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In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Hyun
Lee Hyun in 2012
Lee Hyun in 2012
Background information
Born (1983-11-08) November 8, 1983 (age 40)
South Korea
Genres
OccupationSinger
Years active2007–present
LabelsBig Hit
Formerly of
Lee Hyun
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers362,000[1]
Total views18.12 million[1]
100,000 subscribers2021[2]
Last updated: May 26, 2023
Lee Hyun
Hangul
이현
Revised RomanizationI Hyeon
McCune–ReischauerI Hyŏn

Lee Hyun (Korean: 이현; born November 8, 1983)[3] is a South Korean singer. He debuted in 2007 as a member of the co-ed vocal group 8Eight, which disbanded in 2014. He was also a member of the disbanded vocal duo Homme from 2010 to 2018. Lee is currently signed to Big Hit Music as a solo artist. He introduced his alter ego Midnatt in March 2023, through the release of the single "Masquerade".

Career

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2007–2014: 8Eight

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Lee joined Big Hit Entertainment as a trainee in 2005 and signed with the company in 2007.[4] That same year, he debuted as part of the co-ed group 8Eight, alongside Baek Chan and Joo Hee.[5] The group released three studio albums between 2007 and 2009, and two extended plays in 2010 and 2011. On December 21, 2014, Big Hit announced that Baek and Joo's contracts had expired and further promotional activities for the group had been suspended. The label stated that the members remained friends and did not rule out the possibility of them reuniting in the future.[6] During its seven years in the industry, 8Eight had become one of the top vocal groups in Korea and dominated the coffee house scene.[citation needed]

On January 31, 2021, Big Hit announced that 8Eight would make a comeback in February with a new commemorative single composed by "Hitman" Bang and Wonderkid for the 10th anniversary of "Without A Heart".[7] On February 6, Lee uploaded a new photo of 8Eight to his Twitter account, teasing the impending release. The song was released on February 7 and marked the group's first time singing together in six years since unofficially disbanding.[8]

2009–present: Solo activities

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Lee released his debut single as a solo artist, "30분전" ("30 Minutes Ago"), on September 8, 2009,[9] in both digital and physical format. A duet featuring singer Lim Jeong-hee,[9] it was written by Bang Si-hyuk as the final part of his Goodbye trilogy of songs that included Baek Ji-young's "총 맞은 것처럼" ("Like Being Hit By a Bullet") and 8Eight's "심장이 없어" ("Without a Heart").[10] An accompanying music video, starring actress Sunwoo Sun, was released alongside the single without any copyright restrictions to encourage viewers to share it freely.[11] Lee gave the premiere performance of "30 Minutes Ago" on Music Bank on September 11.[12] He also participated in the original soundtrack for the KBS2 television series Invincible Lee Pyung Kang, contributing the single "숨이 막혀" ("I Can't Breathe"), which was released on November 2.[13] In 2010, Lee recorded the song "왜 나를 울려요" ("You Make Me Cry") for the soundtrack of the SBS television series Big Thing; it was released as a single on October 27. His debut solo album The Healing Echo followed two years later.

In 2019, Lee contributed the single "You Are Here" to the BTS World: Original Soundtrack; the soundtrack was released globally on June 28.[14] Lee renewed his contract with Big Hit in March 2021 and opened a YouTube channel in celebration of his 14th anniversary with the company that same month.[15] He participated in the soundtrack for season two of Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce),[16] contributing the ballad "Deep Sadness", which was released as the soundtrack's fifth single on June 26.[17][18] The following month, Lee released his first single since the renewal of his contract, "Moon in the Ocean".[19]

Lee introduced his alter ego Midnatt[a] in May 2023 with the release of the digital single "Masquerade" through Big Hit and Hybe Corporation's interactive media technology subsidiary Hybe IM.[20][21] As Midnatt, Lee is the first artist to debut as part of Hybe Corp's "Project L", a music project utilizing AI voice synthesis—the company acquired voice design technology created by sound AI startup Supertone in 2021—and extended reality technologies for music and visual content production.[21] A synthwave song comparing Lee's conflicting emotions to a lovers relationship, his Korean vocals were translated into English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese via AI, allowing for the simultaneous release of multi-lingual versions of the song alongside the original; the female voice featured in the song was also derived from Lee's vocals.[20][21]

2010–2018: Homme

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In 2010, Lee became part of the collaboration duo Homme with Changmin of 2AM. They released the single "I Was Able To Eat Well" featuring Lee Chae-young. Changmin later signed an exclusive contract with Big Hit in 2015.[22] Following its expiration at the end of January 2018, Big Hit announced on February 1 that Changmin had chosen to leave the company and open his own agency; Lee remained with the label as a soloist.[23]

Personal life

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Lee enlisted in the South Korean military on October 8, 2012, in order to carry out his mandatory military service. He received five weeks of basic training before serving as an active-duty soldier for 21 months.[24] While enlisted, Lee co-starred in the military musical The Promise, co-produced by the Ministry of National Defense and the Korea Musical Theatre Association in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice. The musical ran from January 9 to 20, 2013, at the National Theater of Korea and co-starred actors Ji Hyun-woo, Kim Mu-yeol, and Jung Tae-woo, and singers Leeteuk of Super Junior and Yoon Hak of Supernova.[25][26]

