Lee Hyun | |
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Background information | |
Born |
South Korea |
November 8, 1983
Origin | South Korea |
Genres | R&B, Ballad, Acoustic |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2006–present (group) 2009–present (solo) |
Labels | Source Music |
Lee Hyun | |
Hangul | |
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Revised Romanization | Lee Hyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Hyŏn |
Lee Hyun (Hangul: 이현, born November 8, 1983) is a South Korean singer. He was the leader of disbanded co-ed group 8Eight, but is currently performing in "Homme".
Lee Hyun released his first solo single album on September 9, 2009. The first song "30분전" ("30 Minutes Ago") a duet with Lim Jeong-hee, the third and final song composed by Park Shi Hyuk for the "Goodbye" trilogy after Baek Ji-young's "총 맞은 것처럼" ("Like Being Hit By a Bullet") and 8Eight's "심장이 없어" ("Without a Heart"). The music video was released the same day as the album, starring actress Sunwoo Sun. He first performed "30 Minutes Ago" on Music Bank on August 11, 2009.
On November 16, 2009, he participated in the original soundtrack of "천하무적 이평강" ("Invincible Lee Pyung Kang") with the song "천하무적 이평강" ("Breath").
In 2010, he also worked with Changmin of 2AM to produce a collaboration unit named "Homme". They came out with a single titled: "I Was Able To Eat Well" featuring Lee Chae-young. And he participated in the original soundtrack of "대물" ("Daemul") with the song "왜 나를 울려요" ("Why Make Me Cry"). In 2012, he released his first full solo album called 'The Healing Echo'.
On 8 October 2012 Lee enlisted for mandatory military service of five weeks of basic training followed by duty as an active soldier for 21 months. In January 2013, Lee co-starred in military musical The Promise. It was co-produced by the Ministry of National Defense and Korea Musical Theatre Association, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of an armistice. It ran from 9 to 20 January at the National Theater of Korea, co-starring actors Ji Hyun-woo, Kim Mu-yeol, Jung Tae-woo; as well as singers Leeteuk of Super Junior and Yoon Hak of Supernova. The musical is centered on a group of soldiers who keeps a promise made to each other during the 6.25 war.