Lee Dong-hae | |
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| 이동해 | |
 Donghae in 2017 | |
| Born | Lee Dong-hae (1986-10-15)October 15, 1986 (age 39) Mokpo, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
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| Website | Official website |
Musical artist | |
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| Hangul | 이동해 |
| Hanja | 李東海 |
| RR | I Donghae |
| MR | I Tonghae |
Lee Dong-hae (born October 15, 1986),[1] referred to asDonghae, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor. He became a trainee underSM Entertainment after winning a prize at SM'sYouth Best Contest in 2001.[2] After four years of training, Donghae debuted as a member of boy groupSuper Junior (and later its subgroupSuper Junior-M andSuper Junior-D&E) in November 2005. In July 2023, Donghae left SM Entertainment, although he remains as a member of Super Junior. Two months later, Donghae along with Eunhyuk, founded a new label under the name of ODE.en to manage his solo activities as well as D&E's activities. He is the Co-founder of the label.[3]
Donghae was born inMokpo, South Korea.[4] His grandmother helped his mother to deliver him. He has an elder brother named Lee Dong-hwa. When he was young, he wanted to become a football player. However, his father wanted him to be a singer since he gave up on his dream to become one himself. In 2001, Donghae signed withSM Entertainment after winning a prize at SM'sYouth Best Contest.[2] Under SM Entertainment, Donghae was put in singing, dancing, and acting lessons, and was then recruited into a five-member boy bandSmile, with future bandmateLeeteuk, but the idea was soon dropped. In 2004, Donghae, along with Leeteuk, was put into a twelve-member boy band named Super Junior 05.
Donghae officially debuted as part of 12-member project groupSuper Junior 05 on 6 November 2005.[5][6] He made his acting debut in Super Junior's horror documentaryMystery 6, broadcast in early 2006. The documentary surrounds Donghae and his peculiar ability to see and feel ghosts. In August 2006, Donghae played the role of a human turned cyborg in the Korean version ofBoA's music video drama, "Key of Heart".
In 2007, he played a role inAttack on the Pin-Up Boys.[7]
In April 2008, a Super Junior's Chinese subgroupSuper Junior-M was formed with Donghae and fellow membersHangeng,Siwon,Ryeowook,Kyuhyun,Henry,Zhou Mi.[8] Their debut album,Me, debuted in Korea's MIAK Monthly Charts as #10[9] and reached #1 in China'sTop in Music chart.[10]
In 2010, he played in a dramaIt's Okay, Daddy's Girl.
In April 2011, Donghae co-starred again with fellow memberSiwon, in theTaiwanese dramaSkip Beat! withIvy Chen.[11][12] He also sang the ending theme song, "This is Love," which also featured fellowSuper Junior-M memberHenry.
Donghae sang the theme song for the 20118th Asia Song Festival, "Dreams Come True", withSeohyun ofGirls' Generation[13]
On December 16, 2011, a Super Junior subgroupD&E was formed with Donghae and fellow memberEunhyuk. They began the project with released debut singleOppa, Oppa.[14] The single was also released in Japanese, in April 2012.[15]
In May 2012, Donghae was cast in the title role of Mr. Hedgehog in the romantic comedyMiss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog.[16] Donghae also sang his character Go Seung-gi's theme song "Plz Don't", which was released online on 20 August.[17]
In June 2012, Donghae reunited with Super Junior for their sixth studio album,Sexy, Free & Single.[18] In the repackaged edition of the album, re-titledSpy, Donghae co-wrote the lyrics for "Only U" with Leeteuk; and co-composed "Haru" with Urban Zakapa's Kwon Soon-il.[19]
In December 2012, Donghae joined SM new dance project group,S.M. The Performance, contributing his dance skill to covered performance for Zedd'sSpectrum on SBS Gayo Daejeon on December 29 and later the song released digitally on December 30.[20][unreliable source?]
Due to a scheduling conflict, Donghae turned down the casting offer for horror film 'Tunnel';[21][unreliable source?] however, he was later cast as the star lead in the short filmThe Youth-The Rumor.[22] Donghae was to join the cast ofQuiz of God Season 4 as Han Si Woo, a medical researcher. The show aired its first episode on May 18.[23][unreliable source?]
In August 2014, Super Junior's seventh album,Mamacita was released,[24] where Donghae also contributing music and lyrics to their second lead single, "Shirt".[25][unreliable source?]
In March 2015,D&E's first Korean album,The Beat Goes On was released. Donghae participated in the album production, teaming up with producers Team One Sound in writing lyrics and composing two songs, the lead single "Growing Pains" and side single "Mother" .[26][27]
In July 2015, Super Junior special album,Devil was released to celebrate the group's 10th anniversary. Donghae also participated in the album production with writing lyrics and composing two songs, "Don't Wake Me Up" and "Alright".[28][29]
On September 2, 2015, S.M. Entertainment announced that Lee Donghae would enlist as aconscripted policeman on October 15, 2015. Donghae entered through theNonsan Army Training Center inSouth Chungcheong Province on his birthday.[30]
Donghae completed his military service on July 14, 2017, after serving for 21 months.[31] Following the completion of his mandatory military service, he and fellowSuper Junior memberEunhyuk, held a fan meeting forSuper Junior-D&EHello Again on July 23 atSejong University Daeyang Hall and participated onSM Town Live World Tour VI in Japan on July 27–28.[32]
On September 27, 2017, Super Junior's website began a countdown to November 6 — the date of their 12th anniversary — announcing it as their comeback date for their 8th album.SJ Returns, a reality show featuring the idol group's development of their album, began airing on October 9.[33] Donghae participated in the album production of where he co-wrote with Eunhyuk and JDUB as well as co-composed with JDUB for a pre-release single "One More Chance." On October 30, 2017, the music video for "One More Chance" was released as a pre-release track for the upcoming album.[34] On November 6, 2017, Super Junior's eighth albumPlay was released in honor of Super Junior's 12th anniversary.
