U-Kwon

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U-Kwon
김유권
Kim Yu-kwon (1992-04-09) April 9, 1992Suwon, South Korea
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Musical career
R&Bhip hop
Vocals
2011–present
Block B, Bastarz, T2U
김유권
金有權
Gim Yugwon
Kim Yugwŏn

Kim Yu-kwon (Korean: 김유권, born April 9, 1992), better known by the stage name U-Kwon (유권), is a South Korean singer. He is a vocalist and dancer in Block B; he is also a member of the sub-unit Bastarz along with P.O and B-Bomb, as well as the sub-unit T2u with Taeil.

U-Kwon was born in Suwon, South Korea.

U-Kwon debuted with Block B in April 2011. Four years later, it was announced that U-Kwon would participate in Block B's first sub-unit, Bastarz, along with members P.O and B-Bomb. The group's first album was released on April 13, 2015, and its second on October 31, 2016. In between, U-Kwon, along with B-Bomb, recorded the song "Bingle Bingle" on the Block B album Blooming Period, which was released April 11, 2016. U-Kwon released his first Japanese solo, "Painless" (痛くない), on June 24, 2016; the song was composed by him for the short vampire film Q Chan, in which he starred.

On June 24, 2016, it was announced that U-Kwon had been cast on the idol-dance competition show Hit the Stage. U-Kwon participated in the show with YooA as his partner. U-Kwon won the premiere episode of the show with a dance routine in which he portrayed the Joker. They ultimately finished fourth.

In June 2017, U-Kwon and fellow Block B member P.O received the Maxim K-Model Icon Idol Award.

U-Kwon performed a seven-show, six-city tour of Japan from August 26 to September 7, 2017, along with fellow Block B member Taeil as the special unit T2u. U-Kwon also took part in the Japanese special project album, Block B: Project-1, released September 20, performing the song "Winner" along with P.O and Japanese rapper Chanmina.

On October 18, it was announced that U-Kwon had been selected to host the music show The Power of K, along with Nancy of Momoland and Shownu of Monsta X. The show began broadcasting January 2018 in both Korea and Japan.

In December 2017, U-Kwon along with the singer Rothy released an OST song for the drama Jugglers entitled "Baby Baby."

On January 8, 2018, Block B released the album Re: Montage featuring a solo song by U-Kwon, "Everythin'." In addition to performing the song, U-Kwon helped write the lyrics. U-Kwon also wrote the Japanese lyrics to the 2018 T2u song "Good Bye," which appears on the Block B The Best album, and the Japanese lyrics to the song "Ocean," which appears on the subunit's debut album, T2U.

On August 12, 2022, during Haha's Twitch stream with him, U-Kwon announced that he left KQ Entertainment and is currently working independently before deciding on an entertainment company to join.

U-Kwon announced in December 2012 that he was in a relationship with the model Jun Sun-hye. She announced their breakup on May 1, 2022, saying the two remained friends.

In May 2020, it was announced that U-Kwon would begin the military service required of South Korean men on May 18. U-Kwon was discharged from military service on November 21, 2021 without returning to the unit after his last vacation in accordance with the Ministry of Defense guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID-19.

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Released: December 3, 2019
Re-released: January 13, 2020 (Limited Edition CD)
Label: Seven Seasons
Formats: digital download, CD
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Rise Up (feat. Koonta)
Fuego (feat. RGP)	—	—.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/a
Released: January 6, 2023
Formats: digital download
Track listing
Wanna Do (feat. Woosoo)
Wanna Do (Instrumental)	—

Title	Year	Peak chart position	Album
2017	—	Jugglers

Year	Title	Notes
2016	Hit The Stage	Contestant
Lipstick Prince	Cast member with P.O
2017	Ranking Show 1, 2, 3	Panelist
2018–19	Power of K	Host
2018	Ranking Show 1, 2, 3	Panelist
2019	King of Mask Singer	Contestant (Edison)
Sales King TV	Indonesia trip
2020	Fact in Star	Idol of the Month
Voice Queen	Judge

Year	Title	Role
2015	Jumping Girl	Han Ga-eul
2018	Radio Romance	Kang Minu

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Q Chan (Qちゃん)	Im	Part of the Thrilling Daily Life (スリリングな日常) omnibus

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014–15	All Shook Up	Elvis	Seoul production
2015	HARU~If You Can Return to that Day~ (HARU～あの日に戻れるなら～)	Kang Young-won	Tokyo production
Run to You~Street Life~	Suchan	Tokyo production, with Jaehyo
2016–17	In the Heights	Usnavi	Seoul production, with Jaehyo
2017	The Great Catsby	Hound	Seoul production
2018	Evil Dead: The Musical	Scott	Seoul production
2019	By the Age of 30	Jin Yong	Tokyo & Osaka productions
Altar Boyz	Luke	Osaka production

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