Onew

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Onew

Onew at Dream Concert 2015
Born Lee Jin-ki (이진기)
(1989-12-14) December 14, 1989
Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Occupation

Musical career

Genres
Instruments
Years active 2008–present
Labels S.M. Entertainment
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 이진기
Hanja 李珍基
Revised Romanization I Jin-gi
McCune–Reischauer I Chin-ki
Pen name
Hangul 온유
Hanja 溫流
Revised Romanization On-yu
McCune–Reischauer On-yu

Lee Jin-ki (born December 14, 1989[1]), better known by his stage name Onew,[2] is a South Korean singer, actor and MC. He debuted as one of the lead vocalists of the South Korean boy group Shinee in May 2008.[3]

He began his acting career in 2010 with SBS's series Dr. Champ where he took the role of Park Ki-young, a doctor.[4] He also portrayed other minor roles in series like Athena: Goddess of War (2010), Oh My God x2 (2012)[5] and Pure Love (2013).[6] He is mostly known for his role of Baek Su in JTBC's sitcom Welcome to Royal Villa[7] and the cardiothoracic resident Lee Chi-hoon in the popular KBS2 drama Descendants of the Sun.[8]

Career

2008–10: Career beginnings

Main article: Shinee

Onew was discovered at the 2006 S.M. Academy Casting. Onew received great appreciation from Lee Soo-man, SM Entertainment's founder, at Girls' Generation's debut showcase. Lee Soo-man noticed him and wanted to hear Onew sing during a one time on the spot audition. He signed the contract with SM the day after he auditioned.[9][10] In 2008, he was chosen as the leader of the group Shinee, and the 5-member boy group debuted on May 25, 2008 on SBS's Inkigayo.[3]

Shortly after debut, Onew contributed to singles for Lee Hyun-ji in 2008, for Vanilla LOVE and Vanilla Love Part 2.[11] In 2009, he was featured with Girls' Generation member Jessica for the song One Year Later in the Tell Me Your Wish mini-album.[12] The same year, he also sang a duet with Kim Yeon-woo for the song, The Name I Loved from the third mini album by Shinee, 2009, Year Of Us.[13]

2011–present: Master of ceremonies, acting debut and solo activities

In 2010, Onew tried his hands at songwriting and together with Minho, wrote the lyrics for the song, "Your Name" from Shinee's second studio album Lucifer.[14] In addition to music, Onew became an MC of two programs — KBS2's Night Star,[15] which he co-hosted alongside Shin Dong-yup, Yoon Jong-shin, movie director Jang Hang Joon, and Leessang's Gil[16] and MBC's Show! Music Core.[17] Since his first job as an MC, Onew has gained experience through the years and was active as a presenter for different television networks and events like Dream Concert, SBS's Incheon K-Pop Concert and also Mnet's special event in Taiwan called Nihao Taiwan.[18][19][20][21][22][23]

Onew starred in various musicals starting from 2010, debuting in the musical Brothers were Brave alongside singer Lee Ji-hoon.[24] He then starred in the Korean production of Rock of Ages playing the lead role, Drew.[25] He has also showcased his acting skills via television like having a cameo role as a clumsy doctor in the drama Dr. Champ. He appeared in the drama's final episode.[26] He also had cameo roles in the dramas Athena: Goddess of War, Oh My God x2,[27] Pure Love and for sitcom Royal Villa.[28] Also, Onew recorded a song titled In Your Eyes for the drama series To the Beautiful You. The song was released in the album To The Beautiful You OST Part 2 on August 22, 2012.[29] Onew also sang the soundtrack Moonlight for drama Miss Korea. The song was released on January 3, 2014.[30]

In January 14, 2014, his participation in the Borneo edition of the reality show Laws of the Jungle was confirmed.[31] He was also in the cast for the Brazil edition, but had to leave and be substituted because of schedule conflicts.[32] Additionally to his group activities and his job as a MC, Onew gained experience in radio hosting and took over shows like Kiss the Radio, a popular radio program aired on KBS Cool FM which is hosted by his labelmates Super Junior.[33][34] In 2015, Onew was chosen out of more than 2,000 people as the main lead of a new web drama, Dating was the Easiest.[35] The drama is adapted from a popular webtoon of the same title which revolves around the pure yet boisterous romance between a tiger spirit of the mountains and a high school girl. Onew was cast because of his unique analysis of the character and his determination whilst preparing for the auditions.[36]

