |trans-title=CIRCLE CHART - CIRCLE CHART, Global K-pop Music Chart |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=32&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |access-date=October 14, 2024 |publisher=Circle Chart |language=Korean |archive-date=July 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715121849/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=32&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |url-status=live }} That November, he provided the song "Because It's You" to the soundtrack of SBS TV drama Let Me Be Your Knight.{{cite web|script-title=ko:'너의 밤' 첫 OST 김우진 '너니까' 발매...'설렘 지수' 급상승!|url=http://star.fnnews.com/archives/467040|website=The Financial News|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Seol|date=November 15, 2021|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115012329/http://star.fnnews.com/archives/467040|url-status=live}} In December, Kim starred in the web film 3.5th Period as the "sweet, handsome guy" Lee Han-ik. In addition to his acting role, Kim also contributed the track "Timeless" to the film's official soundtrack.{{cite web|script-title=ko:김우진X범키, 웹영화 '3.5교시' OST 'Timeless'로 만났다|url=https://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=202112151719003|website=Sports Kyunghyang|publisher=Kyunghyang Company|language=ko|last=Son|first=Bong-seok|date=December 15, 2021|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604025006/https://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=202112151719003|url-status=live}}

After a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kim embarked on his first concert tour, the Still Dream World Tour, in 2022. The tour supported The Moment: A Minor,{{cite web | script-title=ko:김우진, 생애 첫 월드투어..영국·프랑스 등 유럽 5개국 1차 확정 [공식] | website=Star News Korea | trans-title=Woojin Kim, first world tour in his life..5 European countries including England and France confirmed for the first round [Official] | last=Yoon | first=Seong-yeol

| date=2022-06-03 | url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2022060311065058723 | language=ko | access-date=2024-10-15}} and saw Kim visit nineteen countries and perform 33 shows across Europe, Latin America, North America, and Asia after beginning in July.{{cite web|script-title=ko:김우진, 생애 첫 월드투어...1차 유럽 일정 '5개국 10회'|url=https://isplus.joins.com/2022/06/03/enter/entertainment/20220603225049339.html|website=Ilgan Sports|publisher=JTBC Plus|language=ko|last=Cho|first=Yeon-gyeong|date=June 3, 2022|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604070740/https://isplus.joins.com/2022/06/03/enter/entertainment/20220603225049339.html|url-status=live}}

News of Kim's acting debut came in April when it was announced that he was cast as the lead role in HBO Max's then-upcoming Brazilian romantic fantasy series Além do Guarda-Roupa ({{langx|en|My Magic Closet}}). With this role, he became the first South Korean actor to be cast in an HBO Max series. Kim portrayed Kyung-min, a member of fictional K-pop boy group "ACT", and contributed 3 songs for the soundtrack. The series filmed throughout 2022,{{cite web|script-title=ko:김우진, 한국 배우 최초 HBO 맥스 오리지널 '옷장 너머로' 주연|url=http://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=347137|website=Single List|language=ko|last=Kang|first=Bo-ra|date=April 18, 2022|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604025008/http://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=347137|url-status=live}} and began airing in July 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.kocis.go.kr/kocc/view.do?seq=1045516&page=2&pageSize=10&photoPageSize=6&totalCount=0&searchType=menu0023&searchText=&ctrcode=CTR0040|title=HBOmax 제작 브라질 최초 케이팝 드라마 '옷장 너머로' 주연배우들과의 팬미팅 개최|trans-title=HBOmax's First Brazilian K-Pop Drama 'Beyond the Closet' Holds Fan Meeting with Lead Cast | website=Korean Culture and Information Service|date=2023-07-18|access-date=2024-10-17|language=ko}} Kim's next soundtrack contribution, a song entitled "In the End", was released in December 2022 as part of the original soundtrack of JTBC drama Reborn Rich.{{cite web | script-title=ko:'솔로 데뷔 3주년' 김우진 "모든 나날 곁에서 응원해 준 팬들 감사"...기념 라이브 방송도 진행 | website=The Chosun Ilbo | trans-title=

