HOONY (Lee Seunghoon) Profile
- Birth Name: 이승훈 (Lee Seunghoon)
- Stage Name: HOONY
- Nationality: South Korean
- Date of Birth: 1992.01.11
- Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
- Chinese Zodiac: Sheep
- Height: 185 cm (6’00”)
- Weight: 67 kg (147.7 lbs)
- Blood Type: A
- Personal Social Media: Twitter, Instagram, Weibo
HOONY (Lee Seunghoon) Facts & TMI
- Hoony was born and grew up in Busan.
- His family consists of mother, father, and two older sisters.
- Hoony is raising two puppies named Otto and Ihi.
- Hoony is the main dancer, lead rapper, and sub vocalist in WINNER.
- He graduated from Keumjeong High School, Busan.
- Prior to his debut as a WINNER member, he competed in ‘SBS K-Pop Star’.
- When he was still residing in Busan, he joined a dance crew and won many prizes in local competitions.
- He later appeared in ‘SBS K-Pop Star’ and made it to the top four thanks to his creative choreography.
- After competing in ‘SBS K-Pop Star’, he joined YG Entertainment.
- YG is a place he has always wanted to come to since he was a high school student.
- He had to participate in another survival program ‘WIN: Who is Next’ and was placed in Team A.
- Entering the company for his dance, Seunghoon learned rapping for the first time after joining YG Entertainment.
- Aside from rapping, Hoony has been in charge of WINNER’s performance since ‘WIN: Who is Next’, he also produced choreography for songs such as ‘Empty’, ‘Don’t Flirt’, ‘Different’, and ‘FOOL’.
- He also wrote his own rap lyrics in WINNER songs.
- Hoony composed the songs ‘SPECIAL NIGHT’ and ‘RAINING’ from WINNER’s second full-length studio album ‘EVERYD4Y’. As of January 2021, he composed a total of 4 songs for WINNER and a song for Sechskies titled ‘Back Hug’.
- He guest-starred in variety shows such as ‘Strong Heart’, ‘Baek Jong-won’s Top 3 Chef King’, ‘Fantastic Duo Season 2’, ‘King of Masked Singer’ (as a panelist with Jinu), ‘Law of The Jungle’, ‘Radio Star’, ‘Idol Room’, ‘Problematic Men’, ‘Running Man’, ‘Dogs are Incredible’, etc.
- Fans nicknamed Hoony as WINNER’s Deputy General Manager because he often came up with many ideas and participated in the group’s album planning.
- Hoony’s other nicknames are Seri, Ppusani, Hip-hop Baby Lion, Survival Expert, Aru (a nickname given by his name), Ditto (a Pokemon character), Deputy Manager Lee, Human Burberry, etc.
- Seunghoon is the tallest member in WINNER.
- Hoony and Mino are known as the mood makers within the group.
- Many fans think that Hoony is the best when it comes to fan service.
- He is a straightforward person, he also has a witty personality and has a good sense of entertainment.
- He has the best fashion sense among WINNER members.
- According to Song Minho, Seunghoon saved him and Seungyoon from being harassed by gang members in LA.
- He is very sociable.
- Hoony is very good at doing acrostic poems.
- Golden Child members are known to be big fans of WINNER.
- Hoony is a close friend of rapper EK.
- On April 16, 2020, Hoony joined Nonsan Training Center and will serve as a social service worker for his military duty and will be discharged on January 14, 2022.
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