In 2017, Donghae and Eunhyuk announced their comeback as the duo groupSuper Junior-D&E in Japan, where they would kick off a series of monthly release of Japanese singles by releasing one song every month starting November 2017, and by sometime later 2018, compile all the released singles into a full Japanese album. On November 29, they released the first Japanese single of the series, titled "Here We Are."[35][36] One month later, on December 26, D&E released the second Japanese single titled "You don't go."[37][38] On January 31, 2018, Super Junior-D&E released the third Japanese single titled "If You,"[39][40] written and composed by Donghae. On February 28, 2018, Super Junior-D&E's released the fourth Japanese single titled "Circus."[41][42] On March 28, 2018, the duo continued their ongoing Japanese series, the fifth single, titled "Lose It."[43][44] The music video was released in 3 episodes. The episodes were released on March 28, 2018,[45] March 30, 2018,[46] and April 1, 2018.[47] On April 2, 2018, the full version of the music video was later released.[43]
In December 2017, Donghae collaborated withCadillac for the promotional single "Perfect", which he also co-wrote.[48]
Due to the success ofSJ Returns, in January 2018, Donghae and his fellow Super Junior members started a new variety programSuper Junior's Super TV in which varied entertainment formats are re-created and twisted in Super Junior's own way. The first season was released with 12 episodes where Donghae gained the nickname '0-hae' due to his lack of variety skills.[49][unreliable source?]
In October 2022, Donghae was cast oppositeSong Ha-yoon in theGenie TV romantic comedy seriesOh! Youngsim, his first acting role since 2014.[50]
On July 14, 2023, it was announced that Donghae, with his fellow band members Eunhyuk and Kyuhyun, had decided not to renew their contracts with SM, but will continue group activity for Super Junior with SM.[51]
On September 2, 2015, SM Entertainment announced that Lee Dong-hae would enlist as aconscripted policeman on October 15, 2015. Donghae entered through theNonsan Army Training Center inSouth Chungcheong Province on his birthday.[30] He was discharged on July 14, 2017.
| Title | Year | Peak chart | Album | |
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| "Happy Bubble" (withKyuhyun, feat.Han Ji-min) | 2009 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Jigeum Cheoreom" (withRyeowook) | 2010 | — | It's Okay, Daddy's Girl OST Part. 3 | |
| "Gangsimjang" (with Chance ofOne Way) | — | Strong Heart | ||
| "Only U" (withAs One) | 2011 | — | Only U | |
| "Dreams Come True" (withSeohyun) | — | Asian Song Festival 2011 with UNICEF | ||
| "This is Love (這是愛)" (withHenry) | — | Skip Beat! OST | ||
| "Plz Don't" | 2012 | — | Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog OST Part. 1 | |
| "Gajima" | — | Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog OST Part. 4 | ||
| "Perfect" (Promotional single forCadillac) | 2017 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Sarang-ingabwa" | 2018 | — | Top Management OST | |
| "Harmony" (feat.BewhY) | 2020 | 96 | Non-album single | |
| "California Love" (feat.Jeno ofNCT) | 2021 | 179 | Countdown (California Love ver.) | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Spokes Man" (Yunho featuring Donghae) | 2007 | The 2nd Asia Tour Concert Album "O" |
| "My Everything" | 2008 | Super Show |
| "Beautiful" | 2009 | Super Show 2 |
| "First Love" (Japanese version) | 2013 | Hero |
| "So Cold" (Studio ver.) | 2015 | Super Show 5 |
| "Blue Moon" (feat.Miyeon of(G)I-dle) | 2021 | Countdown (California Love ver.) |
| "California Love" (Solo ver.) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2007 | Attack on the Pin-Up Boys | Ultra Junior member and Kibum's best friend | ||
| 2011 | Super Show 3 3D | Himself | [53] | |
| 2012 | I AM. | [54] | ||
| 2013 | Super Show 4 3D | [55] | ||
| 2014 | The Youth akaThe Rumor | Jung Woo | [56] | |
| TBA | You Belong Here | Hyun Soo / Jung Woo |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2009 | Stage of Youth | Lee Dong-hae | Cameo (Episode 12) | |
| 2010–2011 | It's Okay, Daddy's Girl | Choi Wook-gi | [57] | |
| 2011–2012 | Skip Beat! | Shang Jie Yong / Bu Po Shang | [58] | |
| 2012 | Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog | Go Seung-ji | [59] | |
| 2014 | Quiz of God 4 | Han Si-woo | [60] | |
| 2023 | Oh! Youngsim | Wang Kyung-tae / Mark Wang | [50] | |
| Between Him and Her | Jung Hyun-seong | [61] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2007 | Secret Reports Super Summer | Cast Member | ||
| 2011 | 2011 Chuseok Special Star Ae-eungchon | Chuseok Special | ||
| 2014 | Super Junior's One Fine Day | On December 31, 2014 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Idol Challenge: Another Class | MC | Seasons 1, 2 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Analog Trip | Cast Member | A travel series, shot inIndonesia | [62] |
| 2021 | Super Trip | Host | Travel show, withLeeteuk | [63] |
| 2023 | Knight of the Lamp | Cast Member | withLeeteuk,Shindong,Eunhyuk,Ryeowook andKyuhyun | [64] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2013[65] | Singapore e-Awards 2013 | Most Popular Korean Actor | "Lee Donghae" | Won |
| 2021[66] | The Fact Music Awards | Fan & Star Choice Award (Artist) | Nominated |
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