Biography of Hui
Lee Hoe-taek, widely known as Hui, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, composer and actor. He debuted as the leader, main vocalist and lead dancer of the boy group Pentagon in 2016, under Cube Entertainment.
Along with Dawn and Hyuna, he became a member of the co-ed trio Triple H. He leads the boy group Super Five of MBC’s Favorite Entertainment. He is popular for his participation in the reality competition series Boys Planet.
He has significantly contributed to the group’s musical direction. He has been a composer and lyricist for many works like ‘Wanna One’s’, ‘Energetic”, Nation’s Son’s’, ‘Never’, ‘Produce X 101’s’, ‘Boyness’, JO1’s ‘Oh-Eh-Oh’, and Pentagon’s ‘Shine’,’ Naughty Boy’, and ‘Daisy’.
Early Life and Education
Hui was born on 28 August 1993 in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea. He is a graduate of Modern K Academy. Before joining Cube in 2013, he lived in Beijing, China.
Career
Hui was a JYP trainee before joining Cube Entertainment. He won first place on Best Male Vocal at the JYP 7th Audition Final Round. In 2013, he was preparing to debut in China. He failed to make it to Chinese Idol and dropped out of the show. In an open audition, he left JYP and was the only participant who got selected by the three entertainment agencies: Cube, Sonic Music and Nega Network.
The same year he danced at the KBS Festival, to the special stage of Son Dong-woon and Kwon So-hyun. The following year he appeared in G.NA’s ‘Secret’ music video and promotional activities. He appeared in Rain’s ‘Rain Effect’ as a trainee.
He was a trainee for six years before his debut with Pentagon. In 2015, he was part of a vocal project group, Seorin-dong Children, with Jinho and another female singer. The group released a remake of Lee Won-jin and Ryu Keum-deok’s 1994 classic ‘For All the New Lovers’.
On 10 October 2016, he made his official debut as a member of Pentagon through 2016 Mnet’s reality show Pentagon Maker. He also played a cameo role in the web drama ‘Spark’.
On 4 April 2017, Cube Entertainment announced that he would participate in a project group called Triple H with Hyuna and E’dawn. The group debuted with the EP 199X and the title track ‘365 Fresh’.
In 2017, he co-composed the Produce 101 Season 2 hit song, ‘Never’ and ‘Wanna One’s’ debut single. Alongside Flow Blow, he co-composed ‘Energetic’. The songs achieved an all-kill on Instiz, charting at No. 1 on real-time charts of Melon, Mnet, Bugs, Genie, Soribada, and Naver. He participated in the new show called Hyena on the Keyboard. Alongside, his label mate Yoo Seon-ho he was cast for ‘One Night Food Trip’ and the filming started in Vietnam.
In 2018, his co-composition credits include Kriesha Chu’s ‘Paradise’, ‘This Stop’, Shinwha’s ‘Don’t Leave Me’, Pentagon’s ‘Shine’ and three songs from ‘Thumbs Up!’ He performed his self-produced track, ‘Theme Song 1’ alongside Jeon So-yeon’s ‘Theme Song 2’. He collaborated with Jinho and Oh My Girl’s Seunghee at the 2018 Korea Popular Music Awards to perform a cover of ‘I Have a Dream’.
In 2019, he produced ‘Dramatic’ for the rookie girl group Bvndit. In October, he co-wrote and co-composed the song ‘119’ from VAV’s fifth EP ‘Poison’. In 2020, he co-composed three songs from Pentagon’s Universe: The Black Hall. He performed Jung Soo-ra’s ‘Exultation’ on KBS’ program Immortal Songs 2 as a duo with Jinho.
He appeared on Stark’s Idol Cooking Class alongside teammates Hongseok, Shinwon and Kino. He appeared on Mnet’s music talk show ‘Studio Music Hall 2’. He was featured on the song ‘Shout Out’ from the album ‘Spirit Bom’b, a full-length album by Han Yo-han.
