27. Onew

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    Onew 온유
    Onew at Dream Concert on May 23, 2015
    Background information
    Birth name	Lee Jin-ki (이진기)
    Born	December 14, 1989 (age 25) Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
    Genres	K-pop
    Occupation(s)	Singer, actor
    Instruments	Piano
    Years active	2008–present
    Labels	SM Entertainment EMI Music Japan[1]
    Associated acts	SHINee SM Town

    Stage name Onew
    Hangul	온유
    Hanja	溫流
    Revised Romanization	O-nyu
    McCune–Reischauer	O'nyu
    Birth name
    Hangul	이진기
    Hanja	李珍基
    Revised Romanization	I Jin-gi
    McCune–Reischauer	Yi Chin'gi

    Lee Jin-ki (born December 14, 1989^[2]), better known by his stage name Onew, is a South Korean singer, actor, and presenter. He is the leader of the South Korean boy group Shinee.
    

    Contents

    • 1 Career
      • 1.1 Shinee
      • 1.2 Solo
      • 1.3 Acting
      • 1.4 Composing
      • 1.5 Television shows
    • 2 Personal life
    • 3 Philanthropy
    • 4 Discography
      • 4.1 Collaborations and soundtrack contributions
    • 5 Filmography
      • 5.1 Television dramas
      • 5.2 Musical theatre
      • 5.3 Music Video Appearance
    • 6 References
    • 7 External links

    Career

    Shinee

    Main article: Shinee
    Onew was discovered at the 2006 S.M. Academy Casting. Onew received great appreciation from Lee Soo-man, SM Entertainment's founder, at Girls' Generation's debut showcase. Lee Soo-man noticed him and wanted to hear Onew sing during a one time on the spot audition. He signed the contract with SM the day after he auditioned.^[3][4]
    In 2008, he was chosen as a member of the group Shinee, and the 5-member boy group debuted on May 25, 2008 on SBS's Inkigayo.^[5]
    

    Solo

    Onew contributed to singles for Lee Hyeon-ji (for "Vanilla LOVE" and "Vanilla Love Part 2"), Girls' Generation member Jessica for the song "One Year Later" in the Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) mini-album and a duet with Kim Yeon-woo for the song, "The Name I Loved" from the third mini album by Shinee, "2009, Year Of Us." ^[6]
    Onew recorded a song titled "In Your Eyes" for drama series To The Beautiful You. The song was released for the albums To The Beautiful You OST Part 2 on August 22, 2012.^[7]
    Onew also sang the OST "Moonlight" for drama "Miss Korea". The song was released on January 3, 2014.^[8]
    

    Acting

    Onew starred in various musicals starting in 2010, debuting in the musical Hyeongjeneun Yonggamhaetda (형제는 용감했다, "Brothers were Brave") alongside singer Lee Ji-hoon.^[9] He then starred in the Korean production of Rock of Ages playing the lead role, Drew.^[10]
    He has also showcased his acting skills via television having a cameo role as a clumsy doctor in the drama Dr. Champ. He appeared in the drama's final episode.^[11] He also had cameo role's in the dramas Athena: Goddess of War, Oh My God x2,^[12] Pure Love and for sitcom Royal Villa.^[13]
    In 2015 Onew was chosen out of more than 2,000 people as the main lead of a new web drama, Dating was the Easiest.^[14] The drama is adapted from a popular webtoon of the same title, the drama revolves around the pure yet boisterous romance between a tiger spirit of the mountains and a high school girl. Onew was casted because of his unique analysis of the character and his determination whilst preparing for the auditions.^[15] He was also confirmed for the upcoming Song Hye-kyo's and Song Joong-ki's Descendant of The Sun drama. He's going to play a young doctor, who is a junior of Song Hye-kyo's character, Kang Mo Yeon.^[16][17]
    

    Composing

    Onew, together with Minho, wrote the lyrics for the song, "Your Name" from Shinee's second studio album Lucifer.^[18]
    

    Television shows

    In addition to music, Onew became an MC on two programs — KBS's Yahaengsung (야행성, "Nocturnal")^[19] and MBC's Show! Music Core.^[20] In January 14, 2014, his participation in the Borneo edition of the reality show Laws of the Jungle was confirmed.^[21] He was also in the cast for the Brazil edition,^[22] but had to leave and be substituted because of schedule conflicts.^[23]
    

    Personal life

    Onew graduated from the Gwangmyeong Information Industry High School. In his senior year in high school, Onew had ranked as the second top student in his grade. He is currently attending Chungwoon University, his major being broadcasting music.
    Onew underwent a vocal cord polyp removal and vocal fold mucosa reconstruction operation on June 3 at a hospital in Seoul.^[24] Kim Yeon Woo, a friend of Onew as well as his vocal coach revealed during the December 17 broadcast of MBC FM4U’s FM Date radio that Onew's voice got better after the vocal cords surgery. He also said that Onew's vocal range "improved and he can make sounds comfortably too".^[25]
    

    Philanthropy

    Fans of Onew showed up to one of Onew's performances in "Rock of Ages" with 1.44 tons of rice. Onew donated the 1.44 tons of Dreame rice to help feed North Korean children, and according to a Dreame representative, the rice was delivered to an Incheon storehouse on the 16th October 2010 and was sent to North Korea on the 22nd. Onew had also donated 770 kg of Dreame Rice to the Children in Need in South Korea in May 2010 when he was in the "Brothers are Brave" musical.^[26]
    

    Discography

    Main article: Shinee discography

    Collaborations and soundtrack contributions

    Year	Song	Album	Duration	Artist
    2008	"Vanilla Love"	Kiss Me	03:37	Duet with Lee Hyun-ji
    2008	"Vanilla Love Part 2"	Vanilla Love Part 2	04:11	Duet with Lee Hyun-ji
    2009	"One Year Later"	Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)	04:01	Duet with Jessica
    2012	"In Your Eyes"	To the Beautiful You OST	04:28	Solo
    2014	"Moonlight"	Miss Korea OST	03:45	Solo

    Filmography

    Television dramas

    Year	Title	Role	Network
    2010	Dr. Champ	Park Ki Young-A Clumsy Doctor (cameo)	SBS
    2010	Athena: Goddess of War	Himself (cameo)	SBS
    2012	Oh My God x2	Himself (cameo)	SBS
    2013	Pure Love	Choi Joon Young’s cousin (cameo)	KBS2
    	Welcome to Royal Villa [27]	Himself	JTBC
    2015	Descendants of the Sun[17]		KBS2

    Musical theatre

    Year	Title	Role	Other Notes
    2010	Brothers Were Brave	Joo-bong	Korean musical
    2010	Rock of Ages	Drew	Korean Ver.

    Music Video Appearance

    Year	Song title	Artist
    2008	Vanilla Love Part 2	Lee Hyun Ji

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