Lee Jae-won | |
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Background information | |
Born | Gangdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea [1] | 5 April 1980
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Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | T.I. Story |
Formerly of |
Lee Jae-won | |
Hangul | 이재원 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yi Jae-won |
McCune–Reischauer | Ri Chaewŏn |
Lee Jae-won ( Korean: 이재원; Hanja: 李在元; born 5 April 1980) is a South Korean DJ and singer. He is the former member of Korean groups H.O.T. and jtL.
In 2005, Lee released his first solo album, No Pain, No Gain. [2] [3] The album received disappointing sales. In 2007, he released his second album Lee Jae Won Vol. 1.5 the single "I'm So Hot" which a part of the song samples a rhythm from Mariah Carey's It's Like That. Again the album received disappointing sales. In 2008, he was accused of rape and was arrested. The charges were dropped 3 hours later, but because of the event, he was unable to release his next album. [4] In 2012, Jae Won released his new album in Chinese language. The album title is It's the time. It's received a positive response from fans in China. During his comeback performance, it was speculated that he will be planning to bring back the H.O.T. group to make a new album.
In 2009, Lee enlisted for his compulsory military service, where he served for 22 months at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. He was discharged on 7 March 2011 [5] to an H.O.T. Reunion.
On 10 January 2015, Lee's representatives announced that the singer was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in April of the previous year. [6]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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No Pain No Gain | 4 |
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Jaewon |
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9 |
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Lee Jae-won | |
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Background information | |
Born | Gangdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea [1] | 5 April 1980
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
|
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | T.I. Story |
Formerly of |
Lee Jae-won | |
Hangul | 이재원 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yi Jae-won |
McCune–Reischauer | Ri Chaewŏn |
Lee Jae-won ( Korean: 이재원; Hanja: 李在元; born 5 April 1980) is a South Korean DJ and singer. He is the former member of Korean groups H.O.T. and jtL.
In 2005, Lee released his first solo album, No Pain, No Gain. [2] [3] The album received disappointing sales. In 2007, he released his second album Lee Jae Won Vol. 1.5 the single "I'm So Hot" which a part of the song samples a rhythm from Mariah Carey's It's Like That. Again the album received disappointing sales. In 2008, he was accused of rape and was arrested. The charges were dropped 3 hours later, but because of the event, he was unable to release his next album. [4] In 2012, Jae Won released his new album in Chinese language. The album title is It's the time. It's received a positive response from fans in China. During his comeback performance, it was speculated that he will be planning to bring back the H.O.T. group to make a new album.
In 2009, Lee enlisted for his compulsory military service, where he served for 22 months at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. He was discharged on 7 March 2011 [5] to an H.O.T. Reunion.
On 10 January 2015, Lee's representatives announced that the singer was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in April of the previous year. [6]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR (RIAK) [7] | |||
No Pain No Gain | 4 |
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Jaewon |
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9 |
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