South Korean singer Onew has released two studio albums, four extended plays, one soundtrack album, eighteen singles (including three as a featured artist) and eleven soundtrack songs. Onew began his music career in 2008 as a member of the boy band Shinee.[1] Early on in his career, he released multiple collaboration singles and soundtracks of various television shows.

Onew discography
Onew at the SM Town Live World Tour IV in 2015
Studio albums2
EPs4
Soundtrack albums1
Singles18
Video albums1
Music videos23
Soundtrack appearances11

Under SM Entertainment, Onew debuted as a soloist in 2018 with the release of his extended play Voice, which peaked at number two on the Circle Album Chart. He released his second extended play, Dice in 2022, and his first Korean studio album, Circle in 2023, both of which peaked at number three on the Circle Album Chart. After joining Griffin Entertainment to handle his solo activities in 2024, he released his third extended play, Flow, which peaked at number five on the Circle Album Chart. Onew has sold over 500,000 copies with all his albums on the Circle Album Chart.

Onew debuted in Japan in 2022. He released his first Japanese-language extended play, Who Sings? Vol.1 which formed a part of his debut studio album, Life Goes On. The album peaked at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart.

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[2]
JPN
[3]
JPN
Hot

[4]
UK
Dig.

[5]
Life Goes On 2 4
  • JPN: 38,585 (Phy.)[6]
  • JPN: 2,718 (Dig.)[7]
Circle
  • Released: March 6, 2023 (KOR)
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
3 11 10 98
  • KOR: 137,308[8]
  • JPN: 6,605 (Phy.)[9]
  • JPN: 2,172 (Dig.)[10]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack albums

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Title Album details Peak chart position Sales
KOR
[11]
Midnight Sun OST (Onew ver.)
  • Released: August 25, 2021
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
23

Extended plays

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Korean extended plays

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List of Korean extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions and sales figures
Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[13]
FRA
Dig.

[14]
JPN
[15]
JPN
Hot

[16]
UK
Dig.

[5]
US
World

[17]
Voice
  • Released: December 5, 2018
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
2 125 24 9 8
Dice
  • Released: April 11, 2022
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
3 15 8 44
Flow
  • Released: September 3, 2024
  • Label: Griffin Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
5 10 16
  • KOR: 154,931[22]
  • JPN: 8,921 (Phy.)[23]
  • JPN: 1,097 (Dig.)[24]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Japanese extended plays

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List of Japanese extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions and sales figures
Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
Hot

[25]
Who Sings? Vol.1
  • Released: June 1, 2022
  • Label: EMI Records, Universal Music Japan
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
4
  • JPN: 3,825 (Dig.)[26]

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and sales, showing album name and year released
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[27]
JPN
Dig.

[28]
"Starry Night"
(with Lee Jin-ah)
2016 47 SM Station Season 1
"Lullaby" (수면제)
(with Roco of Rocoberry)
2017 60 SM Station Season 2
"Blue" 2018 [A] Voice
"Way"
(with Punch)
2021 127 SM Station Season 4
"Dice" 2022 16 Dice
"Kirakira" (キラキラ) Life Goes On
"Uroko" (鱗(うろこ))
"Life Goes On"
"Dance Whole Day" 17 Non-album single
"O (Circle)" 2023 7 Circle
"Inspiration" 33 Non-album singles
"Knock On My Door" 36
"December 32 days" 2024 [B]
"All Day" (월화수목금토일) [C] Flow
"Beat Drum" (매력) 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
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List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing album name and year released
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[D]
"Vanilla Love"
(Lee Hyun-ji featuring Onew)
2008 Kiss Me
"Vanilla Love Part 2"
(Lee Hyun-ji featuring Onew)
2009 Non-album single
"Play the Field" (어장관리)
(Kim Yeon-woo featuring Onew, Yoo In-na)
2018 Forever Yours
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

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List of soundtrack appearances, with selected chart positions and sales, showing album name and year released
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[37]
"In Your Eyes" 2012 60 To the Beautiful You OST
"Moonlight" 2014 54 Miss Korea OST
"Shadow" 2021 [E] Breakup Probation: One Week OST[41]
"Good-Bye Days"
(with Kei)
[F] Midnight Sun 2021 OST
"Meet Me When the Sun Goes Down"
"Dear My Spring" [G] You Are My Spring OST
"Blue"
(with Elaine)
[H] High Class OST
"Mind Warning" (마음주의보) 2022 [I] Forecasting Love and Weather OST
"The Sun is in My Eyes" Midnight Sun 2022 OST
"Melody Called You"
(with Kim Nam-joo)
"For You" (아름다운 너에게) 2024 [J] No Office Romance! OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other appearances

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List of appearances, with selected chart positions, showing album name and year released
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[D]
"One Year Later"
(with Jessica)
2009 Genie
"Hope from Kwangya"
(as part of SM Town)
2021 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express
"Ordinary Day"
(with Kyuhyun and Taeil)
[K]
"The Cure"
(with Kangta, BoA, U-Know, Leeteuk, Taeyeon, Suho, Irene, Taeyong, Mark, Kun, and Karina)
2022 [L] 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace
"Where You Are" (넌 어디에)
(with Ryeowook, Doyoung, Chenle, and Xiaojun)
[M]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Songwriting credits

