Joohoney

Lee Joo-heon (Hangul: 이주헌), better known by the stage name Joohoney (and formerly mononymously) is a South Korean rapper and songwriter. He is a member of South Korean boy group Monsta X, which was formed through Mnet's survival show No.Mercy in 2015.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Joohoney
이주헌
Joohoney in November 2017
Background information
Birth nameLee Joo-heon
Genres
Occupation(s)
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
LabelsStarship
Associated acts
Websitehttp://monstax-e.com/
Korean name
Hangul
이주헌
Revised RomanizationI Juheon
McCune–ReischauerYi Chuhŏn

Career

2014: Debut and career beginnings

Prior to his debut with Monsta X, Joohoney was part of a project group called Nu Boyz (along with #GUN, Shownu and Wonho) formed under Starship Entertainment in August 2014.[1] The quartet uploaded multiple mixtapes to their company's YouTube channel[2] and performed at the opening show of Starship X concert in December 2014.[3]

In December 2014, Starship Entertainment and Mnet launched a competition program called No.Mercy[4][5] and Jooheon was selected along with six other participants (including Shownu & Wonho) as part of Starship Entertainment's new boy group Monsta X on the last episode of the show.[6]

2015–present: Show Me the Money and solo activities

In January 2015, Joohoney released a collaboration track, "Coach Me", with San E and Sistar's Hyolyn.[7] Joohoney and group member Kihyun also participated in the soundtrack for the South Korean drama Orange Marmalade for the song titled "Attractable Woman", which was released in May, 2015 and produced by Crazy Park and his team.[8]

In summer 2015, Joohoney auditioned for the fourth season of Mnet's rap competition series, Show Me the Money.[2] He made it to the third round, where he was eliminated in a 1-on-1 battle against rapper Lee Hyun-joon[9] however he was later brought back for a second chance where he lost to One.[10]

In 2016, he was one of the producers for JTBC's hip-hop competition show Tribe of Hip Hop.[11]

In 2017, he released a solo MV with the song “Rhythm”.

In 2018, August 31, he released his first official mixtape “DWTD”.[12] Along with a MV for the track “Red Carpet”. A few months later in October he released a second MV, this time for the track “Should I Do”.

In February 2019, he changed his stage name from Jooheon to Joohoney.[13]

On January 11, 2020, Jooheon took a temporarily break from Monsta X in order to focus on his mental health. He continued promotions again late March 2020.[14]

Discography

As lead artist
Year Song Title Album Artist Ref.
2015 "Interstellar" Trespass with Hyungwon and I.M (Monsta X) feat. Yella Diamond [6]
Year Song Title Album Artist Ref.
2014 "Ganggab" (깽값) Pyodok Mad Clown
2015 "Coach Me" No.Mercy OST Part 1 Hyolyn (Sistar) and San E [7]
"0 (Young)" No.Mercy OST Part 3 Jooyoung, Mad Clown and Giriboy [15]
"Bad X" Non-album singles J'Kyun and Konsoul
2016 "H.ear Your Colors" Mad Clown
"Slow" Hyolyn (Sistar) [16]
2019 "Ongsimi" (옹심이) Minhyuk (Monsta X) [17]

Soundtrack appearances
Year Song Title Album Artist Ref.
2015 "Attracted Woman" Orange Marmalade OST with Kihyun (Monsta X) [8]
"Similar" Mask OST Part 7 with Junggigo [18]
2018 "Can't Breathe" Investigation Couple OST Part 1 with Kihyun (Monsta X) [19]

Mixtapes
Year Song Title Mixtape Title Ref.
2015 "Get Low" feat. Mad Clown SUPEXX [20]
"Stay Strong" feat. Flowsik
"Flower Cafe" feat. I.M (Monsta X) & Sam Ock Flower Cafe [21]
2017 "Be My Friend" with I.M (Monsta X) Non-album single
2018 "Red Carpet" DWTD [22]

Filmography

TV appearances
Year Network Show Role Ref.
2014–2015 Mnet No.Mercy Contestant [4]
2015 Show Me the Money 4 [2]
2016 MBig TV Celebrity Bromance Cast member with Jackson (GOT7) [23]
JTBC Tribe Of Hip Hop Producer [11]
MBC Every1 Weekly Idol Co-host [24]
2019 Mnet Produce X 101 Battle Rap Trainer [25]
2020MBCKing of Mask SingerContestant as "It's the Best!" (episode 257)[26]

