Jo Woo-chan

Jo Woo-chan
Jo in July 2025
Born (2005-01-20) January 20, 2005
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • actor
Years active2017 (2017)–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Member ofAllDay Project
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
조우찬
RRJo Uchan
MRCho Uch'an

Jo Woo-chan (Korean: 조우찬; born January 20, 2005),[1] known mononymously as Woochan, is a South Korean singer and 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 groupAllDay 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 collaborative 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] In November 2017, Jo was appointed as a public relations ambassador for the Korea Scout Association.[7]

On January 5, 2018, Jo participated in a joint project group called OG School Project alongside Starship trainees Park Hyun-jin and Achillo, they released the single "OGZ", produced by GroovyRoom.[8]

In July 2019, it was revealed that Jo had departed from Cube Entertainment.[9] In the same month, he released his first digital single album, ID Schoolboy Pt.1.[10] On August 13, Jo released his second digital single album, ID Schoolboy Pt.2.[11]

On May 16, 2020, Jo released his first extended play (EP), ID Schoolboy Pt.3.[12]

Jo was a member of Big Hit Music's pre-debut group, Trainee A; however, the group's debut was ultimately cancelled at the end of 2022.[13][14][15]

On April 13, 2024, Jo released his second solo EP, Blank.[16]

2025–present: AllDay Project

Jo debuted as a member of The Black Label's co-ed groupAllDay Project in June 2025.[15]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
ID Schoolboy Pt.3
Track listing
  1. You Better Make a Move
  2. Honey Dance
  3. I Don't Care
  4. Exam (feat. BIG Naughty)
  5. What U Doin' (feat. Soovi)
  6. Catfish (feat. Paloalto)
  7. We
Blank
  • Released: April 13, 2024
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. Reason
  2. Rage (feat. Kid Milli)
  3. Distrust (불신)
  4. Shawty
  5. Savior (feat. Norman)
  6. Who Wants to Die (feat. Norman)
  7. Youth (feat. Kangbin)

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (DL)Album
KOR[17]
"VVIP"(feat. Sik-K, Gaeko)2017 43 Show Me the Money 6
"1/N" (N분의 1)with Hanhae, Ryno, Nucksal feat. Dynamic Duo3
"Brrr get$" (부르는 게 값이야)with Nucksal feat. Gaeko, Don Mills8
"Wake Me Up" (with Hui)—[A]KOR: 17,921[22]Hyena on the Keyboard
"OGZ"with Park Hyun-jin, Achillo(produced by Groovy Room)2018 — N/aNon-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.[23]

Year Song Artist(s) Album LyricistComposer
2017 "1/N" (N분의 1) Himself (with Hanhae, Ryno, Nucksal feat. Dynamic Duo)Show Me The Money 6YesNo
"Brrr get$" (부르는 게 값이야) Himself (with Nucksal feat. Gaeko, Don Mills)YesNo
"VVIP" Himself (feat. Sik-K, Gaeko)YesNo
"A Coin PT.2" (동전한닢 PT.2) Himself (with various artists)YesNo
Wake Me Up Hui (feat. Jo Woochan)Hyena on the KeyboardYesNo
2018 "OGZ" (produced by GroovyRoom)Himself (with Park Hyun-jin, Achillo)N/aYesNo
2019 "Viking" (바이킹) Himself ID schoolboy pt.1YesNo
"Reality Check" (현실자각타임) Himself (feat. Dok2)YesNo
"Cola" Himself (feat. Hotchkiss)ID schoolboy pt.2YesNo
"Wave" Himself YesNo
2020 "Niagara" (나이아가라) Himself (with 45RPM, ONESUN)Do You Know Hip-Hop?YesYes
"You Better Make A Move" Himself ID schoolboy pt.3YesNo
"Honey Dance" YesNo
"I Don't Care YesYes
"Exam" (시험 끝) Himself (feat. BIG Naughty)YesNo
"What U Doin'?" Himself (feat. SOOVI)YesNo
"CATFISH" Himself (feat. Paloalto)YesNo
"WE" Himself YesYes
2024 "Reason" BLANKYesYes
"Rage" Himself (feat. Kid Milli)YesYes
"Distrust" (불신) Himself YesNo
"Shawty" YesYes
"Savior" Himself (feat. Norman)YesYes
"Who wants to die" YesNo
"Youth" Himself (feat. Kangbin)YesYes
2025 "Famous" AllDay ProjectFamousYesNo
"Wicked" YesNo
"Look at Me" AllDay Project[24]YesNo
"You and I" YesNo
"Where You At" (Annie and Woochan) YesYes

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Father's SwordTae-shik Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010–11 Reality Self-ConceitHimself EBS series, featured in season 3–4
2017Show Me the Money 6Contestant Semi-finalist
2020Do You Know Hip-hop?[25]
2025 M CountdownGuest host Ep. 900 & 906
Music Core

Music video appearances

Year Artist Title Notes
2016Pentagon"Young" with Juhyeon and other Cube Tree trainees
2017Soyeon"Jelly" with Lai Guanlin, E'Dawn, Wooseok, and Soojin
2019 Paloalto "Move On"

Notes

  1. ^"Wake Me Up" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 90 on Gaon Download Chart.[21]

References

  1. ^조우찬 프로필 (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  2. ^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.
  3. ^Kim, So-young (August 10, 2017). '쇼미'서 '악마 래퍼' 우원재 무너뜨린 13살 조우찬의 놀라운(?) 과거. Insight (in Korean).
  4. ^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.
  5. ^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.
  6. ^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.
  7. ^성정은 (November 2, 2017). "'초등래퍼' 조우찬, 한국스카우트연행 홍보대사 위촉...″설레고 영광″" ["Elementary School Rapper" Jo Woo-chan Appointed Public Relations Ambassador for the Korea Scout Tournament: 'Excited and Honored.']. MBN News (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  8. ^(in Korean)조우찬 "박현진 첫인상? 'K팝' 우승도 하고 기대 많았다"
  9. ^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.
  10. ^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.
  11. ^"ID Schoolboy Pt.2" (in Korean). Melon. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  12. ^ ab"ID Schoolboy Pt.3" (in Korean). Melon. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  13. ^Han, Soo-ji (May 22, 2022). '하이브 연습생' BTS 동생 새 보이그룹, 최종 데뷔조→그룹명 상표출원. topstarnews. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  14. ^Kim, Hyun-seo (December 16, 2022). "데뷔 무산 or 임박?"…'빅히트 연습생' 트레이니 A, SNS 채널 운영 종료. topstarnews. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  15. ^ abKim, Jae-heun (June 17, 2025). "Chaebol heiress, former Hybe trainee and prodigy rapper: Why Allday Project is going viral". The Korea Herald. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  16. ^"BLANK". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  17. ^"Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  18. ^Cumulative sales of "VVIP":
  19. ^Cumulative sales of "1/N":
  20. ^Cumulative sales of "What You Call Is The Price":
  21. ^"Wake Me Up". October 8–14, 2017. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  22. ^*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.
  23. ^"Songs Registered Under JO WOOCHAN (10015782)". KOMCA. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  24. ^@ALLDAY_PROJECT (December 6, 2025). "ALLDAY PROJECT The 1st EP Album 'ALLDAY PROJECT' ALBUM SAMPLER" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  25. ^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.
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