Felix (rapper)

Felix Yongbok Lee (born 15 September 2000), better known mononymously as Felix, is an Australian rapper and singer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Stray Kids under JYP Entertainment, which debuted on 25 March 2018.

Felix
Felix in August 2019
Background information
Birth nameFelix Lee
Also known asLee Yong-bok
Born (2000-09-15) 15 September 2000
Seven Hills, New South Wales, Australia
GenresK-pop
Occupation(s)
  • dancer
  • singer
  • rapper
  • host
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2018–present
LabelsJYP
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
李龍馥[a]
Revised RomanizationI Yongbok
McCune–ReischauerYi Yongpok

Biography

Pre-debut

Felix was born and raised in Seven Hills, a western suburb of Sydney, Australia. He attended St Patrick's Marist College.[1] His family consists of his parents, an older sister, and a younger sister. In 2016, when Felix was shopping with his friends in Australia, he was invited to participate in the JYP audition in Australia. He was supposed to enter JYP at the same time as future Stray Kids member Hwang Hyunjin but delayed his departure from Australia in order to complete his education[b]. In February 2017, Felix became a JYP trainee[2] and began to study the Korean language. He starred in the Mnet survival reality show Stray Kids in 2017. Although Felix was eliminated due to performance flaws and insufficient Korean skills in the fourth mission, he received a second chance and made his debut in the final mission.

Debut
Main article: Stray Kids

On 25 March 2018, Felix officially debuted with Stray Kids through Showcase "UNVEIL" and released their first mini-album "I am NOT" the following day. He has contributed to the songwriting of several of Stray Kids's songs since debut in 2018.[3]

Beginning in July 2019, he was the host of Pops in Seoul; he left the show in January 2020 due to scheduling conflicts.[4]

Discography
Main article: Stray Kids discography

Filmography
For Felix's filmography with Stray Kids, see Stray Kids § Filmography.

Host

Fixed host
YearDateNetworkTitle
20191 July - 3 January 2020Arirang TVPops in Seoul

Event host
YearDateNameNotes
201823 JuneKCON 2018 NYCo-host with Bang Chan

Notes
A.1 Named by his grandfather. On 12 April 2019 on Choi Hwa-jung's Power Time, he described the meaning of his name: "용" means "dragon", because he was born in 2000, the year of the dragon; "복" means "fragrance", and was chosen according to his position in the family hierarchy.
B.1 Self-declared at the Seocho fan-signing event on 1 December 2018.

References
  1. [Two Kids Room(투키즈룸)] VOL.2 Ep.09 Bang Chan X Felix on YouTube
  2. Xportsnews. "[입덕가이드②] 스트레이키즈가 흘린 '눈물 같은 땀'이 궁금하다면" (in Korean). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. "KOMCA - 10018184 LEE FELIX YONG BOK" (in Korean). Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  4. "스트레이 키즈 필릭스, 아리랑TV '팝스 인 서울' 단독 MC 발탁" (in Korean). 서울신문. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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