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Woni

원이

Woni (원이) is a member of RESCENE, the five-member girl group that debuted in March 2024. Her own web-variety YouTube channel passed two million subscribers in September 2026.

Group
RESCENE
Position
Leader, Vocalist
Agency
THE MUZE Entertainment
Debut
26 March 2024
Born
25 May 2004
From
Geoje, South Korea
Brand model
Wakiwili, Hollys Coffee, BIODANCE, A:PE

Who is Woni?

Woni (원이) is the leader and a vocalist of RESCENE, the five-member girl group that debuted under THE MUZE Entertainment on 26 March 2024 with the single album Re:Scene and its title track ‘UhUh’. Newsis called her “the leader of RESCENE” on 28 July 2026. That she is from Geoje became public when the city named RESCENE its ambassadors on 22 May 2026 and Kuki News introduced her as the member from Geoje.

Before the channel: 2025

On 8 July 2025 Woni joined Welcome to Sports on MBC as a fixed cast member of its Road to Jikgwan segment. Star News and CBC News reported it as her first fixed variety slot since debut. The episodes on MBC Sports’ official channel run from a baseball-stadium outing in July 2025 to an ice-hockey episode with Minami on 31 May 2026. A month earlier, in August 2025, 스튜디오ㅋㅇㅋ — the YouTube channel of the used-car company K Car — had begun 나의 연수 아저씨 (“My Driving-Lesson Uncle”), which cast Woni as a learner driver with the comedians Lee Seon-min and Yoo Young-woo as her instructors. The series ran 11 months, to a graduation episode on 3 July 2026, and Ilgan Sports later named it as part of the ground on which ‘LOVE ATTACK’ reached number one on Melon.

Seven months of Anwonjalbu

On 4 February 2026 Woni opened a web-variety YouTube channel of her own, 안녕하세요원이입니다잘부탁드립니다 (Anwonjalbu), produced with 솔파스튜디오 and separate from RESCENE’s official channel. Two dialect episodes, uploaded on 1 and 29 May, set Woni’s Geoje speech against Zena’s Gyeongju speech, and MyDaily wrote that the exchange was hard to follow without subtitles. The channel passed one million subscribers on 20 June 2026, 1.2 million on 2 July, 1.83 million on 20 August and two million on 5 September. Ilgan Sports put it at 2.03 million as of 6 September, about seven months after the first upload. In the episode ‘원이 근황’ (Woni’s Update), published on 28 August, she talked about her first years after debut and about the attention the group has now; Newsis, Ilgan Sports and Sports Kyunghyang all reported it the next day.

Away from the channel in 2026

On 10 June 2026 Ilgan Sports, Munhwa Ilbo and Sports Kyunghyang reported that Woni would host the first night of the third Korea Grand Music Awards with the actor Nam Ji-hyun. The ceremony runs on 7 and 8 November at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul. On 28 July she appeared with Minami on episode 150 of the YouTube web-variety show Salon Drip, where the two talked about their first settlement payment and about streaming during the chart reversal. On 23 July MBC named RESCENE broadcast ambassadors for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with Woni and Minami appearing in the special segment Star Tutor RESCENE. In brand work, Biodance made her the ambassador of its My First Collagen campaign on 15 August, and Apparel News reported on 25 August that Wakiwili had signed her as its 26FW season model and published the photo set ‘오늘은 원이데이~’. RESCENE’s brand deals have mostly been announced for the group; these two were signed in Woni’s own name.

What to watch now

Anwonjalbu published a question-and-answer episode, ‘지금 기분이 어때요?’, on 4 September 2026 to mark one million subscribers. Sports Kyunghyang described it as a Gold Button unboxing opened after the count had already passed 1.96 million, and Ilgan Sports set out the favourite episode and favourite scene each of the five members picked. In the Korea Institute of Corporate Reputation’s September 2026 index for individual rookie idols, Woni placed first for the second month running, with a score of 2,857,659, up 13.93% on August. Her next date is the first night of the Korea Grand Music Awards on 7 November.

Official links

Timeline

  1. Milestone

    Woni's YouTube channel Anwonjalbu passes two million subscribers

    Ilgan Sports reported that the channel passed two million subscribers on 5 September 2026 and stood at 2.03 million the following day, about seven months after its first video in February.

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  2. Channel

    Anwonjalbu published its one-million-subscriber Q&A, 'How do you feel right now?'

