Lee Donghae
Lee Dong-hae (born October 15, 1986),[1] referred to as Donghae, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, composer and actor. He became a trainee under SM Entertainment after winning a prize at SM's Youth Best Contest in 2001.[2] After four years of training, Donghae debuted as a member of boy group Super Junior (and later its subgroup Super Junior-M and Super Junior-D&E) in November 2005. In July 2023, Lee left SM Entertainment, although he remains as a member of Super Junior. Two months later, Lee along with Eunhyuk founded new label ODE.ent to managed his solo activities as well as D&E's activities and he also charges as a Co-CEO of the label.[3]
Lee Dong-hae | |
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Donghae in 2017 | |
| Born | Lee Dong-hae October 15, 1986 Mokpo, South Jeolla, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
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| Website | Official website |
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| Hangul | 이동해 |
| Hanja | 李東海 |
| Revised Romanization | I Dong-hae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Tonghae |
Career edit
1986–2011: Early life and career beginnings edit
Donghae was born in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, South Korea.[4] His grandmother helped his mother to deliver him. He has an elder brother named Lee Dong-hwa. When he was young he wanted to become a football player but his father wanted him to be a singer since he gave up of his dream to become one himself. In 2001, Donghae signed with SM Entertainment after winning a prize at SM's Youth Best Contest.[2] Under SM Entertainment, Donghae was put in singing, dancing, and acting lessons, and was then recruited into a five-member boy band Smile, with future bandmate Leeteuk, but the idea was soon dropped. In 2004, Donghae, along with Leeteuk, was put into a twelve-member boy band named Super Junior 05.
Donghae officially debuted as part of 12-member project group Super Junior 05 on 6 November 2005.[5][6] He made his acting debut in Super Junior's horror documentary Mystery 6, broadcast in early 2006. The documentary surrounds Donghae and his peculiar ability to see and feel ghosts. In August 2006, Donghae played the role of a human turned cyborg in the Korean version of BoA's music video drama, "Key of Heart".
In 2007, he played a role in Attack on the Pin-Up Boys.[7]
In April 2008, a Super Junior's Chinese subgroup Super Junior-M was formed with Donghae and fellow members Hangeng, Siwon, Ryeowook, Kyuhyun, Henry, Zhou Mi.[8] Their debut album, Me, debuted in Korea's MIAK Monthly Charts as #10 [9] and reached #1 in China's Top in Music chart.[10]
In 2010, he played in a drama It's Okay, Daddy's Girl.
In April 2011, Donghae co-starred again with fellow member Siwon, in the Taiwanese drama Skip Beat! with Ivy Chen.[11][12] He also sang the ending theme song, "This is Love," which also featured fellow Super Junior-M member Henry.
Donghae sang the theme song for the 2011 8th Asia Song Festival, "Dreams Come True", with Seohyun of Girls' Generation[13]
On December 16, 2011, a Super Junior subgroup D&E was formed with Donghae and fellow member Eunhyuk. They began the project with released debut single Oppa, Oppa.[14] The single was also released in Japanese, in April 2012.[15]
2012–2015: Acting roles, Lyrics Writing and Composing, Military enlistment edit
In May 2012, Donghae was cast in the title role of Mr. Hedgehog in the romantic comedy Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog.[16] Donghae also sang his character Go Seung-gi's theme song "Plz Don't", which was released online on 20 August.[17]
In June 2012, Donghae reunited with Super Junior for their sixth studio album, Sexy, Free & Single.[18] In the repackaged edition of the album, re-titled Spy, Donghae co-wrote the lyrics for "Only U" with Leeteuk; and co-composed "Haru" with Urban Zakapa's Kwon Soon-il.[19]
In December 2012, Donghae joined SM new dance project group, S.M. The Performance, contributing his dance skill to covered performance for Zedd's Spectrum on SBS Gayo Daejeon on December 29 and later the song released digitally on December 30.[20]
Due to a scheduling conflict, Donghae turned down the casting offer for horror film 'Tunnel';[21] however, he was later cast as the star lead in the short film The Youth-The Rumor.[22] Donghae was to join the cast of Quiz of God Season 4 as Han Si Woo, a medical researcher. The show aired its first episode on May 18.[23]
In August 2014, Super Junior's seventh album, Mamacita was released,[24] where Donghae also contributing music and lyrics to their second lead single, "Shirt".[25]
In March 2015, D&E's first Korean album, The Beat Goes On was released. Donghae was participated in the album production teamed up with producers Team One Sound to writing lyrics and composing two songs, the lead single "Growing Pains" and side single "Mother" .[26][27]
In July 2015, Super Junior special album, Devil was released to celebrate the group's 10th anniversary. Donghae also participated in the album production with writing lyrics and composing two songs, "Don't Wake Me Up" and "Alright".[28][29]
On September 2, 2015, S.M. Entertainment announced that Lee Donghae would enlist as a conscripted policeman on October 15, 2015. Donghae entered through the Nonsan Army Training Center in Chungnam on his birthday.[30]
2017–present: Returning to Super Junior and Super Junior Promotions edit
Donghae completed his military service on July 14, 2017 after serving for 21 months.[31] Following the completion of his mandatory military service, he and fellow Super Junior member Eunhyuk, held a fan meeting for Super Junior-D&E Hello Again on July 23 at Sejong University Daeyang Hall and participated on SM Town Live World Tour VI in Japan on July 27–28.[32]
On September 27, 2017, Super Junior's website began a countdown to November 6 — the date of their 12th anniversary — announcing it as their comeback date for their 8th album. SJ Returns, a reality show featuring the idol group's development of their album, began airing on October 9.[33] Donghae participated in the album production of where he co-wrote with Eunhyuk and JDUB as well as co-composed with JDUB for a pre-release single "One More Chance." On October 30, 2017, the music video for "One More Chance" was released as a pre-release track for the upcoming album.[34] On November 6, 2017, Super Junior's eighth album Play was released in honor of Super Junior's 12th anniversary.
