Wonstein has been in the K-pop music industry for a while now. But his popularity has soared among the international fans because of an OST he sang. The song was “Your Existence,” which appeared on tvN drama Twenty Five Twenty One. Fans of the show have been listening to the song on repeat, which includes me even. Also, he recently released a song with NCT’s Taeyong, “Love Theory”. The song has been sweeping the hearts of many. As a matter of fact, Wonstein might be new to us, but he has actually been capturing the hearts of many female idols in his home country. His amazing voice and rapping skills are much appreciated in South Korea. He truly is bringing Korean hip-hop and R&B music to the forefront.
Since Wonstein is gaining his much-deserved recognition in 2022, new international fans are curious about him, where’s he from, and what he likes. I’d try my best to cover every detail and fact you should and need to know about our K-Pop star Wonstein.
Who Is Wonstein?
Wonstein is basically a soloist from South Korea. He is known for his beautiful vocals and fire rapping skills. The singer gained his much-deserved recognition in 2017 with Show Me Your Money Season 9. His original songs happened to win the hearts of many and added many artists to his list of fans. Following his soaring popularity after Show me the money, Wonstein has been the first choice of many K-Pop artists for collaboration. He has collaborated with numerous artists like D.O. of Exo, Lee Hi, Suran, Kang Daniel, and many more. He debuted under the label Beautiful Noise. More recently, he announced he’ll be leaving the label and will go independent. All the co-artists from Beautiful Noise, including Mommy Son, Kim Seung-min have wished him luck in his new endeavors.
Some Unknown Facts About K-pop Star Wonstein
Well, some might be well-known facts about him, but since new fans hardly know anything about him, it is about that.
- The singer was born on 6 May 1997 in Seoul, South Korea. His MBTI Type happens to be INFJ.
- His real name is Jung Jiwon. In an interview, he revealed the mystery behind his stage name. He went on to explain how he used to enjoy reading the supernatural character Frankenstein. Hence he decided to combine his name with Frankenstein, hence, Wonstein.
- Wonstein has been active in the K-pop music scene since 2018. He debuted under the label Beautiful Noise in 2018.
- Wonstein participated in the Korean music reality show “Show me the money”. He is known the best for Show me the money’s season 9. But not many know that he participated in the show three times earlier too. He was a contestant on Show me the money 4, 7, and 8. Unfortunately, he got eliminated from those in the first rounds only. The show’s 9th season was the one that turned his life around. He has confessed how he felt apprehensive about participating in the show again after three failures. But he ultimately did, and we are super glad that he did.
- Because of his appearance on Show me the money 9, he started getting more recognition. Especially the female viewers were getting swayed by his beautiful voice and raspy rapping skills. Female idols like Red Velvet’s Joy, TWICE’s Chaeyoung were seen fangirling over Wonstein while watching the show. The two of them shared pictures and screenshots showering all the praise for the rapper. IZ*ONE’s Sakura and Weki Meki’s Doyeon too stepped up to show their love for the singer. Truly, good music might be the way to a girl’s heart.
- Because of his overall style, personality, and stage name, Wonstein is often confused as a singer of mixed race. Even a foreign artist. Even Lee Hi, the popular singer, thought he wasn’t Korean when she first met him. She has collaborated with Wonstein on her music. During that process, she happened to look him up and was surprised to know he is actually Korean.
- Due to his surging popularity in South Korea, at a point, Wonstein was called the king of the commercial industry. In an interview, he told how he got ten endorsement offers in a month itself. It included big names like Samsung and even shot one YouTube commercial for semiconductors.
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