Hui (singer)

Lee Hoe-taek (Hangul: 이회택; born August 28, 1993), also known by the mononym Hui (Hangul: 후이), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and composer.[1] He debuted as the leader and main vocalist of boy group Pentagon in October 2016, under Cube Entertainment.[2][3]

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Hui
Hui in July 2018
Born
Lee Hoe-taek

(1993-08-28) August 28, 1993
Gwacheon, South Korea
Other namesHui
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Musical career
Genres
Years active2016–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitecubeent.co.kr/pentagon
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Hoe-taek
McCune–ReischauerI Hoe-t'aek
Stage name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationHu-i
McCune–ReischauerHu-i

He is best known for composing songs "Never" (Nation's Son), "Energetic" (Wanna One), "Shine" and "Naughty Boy" (Pentagon).[4]

Name

At his group debut showcase, he explained the meaning behind 'Hui', saying that his real name is Lee Hoe-taek, but that it is difficult to pronounce, especially for foreigners. Since he had stayed in China for a while, he knew that Hoe/Hwe is pronounced as Hui there, so decided on Hui as his stage name.[5]

Early Life and education

Hui was born on August 28, 1993 in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea. In 2012, Hui graduated from Modern K Academy.[6] In Comedian Singer Producer show, Hui confessed that he was rejected from Hanyang University.[7] He lived in Beijing, China for eight months before joining Cube in 2013.[8]

Career

Pre-debut

Hui used to be a JYP trainee before joining Cube Entertainment. In 2010, he won first place on Best Male Vocal at JYP 7th Audition Final Round.[9] In 2013, Hui was preparing to debut in China.[10] He failed to make the cut into Chinese Idol.[11] In an open audition in 2013, after leaving JYP, he was the only participant selected by all three entertainment agencies (Cube, Sonic Music and Nega Network). In December 2013, Hui danced at the KBS Festival and danced to the special stage of Son Dong-woon and Kwon So-hyun.[12] In 2014, Hui appeared in G.NA’s "Secret" music video and promotional activities.[13] He also appeared in Rain's "Rain Effect" as a trainee who received advice from Rain about debut. Hui spent about six years as a trainee before debuting with Pentagon. In February 2015, Hui was part of a vocal project group, Seorin-dong Children (서린동 아이들) with Jinho and another female singer. They released a remake of Lee Won-jin and Ryu Keum-deok's 1994 classic "For All the New Lovers". The group wasn't supposed to consist of them, but after the three recorded the guide, Cube's Artist Development team decided to release it.[14][15][16]

2016–present: Debut with Pentagon and solo activities
Main articles: Pentagon (South Korean band) and Triple H (band)

On October 10, 2016, Hui made his official debut as a member of Pentagon through 2016 Mnet's reality show Pentagon Maker and becoming the leader of the group.[17][3] He was an actor on the web drama Spark.[18]

On April 4, 2017, Cube Entertainment announced that he would participate in a project group called Triple H alongside Hyuna and E'dawn[19] and that they would star in a reality show called Triple H Fun Agency.[20] The group debuted on May 1 with an EP, 199X and title track "365 Fresh".

In 2017, Hui co-composed the Produce 101 Season 2 hit song, "Never"[21] and Wanna One's debut single, "Energetic" alongside Flow Blow which won by public votes on which song they'd like to see for the group's debut single.[22][23] Both songs achieved an all-kill on Instiz, charting at No. 1 on real-time charts of Melon, Mnet, Bugs, Genie, Soribada, and Naver.[24][25]

On September 19, it was revealed that Hui participated in a new show, Hyenas on the Keyboard. It is a pilot music variety show where well-known singer-songwriters would be competing on music charts.[26][27] On October 20, Hui was cast for One Night Food Trip alongside his label mate, Yoo Seon-ho, the filming started in Vietnam on October 22.[28]

