Lee Hong-gi Wiki, Age, Biography, Height, Girlfriend, Fam...

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Lee Hong-gi (born March 2, 1990) is a South Korean singer, actor, and media personality who goes by the moniker Hongki. He is best known as the lead singer of the rock band F.T. Island. Lee made his solo debut in 2015 with the release of his first Korean extended play FM302 and his first Japanese album, AM302. Lee began his acting career in the children's drama Magic Kid Masuri (2002). Later, he successfully transitioned to adult roles and appeared in a number of television dramas, including You're Beautiful (2009) and A Korean Odyssey (2017). In April 2022, he launched his personal YouTube channel Honggi Jonggi.

Career as an actor

Lee Hong-gi made his debut as a singer with the band F.T. Island before becoming a child actor in 2002 with the KBS2 TV series Magic Kid Masuri as Masuri's friend Kim Ji-hoon. During its run, this children's drama became popular among elementary school students. He also appeared in the EBS children's drama Kkangsooni, where he played Eo Soo-bong and sang for the drama's OST.

He was offered the lead role in Master of Study, a Korean adaptation of the Japanese drama Dragon Zakura, in 2008. Master of Study was supposed to air in early 2009, but due to preproduction issues, the drama was pushed back to early 2010, prompting FNC Entertainment to decline Lee's role due to his busy schedule with the band.

Lee then played Lysander in a Korean musical theatre production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, where he demonstrated his singing, acting, and dancing abilities. After a five-year hiatus, he returned to the screen in 2009, playing the quirky but endearing drummer Jeremy in You're Beautiful. He also contributed solo tracks to the OST to promote the drama, such as "Promise" and "Still/As Ever." For his performance, he received a New Star Award at the 2009 SBS Drama Awards. You're Beautiful received low ratings in South Korea, but it became an international success, increasing Lee's global popularity.

Lee co-starred in the TBS Japanese drama Muscle Girl! with Yui Ichikawa in April 2011. This was followed by Noriko Goes to Seoul, a 90-minute Korean-Japanese co-production in which he played a young aspiring singer who meets an older woman (Takashima Reiko) who inspires him to achieve his dream despite adversity.

In June 2013, he made his big screen debut with Baek Jin-hee in the film Rockin' on Heaven's Door (Korean title: Passionate Goodbye), in which Lee played a rebellious music star who is assigned to work in a hospice.

Lee began shooting Bride of the Century alongside Yang Jin-sung. He was forced to take a four-week break after dislocating his shoulder and suffering facial fractures in December 2013. He resumed filming in January 2014, and the drama premiered in February of that year.

Lee also appeared in Park Min-SBS woo's Modern Farmer, as well as Lee Ha-nui and others. The drama aired on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:40 from October 18, 2014 to December 21, 2014.

Island's musical career F.T.

F.T. Island is the main article.

Lee made his debut as the lead singer in the band F.T. Island in 2007. He can rap and beatbox as well.

Lee decided to pursue a singing career after appearing in Kkangsooni and singing a song for the soundtrack. He performed the song live on stage at the end of the play. He was thirteen years old at the time. A few music agents approached him, impressed by his powerful vocal ability, not wanting to waste his talent for singing. FNC Music, a fledgling label at the time, signed Lee and fully trained him to become the lead singer of F.T. Island.

debut as a solo artist

Lee announced on social media in 2015 that he was working on both a Korean and a Japanese album, which were released in November and December of that year, respectively. FM302 was revealed as the mini Korean album, and it was released on November 18, 2015, while AM302 was revealed as the Japanese album, and it was released on December 9, 2015. 'FM302' combines the radio term frequency modulation (FM) with Lee's birthday, March 2, to create the effect of his own radio frequency, which resonates his music around the world. The title track, "Insensible," is a ballad that tells the sad story of a man who can't forget his previous love. The video was released on November 18, 2015. Park Shin-hye is the lead actress in the music video. A showcase was organised prior to the release of his official music video. When FM302 was released, it topped both Naver's real-time search chart and Hanteo's sales chart. The album maintained its position the following week, selling over 19,000 albums in two weeks. Furthermore, six days after the album's release, Lee won first place on SBS MTV's The Show for the first time. In the third week of November, the album peaked at No. 2 on the Gaon Chart's national physical albums ranking and No. 5 on the Gaon Social Chart.

