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Seungkwan
Seungkwan in June 2024
Born
Boo Seung-kwan

(1998-01-16) January 16, 1998 (age 27)
Busan, South Korea[1]
Occupation
  • Singer
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015–present
LabelsPledis
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
부승관
RRBu Seunggwan
MRPu Sŭnggwan
Signature

Boo Seung-kwan (Korean: 부승관; born January 16, 1998), known mononymously as Seungkwan, is a South Korean singer. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen, its vocal team, and the subunit BSS alongside Hoshi and DK.

Apart from his group's activities, Seungkwan is known as an entertainment figure for his active participation in Korean variety shows such as Unexpected Q, Prison Life of Fools, and The Devil's Plan. Seungkwan has also released a number of OSTs that have been commercially successful in South Korea.

Early life

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Boo Seung-kwan was born in Busan, South Korea on January 16, 1998,[1][2] but raised in Jeju-do, South Korea.[3] Growing up, he participated in children's songs festivals held at his school, where a teacher recorded him singing and posted it online. The video later led to Seungkwan being cast at Pledis Entertainment in June 2012.[4] At the age of 15, Seungkwan moved from Jeju to Seoul,[5] where he attended Seoul Broadcasting High School and graduated in 2016.[6]

Career

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2015–present: Debut with Seventeen and solo activities

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See also: Seventeen (South Korean band) and BSS (band)

Seungkwan debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band, Seventeen with the extended play 17 Carat on May 26, 2015.[7] In 2018, he released the single "Kind of Love" for the soundtrack of the series Mother. The song portrays a sorrowful love story with an acoustic sound.[8]

Alongside bandmates Hoshi and DK, Seungkwan created a subunit of Seventeen called BSS, or BooSeokSoon, a common nickname for the three members together. The group released their debut single "Just Do It" on March 21.[9][10] That same year, Seungkwan was cast in the talk show Unexpected Q.[11] He was awarded the "Rookie (Music and Talk)" award at the 2018 MBC Entertainment Awards.[12]

In 2019, Seungkwan was cast in Prison Life of Fools and in the talk show Five Cranky Brothers.[13][14] On September 7, 2020, Seungkwan released the single "Go" for the soundtrack of the series Record of Youth.[15] On January 29, 2021, Seungkwan participated in the soundtrack for the series Lovestruck in the City with a song titled "The Reason".[16]

In 2021, Seungkwan was cast in the SM C&C television show Job Dongsan, alongside Kang Ho-dong and Super Junior's Eunhyuk, and in TVING's Idol Dictation Contest.[17][18] Later, he appeared on tvN's new badminton television show Racket Boys, alongside Olympic champion Oh Sang-uk, Jang Sung-kyu, Yang Se-chan among others.[19]

Seungkwan with Jeju Governor Oh Young-hun

In January 2022, he was awarded the "Male Idol Entertainer" award at the 2022 Korea First Brand Awards, having been nominated in an earlier year.[20] In September, he released a cover of Harry Styles' "As It Was" as an exclusive for Spotify Singles.[21] In July 2023, Seungkwan went on a health-related hiatus and returned to activities in September that year ahead of the release of Seventeenth Heaven.[22] In September 2023, the Netflix reality show The Devil's Plan was released, with Seungkwan having filmed it prior to his hiatus.[23]

In February 2024, Seungkwan released his first solo single titled "Dandelion".[24] In March he went on to release "Lonely Stars" for the Astra: Knights of Veda OST.[25] On November 19, 2024, Seungkwan was made an honorary ambassador for Jeju Island, his hometown.[3] In February 2025, he released "Somewhere in this Universe" for the OST of When the Stars Gossip.[26] On May 17, as a long-time volleyball fan, Seungkwan was featured as a guest commentator for Kim Yeon-koung's final volleyball match, titled "KYK Invitational".[27]

Other ventures

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Fashion and endorsements

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In May 2022, Seungkwan, alongside bandmate Joshua, was announced as a model for Laneige's "Neo Cushion" line.[28]

In September 2024, Seungkwan attended French fashion brand Louboutin's Spring/Summer 2025 show at Paris Fashion Week.[29] He then collaborated with South Korean clothing brand Phyps for the same season, featuring in a pictorial that launched in February 2025.[30]

Filmography

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Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Unexpected Q Cast member [11]
2019 Prison Life of Fools [13]
Five Cranky Brothers [14]
2021 Job Dongsan (Job Estate) [17]
Racket Boys Episode 1–12 [19]

Web shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Idol Dictation Contest Cast member Season 1 [18]
2023 The Devil's Plan [23]

Discography

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See also: Seventeen discography and BSS (band)

Singles

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List of singles, showing year released, chart positions, and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[31]
"Dandelion" (민들레) 2024 190 Non-album single

Other charted songs

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[32]
"Raindrops"[A] 2025 99 Happy Burstday

