Seung Yeon Jo

Woodz

  • Name: Woodz
  • Native name: 조승연
  • Also Known as: Jo Seung Yun, Cho Seung Yun, Cao Cheng Yan, Luizinho Cho, Seungyoun, WOODZ, Cho Seung Youn, Luizy, Evan Cho, 曹承衍
  • Nationality: South Korean
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: August 5, 1996
  • Age: 28
WOODZ is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor. He debuted as a member of the South Korean-Chinese band UNIQ in 2014. He was part of the project group M.O.L.A. He participated in Produce X 101 in 2019 and placed 5th. He debuted with X1.

He was born in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He had the opportunity to travel to São Paulo, Brazil, and trained to become a professional athlete for two years. He was a squad of ''Sports Club Corinthians Paulista Junior Team'' and was selected for the Brazil national under-17 football team. He moved back to South Korea to pursue his dream of becoming a singer and was a YG Entertainment trainee. He used to live in the Philippines and Los Angeles, California, United States.

He was a member of M.O.L.A, a project formed in 2015, together with Ji Min from 15&, Kyo Chang (Nathan), Hyung Gu (Kino) from Pentagon, and Han Sol (Vernon) from SEVENTEEN. He was promoted as a solo rapper under the name Luizy in 2016. He made his solo debut on July 29, 2016, with the single "Recipe" with Flowsik. He then released his next single, "Baby Ride", which features Hyun Sik from BtoB. He then collaborated with Hyun Sik for the single, "Eating Alone". He was also featured in "Dream", a song in Gi Kwang's "ONE" extended play.

In 2018, Yuehua Entertainment relayed that Seung Youn would promote with the name WOODZ during his solo activities. He composed "It's Okay", a song for the Chinese reality television show Idol Producer. He co-composed a song for MR-X, a Chinese project group of Idol Producer former trainee. After training for nine years, he made his appearance as a contestant on the boy group survival reality show Produce X 101. Due to a vote manipulation controversy, the group ultimately disbanded on January 6th, 2020. On June 29th, 2020, he made his solo comeback as Woodz with his first mini-album titled "Equal" with the title track "파랗게 (Love Me Harder)".

He departed from Yuehua Entertainment after his exclusive contract expired at the end of October 2022.
On October 25, EDAM Entertainment announced that WOODZ had joined IU and Shin Se Kyung as the third star in the agency and the first male artist.

He enlisted on January 22, 2024.