    A 33-minute episode in which the five RESCENE members opened the gold button and named the episodes and scenes they like best; Sports Kyunghyang put the subscriber count at the time above 1.96 million.

    Feature · Read the story
  3. Appearance

    Presented the digital-content programme award at the 53rd Korea Broadcasting Awards, a first since debut

    Presented the digital-content programme award with Minami at the ceremony at MBC Open Hall. It was the first time either had presented an award since debut.

    Explainer · Read the story
  4. Milestone

    No. 1 in the Korea Institute of Corporate Reputation's September rookie idol individual brand reputation, index 2,857,659

    Analysed from big data collected from 2 August to 2 September 2026; 13.93% above August's 2,508,173.

    Brief · Read the story
  5. Milestone

    'Woni Update' passes 9 million views three days after publication

    TV Report reported 8.91 million on its third day; Herald Business put it at 9.04 million that afternoon.

    Brief · Read the story
  6. Channel

    What Woni said about her debut days in 'Woni Update'

    Woni talked about her early days and her popularity now, in a mockumentary episode on her own channel.

    Feature · Read the story
  7. Endorsement

    Wakiwili 26FW model

    Roundup · Read the story
  8. Endorsement

    Named Wackywilly's 26FW model; first shoot released

    The shoot was published, and the pieces in it go on show at a pop-up at The Hyundai Seoul from 17 to 30 September.

    Brief · Read the story
  9. Appearance

    Woni's second lesson video introducing Sudden Attack's 21st-anniversary event

    Sudden Attack's official YouTube channel followed the 21st-anniversary event lesson with RESCENE on 6 August with a second lesson led by Woni on 20 August.

    Explainer · Read the story
  10. Milestone

    The channel reaches 1.83 million subscribers

    mydaily.co.kr · Source 1
  11. Endorsement

    BIODANCE ambassador for the My First Collagen campaign

    Roundup · Read the story
  12. Milestone

    First in the August rookie-idol individual brand reputation index

    The index analysed data measured from 5 July to 5 August 2026.

    Explainer · Read the story
  13. Appearance

    Guests on episode 150 of the web variety show 'Salon Drip'

    Woni and Minami appeared as guests, and the episode turned to first paycheques and to the streaming behind the group's reverse run.

    Feature · Read the story
  14. Ambassador

    Named MBC's broadcast ambassador for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games

    Woni and Minami appear in the special series 'Star Tutor RESCENE' alongside Kim Sung-ju and Ahn Jung-hwan, and MBC's coverage starts on 10 September.

    Explainer · Read the story
  15. Milestone

    The channel passes one million subscribers

    topstarnews.net · Source 2
  16. Appearance

    Named a host of day one of the 2026 KGMA

    She hosts the first day of the third Korea Grand Music Awards at Gocheok Sky Dome on 7 November, alongside the actor Nam Ji-hyun.

    Explainer · Read the story
  17. Ambassador

    Promotional ambassadors for Geoje

    Woni's hometown appointed the group as promotional ambassadors.

    Feature · Read the story
  18. Channel

    Woni's web-variety channel opens

    Produced with Sol Pah Studio; the channel is Woni's own, separate from RESCENE's official channel.

    khan.co.kr · Source 3
  19. Appearance

    Joins MBC's Welcome to Sports as a regular on 'Road to Jikgwan'

    Her first regular variety slot since debut. The first episode went up on MBC's official sports channel two days later, on 10 July.

    Feature · Read the story
Group

RESCENE

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THE MUZE Entertainment

RESCENE are a five-member girl group under THE MUZE Entertainment. They debuted on 26 March 2024 with the single album Re:Scene and its title track "UhUh".

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Stories

Explainer

K-popTrend signal: Steady

Woni Hosts Day One of the 2026 KGMA: Dates, Venue and Who Else Is On

RESCENE's Woni will host the first day of the third Korea Grand Music Awards alongside the actor Nam Ji-hyun. The ceremony runs on 7 and 8 November 2026 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, and the second day is hosted by the actor Kim Jae-won and IVE's Liz.

K-popTrend signal: Surging

How RESCENE's 'LOVE ATTACK' Hit No. 1 Two Years After Release

'LOVE ATTACK' entered Melon's daily chart at 904th in 2024 and topped the TOP100 in July 2026. The reason was not a comeback but leader Woni's YouTube channel — and Melon published the numbers that show it.

