Ex-Wanna One member Yoon Jisung to drop single
Yoon Jisung, formerly of Wanna One, will release 'Voyage' on May 20, agency Billions announced on Monday.
He performed the single ahead of its release at his fan meetup tour, 'Letter from Yooniverse,' which began in Seoul in February and took him to Taipei and Tokyo the following month. The tour took place more than a year after he visited fans during 'The Special Christmas: Prom Party.'
He debuted as a solo singer in 2019 with EP 'Aside' after his stint as the leader of project group Wanna One. In 2021, he branched into acting, taking a lead role in the series 'Let Me Be Your Knight.'
Yoon also wrapped up the musical 'Happy Oh! Happy' in late January and will appear in short-form series 'Adieu Solo in Pattaya' alongside Baek Juho of SF9.
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