Wheesung

 ( 1982 Births ) 

Wheesung collaborated with many artists. In late 2008, Wheesung collaborated once again with Lee Hyori, who featured as his girlfriend in his music video of "별이 지다.." (Fading Star) from the "With All My Heart and Soul" album. In 2009, Wheesung planned to collaborate with producer Lee Hyun-do to produce a new album, with a release date being set for August 2009. In the same year, he also made a big hit with "Insomnia(불면증)" after being requested to cover Insomnia by Craig David in Korean.

Wheesung had participated in several Kpop concerts in Los Angeles, California, including the Hollywood Bowl, and the Victory Concert. On June 19, 2009, Wheesung and Lena Park held a concert in Los Angeles Disney Concert Hall. After the concert, Wheesung planned to stay in Los Angeles for a month to work on his new album with producer Lee Hyun-do. The new album will go back to the r&b/hiphop style similar to "With Me" and "Incurable Disease". On June 27 and July 4, Wheesung performed at "Insomnia Concert" and club Le Cercle in LA. On July 11, he performed at the HALO nightclub in Hollywood.

In June 2009, Wheesung changed his label again from Orange Shock to POP/UP Entertainment, which houses stars like JK Kim Dong Wook and group M to M.

Realslow was a stage name used by Wheesung when he was an underground singer. Wheesung gained attention in the early 2000s as an underground musician before he debuted in 2002. The name references his love and passion for R&B music, which still struggles to have much popularity in Korea. Through this new name and label, Wheesung aims to return to his roots and produce some soulful R&B music.

On July 11, 2012, Wheesung was granted a 9 nights, 10 days temporary leave from the army to undergo surgery for a herniated disc as well as other medical conditions such as bilateral shoulders dislocation, psoriasis, and alopecia.

In August 9, 2013, Wheesung was discharged from the military.

On March 31, 2020, Wheesung was found passed out in a bathroom of a shopping mall in Seoul after using Etomidate. A black bag containing four syringes and five white vials were found lying next to him. Not being classified as a narcotic in South Korea, police released him but confiscated the items of the black bag. On the same day, the man who sold drugs to Wheesung without a doctor's prescription was arrested after a CCTV analysis of Wheesung's trail prior to his discovery unconscious in the bathroom.

On April 2, 2020, Wheesung was found again collapsed in a bathroom of a hotel in Gwangjin District, Seoul, with a syringe and a glass bottle containing Etomidate. Although released, a hair and urine test analysis was performed.

In April 2020, ex-TV personality Amy revealed she and a celebrity friend, later confirmed to be Wheesung, partook in recreational propofol use. While investigating a tip, the police had come to suspect Wheesung of purchasing propofol and sent his case to the prosecution with a recommendation of indictment. Later, Wheesung was charged for propofol use several times in December 2019.

At the first trial on January 19, 2021, prosecutors at the Daegu District Court sought a three year prison sentence. Wheesung pleaded guilty and received a sentence of one year in prison, probation for two years, 40 hours of community service, and 40 hours of drug treatment lectures.

• Like a Movie (2002)
• It's Real (2003)
• For the Moment (2004)
• Love... Love...? Love...! (2005)
• Eternal Essence of Music (2007)
• Vocolate (2009)

• With All My Heart and Soul (2008)
• They Are Coming (2011)
• The Best Man (2014)
• Transformation (2016)
• In Space (2018)

• Realslow Is Back (2010)
• Heartsore Story (2011)

• 2014: Zorro as Zorro
• 2016: All Shook Up as Elvis
• 2017–2018: All Shook Up as Elvis

• 2009: Mnet & tvN, Wheesung's Pre Star 1Show, MC
• 2017–2018: tvN, My English Puberty, (), E1-E8
• 2018: Channel A, Galaxy, (), E1-10
• 2018: Mnet & tvN, The Call, E1-5、8
• 2018: tvN, , (하나의 목소리 전쟁: 300), E3、5
• 2018: MBC plus, New Music God ()
• 2018: TV Chosun, Neighbour Album ()