The music video for the lead single from the Japanese album AM302, " (Monologue)," on the other hand, was released on November 11, 2015 on F.T. Island's Official Japanese YouTube channel. The Japanese album included some songs from the Korean album FM302, but they had been translated into Japanese. The album is also available in three different editions: the original, the Primadonna (for fans), and the limited edition DVD. When it was released, it peaked at #4 on the Oricon charts.

Appearances on the soundtrack

Lee has performed many OSTs for various dramas including You're Beautiful, Heartstrings, and The Heirs.

Dal Shabet's official YouTube channel posted a video titled Joker in Rock Version on May 21, 2015. Lee and Subin collaborated on the video, singing Joker in a rock version. When Lee and Subin met on Hello Counselor, it was assumed that they decided to collaborate.

Lyric writing and composition

Lee has also begun composing music in recent years, contributing the songs "Black Chocolate" and "Orange Sky" to F.T. Island's Japanese album Rated FT, as well as the title track "Memory" and the song "Always With You" on F.T. Island's Korean mini-album Thanks To, "Siren" from their album The Mood, and "Wind" from their album Over 10 Years. In addition, he wrote the Japanese songs "On My Way," "Just Please," and "Born to be a Rock n Roller."

Lee studied theatre and film at Kyunghee University in his personal life.

Lee launched his own fashion label, Skullhong, in June 2014. He creates accessories, jewellery, and nail products. It was founded in Seoul but has since expanded its operations to Hong Kong and Tokyo, Japan.

Lee began his mandatory military service on September 30, 2019, becoming the first F.T. Island member to do so. Lee will be released on April 18, 2021.

Discography

Albums

2015: AM302 (Japanese)
2018: Cheers (Japanese)
2020: Mixtape (Japanese)

EPs

2015: FM302 (Korean)
2018: Do n Do (Korean)
2021: Drawing (Japanese)

Soundtrack contributions

Year	Filmography	Song's Title
2003	Magic Kid Masuri	Dreams Come True! (together with other main casts)
2004	Kangsooni	To My Friend
2007	Unstoppable Marriage	Lately I
2009	You're Beautiful	Still, Promise (feat. Jung Yong-hwa)
2011	Heartstrings	Even If It's Not Necessary
2013	The Heirs	I'm Saying
	Rockin' on Heaven's Door	Jump, Goodbye
	We Got Married Global Edition Season 1	Two of Us
2014	Bride of the Century	Words I Have Yet To Say
2014	Modern Farmer	When Love Comes, Do or Die
2018	Switch	Raise Me Up
2021	Elsword	El's Word

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002- 2004	Magic Kid Masuri	Kim Ji-hoon	recurring cast
2003	TV Tale: Bicycle Thief	Park Min-woo	main cast
	TV Tale: Devil's Temptation	Kim Young-ho	lead role
	TV Tale: Beautiful May	Sa Hong-jun	lead role
2004	There's Light at the Tip of My Fingernails	Han Joo-min/ Han Joo-myung	lead role
	Kkangsooni	Eo Soo-bong	main cast
	Freezing Point	Choi Hwan	supporting role
2005	Flower Butterfly and Sunflower	Min-woo
2005	Winter Child
2006	Happy Time After School- Master of Hanja Dororong	Dororong's brother	educational skit
2008	Unstoppable Marriage	Hwang Sa-baek's friend	cameo, ep. 62
2008	On Air	himself	cameo, ep. 1
2009	Style	himself	cameo, ep. 6
2009	You're Beautiful	Jeremy	main cast
2010	More Charming By the Day	chicken delivery guy	cameo, ep. 111
2010	My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox	Jeremy	cameo, ep. 16
2011	Muscle Girl!	Yoo Ji-ho	lead role / Japanese drama
2011	Noriko Goes to Seoul	Kim Min-ha	lead role
2013	Cheongdam-dong 111	himself	reality show
2014	Bride of the Century	Choi Kang-joo	lead role
2014	Modern Farmer	Lee Min-ki	lead role
2015	Coming Out FTISLAND	himself	reality show (with F.T. Island members)
2017	A Korean Odyssey	P.K	main cast
2019	I hate you Juliet (literal title)	Cha Yool	lead role
2019	Melting Me Softly	Son Hyeon-gi (young)	cameo