'Solo Debut 3rd Anniversary' Kim Woo-jin "Thank you to the fans who supported me every day"... Also holding a commemorative live broadcast | first=Bit | last=Jeong | date=2024-08-05 | url=https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/music/2024/08/05/QOGQEU7GL2F777GYRMBFQZ3VWE/ | language=ko | access-date=2024-10-20}} In July 2023, Kim once again contributed to another JTBC drama with song "Dive" for the original soundtrack of King the Land.{{cite web | script-title=ko:김우진이 부른 '킹더랜드' | website=Kyunghyang Shinmun | first=Byeong-gil | last=Ahn | date=2023-07-07 | url=https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202307071009003 | trans-title="King The Land sung by Kim Woojin" | language=ko | access-date=2024-10-20}}

The Moment: Bounce, Kim's second EP, was released on August 30, 2023, along with its lead single "On My Way". The EP was described as an extension of his previous EP, The Moment: A Minor, and presented a brighter sound than its predecessor.{{cite web | script-title=ko:김우진, HBO Max가 픽한 K팝 인재[TF인터뷰] | website=The Fact |trans-title=Woojin Kim, K-pop talent picked by HBO Max [TF Interview]| date=2023-08-20 | url=https://news.tf.co.kr/read/entertain/2037561.htm | language=ko | access-date=2024-10-17}} The EP peaked at number 19 on the Circle Album Chart,{{cite web|script-title=ko:써클차트 - CIRCLE CHART, 글로벌 케이팝(K-pop) 음악차트|trans-title="Circle Album Chart – Week 35, 2024|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=35&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|publisher=Circle Chart|language=Korean|access-date=October 16, 2024|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907021631/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=35&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|url-status=live}} and Kim supported it with The Moment Tour, his first tour in India.{{cite web | last=Fernandes | first=Kasmin | title=K-Pop Star Kim Woojin Talks About His India Tour | website=Free Press Journal | date=2023-10-29 | url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/weekend/k-pop-star-kim-woojin-talks-about-his-india-tour | access-date=2024-10-17 | archive-date=April 18, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418002744/https://www.freepressjournal.in/weekend/k-pop-star-kim-woojin-talks-about-his-india-tour | url-status=live }}

Kim made his stage debut in late 2023, starring in the dual-role of twin brothers Adam and Eric Anderson in the musical Sherlock Holmes: The Secret of the Anderson Family.{{cite web|script-title=ko:뮤지컬 '셜록홈즈: 앤더슨가의 비밀' 15人 캐릭터 포스터 공개|trans-title=15 character posters for 'Sherlock Holmes: The Secret of the Andersons' musical released|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=408&aid=0000197893|via=Naver|publisher=MBC Entertainment|language=ko|last=Yoo|first=Jeong-min|date=August 16, 2023|access-date=August 24, 2023|archive-date=August 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824133306/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=408&aid=0000197893|url-status=live}} The play ran from September to November 2023.{{cite web | script-title=ko:8년만에 돌아온 뮤지컬 '셜록홈즈'...송용진·김준현·오종혁 출연 | website=Yonhap News Agency | trans-title=The musical 'Sherlock Holmes' returns after 8 years... Starring Song Yong-jin, Kim Jun-hyun, and Oh Jong-hyuk | first=Joo-seong | last=Choi

| date=2023-08-03 | url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20230803062800005 | language=ko | access-date=2024-10-20}}

