Hoya (singer)

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, dancer, songwriter and actor. He served as a rapper and vocalist in boy band Infinite from 2010 and its sub-group Infinite H from 2013 up until his departure from Woollim Entertainment in 2017.[3][4][5] In 2018, Hoya made his solo debut on March 28 with his first mini album "Shower".

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Hoya
이호동
Hoya at the Infinite H showcase, 2015
Born
Lee Ho-dong[1]

(1991-03-28) March 28, 1991
Busan, South Korea
Other namesHoya
Lee Ho-won
Alma materDaekyung University
Occupation
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
Years active2010–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
호야
Revised RomanizationHoya
McCune–ReischauerHoya
Birth name
Hangul
이호동
Hanja
李浩東
Revised RomanizationI Ho-dong
McCune–ReischauerI Ho-tong
Autonym
Hangul
이호원
Hanja
李浩沅
Revised RomanizationI Ho-won
McCune–ReischauerI Ho-wŏn

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).

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 thus Hoya had to leave home. He then took the high school qualification exam and passed. Later his father accepted him and now supports Infinite whole heartedly. Hoya auditioned after he dropped out and ended up in his current agency, Woollim Entertainment. He was a former JYP Entertainment trainee.[6]

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.[7]

Hoya graduated from Daekyeung University, majoring in Applied Music.[8][9]

Hoya at K-Pop World Festival 2013.

Career

2010: Debut with Infinite
Main article: Infinite (band)

Hoya debuted as rapper, vocal and main dancer of South Korean boyband Infinite in 2010. The group officially debuted on June 9, 2010.

2012–2014: Infinite H's debut and acting roles
Main article: Infinite H

Hoya made his acting debut in the tvN drama Reply 1997. The drama was a major hit and raised his popularity.[10]

In September 2012, Hoya and fellow Infinite member Dongwoo formed a subgroup called Infinite H.[11][12] The subgroup released their first mini-album, titled Fly High, in January 2013.[13]

In 2014, Hoya starred in SBS' music romance drama, My Lovely Girl; which co-stars his fellow Infinite member Kim Myung-soo.[14]

On September 24, 2014, Hoya was cast as the lead role in the film Hiya. He played a high school student who only dreams of becoming a singer. The film premiered on March 10, 2015.[15][16]

2015–2017: Departure from Infinite, solo activities

In 2015, Hoya starred in SBS's melodrama Mask, acting as Soo Ae's brother.[17]

On June 2016, Hoya became a contestant in Mnet's dance survival show, Hit The Stage.[18] In December, it was announced that Hoya has been cast in the sitcom Strong Family 2017, which started airing in February 2017.[19]

Hoya was a supporting role in MBC's office drama, Radiant Office.[20] On August 30, it was confirmed that Hoya would not be renewing his contract (which expired June 9, 2017) and would be leaving Infinite as well as Woollim Entertainment.[21] In September, he made his musical debut in Hourglass, a play based on the mega hit Korean drama Sandglass.[22] He then starred in MBC's cop drama, Two Cops.[23]

2018–present: Solo debut

In 2018, Lee made his solo debut on March 28 with his first mini album Shower.[24] He was then cast in the romance comedy drama Devilish Charm.[25] In the midst of all, Lee also went to Immortal Song 2 that was broadcast on August 4 and eventually won the episode by getting the highest scores there. Lee also became a dance coach/mentor in KBS variety program, Dancing High that focuses on teaching and mentoring the teens in Korea about dance. On September 12, Lee also released a digital single titled, 'Baby U' featuring Kriesha Chu in the music video. Hoya enlisted for military service on February 7 by announcing it through a post two days before the date.

Discography
Main articles: Infinite discography and Infinite H § discography

Extended plays
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[26]
Shower
  • Released: March 28, 2018
  • Label: Glorious Entertainment, Genie Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Shower (Intro)
  2. Angel
  3. All Eyes On Me
  4. Reply (점)
  5. Sigh (한숨)
  6. Dance (춤) (Outro)
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Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(DL)		 Album
KOR Gaon KOR Billboard
As lead artist
"Pretending I'm Okay" 2014 —— N/A data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Non album-single
"Angel" 2018 —— N/A Shower
"All Eyes On Me" —— N/A
"Baby U" —— N/A data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Non album-single
As featured artist
"Ooh Ooh"
(Eric Nam ft. Hoya)		 2014 48—
  • KOR: 34, 194
 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Non album-single
"Need You Now"
(Henry Lau ft. Hoya)[28]		 ——
  • KOR: 13, 756
 Fantastic
Soundtrack appearances
"About To Explode"
(as Road King)		 2016 —— N/A Hiya OST
"May I Love You" 2017 —— N/A Hourglass OST
Collaboration
"Yesterday"
(as Dynamic Black)		 2012 105—
  • KOR: 269, 467
 2012 SBS Gayo Daejun The Colors Of K-Pop

