Hoya (singer)
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Hoya in 2013
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| 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 | |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Woollim Entertainment |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | Infinite |
| Hoya | |
| Hangul | 호야 |
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| 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 (호야) is a South Korean singer, rapper, dancer and actor. He is a rapper, vocalist and lead dancer of South Korea boy band Infinite, which debuted under Woollim Entertainment in 2010.[5]
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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.[6] Later his father accepted him and 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.[7]
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.[8] 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.[9]
Music career
Infinite
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Hoya made his debut as member of South Korean boyband Infinite in 2010. Hoya was first introduced as rapper, vocalist and main dancer of Infinite. The group official debuted in June 10, 2010.[10]
Infinite H
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Hoya and fellow Infinite member Dongwoo debuted as Infinite H, the first official sub-unit of Infinite formed in 2012. They released their first mini album Fly High.[11]
Other activities
He briefly participated in a one team unit, Dynamic Black, which performed the song "Yesterday" on SBS Gayo Daejun in December 2012.[12][13]
On April 8, 2014, he was featured in Eric Nam's song "Ooh Ooh". The music video was released on the same day, where he appeared as well. He wrote the lyrics of the rap part and also helped write the song's lyrics.
On July 14, 2014, he was featured in Henry Lau's song "Need You Now" from Lau's mini album "Fantastic".
On September 12, 2015 Hoya has created his own youtube channel entitled Real Hoya, he uploaded his first video with a cover of Zion.T's song titled "Kiss Me" in September 14 and shared the link via Instagram.[14]
Acting career
Movie
In September 24, 2014, Hoya confirmed will be cast in movie Hiya. Hoya, playing a high school student who only dreams of becoming a singer, Jin-ho. In early 2016, it was confirmed that the movie will be premier in March 10.
Drama
On April 30, 2012, it was briefly announced that Hoya would be make his debut as an actor through tvN's new television drama. It was initially denied by his agency, but weeks later, Hoya confirmed himself that he would be acting in the drama Reply 1997.[15][16] He played the role of Kang Joon-hee who harbors a secret crush on an unexpected character. The show gained a massive praise from both viewers and critics.
Voice Acting
Hoya and other members of Infinite dubbed children's cartoon Wara Store from December 27, 2011 to March 27, 2012 as themselves.
Discography
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Soundtrack appearances and solo performances
| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
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| 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 |
Composition
| Year | Album | Song | Notes |
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| 2014 | Season 2
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Last Romeo | Co-lyricist |
| Alone | |||
Non album-single
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Pretending I'm Okay | Composed music and lyric |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 |
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| 2012 | tvN | Reply 1997 | Kang Joon-hee | Supporting role |
| 2013 | tvN | Reply 1994 | Kang Joon-hee | Cameo [17] |
| 2014 | SBS | My Lovely Girl | Kang Rae-hoon | Supporting role |
| 2015 | SBS | Mask | Byun Ji-hyuk | Supporting role |
Television series
| Year | Title | Network | Role |
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| 2011 | Wara Store | Tooniverse | Himself |
Variety Shows
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
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| 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)[18] | ||
| Vitamin | KBS | Episode 539 | ||
| 2015 | 4 Things Show Season 2 | Mnet | Episode 5 |
Music video Appearances
| Year | Artist | Title | Video |
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| 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
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- ↑ 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
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