Lee Jae-won (singer)
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Lee Jae-won | |
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Born | April 5, 1980 |
Origin | South Korea |
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Occupation(s) | |
Instrument(s) | Rapping |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | T.I. Story |
Lee Jae-won | |
Hangul | 이재원 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | I Jaewon |
McCune–Reischauer | Ri Chaewŏn |
Lee Jae-won (hangul: 이재원; hanja: 李在元; born April 5, 1980) is a South Korean DJ and singer. He is the youngest member of Korean groups H.O.T and jtL.
Career
Solo
In 2005, Lee released his first solo album, No Pain, No Gain.[1][2] The album received disappointing sales. In 2007, he released his second album Lee Jae Won Vol. 1.5 the single "I'm So Hot" which a part of the song samples a rhythm from Mariah Carey's It's Like That. Again the album received disappointing sales. In 2008, he was accused of rape and was arrested. The charges were dropped 3 hours later, but because of the event, he was unable to release his next album.[3] In 2012, Jae Won released his new album in Chinese language. The album title is It's the time. It's received a positive response from fans in China. During his comeback performance, it was speculated that he will be planning to bring back the H.O.T. group to make a new album.
Military service
In 2009, Lee enlisted for his compulsory military service, where he served for 22 months at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. He was discharged on 7 March 2011 [4] to an H.O.T. Reunion.
Personal Life
On January 10, 2015, Lee's representatives announced that the singer was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in April of the previous year.[5]
Filmography
Discography
H.O.T.
JTL
Solo
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References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
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- ^ Korean Singer Lee Jae-won Freed from Rape Litigation Archived 2008-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lee Jin-wook Completes Military Service" Chosun Ilbo. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-14
- ^ "[단독] H.O.T 출신 이재원, 갑상선암 초기 발견 투병 중… "HOT 재결성 미뤄"". news.kukinews.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-12-22.