In 2017, Donghae and Eunhyuk announced their comeback as the duo group Super Junior-D&E in Japan, where they would kick off a series of monthly release of Japanese singles where they will be releasing one song every month starting November 2017, and by sometime later 2018, compile all the released singles into a full Japanese album. On November 29, they released the first Japanese single of the series, titled "Here We Are."[35][36] One month later, on December 26, D&E released the second Japanese single titled "You don't go."[37][38] On January 31, 2018, Super Junior-D&E released the third Japanese single titled "If You,"[39][40] written and composed by Donghae. On February 28, 2018, Super Junior-D&E's released the fourth Japanese single titled "Circus."[41][42] On March 28, 2018, the duo continued their ongoing Japanese series, the fifth single, titled "Lose It."[43][44] The music video was released in 3 episodes. The episodes were released on March 28, 2018,[45] March 30, 2018,[46] and April 1, 2018.[47] On April 2, 2018, the full version of the music video was later released.[43]
In December 2017, Donghae collaborated with Cadillac for the promotional single "Perfect", which he also co-wrote.[48]
Due to the success of SJ Returns, in January 2018, Donghae and his fellow Super Junior members started a new variety program Super Junior's Super TV in which varied entertainment formats are re-created and twisted in Super Junior's own way. The first season was released with 12 episodes where Donghae gained the nickname '0-hae' due to his lack of variety skills.[49]
In October 2022, Donghae was cast opposite Song Ha-yoon in the Genie TV romantic comedy series Oh! Youngsim, his first acting role since 2014.[50]
On July 14, 2023, it was announced that Donghae, with his fellow band members Eunhyuk and Kyuhyun, had decided not to renew their contracts with SM, but will continue group activity for Super Junior with SM.[51]
Personal life edit
On September 2, 2015, SM Entertainment announced that Lee Dong-hae would enlist as a conscripted policeman on October 15, 2015. Donghae entered through the Nonsan Army Training Center in Chungnam on his birthday.[30] He was discharged on July 14, 2017.
Discography edit
Singles edit
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Happy Bubble" (with Kyuhyun, feat. Han Ji Min) | 2009 | Non-album single |
| "Jigeum Cheoreom" (with Ryeowook) | 2010 | It's Okay, Daddy's Girl OST Part. 3 |
| "Gangsimjang" (with Chance of One Way) | Strong Heart | |
| "Only U" (with As One) | 2011 | Only U |
| "Dreams Come True" (with Seohyun) | Asian Song Festival 2011 with UNICEF | |
| "This is Love (這是愛)" (with Henry) | Skip Beat! OST | |
| "Plz Don't" | 2012 | Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog OST Part. 1 |
| "Gajima" | Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog OST Part. 4 | |
| "Perfect" (Promotional single for Cadillac) | 2017 | Non-album single |
| "Sarang-ingabwa" | 2018 | Top Management OST |
| "Harmony" (feat. BewhY) | 2020 | Non-album single |
| "California Love" (feat. Jeno of NCT) | 2021 | Countdown (California Love ver.) |
Other appearances edit
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Spokes Man" (Yunho featuring Donghae) | 2007 | The 2nd Asia Tour Concert Album "O" |
| "My Everything" | 2008 | Super Show |
| "Beautiful" | 2009 | Super Show 2 |
| "First Love" (Japanese version) | 2013 | Hero |
| "So Cold" (Studio ver.) | 2015 | Super Show 5 |
| "Blue Moon" (feat. Miyeon of (G)I-dle) | 2021 | Countdown (California Love ver.) |
| "California Love" (Solo ver.) |
Lyrics and Composition edit
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2007 | Attack on the Pin-Up Boys | Ultra Junior member and Kibum's best friend | ||
| 2011 | Super Show 3 3D | Himself | [52] | |
| 2012 | I AM. | [53] | ||
| 2013 | Super Show 4 3D | [54] | ||
| 2014 | The Youth aka The Rumor | Jung Woo | [55] | |
| TBA | You Belong Here | Hyun Soo / Jung Woo |
Television series edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2009 | Stage of Youth | Lee Dong-hae | Cameo (Episode 12) | |
| 2010–2011 | It's Okay, Daddy's Girl | Choi Wook Gi | ||
| 2011–2012 | Skip Beat! | Shang Jie Yong / Bu Po Shang | ||
| 2012 | Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog | Go Seung Ji | ||
| 2014 | Quiz of God - Season 4 | Han Shi Woo | ||
| 2023 | Oh! Youngsim | Wang Kyung-tae / Mark Wang | [50] | |
| Man and Woman | Jung Hyun-seong | [56] |
Television shows edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Secret Reports Super Summer | Cast Member | ||
| 2011 | 2011 Chuseok Special Star Ae-eungchon | Chuseok Special | ||
| 2014 | Super Junior's One Fine Day | On December 31, 2014 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Idol Challenge: Another Class | MC | Seasons 1, 2 |
Web shows edit
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 2013[60] | Singapore e-Awards 2013 | Most Popular Korean Actor | "Lee Donghae" | Won |
| 2021[61] | The Fact Music Awards | Fan & Star Choice Award (Artist) | Nominated |
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External links edit
- Official website (in Korean)