K-popTrend signal: Steady

RESCENE's 'Busy Boy': What AA Project and Aria Are

RESCENE's 'Busy Boy' (27 February 2026) opened AA Project and put a new song's master rights into Aria's $APL portfolio at release. What the parties said, and the Galantis remix.

K-popTrend signal: Surging

Why Is RESCENE Everywhere in 2026?

A song from August 2024 topped Melon in July 2026, a KARA remake gave RESCENE their first music show wins and four Korean cities made them ambassadors. Here is the chain of events behind the year, with sources.

Feature

K-popFeatureTrend signal: Steady

Two Funds for Geoje's Floods: RESCENE's 50 Million Won and REMINE's 112,537,680 Won

After the 15 to 17 August 2026 downpour in Geoje, RESCENE gave the city 50 million won on 19 August in the name of its fandom REMINE, and REMINE's own drive, joined by 2,355 fans from 18 to 31 August, handed 112,537,680 won to Hope Bridge. Geoje is the hometown of the leader, Woni.

K-popFeatureTrend signal: Rising

Seven Months of Woni's Channel, and What She Said in 'Woni Update'

RESCENE's Woni looked back on the group's early days and on her current popularity in 'Woni Update', posted to her own YouTube channel on 28 August 2026. The channel, opened in February 2026, was reported at 1.83 million subscribers in August.

K-popFeatureTrend signal: Rising

Woni's First Regular TV Slot: MBC's 'Road to Jikgwan'

RESCENE's Woni was named a regular on 'Road to Jikgwan', a segment of MBC's sports programme Welcome to Sports, on 8 July 2025. It was her first regular variety slot after debut, and the episodes on MBC's own sports channel run from a July 2025 baseball game to a 2026 outing with Minami.

K-popFeatureTrend signal: Surging

The Show Woni Asked For: RESCENE's Woni and Minami on 'Salon Drip' EP.150

RESCENE's Woni and Minami appeared on episode 150 of the YouTube web variety show 'Salon Drip', published on 28 July 2026. It is the programme Woni had named in an earlier interview as the one she wanted to do, and the episode turned to first paycheques and to the streaming behind RESCENE's reverse run.

K-popFeatureTrend signal: Rising

Minami's 'Still With You' Cover, and the Day Jung Kook Shared It

Jung Kook posted a link to RESCENE's Minami's cover of 'Still With You' on his Instagram story on 3 July 2026 with the word "yaho", Sports Kyunghyang and Top Star News reported. The cover went up on it's Live on 1 July, and on 11 July Minami recounted that morning on 'Omniscient Interfering View'.

StoriesFeatureTrend signal: Rising

Five Weeks of Suwon: How a City Cast RESCENE's Liv

Suwon appointed RESCENE its ambassadors on 24 June 2026 and then kept filming: a day-one video, a run of shorts, a first pitch at KT Wiz Park, and an entertainment-format promotional film for the city's Visit Year. Here is what those five weeks actually produced.

StoriesFeatureTrend signal: Rising

Why is Zena called a Silla princess? Gyeongju made it official

Fans called Zena '신라공주' for the Gyeongsang dialect she speaks on camera. On 2 August 2026 the city of Gyeongju put her in traditional dress, walked her through a Silla procession and handed her an honorary Silla princess certificate. Here is the whole arc.

StoriesFeatureTrend signal: Rising

Goyang Yaho: What RESCENE Signed Up For in May's Hometown

Goyang appointed RESCENE at City Hall on 2 July 2026, and the video it posted the next day has passed 1.1 million views on a municipal channel. Here is what the group agreed to promote, the city mascot it put on its head, and what May said about home.

StoriesFeatureTrend signal: Rising

How Goyang Turned RESCENE May's Birthday Into a City Campaign

On 19 August 2026 the city of Goyang spent RESCENE member May's birthday on her: a video with juniors from her two old schools and the mayor, a gold-lit fountain show at Ilsan Lake Park, and displays at the tourist centre. Here is what a Korean city ambassadorship actually involves.

K-popFeatureTrend signal: Surging

Minami's Road to RESCENE: An Audition Show and a Deadline

Minami arrived in Korea in 2021 at 14, told her parents she would go home if she had not debuted by 18, was eliminated from an MBC audition programme, went back to Japan, returned and debuted with RESCENE at 19. She told News1 the whole of it in April 2026.