=2024–present: Agency change and continued releases=

On March 18, 2024, SM Entertainment announced that they had acquired Kim's agency, 10x Entertainment, and were folding it into their Kreation Music Rights subsidiary under a new name, Kustomade. One week later, the label indicated that Kim would release the agency's first new music in April.{{cite web | title=Former Stray Kids member Kim Woo-jin to drop new music under Kustomade label | website=Korea JoongAng Daily | date=2024-03-25 | url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-03-25/entertainment/kpop/Former-Stray-Kids-member-Kim-Woojin-to-drop-new-music-under-Kustomade-label/2010076 | access-date=2024-10-17 | archive-date=March 25, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325093951/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-03-25/entertainment/kpop/Former-Stray-Kids-member-Kim-Woojin-to-drop-new-music-under-Kustomade-label/2010076 | url-status=live }} Kim's third EP, I Like the Way, was released on April 22, along with the lead single of the same name.{{cite web | last=Ji | first=Seunghun | title=Singer Kim Woo-jin will make a musical transformation through Shinbo.Kim Woo-jin will release his th.. | website=Maeil Business Newspaper | date=2024-04-22 | url=https://www.mk.co.kr/musics/10996684 | language=ko | access-date=2024-11-11}} The imagery related to the EP was said to symbolize a "fresh start" and be the singer's "declaration to break free from everything that has oppressed him and pave his path".{{cite web | last=Jung-youn | first=Lee | title=Kim Woojin set to return with new album | website=The Korea Herald | date=2024-04-04 | url=https://news.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240404050586 | access-date=2024-10-17}} The EP peaked at number-seven on the Circle Album Chart, and was the largest first week sales of Kim's career.{{cite web|script-title=ko:써클차트 - CIRCLE CHART, 글로벌 케이팝(K-pop) 음악차트|trans-title="Circle Album Chart – Week 17, 2024|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=17&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|publisher=Circle Chart|language=Korean|access-date=October 16, 2024|archive-date=May 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502062302/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=17&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|url-status=live}} To promote the EP, Kim embarked on the I Like the Way Tour in June 2024.{{cite web | script-title=ko:김우진, 9월 14일 라틴아메리카 투어 돌입..현지 팬덤 열광 | trans-title=Kim Woo-jin, Latin American tour begins on September 14th.. Local fandom goes wild | first=Ji-min | last=Kyung

| website=The Chosun Ilbo | date=2024-06-18 | url=https://biz.chosun.com/entertainment/enter_general/2024/06/18/VSP3XT423QU2JQB5RTVNCP3EQQ/ | language=ko | access-date=2024-10-17}}

Kim began 2025 with the release of a new single, "5AM", on January 17. The mid-tempo, guitar-driven love song was released as a gift to fans three days prior to his mandatory military service enlistment.{{Cite web |last=Kang |first=Ga-hee |date=2025-01-17 |title=김우진, 오늘(17일) '5AM' 발매..군 입대 전 깜짝 선물 |trans-title=Kim Woo-jin, '5AM' released today (17th)... Surprise gift before military enlistment |url=https://www.heraldpop.com/article/10401215?ref=naver |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=Herald Pop |language=ko}}

Personal life

=Military service=

Kim enlisted in the Republic of Korea Army on January 20, 2025, to carry out his mandatory military service. After receiving military recruit training, he will fulfill his military service as a member of the army band.{{Cite web |last=Jeong |first=Bit |date=2025-01-10 |title=[단독] 스키즈 출신 김우진, 20일 입대...육군 군악대서 군 복무 |trans-title=Former SKZ member Kim Woojin to enlist on the 20th... Serving in the Army Band |url=https://sports.chosun.com/entertainment/2025-01-10/202501100100068030009787 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=The Chosun Ilbo |language=ko}}

=Allegations=

In September 2020, Kim was accused of sexual harassment by unidentified women on the social media platform Twitter. One accuser alleged that, in spite of refusing his approach, Kim had attempted to touch her and her friend.{{cite web|title=Ex Stray Kids member Woojin denies sexual harassment claims, igniting fresh online anger and accusations of dishonesty|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3100977/ex-stray-kids-member-woojin-denies-sexual-harassment-claims|website=South China Morning Post|publisher=SCMP Publishers|last=Ling|first=Chew Hui|date=September 10, 2020|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105170632/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3100977/ex-stray-kids-member-woojin-denies-sexual-harassment-claims|url-status=live}} Kim denied the allegations, stating that he "never even met that person" and had "never been to the places that they've mentioned". He filed a suit with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency against the individuals for defamation.{{cite web|script-title=ko:[단독] '스트레이키즈 前멤버' 김우진, 성추행 루머 유포자 고소|url=https://ent.sbs.co.kr/news/article.do?article_id=E10010156564|website=SBS Entertainment News|publisher=Seoul Broadcasting System|language=ko|last=Kang|first=Kyeong-yun|date=February 1, 2021|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105180714/http://ent.sbs.co.kr/news/article.do?article_id=E10010156564|url-status=live}}

The police investigation found the allegations to be completely fabricated, made up by an apparent anti-fan spreading disinformation.{{cite web|script-title=ko:[리부트] 스트레이키즈 출신 김우진, 다큐멘터리 'Finger Killer'로 성추행 루머 반박|url=http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=14611508|website=Top Star News|language=ko|last=Sang|first=Hyeon-ho|date=July 2, 2021|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=November 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103202157/http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=14611508|url-status=live}} In addition, the police probe found that both people involved in disseminating the allegations were Brazilian nationals who had never been to South Korea or met Kim. In July 2021, 10x Entertainment published a documentary entitled Finger Killer, which examined the false accusations of sexual harassment made against Kim.

