SEUNGKWAN

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-do, 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.

Career
2015–present: Debut with Seventeen and solo 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 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".