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Shownu

ショヌ / しょぬ

American singer

June 18, 1992 (age 33) ・ Seoul, South Korea

  • singer
  • dancer
  • actor

My Take

Shownu is the kind of idol who makes you reconsider what "lead" actually means — he's not the loudest guy in the room, but put him on a stage and that quiet presence turns into something genuinely commanding. As the leader of Monsta X, he anchored one of K-pop's most intensely physical groups without ever looking like he was trying hard, which is honestly the hardest trick in the book. His dancing is precise and powerful in a way that feels almost architectural, and the fact that he quietly completed his mandatory military service and came back still fully committed to the group says a lot about who he is as a person. He's not splashy, he doesn't court drama, he just delivers — and in a genre that can be exhaustingly loud, that steady reliability is its own kind of cool.

Overview

Son Hyun-woo (Korean: 손현우, born June 18, 1992), known professionally as Shownu, is a South Korean singer, dancer, and actor. He is a member of South Korean boy group Monsta X and its sub-unit Shownu X Hyungwon under Starship Entertainment.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Shownu
Name (Japanese)
ショヌ
Reading
しょぬ
Born
June 18, 1992 (age 33)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Gemini / Monkey
Origin
Seoul, South Korea
Blood type
Private
Height
Private
Agency
Private
Occupation
singer / dancer / actor

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Changdong High School
University
Private

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

7. About this entry

Tags

  • singer
  • dancer
  • actor
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.