References
  1. "[No Mercy] San E and Hyori feat. Joohoney 'Coach Me' announcement". Chosun. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. "주헌, 믹스테잎 발매에 이어 '쇼미더머니4' 참가 '겹경사'" [Jooheon, Mix Tape, followed by 'Show Me Money 4' Participation ']. Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  3. "가요계 점령한 '스타쉽X', 올나잇 콘서트 12월 5일 개최" ['Starship X' occupied by the music industry, all night concert held on December 5, 2014]. Chosun. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  4. "JYP, Mnet team up to launch new girl group". Kpop Herald. February 12, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  5. Park, Gyu-oh (November 13, 2014). "New idol group to be born through Mnet's 'No Mercy'". Kpop Herald. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  6. "몬스타엑스, 데뷔 화보 속 '거리의 거친 반항아' 콘셉트 화제!" [Monsta X, the debut picture of the 'wild rebel street' concept!]. The Star Chosun (in Korean). May 7, 2015. Archived from the original on July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  7. Benjamin, Jeff (June 1, 2015). "Watch San E & Hyolyn's Sensual Collaboration 'Coach Me'". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  8. Ha, You-bin (April 20, 2015). "MONSTA X To Sing 'Orange Marmalade' OST". BNT News. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  9. "'쇼미더머니4' 몬스타 엑스 주헌, 이현준 상대로 충격의 탈락" [SMTM4, Monsta X Jooheon, face against Lee Hyun-joon, shocking elimination]. TV Report via Naver. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  10. Kim Jong-ran (July 10, 2015). "'쇼미더머니4' 박재범 "원펀치 원·몬스타엑스 주헌, 경쟁 치열해"… 원, 주헌 제쳤다 (금요일 예능)" [SMTM4, "One-Punch Won · Monsta X Jooheon, Competition ..." Won, won the judes]. News Inside. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  11. Jung Eun-jin (March 30, 2016). "Grannies grab the mic on 'Tribe of Hiphop'". Retrieved February 28, 2017. The producers include hip-hop stars P-type, Jooheon, Lil Boi, KittiB, Cheetah, DinDin, Hanhae and MC Sniper.
  12. https://open.spotify.com/album/6KkarMWzWu5QwznlQeloZE?si=1O7VOKr-Tm6l_XFBmzF45w Spotify. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  13. Sung, Mi-kyung (February 8, 2019). "압도적 남성美"..몬스타엑스의 다크 카리스마[Oh!쎈 컷]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  14. Herman, Tamar (January 13, 2020). "Monsta X's Joohoney Announces Hiatus to Focus on Mental Health". Billboard.
  15. Woo Sun (February 5, 2015). "'노머시', 오늘(5일) 매드클라운X주영 '0' 음원 공개" ['No Mercy' Mad Clown releases collaboration with No.Mercy contestants]. Top Star News. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  16. "[V Report] Hyolyn, Monsta X Jooheon show chemistry in 'Slow'". Kpop Herald. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  17. Annie Martin (June 28, 2019). "Monsta X member Minhyuk releases 'Ongsimi' mixtape, music video". UPI. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  18. "Melon album details (Mask OST Part 7)". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  19. "Monsta X Kihyun and Jooheon participates in OST of 'Men and Women of the guards ...' 'Can not Breathe' release 21 May". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  20. "Music Naver - SUPEXX, artist 주헌 (JOOHEON) and 매드 클라운(Mad Clown)". Naver Music. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  21. "Music Naver - Flower Cafe, artist 주헌 (JOOHEON)". Naver Music. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  22. "Spotify - DTWD, artist 주헌 (JOOHEON)". Spotify. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  23. Choi, Jin-sil. "갓세븐 잭슨·몬스타엑스 주헌, '꽃미남 브로맨스' 합류" [GOT7’s Jackson and MONSTA X’s Jooheon join “Celebrity Bromance”]. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  24. Kim, Hyun-jeong. "'주간아이돌' 잭슨·다현·신비·주헌, '아이돌is뭔들' 합류" ["Weekly Idol" Jooheon, Jackson, Dahyun and SinB join new segment]. XSportsNews (in Korean). Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  25. "MONSTA X's Joohoney And Park Sun Ho Tearfully Reunite On 'Produce X 101'". Soompi. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  26. Yang Yoo-jin (May 31, 2020). "[종합] '복면가왕' 조향기·박구윤·주헌·유겸 1라운드 탈락…'S.E.S'→'매실' 2R 진출". My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved May 31, 2020.
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