Lee Hong-bin

Hongbin

Hongbin on the red carpet of the 2016 Gaon Chart K-pop Awards
Native name 이홍빈
Born Lee Hong-bin[1]
(1993-09-29) September 29, 1993
Seoul, South Korea
Education Dong-ah Broadcasting College
Occupation
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Years active 2012–present
Labels Jellyfish Entertainment
Associated acts VIXX

Lee Hong-bin (Hangul: 이홍빈, born September 29, 1993),[1] is a South Korean singer and actor signed under Jellyfish Entertainment. Hongbin debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group VIXX in May 2012,[2] and began his acting career in 2014 in SBS's romantic drama Glorious Day as Yoo Ji-ho.[3] He has since had a leading role in KBS2's fantasy action-romance Moorim School (2016) as Wang Chi-ang.

Early life

Hongbin was born and raised in Jayang-dong, Seoul, South Korea. His family consists of himself, his parents and two older sisters. Hongbin studied Musical major at Dong-ah Broadcasting College. He stayed at a Buddhist temple with his grandmother as kid before returning to his parents in Jayang-dong.

Career

2012-2014: Debut with VIXX and acting debut

Hongbin was one of ten trainees who were contestants in Mnet's survival reality show MyDOL and was chosen to be a part of the final line-up and the 6-member boy group finally debuted with "Super Hero" on May 24, 2012[2] on M! Countdown.[4] During MyDOL; Hongbin was featured in Brian Joo's "Let This Die" and Seo In-guk's "Tease Me" music video. The "Tease Me" music video was shot alongside actress Son Eun-seo.[5][6][7]

In 2013, Hongbin appeared in episode 4 of SBS's television drama The Heirs alongside his group members.

In 2014, Hongbin was cast in his first television drama in a supporting role as Yoo Ji-ho alongside Rainbow's Go Woo-ri in SBS's Glorious Day.[3] in the same year Hongbin and N appeared as backup dancers in K.Will, Mamamoo and Wheesung's "Peppermint Chocolate" music video.[8]

2015–present: MC-ing and acting career continues

On March 3, 2015, Hongbin joined T-ara's Jiyeon and Super Junior-M's Zhou Mi as MC on SBS MTV's The Show from March 3, 2015 to October 13, 2015.[9] In September 2015, Hongbin was cast in his first lead role as Wang Chi-ang in KBS2's action-romance drama Moorim School.[10][11]

Moorim School began airing on KBS2 from January 11, 2016. In the drama, Hongbin plays the troublemaker Wang Chi-ang alongside actor Lee Hyun-woo. On January 18, 2016 VIXX released their first original soundtrack recording for the fantasy action-romance drama Moorim School with the song "Alive" the drama's main theme song, released in Moorim School OST Part. 1. Viewers of the drama have shown positive responses to the refreshingly edgy theme song. It was revealed that VIXX hoped to express their support for Hongbin's first drama lead role as the troublemaker Wang Chi-ang by contributing to the soundtrack.[12][13][14] On February 1, 2016, Moorim School OST Part. 2 was released with the title song "The King" by VIXX.[15][16]

In September, 2016, Hongbin was cast alongside fellow VIXX member N and AOA's Chanmi in the web drama What's Up With These Kids? which will air on Naver TV Cast on November 16.[17]

On March 2017, Hongbin was cast as Yoon Jae-won in a rom-com mini drama Wednesday 3:30 PM on SBS Plus.[18]

Filmography

Television dramas

Year Title Role Network Notes
2013 The Heirs Himself SBS Cameo with VIXX members (Episode 4)
2014 Glorious Day Yoo Ji-ho Supporting role
2015 The Family Is Coming Lee Hong-bin Cameo (Episode 18)
2016 Moorim School Wang Chi-ang KBS2 2nd Male Lead
What's Up With These Kids? Jin Si-hwan Naver TV Cast Web series, main cast
2017 Wednesday 3:30 PM Yoon Jae-won SBS Plus Main Lead

TV Appearance & Variety Shows

Year Title Network Notes
2015 The Show SBS MTV Co-Host with Zhou Mi (Super Junior-M) and Jiyeon (T-ara)
2016 Celebrity Bromance MBig TV Cast member, with Gongchan (Web series)
2017 Law of the Jungle in Komodo SBS Cast Member[19]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Hongbin Official Profile
  2. 1 2 "Upcoming group VIXX releases 3rd video teaser for "Super Hero"". allkpop. 20 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 Kwon, Soo-bin (26 March 2014). "VIXX's Hong Bin Cast in Drama A Good Day". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  4. ↑ "VIXX's Hongbin receives praise for his identical looks to singer Se7en". allkpop. 18 May 2012.
  5. ↑ Brian Joo (브라이언) – Let This Die (Extended Eng Ver.). 31 Jan 2012.
  6. ↑ Seo In Guk (서인국) "SHAKE IT UP" Music Video. 8 Aug 2011.
  7. ↑ 서인국 – 밀고 당겨줘 (Tease Me Music Video). 12 Apr 2012.
  8. ↑ [MV] K.will(케이윌), Mamamoo(마마무) _ Peppermint Chocolate(썸남썸녀) (Feat. Whee sung(휘성)). 10 Feb 2014.
  9. ↑ "VIXX's Hongbin to join Jiyeon and Zhoumi as MC on 'The Show'". Allkpop. February 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
  10. ↑ "VIXX's Hongbin Confirmed, Seo Ye Ji in Talks for "Moorim School"". soompi.com. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  11. ↑ "빅스 홍빈, KBS2 새 월화드라마 '무림학교' 주연 확정". star.mbn.co.kr. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  12. ↑ "VIXX Drops "Alive" Off "Moorim School" OST". www.soompi.com.
  13. ↑ "빅스, '무림학교' OST 메인 테마곡 'Alive' 참여". naver.com.
  14. ↑ "[Mnet] 무림학교 OST Part 1 – Various Artists". mnet.com.
  15. ↑ "VIXX are 'The King' for part 2 of member Hongbin's starring drama 'Murim School'". www.allkpop.com.
  16. ↑ "[Mnet] 무림학교 OST Part 2 – Various Artists". mnet.com.
  17. ↑ "VIXX's N And Hongbin Cast Along AOA's Chanmi In Web Drama". Soompi. 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  18. ↑ "빅스 홍빈, '수요일 오후 3시 30분' 남주 캐스팅 (공식)" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  19. ↑ Oh Soo-jeong (June 14, 2017). "SBS 측 "빅스 홍빈·양정원, '정글의 법칙' 새 멤버 합류" (공식)". Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved June 14, 2017.
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