Lee Soo Woong

Other Name: 이수웅

Age: 30

Birthday: January 20, 1995

Nationality: South Korean

Gender: Male

Lee Soo Woong is a South Korean singer, dancer, actor and member of BOYS REPUBLIC. He graduated from Konkuk University with a bachelor's degree in Film. Before debuting, he was a trainee at BigHit Entertainment alongside BTS and later received two years of training under Universal Music and Jung Hae IK of Happy Tribe Entertainment. He officially debuted in 2013 as the group's lead vocalist, lead dancer, visual, face of the group and maknae with their 1st single "Party Rock". The group had a successful debut charting #1 in several Asian countries and even earning the endorsement of Jeju Air. Universal Music Group began scheduling concerts and presentations around the continent and they steadily built a loyal fanbase throughout Asia with tours in Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan and even expanding to Europe with a tour in 2015. The following year, the group faced some controversy when the MV of the song "Get Down" included sexy and provocative scenes and blood splatting battle scenes which were a homage to the movie "Mad Max". The Korean censorship rated the video 19+ so it could not be aired in public TV. The group had to film a second version of the song in order to be able to promote in all music shows without being banned. In 2017, he entered (alongside all his groupmates) the survival show "The Uni.T" placing 15th overall. In September 2018, the agency announced that it had reach an agreement with all the members and after a concert on September 30, they went on an indefinite hiatus, a move that surprised many fans as they had enjoyed some success in the past 5 years. That same year, he signed a contract with Hwayi Brothers to focus on his acting career. He enlisted for his mandatory military service as a public worker on September 9, 2021 and was discharged on June 8, 2023. He is currently represented by Studio Santa Claus Entertainment. (Source: Korean = NamuWiki || Translation = MyDramaList).