K-popFeatureTrend signal: Rising

Not Chiba, Busan: Minami Pitched for the Other Lotte

Minami is from Chiba, home of the Chiba Lotte Marines. On 31 July 2026 she threw the first pitch in Busan for the Lotte Giants — the Korean one. Fans asked whether she had turned up at the wrong Lotte, and the Korean press ran with it.

K-popFeatureTrend signal: Surging

RESCENE's 'Pretty Girl': The KARA Remake Behind Their First Win

RESCENE's 8 July 2026 remake of KARA's 2008 'Pretty Girl' kept the melody, added distortion, synths and a grapefruit theme — and six days later brought the group their first music show win, followed by their first terrestrial win on 25 July.

K-popFeatureTrend signal: Rising

The Trainee Who Almost Left: May on the Years Before RESCENE

On 8 August 2026, as the first solo guests '전지적 참견 시점' had ever booked, May said she once thought about leaving RESCENE before it existed — and described the day Woni came and spoke to her parents.

K-popFeatureTrend signal: Surging

Who Are Lee Seon-min and Yoo Young-woo, Woni's Driving Uncles?

Lee Seon-min debuted in 2016 and Yoo Young-woo in 2019, and each saw the sketch programme he was appearing on end within about a year. From August 2025 to July 2026 the two sat beside RESCENE's Woni through her driving lessons, and by August 2026 both were describing what those eleven months changed.

K-popFeatureTrend signal: Steady

Who Are RESCENE? Members, Fandom Name and Discography

RESCENE debuted in March 2024 and broke out in 2026 with a song from 2024. The reference version: the five members and where they are from, the 'Scene' + 'Scent' name, every release the agency lists, the fandom name REMINE and how the breakout year actually ran.

StoriesFeatureTrend signal: Steady

Why Four Korean Cities Made RESCENE Their Ambassador

Between 22 May and 2 July 2026, Geoje, Suwon, Gyeongju and Goyang each appointed RESCENE as their ambassadors — one city per member, starting with a short-form clip instead of a ceremony. Here is each appointment, what each city asked for, and the one gap left in the set.

K-popFeatureTrend signal: Surging

How K Car's Driving Series Cast Woni Before Her Breakout

In August 2025 K Car's YouTube channel 스튜디오ㅋㅇㅋ cast RESCENE's Woni as its learner driver, well before the '거제 야호' meme made her a breakout star. The series' timeline, and what the press credits it with.

K-popFeatureTrend signal: Surging

Minami's Gyaru Character: How a Three-Month Plan Played Out

Minami's gyaru character on Woni's channel ran a roughly three-month arc, from a 6 March 2026 Japanese lesson to its 19 June finale and 21 June farewell, before two 'real Minami' episodes closed the story on 3 July. The dates, the numbers and the sequel.

Brief

K-popBriefTrend signal: Steady

RESCENE Take Two Awards at the 2026 SPOTV K-POP AWARDS

RESCENE won the Global Connect award and the SPOTV Ambassador award at the 2026 SPOTV K-POP AWARDS, held at Ilsan KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on 6 September 2026. Sports Khan wrote that the two trophies bring the group's award-show total to four.

K-popBriefTrend signal: Surging

Anwonjalbu Reaches Two Million Subscribers Seven Months After It Opened

The YouTube channel of RESCENE's Woni, Anwonjalbu, passed two million subscribers on 5 September 2026. Ilgan Sports put it at 2.03 million the following day, about seven months after the first video went up in February. YouTube's own figures on 7 September are 2.04 million subscribers and 387,214,067 lifetime views.

K-popBriefTrend signal: Surging

Views on Woni's 'Woni Update': 9,727,558 in Four Days

'Woni Update', published on Woni's YouTube channel on 28 August 2026, passed 6.8 million views in a day and 8.91 million by its third, TV Report reported. YouTube's own figure on 1 September is 9,727,558, and the two outtake clips posted the same day stand at 2,897,943 and 1,856,518.

K-popBriefTrend signal: Steady

RESCENE Take Two Awards at the 2026 K-World Dream Awards

RESCENE won the K World Dream Best Fandom Award and the K World Dream Best Visual Content Award at the 2026 K-World Dream Awards, held at KINTEX in Goyang on 27 August 2026. They performed 'Deja Vu' at the ceremony.

