Yeo One
{{family name hatnote|Yeo|lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Yeo One
| image = 190327 Pentagon Yeo One.jpg
| caption = Yeo One in March 2019
| native_name = 여원
| birth_name = Yeo Chang-gu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|3|27}}
| birth_place = Daejeon, South Korea
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education =
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- actor}}
| net_worth =
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre = {{flatlist|
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2016–present
| label = {{flatlist|
| current_member_of = {{flatlist|
- Pentagon}}
| past_member_of = United Cube
| module2= {{Infobox Korean name |child=yes
| title = Korean name
| hangul = 여창구
| hanja = {{linktext|呂|暢|九}}
| rr = Yeo Chang-gu
| mr = Yŏ Ch'ang-ku
| hangulstage = 여원
| rrstage = Yeo-won
| mrstage = Yŏ-wŏn
}}}}
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Yeo Chang-gu ({{ko-hhrm|여창구}}; born March 27, 1996), better known by his stage name Yeo One, is a South Korean singer and actor.{{Cite web|title=Yeo One official 'Naver' profile|url=https://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&query=%EC%97%AC%EC%9B%90&sm=tab_etc&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService&os=4120064|website=Naver|access-date=2020-01-31|archive-date=2021-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721071848/https://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&query=%EC%97%AC%EC%9B%90&sm=tab_etc&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService&os=4120064|url-status=live}} He debuted as a vocalist in a South Korean boy group Pentagon in October 2016. Aside from group activities as singer, he has also starred in various television and web dramas.
Early life
Yeo One was born on March 27, 1996, in Daejeon, South Korea. He was a member of a school band and actively participated in band competitions.{{cite web|date=15 December 2019|title='복면가왕' 캣츠보이, 펜타곤 여원이었다 "예전에 밴드 활동..하현우 선배님 정말 존경"|trans-title="The King of Mask Singers," Cat's Boy, Pentagon Yeo One. "I used to be a band member.|url=http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201912151900507404719_1|access-date=2020-02-02|work=HeraldPop|language=ko|archive-date=2021-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819035018/http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201912151900507404719_1|url-status=live}}
Career
= Pre-debut =
In December 2013, Yeo One participated in a special dance performance alongside future bandmates Hui, E'Dawn, and Kino at the KBS Song Festival.{{cite web|date=January 21, 2013|title=2013 KBS Song Festival 2013 KBS 가요대축제 – Part 2 (2014.01.17)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hhq2y4u878&t=1s|access-date=26 May 2019|via=YouTube|archive-date=6 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206104952/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hhq2y4u878&t=1s|url-status=live}} In 2014, Yeo One appeared in G.NA's "Secret" music video and promotional activities.{{Cite web|date=May 11, 2014|title=G.NA - 예쁜 속옷 (G.NA's Secret)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKRfv1jMHWQ&feature=youtu.be|access-date=2020-12-22|website=YouTube|publisher=G.NA 지나 (Official YouTube Channel)|archive-date=2021-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203025553/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKRfv1jMHWQ&feature=youtu.be|url-status=live}}{{cite web|date=15 May 2014|title='엠카' 컴백 지나, 섹시+청순 품고 돌아왔다..'이중매력'|url=http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1109852749|access-date=6 May 2019|website=Osen|archive-date=6 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506164225/http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1109852749|url-status=live}} In July 2015, he acted in Beast's Son Dong-woon's "Kimishika" music video.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} In August 2015, he modeled alongside Hyuna for the fashion brand Clride.n.{{Cite web|last=Ko|first=Ji-seon|date=2015-08-06|title=4Minute's HyunA becomes muse for Clride.n|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201508061326143739737_2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121023304/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201508061326143739737_2|archive-date=2020-11-21|access-date=2020-10-13|website=K-POP Herald|publisher=The Korea Herald|language=en}}
= 2016–present: Debut with Pentagon and solo activities =
