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Hoya (singer)
Singer, rapper and actor

Hoya (singer)

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Intro
Singer, rapper and actor
A.K.A.
HoYa Lee Ho-dong Ho Won Lee
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Busan
Age
33 years
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Biography

Lee Ho-dong (Hangul: 이호동; Born on (1991-03-28)March 28, 1991), better known by his stage name Hoya or Lee Ho-won, is a South Korean rapper, dancer, songwriter and actor. He is the main dancer of the South Korea boy band Infinite and its sub-group Infinite H.

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. 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.

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. 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.

Hoya at K-Pop World Festival 2013.

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.

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. 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. 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.

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.

In June 2016, Hoya became a contestant in Mnet's new dance survival show Hit The Stage, where they collaborate with professional dancers to compete in different genres of dancing under a given theme.

In January 2017, Hoya was confirmed as a cast member of the SBS sitcom Super Family. The sitcom will be aired starting from February 6.

Discography

Soundtrack appearances and solo performances

YearSongAlbumNotes
2012Yesterday2012 SBS Gayo Daejun The Colors Of K-PopWith Dynamic Black
2014Ooh OohNon album-singleWith Eric Nam
Need You NowFantasticWith Henry Lau
Pretending I'm OkayNon album-single4 Things Show Special Single
2015Not Tomorrow but Right NowNon album-singleDMZ Peace Concert Special Stage with Eunji, L and Namjoo

Songwriting credits

YearAlbumArtistSongLyricsMusicNotes
CreditedWithCreditedWith
2014Season 2Infinite"Last Romeo"YesNoCo-lyricist
Infinite H"Alone"YesNoCo-lyricist
N/AHoya"Pretending I'm Okay"YesYes4thing show special single
2016Infinite OnlyInfinite"One Day"YesRphabet's Razer & DongwooYesRphabet's Razer
"True Love"RapDongwooNo

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012INFINITE Concert Second Invasion Evolution The Movie 3DHimselfDocumentary film of Infinite encore concert
2014Grow: Infinite's Real Youth LifeHimselfDocumentary film of Infinite
2016HiyaLee Jin-hoLead role

Television drama

YearNetworkTitleRoleNotes
2012tvNReply 1997Kang Joon-heeSupporting role
2013tvNReply 1994Kang Joon-heeCameo
2014SBSMy Lovely GirlKang Rae-hoonSupporting role
2015SBSMaskByun Ji-hyukSupporting role

Television series

YearTitleNetworkRole
2011Wara StoreTooniverseHimself

Variety Shows

YearTitleNetworkRoleNotes
2010Children of the NightMBCGuestEpisode 01-04
2011Director's CutMnetwith Kim Sung-kyu and L
2012Weekly IdolMBCSpecial Hostwith Kim Sung-kyu (Episode 64)
Miss and Mr. Idol Korea Chuseok SpecialMBCGuest
2014Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education"KBSEpisode 44, 46-50
Running ManSBSwith 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)
VitaminKBSEpisode 539
20154 Things Show Season 2MnetEpisode 5
Weekly IdolMBC Every1Episode 207 with Infinite members
2015-2016Infinite ShowtimeMBC Every1Regular CastEpisode 1-12
2016Hit The StageMnetContestantwith 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 IdolMBC Every1GuestEpisode 269 with Infinite members
After School ClubArirang TVEpisode 231 With Infinite members (without L)
You Hee-Yeol's SketchbookKBS2with Infinite member
Knowing BrosJTBCEpisode 100 along with Infinite member
SNLTVNSeason 8 Episode 8 along with Infinite member

Music video Appearances

YearArtistTitleVideo
2013Zia & DavichiIf You Loved Me1theK (원더케이)
2013TastyMAMAMAwoolliment
2014Eric NamOoh OohCJENMMUSIC Official
2015LovelyzAh-Choowoolliment

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