Lee Hong-bin

Lee Hong-bin
Hongbin on the red carpet of the 2016 Gaon Chart K-pop Awards
Native name 이홍빈
Born Lee Hong-bin[1]
(1993-09-29) September 29, 1993
Seoul, South Korea
Education Dong-ah Broadcasting College
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
  • presenter
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Years active 2012–present
Labels Jellyfish Entertainment
Associated acts VIXX

Lee Hong-bin (Hangul: 이홍빈; born September 29, 1993)[1] is a South Korean singer, actor and presenter 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.

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 as 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–present: 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]

On 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]

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[14][15]
2018 Battle Trip KBS2 Contestant with N (Episode 91-93)[16]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Hongbin Official Profile
    • "Hongbin Official Profile (Korean Site)". Jellyfish Entertainment. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
    • "Hongbin Official Profile (Japanese Site)". Jellyfish Entertainment. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  2. 1 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.
  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. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ "EXID's Hani, GFriend's Yerin, VIXX's Hongbin cast in 'Laws of the Jungle'". Kpop Herald. June 14, 2017.
  16. ↑ "VIXX's N & Hongbin attend the world-famous water festival in Thailand!". KBSWORLD. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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