He took part on Mnet's reality survival program, Pentagon Maker, which aired online through Mnet's digital content brand M2.{{cite web|date=May 21, 2016|script-title=ko:큐브 새 보이그룹 펜타곤, 후이·여원·진호 정식 멤버 합류|trans-title=Cube New Boy Group Pentagon Joins Hui, Yeo One and Jinho|url=http://www.heraldpop.com/view.php?ud=201607060904162411823_1&a=99|access-date=2020-02-02|work=Herald Pop|language=ko|archive-date=2022-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323155438/http://www.heraldpop.com/view.php?ud=201607060904162411823_1&a=99|url-status=live}} On October 10, 2016, he made his debut as a member of Pentagon on Mnet's M Countdown with the track "Gorilla" from their debut extended play, Pentagon.{{cite web|last=Kwon|first=Su-bin|date=September 30, 2016|title="100억 투자 아깝지 않은 그룹" 펜타곤, 내달 10일 데뷔 앨범 발표|url=http://news1.kr/articles/?2788910|access-date=October 1, 2016|website=news1|language=ko|archive-date=October 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002031453/http://news1.kr/articles/?2788910|url-status=live}} The song is described as a hip-hop song with magnificent, strong beats and masculine brass sound.{{cite web|last=Song|first=Seung-jin|date=October 11, 2016|title=[IS포토] 펜타곤, '신원-여원'입니다~|url=http://www.ilyoseoul.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=147985|access-date=2020-02-02|work=Sunday Seoul|language=ko|archive-date=2022-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323155423/http://www.ilyoseoul.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=147985|url-status=live}} During the show's filming, he made his acting debut with a lead role in web drama Spark as the leader of an idol group, Dexter.{{cite web|date=11 August 2016|title=웹드라마 '스파크' 종영, 나종찬-남보라-여원이 남긴 종영 인사 '아쉬워'|url=http://www.breaknews.com/sub_read.html?uid=457519§ion=sc4|access-date=2020-02-02|work=BreakNews|language=ko|archive-date=2022-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323155421/http://www.breaknews.com/sub_read.html?uid=457519§ion=sc4|url-status=live}} The series was a commercial success and attracted global fans.{{cite web|url=http://www.wowtv.co.kr/NewsCenter/News/Read?articleId=A201608010022&resource=|title=나종찬-남보라 주연 웹드라마 '스파크', 미국&유럽 진출 나선다|trans-title=Web drama 'SPARK' starring Na Jong-chan, to advance to US & Europe|work=WowTv|date=1 August 2016|access-date=2020-02-02|language=ko|archive-date=2022-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323155424/https://www.wowtv.co.kr/NewsCenter/News/Read?articleId=A201608010022&resource=|url-status=live}}
In 2017, Yeo One was selected as the main character of KBS1 musical drama Joseon Beauty Pageant that set during the Joseon Dynasty's first beauty contest held. The drama also incorporates with traditional music with modern sensation and colorful images.{{cite web|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110795777|title=[공식입장] 펜타곤 여원, KBS '조선미인별전' 주연 발탁…연기돌 출격|language=ko|date=December 14, 2017|work=OSEN|access-date=2020-02-02|archive-date=2020-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202015650/http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110795777|url-status=live}}
In 2019, Yeo One participated in reading the novel Youth, Beautiful Youth by Hermann Hesse through Naver Audio Clip Audiobook.{{cite web|title=펜타곤 여원, 네이버 오디오북 '청춘은 아름다워' 낭독 '꿀 보이스'|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1738255|work=TenAsia|date=June 7, 2019|access-date=February 2, 2020|archive-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607085534/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1738255|url-status=live}} He was confirmed to be the lead role in web drama, Welcome to the Witch Shop. The drama deals with fantasy elements that is based on the theme of witch shops that can only be visible to people with eager wishes.{{cite web|title=하이틴 판타지 웹드라마 '어서오세요, 마녀상점' 예고편 대공개|url=http://www.hkrecruit.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=16878|work=Recruit|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=2020-01-31|language=ko|archive-date=2022-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323155424/http://www.hkrecruit.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=16878|url-status=live}}
In 2020, Yeo One returned to the small screen as a fictionalized version of himself on the TV Chosun entertainment drama Somehow Family.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=076&aid=0003522629|title=[공식]'어쩌다 가족' 성동일X진희경→서지석X이본, '세대공감' 라인업 완성|trans-title=Sung Dong Il, CLC’s Eunbin, PENTAGON’s Yeo One, And More To Star In Upcoming Sitcom|work=Sports Chosun|date=January 22, 2018|access-date=2020-01-31|language=ko|archive-date=2022-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323155424/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=076&aid=0003522629|url-status=live}} The show aired in March 2020, but was suspended after only two episodes due to the non-payment of staff. The show resumed filming in June but, due to scheduling conflicts, Yeo One was replaced by Shin Won-ho of Cross Gene.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-25|title=[단독] 크로스진 출신 신원호 '어쩌다 가족' 출연 확정|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/609/0000293772|access-date=2020-09-17|website=n.news.naver.com|language=ko|archive-date=2021-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725052927/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/609/0000293772|url-status=live}} In August, Yeo One was cast as Nigel Bottom in the Korean adaptation of the comedy musical Something Rotten!. The play ran from August 7 to October 18.