Kevin Woo

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Kevin Woo
Woo at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
Background information
Also known as	Woo Sung-hyun
Born	(1991-11-25) November 25, 1991 (age 33) Danville, California, United States
Genres	K-pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter television host
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	2006–present
Labels	XING NH Media Coridel
Formerly of	XING U-KISS
Korean name
Hangul	우성현
Revised Romanization	U Seonghyeon
McCune–Reischauer	U Sŏnghyŏn
Stage name
Hangul	케빈우
Revised Romanization	U Kebin
McCune–Reischauer	U Kebin

Kevin Woo (born November 25, 1991),^[1] also known mononymously as Kevin, is a South Korean-American singer-songwriter and television host based as a Korean in New York City. He is primarily known as a former member of South Korean boy band U-KISS from 2008 until 2017, as well as a host of various programs such as After School Club.

Born and raised in California, he was discovered by South Korean entertainment agency XING Entertainment at the age of 15 and subsequently moved to South Korea. After a few months of training, Woo debuted as a member of boy group XING in 2006. After leaving the group two years later, he re-debuted as a member of U-KISS in August 2008.

In March 2017, he left U-KISS after his contract expired.^[2] Following his departure from U-KISS, Woo pursued a solo career in South Korea and Japan; he debuted as a soloist with his first single "Ride Along" in October 2018.