Lee Jong-hyun Biography

Lee Jong-hyun Biography

Background information
Birth name	Lee Jong-hyun
Born	May 15, 1990 (age 21) Busan, South Korea
Genres	Rock, pop, R&B
Occupations	Guitarist, singer, composer, lyricist, arranger, actor
Instruments	Guitar, piano, bass guitar, harmonica
Years active	2009–present
Labels	FNC Music (Korea) AI Entertainment (Japan) Warner Music Japan Warner Music (Taiwan)
Associated acts	CN Blue
Website	cnblue.co.kr(korea) cnblue.jp(japan)

Korean name
Hangul	이종현
Hanja	李宗泫
Revised Romanization	I Jong-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Jŏnghyŏn

Life Journey

• JongHyun was born on 15 May 1990, in Busan, South Korea.
• His family consists of his parents and an older sister. 
• He lived in Busan before his family moved to Japan when he was four years old. 
• His family moved back to Busan and he finished his middle school and high school there. 
• He first met Jung Yong Hwa when they were on their way to Seoul for FNC Music audition and began training in bass technology at FNC Academy. 

Musical career

CN Blue debuted in January 2010 in South Korea before that they debuted as indie band in August 2009 in Japan then made major debut in October 2011. JongHyun was initially the leader when the band made their debut in Japan in 2009. Following their Korean debut, fellow member Jung Yong Hwa became the new leader in January 2010.

Acting career

In 2010, JongHyun made his acting debut as Kim Seong Won in an omnibus film Acoustic which was released on 28 October 2010. JongHyun acted alongside fellow CN Blue member Kang Min-hyuk who played his brother Kim Hae Won in the second part of the movie called "Bakery Attack". The movie revolves around the story of two brothers who love music but could not make ends meet with it. The older brother decided to sell his guitar but his younger brother accidentally lost it. They found the guitar in a bakery in Hongik University and learned new insights about music from the bakery owner.

Lee Jong-hyun as Colin (son of Kim Do Jin) in A Gentleman's Dignity

On 26 May 2012, JongHyun made his small screen debut in SBS weekend drama A Gentleman's Dignity with Jang Dong-gun, Kim Ha-neul, Kim Min-jong, Kim Soo-ro and Lee Jong-hyuk.

Equipment

JongHyun primarily uses a range of Marshall and Orange Amplifiers when on stage. JongHyun uses a variety of guitars, including a red Paul Reed Smith Custom 22, a Gibson Les Paul Historic Reissue Goldtop, a Carvin Custom, a Martin HD28 Acoustic and a Tobacco Burst Fender Stratocaster.

TV series

Year	Network	Title	Role	Notes
2012	SBS	A Gentleman's Dignity	Collin Black	television debut
Film
Year	Company	Title	Role	Note
2010	Kino Eye/DMC	Acoustic (Bakery Attack)	Kim Seong-won	acting debut

 

 

Endorsements

§  2010: Skool Looks

§  2010: Sony Ericsson Xperia (X10)

§  2010: Holika Holika

§  2010: NII

§  2011: BangBang

§  2011: Scotch Puree

§  2012: CJ Olive Young

§  2012: Bang Bang

§  2012: T.G.I. Friday's

§  2012: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

sources : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Jong-hyun