Woo-young Jang

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Birth Name: 장우영 / Jang Woo Young

Age: 36, born 30 April 1989

Country of origin: Korea, Republic of

Currently Residing In: Korea, Republic of

Height: 5' 8"

Relationship Status: Single

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Description: Early life Wooyoung was born in Busan and has an older sister. He attended Seoul School for the Arts with a dance major. [edit] Predebut He was selected to be a JYP trainee through MGoon's JYP auditions. He won first place in this audition against 5000 other candidates. He once filled in as a dancer partner with Wonder Girls member Kim Yubin when T.O.P from Big Bang fainted the day before the special performance with the Wonder Girls during the 2007 MBC Music Awards. [edit] Debut Main article: 2PM On September 4, 2008, Wooyoung, along with 6 other members, debuted as 2PM with their first single "10점 만점� Early life

Wooyoung was born in Busan and has an older sister. He attended Seoul School for the Arts with a dance major.
[edit] Predebut

He was selected to be a JYP trainee through MGoon's JYP auditions. He won first place in this audition against 5000 other candidates.

He once filled in as a dancer partner with Wonder Girls member Kim Yubin when T.O.P from Big Bang fainted the day before the special performance with the Wonder Girls during the 2007 MBC Music Awards.
[edit] Debut
Main article: 2PM

On September 4, 2008, Wooyoung, along with 6 other members, debuted as 2PM with their first single "10점 만점에 10점" ("10 Points out of 10 Points") from their single album "Hottest Time of the Day."

Wooyoung, along with Taecyeon formerly hosted SBS's music show Inkigayo, from July 26, 2009 till July 11, 2010.

On February 2, 2010, he was officially the sub-MC in Kim Seung Woo's talk show KBS Win Win alongside Girls' Generation’s Taeyeon, Kim Shin Young, and Choi Hwa Jung. He received high praise for his very natural MC-ing and exceptional wit. He was always curious about everything, so he constantly began his sentences with, "I’m curious about something…" thus, earning the nickname, 'Curious Wooyoung'. He left the show on August 3, 2010.
[edit] Actor

He first debuted as an actor in the 2011 KBS drama series Dream High playing the role of Jason, a Korean-American. The Drama premiered on January 3, 2011. The Drama made him famous for his English line, "Is it my turn already?".
[edit] Personal life

Wooyoung stands 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] and weighs 65 kg (140 lb; 10.2 st).[1] He speaks Korean, Japanese and has a sufficient understanding of the English language.[citation needed] His hobbies include surfing the web and listening to music. He once stated there are "exactly 3 things that (he) likes: music, association football and interior (design)." When asked why he didn't include dancing, he replied, "it is also included in music .. and football." He enjoys dancing and singing. His well known nicknames are 'AngAng', 'Mandu Cheeks' and 'Ssanti Wooyoung.' Since 2009, he has attended Howon University, majoring in broadcasting. ... (more)