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All songwriting credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[49]

As lyricist
Song Year Artist Album Co-written with
"Your Name" 2010 Shinee Lucifer[50] Choi Min-ho
"Shout Out" JQ (Makeumine Works), Shinee, Misfit
"So Amazing" 2016 1 of 1
"Beautiful Life" 1 and 1
"Play the Field" (어장관리) 2018 Kim Yeon-woo
(featuring Onew, Yoo In-na)
Forever Yours Postino
"Our Page" Shinee The Story of Light Shinee, Kenzie
"Sunny Side"[51] Non-album single Shinee
"Illusion" Onew Voice Roco
"Shine on You"
"Way" 2021 Onew (with Punch) SM Station Season 4 Kim Eana
"In the Whale" 2022 Onew Dice Seo Ji-eum
"All Day" (월화수목금토일) 2024 Flow Jeon Ji-eun, Zenon
"Beat Drum" (매력) Park Rang
"Hola!" Kim Eana
"Maestro" (마에스트로) Seo Jeong-a
"Shape of My Heart" Jeon Ji-eun
"Focus" Jo Yoon-kyung

Videography

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Video albums

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List of video albums, with selected chart positions and notes
Title Details Peak
chart
positions
Sales
JPN
DVD

[52]
JPN
BD

[53]
Onew Japan 1st Concert Tour 2022 ~Life Goes On~
  • Released: December 21, 2022 (JPN)[54]
  • Labels: Universal Music Japan
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
18 11

Music videos

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List of music videos as lead artist, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s) Notes Ref.
Korean
"Starry Night"
(with Lee Jin-ah)
2016 Shinyoung Kim
(Cobb Studio)
Animation [56]
"Lullaby"
(with Rocoberry)
2017 Mustache Films [57]
"Blue" 2018 Lee Jung-hoon, Kim Gi-hee
(Daysdaze)
[58]
"Way"
(with Punch)
2021 Un­known Lyric video [59]
Live video [60]
"Dice" 2022 Kim Nam-suk
(Segaji Video)
[61]
"O (Circle)" 2023 Lee Rae-gyeong
(BTS Film)
[62]
"All Day" (월화수목금토일) 2024 Un­known Special Clip [63]
"Beat Drum" (매력) VM Project Architecture [64]
Un­known Live Video [65]
"Maestro" (마에스트로) [66]
"Hola!" [67]
Japanese
"Kirakira" (キラキラ) 2022 Raita Kuramoto Onew does not appear in the music video. Starring Rena Takeda and Jin Suzuki. [68]
"Life Goes On" Starring Hinako Sakurai [69]
"Uroko" (鱗(うろこ)) Un­known Live Video [70]

Soundtrack videos

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List of soundtrack videos, showing year released and notes
Title Year Notes Ref.
"Shadow" 2021 Containing only scenes from Breakup Probation: One Week [71]
"Dear My Spring" Containing only scenes from You Are My Spring [72]
"Blue"
(with Elaine)
Containing only scenes from High Class [73]
"Mind Warning" (마음주의보) 2022 Containing only scenes from Forecasting Love and Weather [74]
"For You" (아름다운 너에게) 2024 Special Clip [75]

Guest appearances

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List of music videos as guest, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Don't Know You"
(Heize)
2017 Seong Won-mo
(Digipedi)
[76]

Other music videos

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List of other music videos, showing year released and notes
Title Year Notes Ref.
"Vanilla Love"
(Lee Hyun-ji featuring Onew)
2008 [77]
"Hope from Kwangya"
(as part of SM Town)
2022 [78]
2023 SMCU Palace at Kwangya version [79]
"The Cure"
(with Kangta, BoA, U-Know, Leeteuk, Taeyeon, Suho, Irene, Taeyong, Mark, Kun, and Karina)
[80]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Blue" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the component Download chart.[31]
  2. ^ "December 32 days" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 42 on the component Download chart.[34]
  3. ^ "All Day" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 31 on the component Download chart.[35]
  4. ^ a b The Circle Chart, previously known as the Gaon Music Chart, was established in 2010.[36]
  5. ^ "Shadow" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 86 on the component Download chart.[40]
  6. ^ "Goodbye Days" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 117 on the component Download chart.[42]
  7. ^ "Dear My Spring" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 38 on the component Download Chart.[43]
  8. ^ "Blue" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 83 on the component Download chart.[44]
  9. ^ "Mind Warning" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the component Download chart.[45]
  10. ^ "For You" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 64 on the component Download chart.[46]
  11. ^ "Ordinary Day" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 69 on the component Download chart.[47]
  12. ^ "The Cure" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 39 on the component Download chart.[48]
  13. ^ "Where You Are" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 87 on the component Download chart.[48]

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