Songwriting credits
Year Album Artist Song Lyrics Music Notes
Credited With Credited With
2014 Season 2 Infinite "Last Romeo" Yes Song Sooyoon, Dongwoo No —
Infinite H "Alone" Yes Rphabet, Dongwoo No —
Non album-single Hoya "Pretending I'm Okay" Yes — Yes —
2015 Fly Again Infinite H "Pretty" Yes 9999, Dongwoo Yes 9999 [29]
2016 Infinite Only Infinite "One Day" Yes Rphabet's Razer & Dongwoo Yes Rphabet's Razer
"True Love" Rap Dongwoo No —
2018 Shower Hoya "Angel" Yes NiiHWA No —
"All Eyes On Me" Yes NiiHWA No —
"Reply" Yes NiiHWA No —
"Sigh" Yes NiiHWA No —

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
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

Television series
Year Network Title Role Notes
2012 tvN Reply 1997 Kang Joon-hee
2013 tvN Reply 1994 Kang Joon-hee Cameo[30]
2014 SBS My Lovely Girl Kang Rae-hoon
2015 SBS Mask Byun Ji-hyuk
2017 SBS Strong Family 2017 Lee Gwi-nam
MBC Radiant Office Jang Kang-ho
Two Cops Dok Go Sun-hyeok
2018 MBN, Dramax Devilish Charm Sung Ki-joon
2019 SBS Hip Hop King – Nassna Street

Web series
Year Title Network Role
2011 Wara Store Tooniverse Himself[31]

Television shows
Year Title Network Role Ref.
2016 Hit the Stage Mnet Contestant
2018 Dancing High KBS2 Dance Coach [32]

Musical theatre
Title Year Role Notes
Hourglass 2017–2018 Baek Jae-hee

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 36th Golden Cinema Festival Best New Actor Hiya Won [33]
2017 MBC Drama Awards Best New Actor Radiant Office Nominated
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References
  1. "'예체능' 호야 개명 "본명 이호동, 강호동 때문에 놀림 받아 개명"". Chosun News. March 12, 2014. 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). "Archived copy" 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "호야 자퇴 심경고백, "교복 못 입은 아쉬움...'응답'으로 보상받아"". Naver News. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  7. "Infinite's Hoya Changed His Name Because of Kang Ho Dong". Mnet. March 10, 2014.
  8. "인피니트 5명, 오늘 같은 대학 동시 졸업..수상도".
  9. "5 Infinite Members to Graduate from University Together". enewsWorld. February 15, 2013.
  10. "[Interview] Hoya is More Popular Because of ′Reply 1997′ Than Infinite". enewsWorld. January 27, 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  11. "[INTERVIEW] INFINITE H – Part 1". 10Asia. June 3, 2013.
  12. "[INTERVIEW] INFINITE H – Part 2". 10Asia. June 3, 2013.
  13. "INFINITE H new album coming soon". Kpop Herald. January 20, 2015.
  14. "Infinite's L and Hoya Confirmed for Drama 'My Lovely Girl'". enewsWorld. August 5, 2014.
  15. "Singer Hoya is getting serious about acting". Korea JoongAng Daily. January 29, 2016.
  16. "Hoya touched by Infinite members' response to 'Hiya'". Kpop Herald. March 16, 2016.
  17. "'Mask' reveals Hoya transformed into an armed bank robber". Hancinema. SBS Fune. May 25, 2015.
  18. "Infinite's Hoya wins 'Hit the Stage' (video)". Kpop Herald. August 18, 2016.
  19. "INFINITE's Hoya To Star in New SBS Sitcom 'Super Family'". Koogle. January 4, 2017.
  20. "Lee Dong-hwi, Kim Dong-wook, Hoya to star in new MBC drama "Radiant Office"". Hancinema. Asiae. January 30, 2017.
  21. "Hoya exits Infinite, does not renew contract". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 31, 2017.
  22. "Former Infinite Hoya to star in musical "Hourglass"". Hancinema. September 25, 2017.
  23. "Hoya to star in 'Two Cops'". Hancinema. Star Money. September 27, 2017.
  24. "[공식입장] 인피니트 출신 호야, 28일 첫 솔로앨범 'Shower' 발표..정식 데뷔". OSEN (in Korean). March 15, 2018.
  25. "호야 측 "'마성의 기쁨' 출연 확정…5월 중 첫 촬영"(공식)". Herald Corporation (in Korean). May 7, 2018.
  26. "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  27. Culmulative sales for Shower:
  28. "SUJU-M Henry's New Album 'Fantastic' to Feature EXO's Chan Yeol, Infinite's Hoya and More". Yahoo. enewsWorld. July 9, 2014.
  29. "Infinite's Hoya Wrote ′Pretty′ with His Mom in Mind". Mnet. January 26, 2015.
  30. "Cast members reunite for 'Respond'". Korea JoongAng Daily. December 11, 2013.
  31. Lee, Nancy (n.d.). "Infinite Members Become Voice Actors for 'Wara! Store' Cartoon". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on December 15, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  32. "'Dancing High' ready to welcome dancers". Kpop Herald. July 16, 2018.
  33. "Yoo Ah-in, Hoya win at 36th Golden Cinema Film Festival". Manila Bulletin. May 30, 2016.
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