Jeong Se-woon

Jeong Se-woon (, born May 31, 1997) is a South Korean singer-songwriter signed under Starship Entertainment.
Career.
2013–2017: Pre-debut.
Jeong's first public appearance was in 2013, as a contestant in the third season of "K-pop Star". He passed the first round of auditions with a performance of his original song titled "Mom, Wait a Minute" (). One of the judges in the show, founder and former JYP Entertainment CEO Park Jin-young, praised the musical form of the song and likened him to Akdong Musician, who were the winners of the second season of "K-pop Star". Starting from the third round, he competed as part of the duo Something () with fellow contestant Kim Ah-hyeon. The duo reached the finals but was eliminated during the first round of live performances. In July 2014, three months after the show concluded, Jeong signed a contract with Starship Entertainment.
In 2017, he represented Starship Entertainment in "Produce 101 Season 2" alongside fellow trainee Lee Gwang-hyun. He became part of the Top 20 but was eliminated during the finale, after ranking 12th overall with 769,859 votes. After the show, on August 1, it was reported that he had started preparing for his solo debut.
2017–2019: Debut and commercial solo success.
Jeong debuted as a solo artist on August 31, with his first EP titled "Ever", which peaked at number two on the Gaon Album Chart after selling 23,438 copies within its first week. The EP contain six songs, including his original compositions "Miracle" and "Never Mind", as well as the title track "Just U", featuring rapper Sik-K. "Just U" peaked at number eight and had more than 59,790 digital downloads within the first week of sales.
His second EP, "After" was released in January 2018. The title track of the album was "Baby It's U" and the album contained the self-produced track "Close Over". Jeong also held his first concert "Ever: After" in 2018.
In 2019, Jeong became a radio DJ for EBS Radio's "Listen".
2020–present: "24".
On June 23, it was confirmed that Jeong would make his summer comeback with his first studio album "24 Part. 1" on July 14. Jeong participated in the writing and production of the album, with the album showing musical growth while still retaining Jeong's musical style.
On December 16, it was announced that Jeong would return with the second part of his studio album "24 Part. 2" on January 6, 2021. "24 Part. 2" has been described as "a more melancholy, rock-pop sound" than his previous EP.