1VERSE · VOCALIST · TEMPORARY HIATUS
Seok
Profile
| Stage name | Seok |
|---|---|
| Born | June 3, 2000 |
| Roles | Vocalist and performer |
| Group | 1VERSE |
| Group debut | 2025 |
| Agency | See official profile |
The former football striker moved from reading space on a field to holding space inside 1VERSE, without promising strangers every private detail of how he got there.
Profile
| Birth name | Kim Seok (김석) |
|---|---|
| Stage name | Seok |
| Born | June 3, 2000 |
| From | North Korea |
| Western zodiac | Gemini · observant, adaptable and careful about what gets said |
| Chinese zodiac | Metal Dragon · self-possessed, resilient and competitive |
| Group | 1VERSE |
| Role | Vocalist · temporary hiatus |
| Debut | July 18, 2025 with The 1st Verse |
| Agency | Singing Beetle |
| Status | Temporary hiatus · member since 2025 |
Before 1VERSE
Seok began playing football at eight in North Korea. After reaching South Korea around 2019, he continued as a striker on a semi-professional team and studied physical education. An approach during a weekend match opened the idol possibility. His response was practical rather than cinematic: try it, and if it fails, try something else.
Music, performance and work
Music existed in fragments before training. Seok has discussed occasionally hearing smuggled South Korean songs, including f(x) and Super Junior, when listening carried actual risk. Inside 1VERSE he is a vocalist with an athlete’s spatial awareness. Formations read naturally because years of football taught him where bodies are moving before a count finishes explaining it. His steadier tone keeps a multinational rookie group from sounding like five unrelated auditions stitched together.
The panda side quest
Watch Seok in dance practice rather than only close-up fancams. The interesting work is placement: when he opens room, when he closes a line and how quickly he resets. Then compare his public interviews. He shares what he chooses and stops where safety requires. That boundary is not a missing fact for fans to solve. Singing Beetle announced in May 2026 that Seok would pause activities to focus on recovery. He remains a listed 1VERSE member; the notice does not turn his health into a fan investigation.
Fandom notes and things the fact box misses
- Privacy: Seok has withheld escape details because other people could be endangered.
- Football: not decorative childhood trivia; it shaped his movement and discipline.
- Languages: Korean and Chinese are included in public profile material.
- Role model: Taemin, which explains the interest in performance precision.
Official links and receipts
YouTube tracking history
Seok does not currently have a separately verified official solo-video catalog. 1VERSE releases remain attached to the 1VERSE group profile so group totals are not duplicated as individual activity.