In 2016, Onew was confirmed to become a part of Song Hye-kyo's and Song Joong-ki's drama Descendants of the Sun. He portrayed a young doctor who is a junior of Song's character, Lee Chi-hoon.[37][38] The drama became a huge success especially in China where the series reached more than 2 billion views on the Chinese streaming site iQiyi. In Korea, the drama became a massive hit as well, surpassing more than 30 percent viewership ratings nationwide.[39] Onew was awarded the "Newcomer Scene Stealer Award" at the 2016 Scene Stealer Festival for his role in Descendants of the Sun.[40] Onew was also confirmed for a new tvN program Eat, Sleep, Eat which serves local recipes through Southeast Asia.[41] On August 12, Onew and Lee Jin-ah released a duet, "Starry Night" as part of SM Station, a digital music project by S.M. Entertainment. It's a pop jazz song which is the work of numerous artists including Andreas Oberg, a Swedish guitarist and songwriter, and singer-composer Yoo Hee-yeol.[42]

Personal life

Onew underwent a vocal cord polyp removal and vocal fold mucosa reconstruction operation in June 2014, which made him unable to sing for a few months.[43] Kim Yeon-woo, a friend of Onew as well as his vocal coach revealed during the December 17 broadcast of MBC FM4U’s FM Date radio that Onew's voice had improved after the vocal cords surgery. He also said that Onew's vocal range "improved and he can make sounds comfortably too".[44]

Philanthropy

In order to support Onew in the musical Rock of Ages, in 2010, his fans had donated 1.44 tons of rice, a common practice for fans in South Korea, with the expectation that the idol will then donate to a charity of their choice — Onew donated it to help feed North Korean children, which was prepared by the Child Development Program.[45] Onew also donated 770 kg of rice to children in need in South Korea in May 2010.[45] In 2016, Onew donated roughly 1.2 million won to the Korean Heart Association.[46]

Discography

Main article: Shinee discography

Collaborations and Featurings

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Gaon Chart
[47]
"Vanilla Love"

(with Lee Hyun-ji)

 2008
—
 Kiss Me
"Vanilla Love Part 2"

(with Lee Hyun-ji)
—
 Vanilla Love Part 2
"One Year Later"

(with Jessica)

 2009
—
Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)
"Starry Night"

(with Lee Jin-ah)

 2016 47 non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
The Gaon Digital Chart was launched in 2010.

Soundtrack Contributions

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Gaon Chart
[48]
"In Your Eyes" 2012
60
 To the Beautiful You OST
"Moonlight" 2014
54
 Miss Korea OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television dramas

Year Title Role Network
2010 Dr. Champ Park Ki-young (cameo) SBS
Athena: Goddess of War Himself (cameo) SBS
2012 Oh My God x2 Himself (cameo) SBS
2013 Pure Love Choi Joon-young's cousin (cameo) KBS2
Welcome to Royal Villa[7] Baek Su JTBC
2016 Descendants of the Sun[38] Lee Chi-hoon KBS2

Variety show

Year Title Network Role
2010 Night Star KBS2 Host
2010-2011 Show! Music Core MBC Host
2014 Law of the Jungle SBS Main Cast (Borneo edition)
2016 Eat, Sleep, Eat tvN Host

Musical theatre

Year Title Role Other Notes
2010 Brothers Were Brave Joo-bong Korean musical
2010 Rock of Ages Drew Korean Ver.

Music Video Appearance

Year Song title Artist
2008 Vanilla Love Part 2 Lee Hyun-ji

Awards

Year Ceremony Award Nominated Work Result Ref
2015 2015 SBS Gayo Daejeon Best Leader 2015 Shinee Won [49]
2016 2016 Scene Stealer Festival Newcomer Scene Stealer Award (Male) Descendants of the Sun Won [40]

