Lee Hyuk-jae (born April 4, 1986), better known by his stage name
Eunhyuk, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, rapper, and
television host. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Super
Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-T and Super Junior-H. In 2011,
he joined Super Junior's Mandopop subgroup Super Junior-M and the duo
Super Junior-D&E, active in China and Japan respectively.Gaining
attention as the main dancer of Super Junior, he branched out with
solo activities beginning as radio host through Super Junior's Kiss
the Radio (2006â€"2011). Through television, Eunhyuk has also been a
cast member in popular variety shows such as Star King (2009â€"11),
Let's Go Dream Team 2 (2009â€"2011) and Strong Heart (2009â€"2013).
After his return from enlistment in 2017, he continued as a concert
director for various artists, then transitioned to a performance
director and dance mentor in Under Nineteen (2018â€"2019) and is
currently the host of Weekly Idol (2020).Eunhyuk was born Lee Hyuk-jae
in Neunggok, Ilsan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. He has an older sister
called Lee So-ra. Raised in a family that struggled financially, he
was interested in street performing as a child. Inspired by the likes
of H.O.T's Jang Woo-hyuk, Michael Jackson and singer-dancer Yoo
Seung-jun, Eunhyuk trained himself at a young age. In elementary
school he started a dance crew, 'SRD', which stood for Song Rap and
Dance. The group consisted of him and his childhood friends Kim Junsu,
Hwang Tae Jun, and Choi Min Seok. The crew's popularity prospered in
their hometown; and when SRD appeared in a local newspaper, it was
then that Eunhyuk cemented his dream to become a singer/performer.In
1999, together with Junsu he auditioned for SM Entertainment through
the company's Starlight Casting System at age 13. However he failed
the audition in 1999 and entered again the following year and got in
as a trainee. He began training in singing, dancing, acting, and had
brief Mandarin Chinese language courses. He was also scouted with an
interview offer from a top modelling agency in Seoul, yet declined due
to contract issues. In the midst of trainee life in 2000, he reached
SM's master dance class and won the Goyang citywide dance competition
in 2000. In 2002, Eunhyuk, Kim Junsu, and another trainee Sungmin were
placed in a project R&B group. A year later, the group along with
three future members from TRAX (Jay Kim, No Minwoo, Kang Jungwoo) made
a brief appearance in a show called Heejun vs. Kangta, Battle of the
Century: Pop vs. Rock, in which Moon Hee-joon and Kangta taught them
techniques on different types of singing. In 2003 the trio disbanded
when Junsu went on to debut as a member of TVXQ. Eunhyuk and Sungmin
were then placed in another project group with ten other male
trainees, Super Junior 05, the first generation of rotational boy band
Super Junior.
Eunhyuk, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, rapper, and
television host. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Super
Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-T and Super Junior-H. In 2011,
he joined Super Junior's Mandopop subgroup Super Junior-M and the duo
Super Junior-D&E, active in China and Japan respectively.Gaining
attention as the main dancer of Super Junior, he branched out with
solo activities beginning as radio host through Super Junior's Kiss
the Radio (2006â€"2011). Through television, Eunhyuk has also been a
cast member in popular variety shows such as Star King (2009â€"11),
Let's Go Dream Team 2 (2009â€"2011) and Strong Heart (2009â€"2013).
After his return from enlistment in 2017, he continued as a concert
director for various artists, then transitioned to a performance
director and dance mentor in Under Nineteen (2018â€"2019) and is
currently the host of Weekly Idol (2020).Eunhyuk was born Lee Hyuk-jae
in Neunggok, Ilsan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. He has an older sister
called Lee So-ra. Raised in a family that struggled financially, he
was interested in street performing as a child. Inspired by the likes
of H.O.T's Jang Woo-hyuk, Michael Jackson and singer-dancer Yoo
Seung-jun, Eunhyuk trained himself at a young age. In elementary
school he started a dance crew, 'SRD', which stood for Song Rap and
Dance. The group consisted of him and his childhood friends Kim Junsu,
Hwang Tae Jun, and Choi Min Seok. The crew's popularity prospered in
their hometown; and when SRD appeared in a local newspaper, it was
then that Eunhyuk cemented his dream to become a singer/performer.In
1999, together with Junsu he auditioned for SM Entertainment through
the company's Starlight Casting System at age 13. However he failed
the audition in 1999 and entered again the following year and got in
as a trainee. He began training in singing, dancing, acting, and had
brief Mandarin Chinese language courses. He was also scouted with an
interview offer from a top modelling agency in Seoul, yet declined due
to contract issues. In the midst of trainee life in 2000, he reached
SM's master dance class and won the Goyang citywide dance competition
in 2000. In 2002, Eunhyuk, Kim Junsu, and another trainee Sungmin were
placed in a project R&B group. A year later, the group along with
three future members from TRAX (Jay Kim, No Minwoo, Kang Jungwoo) made
a brief appearance in a show called Heejun vs. Kangta, Battle of the
Century: Pop vs. Rock, in which Moon Hee-joon and Kangta taught them
techniques on different types of singing. In 2003 the trio disbanded
when Junsu went on to debut as a member of TVXQ. Eunhyuk and Sungmin
were then placed in another project group with ten other male
trainees, Super Junior 05, the first generation of rotational boy band
Super Junior.
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