In just 2018, Hui co-composed Kriesha Chu's "Paradise",[29] "This Stop",[30] Shinwha's "Don't Leave Me, Pentagon's Shine and three songs from Thumbs Up! respectively. On June 9, two Cube Entertainment idol groups, Pentagon and (G)I-dle appeared on Idol Room. During the episode, Hui performed his self-produced track, "Theme song 1" alongside Jeon So-yeon "Theme song 2", and they gifted the song to the show.[31][32] At the end of 2018, he collaborated with Jinho and Oh My Girl's Seunghee at the 2018 Korea Popular Music Awards to perform a cover of "I Have a Dream" on December 20.[33]

In October 2019, Hui co-wrote and co-composed the song "119" in the fifth EP Poison of the group VAV.[34]

In 2020, Hui co-composed three songs from Pentagon's Universe: The Black Hall. He revealed that he wrote the lead single "Dr. Bebe" in a day while "Shower of Rain" he wrote it without any thoughts.[35][36] On February 29, he performed Jung Soo-ra's "Exultation" on KBS' program Immortal Songs 2 as a duo with Jinho.[37][38] The same year, Hui appeared on Stark's Idol Cooking Class alongside teammate Hongseok, Shinwon and Kino.[39] He also appeared on Mnet's music talk show Studio Music Hall 2, which aired on March 24. He was introduced as "genius music producer" performing his rearranged rock version of Itzy's "Dalla Dalla" and a duet of Kim Kwang-seok's "At About Thirty".[40] On March 28, he was featured on the song "Shout Out" from album Spirit Bomb, a full-length album by Han Yo-han.[41]

Discography
Main article: Pentagon discography
See also: Triple H (South Korean band) § Discography, and List of songs written and produced by Hui
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Sales

(DL)

 Album
KOR
[42]
As lead artist
"Navigation" 2018 — N/A Breakers Part 3
"Bodyguard" — Breakers Part 5
"Swim Good"
feat. Somin of KARD		 — Breakers Semi-final
"For You" — Breakers Final
As featured artist
"Shout"
Han Yo-han feat. Hui		 2020 — N/A Spirit Bomb
Collaborations
"시작되는 연인들을 위해"
Hui as 서린동 아이들 with Jinho & Yongjoo		 2015 — N/A 시작되는 연인들을 위해
"Happy Winter Song"
with Jinho		 2016 — United Cube Project Part 2
"You Are"
with Jinho, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yan An, Kino		 — Pentagon
"Thank You"
with Jinho		 2017 — Ceremony
"All My Heart" (진심)
with Jinho[43]		 2019 — MBC What Is The First place? Part 1
"Sad Love Song" (슬픈 사랑의 노래)
with Lyn[44]		 — The Call 2 Third Project
"Lift Trophy" (수상소감)
with Hangzoo[45]		 — The Call 2 Fifth Project
Soundtrack appearances
"Who Am I" 2017 — N/A Bad Guys 2 OST Part 1[46]
"Maybe" 2018 — About Time OST Part 3[47]
"Miss U"
with Jinho and Kino		 2019 — On The Campus OST
"How Can I Do"
with Jinho and Wooseok		 — Welcome to Waikiki 2 Part 4 OST[48]
"Unrequited Love" (짝사랑) — Chocolate Part 8 OST[49]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Variety shows
Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2013
Chinese Idol
 DragonTV Contestant, season 1 episode 2 [11]
2016
Pentagon Maker
 Mnet-M2 Contestant
2017
Triple H Fun Agency
 E! Asia Main cast [20]
Hyenas on the Keyboard
 KBS Pilot music variety show for Chuseok holiday [50]
One Night Food Trip
 tvN Cast member, episode 40–43 [28]
2018
Breakers
 Mnet Contestant [51][52][53]
King of Mask Singer
 MBC Contestant as "Crane Guy", episodes 141–142 [54]
Comedian Singer Producer
 Naver V App Cast member
2019
GINI Stage
 MBC Contestant, as Cheering Team 2 [55][56]
The Call Season 2
 Mnet Contestant
2020
Immortal Songs 2
 KBS Contestant with Jinho, episode 445 [37]
Idol Cooking Class
 Stark with Hongseok, Shinwon and Kino [39]
Studio Music Hall 2
 Mnet, Mystic Tv with Jinho, episode 10 [40]
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