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Onew

South Korean singer

PersonAge 36humanQ494692

Also known as Lee Jin-ki

Born: December 14, 1989
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Birthplace: Gwangmyeong
Citizenship: South Korea
Occupation: singer
, actor
, model
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Education: Chungwoon University
Languages spoken, written or signed: Korean

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Lee Jin-ki, known professionally as Onew, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. Born in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do, Onew was discovered at the 2006 SM Academy Casting and signed a contract with SM Entertainment the day after his audition. He debuted as the lead vocalist and leader of the South Korean boy band Shinee in May 2008, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea.

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Family name: Lee
Sex or gender: male
Member of: SHINee
Genre: K-pop
Revised Romanization: I Jin Gi
McCune–Reischauer romanization: I Chin-ki
Voice type: tenor
Instrument: voice
Birth name: 이진기
Given name: Jin-gi
Start of work period: 2008
Different from: Onewe
Social media followers: 458,870(February 3, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 598350784
467,624(January 27, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 598350784
472,290(January 3, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 598350784

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