Lee Jae-won (singer)
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Lee Jae-won (; born 5 April 1980) is a South Korean DJ and singer. He is the former member of Korean groups H.O.T. and
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Career


Solo

In 2005, Lee released his first solo album, ''No Pain, No Gain''. The album received disappointing sales. In 2007, he released his second album, ''Lee Jae Won Vol. 1.5.'' A part of the single "I'm So Hot" samples a rhythm from
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's It's Like That. Again the album received disappointing sales. In 2008, he was accused of rape and arrested. The charges were dropped 3 hours later, but because of the event, he was unable to release his next album. In 2012, Jae Won released his new album in Chinese language titled ''It's the Time.'' It's received a positive response from fans in China. During his comeback performance, it was speculated that he planned to bring back the H.O.T. group to make a new album.


Military service

In 2009, Lee enlisted for his compulsory military service, where he served for 22 months at the
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in
Yongsan-gu Yongsan District (, ) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. It has a population of 231,685 (2020) and has a geographic area of , and is divided into 19 '' dong'' (administrative neighborhoods). Yongsan is located near Downtown Seoul, ...
, Seoul. He was discharged on 7 March 2011 to an H.O.T. Reunion.


Personal life

On 10 January 2015, Lee's representatives announced that the singer was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in April of the previous year.


Discography


Studio albums


Filmography


Television series


References

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