(Source: Wikipedia, kprofiles.com, kpopmap.com, Soompi; edited by MyDramaList) Edit Biography
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
2016 Personal Assistant of Female President
Chinese Drama, 2016, 40 eps
(Guest Role)
40
Guest Role
7.1
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2016 A Chinese Odyssey 3
Hong Kong Movie, 2016,
Zhu Bai Jie (Support Role)
Zhu Bai Jie
Support Role
6.8
2016 MBA Partners
Chinese Movie, 2016,
[MeiMei Wang courier] (Guest Role)
[MeiMei Wang courier]
Guest Role
7.2
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2024 The Seasons Season 4: Lee Hyo Ri's Red Carpet
Korean TV Show, 2024, 13 eps
(Ep. 3) (Guest)
13
(Ep. 3)
Guest
8.2
2022 Lean on Me
Korean TV Show, 2022, 45 eps
(Ep. 30) (Guest)
45
(Ep. 30)
Guest
8.0
2022 Food Truck Battle Season 2
Thai TV Show, 2022, 12 eps
(Regular Member)
12
Regular Member
7.9
2022 Music Universe K-909
Korean TV Show, 2022, 21 eps
(Ep. 12) (Guest)
21
(Ep. 12)
Guest
7.9
2022 2022 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special
Korean TV Show, 2022, 3 eps
(Regular Member)
3
Regular Member
7.8
2022 Full Profiler
Korean TV Show, 2022, 12 eps
(Ep. 2) (Guest)
12
(Ep. 2)
Guest
0.0
2022 BtoB Hyunsik's Late Night Studio
Korean TV Show, 2022, 131 eps
(Ep. 551) (Guest)
131
(Ep. 551)
Guest
8.4
2022 Aiki's Thumbs Up
Korean TV Show, 2022, 57 eps
(Ep. 4) (Guest)
57
(Ep. 4)
Guest
7.7
2021 2021 SBS Gayo Daejeon: Welcome
Korean TV Show, 2021, 1 eps
[Performer] (Regular Member)
1
[Performer]
Regular Member
8.1
2021 Mama the Idol
Korean TV Show, 2021, 8 eps
[Comeback Summon Squad] (Regular Member)
8
[Comeback Summon Squad]
Regular Member
8.0
2021 Pro's Private Life: Timeout
Korean TV Show, 2021, 16 eps
[MC] (Main Host)
16
[MC]
Main Host
0.0
2021 Best Choice
Korean TV Show, 2021, 27 eps
(Ep. 21) (Guest)
27
(Ep. 21)
Guest
8.4
2021 Welcome to My Baverse
Korean TV Show, 2021, 3 eps
(Ep. 1) (Regular Member)
3
(Ep. 1)
Regular Member
8.5
2021 Let's Play Soccer Season 2
Korean TV Show, 2021, 108 eps
(Ep. 60) (Guest)
108
(Ep. 60)
Guest
8.4
2021 Hello, You
Korean TV Show, 2021, 63 eps
(Ep. 53) (Guest)
63
(Ep. 53)
Guest
8.6
2021 Music to You
Korean TV Show, 2021, 386 eps
(Ep. 288) (Guest)
386
(Ep. 288)
Guest
8.0
2021 EXchange
Korean TV Show, 2021, 15 eps
(Ep. 3-5, 11-12) (Guest)
15
(Ep. 3-5, 11-12)
Guest
8.1
2021 Seulgi.Zip
Korean TV Show, 2021, 52 eps
(Ep. 42) (Guest)
52
(Ep. 42)
Guest
8.6
2021 Serizabeth
Korean TV Show, 2021, 66 eps
(Ep. 25) (Guest)
66
(Ep. 25)
Guest
0.0
2021 UNBOXING w/ JINJIN & KINO
Korean TV Show, 2021, 12 eps
(Ep. 6) (Guest)
12
(Ep. 6)
Guest
8.7
2020 Play Seoul
Korean TV Show, 2020, 10 eps
(Ep. 10) (Guest)
10
(Ep. 10)
Guest
8.0
2020 Begin Again: Open Mic
Korean TV Show, 2020, 40 eps
(Ep. 17) (Guest)
40
(Ep. 17)
Guest
8.1
2020 Eungsu CINE
Korean TV Show, 2020, 579 eps
(Ep. 420) (Guest)
579
(Ep. 420)
Guest
6.0
2020 WOODZ X LieV
Korean TV Show, 2020, 1 eps
(Main Host)
1
Main Host
8.1
2020 WDDD: Our Dawon Will Do Everything
Korean TV Show, 2020, 10 eps
(Ep. 6) (Guest)
10
(Ep. 6)
Guest
8.8
2020 Juk Jae's Night Studio
Korean TV Show, 2020, 534 eps
(Ep. 301, 405) (Guest)
534
(Ep. 301, 405)
Guest
8.3
2019 Tingle Interview
Korean TV Show, 2019, 68 eps
(Ep. 19, 32) (Guest)
68
(Ep. 19, 32)
Guest
8.5
2019 Midnight Idol
Korean TV Show, 2019, 345 eps
(Ep. 16, 226, 295) (Guest)
