WOOZI

South Korean singer, songwriter, and producer Woozi rose to fame in the latter half of the 2010s as a member of the popular boy band Seventeen. Within the self-producing 13-member group, Woozi quickly established himself as one of its primary producers and songwriters while also collaborating with outside artists like Ailee and I.O.I. After making his solo debut with a contribution to the television soundtrack for The Tale of Nokdu, he released his first mixtape, Ruby, in 2022. Born Lee Ji-Hoon on November 22, 1996 in the city of Busan, he took on the stage name Woozi when he began his professional music career in 2015. After putting together the Pledis Entertainment company, he became a member of the large boy band Seventeen. Previously part of a television show called The Seventeen Project, Seventeen made their debut in 2015. In addition to singing and dancing, Woozi and bandmate Bumzu became the group's primary producers. As a songwriter, he was responsible for much of Seventeen's material and in 2016 branched out to write for other artists including Korean-American singer Ailee and girl group I.O.I. Woozi's first foray into solo work came in 2019 when he contributed the song "Miracle" to the television series The Tale of Nokdu. Returning to work with Seventeen, he was heavily involved with their 2021 EP Attacca and became the youngest-ever recipient of the Best Producer Award at the Asia Artist Awards. At the beginning of 2022, he released his first official solo single, "Ruby," from the mixtape of the same name.
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