K-popBriefTrend signal: Steady

Hollys' first brand model RESCENE stars in three folk-tale ads

Hollys named RESCENE its first brand model on 18 August 2026, 28 years after the chain launched in 1998, and released three folk-tale ads with the group on its official YouTube channel on 26 August 2026, with Woni, May, Zena, Liv and Minami playing characters.

Guide

K-popGuideTrend signal: Steady

How to join RESCENE's official fan club REMINE

REMINE is both RESCENE's fandom name and a paid one-year membership on Plus Chat. What it costs, what it includes, what it does not and what stays free.

Roundup

K-popRoundupTrend signal: Steady

RESCENE's Scent on Every Record, From Floral to Grapefruit

RESCENE have set one main scent on seven records, from the floral of the March 2024 debut single Re:Scene to the grapefruit of 'Pretty Girl' in July 2026, with ambergris, soap, grass, berry and incense between. The concept began with CEO Lee Ju-heon's keyword 'scent', producer Kim Hye-su told IZM.

K-popRoundupTrend signal: Steady

The brands and organisations RESCENE fronted in 2026

RESCENE were named models for CU, Domino's Pizza, Narangd Cider, Elite school uniforms, APE and Hollys through 2026. Hollys says it is its first brand model since 1998. Woni, Minami and Zena added solo deals, and RESCENE returned as Character Licensing Fair ambassadors.

K-popRoundupTrend signal: Steady

RESCENE's Firsts and Milestones, 2024–2026

Twelve dated entries, from a song released before the group debuted to a coffee chain's first brand model — in the order they happened, with a source each.

Sources

The reports behind the facts above, for the ones no story on the site covers yet. A row with a story cites its sources there; the act's own channel and a brand's official page are linked in the rows themselves.

  1. 01
    mydaily.co.kr The channel reaches 1.83 million subscribers· 20 Aug 2026 Timeline
  2. 02
    topstarnews.net The channel passes one million subscribers· 20 Jun 2026 Timeline
  3. 03
    khan.co.kr Woni's web-variety channel opens· 4 Feb 2026 Timeline
  4. 04
    mydaily.co.kr @helloiamwoninicetomeetyou· 20 Aug 2026 Channels
  5. 05
    isplus.com Wakiwili · 26FW model· 26 Aug 2026 Endorsements
  6. 06
    biz.heraldcorp.com Hollys Coffee · brand model· 18 Aug 2026 Endorsements
  7. 07
    anewsa.com BIODANCE · ambassador, My First Collagen· 15 Aug 2026 Endorsements
  8. 08
    mt.co.kr A:PE · brand model· 13 Aug 2026 Endorsements
  9. 09
    mhns.co.kr MBC 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games · broadcast ambassador; 'star tutor' in the special segment 일타강사 리센느· 23 Jul 2026 Endorsements
  10. 10
    sports.khan.co.kr MBC 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games · broadcast ambassador· 23 Jul 2026 Endorsements
  11. 11
    hankyung.com Narangd Cider · model· 21 Jul 2026 Endorsements
  12. 12
    news.yeosu.go.kr 7th Island Day · Ambassador· 21 Jul 2026 Endorsements
  13. 13
    sedaily.com Character Licensing Fair 2026 · promotional ambassador· 16 Jul 2026 Endorsements
  14. 14
    efnews.co.kr Domino's Pizza · exclusive brand model· 14 Jul 2026 Endorsements
  15. 15
    etoday.co.kr Elite Student Uniforms · exclusive model, second year· 3 Jul 2026 Endorsements
  16. 16
    mt.co.kr Goyang City · promotional ambassador· 2 Jul 2026 Endorsements
  17. 17
    etnews.com CU · brand model· 1 Jul 2026 Endorsements
  18. 18
    news.sbs.co.kr Gyeongju City · tourism ambassador· 29 Jun 2026 Endorsements
  19. 19
    dailian.co.kr Suwon City · promotional ambassador· 24 Jun 2026 Endorsements
  20. 20
    kukinews.com Geoje City · promotional ambassador· 22 May 2026 Endorsements
  21. 21
    newswire.co.kr Korea Youth Association · 2025 promotional ambassador· 11 Feb 2025 Endorsements
  22. 22
    madclub.co.kr Ongredients · model· 4 Sept 2024 Endorsements