Lee Hyun
| Lee Hyun | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
November 8, 1983 South Korea |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | R&B, Ballad, Acoustic |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active |
2006–present (group) 2009–present (solo) |
| Labels | Source Music |
| Lee Hyun | |
| Hangul | 이현 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Lee Hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Hyŏn |
Lee Hyun (Hangul: 이현, born November 8, 1983) is a South Korean singer. He was the leader of disbanded co-ed group 8Eight, but is currently performing in "Homme".
Career
Lee Hyun released his first solo single album on September 9, 2009. The first song "30분전" ("30 Minutes Ago") a duet with Lim Jeong-hee, the third and final song composed by Park Shi Hyuk for the "Goodbye" trilogy after Baek Ji-young's "총 맞은 것처럼" ("Like Being Hit By a Bullet") and 8Eight's "심장이 없어" ("Without a Heart"). The music video was released the same day as the album, starring actress Sunwoo Sun. He first performed "30 Minutes Ago" on Music Bank on August 11, 2009.
On November 16, 2009, he participated in the original soundtrack of "천하무적 이평강" ("Invincible Lee Pyung Kang") with the song "천하무적 이평강" ("Breath").
In 2010, he also worked with Changmin of 2AM to produce a collaboration unit named "Homme". They came out with a single titled: "I Was Able To Eat Well" featuring Lee Chae-young. And he participated in the original soundtrack of "대물" ("Daemul") with the song "왜 나를 울려요" ("Why Make Me Cry"). In 2012, he released his first full solo album called 'The Healing Echo'.
On 8 October 2012 Lee enlisted for mandatory military service of five weeks of basic training followed by duty as an active soldier for 21 months.[1] In January 2013, Lee co-starred in military musical The Promise. It was co-produced by the Ministry of National Defense and Korea Musical Theatre Association, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of an armistice. It ran from 9 to 20 January at the National Theater of Korea, co-starring actors Ji Hyun-woo, Kim Mu-yeol, Jung Tae-woo; as well as singers Leeteuk of Super Junior and Yoon Hak of Supernova. The musical is centered on a group of soldiers who keeps a promise made to each other during the 6.25 war.[2][3]
Discography
Mini Albums (EP)
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| 1st | First Mini Album
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| 2nd | Mini Album Vol. 2
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Full Albums
| Album # | Album Information | Track listing |
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| 1st | Lee Hyun Vol.1
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Single
- Homme (Lee Hyun & Changmin (2AM)) - 밥만 잘 먹더라 (I Was Able To Eat Well)
- 내꺼중에 최고(You are the best of my life) (Lee Hyun & Jung Juri)
- Lee Hyun feat. 마이티 마우스 - 다며 (Saying)
Featured Songs
- 나를 떠나지마 [Translation: Don't Leave Me] - (Untouchable feat. Lee Hyun Of 8eight)
Television
Lee Hyun has starred on variety show "Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2" by KBS.
Awards
| Year | Award-Giving Body | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2011 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Vocal Solo Performance[4] | "You are the Best of My Life" | Nominated |
References
- ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (26 September 2012). "8eight's Lee Hyun to enter the Army on Oct. 8". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ↑ "Star-Studded Army Musical to Open in January". Chosun Ilbo. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (12 December 2012). "Super Junior's Leeteuk and Ji Hyun Woo Participate in Army Musical". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ "2011Mnet Asian Music Awards part 1". MAMA. Retrieved 2015-01-20.