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Lee Jong-hyun

1990 - Today

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Lee Jong-hyun (Korean: 이종현; born May 15, 1990), also known by his mononym Jonghyun, is a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter and actor. He was the former lead guitarist and vocalist of South Korean rock band CNBLUE. He made his acting debut in an omnibus movie Acoustic in 2010, followed by his television debut in the Korean drama A Gentleman's Dignity in 2012. He appeared in television dramas Orange Marmalade (2015), Lingerie Girls' Generation (2017) and Evergreen (2018). In August 2019, Lee departed CNBLUE after the backlash over a private direct message towards a YouTuber, and amidst allegations of him viewing illicit videos and having inappropriate sexual conversations degrading women in the Jung Joon-young KakaoTalk chatrooms, a part of Burning Sun scandal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Jong-hyun is the 2,252nd most popular musician (up from 2,518th in 2024), the 531st most popular biography from South Korea (up from 624th in 2019) and the 9th most popular South Korean Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Lee Jong-hyun ranks 2,252 out of 3,175. Before him are Teejan Bai, Chris Frantz, Taiji, Kamasi Washington, Branford Marsalis, and Alla Rakha. After him are Dale Crover, Mickey Madden, M. Balamuralikrishna, Roine Stolt, Guy Pratt, and Josh Klinghoffer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Lee Jong-hyun ranks 144. Before him are Lu Han, Alan Dzagoev, Shin Se-kyung, Allison Schmitt, Romain Saïss, and Lacina Traoré. After him are Iggy Azalea, Rafael Tolói, Zoella, Kenta Kakimoto, Gregor Schlierenzauer, and Monica Barbaro.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lee Jong-hyun ranks 531 out of 1,128. Before him are Park Kyung-hoon (1961), Hahm Eun-jung (1988), Joo Sae-hyuk (1980), Hwasa (1995), Ahn So-hee (1992), and Ji Soo (1993). After him are Lee Kang-in (2001), Jung Hye-young (1973), Lee Beom-soo (1969), Choi Tae-joon (1991), Lee Sang-yoon (1981), and Choi Jin-cheul (1971).

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Among MUSICIANS In South Korea

Among musicians born in South Korea, Lee Jong-hyun ranks 9. Before him are Suga (1993), Myung-whun Chung (1953), Yang Hyun-suk (1970), Kyung Wha Chung (1948), Yiruma (1978), and Unsuk Chin (1961). After him are Eun Ji-won (1978), Jung Yong-hwa (1989), Kang Min-hyuk (1991), Jaehyun (1997), Zico (1992), and Seong-Jin Cho (1994).

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