Lee Hong-bin (Korean: 이홍빈; born September 29, 1993),[1] also known by the mononym Hongbin, is a South Korean singer, actor, entertainer and streamer formerly signed under Jellyfish Entertainment. He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group VIXX in May 2012, and began his acting career in 2014 in SBS' romantic drama Glorious Day as Yoo Ji-ho. He has since had a leading role in KBS2's fantasy action-romance Moorim School: Saga of the Brave (2016) as Wang Chi-ang. In 2017, Hongbin played Yoon Jae-won in the SBS Plus rom-com mini-drama Wednesday 3:30 PM. He officially left VIXX in August 2020.
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Born | Lee Hong-bin[1] (1993-09-29) September 29, 1993 (age 29) Seoul, South Korea |
Education | Dong-ah Broadcasting College |
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Years active | 2012–2020 |
Labels | Jellyfish |
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Hongbin was born and raised in Jayang-dong, Seoul, South Korea. His family consists of himself, his parents and two older sisters. Hongbin studied Musical major at Dong-ah Broadcasting College. He stayed at a Buddhist temple with his grandmother when he was a child before returning to his parents in Jayang-dong.[2]
Hongbin was one of ten trainees who were contestants in Mnet's survival reality show MyDOL and was chosen to be a part of the final line-up and the six-member boy group finally debuted with "Super Hero" on May 24, 2012 on M! Countdown. During MyDOL; Hongbin was featured in Brian Joo's "Let This Die" and Seo In-guk's "Tease Me" music video.[2][3]
In 2014, Hongbin was cast in the SBS week drama Glorious Day.[4]
On March 3, 2015, Hongbin joined T-ara's Jiyeon and Super Junior-M's Zhou Mi as MC on SBS MTV's The Show from March 3, 2015 to October 13, 2015.[5] In September 2015, Hongbin was cast in his first lead role as Wang Chi-ang in KBS2's action-romance drama Moorim School: Saga of the Brave.[6][7]
In September 2016, Hongbin was cast alongside fellow VIXX member N and AOA's Chanmi in the web drama What's Up With These Kids? which was air on Naver TV Cast on November 16.[8]
In March 2017, Hongbin was cast in a rom-com mini drama Wednesday 3:30 PM on SBS Plus.[9][10]
In 2018, Hongbin was cast as a high school student who was born with hearing impairment in KBS's 10-episode drama Shining Sounds, which was broadcast on National Disabled Persons Day.[11] The same year, he was cast in the romantic comedy drama Witch's Love,[12] and mystery thriller The Smile Has Left Your Eyes.[13]
On July 10, 2019, Hongbin and Monsta X's Hyungwon released a collaboration song titled "Cool Love".[14]
On August 4, 2019, Hongbin was announced to be one of the cast members on the Mnet reality show Love Catcher 2.[15]
It was announced on August 7, 2020, by Jellyfish Entertainment that he decided to leave VIXX due to personal reasons.[16]
Upon his return from the military, Hongbin now streams on Twitch full time.[17]
Hongbin enlisted in the military in August 2020 and was discharged on February 25, 2022, without returning to active duty in accordance with the Ministry of Defense's COVID-19 Regulations.[18]
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2013 | The Heirs | Himself | SBS | Cameo with VIXX members (Episode 4) |
2014 | Glorious Day | Yoo Ji-ho | ||
2015 | The Family Is Coming | Lee Hong-bin | Cameo (Episode 18) | |
2016 | Moorim School: Saga of the Brave | Wang Chi-ang | KBS2 | |
What's Up With These Kids? | Jin Si-hwan | Naver TV Cast | Web series | |
2017 | Wednesday 3:30 PM | Yoon Jae-won | SBS Plus | |
2018 | Shining Sounds | Joo Hyun-sung | KBS | |
Witch's Love | Hwang Jae-wook | MBN | ||
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes | No Hee-joon | tvN |
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2015 | The Show | SBS MTV | Co-host with Zhou Mi (Super Junior-M) and Jiyeon (T-ara) |
Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 | KBS2 | Contestant, with Leo Ep 302 | |
2016 | Celebrity Bromance | MBig TV | Cast member, with Gongchan |
2017 | Law of the Jungle in Komodo | SBS | Cast member[19][20] |
2018 | Battle Trip | KBS2 | Contestant with N (Episode 91-93)[21] |
2019 | Love Catcher 2 | Mnet | Cast member[15] |
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2019 | Make a Dream | - | - | Legal High OST Part 6 |
Cool Love (with Monsta X's Hyungwon) | - | - | Non-album single | |
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