Hoya (singer)

Hoya
이호동
Hoya at the Infinite H showcase, 2015
Born
Lee Ho-dong

(1991-03-28) March 28, 1991 (age 32)
Busan, South Korea
Other names
  • Hoya
  • Lee Ho-won
Alma materDaekyung University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • dancer
  • actor
Years active2010–present
AgentInitial Entertainment
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
Labels
Member ofMBITIOUS
Formerly of
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

Lee Ho-dong (Korean이호동; born (1991-03-28)March 28, 1991), better known by his stage name Hoya or Lee Ho-won, is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, dancer, actor and currently a member of dance crew MBITIOUS. He is known served as a rapper and vocalist in boy band Infinite (and later its sub-group Infinite H) from 2010 until his departure from Woollim Entertainment in 2017. In 2018, Hoya made his solo debut on March 28 with his first EP Shower.

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.

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.

Hoya graduated from Daekyeung University, majoring in Applied Music.

Hoya at K-Pop World Festival 2013.

Career

2010: Debut with Infinite

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

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

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

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

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.

2015–2017: Departure from Infinite, solo activities

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

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

Hoya was a supporting role in MBC's office drama, Radiant Office. 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. In September, he made his musical debut in Hourglass, a play based on the mega hit Korean drama Sandglass. He then starred in MBC's cop drama, Two Cops.

2018–present: Solo debut

In 2018, Lee made his solo debut on March 28 with his first mini album Shower. He was then cast in the romance comedy drama Devilish Charm. 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, 2019, by announcing it through a post two days before the date; he was discharged on December 6, 2020.

On June 9, 2021, Hoya made his comeback with the new digital single album 1AM.

On April 1, 2022, Hoya signed an exclusive contract with Initial Entertainment.

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
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)
9
  • KOR: 10,818

Single albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
1AM
  • Released: June 9, 2021
  • Label: Glorious Entertainment, Genie Music
  • Formats: Digital download
Track listing
  1. Someday
  2. Stay With Me
  3. I Don't Give A

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(DL)
Album
KOR
KOR Hot
As lead artist
"Pretending I'm Okay" 2014 Non album-singles
"Angel" 2018 Shower
"All Eyes On Me"
"Baby U" Non-album singles
"Stay With Me" 2021 1AM
As featured artist
"Ooh Ooh"
(Eric Nam ft. Hoya)
2014 48
  • KOR: 34,194
Non-album singles
"Need You Now"
(Henry ft. Hoya)
  • KOR: 13,756
Fantastic
Soundtrack appearances
"About To Explode"
(as Road King)
2016 Hiya OST
"May I Love You" 2017 Hourglass OST
Collaboration
"Yesterday"
(as Dynamic Black)
2012 9
  • KOR: 269,507
2012 SBS Gayo Daejun The Colors Of K-Pop
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

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
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 Ref.
2016 Hiya Lee Jin-ho
2022 Urban Myths Choong-jae Segment: "Tooth Worms"
Birth Choi Yang-eop

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Reply 1997 Kang Joon-hee
2013 Reply 1994 Cameo
2014 My Lovely Girl Kang Rae-hoon
2015 Mask Byun Ji-hyuk
2017 Strong Family 2017 Lee Gwi-nam
Radiant Office Jang Kang-ho
Two Cops Dok Go Sun-hyeok
2018 Devilish Charm Sung Ki-joon
2019 Hip Hop King – Nassna Street

Television shows

Year Title Role Ref.
2016 Hit the Stage Contestant
2018 Dancing High Dance coach
2022 Street Man Fighter Contestant

Musical theatre

Title Year Role Ref.
2017–2018 Hourglass Baek Jae-hee
2022 Secretly, Greatly: THE LAST Won Ryu-hwan

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 36th Golden Cinema Festival Best New Actor Hiya Won
2017 MBC Drama Awards Best New Actor Radiant Office Nominated

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