Lee Hong-bin

Lee Hong-bin (Korean: 이홍빈; born September 29, 1993)[1] is a South Korean singer, actor, Twitch streamer and presenter formerly signed under Jellyfish Entertainment. Hongbin debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group VIXX in May 2012, and began his acting career in 2014 in SBS' romantic drama Glorious Day as Yoo Ji-ho. He has since had a leading role in KBS2's fantasy action-romance Moorim School: Saga of the Brave (2016) as Wang Chi-ang. In 2017, he played Yoon Jae-won in the SBS Plus rom com mini-drama Wednesday 3:30 PM.

Lee Hong-bin
이홍빈
Hongbin on the red carpet of the 2016 Gaon Chart K-pop Awards
Born
Lee Hong-bin[1]

(1993-09-29) September 29, 1993
Seoul, South Korea
EducationDong-ah Broadcasting College
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
  • presenter
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2012–present
LabelsJellyfish
Associated actsVIXX

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 When he was a kid before returning to his parents in Jayang-dong.[2]

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 six-member boy group finally debuted with "Super Hero" on May 24, 2012 on M! Countdown. During MyDOL; Hongbin was featured in Brian Joo's "Let This Die" and Seo In-guk's "Tease Me" music video.[2][3]

In 2014, Hongbin was cast in the SBS week drama Glorious Day.[4]

2015–2018: 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.[5] In September 2015, Hongbin was cast in his first lead role as Wang Chi-ang in KBS2's action-romance drama Moorim School: Saga of the Brave.[6][7]

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.[8]

In March 2017, Hongbin was cast in a rom-com mini drama Wednesday 3:30 PM on SBS Plus.[9][10]

In 2018, Hongbin was cast as a high school student who was born with hearing impairment in KBS's 10-episode drama Shining Sounds, which will be broadcast on National Disabled Persons Day.[11] The same year, he was cast in the romantic comedy drama Witch's Love,[12] and mystery thriller The Smile Has Left Your Eyes.[13]

2019-Present: Music career,variety shows and departure

On May 20, 2019 Hongbin and MONSTA X's Hyungwon announced on upcoming collaboration.[14]

On August 4, 2019 Hongbin was announced to be one of the cast members on the Mnet reality show Love Catcher 2.[15]

It was announced on August 7, 2020, by Jellyfish Entertainment that he decided to leave VIXX Due to personal reasons . [16]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Network Notes
2013 The Heirs Himself SBS Cameo with VIXX members (Episode 4)
2014 Glorious Day Yoo Ji-ho
2015 The Family Is Coming Lee Hong-bin Cameo (Episode 18)
2016 Moorim School: Saga of the Brave Wang Chi-ang KBS2
What's Up With These Kids? Jin Si-hwan Naver TV Cast Web series
2017 Wednesday 3:30 PM Yoon Jae-won SBS Plus
2018 Shining Sounds Joo Hyun-sung KBS
Witch's Love Hwang Jae-wook MBN
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes No Hee-joon tvN

Variety show

YearTitleNetworkNotes
2015 The Show SBS MTV Co-host with Zhou Mi (Super Junior-M) and Jiyeon (T-ara)
Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 KBS2 Contestant, with Leo Ep 302
2016 Celebrity Bromance MBig TV Cast member, with Gongchan
2017 Law of the Jungle in Komodo SBS Cast member[17][18]
2018 Battle Trip KBS2 Contestant with N (Episode 91-93)[19]
2019 Love Catcher 2 Mnet Cast member[15]

Discography

Year Title Peak chart position Sales Album
2019 Make a Dream - - Legal High OST Part 6
COOL LOVE (with MonstaX HYUNGWON) - - a single
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See also

References

  1. Hongbin Official Profile
  2. "[My Name is]빅스(5) 홍빈". TenAsia (in Korean). May 2, 2013.
  3. "Jellyfish Male Trainees Revealed Ahead of ′My Dol′ Premiere". Mwave. April 12, 2012. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016.
  4. won, Soo-bin (March 26, 2014). "VIXX's Hong Bin Cast in Drama A Good Day". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  5. "VIXX's Hongbin to join Jiyeon and Zhoumi as MC on 'The Show'" [[단독] 빅스 홍빈, 컴백 동시 SBS MTV '더쇼' 새 MC 발탁]. Naver (in Korean). February 25, 2015.
  6. "Lee Hyun-woo, Lee Hong-bin gives glimpse of youths' lives in new TV series". The Korea Herald. January 12, 2016.
  7. "빅스 홍빈, KBS2 새 월화드라마 '무림학교' 주연 확정". Star MBN. September 10, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  8. "빅스 엔·홍빈, 웹드라마 '얘네들 머니?' 주연 발탁". Osen (in Korean). September 21, 2016.
  9. "빅스 홍빈, '수요일 오후 3시 30분' 남주 캐스팅 (공식)". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). March 23, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  10. "Hongbin of VIXX shows love for 'Wednesday 3:30 PM'". Kpop Herald. June 22, 2017.
  11. "홍빈X솔빈, 장애이해 위한 재능기부…'반짝반짝 들리는' 출연". Sports Donga (in Korean). October 17, 2017.
  12. "[공식입장] MBN 측 "빅스 홍빈, '마녀의 사랑' 출연 확정"..윤소희·현우와 호흡". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). May 28, 2018.
  13. "[단독] 빅스 홍빈, '1억개의 별' 합류…서인국·정소민 등과 호흡". Sports Donga (in Korean). July 13, 2018.
  14. https://www.soompi.com/article/1325999wpp/vixxs-hongbin-and-monsta-xs-hyungwon-announce-upcoming-collaboration
  15. "'러브캐처2' 신동엽→홍빈, '왓처' 출격..22일 방송". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  16. https://www.koreaboo.com/news/jellyfish-entertainment-vixx-hongbin-withdrawal-group/
  17. 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.
  18. "EXID's Hani, GFriend's Yerin, VIXX's Hongbin cast in 'Laws of the Jungle'". Kpop Herald. June 14, 2017.
  19. "VIXX's N & Hongbin attend the world-famous water festival in Thailand!". KBSWORLD. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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