Discography

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See also: 8Eight § Discography, and Homme (band) § Discography

Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[27]
The Healing Echo
  • Released: January 2, 2012
  • Label: Big Hit Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Because You Are You (너니까)
  2. Because of a Woman Like You (너란 여자 때문에)
  3. It's Impossible (불가능해)
  4. You Are the Right Girl (넌 나에게 꼭 맞춤)
  5. I Can't Forget You (못 잊어)
  6. Although You Said So (다며) [acoustic mix]
  7. 30 Minutes Ago (30분전)
  8. You Are the Best of My Life (내꺼중에 최고)
  9. We Can't Love Each Other (우린 사랑해선 안됩니다) (feat. Joo Hee of 8eight)
 24

Extended plays

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Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[27]
내꺼중에 최고 (You Are the Best of My Life)
  • Released: February 15, 2011
  • Label: Big Hit Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. You Are the Best of My Life (내꺼중에 최고)
  2. Slander (악담)
  3. Heartbeat (feat. Song Hee-ran)
  4. Bad Girl (feat. Glam & BTS)
  5. You Make Me Cry (왜 나를 울려요)
 — —
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[29]
As lead artist
"30 Minutes Ago" (30분전)
feat. Lim Jeong-hee 		2009 No data* No data* 30 Minutes Ago single album
"Slander" (악담) 2011 27 내꺼중에 최고 (You Are the Best of My Life)
"내꺼중에 최고 (You Are the Best of My Life)" 3
"Although You Said So" (다며)
feat. Mighty Mouth 		11 Non-album single
"Because You Are You" (너니까) 2012 5 The Healing Echo
"Senseless Me" (촌스러워서) 20 Non-album singles
"Your Lips" (입술자국) 2017 — —
"Will There Be a Next?" (다음이 있을까) 2018 — —
"Moon in the Ocean" (바닷속의 달) 2021 — —
Collaborations
"Burn" (타버려)
with Jeong U 		2010 80 No data* Non-album singles
"Heal"
with Han Go-eun 		—
"After Losing You" (널 잃고 보니)
with Kan Mi-youn 		2012 62
"At the End of the Winter" (겨울 끝에서)
with Jang Hee-young 		2015 72
"It's Raining" (비가 내려와)
with Zia 		42
"Pretty Bae" (예쁜사람)
with Park Bo-ram 		53
Soundtrack appearances
"I Can't Breathe" (숨이 막혀) 2009 No data* No data* Invincible Lee Pyung Kang OST
"You Make Me Cry" (왜 나를 울려요) 2010 66 Big Thing OST
"Best Love" (최고의 사랑) 2012 50 Fashion King OST
"My Heartache" (가슴이 시린 게) 4 A Gentleman's Dignity OST
"Engraved in My Heart" (가슴에 새겨져) 48 The King of Dramas OST
"Though It Hurts, It's Okay" (아파도 괜찮아) 2014 91 Birth of a Beauty OST
"Close My Eyes" (눈을 감아도) 2016 — Come Back Mister OST
"You Are Love" (그대 사랑) — Blow Breeze OST
"Because It's You" (그대라서) — Dr. Romantic OST
"You Are Here" 2019 No data* No data* BTS World: Original Soundtrack OST
"Somebody" 2019 No data* No data* Joseon Survival Period OST
"Deep Sadness" (깊은 슬픔) 2021 — Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) 2 OST
"—" denotes release did not chart.
* The Gaon Digital Chart was launched in 2010. Sales data is not available prior to March 2011.

Filmography

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Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010–2011 Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 Contestant
2015
2018–2019 		The King of Mask Singer Episodes 31–32 and 179–180, 188 as "Eagle" [34]
2023 R U Next? Coach [35]

Web shows

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Year Title Role Ref.
2021 Muziekwang Company Host [36]

Theater

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Year Title Role Venue Ref.
English Korean
2023 Dream High 드림하이 Kang Oh-hyeok BBCH Hall of Gwanglim Art Center [37]

Awards

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Year Award-Giving Body Category Work Result
2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Vocal Solo Performance[38] "You are the Best of My Life" Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ translates to "middle of the night" in Swedish or "bare face" in Korean[20]

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  17. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (June 24, 2021). 이현 '결사곡2' OST 부른다, 26일 '깊은 슬픔' 발매 [Lee Hyun will sing the OST of "결사곡2". "Deep Sadness" will be released on the 26th.]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Naver.
  18. ^ Kim, Su-jin (June 29, 2021). 이현, '결사곡2' OST '깊은 슬픔' 비하인드 영상 공개 [Lee Hyun behind-the-scenes video of "Deep Sadness" OST for "결사곡2"]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Naver.
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    As lead artist:
    Collaborations:
    Soundtrack appearances:
  30. ^ Cumulative sales of "You Are The Best Of My Life":
  31. ^ Cumulative sales of "Although You Said So":
  32. ^ Sales of "Because You Are You":
  33. ^ Sales of "Senseless Me":
  34. ^ Kim, Myung-mi (January 27, 2019). '복면가왕' 불난 위도우 새 가왕 등극, 4연승 독수리 건=이현(종합) [(Comprehensive) 'King of Mask Singer', Widow, who was in trouble, ascended to the new king of singers, 4 wins in a row Eagle Gun = Hyun Lee]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
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