Hoya (singer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Hoya
Hoya in January 2015
Born
Lee Ho-dong[1]

(1991-03-28) March 28, 1991 (age 33)
Busan, South Korea
Other names
  • Hoya
  • Lee Ho-won
Alma materDaekyung University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • dancer
  • actor
Years active2010–present
AgentInitial
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Member ofMbitious
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
호야
Revised RomanizationHoya
McCune–ReischauerHoya
Birth name
Hangul
이호동
Hanja
李浩東
Revised RomanizationI Hodong
McCune–ReischauerI Hotong
Autonym
Hangul
이호원
Hanja
李浩沅
Revised RomanizationI Howon
McCune–ReischauerI Howŏn

Lee Ho-dong (Korean: 이호동; born (1991-03-28)March 28, 1991[2]), better known by his stage name Hoya or Lee Ho-won, is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, dancer, actor and currently a member of dance crew MBITIOUS. He is known served as a rapper and vocalist in boy band Infinite (and later its sub-group Infinite H) from 2010 until his departure from Woollim Entertainment in 2017.[3][4][5] In 2018, Hoya made his solo debut on March 28 with his first EP Shower.

Hoya made his acting debut in the drama Reply 1997 (2012) and went on to star in the dramas My Lovely Girl (2014), Mask (2015), Radiant Office (2017), and Two Cops (2017), Devilish Charm (2018).

  1. ^ "'예체능' 호야 개명 "본명 이호동, 강호동 때문에 놀림 받아 개명"". Chosun News. March 12, 2014. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  2. ^ Mark Russell (April 29, 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  3. ^ "Infinite biography". Woollim Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Infinite H biography". Woollim Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  5. ^ Ha, Na-yeong (August 30, 2017). 인피니트 호야, 전속계약 종료..."6인 체제로 그룹 재정비"(공식). The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Chosun Ilbo Company. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.


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