Stage Name: Hoya
Birth Name: Lee Ho-dong but he legally changed it to Lee Ho-won
Group: INFINITE (Former Member)
Position: Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, Vocalist
Birthday: March 28, 1991
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Blood Type: AB
II. Hoya Facts
– He was born in Busan, South Korea.
– He has an older brother (Hojae) and a younger brother (Hojun).
– He graduated from Daekyung University, majoring in Applied Music along with Sungkyu, L, and Sungyeol.
– He likes to practice until late, so he oversleeps a lot.
– He was a member of the one time sub unit Dynamic BLACK with 2AM’s Jinwoon, B2ST’s Gikwang, MBLAQ’s Lee Joon, & TEEN TOP’s L.Joe
– Hoya was a taekwondo athlete up till middle school & received his 3rd – degree black belt
– According to the other members, Hoya is the CEO’s favorite member.
– The members chose Hoya as the member who has the most popularity in Japan.
– He used to be a hip hop/street dancer.
– He acted in the dramas “Reply 1997” (2012), “Reply 1994” (ep. 16 – 2013), “My Lovely Girl” (2014), “Mask” (2015), “Strong Family 2017” (2017), “Self Radiation Office” (2017), ‘Two Cops’ (2017 – 2018), “Diabolic Happiness” (2018), “Hip Hop King: Nassna Street” (2019).
– He also acted in a movie: “Hiya” (2016).
– Hoya participated in Hit The Stage (MNET).
– Hoya appeared in “King of Mask Singer” as “Carillon” (Episode 149-150)
– On August 30, 2017, it was announced that Hoya’s contract expired and he decided to leave the company and Infinite.
– On September 26, 2017 it was confirmed that Hoya signed with Glorious Entertainment. He plans to follow both an acting and a music career.
