Onew

Onew
Onew at the Hallyu Dream Festival in 2015
Born	Lee Jin-ki (이진기) (1989-12-14) December 14, 1989 (age 27) Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Other names	Onew
Occupation	Singer actor
Musical career
Genres	K-pop R&B
Instruments	Vocal Piano
Years active	2008–present
Labels	S.M. Entertainment
Associated acts	Shinee SM Town
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization	I Jin-gi
McCune–Reischauer	I Chin-ki
Pen name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization	On-yu
McCune–Reischauer	On-yu
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Lee Jin-ki (born (1989-12-14)December 14, 1989), better known by his stage name Onew, is a South Korean singer and actor. Born in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do, Onew was discovered at the 2006 S.M. Academy Casting and signed the contract with S.M Entertainment the day after his audition. He debuted as one of the lead vocalists of boy group Shinee in May 2008, who went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea.

Aside from group activities, Onew has participated in various television dramas, mostly known for his role of Baek Su in JTBCs sitcom Welcome to Royal Villa (2013) and the cardiothoracic resident Lee Chi-hoon in the popular KBS2 drama Descendants of the Sun (2016).

Onew was discovered at the 2006 S.M. Academy Casting. Onew received great appreciation from Lee Soo-man, SM Entertainment's founder, at Girls' Generation's debut showcase. Lee Soo-man noticed him and wanted to hear Onew sing during a one time on the spot audition. He signed the contract with SM the day after he auditioned. In 2008, he was chosen as the leader of the group Shinee, and the 5-member boy group debuted on May 25, 2008 on SBS's Inkigayo.

Shortly after debut, Onew contributed to singles for Lee Hyun-ji in 2008, for Vanilla LOVE and Vanilla Love Part 2. In 2009, he was featured with Girls' Generation member Jessica for the song One Year Later in the Tell Me Your Wish mini-album. The same year, he also sang a duet with Kim Yeon-woo for the song, The Name I Loved from the third mini album by Shinee, 2009, Year Of Us.