ONEW
Stage name: Onew (온유 or 温流)
Birth name: Lee Jinki (이진기)
Birth date: December 14, 1989 (1989-12-14) (age 18)
Position: Sub vocal, Leader
* Lee Jinki (이진기), better known by his stage name Onew (온유) was born in the city of Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do on December 14, 1989 (1989-12-14) (age 21). The leader, one of the main vocalists and the eldest member of the group, was discovered at the 2006 S.M. Academy Casting. Onew collaborated with Lee Hyun Ji, former member of project group Banana Girl, for his song “Vanilla Love” and with label-mate, Jessica of Girls’ Generation for the song “Il Nyeon Hu (One Year Later)” (Korean: 일년後” (One Year Later)”).
Lee Jinki (Hangul: 이진기; born December 14, 1989), better known by his stage name Onew (Hangul: 온유; Hanja: 温流), is a South Korean idol singer, host and actor. Debuting in 2008 as the leader of K-pop quintet boy group Shinee under the label of SM Entertainment, he has since branched out into musicals and MC-ing.
Career
Onew was discovered at the 2006 S.M. Academy Casting.
Shinee
Onew is the leader and one of the main vocalists of the K-pop group SHINee. After training for two years, he became the leader of SHINee, who debuted in 2008 with the song "Noona Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)" ("누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay)", lit. "Big Sister, You're So Pretty (Replay)"). Since then, they have released two albums and three mini albums in South Korea that were commercial successes.
Other activities
The singer contributed to singles for Lee Hyeon-ji (for "Vanilla Love Part 2") and Girls' Generation member Jessica for the song "One Year Later" in the Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) mini-album.
Onew also starred in various musicals starting in 2010, debuting in the musical Hyeongjeneun Yonggamhaetda (형제는 용감했다, "Brothers were Brave") alongside singer Lee Ji-Hoon. He then starred in the Korean production of Rock of Ages playing the lead role, Drew.
