Lee Seung-hyub

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Seung-hyub (Korean: 이승협; born October 31, 1992)^[1] is a South Korean singer and actor. Lee officially debuted in 2013 and rose to prominence as the leader of the South Korean band N.Flying. He is best known for his acting roles in television series Lovely Runner (2024) and Love Next Door (2024).

Lee Seung-hyub
Lee in 2021
Born	(1992-10-31) October 31, 1992 (age 32)[1] Daegu, South Korea[1]
Other names	J.Don
Occupations	Rapper vocalist instrumentalist actor songwriter
Years active	2013 (2013)–present
Musical career
Genres	K-pop rap rock alternative
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano
Labels	FNC Virgin
Member of	N.Flying
Korean name
Hangul	이승협
Revised Romanization	I Seunghyeop
McCune–Reischauer	I Sŭnghyŏp
Stage name
Hangul	제이던
Revised Romanization	Jeideon
McCune–Reischauer	Cheidŏn

Career

2013–2015: Career beginnings

Lee began his first appearance with the member of N.Flying on September 28, 2013 in the band's first performance at Shibuya CYCLONE. The band's later release several indie single in Japan prior plans to made domestic debut in April 2014.^[2] The plans was postponed after Lee had sustained a knee injury.^[3]

FNC announced Lee and former AOA member Jimin to formed unit Jimin N J.don as the first runner of FNC's N Project with release single "God" on April 28, 2015.^[4] The song's music video was based on Game of Thrones.^[5]

Lee finally made his debut with N.Flying in South Korea on May 20, 2015.^[6]

In August 2015, he was selected as muse for clothing brand Buckaroo with Seolhyun of AOA.^[7]

2016–present: Acting roles and solo debut

In 2016, Lee made a special cameo appearance in the South Korean drama Entertainer.^[8]

He made his web drama debut in the series All the Love in the World: Season 3, in which he portrayed as Dr. Lee Seung-hyub.^[9]

On February 22, 2021, Lee made his solo debut with his debut single album On The Track and its lead single "Clicker", under the stage name J.Don.^[10]

In October 2021, Lee announced to star in the drama Shooting Star. He played the role of a rookie actor named Kang Si-deok.^[11]

In April 2022, Lee made his first solo appearance in original soundtrack. The track, entitled "Red Light", was the soundtrack for South Korean drama Tomorrow. Lee also wrote the lyrics for the said track.^[12]

In April 2024, Lee starred in the tvN drama Lovely Runner. He played the character Bae In-hyeok, who is the leader and guitarist of the band Eclipse.^[13] Lee and N.Flying member Yoo Hwe-seung also released a song titled "Star" for the soundtrack of the drama.^[14]

In August 2024, he starred in the tvN romance comedy drama Love Next Door, and played the character Bae Dong-jin, the younger brother of Bae Seok-ryu and an aspiring health trainer.^[15]

Personal life

Lee revealed that he was ruled exempt from mandatory military enlistment due to two surgeries done for his knee injury sustained in 2014.^[16][17]

Discography

See also: N.Flying discography

Single albums

Title	Details
On The Track	Released: February 22, 2021 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download Track listing "Clicker" "Moon & Cheese" "Superstar (Feat. CHEEZE)"

Singles

Title	Year	Album	Ref.
"God" (with Jimin)	2015	N PROJECT #1 GOD	[18]
"So Nice (GMF2020 Ver.)" (with Grand Mint Band)	2020	So Nice (GMF2020 Ver.)	[19]
"Red Light"	2022	Tomorrow OST Part 1	[20]

Other appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Bonfire" (with Lee Hong-gi)	2020	Live-2018 Solo Concert -Cheers-
"Come To Me" (with Lee Hong-gi)
"Cookies" (with Lee Hong-gi)
"Start Over" (with NA:H, Hwiyoung [ko])	2024	lost fantasy
"Dangerously (Prod. Czaer)" (with Yoo Hwe-seung)		Stage Fighter(STF) Original Vol.4

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Note	Ref.
2016	Entertainer	Special MC of The show program	Cameo (Ep.18)
2017	Save Me	Student
2019	Best Chicken	Park Joon-hyuk		[21]
2021	Must You Go?	Lee Won
	Nevertheless	Joo Hyuk		[22]
2022	Shooting Stars	Kang Si-deok		[23]
2024	Lovely Runner	Baek In-hyuk		[24]
	Love Next Door	Bae Dong-jin		[25]
2025	Spring of Youth	Seo Tae-yang		[26]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017	All the Love in the World: Season 3	Dr. Lee Seung-hyub	[27]
2018	Luv Pub	Terry/Kang Bong-nam	[28]
2019	All Boys High	Song Bong	[29]
2020	Big Picture House	Kwon Hyun-min	[30]

Television show

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	King of Mask Singer	Contestant	as "Red Bean Bread" (episode 199)	[31]

Endorsements

Year	Títle	Note
2015	Buckaroo jeans	with Seolhyun

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 Star Awards	2024	Best New Actor	Lovely Runner	Pending	[32]
Brand of the Year Awards	2024	Actor – Idol	Lee Seung-hyub (Lovely Runner)	Won	[33]

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