Lee Gun-woo

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This article is about the South Korean singer. For the South Korean engineer, see Lee Kunwoo.
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Gun-woo
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Life Theater of Myname, 2015
Born (1989-01-30) January 30, 1989 (age 37)
Daejeon, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
Years active2011–present
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Websitemyname-jp.com
Korean name
Hangul
이건우
RRI Geonu
MRI Kŏnu

Lee Gun-woo (Korean: 이건우; born January 30, 1989) is a South Korean singer and actor. Initially studying sports, he decided to become a singer at the age of 20 and moved to Seoul to pursue that career.

Lee signed to H2 Media, where he debuted with boy group Myname. An idol, he serves as the leader and main vocalist for the quintet. He made his first acting role in Shinokubo Story (2013) alongside the group. I Am 27 (2016), his first studio album independent from Myname, was released in Japan in January.

Life and career

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1989–2010: Early life and career beginnings

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Lee Gun-woo was born on January 30, 1989, the second child and first son in the family.[1][2] He played soccer in middle school, and attended Woosong University to study sports. He owned a fashion shop in Apgujeong-dong after taking interest in the field.[3] He decided to pursue a career in singing at the age of 20, which his parents and friends vehemently opposed. He moved to Seoul from Daejeon to become a singer.[4] He auditioned for H2 Media singing Kang Min-kyung's "Go to the Hospital" and dancing to G-Dragon's "Heartbreaker", and he was immediately accepted as a trainee.[5]

2011–present: Career

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Lee is a member of Myname, where he serves as the leader and main vocalist.[1] In 2011, the group released its debut single "Message".[6] He began learning about songwriting during this time period.[7] He made his acting debut along with his group in the film Shinokubo Story (2013), where he played one of five characters seeking to become "stars".[8] He released his first studio album I Am 27 in Japan on January 30, 2016.[9] Consisting of ten tracks, eight were self-produced by Lee, with the remaining two being cover songs.[10] He held a release event at the Tower Records store in Shibuya the day after its release, drawing in 350 attendees.[11] The album ranked at number 39 on the country's national Oricon Albums Chart.[12] It charted for three weeks and sold 3,851 units domestically by the end of its run.[13][14] Lee held the Gun-woo First Showcase Live on February 28 in order to promote I Am 27.[11]

Musical style

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Lee has cited Hwanhee and Brown Eyed Soul's Na-ul as role models.[15]

Discography

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See also: Myname discography

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
Oricon
[16] 		Billboard
[17]
Japanese
I Am 27 39 75

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
Billboard
JPN
Japanese
"I Am 27" 2016 — I Am 27

Filmography

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  • Shinokubo Story (2013)

References

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