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My Take
What strikes me about Jang Woo-hyuk is how he sits right at the foundation of modern K-pop. Debuting in 1996 with H.O.T., he was part of the group that essentially wrote the template for the idol boy band before the world was paying attention. I find his second act just as telling: when the contract dispute broke up H.O.T., he didn't fade out but regrouped with jtL and then carved out a solo career across two albums and two EPs. He's a rapper who's also a choreographer and dancer, and that all-in-one skill set feels very much like the blueprint everyone copied later.
Overview
Jang Woo-hyuk (Korean: 장우혁; Hanja: 張佑赫; born May 8, 1978) is a South Korean singer and rapper. He debuted in 1996 as a member of the best-selling K-pop boy band H.O.T. After the band broke up due to a contract dispute, Jang and two other former members formed the boy band jtL, which was active from 2001 to 2003. Jang also released two full-length albums and two extended plays as a solo artist.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jang Woo-hyuk
- Name (Japanese)
- チャン・ウヒョク
- Reading
- ちゃん・うひょく
- Born
- May 8, 1978 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Horse
- Origin
- Daegu, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / singer / choreographer / dancer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Kyonggi University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Rapper — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from South Korea →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.