Wheesung

South Korean singer (1982−2025)
Person human Q489505
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Wheesung

Summary

Wheesung is a human[1]. His place of birth was Seoul[2]. He was born on February 5, 1982[3]. He passed away in Gwangjin District[4]. He died on March 10, 2025[5]. He worked as a singer[6], jazz musician[7], songwriter[8], and record producer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,257 views/month, #6,545 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Seoul[2], Wheesung…
  • Wheesung passed away in Gwangjin District[4].
  • Wheesung was born on February 5, 1982[3].
  • Wheesung died on March 10, 2025[5].
  • Wheesung held citizenship in South Korea[11].
  • Wheesung worked as a singer[6].
  • Wheesung's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Wheesung's professions included songwriter[8].
  • Wheesung worked as a record producer[9].
  • Wheesung was educated at Kyung Hee University[12].
  • Wheesung is recorded as male[13].
  • Wheesung's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Wheesung's genre is K-pop[15].
  • Wheesung's record label is recorded as YG Entertainment[16].
  • Wheesung's discography is recorded as Wheesung discography[17].
  • Wheesung's Commons category is recorded as Wheesung[18].
  • Wheesung's family name is recorded as Choi[19].
  • Wheesung's given name is recorded as Hwi-seong[20].
  • Wheesung's pseudonym is recorded as Whee Sung[21].
  • Wheesung's official website is recorded as http://www.wheesung.com[22].
  • Wheesung's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[23].
  • Wheesung's instrument is recorded as voice[24].
  • Wheesung's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Korean[25].
  • Wheesung's birth name is recorded as Choi Hwee-sung[26].
  • Wheesung's name in native language is recorded as 최휘성[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: KR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1982-02-05[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2025-03-10[31]

  • Genre(s): contemporary r&b, k-pop[32]

  • Community tags: contemporary r&b, k-pop, korean[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 17b33b34-a40b-4348-addd-fd806af9b37e[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Wheesung was born in Seoul[2]. He was born on February 5, 1982[3].

Education

Wheesung was educated at Kyung Hee University[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], jazz musician[7], songwriter[8], and record producer[9].

Death and Burial

Wheesung died on March 10, 2025[5]. He passed away in Gwangjin District[4].

Why It Matters

Wheesung ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,257 views/month, #6,545 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Wheesung born?

Born in Seoul[2], Wheesung…

Where did Wheesung die?

Wheesung died in Gwangjin District[4].

What did Wheesung do for work?

Wheesung worked as singer[6], jazz musician[7], songwriter[8], and record producer[9].

Where did Wheesung go to school?

Wheesung was educated at Kyung Hee University[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14908 → 1512
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  2. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 5A60-07E3-DFDE-DC7D-4B34
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  3. 10w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14419 → 46982
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  4. 12w 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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