Lee Jae-won (singer)

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 this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Jae-won
Lee in 2017
Background information
Born	(1980-04-05) 5 April 1980 (age 44) Gangdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea[1]
Genres	K-pop hip-hop
Occupations	Singer rapper
Years active	1996–present
Labels	T.I. Story
Formerly of	H.O.T. jtL

Lee Jae-won
Hangul	이재원
Hanja	李在元
Revised Romanization	Yi Jae-won
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Chaewŏn

Career

Further information: H.O.T. and jtL

Solo

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. A part of the single "I'm So Hot" 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 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 titled It's the Time. It's received a positive response from fans in China. During his comeback performance, it was speculated that he planned to bring back the H.O.T. group to make a new album.

Military service

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.

Personal life

On 10 January 2015, Lee's representatives announced that the singer was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in April of the previous year.^[6]

Discography

See also: H.O.T. § Discography, and jtL § Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR (RIAK) [7]
No Pain No Gain	Released: 4 April 2005 Label: iPim Entertainment Format: CD, cassette	4	KOR: 26,519[8]
Jaewon	Released: 7 May 2007 Label: iPim Entertainment Format: CD	9	KOR: 6,495[9]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
2014	My Spring Days	Park Hyung-woo	MBC
2023	Joseon Attorney	Won Dae-han

References

1. "HOT 이재원, 갑상샘암과 아버지 인터뷰까지 근황 전해…인스타 보니 팬미팅까지?". 내외경제TV (in Korean). 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
2. "³×ÀÌÆ® Àι°°Ë»ö". Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
3. Lee Jae Won Vol. 1.5
4. Korean Singer Lee Jae-won Freed from Rape Litigation Archived 25 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Lee Jin-wook Completes Military Service" Chosun Ilbo. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011
6. "[단독] H.O.T 출신 이재원, 갑상선암 초기 발견 투병 중… "HOT 재결성 미뤄"". news.kukinews.com (in Korean). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
7. Recording Industry Association of Korea chart positions:

   • No Pain, No Gain: "2005.4월 - 가요 음반 판매량". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 19 March 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
   • Jaewon: "2007. 5 월 - 가요음반 판매량". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
8. "2005년 - 가요 총결산 음반 판매량". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
9. "2007. 5 월 - 가요음반 판매량". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2022.