Yoon Do-woon (윤도운; ユン・ドウン), mostly known by simply Dowoon, is a South Korean drummer and singer under the JYP Entertainment agency. He's the drummer, sub-vocalist and the maknae on DAY6, and also the leader of DAY6 (Even of Day).
He made his solo debut as a singer on September 27, 2021 with the digital single "Out of the Blue".
On January 17, 2022, he went on hiatus from the group activities as he enlisted in the military for his mandatory military service, currently serving in the military band.[1] He completed his duty on July 16, 2023.
Biography
Yoon Do-woon was born on August 25, 1995 in Busan, South Korea. He has an older sister.
He auditioned to JYPE in April 2015 when it was having an audition by the company to form a band. He originally passed the auditions to join 5LIVE together with another practitioner who was practicing together with him but due to personal circumstances he withdrew, but later auditioned again.
Profile
- Name: Yoon Do-woon (윤도운; ユン・ドウン)
- Stage name(s): Dowoon (도운; ドウン)
- Nicknames: Yoon Don (윤돈)[2], Douner (도우너)[3], Dorummer (도러머)[4], Hyeonmak (현막), Hyeon Maknae (현 막내; Current youngest)[5], Yoonpago (윤파고), Finn Dowoon (핀도운)[6], Dogong (도공), Gyongdogong (굥도공), Cheongdamdongbukjaeng-i (청담동북쟁이)[7]
- Birth date: August 25, 1995 (age 29)
- Blood type: O
- Birth place: Busan, South Korea
- Height: 177cm
- Weight: 60kg
- Education:
- Changwon Sangnam Middle School
- Peniel High School of the Arts
- Busan Arts College, Department of Applied Music
- Position: Drummer, vocal, Even of Day leader
Discography
- Digital Singles
- [2021.09.27] Out of the Blue
Works
Music
- For a list of songs he wrote or/and produced for DAY6 and DAY6 (Even of Day), see Category:Songs written by Dowoon, Category:Songs composed by Dowoon and Category:Songs arranged by Dowoon.
Trivia
- He's the group's youngest member, or "maknae".
- He'd been playing the drums since he was sixteen.
- He's currently having vocal lessons.
- Since his training period was way shorter than the other members, he got placed as a drummer only.
- In the July 2017 concert of the Every DAY6 Project he showed his vocal talent while performing a cover of the song "Neol Saenggakhae" (from group One More Chance) with Wonpil.
- During acoustic performances, mainly when he is without drums, he performs with a Cajón.
- His ears get red when he's shy.
- Most of the members find him the cutest member among the group.
- Gets mad at Wonpil for wanting to share the same bed.
- He is Jae's best student in English.
- He's the only member in the group to have type O blood.
- He opened a personal Twitter account on March 6, 2019.[8]
- On January 1, 2020, he started a personal Instagram account.[9]
- On March 20, 2021, Dowoon became an official endorser for Istanbul’s Agop series of cymbals.
- Dowoon has played Canopus, Pearl, DW, Ludwig, Gretsch and Crush drumkits.
- As of the release of Right Through Me, in MVs, he currently plays a Tama drumkit, with Istanbul cymbals. In live performances, as of The Present, he tends to play a Ludwig Legacy drumkit with a mix of Istanbul, Sabian and Zildjian cymbals.
See Also
- Gallery:Dowoon
References
- ↑ DAY6’s Dowoon To Enlist In Military Early To Minimize Band’s Hiatus
- ↑ Abbreviated name.
- ↑ Alias created by the members using his name.
- ↑ Portmanteau of drum + Dowoon. Another nickname given by the members.
- ↑ During 5LIVE, Wonpil was on hold of this nickname as he was the group's youngest member. After 5LIVE became DAY6, Dowoon became the youngest member and Wonpil got the antonym of the nickname: Gu Maknae (구 막내).
- ↑ A nickname in reference to the character Finn the Human from the TV animation Adventure Time. Fans think he looks similar to the character, especially when his mouth is opened.
- ↑ His contact name on Wonpil's phone.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Dw_day6_drummer/status/1103249275725594624
- ↑ DAY6 Members Return To Instagram With Individual Accounts
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