Ryeowook Profile

Super Junior Member

RYEOWOOK'S PROFILE

Real Name : Kim Ryeo Wook (김려욱)

Stage Name : Ryeowook (려욱)

Chinese Stage Name : Lixu (厲旭)

Nickname : Ryeonggoo, Eternal Maknae(youngest), Rank #1,
Ideal Girl: Someone who’s petite and can sing well

Origin : Seoul, South Korea 

Birthdate : June 21, 1987

Blood Type : O

Height : 173cm

Weight : 58kg

Genres : Pop, dance, R&B, Trot, ballad, k-pop

Occupations : Singer-songwriter, dancer, actor

Instruments : Piano 

Religion : Christian (rumored to be Catholic)

Education : Inha University - Department of Drama and Cinema

Hobbies : singing, composing music

Siblings : none

Years active : 2005–present 
Labels : SM Entertainment
Casting : CMB Youth ChinChin Festival Popular Reward 2004

Kim Ryeo Wook (김려욱) or his stage name Ryeowook is member of South Korean boyband Super Junior. Ryeowook signed a contract with SM Entertainment after he was discovered through the CMB Youth ChinChin Festival in 2004. Ryeowook is the figure of 'mother' in Super Junior. Ryeowook have a hobby of cooking, sometimes even if he does not know the recipe he will find recipes on the Internet. Ryewook often is awakened by Donghae to make food for him. When Donghae to go early morning, Ryeowook always make breakfast for him. When a member of Super Junior eat the fruit, all fruit must be peeled because Ryeowook had to peel it all. Because of his hobby, Ryeowook's mother to say 'You're there to sing instead of cooking'. 

On 6 November 2005, Ryeowook debuted with Super Junior on SBS's music program Popular Songs with their first single debut 'Twins (Knock Out)'. In November 2006 Ryeowook get into Super Junior subgroup. He goes into Super Junior K.R.Y together with Kyuhyun and Yesung. On November 5th, 2006 their debuted on KBS's Music Bank. In April 2008 Ryeowook get into Super Junior subgroup, a Mandopop subgroup of Super Junior for the Chinese music industry. He goes into Super Junior-M together with Donghae, Kyuhyun, Siwon, Hang Geng and two non Super Junior members Henry and Zhou Mi. In 2011 Super Junior-M additional members from Super Junior, Sungmin and Eunhyuk joined the group.

Ryeowook made his acting debut in the film, Attack on the Pin-Up Boys, a high-school comedy/mystery film, in which he plays the eccentric vice president of the student council. Ryeowook’s acting gained positive feedback from critics and he was nominated Best Supporting Actor and Best Comedic Performance at the Korean Movie Awards. Ryeowook successfully composed a song by himself titled “Memories in Breeze”. Ryeowook’s first composition to be officially released was “Love U More”, found on the repackaged Sorry, Sorry Version C. He co-wrote the lyrics with fellow Super Junior member Sungmin. In February 2012, he graduated from Inha University alongside fellow member Siwon. On 16 and 23 June, Ryeowook joined KBS's Immortal Song 2 with Infinite Sunggyu. Ryeowook with his band mate Sungmin, took over Super Junior's Kiss the Radio, when former DJs Leeteuk and Eunhyuk left due to their busy schedules.