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Lee Jong-hyun 이종현 (가수)

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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), Girls' Generation 1979 (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.

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Lee Jong-hyun (이종현 (가수)) — verified Korean artist. Agency: FNC Entertainment.

Details

• Genre: pop rock
• Birth Date: May 15, 1990
• Nationality: South Korean
• Occupations: musician, singer-songwriter and actor
• Former Band: CNBLUE
• Band Role: lead guitarist and vocalist
• Acting Debut: Acoustic
• Born: 1990년 5월 15일
• Occupation: 前 배우
• Group: 씨엔블루

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• Wikidata lists the Korean name as 이종현; KoreaAPI uses 이종현 (가수) (chosen by source authority).

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