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Wheesung

South Korean singer (1982−2025)
Person human Q489505

Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
February 5, 1982
Date of death
March 10, 2025
Place of birth
Seoul
Place of death
Gwangjin District
Country of citizenship
South Korea[9]
Occupation
singer, jazz musician, songwriter, record producer
Educated at
Kyung Hee University[10]
Genre
K-pop[12]
Official website
www.wheesung.com[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Korean[21]
Birth name
Choi Hwee-sung[22]
Discography
Wheesung discography[14]
End of work period
2025[27]
Family name
Choi[15]
Given name
Hwi-seong[16]
Instrument
voice[20]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
McCune–Reischauer romanization
Ch'oe Hwisŏng[24]
Name in native language
최휘성[23]
Number of viewers/listeners
+330759[28]
P14419
46982[29]
P14750
5A60-07E3-DFDE-DC7D-4B34[30]
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P14908
1512[31]
Pseudonym
Whee Sung[17]
Record label
YG Entertainment[13]
Revised Romanization
Choe Hwi-seong[25]
Start of work period
1999[26]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
0000000460967520
VIAF cluster ID
219150468197904170492
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
181003 휘성 "사랑은 맛있다" 화성시, 문화를 펼치다 공연.png ↗
Apple Music artist ID
306908099
Awards & Winners artist ID
03j3pxc
Billboard artist ID
wheesung
CINE21 person ID
70512
Daum Encyclopedia ID
33XXXXX17672
Discogs artist ID
385902, 4673084
Europeana entity
agent/base/71889
Freebase ID
/m/03j3pxc
Genius artist ID
Wheesung
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Genius artist numeric ID
272800
HanCinema person ID
Wheesung
IMDb ID
nm9757802
Instagram username
wheesungnym
KOBIS people ID
20110697
Last.fm ID
휘성
MusicBrainz artist ID
17b33b34-a40b-4348-addd-fd806af9b37e
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201726115
PlayDB artist ID
1038
Shazam artist ID
306908099
TMDB person ID
3181538
YouTube channel ID
UCS9uMkZehofiwCx7WcvOIPA
YouTube handle
wsrealslow3078

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🔗 Connections
Mb:performer of 5
It's Real, Eternal Essence Of Music, For the Moment, Like a Movie, Love… Love…? Love…!
Mb:recording contract 4
YG Entertainment, YG Entertainment, YMC Entertainment, YMC Entertainment
Occupation 4
singer, record producer, songwriter, jazz musician
Mb:lyricist 2
Dance the Night Away, Dance the Night Away
Compositions 1
Dance the Night Away
Country of citizenship 1
South Korea
Educated at 1
Kyung Hee University
Family name 1
Choi
Genre 1
K-pop
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Korean
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Seoul
Place of death 1
Gwangjin District
Record label 1
YG Entertainment
Sex or gender 1
male
← Lyricist 1
Dance the Night Away
← Producer 1
Invitation
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Summary

Wheesung was born on February 5, 1982[1], in Seoul[2]. He died on March 10, 2025[3], in Gwangjin District[4]. He worked as a singer[5], jazz musician[6], songwriter[7], and record producer[8].

FAQs

Where was Wheesung born?

Wheesung's place of birth was Seoul[2].

Where did Wheesung die?

Wheesung died in Gwangjin District[4].

What did Wheesung do for work?

Wheesung worked as a singer[5], jazz musician[6], songwriter[7], and record producer[8].

Where did Wheesung go to school?

Wheesung was educated at Kyung Hee University[10].

Related Entities

Seoul South Korea YG Entertainment

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved . koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved . koreatimes.co.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved . koreatimes.co.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14908 → 1512
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  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 5A60-07E3-DFDE-DC7D-4B34
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  3. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14419 → 46982
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  4. 16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → K-pop
    Instrument → voice
    Citizenship → —
    Manner of death → natural causes
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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