Lee Seung-hoon (musician)

Lee Seung-hoon (Korean: 이승훈; born January 11, 1992), also known by the mononym Hoony, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, choreographer and member of Winner under YG Entertainment. The band debuted on August 17, 2014 with the full-length album entittled 2014 S/S. He is also well known for his appearance in the first installation of K-pop Star (2011–2012).

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Seung-hoon
Born (1992-01-11) January 11, 1992
Dongnae District, Busan, South Korea
Occupation
  • Rapper
  • dancer
  • choreographer
  • songwriter
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2011–present
LabelsYG
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationI Seung-hun
McCune–ReischauerYi Sŭnghun

Life and career

1992–2010: Early life

Lee Seung-hoon was born on January 11, 1992 in Busan, South Korea. He moved to Seoul after graduating high school and auditioned for Korea's Got Talent as part of the dance group "Honest Boys".[1] He also choreographed a flash mob performance for G-Dragon.[2]

2011–present: Career beginnings and debut with Winner
Main article: Winner (band)

In 2011, Lee successfully auditioned for SBS' K-pop Star, a music audition program. He made it to the top 10 before being eliminated in the 7th Live Round on April 15, 2012, placing fourth overall.[3] He went on to appear on the May 8 episode of SBS' Strong Heart along with other finalists.[4] On May 16, 2012, it was announced that Lee had signed an exclusive contract with YG Entertainment, and would shortly thereafter become a trainee.[5] On May 19, he performed at the Youth Festival in Yeouido, Seoul.[6] He was also photographed by Moke Najung for a spread in Vogue Girl Korea's June 2012 edition entitled "Boys Like Girls", alongside fellow K-Pop Star contestant Park Jae-hyung.[7]

On February 25, 2013, it was announced the Lee would debut as part of a new YG Entertainment group.[8] On August 1, he appeared in a dance performance uploaded onto YG Entertainment's YouTube Channel.[9] Shortly after, he participated in the Mnet reality-survival program WIN: Who is Next? in order to debut with the other members of the trainee group "Team A".[10] On October 25, it was announced that Team A had won the program and would debut under the name "Winner".[11] The group made their first live stage performance on November 15, opening for Big Bang during their concert at the Seibu Dome in Saitama, Japan.[12] Winner released their debut album, 2014 S/S, on August 12, 2014.[13] Upon debut, "Empty" topped all South Korean charts as well as all ten tracks from their studio album dominated the top 10 spots in MelOn, South Korea's largest music streaming service further earning the group the title "Monster Rookies".[14]

Lee was cast for the second season of a tvN program Eat, Sleep, Eat: Krabi in 2016.[15] In February 2018, Lee was confirmed as part of the cast for Law of the Jungle in Mexico.[16] During the same year, he also became a dance coach/mentor in KBS variety program, Dancing High that focuses on teaching and mentoring the teens in Korea about dance.[17]

Personal life

As part of his mandatory military service, Lee enlisted on April 16, 2020, and served his training at the Nonsan Army Training Center for four weeks before he fulfilled his military duty as a public service worker.[18] Lee was discharged on January 15, 2022.

Discography
See also: Winner (band) § Discography

Other charted songs
Title Year Peak positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[19]		 Hot
[20]
"Mother's Doenjangguk" (어머니의 된장국) 2012 35– SBS K팝 스타 TOP6
"Ma Boy 2" (일렉트로보이즈) (with Baek A-yeon) 5067 SBS K팝 스타 Special No.3

Production credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[23]

Solo work
List of songs, showing year released, and name of the album
Year Song Album Lyricist Composer
Credited With Credited With
2019 "Flamenco" Cross – Diggy, Kang Uk Jin
2020 "Serenade" (세레나데) Remember Kang Uk Jin