Soundtrack appearances

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[31] 		KOR Hot
[33] 		JPN
Hot
[34]
"How Love Is" (어떻게 사랑이 그래요)[35]
Duet with Lee Ji-yong, original by Lee Seung-hwan 		2016 — — — Duet Song Festival 11th
"With You" (어깨)[36]
Duet with Ahn Sol-bin, original by Soyou and Kwon Jeong-yeol 		2018 — — — Mask Singer 135th
"Sorry" (연)[37]
original by Big Mama 		— — — Mask Singer 136th
"Kind of Love" — — — Mother OST
"Go" 2020 —[B] — — Record of Youth OST
"Reason" 2021 —[C] — — Lovestruck in the City OST
"Is It Still Beautiful" (여전히 아름다운지)
With Woozi and DK, originally by Kim Yeon-woo 		25 22 — Hospital Playlist OST
"Pit a Pat"[40] 2022 — — — Link: Eat, Love, Kill OST
"Betting"
With Shingo Katori, Jeonghan and Mingyu 		2023 — — 31 War of Traps [jp] OST
"Still You"[41] —[D] — — Dr. Romantic Season 3 OST
"The Moment You Arrive" —[E] — — Tell Me That You Love Me OST
"Lonely Stars" 2024 —[F] — — Astra: Knights of Veda [jp] OST
"See the World"[45]
With DK and Bleeding Fingers Music 		— — — Asia OST
"Somewhere in this Universe" 2025 —[G] — — When the Stars Gossip OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Composition credits

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All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association unless stated otherwise.

Year Artist Song Album Lyrics Music Ref.
Credited With Credited With
2016 Seventeen "Pretty U" (예쁘다) Love & Letter Yes Woozi, Bumzu, S.Coups, Vernon No —
"Still Lonely" (이놈의 인기)
Performed by Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Vernon, Dino 		Yes Woozi, Vernon, Wonwoo, Hoshi No —
"Say Yes"
Performed by DK, Seungkwan 		Yes Kiggen, Woozi, DK No —
"Drift Away" (떠내려가)
Performed by S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan 		Yes Woozi, S.Coups, Mingyu, Hoshi No —
"Adore U" (아낀다)
Vocal Team version 		Yes Woozi, Bumzu, DK, Vernon, S.Coups No —
"No F.U.N" Love & Letter Repackage Album Yes Woozi, S.Coups, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Vernon, Dino No —
2017 "Clap" (박수) Teen, Age Yes Woozi, Vernon, Jeonghan, Hoshi, Mingyu, DK, Bumzu No — [47]
"Flower"
Performed by S.Coups, Seungkwan, Wonwoo, The8, Jeonghan, Dino 		Yes S.Coups, Wonwoo, The8, Dino, Jeonghan, Woozi, Bumzu No —
"Campfire" (캠프파이어) Yes Woozi, Vernon, S.Coups, Jeonghan, Wonwoo, The8, Mingyu, DK, Bumzu No —
2018 We Gonna Make It Shine Non-album single Yes Woozi, Bumzu, Jeonghan, Joshua, DK No —
2019 "Home" You Made My Dawn No — Yes Woozi, Bumzu
"Lucky" An Ode Yes Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, S.Coups, Mingyu No —
2020 "Home;Run" Semicolon Yes Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon No — [48]
"Do Re Mi" (도레미)
Performed by Seungkwan, Vernon, Dino 		Yes Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Dino Yes Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Poptime
"All My Love" Yes Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon No —
2023 BSS "Fighting" (파이팅 해야지)
Feat. Lee Young-ji 		Second Wind Yes Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi, DK, Lee Young-ji No — [49]
"Lunch" Yes Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi, DK No —
"7PM" (7시예 들어줘)
Feat. Peder Elias 		No — Yes Woozi, Bumzu, Peder Elias, Hoshi, DK
2024 Seungkwan Dandelion (민들레) Non-album single Yes Choi Yu Ree Yes Choi Yu Ree [50]
2025 BSS "CBZ (Prime Time)" (청바지) Teleparty Yes Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi, DK No — [51]
"Happy Alone" Yes Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi, DK No —
"Love Song" (사랑 노래) Yes Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi, DK No —
Seventeen "Raindrops" Happy Burstday Yes Ha Hyeonsang Yes Ha Hyeonsang [52]

Awards and nominations

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See also: List of awards and nominations received by Seventeen
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee/Work Result Ref.
Korea First Brand Awards[i] 2019 Male Idol Entertainer Boo Seung-kwan Nominated [54]
2022 Won [20]
MBC Entertainment Awards 2018 Rookie Award (Music and Talk) King of Mask Singer, Unexpected Q Won [12]

Notes

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  1. ^ Hosted by the Korea Consumer Brand Committee and supervised by the Korea Consumer Forum, the Korea First Brand Awards selects promising brands that will lead the year and bases its winners on consumption trend analysis, extensive nationwide consumer surveys, and evaluation and deliberation by experts.[53]
  1. ^ Credited under Seventeen but is a solo track performed by Seungkwan.
  2. ^ "Reason" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 103 on the Circle Downloads Chart.[38]
  3. ^ "Reason" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 62 on the Circle Downloads Chart.[39]
  4. ^ "Still You" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 48 on the Circle Downloads Chart.[42]
  5. ^ "The Moment You Arrive" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 24 on the Circle Downloads Chart.[43]
  6. ^ "Lonely Stars" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but the Korean version peaked at number 87 on the Circle Downloads Chart.[44]
  7. ^ "Somewhere in this Universe" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 64 on the Circle Downloads Chart.[46]

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