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Draco Malfoy	korean dub
2013	Rockin' on Heaven's Door	Choong-ui	lead role
2014	How to Steal a Dog	Seok-gu	supporting role

Variety show

Year	Title	Notes
2001	Love On The Air	reenactment scene actor
2007	Happiness in 10,000 Won	cast member
2008	Good Daddy	cast member
2009	Inkigayo	regular MC
2009	Scandal	cast member
2010	Oh! My School	cast member (ep.1-12)
2011	Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend	regular performer (ep.4-7)
2011	Saddle The Wind	cast member (ep.3-9)
2012	MCountdown	regular MC
2013	We Got Married Global Edition	cast member (with Fujii Mina)
2015	A Look At Myself	cast member (ep.1-6)
2015	King of Mask Singer	contestant as "Blow Hot and Cold Bat Human" (ep.3)
2017	King of Mask Singer	contestant as "Lupin the Phantom Thief" (ep.105–106)
	The Life Academy	cast member
	Night Goblin	cast member (ep.2-32)
2018	Legendary Bowling	cast member
	Find F.T. Island	cast member
	Road to Ithaca	cast member (ep.2-7)
	Produce 48	vocal trainer
2019	Produce X 101	MC for The Beginning episode
	Playing Oppa	host
	Hackinssa Crew	host
2021	The Playlist	host
	Chosun Panstar	judge
	Alphabet together	cast member
	LoL The Next 2021	host
	Lee Hong-ki's Playlist Once	host
2022	Eden, Descendants of Instinct	host
	Chuseok Idol Star Championships	host
	Eden 2	host
	The Idol Band	producer (with F.T. Island)
	Mr. Trot 2	master

Radio show

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2016-2018	Lee Honggi Kiss The Radio (Hongkira)	KBS Cool FM	DJ from October 17, 2016 to April 15, 2018

Musical theatre

Year	Title	Role
2009	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Lysander
2014	Vampire	Dracula
2016	Those Days	Mooyoung
2019	I Loved You	Yoon Gichul
2020	Return: The Promise of The Day	Hyunmin
2021	1976 Harlan County	Daniel
2021–2022	Jack the Ripper	Daniel
2022	Mata Hari	Armand

Bibliography

Year	Title
2013	Lee Hong-gi's Nail Art
2014	Hongstargram

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2009	17th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards^[2]	Top 10 Singers	—	Won
2009	SBS Drama Awards^[52]	New Star Award	You're Beautiful	Won
2010	16th Korean Entertainment Arts Awards^[2]	Best Male Singer	—	Won
2013	27th Golden Disk Awards	InStyle Fashionista Award^[53]	—	Won
2014	9th Seoul International Drama Awards	Outstanding Korean Drama OST	"I'm Saying"	Nominated
2014	16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival	Best OST by a Male Artist	"I'm Saying"	Nominated

Lee Hong-gi Biography

Name	Lee Hong-gi
Nickname	Lee Hong-ki
Gender	Male
Date of Birth	2-Mar-1990
Age in 2023	33
Birth Place	Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Country	South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Height	1.75 (m)
Weight	Unknown (KGs)
Profession	South Korean Singer
Famous as	Singer, Actor