Lee Jin-hyuk

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Jin-hyuk (Korean: 이진혁, born Lee Sung-joon on June 8, 1996),^[1] formerly known by the stage name Wei (Korean: 웨이), is a South Korean singer, rapper and actor. He debuted as a member of South Korean boy band UP10TION in 2015. In 2019, he rose to fame after finishing 14th on Produce X 101. Lee debuted as a solo artist with the release of his first extended play, S.O.L, on November 4, 2019.^[2] He debuted as an actor on MBC's drama Find Me in Your Memory as Jo Il-kwon.

Lee Jin-hyuk
이진혁
Lee in August 2019
Born	Lee Sung-joon (1996-06-08) June 8, 1996 (age 27) Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea
Other names	Wei
Occupations	Singer rapper actor
Agent	Bill Entertainment
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2015–present
Labels	TOP Media
Formerly of	Up10tion
Korean name
Hangul	이진혁
Hanja	李鎭赫
Revised Romanization	Lee Jinhyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Lee Chinhyŏk

Career

Early life

As a child, Lee had an open heart surgery to repair his cardiac valve that did not function properly due to a heart disease.^[3]

2015-present: Debut with UP10TION

Main article: Up10tion

Lee Jin-hyuk first appeared in UP10TION's pre-debut program “Masked rookie king” in 2015. He was the 9th member to be introduced to the group. He debuted as a member of UP10TION under the stage name Wei. On September 9, UP10TION held a debut showcase at AX Concert Hall in Seoul. UP10TION's debut mini album Top Secret, which includes the debut single "So, Dangerous", was released on September 11, 2015.^[4]

2019–present: Produce X 101, solo debut and departure from Up10tion

Main article: Produce X 101

Along with fellow member Kim Woo-seok, he took a hiatus from UP10TION group activities and competed as a trainee on Produce X 101.^[5] He finished the program ranking 11th, but because of the show's rule of the X position, he did not make the final lineup of X1. Officially, he ranked 14th in the finale.

After Produce X 101 completed, Lee held his first ever solo fan-meeting in Seoul, South Korea on August 10, 2019, followed by fan-meetings in Thailand on September 15, 2019, and in Taiwan on October 13, 2019. He is also holding solo fan-meetings in Philippines and Macau on December 14 and 21 respectively.

TOP Media announced that Lee would be debuting as a solo artist on November 4, 2019. His first extended play, S.O.L, was released, accompanied with the music video of the title track, "I Like That". He held his first solo debut showcase at KBS Arena on November 4, 2019, and the showcase was also broadcast live through Vlive app.^[6]

Lee released his second extended play Splash! on June 30, 2020, accompanied with the title track "Bedlam".^[7]

Lee debuted as an actor on a drama Find Me in Your Memory as Jo Il-kwon and it made him receive a nominee for MBC Drama Awards in the Best New Actor category.^[8] As of October 2020, it is confirmed that Lee will take part in the upcoming KBS2 drama Dear. M, set to be released in 2021, as the role of Gil Mok-jin, a second year student studying Psychology at Seoyeon University.^{[citation needed]}

Lee returned with his third extended play Scene26 on April 5, 2021, accompanied with the title track "5K".^[9] In 2021, Lee participated in the semi-drama ON AIR - Secret Contract.^[10] Later, Lee was confirmed to be joining the 4-episode drama Check Out the Event which aired on MBC.^[11] Lee released his fourth extended play Ctrl+V on October 18, 2021, accompanied by the title track "Work Work".^[12]

In 2022, Lee joined the Weverse platform.^[13] The same year, he appeared in the SBS drama Why Her.^[14] On August 5, Lee has released spoiler posters for his 5th mini album 'Sight' (5ight), which was released on August 29.^[15]

In 2023, Lee will hold a solo concert '4eVer' at Watcha Hall on February 11-12.^[16] Later on February 28, it was announced that Lee would be leaving TOP Media, as well as Up10tion, after deciding not to renew his contract which expired on March 11.^[17] On March 27, Lee signed with Bill Entertainment.^[18]

Discography

See also: UP10TION § Discography

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR ^[19]
S.O.L	Released: November 4, 2019 Label: TOP Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "I Like That" "Villein" (빌런) "Follow Me & You" (돌아보지마)	2	KOR: 99,530^[20]
Splash!	Released: June 30, 2020 Label: TOP Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Bedlam" (난장판) "Picasso" (피카소) "Rival" (라이벌) "Holly Jolly" (홀리졸리) "Playground" (놀이터) "Sweet Rain" (단비) "Don't Worry" (올라갈땐) (CD only)	6	KOR: 68,457^[21]
Scene26	Released: April 5, 2021 Label: TOP Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "5K" "Silence" "Asteroid" (소행성) "Hati-Hati" "Be Half-Awake" (기지개) "Wave" (끄덕) "Coup d'État" (활)	6	KOR: 59,597^[22]
Ctrl+V	Released: October 18, 2021 Label: TOP Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Work Work" "Bang All Night" "Dunk!" "Blue Marvel" "Coffee on Sunday" "Nothing" (의미 없 ≐ Art)	8	KOR: 52,725^[23]
5ight	Released: August 29, 2022 Label: TOP Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Crack" "Exit" "Toy" "Morning Call" "Rooftop" "Jungle" (정글)	8	KOR: 21,926^[24]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart position	Album
		KOR ^[25]
"I Like That"	2019	141	S.O.L
"Bedlam" (난장판)	2020	—	Splash!
"5K"	2021	38	Scene26
"Work Work"		116	Ctrl+V
"Crack"	2022	—^[A]	5ight
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

See also: Up10tion § Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2020	Find Me in Your Memory	Jo Il-kwon		^[27]
2021	Check Out the Event	Song Jong-ho	Shorts drama	^[11]^[28]
2022	Why Her	Nam Chun-poong		^[14]
	Dear. M	Gil Mok-jin		^[29]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2020	Hanging On!	Jeong Shin	^[30]
2021	ON AIR - Secret Contract	DJ Aaron / Ahn Du-ri	^[10]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Produce X 101	Contestant		^[31]
	Sister's Salon	Supporting cast		^[32]
	Tell Me	Cast member	Episodes 5–10	^[33]
	Five Cranky Brothers	Cast member (Regular)		^[34]
	Don Quixote	Cast member		^[35]
2021	I like rice on Saturday	Main cast		^[36]
2022	Godfather	Panelist	with Lee Geum-hee	^[37]
	9low On Top	Judge	Thai audition program	^[38]
	Sorry for Marriage	Host		^[39]

Web shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2020	Boy's Mental Camp	Cast member	^[40]
	Holly Molly		^[41]

Concert

• 4eVer (2023)^[16]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
APAN Music Awards	2020	Entertainer of the Year – Male	Lee Jin-hyuk	Nominated
MBC Drama Awards	2020	Best New Actor	Find Me in Your Memory	Nominated	^[8]
SBS Drama Awards	2022	Best Supporting Team	Why Her	Nominated	^[42]

Notes

1. "Crack" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but appeared at number 11 on the component Download Chart.^[26]

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External links

• Lee Jin-hyuk on Instagram
• Lee Jin-hyuk at HanCinema  
• Lee Jin-hyuk at IMDb

 

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