Wonstein

Wonstein
Background information
Birth nameJeong Ji-won
OriginCheongju, South Korea[1]
Genres
  • Hip-hop
  • R&B
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
Years active2018–present
LabelsStandard Friends[2]
Member ofMSG Wannabe
Korean name
Hangul
정지원
Revised RomanizationJeong Jiwon
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Chiwŏn
Stage name
Hangul
원슈타인
Revised Romanizationwonsyutain
McCune–Reischauerwŏnsyut'ain

Jeong Ji-won (Korean정지원; born May 6, 1995[3]), better known by the stage name Wonstein (Korean원슈타인) is a South Korean rapper and singer.[4] He debuted in 2018 with the single "Spider Web" under the label Beautiful Noise.[5] He achieved mainstream popularity after participating on the hip-hop competition show Show Me the Money 9 in 2020.[6] The following year, he appeared on the reality show Hangout with Yoo, through which he became a member of the chart-topping R&B supergroup MSG Wannabe.[7]

  1. ^ "청주 내수읍 출신 원슈타인, MBC '놀면 뭐하니?'의 MSG워너비 최종 멤버로 활약". Dongyang Ilbo (in Korean). May 27, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  2. ^ Jeong, Ha-eun (August 26, 2022). "원슈타인, '자이언티 사단'서 새 출발…스탠다드프렌즈와 전속계약" [Wenstein, a new start in the 'Zion T division'... Exclusive contract with Standard Friends] (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Naver.
  3. ^ "광고정보센터 광고출연자 정보". www.ad.co.kr. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "[뮤직Y] 가요계 흔든 '원슈타인 효과'". SBS Entertainment News (in Korean). July 20, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "'쇼미→MSG워너비' 원슈타인, 반짝 인기마저 끌고가는 힘[뮤직와치]". Newsen (in Korean). July 13, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "주문을 걸어 (원슈타인 화보 & 인터뷰)". W Korea (in Korean). December 24, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
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