HOONY (Lee Seunghoon)

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.