Work as Winner
List of songs, showing year released, and name of the album
Year Song Album Lyricist Composer
Credited With Credited With
2013 "Go Up" WIN: Who Is Next
‘Final Battle’		 Mino, Kang Seung-yoon –
"Just Another Boy" Mino, Nam Tae-hyun, Teddy
2014 "Color Ring" (컬러링) 2014 S/S Mino, Kang Seung-yoon
"Don't Flirt" (끼부리지마) Ham Seung-cheon, iHwak, Mino, Kang Uk Jin
"But" (사랑하지마) Mino, Nam Tae-hyun
"Different" Mino, Kang Seung-yoon
"Smile Again"
2016 "Baby Baby" EXIT: E Mino, Nam Tae-hyun
"Sentimental" (센치해)
"Immature" (철없어) Mino, Kang Seung-yoon
2017 "Really Really" Fate Number For
"Love Me Love Me" Our Twenty For
"Island" Mino, Kang Seung-yoon, Bekuh Boom
2018 "Everyday" Everyday Mino, Kang Seung-yoon
"Air"
"La La"
"For" (애 걔)
"Luxury" (사치)
"Movie Star"
"Hello" (여보세요) Mino, Millenium
"Special Night" Mino Kang Seung-yoon, Airplay
"Have A Good Day" (KR) –
"Raining" (KR)
"Millions" Millions Mino, Kang Seung-yoon
2019 "Ah Yeah" (아예) We
"Mola" (몰라도너무몰라)
"Zoo" (동물의왕국) Mino
"Boom" Mino, Kang Seung-yoon
"Everyday" (remix)
"First Love" (2019) (첫사랑) Mino, Jeon Hae-seong, Airplay
"Soso" Cross Mino, Kang Seung-yoon
"OMG"
"Dress Up" (빼입어)
"Don't Be Shy" (끄덕끄덕) Mino
2020 "Just Dance" (막춤) Remember Mino, Kang Seung-yoon
"Teaser"
"Well"
"My Bad" Mino

Other artists
List of songs, showing year released, and name of the album
Year Artist Song Album Lyricist Composer
Credited With Credited With
2017 Sechs Kies "Back Hug" (백하그) Another Light Mino, Eun Ji-won, Bigtone, Min Yeon-jae –

Filmography
See also: Winner discography § Videography

Television shows
Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
English Korean
2011–2012 K-pop Star (season 1) K팝 스타 SBS Contestant Placed 4th overall [24]
2013 WIN: Who Is Next? 윈: 후 이즈 넥스트 Mnet Team A member; formation of Winner [10]
2016 Eat Sleep Eat in Krabi 먹고 자고 먹고 끄라비 편 tvN Cast member with Gong Seung-yeon [25]
2018 Mimi Shop 미미샵 JTBC Guest (Episodes 2–3); Intern (Episodes 11–15) [26]
Law of the Jungle Mexico 정글의 법칙 멕시코 SBS Episodes 320–324 [27]
Dancing High 댄싱하이 KBS2 Mentor N/A [28]
Awesome Feed 어썸피드 JTBC4 Cast Member [29]

Web show
Year Title Platform Role Notes Ref.
English Korean
2020 Door-to-Door Salesmen 방문판매단 YouTube Cast Member with Kwon Hyun-bin and Jang Su-won [30]
2022 Saturday Night Live Korea SNL 코리아2 Coupang Play Host Season 2 – Episode 12 [31]

Music video appearances
Year Title Artist Length Ref.
2013 Somebody 15& 3:20 [32]

Awards and nominations
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Winner
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Ref.
Fashionista Awards[lower-alpha 1] 2017 Best Fashionista – SNS Icon Lee Seung-hoon Won [33]

Notes
  1. Jointly hosted by fashion magazine Celeb's Pick and Naver Fashion Beauty, the Fashionista Awards is an online awards ceremony that selects the best style icons based on surveys conducted through Naver.[33]

