SE7EN performing — Photo: Republic of Korea from Seoul, Republic of Korea · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Debut
- 2003
- Birthday
- 11.091984
- Genre
- Dance · R&B
Basic info
Se7en is a dance and R&B singer who debuted in 2003 under YG Entertainment. Signature songs include 〈와줘〉, 〈열정〉 and 〈라라라〉.
- Debut
- 2003-03 · Debut song 와줘
- Debut agency
- YG Entertainment
- Birthday
- November 9, 1984
- Years active
- 2003–
- Genre
- Dance · R&B
- Real name
- 최동욱
- Debut reference
- Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.
걸어온 길
At age fifteen he became a YG Entertainment trainee and spent four years learning singing and dancing. He debuted in March 2003 with his 1st full-length album 《Just Listen》 and 〈와줘〉.
His stage combines dance and R&B vocals. 〈열정〉 from his 2004 2nd album and 〈라라라〉 from his 2006 4th album became popular.
He entered the Japanese market with a Japanese single in 2005 and tried to break into the US with the English single 〈Girls〉 in 2009. In 2012 he released 〈내가 노래를 못해도〉.
He enlisted in March 2013 and was discharged in December 2014. In July 2013, while serving, he received 10 days of detention from the Ministry of National Defense for leaving his post. After his contract with YG ended in February 2015, he released the mini album 《I Am Se7en》 in 2016.
Signature songs
- 와줘 2003 YouTube Spotify
- 열정 2004 YouTube Spotify
- 난 알아요 2006 YouTube Spotify
- 라라라 2006 YouTube Spotify
- 내가 노래를 못해도 2012 YouTube Spotify
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Key releases
- 2003.03 Just Listen1st studio albumDebut album, 〈와줘〉
- 2004.07 Must Listen2nd studio albumIncluded on 〈열정〉
- 2006.03 24/73rd studio albumIncluded on 〈난 알아요〉
- 2006.03 First Seven1st Japanese studio album
- 2006.11 Se7olution4th studio albumIncluded on 〈라라라〉
- 2010.07 Digital Bounce1st mini album
- 2012.02 Se7en New Mini Album2nd mini album〈내가 노래를 못해도〉
- 2016.10 I Am Se7en3rd mini album
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Major awards
- 2003 Golden Disc Awards Rookie Award
- 2003 MBC Top 10 Artists Song Festival Best New Singer
- 2004 Golden Disc Awards Main Prize
- 2004 KBS Song Festival Main Prize
- 2006 Japan Gold Disc Award Japan-Korea Friendship Award
Key records and stories
- He won Rookie Awards at several year-end ceremonies in 2003, including the Golden Disc Awards.
- He expanded overseas by releasing albums in Japan in 2005 and in Chinese-speaking regions in 2006.
- In July 2013, while serving in the military, he received 10 days of detention from the Ministry of National Defense for leaving his post.
- In 2009, the 〈Girls〉 music video aired on BET's 106 & Park in the US, the first by an Asian singer.
- 〈내가 노래를 못해도〉 from 2012 was written and produced by JYP's Park Jin-young.
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