About Lee Jinki (Onew)

Lee Jinki (Hangul: 이진기; born December 14, 1989), better known by his stage name Onew (Hangul: 온유; Hanja: 温流), is a South Korean idol singer, host and actor. Debuting in 2008 as the leader of K-pop quintet boy group SHINee under the label of SM Entertainment, he has since branched out into musicals and MC-ing.

Onew 온유

Birth name	Lee Jinki
Born	December 14, 1989 (age 21) Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Genres	K-pop, dance-pop, R&B
Occupations	Singer, dancer, model, host, actor
Years active	2008–present
Labels	SM Entertainment (South Korea) EMI Music Japan (Japan)[1]
Associated acts	Shinee, SM Town

Stage name Onew
Hangul	온유
Hanja	温流
Revised Romanization	On Yu
McCune–Reischauer	On Yu
Birth name
Hangul	이진기
Hanja	李珍基
Revised Romanization	I Jin Gi
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Jin Ki or Yi Chin Ki

Shinee

Main article: Shinee

Onew is the leader and the lead vocalist of the K-pop group SHINee. His stage name 'Onew' denotes to his soft voice. After training for two years, he became the leader of SHINee, who debuted in 2008 with the song "Noona Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)" ("누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay)". Since then, they have released two albums and three mini albums in South Korea that were commercial successes.

Other activities

The singer contributed to singles for Lee Hyeon-ji (for "Vanilla Love Part 2") and Girls' Generation member Jessica for the song "One Year Later" in the Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) mini-album.
Onew also starred in various musicals starting in 2010, debuting in the musical Hyeongjeneun Yonggamhaetda (형제는 용감했다, "Brothers were Brave") alongside singer Lee Ji-Hoon.He then starred in the Korean production of Rock of Ages playing the lead role, Drew.
In addition to music, Onew became an MC on two programs — KBS's Yahaengsung and MBC's Show! Music Core.
Onew has also started becoming a fixed panel regular in new — SBS's Show 'Dalgona'
Recently, he has also showcased his acting skills via television having a cameo role of a clumsy doctor in the drama Dr. Champ. He appeared in the drama's final episode.

Discography

Main article: Shinee discography

Filmography

Drama

Year	Title	Role
2010	Dr. Champ	A clumsy doctor (cameo)
2010	Himself	Athena: Goddess of War (cameo)

Stage

Year	Title	Role
2010	Brothers were Brave	Joo-Bong
2010	Rock of Ages	Drew