References

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  2. ↑ "샤이니(SHINee)의 무한도전, 과연 어디까지?" [(Shinee), Infinite challenge, what really happened?]. The Star (Chosun). July 27, 2009. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "SM, 10대 밴드 '샤이니' 공개" [SM to debut a new boy group]. Hankyung via Seoul Yonhap News. May 19, 2008. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "'닥터챔프' 온유, 어리바리 신입의사 열연…시청자 "귀여워"". TV Report (in Korean). Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  5. ↑ "온유 '오마이갓' 카메오 "내 여자 내가 지킨다" 로맨스 선사". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  6. ↑ "온유, '일말의 순정' 카메오 출연…삐돌이 캐릭터로 웃음 선사". TV Report (in Korean). Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  7. 1 2 (Korean) [단독] 온유, JTBC 새 시트콤 '웰컴투 노얄빌라' 출연 확정 (Onew is confirmed to join JTBC’s new sitcom “Welcome to Noyal Villa”). MyDaily. 29 May 2013. Retrieved Mai 29, 2013.
  8. ↑ "'태후' 온유, 종영소감 "선배들, 감독님 덕분에 무사히 마무리"". Donga News (in Korean). Retrieved June 10, 2016.
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  10. ↑ "SHINee's Onew reveals how he was cast into SM Entertainment by Lee Soo Man" (in Korean). Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  11. ↑ "이현지 첫 미니앨범 샤이니 온유 피처링 지원사격" [Lee Hyun-ji first mini album features SHINee's Onew]. Newsen (in Korean). October 29, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
  12. ↑ "소녀시대, 새 앨범 25일 발매 '온유-제시카 듀엣곡 수록'" [SNSD's new album to be released, featuring Jessica's duet with new]. Osen (in Korean). June 22, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
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  14. ↑ Kim, Myeongsin (2010-07-19). 샤이니, 정규 2집 '루시퍼' 컴백…온유-종현 작사곡 '유어네임'-'욕' 화제 [SHINee, second full album 'Lucifer' - Jonghyun, Onew, Minho involved in lyrics writing]. Korea Economy. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
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  16. ↑ "샤이니 온유 MC데뷔 '야행성' 밤샘 버라이어티 뭘까?" [SHINee's Onew makes his debut as MC on new variety show] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  17. ↑ (Korean) 온유·민호·수지·지연, ‘음악중심’ 새 MC 발탁 '기대만발' (Onew, Minho, Suzy, Jiyeon as New Music Core MCs, "High Expectations"). Asia Economy. October 29, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  18. ↑ "온유-민효린-키 '인천 K-POP 콘서트 MC'" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  19. ↑ "온유-구하라-윤두준 '드림콘서트 진행 맡았어요'[포토]" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
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  23. ↑ "온유-토니안, '엠카운트다운 타이완' 2MC!" (in Korean). 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
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  25. ↑ (Korean) 온유 “뮤지컬, 재밌어..샤이니 멤버도 격려해줘” (Onew: "Musicals are Fun...Please Also Encourage Shinee Members"). Newsen. September 16, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  26. ↑ (Korean) '닥터챔프' 마지막회, 온유-민효린 깜짝 출연 '눈길' (Shinee’s Onewand Min Hyo Rin appeared in SBS’s ‘Doctor Champ’ finale) Nate. November 16, 2010. November 28, 2010.
  27. ↑ Ho, Stewart (2012-04-17). "SHINee's Onew Couples Up with CSJH's Sunday". Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Onew's interview for jTBC's "Sitcom Royal Villa"". Ilgan Sports. 2013-07-08. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  29. ↑ 박근철 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  30. ↑ "Moonlight iTunes page". Osen. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  31. ↑ 봉태규·온유·이영아·동준..'정글' 7人 라인업 완성 (in Korean). OSEN. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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  33. ↑ 온유, '음주' 강인 대신해 '슈키라' 일일 DJ[공식. ISplus live. May 25, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
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  35. ↑ SHINee′s Onew Cast in New Webdrama ′Dating Was the Easiest′. Mwave. March 13, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  36. ↑ 샤이니 온유, 웹드라마 ‘연애가 제일 쉬웠어요’로 첫 주연 낙점. 10Asia. March 9, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
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  38. 1 2 "First script read for blockbuster melodrama Descendants of the Sun" (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  39. ↑ ‘Descendants of the Sun’ reaches 2 billion views in China. Kpop Herald. April 6, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  40. 1 2 온유-신혜선, 신스틸러페스티벌 신인상 수상 확정 Chosun. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  41. ↑ 백종원XtvN 新 예능 론칭…온유·정채연과 '먹고 자고 먹고' TV Report via Naver. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  42. ↑ Jin Min-ji (August 10, 2016). "Onew, Lee Ji-na announce duet". Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  43. ↑ Park, Kyung-ran. 샤이니 온유, "성대 수술 후 퇴원…당분간 통원 치료" [SHINee's Onew "patient discharged after vocalsurgery ... outpatient treatment for the time being."] (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  44. ↑ Jung, Yea-won. "SNSD Sunny Says SHINee Onew Worried About His Life as Singer After Surgery". Mwave. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  45. 1 2 샤이니 온유, 사랑의 쌀 1.44톤 北 어린이에게 기증 [Shinee's Onew donates 1.44 ton of rice to North Korean children in need]. BNT News (in Korean). October 21, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  46. ↑ 샤이니 온유 팬클럽, 한국심장재단에 후원금 전달 [SHINee Onew, donations delivered to South Korea Heart Foundation] (in Korean). February 23, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  47. ↑ (Korean) Gaon Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (Korea Music Content Industry Association). Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  48. ↑ (Korean) Gaon Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (Korea Music Content Industry Association). Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  49. ↑ [SAF 가요대전] 샤이니 온유, 다른 팀 멤버들이 뽑은 '올해의 리더상'. SBS News (in Korean). December 28, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2016.

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