Hoya (singer)
| Hoya | |
|---|---|
 Hoya in 2013 | |
| Native name | 이호원 |
| Born |
Lee Ho-dong[1][2] March 28, 1991 Busan, South Korea |
| Other names |
Hoya Lee Ho-won |
| Alma mater | Daekyung University |
| Occupation | |
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Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Woollim Entertainment |
| Associated acts | |
| Hoya | |
| Hangul | 호야 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Hoya |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hoya |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 이호동 |
| Hanja | 李浩東 |
| Revised Romanization | I Ho-dong |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Ho-tong |
| Autonym | |
| Hangul | 이호원 |
| Hanja | 李浩沅 |
| Revised Romanization | I Ho-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Ho-wŏn |
Lee Ho-won (Hangul: 이호원;[1][3] Born on March 28, 1991[4]), better known by his stage name Hoya, is a South Korean rapper, dancer, songwriter and actor. He is a lead rapper and main dancer of the South Korea boy band Infinite[5] and its sub-group Infinite H.[6]
Biography
Hoya was born in Busan, South Korea. He dropped out of high school during his first year to pursue his dream as a singer. His father was against the decision, causing Hoya to leave home. After dropping out, he took and passed his high school qualification exam, thus receiving his high school certification at the age of 16.[7] Later his father accepted him and he now supports Infinite wholeheartedly. Hoya auditioned after he dropped out and ended up in his current agency, Woollim Entertainment. He was a former JYP Entertainment trainee.[8]
On March 10, 2014 he announced that his real birth name is Lee Hodong, not Howon as he had previously told the public, and that he changed it in order not to share a name with comedian Kang Hodong.[9] Kang Ho-dong acted as a fool in a comedy show when Hoya was nine years old. As a result, Hoya's friends teased him about it and thus having to change his name to Lee Ho-won in the end.
Hoya graduated from Daekyung University, majoring in Applied Music with fellow members Sungkyu, L, Sungyeol and Dongwoo.[10]
Career
2010: Debut with Infinite
Hoya debuted as rapper, vocal and main dancer of South Korean boyband Infinite in 2010. The group officially debuted on June 10, 2010.[11]
2012–14: Infinite H's debut and Acting roles
On April 30, 2012, it was reported that Hoya would make his acting debut through tvN's new television drama, but the news was denied by his agency. A week later, Hoya confirmed that he was cast for a supporting role in the tvN drama Reply 1997.[12][13] He played Kang Joon-hee, who harbors a secret crush on an unexpected character.
In September 2012, Hoya and fellow Infinite member Dongwoo formed a subgroup called Infinite H.[14] The subgroup released their first mini-album, titled Fly High, in January 2013. The subgroup has a different musical direction and style concept from Infinite, placing their focus on each member's rap and performance ability with Hip Hop style.
In December 2012, He participated in special unit, Dynamic Black, and performed "Yesterday" on SBS Gayo Daejun.[15][16]
On April 8, 2014, Hoya had a duet, Ooh Ooh with Eric Nam and featured on Eric Nam's digital single. In July 2014, he had a duet Need You Now with Henry Lau. It was featured on Henry's second mini-album titled Fantastic.
On September 24, 2014, Hoya was cast in a lead role in movie Hiya. He played a high school student who only dreams of becoming a singer, Jin-ho. The movie premiered on March 10.
2015–present: Solo activities
On September 12, 2015 Hoya created his own YouTube channel entitled Real Hoya and uploaded his first video, a cover of Zion.T's song titled "Kiss Me", on September 14, and shared the link via Instagram.[17]
In June 2016, Hoya became a contestant in Mnet's new dance survival show Hit The Stage,[18] where they collaborate with professional dancers to compete in different genres of dancing under a given theme.[19]
Discography
Soundtrack appearances and solo performances
| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Yesterday | 2012 SBS Gayo Daejun The Colors Of K-Pop | With Dynamic Black |
| 2014 | Ooh Ooh | Non album-single | With Eric Nam |
| Need You Now | Fantastic | With Henry Lau | |
| Pretending I'm Okay | Non album-single | 4 Things Show Special Single | |
| 2015 | Not Tomorrow but Right Now | Non album-single | DMZ Peace Concert Special Stage with Eunji, L and Namjoo |
Songwriting credits
| Year | Album | Artist | Song | Lyrics | Music | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | |||||
| 2014 | Season 2 | Infinite | "Last Romeo" | Yes | — | No | — | Co-lyricist |
| Infinite H | "Alone" | Yes | — | No | — | Co-lyricist | ||
| N/A | Hoya | "Pretending I'm Okay" | Yes | — | Yes | — | 4thing show special single | |