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-12|title=강필석·이지훈·서은광·펜타곤 여원 등 '썸씽로튼' 초연 캐스팅 [공식입장]|url=http://www.xportsnews.com/?ac=article_view&entry_id=1284297|access-date=2020-09-17|website=Xports News|language=ko|archive-date=2020-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930144901/http://www.xportsnews.com/?ac=article_view&entry_id=1284297|url-status=live}} Later that year, he was the cover model for the September 2020 issue of Men's Health Korea.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-01|title=매일매일 한 걸음씩, 펜타곤 여원|url=https://manmaker.co.kr/%eb%a7%a4%ec%9d%bc%eb%a7%a4%ec%9d%bc-%ed%95%9c-%ea%b1%b8%ec%9d%8c%ec%94%a9-%ed%8e%9c%ed%83%80%ea%b3%a4-%ec%97%ac%ec%9b%90/|access-date=2020-09-17|website=Manmaker|language=ko|archive-date=2020-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116022725/https://manmaker.co.kr/%EB%A7%A4%EC%9D%BC%EB%A7%A4%EC%9D%BC-%ED%95%9C-%EA%B1%B8%EC%9D%8C%EC%94%A9-%ED%8E%9C%ED%83%80%EA%B3%A4-%EC%97%AC%EC%9B%90/|url-status=live}}
In February 2021, Yeo One starred in the web drama Nickname Pine Leaf for the SBS YouTube channel {{not a typo|yogurD}}, where he plays two different versions of himself: PD Yeo Chang-gu and Pentagon's Yeo One.{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=Jung-hoon|date=2021-02-03|title=고양지식정보산업진흥원-SBS 공동 제작·투자한 웹드라마 공개|url=http://www.kspnews.com/546520|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Korea Special Press News|archive-date=2021-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829121324/https://www.kspnews.com/546520}}
In August 2022, he appeared in the KBS2 drama If You Wish Upon Me.{{Cite web |last=Yoon |first=Seon-kyo |date=2022-08-19 |title=펜타곤 여원, '당소말'서 훈훈 학교선배 변신...'심쿵 멘트' 연발 |url=http://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=377863 |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=Single List |language=ko}} Later that year, he starred in the King Sejong Institute Foundation web series There is an Idol in my Living Room as a fictionalized version of himself.
On October 9, 2023, it was announced that Yeo One had left Cube Entertainment alongside fellow Pentagon members Yan An, Yuto, Kino, and Wooseok.{{Cite web |last=Yoon |first=So-yeon |date=2023-10-09 |title=Five Pentagon members leave Cube Entertainment |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2023-10-09/entertainment/kpop/Five-Pentagon-members-leave-Cube-Entertainment/1886183 |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |language=en}} Later that month, he announced his first solo fan concert, to be held on November 25, which sold out within one minute.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-02 |title=펜타곤 여원, 첫 단독 팬콘서트 '행복 소통 창구' 전석 매진 |url=https://www.gokorea.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=746496 |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=공감신문 |language=ko}}
In January 2024, Yeo One joined the reality music competition show Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival.{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Ha-na |date=2024-01-26 |title=펜타곤 여원 "노래 부르고 싶어서 나왔다"…'빌드업' 출격 |url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/?5303337 |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=News1 |language=ko}}
Discography
{{Main|Pentagon discography}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2" |Title
! rowspan="2" |Year ! Peak chart ! rowspan="2" |Sales (DL) ! rowspan="2" |Album |
|---|
| KOR Charted Songs: |
| colspan="7" |Collaborations |
| scope="row"| "You Are" {{small|(with Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yan An, Kino)}} | 2016 |— | {{N/A}} |
| colspan="6" |Soundtrack appearances |
| scope="row" | "Dancing Flower Scholar" {{small|(댄싱 꽃선비)}} {{small|with Kim Na-ni}} | 2018 | – |{{N/A}} |
| colspan="6" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
= Other songs =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Year ! Title ! Format ! Ref. |
| 2017
| "Let's Go" (가자) | rowspan="5" |streaming |
| rowspan="2"|2018
| "토닥토닥" |
| "Hope" |
| 2019
| "Her Voice" (그녀의 목소리) |
| 2021
|"Begin Again" (우리, 다시) |
Songwriting
{{See also|List of songs recorded by Pentagon}}
All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.{{Cite web|url=https://www.komca.or.kr/srch2/srch_01_popup_mem_right.jsp?S_MB_CD=10012817|title=Songs Registered Under YEOONE (여원/여창구) (10012817)|work=Korea Music Copyright Association|language=ko|access-date=2020-02-02|archive-date=2021-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502093419/https://www.komca.or.kr/srch2/srch_01_popup_mem_right.jsp?S_MB_CD=10012817|url-status=live}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:2em;" |Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" |Artist ! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" |Song ! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" |Album ! colspan="2" style="width:16em;" |Lyrics ! colspan="2" style="width:16em;" |Music ! colspan="2" style="width:16em;" |Arrangement |
