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Hoya (호야; also known as Lee Ho Won) is a South Korean singer and rapper under RISE Entertainment. He is a member of the dance crew Mbtious and a former member of the boy group INFINITE and its subunit INFINITE H.

He made his debut as a soloist on March 28, 2018 with the mini album Shower.

Career[]

2010-2017: INFINITE, INFINITE H, new agency[]

He debuted as a member of INFINITE on June 9, 2010 with the mini album First Invasion.

In 2013, he, along with fellow groupmate Dong Woo, debuted together as the group's first subunit INFINITE H with the mini album Fly High.

On August 30, 2017, it was announced that he would be leaving both INFINITE and Woollim Entertainment simultaneously after his exclusive 7-year contract with the agency expired on June 9 and he decided not to renew.[2] He then posted a handwritten letter on Instagram following his departure from the group.[3]

On September 26, 2017, Glorious Entertainment announced that Hoya had signed on with the agency.[4]

2018: Solo debut[]

He made his solo debut on March 28, 2018 with the mini album Shower.

2022: Illusion Entertainment[]

On April 1, 2022, Illusion Entertainment announced that he signed onto the agency for an exclusive contract.[5]

In 2022, he then applied to be apart of the Mbitious crew, which puts together dancers that aren't involved in a crew to be able to participate in Street Man Fighter. He participated in the Mnet reality show, titled Be Mbitious where he then became a final member of the crew.[6]

2023–2024: Agency changes[]

On September 11, 2023, Yellow Flavor announced that Hoya has signed with them.[7]

On May 2, 2024, RISE Entertainment announced that Hoya has signed an exclusive contract with them.[8]

Personal life[]

Military service[]

On February 7, 2019, Hoya enlisted in the military as a public service worker, two days after he announced the date he enlisted through a handwritten letter.[9][10] He was officially discharged on December 6, 2020.[11][12]

Discography[]

Mini albums[]

Digital singles[]

Filmography[]

Movies[]

  • Urban Myths (2022)[13]

Dramas[]

  • 체크인 한양 (Channel A, TBA)[14]

Reality shows[]

  • Dancing High (KBS 2TV, 2018) - coach
  • Be Mbitious (Mnet, 2022) - contestant
  • Street Man Fighter (Mnet, 2022) - contestant

Gallery[]

Main article: Hoya/Gallery

References[]

Official links[]

Korean
Japanese

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