Lee Jae-won (singer)
Lee Jae-won (hangul: 이재원; hanja: 李在元; born 5 April 1980) is a South Korean DJ and singer. He is the youngest member of Korean groups H.O.T and jtL.
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Born | 5 April 1980 |
Origin | South Korea |
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Occupation(s) |
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Instruments | Rapping |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | T.I. Story |
Associated acts |
Lee Jae-won | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yi Jaewon |
McCune–Reischauer | Ri Chaewŏn |
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 10 January 2015, Lee's representatives announced that the singer was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in April of the previous year.[5]
Discography
H.O.T.
JTL
Solo
Vol. 1 – No Pain, No Gain
- Released: 4 April 2005
- Tracks:
- No Pain, No Gain
- My Heart's Girl
- Say One
- Just a Memory
- Turn Around
- 돌아온 D.J
- 내 이름을 불러줘 (Say My Name)
- One Mic Soldier
- 불면증 (Insomnia)
- Hard To Believe
- Solitude Love
Lee Jae Won Vol. 1.5
- Released: 9 May 2007
- Tracks:
CD 1
- I'm So Hot
- World Is Yours
- 그런 남자
CD 2
- Say One
- My Heart's Girl
- Bow Wow
- Just A Memory
- Hard To Believe
- Turn Around
- You Got Gun
- No Pain, No Gain
- Solitude Love
- Jae Won's Story
- A Better Day
- 내 이름을 불러줘
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Lee Jae Won Vol. 1.5
- Korean Singer Lee Jae-won Freed from Rape Litigation Archived 25 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "Lee Jin-wook Completes Military Service" Chosun Ilbo. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011
- "[단독] H.O.T 출신 이재원, 갑상선암 초기 발견 투병 중… "HOT 재결성 미뤄"". news.kukinews.com (in Korean). Retrieved 22 December 2017.