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Yeo One

ヨウォン / ようぉん

Singer from South Korea

March 27, 1996 (age 30) ・ Daejeon, South Korea

  • singer
  • actor

My Take

When I look at Yeo One, what strikes me is how he never let the idol label box him in. Debuting as a vocalist in Pentagon back in October 2016, he could have stayed comfortably in his lane, but instead he kept reaching toward acting across television and web dramas. I find that kind of restlessness genuinely appealing. There's something about a Daejeon kid building a dual career as both singer and actor that signals real ambition rather than convenience. He still feels like an artist defining his ceiling rather than one who has hit it, and I'm curious to see how far the acting side carries him.

Overview

Yeo Chang-gu (Korean: 여창구; born March 27, 1996), better known by his stage name Yeo One, is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as a vocalist in a South Korean boy group Pentagon in October 2016. Aside from group activities as singer, he has also starred in various television and web dramas.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Yeo One
Name (Japanese)
ヨウォン
Reading
ようぉん
Born
March 27, 1996 (age 30)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Aries / Rat
Origin
Daejeon, South Korea
Blood type
Private
Height
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Agency
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Occupation
singer / actor

2. Background

Elementary school
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Junior high
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High school
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University
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3. Relationships

Spouse
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Children
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Parents
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Siblings
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4. Personality

Motto

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • singer
  • 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.