| style="width:6em;" |Credited
!style="width:10em;" |With !style="width:6em;" |Credited !style="width:10em;" |With !style="width:6em;" |Credited !style="width:10em;" |With |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2016
| rowspan="2"|Pentagon | "UP" | {{n/a|Non-album release}} | {{no}} | {{n/a|–}} | {{yes}} | {{small|Jinho, Shinwon, Yan An, Wooseok}} | {{No}} |{{n/a}} |
| "Young"
| {{N/a|Album single}} | {{Yes}} | {{small|Hui, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok}} | {{yes}} | {{small|Hui, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok, Dok2}} | {{No}} |{{N/a|—}} |
| 2017
| rowspan="3"|Yeo One | "Let's Go" (가자) | {{N/A}} | {{yes}} |{{N/a|—}} | {{yes}} |{{N/a|—}} | {{No}} |{{N/a|—}} |
| rowspan="2" |2018
|"토닥토닥" | {{N/A}} | {{yes}} |{{N/a|—}} | {{yes}} |{{N/a|—}} | {{No}} |{{N/a|—}} |
| "Hope"
| { {{N/A}} | {{yes}} |{{N/a|—}} | {{yes}} |{{N/a|—}} | {{No}} |{{N/a|—}} |
| rowspan="3"|2019
| Pentagon | "Round 1" (Bonus track) | Genie:us | {{yes}} | {{small|Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yan An, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok}} | {{yes}} | {{small|Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yan An, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok, MosPick}} | {{No}} |{{N/a|—}} |
| Yeo One
| "Her Voice" (그녀의 목소리) | {{N/A}} | {{yes}} |{{N/a|—}} | {{yes}} | {{N/a|—}} | {{Yes}} |{{N/a|—}} |
| Pentagon
| "Round 2" (Bonus track) | {{yes}} | {{small|Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yan An, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok}} | {{yes}} | {{small|Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yan An, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok, MosPick}} | {{No}} |{{N/a|—}} |
| 2021
|Yeo One |"Begin Again" (우리, 다시) |{{N/A}} |{{yes}} |{{N/a|—}} |{{yes}} |{{small|Ummzui}} |{{No}} |{{N/a|—}} |
Filmography
{{Main|Pentagon videography}}
= Television series =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year ! Title ! Original title ! Role ! Notes ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| rowspan="1"|2017
| 청춘시대2 | Tyr / Shin Chang-goo | A member of idol group Asgard |
| 2018
| Joseon Beauty Pageant | 조선미인별전 | Kyu Hyun | Musical drama |
| 2020
| Somehow Family | 어쩌다 가족 | Yeo One | Only two episodes, replaced by Shin Won-ho |
| 2022
|당신이 소원을 말하면 |Kwak Hyeong-jun |guest role |
= Web series =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year ! Title ! Original title ! Role ! Notes ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| 2016
| Spark | 스파크 | Ji Sung | rowspan="3" | Main role |
| 2019
|Welcome to the Witch Shop | 어서오세요, 마녀상점 | Sung Woo |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
|Nickname Pine Leaf |닉네임 솔잎 |Yeo Chang-gu / Yeo One |{{Cite web|date=Feb 26, 2021|title=[닉네임 솔잎] 1-1부 예고편 {{!}} 스브스케이팝 오리지널 웹드라마|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl8JPM8A_k4&feature=youtu.be|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-28|website=YouTube|publisher=요즘 것들의 드라마 [요것드] - yogurD|archive-date=2021-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313232140/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl8JPM8A_k4&feature=youtu.be}} |
| Pumpkin Time
| 펌킨 타임 | Han Se-jun | Supporting role |
| 2022
| There is an Idol in my Living Room | 거실에 아이돌이 산다 |Yeo Chang-gu / Yeo One | Main role |
=Variety shows=
=Narration=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Notes ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| 2019
| Naver Audio Clip Audiobook | Novel narrator, Hermann Hesse's Youth, Beautiful Youth |
=Music videos=
Theater
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year ! Title ! Original title ! Role ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} | ||||
| 2020 | Something Rotten! | 썸씽로튼 | Nigel Bottom | {{cite web|title=뮤지컬 '썸씽로튼' 8월 개막…이지훈·리사 등 캐스팅|url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/culture/view/2020/06/602791/|date=June 12, 2020|work=mk|access-date=July 10, 2016|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621194250/https://www.mk.co.kr/news/culture/view/2020/06/602791/|url-status=live}} |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ 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" | APAN Music Awards
| 2020 | Male Entertainer | Yeo One | {{nom}} |
|---|
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Hancinema person|Yeo_One|Yeo One}}
- {{IMDb name|8698376|Yeo One}}
- {{Instagram|9oo_sebumps}}
{{Pentagon (South Korean band)}}
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Category:South Korean male web series actors
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Category:South Korean male idols
Category:Musicians from Daejeon
Category:Pentagon (South Korean band) members