References
  1. "'Honest Boys' Qualifying Round, Korea's Got Talent". tvN (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  2. "SBS K-Pop Star's Lee Seung Hoon Made Choreography for G-Dragon". Soompi. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  3. "Is Lee Seung Hoon of ′K-Pop Star′ the Next Rising Star?". Mwave. May 9, 2012.
  4. "Lee Seung Hoon, Lee Michelle, and Kim Na Yoon Make a Surprise Appearance on "Strong Heart"". Soompi. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  5. "YG Entertainment Recruits K-Pop Star′s Lee Ha Yi, Lee Michelle and Lee Seung Hoon, May Sign Two More". Mawve. May 22, 2012.
  6. "'K-Pop Star's Lee Seung Hoon compares SM, YG, and JYP to movie categories". Allkpop. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  7. "Lee Seung-hoon and Park Jae Hyung June 2012". Moke Najung. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  8. ""K-Pop Star" Contestant Lee Seung Hoon to Debut as Member of New YG Group". Soompi. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  9. "YG Unveils Dance Practice Video of New Boy Group Featuring Kang Seung Yoon". Soompi. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  10. "YG Entertainment's Survival Program "WIN: Who is Next?" to Premiere August 23". Soompi. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  11. "Team A Wins and Becomes Next YG Boy Group to Debut". Soompi. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  12. "WINNER Talks About What It's Like to Open for Big Bang". Soompi. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  13. "위너, 데뷔 신기록 썼다…음원차트 즉각 1위+줄세우기 Winner makes a new debut record... instant digital chart #1 + lines up songs on the charts". Osen News. Nate. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  14. "Winner's debut album sweeps music charts". The Korea Herald. August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  15. 김수현 (August 31, 2016). "위너 이승훈·공승연, tvN '먹고 자고 먹고' 2차 여행에 합류". 스포츠서울. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  16. "[단독] 위너 이승훈X레드벨벳 슬기, '정글의법칙' 뜬다..3월 멕시코行". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). February 23, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. OSEN (July 11, 2018). "[공식입장] '댄싱하이' 이기광·이호원·이승훈, 댄스코치 전격 합류..9월 첫방송". mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  18. Kim Eun-ae (April 13, 2020). "위너 이승훈 16일 입소, 사회복무요원 대체 복무.."몸 건강히 지내길" 손편지[공식]" [Winner Lee Seung-hoon to Enlist on April 16th as a Public Service Worker]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  19. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  20. Billboard Korea K-pop 100:
  21. 2012년 04월 Download Chart [April 2012 Download Chart] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  22. Cumulative Sales for 'Ma Boy 2':
  23. "Songs Registered Under 이승훈/HOONY (10006030)". Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA). Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  24. "[뮤직와치]'K팝스타 걔→新작곡돌' 양현석도 칭찬한 위너 이승훈 성장". Newsen. April 5, 2018.
  25. "Check Out WINNER's Lee Seung Hoon and Gong Seung Yeon in Show 'Eat Sleep Eat'". Koogle. November 30, 2016.
  26. "'미미샵' 위너 이승훈, NEW인턴 출격 '당돌 막내 등극'". Osen. July 4, 2018.
  27. "[SBS Star] WINNER's HOONY and Red Velvet's SEULGI to Join 'Law of the Jungle'". SBS News. February 23, 2018.
  28. "'댄싱하이' 이기광-이호원-이승훈, 막강X든든 댄스코치 라인업". Sports Chosun. July 11, 2018.
  29. "[공식입장] '어썸피드' 위너 이승훈X비범X김희정X메구, '하트셰이커' 4인 출격". Osen. August 17, 2018.
  30. "'워크맨'X'와썹맨' 이를 룰루랄라 스튜디오 후속은?…'후킹맨' '방문판매단' 론칭". Sports Chosun. February 27, 2020.
  31. Hwang Ji-hyang (March 23, 2022). "위너' 완전체, 'SNL 코리아2' 호스트…4월2일 공개" [WINNER' as a whole, 'SNL Korea 2' host... Released on April 2nd] (in Korean). NEWSIS. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Naver.
  32. Do, Hyelim (April 9, 2013). "15＆ reveal their new music video". Yahoo Singapore. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  33. Lee Se-jeong (November 21, 2017). "[패셔니스타어워즈] SNS 아이콘 이승훈 "런던 모델 제의? 솔깃했지만…"" [[Fashionista Awards] SNS Icon Lee Seunghoon: "London Modelling Offer? It Was Tempting.."]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
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