| 2016 | Infinite Only | Infinite | "One Day" | Yes | Rphabet's Razer & Dongwoo | Yes | Rphabet's Razer | |
| "True Love" | Rap | Dongwoo | No | — | ||||
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | INFINITE Concert Second Invasion Evolution The Movie 3D | Himself | Documentary film of Infinite encore concert |
| 2014 | Grow: Infinite's Real Youth Life | Himself | Documentary film of Infinite |
| 2016 | Hiya | Lee Jin-ho | Lead role |
Television drama
| Year | Network | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | tvN | Reply 1997 | Kang Joon-hee | Supporting role |
| 2013 | tvN | Reply 1994 | Kang Joon-hee | Cameo [20] |
| 2014 | SBS | My Lovely Girl | Kang Rae-hoon | Supporting role |
| 2015 | SBS | Mask | Byun Ji-hyuk | Supporting role |
Television series
| Year | Title | Network | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Wara Store | Tooniverse | Himself |
Variety Shows
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Children of the Night | MBC | Guest | Episode 01-04 |
| 2011 | Director's Cut | Mnet | with Kim Sung-kyu and L | |
| 2012 | Weekly Idol | MBC | Special Host | with Kim Sung-kyu (Episode 64) |
| Miss and Mr. Idol Korea Chuseok Special | MBC | Guest | ||
| 2014 | Cool Kiz On The Block | KBS | Episode 46-51 | |
| Running Man | SBS | with Sung-kyu, Sistar's Bo-ra, 2PM's Chansung, B1A4's Jin-young, CNBLUE's Kang Min-hyuk and Shinee's Min-ho (Episode 201)[21] | ||
| Vitamin | KBS | Episode 539 | ||
| 2015 | 4 Things Show Season 2 | Mnet | Episode 5 | |
| Weekly Idol | MBC Every1 | Episode 207 with Infinite members | ||
| 2015-2016 | Infinite Showtime | MBC Every1 | Regular Cast | Episode 1-12 |
| 2016 | Hit The Stage | Mnet | Contestant | with Shinee's Tae-min, Girls' Generation's Hyo-yeon, Sistar's Bo-ra, Block B's U-kwon, Monsta X's Shownu, Twice's Momo and NCT U's Ten |
| Weekly Idol | MBC Every1 | Guest | Episode 269 with Infinite members | |
| After School Club | Arirang TV | Episode 231 With Infinite members (without L) | ||
| You Hee-Yeol's Sketchbook | KBS2 | with Infinite member | ||
| Knowing Bros | JTBC | Episode 100 along with Infinite member | ||
| SNL | TVN | Season 8 Episode 8 along with Infinite member |
Music video Appearances
| Year | Artist | Title | Video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Zia & Davichi | If You Loved Me | 1theK (원더케이) |
| 2013 | Tasty | MAMAMA | woolliment |
| 2014 | Eric Nam | Ooh Ooh | CJENMMUSIC Official |
| 2015 | Lovelyz | Ah-Choo | woolliment |
References
- 1 2 "INFINITE's Hoya bonds with Kang Ho Dong as reveals his actual birth name, Lee Ho Dong". allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ↑ "'예체능' 호야 개명 "본명 이호동, 강호동 때문에 놀림 받아 개명"". Chosun News. March 12, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ↑ "'예체능' 호야 개명 "본명 이호동, 강호동 때문에 놀림 받아 개명"" (in Korean). Chosun News. March 12, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
- ↑ "Infinite biography". Woollim Entertainment. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Infinite H biography". Woollim Entertainment. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Mnet This is Infinite Episode 6". Mnet. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ↑ "호야 자퇴 심경고백, "교복 못 입은 아쉬움...'응답'으로 보상받아"". Naver News. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/03/infinites-hoya-bonds-with-kang-ho-dong-as-reveals-his-actual-birth-name-lee-ho-dong/
- ↑ http://m.news.naver.com/read.nhn?mode=LSD&sid1=001&oid=108&aid=0002200649
- ↑ "Infinite debuts on M! Countdown". Allkpop. June 10, 2010.
- ↑ "INFINITE's Hoya & A Pink's Eunji to join cast of new tvN sitcom?". allkpop. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ "INFINITE's Hoya has been confirmed for new sitcom". allkpop. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ↑ "INFINITE's Dongwoo and Hoya to promote next year as INFINITE H with release of album". allkpop. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ "SBS 'Gayo Daejun' reveals team lineup for 'Color of K-Pop' project". allkpop. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ↑ "SBS'가요대전', 영화 '어벤져스' 같은 케이팝 대표 아이돌의 만남 "시청자가 직접 정한다"" (in Korean). DongAh News. October 23, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ↑ "INFINITE's Hoya opens up his own YouTube channel with a cover of Zion.T". allkpop. September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.soompi.com/2016/06/24/hyoyeon-bora-hoya-momo-confirmed-hit-stage/
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/06/mnets-new-dance-survival-show-hit-the-stage-confirms-full-lineup-of-idol-competitors
- ↑ "'Reply 1997′ stars to cameo in the second season, 'Reply 1994′". allkpop. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ ‘런닝맨’, 13일 녹화 재개 후 7명 아이돌 출연 (in Korean). Daily Sports. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
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