Discography

{{See also|Stray Kids discography}}

=Extended plays=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col" rowspan="2"|Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Details

! scope="col"|Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Sales

scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:3em"|KOR
Peak chart positions on the Circle Album Chart (known as Gaon Album Chart prior to 2022):

  • The Moment: A Minor: {{cite web|script-title=ko:써클차트 - CIRCLE CHART, 글로벌 케이팝(K-pop) 음악차트 | trans-title=Gaon Album Chart 2021 Week 32|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=32&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|publisher=Circle Chart|language=Korean|access-date=October 14, 2024}}
  • The Moment: Bounce:{{cite web|title=Circle Album Chart 2023 Week 35|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=35&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|publisher=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=September 7, 2023|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907021631/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=35&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}
  • I Like the Way: {{cite web|title=Circle Album Chart 2024 Week 17|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=17&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|publisher=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=May 2, 2024|archive-date=May 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502021913/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=17&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}
scope="row"|The Moment: A Minor

|

| 7

|

  • KOR: 15,448{{cite web|script-title=ko:2021년 08월 Album Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALBUM&targetTime=08&hitYear=2021&termGbn=month|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=Korean|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203005818/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALBUM&targetTime=08&hitYear=2021&termGbn=month|url-status=live}}
scope="row"|The Moment: Bounce

|

  • Released: August 30, 2023
  • Label: 10x Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

| 19

|

  • KOR: 5,841Cumulative Sales of The Moment: Bounce (美成年):
  • {{cite web|title=Circle Album Chart – Week 35, 2023|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=35&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=September 7, 2023|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907021631/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=35&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web|title=Circle Album Chart – Week 36, 2023|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=36&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=September 14, 2023|archive-date=September 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914220408/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=36&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}
scope="row"|I Like the Way

|

  • Released: April 22, 2024
  • Label: Kustomade
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

| 7

|

  • KOR: 35,742{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=17&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=Circle Album Chart – Week 17, 2024|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=May 2, 2024|archive-date=May 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502021913/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=17&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"|Title

! scope="col"|Year

! scope="col"|Album

scope="row"|"Still Dream"

| rowspan="2"|2021

| rowspan="2"|The Moment: A Minor

scope="row"|"Ready Now"
scope="row"|"Say Something To Me"

| rowspan="2"|2023

| rowspan="2"|The Moment: Bounce

scope="row"|"On My Way"
scope="row"|"I Like the Way"

| 2024

| I Like The Way

scope="row"|"5AM"

| 2025

| {{Non-album single}}

=Soundtrack EPs=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"|Title

! scope="col"|Details

scope="row"|Além do Guarda-Roupa (Trilha Sonora da Série Original HBO Max)
({{langx|en|italic=yes|My Magic Closet (HBO Max Original Series Soundtrack)}})


{{small|(with Jinkwon, Lee Min-wook, and Yoon Jae-chan)}}

|

=Soundtrack appearances=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"|Title

! scope="col"|Year

! scope="col"|Release

scope="row"|"Because It's You" ({{lang|ko|너니까}})

| rowspan="2"|2021

| Let Me Be Your Knight OST

scope="row"|"Timeless"

| 3.5th Period OST

scope="row"|"In the End"

| 2022

| Reborn Rich OST Part 5

scope="row"|"Dive"

| rowspan="4"|2023

| King the Land OST Part 4

scope="row"|"Vroom"
{{small|(with Jinkwon, Lee Min-wook, Yoon Jae-chan)}}

| rowspan="3"|Além do Guarda-Roupa OST

scope="row"|"Worlds Apart"
{{small|(with Jinkwon, Lee Min-wook, Yoon Jae-chan)}}
scope="row"|"Time Bomb"
{{small|(with Jinkwon, Lee Min-wook, Yoon Jae-chan)}}

