Years active 2011 (2011)–present Genres K-pop Website Official Website Music group WINNER (Since 2014) | Name Lee Seung-hoon TV shows WIN: Who Is Next Role Rapper | |
Born January 11, 1992 (age 32) ( 1992-01-11 ) Busan, South Korea Occupation Rapper
choreographer
lyricist
dancer Labels YG Entertainment (2012–present) Associated acts YG Family
Winner
K-pop Star Albums 2014 S/S -Japan Collection-, WINNER 1st JAPAN TOUR 2014 Similar People Kang Seung‑yoon, Song Min‑ho, Nam Tae‑hyun, Kim Jin‑woo, Yang Hyun‑suk | ||
Lee Seung-hoon (born January 11, 1992), better known by the mononym Seunghoon, is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter and choreographer. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Winner. Prior to his debut, he appeared in the first season of the television singing contest K-pop Star, finishing in fourth place.
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Early life
Lee Seung-hoon was born on January 11, 1992 in Busan, South Korea. He moved to Seoul after graduating high school and auditioned for Korea's Got Talent as part of the dance group "Honest Boys". He also choreographed a flash mob performance for G-Dragon.
K-pop Star
In 2011, Seunghoon successfully auditioned for SBS's K-pop Star, a music audition program. He made it to the top 10 before being eliminated in the 7th Live Round on April 15, 2012, placing fourth overall. He went on to appear on the May 8 episode of SBS's Strong Heart along with other finalists.
On May 16, 2012, it was announced that Seunghoon had signed an exclusive contract with YG Entertainment and would shortly thereafter become a trainee. On May 19, he performed at the Youth Festival in Yeouido, Seoul. He was also photographed by Moke Najung for a spread in Vogue Girl Korea's June 2012 edition entitled "Boys Like Girls", alongside fellow K-Pop Star contestant Park Jae-hyung.
2014–present: Win: Who is Next? and Winner
On February 25, 2013, it was announced the Seunghoon would debut as part of a new YG Entertainment group. On August 1, he appeared in a dance performance uploaded onto YG Entertainment's YouTube Channel. Shortly after, he participated in the Mnet reality-survival program WIN: Who is Next? in order to debut with the other members of the trainee group "Team A". On October 25, it was announced that Team A had won the program and would debut under the name "Winner". The group made their first live stage performance on November 15, opening for Big Bang during their concert at the Seibu Dome in Saitama, Japan. Winner released their debut album, 2014 S/S, on August 12, 2014.
