Jo Woo-chan

In this Korean name, the family name is Jo.

Jo Woo-chan
Jo in July 2025
Born (2005-01-20) January 20, 2005
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • actor
Years active2017 (2017)–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
LabelsThe Black Label
Member ofAllDay Project
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
조우찬
RRJo Uchan
MRCho Uch'an

Jo Woo-chan (Korean: 조우찬; born January 20, 2005),[1] known mononymously as Woochan, is a South Korean singer and rapper. He was a contestant on Show Me the Money 6 in 2017. He released his first collaborative single, "OGZ", on January 5, 2018.[2] He debuted as a member of the South Korean co-ed group AllDay Project under The Black Label in June 2025.

Early life

Jo was born on January 20, 2005. As a child, he was active as an actor and model, having starred in commercials for various brands.[3]

Career

2017–2024: Early career

In 2017, at 12 years old, Jo Woo-chan became the youngest contestant in the history of Show Me the Money 6 and earned the nickname "Lil Dok2".[4] During the show, he released three collaborative singles, "1/N" with Dynamic Duo, "What You Call Is The Price" featuring Nucksal, and "VVIP" featuring Sik-K. Jo was eliminated in the semi-finals. As a guest, Jo featured on Hui's song "Wake me up" for KBS's pilot music variety show, Hyena on the Keyboard. The single was released on October 9 on various online Korean music sites.[5] In October 2017, Jo was cast in the JTBC short film Father's Sword by Director Jeong Yoon-cheol.[6] In November 2017, Jo was appointed as a public relations ambassador for the Korea Scout Association.[7]

On January 5, 2018, Jo participated in a joint project group called OG School Project alongside Starship trainees Park Hyun-jin and Achillo, they released the single "OGZ", produced by GroovyRoom.[8]

In July 2019, it was revealed that Jo had departed from Cube Entertainment.[9] In the same month, he released his first digital single album, ID Schoolboy Pt.1.[10] On August 13, Jo released his second digital single album, ID Schoolboy Pt.2.[11]

On May 16, 2020, Jo released his first extended play (EP), ID Schoolboy Pt.3.[12]

Jo was a member of Big Hit Music's pre-debut group, Trainee A; however, the group's debut was ultimately cancelled at the end of 2022.[13][14][15]

On April 13, 2024, Jo released his second solo EP, BLANK.[16]

2025–present: AllDay Project

Main article: AllDay Project

Jo debuted as a member of The Black Label's co-ed group AllDay Project in June 2025.[15]

Discography

For Woochan's works with AllDay Project, see AllDay Project § discography.

Extended plays

Title Details
ID Schoolboy Pt.3
Track listing
  1. You Better Make a Move
  2. Honey Dance
  3. I Don't Care
  4. Exam (feat. BIG Naughty)
  5. What U Doin' (feat. Soovi)
  6. Catfish (feat. Paloalto)
  7. We
Blank
  • Released: April 13, 2024
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. Reason
  2. Rage (feat. Kid Milli)
  3. Distrust (불신)
  4. Shawty
  5. Savior (feat. Norman)
  6. Who Wants to Die (feat. Norman)
  7. Youth (feat. Kangbin)

Singles

Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Sales (DL) Album
KOR
[17]
"VVIP"
(feat. Sik-K, Gaeko) 		2017 43 Show Me the Money 6
"1/N" (N분의 1)
with Hanhae, Ryno, Nucksal feat. Dynamic Duo 		3
"Brrr get$" (부르는 게 값이야)
with Nucksal feat. Gaeko, Don Mills 		8
"Wake Me Up"
(with Hui) 		—[A] KOR: 17,921[22] Hyena on the Keyboard
"OGZ"
with Park Hyun-jin, Achillo (produced by Groovy Room) 		2018 — — Non-album single
"Reality Check"
(feat. Dok2) 		2019 — ID Schoolboy Pt.1
"Cola"
(feat. Hotchkiss) 		— ID Schoolboy Pt.2
"Honey Dance" 2020 — ID Schoolboy Pt.3
"Exam"
(feat. Big Naughty) 		—
"Rage"
(feat. Kid Milli) 		2024 – BLANK
"Shawty" –
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Songwriting credits

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless cited otherwise.[23]

Year Song Artist(s) Album Lyricist Composer
2017 "1/N" (N분의 1) Himself (with Hanhae, Ryno, Nucksal feat. Dynamic Duo) Show Me The Money 6 Yes No
"Brrr get$" (부르는 게 값이야) Himself (with Nucksal feat. Gaeko, Don Mills) Yes No
"VVIP" Himself (feat. Sik-K, Gaeko) Yes No
"A Coin PT.2" (동전한닢 PT.2) Himself (with various artists) Yes No
Wake Me Up Hui (feat. Jo Woochan) Hyena on the Keyboard Yes No
2018 "OGZ" (produced by GroovyRoom) Himself (with Park Hyun-jin, Achillo) — Yes No
2019 "Viking" (바이킹) Himself ID schoolboy pt.1 Yes No
"Reality Check" (현실자각타임) Himself (feat. Dok2) Yes No
"Cola" Himself (feat. Hotchkiss) ID schoolboy pt.2 Yes No
"Wave" Himself Yes No
2020 "Niagara" (나이아가라) Himself (with 45RPM, ONESUN) Do You Know Hip-Hop? Yes Yes
"You Better Make A Move" Himself ID schoolboy pt.3 Yes No
"Honey Dance" Yes No
"I Don't Care Yes Yes
"Exam" (시험 끝) Himself (feat. BIG Naughty) Yes No
"What U Doin'?" Himself (feat. SOOVI) Yes No
"CATFISH" Himself (feat. Paloalto) Yes No
"WE" Himself Yes Yes
2024 "Reason" BLANK Yes Yes
"Rage" Himself (feat. Kid Milli) Yes Yes
"Distrust" (불신) Himself Yes No
"Shawty" Yes Yes
"Savior" Himself (feat. Norman) Yes Yes
"Who wants to die" Yes No
"YOUTH" Himself (feat. KANGBIN) Yes Yes
2025 "FAMOUS" AllDay Project FAMOUS Yes No
"WICKED" Yes No

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Father's Sword Tae-shik Short film

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2010–11 Reality Self-Conceit Himself EBS Season 3–4
2017 Show Me the Money 6 Contestant Mnet Semi-finalist
2020 Do You Know Hip-hop? [24]

Music Video Appearance

Year Artist Title Notes
2016 Pentagon "Young" with Juhyeon and other Cube Tree trainees
2017 Jeon Soyeon "Jelly" with Lai Guan Lin, E'Dawn, Wooseok and Soojin

Notes

  1. ^ "Wake Me Up" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 90 on Gaon Download Chart.[21]

References

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  3. ^ Kim, So-young (August 10, 2017). '쇼미'서 '악마 래퍼' 우원재 무너뜨린 13살 조우찬의 놀라운(?) 과거. Insight (in Korean).
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  16. ^ "BLANK". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  17. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  18. ^ Cumulative sales of "VVIP":
  19. ^ Cumulative sales of "1/N":
  20. ^ Cumulative sales of "What You Call Is The Price":
  21. ^ "Wake Me Up". October 8–14, 2017. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  22. ^ *2017년 41주차 Download Chart [41st week of 2017 Download Chart (Domestic)]. Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
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