=Songwriting credits=

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.{{Cite web|title=Songs Registered Under 김우진 (10017986)|url=https://www.komca.or.kr/srch2/srch_01_popup_mem_right.jsp?S_MB_CD=10017986|website=Korea Music Copyright Association|language=ko|access-date=September 11, 2023|archive-date=October 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004160903/https://www.komca.or.kr/srch2/srch_01_popup_mem_right.jsp?S_MB_CD=10017986|url-status=live}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album

! scope="col"|Title

! scope="col"|Year

! scope="col"|Artist

! scope="col"|Album

! scope="col"|Lyricist

! scope="col"|Composer

scope="row" | "School Life"

| rowspan="2" | 2018

| rowspan="6" | Stray Kids

| Mixtape

| {{Ya}}

| {{Ya}}

scope="row" | "Who"

| I Am Who

| {{Ya}}

| {{Ya}}

scope="row" | "Mixtape #1"

| rowspan="4" | 2019

| rowspan="4" | Clé 2: Yellow Wood

| {{Ya}}

| {{Ya}}

scope="row" | "Mixtape #2"

| {{Ya}}

| {{Ya}}

scope="row" | "Mixtape #3"

| {{Ya}}

| {{Ya}}

scope="row" | "Mixtape #4"

| {{Ya}}

| {{Ya}}

scope="row" | "In My Space"

| rowspan="6" | 2021

| rowspan="14" | Kim Woojin

| rowspan="6" | The Moment: A Minor

| {{Ya}}

| {{Ya}}

scope="row" | "Intro: Alea Iacta Est."

| {{Ya}}

| {{Na}}

scope="row" | "My Growing Pains"

| {{Ya}}

| {{Na}}

scope="row" | "Purple Sky"

| {{Ya}}

| {{Na}}

scope="row" | "Ready Now"

| {{Ya}}

| {{Na}}

scope="row" | "Still Dream"

| {{Ya}}

| {{Na}}

scope="row" | "Song of Icarus"

| rowspan="4" | 2023

| rowspan="3" | The Moment: Bounce

| {{Ya}}

| {{Na}}

scope="row" | "Telepathy"

| {{Ya}}

| {{Na}}

scope="row" | "Tryin"

| {{Ya}}

| {{Na}}

scope="row" | "Camellia"

| {{Non-album single|Released exclusively onto YouTube}}

| {{Ya}}

| {{Ya}}

scope="row" | "Hold"

| rowspan="4" | 2024

| rowspan="4" | I Like the Way

| {{Ya}}

| {{Na}}

scope="row" | "I Like the Way"

| {{Ya}}

| {{Na}}

scope="row" | "To. My Friend"

| {{Ya}}

| {{Na}}

scope="row" | "What U Say"

| {{Ya}}

| {{Na}}

Filmography

{{See also|Stray Kids#Filmography}}

=Television=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row" | 2017

| Stray Kids

| Contestant

| style="text-align:center" |

scope="row" | 2023

| Além do Guarda-Roupa

| Kyung-min

| style="text-align:center" |

=Film=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Notes

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2021

| Finger Killer

| Himself

| Documentary

| style="text-align:center" |

3.5th Period

| Lee Han-ik

| Web film

| style="text-align:center" |

Theater

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Theater play performances of Kim Woojin

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Venue

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row" | 2023

| Sherlock Holmes: The Secret of the Anderson Family ({{lang|ko|셜록홈즈: 앤더슨가의 비밀}})

| Adam Anderson/Eric Anderson

| Yonkang Hall at Doosan Art Center

| September 14 to November 12

| style="text-align:center" |

Concerts and tours

{{Main|List of Kim Woojin concert tours}}

  • Still Dream World Tour (2022–2023)
  • The Moment Tour (2023)
  • I Like The Way Tour (2024)

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

! scope="col" | Award ceremony

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Nominee / Work

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row" | Asia Top Awards

| style="text-align:center" | 2023

| Best Artist

| Kim Woojin

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite web|title=สุดยิ่งใหญ่!ดาราไทย&เอเชียกว่า 100 ชีวิต! เฉิดฉายร่วมงาน ASIA TOP AWARDS 2023|trans-title=Super big! More than 100 Thai & Asian stars! Shine at the ASIA TOP AWARDS 2023|url=https://www.naewna.com/entertain/741478|work=Naewna|language=thai|date=July 4, 2023|access-date=July 13, 2023|archive-date=July 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713144503/https://www.naewna.com/entertain/741478|url-status=live}}

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}