shared the role of Jiyong, the son of the female lead. The musical ran in Korea from January 3 to March 11, 2012, and in Japan from January 4 to 6, 2013. Nam made his first foray into acting in August with a minor role in the drama The Thousandth Man. In February 2013, he released a duet song titled "Cactus" (선인장) with South Korean Indie Singer, Lucia. It is a cover of Epitone Project's song of the same, and was included as part of a special project album, Re;code. On February 20, 2014, SM Entertainment announced the formation of a special unit, Toheart, consisting of Nam and Shinee's Key. Toheart debuted with their first mini album and title track Delicious on March 10 and made their live debut on March 12 through a MelOn Premiere Showcase. In April, Nam was cast in a lead role for the KBS drama Hi! School: Love On alongside Kim Sae-ron and group mate Lee Sung-yeol, playing the character Shin Woo-hyun. Nam released a soundtrack "When Love Comes" for SBS drama Modern Farmer on October 24, 2014. In December, Nam directed the horror short film What Happened in Hong Kong. Nam currently plays as a striker for the South Korean celebrity football club, FC Men. Having previously played for FC One, he was recruited to FC Men in early 2015. He made his football debut with FC Men on May 17, 2015, in a charity match against Jeju United FC. 2016–present: Solo debut, military service and departure from Woollim Nam debuted as a solo artist with his first EP Write.. on May 9, 2016. He made an appearance on Immortal Song. In that episode, he scored 439 points, the highest score among idols in the mentioned program. In 2017, Nam joins a sitcom titled Unusual Men and Women. In 2018, Nam joined a musical titled I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change in Osaka, Japan. The musical is a musical comedy with various show from youth to elder. He was cast on a photography variety show Photo People 2. The show was filmed in Tokyo and was broadcast on June 11. Nam joined a musical titled Barnum:The Greatest Showman, which was held in Seoul, South Korea from August to October 28, 2018. On September 3, 2018, Nam released his second EP, Second Write... The lead single is titled "If Only You Are Fine." Nam