On 11 July 2020, he appeared on MBC’s Favorite Entertainment, a music variety program that aims to create a top trot boy group. In the show’s third episode, he auditioned with Sim Soo-bong’s ‘I Don’t Know Anything but Love’ and performed a dance cover of ‘Gang’ by Rain.
He was selected as one of the five members of the idol trot group alongside Astro’s MJ, Ok Jin-wook, A.cian’s Chu Hyeok-jin and Park Hyeong-seok. The project group released a pre-debut digital single titled ‘Hello’ under the name Super Five. They held their debut stage on MBC’s Show! Music Core with ‘All Eyes On Me’ and ‘Hello’.
The concert featured many of the group’s summer promotional songs and special stages, including duet performances with the ‘Favorite Entertainment’ hosts. He also performed his solo project song, ‘Step by Step’ in the concert.
He made his musical debut in a psychological thriller musical Sonata of a Flame as J. He composed JO1’s song ‘Oh-Eh-Oh’. The group performed the song for the first time on Fuji TV’s prime-time music program Hey!Hey!Neo! Music Champ. Before the audition for Produce 101 Japan, he participated as a dancer during the Dear Cosmo Tour. The song ranked number one and thirty-three on Billboard Japan Hot 100 and Top Download Songs.
He and Flow Blow produced the title song for WEi’s debut album Identity: First Sight entitled ‘Twilight’. He produced the song for the Top 7 competition on Mnet’s audition show Cap-Teen.
On 17 June 2021, he released the song ‘Imagine’ as the first OST for the drama ‘Monthly Magazine Home’. He wrote and co-produced CIX’s promotional single ‘Tesseract’ for the app Universe.
Since February 2023, he has been using his real name Lee Hoe-taek as a a contestant on Boys Planet. He was ranked 7th in the first ranking and was placed 13th in the final episode, failing to debut in the final lineup. He released the song ‘Whale’ as a part of the +Memory Project. He was cast as D’Artagnan in the musical ‘The Three Musketeers’.
Achievements
He is known for his originality and distinctive vocal style. He is actively engaged in the music industry, participating in live performances and recording debut tracks. While navigating through the challenges of the industry, he is keenly focused on building his artistic endeavours.
- Hui won first place in Best Male Vocal at the JYP 7th Audition Final Round.
- Hui was ranked second place on Mnet’s singer-songwriter competition show, ‘Breakers’.
Military Life
On 19 October 2020, Cube Entertainment announced the official enlistment as a social worker. On 2 December 2020, his enlistment was delayed as he was self-isolating due to being in an area where someone had contracted COVID-19.
After two months, the agency announced its new enlistment date, on 18 February 2021, as a social worker. He was discharged from military service as a social worker on 17 November 2022.
Personal Life
Hui caught up in the dating scandals within Cube Entertainment. The rumours flared up after the photos of Hui and (G)I-DLE’s Soojin went viral as a shopping date. According to Cube Entertainment, two labelmates dated in the past but they have already broken up.
Net Worth and Lifestyle
Hui has a net worth of 1-2 million US dollars.
The majority of his income comes from his cusp of recognition in the music industry as a professional singer-songwriter and composer. He is actively engaged with the music industry, live performances and other endorsements.
Interesting Facts about Hui
- Hui’s mother used to teach English by profession.
- Lee Hoe-taek has a dog named ‘Happy’.
- Hui can play the piano.
- In 2010, at the JYPE 7th Audition Final Round, Hui won 1st Place Best Male Vocal.
- Hui’s favourite song to perform live is ‘Like This’.
- Hui was a trainee for a total of 9 years
- Lee Hoe-taek has a problem eating foreign foods.
- Hui likes the TV show ‘Infinite Challenge’.
- One of Lee Hoe-taek’s favourite songs is ‘Company’ by Justin Bieber.
- One item Hui cannot live with is his headphones.
FAQs
- Which group is Hui a part of?
He is the leader of the boy group Pentagon and project trot group Super Five and a former member of the co-ed group Triple H. - How many songs has Hui produced?
As of March 2023, the Korea Music Copyright Association has 63 songs listed under his name. - How old is Hui?
As of 2023, he is 30 years old. - What is Hui’s Instagram ID?
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