Jo Woo-chan
Jo Woo-chan | |
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Jo in July 2025 | |
| Born | January 20, 2005 Seoul, South Korea |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | The Black Label |
| Member of | AllDay Project |
| Formerly of |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조우찬 |
| RR | Jo Uchan |
| MR | Cho Uch'an |
Jo Woo-chan (Korean: 조우찬; born January 20, 2005),[1] known mononymously as Woochan, is a South Korean rapper. He was a contestant on Show Me the Money 6 in 2017. He released his first collaborative single, "OGZ", on January 5, 2018.[2] He debuted as a member of the South Korean co-ed group AllDay Project under The Black Label in June 2025.
Early life
Jo was born on January 20, 2005. As a child, he was active as an actor and model, having starred in commercials for various brands.[3]
Career
2017–2024: Early career
In 2017, at 12 years old, Jo Woo-chan became the youngest contestant in the history of Show Me the Money 6 and earned the nickname "Lil Dok2".[4] During the show, he released three collaboration singles, "1/N" with Dynamic Duo, "What You Call Is The Price" featuring Nucksal, and "VVIP" featuring Sik-K. Jo was eliminated in the semi-finals. As a guest, Jo featured on Hui's song "Wake me up" for KBS's pilot music variety show, Hyena on the Keyboard. The single was released on October 9 on various online Korean music sites.[5] In October 2017, Jo was cast in the JTBC short film Father's Sword by Director Jeong Yoon-cheol.[6]
On January 5, 2018, Jo took part in a joint project group called OG School Project with Starship trainees Park Hyun-jin and Achillo, they released the single "OGZ", produced by GroovyRoom.[7]
In July 2019, it was revealed that Jo had departed from Cube Entertainment.[8] In the same month, he released his first digital single album, ID Schoolboy Pt.1.[9] On August 13, Jo released his second digital single album, ID Schoolboy Pt.2.[10]
On May 16, 2020, Jo released his first extended play (EP), ID Schoolboy Pt.3.[11]
Jo was part of Big Hit Music's pre-debut team, Trainee A, but the group's debut fell through at the end of 2022.[12][13][14]
On April 13, 2024, Jo released his second solo EP, BLANK.[15]
2025–present: AllDay Project
Jo debuted as a member of The Black Label's co-ed group AllDay Project in June 2025.[14]
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| ID Schoolboy Pt.3 |
Track listing
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| Blank |
Track listing
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales (DL) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [16] | ||||
| "VVIP" (feat. Sik-K, Gaeko) |
2017 | 43 |
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Show Me the Money 6 |
| "1/N" (N분의 1) with Hanhae, Ryno, Nucksal feat. Dynamic Duo |
3 |
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| "Brrr get$" (부르는 게 값이야) with Nucksal feat. Gaeko, Don Mills |
8 |
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| "Wake Me Up" (with Hui) |
—[A] | KOR: 17,921[21] | Hyena on the Keyboard | |
| "OGZ" with Park Hyun-jin, Achillo (produced by Groovy Room) |
2018 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Reality Check" (feat. Dok2) |
2019 | — | ID Schoolboy Pt.1 | |
| "Cola" (feat. Hotchkiss) |
— | ID Schoolboy Pt.2 | ||
| "Honey Dance" | 2020 | — | ID Schoolboy Pt.3 | |
| "Exam" (feat. Big Naughty) |
— | |||
| "Rage" (feat. Kid Milli) |
2024 | – | BLANK | |
| "Shawty" | – | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Songwriting credits
All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless cited otherwise.[22]
| Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album | Lyricist | Composer |
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| 2017 | "1/N" (N분의 1) | Himself (with Hanhae, Ryno, Nucksal feat. Dynamic Duo) | Show Me The Money 6 | ||
| "Brrr get$" (부르는 게 값이야) | Himself (with Nucksal feat. Gaeko, Don Mills) | ||||
| "VVIP" | Himself (feat. Sik-K, Gaeko) | ||||
| "A Coin PT.2" (동전한닢 PT.2) | Himself (with various artists) | ||||
| Wake Me Up | Hui (feat. Jo Woochan) | Hyena on the Keyboard | |||
| 2018 | "OGZ" (produced by GroovyRoom) | Himself (with Park Hyun-jin, Achillo) | — | ||
| 2019 | "Viking" (바이킹) | Himself | ID schoolboy pt.1 | ||
| "Reality Check" (현실자각타임) | Himself (feat. Dok2) | ||||
| "Cola" | Himself (feat. Hotchkiss) | ID schoolboy pt.2 | |||
| "Wave" | Himself | ||||
| 2020 | "Niagara" (나이아가라) | Himself (with 45RPM, ONESUN) | Do You Know Hip-Hop? | ||
| "You Better Make A Move" | Himself | ID schoolboy pt.3 | |||
| "Honey Dance" | |||||
| "I Don't Care | |||||
| "Exam" (시험 끝) | Himself (feat. BIG Naughty) | ||||
| "What U Doin'?" | Himself (feat. SOOVI) | ||||
| "CATFISH" | Himself (feat. Paloalto) | ||||
| "WE" | Himself | ||||
