Boo Seung-kwan

Biography

Boo Seung-kwan (Korean: 부승관; born January 16, 1998), known mononymously as Seungkwan, is a South Korean singer. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen, its vocal team, and the subunit BSS alongside Hoshi and DK.
Apart from his group's activities, Seungkwan is known as an entertainment figure for his active participation in Korean variety shows such as Unexpected Q, Prison Life of Fools, and The Devil's Plan. Seungkwan has also released a number of OSTs that have been commercially successful in South Korea.

Early life

Boo Seung-kwan was born in Busan, South Korea on January 16, 1998, but raised in Jeju, South Korea. Growing up, he participated in children's songs festivals held at his school, where a teacher recorded him singing and posted it online. The video later led to Seungkwan being cast at Pledis Entertainment in June 2012. At the age of 15, Seungkwan moved from Jeju to Seoul, where he attended Seoul Broadcasting High School and graduated in 2016.

2015–present: Seventeen, solo and sub-unit activities

Seungkwan debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band, Seventeen with the extended play 17 Carat on May 26, 2015. In 2018, he released the single "Kind of Love" for the soundtrack of the series Mother. The song portrays a sorrowful love story with an acoustic sound.
Alongside bandmates Hoshi and DK, Seungkwan created a subunit of Seventeen called BSS, or BooSeokSoon, a common nickname for the three members together. The group released their debut single "Just Do It" on March 21. That same year, Seungkwan was cast in the talk show Unexpected Q. He was awarded the "Rookie (Music and Talk)" award at the 2018 MBC Entertainment Awards.
In 2019, Seungkwan was cast in Prison Life of Fools and in the talk show Five Cranky Brothers. On September 7, 2020, Seungkwan released the single "Go" for the soundtrack of the series Record of Youth. On January 29, 2021, Seungkwan participated in the soundtrack for the series Lovestruck in the City with a song titled "The Reason".
In 2021, Seungkwan was cast in the SM C&C television show Job Dongsan, alongside Kang Ho-dong and Super Junior's Eunhyuk, and in TVING's Idol Dictation Contest. Later, he appeared on tvN's new badminton television show Racket Boys, alongside Olympic champion Oh Sang-uk, Jang Sung-kyu, Yang Se-chan among others.

In January 2022, he was awarded the "Male Idol Entertainer" award at the 2022 Korea First Brand Awards, having been nominated in an earlier year. In September, he released a cover of Harry Styles' "As It Was×As It Was30 September 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1As It Was2:39" as an exclusive for Spotify Singles. In July 2023, Seungkwan went on a health-related hiatus and returned to activities in September that year ahead of the release of Seventeenth Heaven. In September 2023, the Netflix reality show The Devil's Plan was released, with Seungkwan having filmed it prior to his hiatus.
In February 2024, Seungkwan released his first solo single titled "Dandelion". In March he went on to release "Lonely Stars" for the Astra: Knights of Veda OST. On November 19, 2024, Seungkwan was made an honorary ambassador for Jeju Island, his hometown.
In February 2025, he released "Somewhere in this Universe" for the OST of When the Stars Gossip. On May 17, as a long-time volleyball fan, Seungkwan was featured as a guest commentator for Kim Yeon-koung's final volleyball match, titled "KYK Invitational". In September 2025, it was announced that Seungkwan joined Kim for MBC's new variety show The Wonder Coach, as team manager.

In January 2026, he and DK debuted as DK X Seungkwan with EP titled Serenade.

Fashion and endorsements

In May 2022, Seungkwan, alongside bandmate Joshua, was announced as a model for Laneige's "Neo Cushion" line. In June 2023, Seungkwan began working with South Korean ice cream brand Bravo Cone from Haitai Confectionery. In May 2025, table tennis athlete Shin Yu-bin joined Seungkwan in a commercial for the brand.
In March 2024, he was announced as the muse of South Korean skincare brand FoRest. In September 2024, Seungkwan attended French fashion brand Louboutin's Spring/Summer 2025 show at Paris Fashion Week. He then collaborated with South Korean clothing brand Phyps for the same season, featuring in a pictorial that launched in February 2025.

Composition credits

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association unless stated otherwise.