Lee Jong-hyun (Lee Jong-hyun)

Also known as: Lee Jong Hyeon

Date of birth: 15 May 1990 (36 years old)

Country: South Korean

Lee Jong Hyun is a South Korean singer, musician, actor and former member of CNBLUE (씨엔블루). He graduated from Eunil Information Industry High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree from Kyunghee Cyber University. He made his debut in August 2009 when he left with his band to Japan to study music. While there, they had several busking events and released their debut EP, "Now or Never", before releasing a few more indie albums. That same year, he was also selected for his first acting role in the omnibus film "Acoustic" (어쿠스틱). He made his debut in South Korea in January 2010 as CNBLUE's lead vocalist, guitarist and visual with their first EP, "Bluetory". He made his TV debut in May 2012 with a role in SBS's romantic comedy, "A Gentleman's Dignity" (신사의 품격). He enlisted for his mandatory military service on August 7, 2018 and was discharged on March 25, 2020. While in the military, it was confirmed that he had participated in the Jung Joon Young's KakaoTalk chatrooms (part of Burning Sun scandal). Additionally, he also received criticism after the content of a private direct message directed towards a female Afreeca TV host was revealed. In August 2019, FNC Entertainment (FNC엔터테인먼트) announced his permanent expulsion from the group and the agency due to his behavior. He remains out of the entertainment industry since then.