Lee Min-ho (; born October 25, 1998), better known by his stage name Lee Know (), is a South Korean singer and dancer. He is a member of South Korean boy band Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017.

Early life

Lee Min-ho was born in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea and is an only child. He started dancing in middle school, after seeing a dance video online. He took lessons for five years before becoming a trainee. Lee Know graduated from Gimpo Jeil Technical High School. He practiced martial arts as a child and has a second degree black belt in taekwondo and mixed martial arts. After debuting, along with bandmates Changbin (rapper), Changbin and Han (musician), Han, Lee Know enrolled at Gukje Cyber University, studying performance and broadcast entertainment.

Career

2015–2017: Pre-debut and survival show

Lee Know competed in dance competitions (performing with the crew 'Cupcakes' at ''World of Dance'' in 2016) and pursued work as a professional dancer. He was also a back up dancer for K-Pop group BTS appearing in several of their performances, the 2017 music video for "Not Today (BTS song), Not Today" and, also toured with them on their 2017 The Wings Tour. After being seen at a dance competition, JYP called him in 2015 and asked him to come to an audition. After hearing nothing back, he assumed he had failed, but was called a couple years later and was asked to join the company. Lee Know joined JYP on July 16, 2017, making him the last Stray Kids member to do so. Lee Know participated on the survival show ''Stray Kids (TV program), Stray Kids'' and was eliminated on the fourth episode for making an error while rapping. Ultimately, Lee Know and Felix (rapper), Felix, who were both eliminated, were allowed to be back and debut with the group in the last episode of the show. Their pre-debut EP ''Mixtape (Stray Kids EP), Mixtape'' was released January 2018. Stray Kids officially debuted on March 25, 2018 with the EP ''I Am Not''.

2017–present: Debut with Stray Kids and solo activities

Lee Know is a main dancer and also contributes vocally to all their albums. Lee Know has released some solo projects through Stray Kids YouTube channel including a dance he choreographed "Dawn", his solo song "Limbo", the collaboration song "Drive" (with Bang Chan), and a cover of Day6's "Love me or Leave me". In August 2021, Lee Know joined Kim Min-ju, Minju as the new host of MBC TV (South Korean TV channel), MBC's ''Show! Music Core'' along with Jungwoo of NCT (group), NCT. Later that year, he was nominated alongside his co-hosts for the 2021 MBC Entertainment Awards Rookie Award. In 2024, Lee Know performed his unreleased solo track, "Youth," during the Dominate World Tour. The song was later included in ''Hop (mixtape), Hop'', the group's album released on December 13. In the same year, Lee Know was ranked 3rd on ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard''s K-Pop Artist 100 chart. On April 8, 2025, it was reported that Lee Know, together with his bandmates Seungmin and I.N, will be part of tvN's weekend drama ''Resident Playbooks original soundtrack. The song, dubbed "Start!", was released on April 12, 2025.

Other ventures

Fashion

Lee Know has done photo shoots for several fashion companies, including Gucci. He appeared in a campaign for Etro's "Earth Beat" sneakers in 2021. In May 2024, he made his Met Gala debut with Stray Kids as the guest of Tommy Hilfiger. He also attended Gucci's 2025 Cruise fashion show as a guest in London at the same month. Lee Know has appeared on the covers of fashion magazines including ''W Korea'' and ''Beauty+''. Lee Know, along with bandmate Felix (rapper), Felix, made their New York Fashion Week debut at the Tommy Hilfiger (company), Tommy Hilfiger Spring-Summer 2025 show in September 2024 as a guest.

Philanthropy

On February 28, 2024, World Vision International, World Vision announced that Lee Know became the youngest person to be inducted into their "Bob Pierce Honor Club" for donating over to the charity. Lee Know also sponsors four children through the same charity.

Television

Starting in August 2021, Lee Know was an MC on ''Show! Music Core'' but stepped down in October 2023 after the end of the two-year contract. He also appeared on multiple television shows: ''The Fishermen and the City'', ''Idol Dictation Contest'', and ''Idol on Quiz''.

Personal life

In September 2023, Lee Know and fellow Stray Kids members Seungmin and Hwang Hyun-jin, Hyunjin were involved in a car accident, causing them to miss their performance at the Global Citizen Festival, though they sustained no serious injuries.

Discography

Songs

Soundtrack appearances

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from KOMCA, unless stated otherwise.

Videography

Music videos

Music video appearances

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* {{Authority control K-pop singers Stray Kids members 1998 births JYP Entertainment artists Singers from Gimpo Living people 21st-century South Korean male singers South Korean male pop singers South Korean male dancers South Korean male idols