| 2024 | "Reason" | BLANK | |||
| "Rage" | Himself (feat. Kid Milli) | ||||
| "Distrust" (불신) | Himself | ||||
| "Shawty" | |||||
| "Savior" | Himself (feat. Norman) | ||||
| "Who wants to die" | |||||
| "YOUTH" | Himself (feat. KANGBIN) | ||||
| 2025 | "FAMOUS" | AllDay Project | FAMOUS | ||
| "WICKED" |
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | Father's Sword | Tae-shik | short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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| 2010–11 | Reality Self-Conceit | Himself | EBS | Season 3–4 |
| 2017 | Show Me the Money 6 | Contestant | Mnet | Semi-finalist |
| 2020 | Do You Know Hip-hop? | [23] |
Music Video Appearance
| Year | Artist | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pentagon | "Young" | with Juhyeon and other Cube Tree trainees |
| 2017 | Jeon Soyeon | "Jelly" | with Lai Guan Lin, E'Dawn, Wooseok and Soojin |
Notes
- ^ "Wake Me Up" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 90 on Gaon Download Chart.[20]
References
- ^ 조우찬 프로필 (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ Sun, Mi-kyung (January 4, 2018). 조우찬X박현진X에이칠로, 5일 초등래퍼 신곡 발표+V라이브 [Jo Woo-chan X Park Hyun-jin X H Chilo, Elementary Rapper's New Song Released on the 5th + V Live]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ Kim, So-young (August 10, 2017). '쇼미'서 '악마 래퍼' 우원재 무너뜨린 13살 조우찬의 놀라운(?) 과거. Insight (in Korean).
- ^ Hwang, Hye-soo (June 30, 2017). '쇼미더머니6' 개코, 13세 조우찬에 "배팅 한 번 해보자" ['Show Me the Money 6' Gaeko, 13-year-old Jo Woo-chan, "Let's make a bet"]. News1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ Lee, Da-won (September 30, 2017). '건반 위의 하이에나' 펜타곤 후이, 작곡가로 출연…조우찬과 컬래버 [Pentagon's Hui in 'Hyena on the Keyboard' Appears as a Composer... Jo Woo-chan and collaborator]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Kim, Eun-ae (October 22, 2017). "[Oh!쎈 컷] 문소리 "초등래퍼 조우찬, 연기소질 커..박수 보내고파"" [[Oh! Strong Cut] Moon So-ri "Elementary rapper Jo Woo-chan, you have great acting skills.. I want to send you a round of applause"]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ (in Korean) 조우찬 "박현진 첫인상? 'K팝' 우승도 하고 기대 많았다"
- ^ Seon, Mi-gyeong (July 13, 2019). '쇼미6' 조우찬, 오늘(13일) 새 싱글 전격 발표.."성장통 잠은 자전적 이야기"[공식] ['Show Me 6' Jo Woo-chan, released a new single today (13th).."The autobiographical story of growing pains and sleep"[Official]]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Park, Su-in (July 13, 2019). '쇼미6' 출신 조우찬, 큐브 떠나 싱글 앨범 발표 '폭풍성장 비주얼' [Jo Woo-chan from 'Show Me 6' leaves Cube and releases single album 'Visual of rapid growth']. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ "ID Schoolboy Pt.2" (in Korean). Melon. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "ID Schoolboy Pt.3" (in Korean). Melon. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ Han, Soo-ji (May 22, 2022). '하이브 연습생' BTS 동생 새 보이그룹, 최종 데뷔조→그룹명 상표출원. topstarnews. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ Kim, Hyun-seo (December 16, 2022). "데뷔 무산 or 임박?"…'빅히트 연습생' 트레이니 A, SNS 채널 운영 종료. topstarnews. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
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- ^ "BLANK". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ Cumulative sales of "VVIP":
- 2017년 34주차 Download Chart. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- 2017년 35주차 Download Chart. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- 2017년 36주차 Download Chart. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ Cumulative sales of "1/N":
- "2017년 31주차 Download Chart". Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- "2017년 08월 Download Chart". Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- "2017년 09월 Download Chart". Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- "2017년 10월 Download Chart". Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- "2017년 11월 Download Chart". Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ Cumulative sales of "What You Call Is The Price":
- "2017년 08월 Download Chart". Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- "2017년 36주차 Download Chart". Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- "2017년 37주차 Download Chart". Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ "Wake Me Up". October 8–14, 2017. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ *2017년 41주차 Download Chart [41st week of 2017 Download Chart (Domestic)]. Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ "Songs Registered Under JO WOOCHAN (10015782)". KOMCA. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ Song, Chi-hoon (March 7, 2020). '너희가 힙합을 아느냐' 첫 경연, Old&Young 컬래버레이션 성공적 마무리 [First contest of 'Do you know hip-hop', Old&Young collaboration successfully concluded]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.