Rowoon
Kim Seok-woo, better known by his stage name Rowoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the K-pop boy band SF9. He played his first leading role in 2019 MBC's television series, Extraordinary You.
Career
2013–2014: Pre-debut
He was introduced as a trainee in FNC Entertainment's reality show Cheongdam-dong 111.2015–2016: Debut with SF9
In 2015, he was a part of pre-debut team, “Neoz School”, under FNC Entertainment as a member of the group called NEOZ. In May 2016, he participated as a member of "NEOZ Dance" in FNC Entertainment's survival show d.o.b , competing against NEOZ Band. "NEOZ Dance" won the competition with 51% of the votes and received the opportunity to debut. He debuted with group SF9 in October 2016 with the single "Fanfare".]2017–present: Solo activities, rising popularity
His acting career in television series began with KBS2's School 2017 with a minor supporting role. After his appearance, he steadily began receiving bigger roles. In March 2018, he was confirmed to star in tvN's About Time as the female lead's brother. In July 2018, he was confirmed to star in SBS’s Where Stars Land in which he was nominated for the New Actor award.On May 9, 2019 Rowoon was confirmed to be the male lead in MBC's school fantasy drama, Extraordinary You based on the hit Daum webtoon July Found by Chance. After receiving the role of Haru, Rowoon’s popularity skyrocketed, launching him into stardom. He was nominated at the MBC Drama Awards with fellow costars, Kim Hyeyoon and Lee Jaewook, for Best Couple, and was awarded with Best New Actor. On May 10, 2019, Rowoon was featured in NC.A's music video, "밤바람".
In January 2020, Rowoon was selected as the new model for makeup brand KLAVUU. In April 2020, Rowoon was selected as the new brand ambassador for Gong Cha Korea. On May 25, 2020, FNC Entertainment confirmed that Rowoon will star in upcoming JTBC drama “Sunbae Don’t Put On That Lipstick”, based on the webtoon of the same name. The drama is expected to air in January 2021.
Discography
Filmography
Films
Television series
Reality shows
Variety shows
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | SBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Where Stars Land | ||
| 2019 | 32nd Grimae Awards | Best New Actor | Extraordinary You | ||
| 2019 | 18th Korea First Brand Awards | Male Idol-Actor Award | |||
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Extraordinary You | ||
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Best Couple Award with Kim Hye-yoon and Lee Jae-wook | Extraordinary You |