345
(Ep. 16, 226, 295)
Guest
8.2
2019 Lunch Attack
Korean TV Show, 2019, 890 eps
(Ep. 417) (Guest)
890
(Ep. 417)
Guest
6.0
2019 X1 Flash
Korean TV Show, 2019, 2 eps
(Regular Member)
2
Regular Member
8.1
2019 We K-POP
Korean TV Show, 2019, 22 eps
(Ep. 11-13) (Guest)
22
(Ep. 11-13)
Guest
8.3
2019 Run.wav
Korean TV Show, 2019, 25 eps
(Ep. 17) (Guest)
25
(Ep. 17)
Guest
8.2
2019 Let's Play Soccer
Korean TV Show, 2019, 82 eps
(Ep. 62) (Guest)
82
(Ep. 62)
Guest
8.5
2019 Produce X 101
Korean TV Show, 2019, 12 eps
[Contestant] (Regular Member)
12
[Contestant]
Regular Member
8.2
2019 Inside Seventeen
Korean TV Show, 2019, 396 eps
(Ep. 275 (Guest)
396
(Ep. 275
Guest
8.7
2018 Idol Room
Korean TV Show, 2018, 87 eps
(Ep. 67) (Guest)
87
(Ep. 67)
Guest
8.0
2016 Lipstick Prince
Korean TV Show, 2016, 12 eps
[Replaced Yeun Kwang] (Ep. 5) (Guest)
12
[Replaced Yeun Kwang] (Ep. 5)
Guest
7.8
2016 Show Me the Money Season 5
Korean TV Show, 2016, 10 eps
[Contestant] (Regular Member)
10
[Contestant]
Regular Member
8.1
2016 2016 Idol Star Olympics Championships New Year Special
Korean TV Show, 2016, 2 eps
(Regular Member)
2
Regular Member
7.9
2015 Let's Go
Chinese TV Show, 2015, 13 eps
(Ep. 12) (Guest)
13
(Ep. 12)
Guest
8.8
2015 King of Mask Singer
Korean TV Show, 2015, 485 eps
[Contestant] (Ep. 269-270) (Guest)
485
[Contestant] (Ep. 269-270)
Guest
8.1
2015 Uniq Life
Korean TV Show, 2015, 12 eps
(Regular Member)
12
Regular Member
8.3
2015 2015 Idol Star Athletics Championships New Year Special
Korean TV Show, 2015, 2 eps
(Regular Member)
2
Regular Member
7.6
2014 UNIQ The Best Debut
Chinese TV Show, 2014, 3 eps
(Main Host)
3
Main Host
8.2
2014 Hello Korea
Korean TV Show, 2014, 40 eps
(Ep. 27-28) (Guest)
40
(Ep. 27-28)
Guest
0.0
2013 After School Club
Korean TV Show, 2013, 675 eps
(Ep. 159, 348) (Guest)
675
(Ep. 159, 348)
Guest
8.0
2012 Show Champion
Korean TV Show, 2012, 450 eps
[Performer] (Ep. 331) (Guest)
450
[Performer] (Ep. 331)
Guest
7.6
2011 Weekly Idol
Korean TV Show, 2011, 700 eps
(Ep. 203) (Guest)
700
(Ep. 203)
Guest
8.2
2011 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend
Korean TV Show, 2011, 690 eps
(Ep. 576-579, 675) (Guest)
690
(Ep. 576-579, 675)
Guest
8.2
2008 Day Day Up
Chinese TV Show, 2008, 900 eps
(20150619) (Guest)
900
(20150619)
Guest
8.1
2004 M Countdown
Korean TV Show, 2004, 700 eps
[Performer] (Ep. 627, 632-633, 635, 672-673, 692-692, 702, 719, 729, 751-752) (Guest)
700
[Performer] (Ep. 627, 632-633, 635, 672-673, 692-692, 702, 719, 729, 751-752)
Guest
8.4
1998 Music Bank
Korean TV Show, 1998, 1240 eps
[Performer] (Guest)
1240
[Performer]
Guest
7.9
1997 Happy Camp
Chinese TV Show, 1997, 1265 eps
(20150117) (Guest)
1265
(20150117)
Guest
8.2
1997 100% Entertainment
Taiwanese TV Show, 1997, 8500 eps
(18.12.2014) (Guest)
8500
(18.12.2014)
Guest
7.0
Articles
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Woodz

Seung Yeon Jo
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  • First Name: Seung Yeon
  • Family Name: Jo
  • Native name: 조승연
  • Also Known as: Jo Seung Yun, Cho Seung Yun, Cao Cheng Yan, Luizinho Cho, Seungyoun, WOODZ, Cho Seung Youn, Luizy, Evan Cho, 曹承衍
  • Nationality: South Korean
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: August 5, 1996
  • Age: 28

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