Wheesung

Also known as Realslow, Whee Sung, Choi Hwee-sung

Choi Whee-sung (; February 5, 1982 – March 10, 2025), known professionally as Wheesung or by the stage name Realslow, was a South Korean R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and musical theatre actor.

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: South Korea
Active from: 1982
Active to: 2025

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Listeners: 21,944
Total plays: 937,756

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Key facts

Musical artist.name: Wheesung
Musical artist.image: 181003 휘성 "사랑은 맛있다" 화성시, 문화를 펼치다 공연.png
Musical artist.caption: Wheesung in 2018
Musical artist.background: solo_singer
Musical artist.birth_name: Choi Whee-sung
Musical artist.alias: Realslow
Musical artist.birth_place: Seoul, South Korea
Musical artist.death_place: Seoul, South Korea
Musical artist.instrument: Vocals
Musical artist.years_active: 1997–2025
Korean name/auto.child: yes
Korean name/auto.hangul: %최휘성

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Official website: www.wheesung.com
Image: 181003 휘성 "사랑은 맛있다" 화성시, 문화를 펼치다 공연.png

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date of birth: 1982-02-05
McCune–Reischauer romanization: Ch'oe Hwisŏng
Revised Romanization: Choe Hwi-seong
Commons category: Wheesung
birth name: Choi Hwee-sung
pseudonym: Whee Sung
date of death: 2025-03-10
start of work period: 1999-00-00
end of work period: 2025-00-00
name in native language: 최휘성
number of viewers/listeners: 330759

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Contents

Career
1982-: Early life and education
1997–1999: Dance Team and Group Debut
2000–2006: Solo debut and YG Entertainment
2006–2009: Orange Shock Agency
2009–2011: POP/UP Entertainment
2011–2016: YMC Entertainment
2017–2025: Realslow Company, new stage name and final projects
Personal life
Military service
Drug use
Death
Discography
Studio albums
Mini albums
Single albums
Lyrics and compositions
Bibliography
Filmography
Musicals
Variety shows
Concerts
Awards and nominations
References
External links

==Career== ===1982-: Early life and education=== Wheesung was born on February 5, 1982 in Seoul. His paternal grandfather was a dentist who fled from North Korea and financially supported his family until he fell ill with a chronic illness for several years. By the time Wheesung's father got married, they were almost penniless and Wheesung suffered financial hardships throughout childhood and school years. He was an avid dancer in high school where he was part of a rock band named Zenesis, and began singing in his senior year. He graduated from Mapo High School and briefly attended classes in Ahyeon Polytechnic School as well, where he was a classmate with notable musicians such as Park Hyo-shin and Hwanhee from R&B duo Fly to the Sky. He was also active in a hip-hop society called SNP, which contributed to the rise of early stage Korean hip-hop. Its members included hip-hop musicians such as Verbal Jint, P-Type and Jung-in.