Jang Woo Young

***Jang Wooyoung***

Name ➟ Jang Wooyoung
Role in 2PM ➟ Sub Vocal, Dancer
Nickname ➟ Boo-ung-ee (Owl)
Date of birth ➟ 30th April 1989
Height ➟ 178cm
Weight ➟ 65kg
Blood Type ➟ B
Religion ➟ Buddhist
Languages ➟ Korean, minimal English (in order of fluency)
School ➟ Howon University
Hobbies ➟ Music appreciation, Websurfing
Specialties ➟ Dance
Ideal Woman ➟ A girl that comes into his heart immediately
Fav Food ➟ All the food
First Seen ➟ -Nil-
Shows ➟ Mnet Hot Blood (2008), MBC Idol Army (2008-2009)

History

Early life 

Wooyoung was born in Busan and has an older sister. He attended Seoul School for the Arts with a dance major.

Predebut

He was selected to be a JYP trainee through MGoon's JYP auditions. He won first place in this audition against 5000 other candidates.

He once filled in as a dancer partner with Wonder Girls member Kim Yubin when T.O.P from Big Bang fainted the day before the special performance with the Wonder Girls during the 2007 MBC Music Awards.

Solo Contributions

MC

Wooyoung, along with Taecyeon formally hosted SBS's music show Inkigayo, from July 26, 2009 till July 11, 2010.

On February 2, 2010, he was officially the sub-MC in Kim Seung Woo's talk show KBS Win Win alongside Girls' Generation’s Taeyeon, Kim Shin Young, and Choi Hwa Jung. He received high praise for his very natural MC-ing and exceptional wit. He was always curious about everything, so he constantly began his sentences with, "I’m curious about something…" thus, earning the nickname, 'Curious Wooyoung'. He left the show on August 3, 2010.

Actor

He first debuted as an actor in the 2011 KBS drama series Dream High playing as Jason, a Korean-American. The Drama premiered on January 3, 2011. The Drama made him famous for his English line, "Is it my turn already?".

Personal life

Wooyoung stands 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) and weighs 65 kg (140 lb; 10.2 st). He speaks Korean, Japanese and has a sufficient understanding of the English language. His hobbies include surfing the web and listening to music. He once stated there are "exactly 3 things that (he) likes: music, association football and interior (design)." When asked why he didn't include dancing, he replied, "it is also included in music .. and football." His blood type is B. He enjoys dancing and singing. His well known nicknames are 'AngAng', 'Mandu Cheeks' and 'Ssanti Wooyoung'.