Jang Woo Hyuk

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Jang Woo Hyuk 장우혁
Birth name	Jang Woo Hyuk
Born	May 8 1978 (1978-05-08) (age 31)
Origin	Image:Flag of South Korea.svg Daegu, South Korea
Genre(s)	K-pop, dance, hip hop, rap
Occupation(s)	Singer, rapper, choreographer, dancer
Years active	1996 - present
Label(s)	Sponge Entertainment
Associated acts	SMTown, H.O.T., JTL
Website	Official Site

Jang Woo Hyuk

Hangul	장우혁
Hanja	張佑赫
Revised Romanization	Jang Uhyeok
McCune-Reischauer	Chang Uhyŏk

Jang Woo Hyuk (장우혁) (born May 8, 1978) is a South Korean rapper from the group H.O.T.. After the revered k-pop group H.O.T. disbanded, its ex-members Tony An, Jang Woo Hyuk and Lee Jae Won formed the stylish dance music trio JTL. Now Woo Hyuk goes one step beyond by launching his highly anticipated solo career. He is also the CEO of Newest Entertainment (a dancing academy). His nicknames have been "Hammer Boy" for his famous Locking dance from H.O.T, and the "Dancing Sun" in Korea. He has now earned his reputation as "The Prince Of Dance Music."

1 Solo career
2 Discography
3 Trivia
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Solo career

The singer collaborated with Kenzie the top composer and Pang Shi Hyuk who wrote the melody for Rain's hit "It's Raining" plus other talented musicians of the k-pop scene. Music lovers thirsting for groovy R&B style beats plus a flair of hip hop all blended with Woo Hyuk's inimitable vocals are well advised to check out this red hot release of No More Drama. To prepare for his solo album, Jang Woo Hyuk undergone 10 months of dance training^[1].

Woo Hyuk also changed his style of rapping. Instead of screaming the lyrics out into the mike like the way he did during his H.O.T days, he now does his usual rapping.

Jang Woo Hyuk has become popular in China and Taiwan market. A poll in China's largest portal site, sina.com, was held and Jang Woo Hyuk topped two catergories, beating out Rain by 500 votes in the poll: "Who do you think is the most popular South Korean singer in China?" and more than double the votes in dancing^[2]. He has expressed his deep interest of making appearances in China and Taiwan. During the beginning of April of 2006, he started his first promotion in China and finally created his official fan club in China.

In addition, world renowned singer, Amerie has stated her interest in performing with Jang Woo Hyuk.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Discography

[edit] H.O.T.

Main article: H.O.T.#Discography

[edit] JTL

Main article: JTL#Discography

[edit] Albums

Volume 1 - No More Drama

Released: September 13, 2005
Label: Sony & BMG, SBME Korea
Tracks:

Flip Reverse
Pump Flow
'지지 않는 태양 (Sun That Never Sets)'
Shake it Shake it
Sorry
Hypnosis (최면)
Red Sun
Scream
Let's Go
F.A.S.T Love
Fool (멍청이)
One Step

Volume 2 - My Way

Released: October 25, 2006
Label: Sony & BMG, SBME Korea
Sales: 28,879 ^[3]
Tracks:

Mr. 잭슨 (Mr. Jackson) (feat. 남훈, 박장근 of super sta)
진짜 남자 (feat. 양정은)
Sunny (feat. J)
폭풍속으로 (One Way) (feat. 에스더 Esther)
마지막 잎새 (feat. 정인, 라도)
노란 샤쓰의 사나이 (feat. 탁재훈)
S Scenario (feat. Yuri)
oH, No! (feat. 기상)
Last Game (feat. 남훈, 박장근 of super sta, supacool, 에스더 Esther, Cee-Jay, 신사동호랭이, 라도, 장준호(JnG Beat)

[edit] Trivia

During a variety show during H.O.T.'s 5th album era, Jang Woo Hyuk stated that he would want to work with Tony An, but also added he decided to work with Lee Jae Won. After H.O.T.'s fall, he would work with both of them in JTL.

Woo Hyuk is currently serving the military service. He is a Buddhist.^[4]^[5]