WOODZ is set to return with a new solo mini-album!
On Nov. 4, the idol's agency Yuehua Entertainment announced that Cho Seung Youn will launch a new mini-album on November 17. The label also shared that an album trailer is scheduled to be uploaded on official SNS accounts at midnight later.
WOODZ's upcoming solo mini-album is his first release after approximately five months, since June 29 when he launched his first mini-album called 'Equal.' Unlike his previous releases, 'Equal' is focused on an array of different genres. It is composed of seven songs, namely 'Lift Up,' 'Accident,' 'NOID,' 'Waikiki,' 'BUCK,' 'Memories,' and 'Love Me Harder,' which is the album's title track.
As a solo artist, Seung Youn has been taking part in writing all of the lyrics of the songs as well as in producing most of his music. Not to mention, Cho was the one who wrote and composed all of the tracks that are included in his first mini-album, along with other lyricists and composers.
In a previous interview, WOODZ stated that he put great effort into making his album, from the music to its visual aspects. He also shared that he titled his mini-album 'EQUAL' to indicate that both Cho Seung Youn and WOODZ are only one as many fans and even himself are confused about his names. He also mentioned during the talk that before he made music that he likes and would satisfy him. But 'EQUAL' is something that will please everyone.
Last Sept. 27, Cho Seung Youn held his very first online concert called '2020 WOODZ: Not Just a Concert - W Box,' which was broadcasted live online. In this event, the male idol showed a more diverse appearance of himself as well as displayed different points beyond his singing.
WOODZ was initially a trainee under YG Entertainment, where he honed his dancing and singing skills for one and a half years. He was then included in the boy group UNIQ, which was managed by the Chinese company Yuehua Entertainment. Cho participated in preparing for UNIQ's debut, writing his own rap verses. The male group made its debut on October 20, 2014, with the single titled 'Falling in Love,' and with Cho Seung Youn as the main rapper of the group.
On Aug. 14, 2015, WOODZ became part of a musical collective called 'M.O.L.A' along with SEVENTEEN's Vernon, Pentagon's Kino, former 15& member Park Jimin, and more. In 2016, he competed in the rap contest 'Show Me the Money,' which helped him gain more fans.
Then in July 2016, Cho made his solo debut with a collaborative hip-hop track called 'Recipe' under the name Luizy. He changed his stage name to WOODZ in 2018. One year later, he participated in the survival show 'Produce X 101' and successfully became of the program's project boy band X1, which debuted in Aug. 2019 and disbanded in Jan. 2020 after the controversy about Mnet manipulating the votes of the said show.
Meanwhile, WOODZ recently collaborated with Primary and Sam Kim with the single entitled 'Bless You.' It will be released today, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. KST, so don't miss it!
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Written by Mhaliya S.
