Hui (singer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Hui
Hui in July 2019
Born
Lee Hoe-taek

(1993-08-28) August 28, 1993 (age 31)
Gwacheon, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Musical career
Genres
Years active2016–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly of
Websitecubeent.co.kr/pentagon
Korean name
Hangul
이회택
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Hoe-taek
McCune–ReischauerI Hoe-t'aek
Stage name
Hangul
후이
Revised RomanizationHu-i
McCune–ReischauerHu-i

Lee Hoe-taek (Korean: 이회택; born August 28, 1993), better known as Hui (후이), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and composer.[2] He debuted as the leader, main vocalist and lead dancer of boy group Pentagon in October 2016, under Cube Entertainment.[3][4] He was a member of the co-ed trio Triple H, alongside former bandmate Dawn and former labelmate Hyuna, and is the leader of trot boy group Super Five of MBC's Favorite Entertainment. He is also well known for his participation in the reality competition series Boys Planet, where he placed 13th overall.

Hui participates in writing and producing a majority of Pentagon's songs. Some of his best-known works are 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".

Name

At Pentagon's debut showcase, Hui explained the meaning behind his name: believing Lee Hoe-taek, his real name, is difficult to pronounce (particularly for foreigners), he settled on Hui as a mononym. During a stay in China, he discovered local people pronounce the first syllable of his name, Hoe/Hwe, as "Hui/Hwee", which inspired his decision.[5]

Early life and education

Hui was born on August 28, 1993, in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea. In 2012, Hui graduated from Modern K Academy.[6] On Comedian Singer Producer, Hui confessed that he was rejected from Hanyang University.[7] He lived in Beijing, China for eight months before joining Cube in 2013.[8]

Career

Pre-debut

Hui used to be a JYP trainee before joining Cube Entertainment. In 2010, he won first place on Best Male Vocal at JYP 7th Audition Final Round.[9] In 2013, Hui was preparing to debut in China.[10] He failed to make the cut into Chinese Idol as he was placed 60th and immediately dropped out from the show.[11][12] In an open audition in 2013, after leaving JYP, he was the only participant selected by all three entertainment agencies (Cube, Sonic Music and Nega Network). In December 2013, Hui danced at the KBS Festival and danced to the special stage of Son Dong-woon and Kwon So-hyun.[13] In 2014, Hui appeared in G.NA’s "Secret" music video and promotional activities.[14] He also appeared in Rain's "Rain Effect" as a trainee, and received advice from Rain about debut. Hui spent about six years as a trainee before debuting with Pentagon. In February 2015, Hui was part of a vocal project group, Seorin-dong Children (서린동 아이들) with Jinho and another female singer. They released a remake of Lee Won-jin [ko] and Ryu Keum-deok's 1994 classic "For All the New Lovers". The group wasn't supposed to consist of them, but after the three recorded the guide, Cube's Artist Development team decided to release it.[15][16][17]

2016–2019: Debut with Pentagon and solo activities

Main articles: Pentagon (South Korean band) and Triple H (band)

On October 10, 2016, Hui made his official debut as a member of Pentagon through 2016 Mnet's reality show Pentagon Maker and becoming the leader of the group.[18][4] He made a cameo on the web drama Spark.[19]

On April 4, 2017, Cube Entertainment announced that he would participate in a project group called Triple H alongside Hyuna and E'dawn[20] and that they would star in a reality show called Triple H Fun Agency.[21] The group debuted on May 1 with the EP 199X and title track "365 Fresh".

In 2017, Hui co-composed the Produce 101 Season 2 hit song, "Never"[22] and Wanna One's debut single, "Energetic" alongside Flow Blow which won by public votes on which song they'd like to see for the group's debut single.[23][24] Both songs achieved an all-kill on Instiz, charting at No. 1 on real-time charts of Melon, Mnet, Bugs, Genie, Soribada, and Naver.[25][26]

On September 19, it was revealed that Hui participated in a new show called Hyena on the Keyboard. It is a pilot music variety show where well-known singer-songwriters would be competing on music charts.[27][28] On October 20, Hui was cast for One Night Food Trip alongside his label mate Yoo Seon-ho. The filming started in Vietnam on October 22.[29]

In just 2018, Hui co-composed Kriesha Chu's "Paradise",[30] "This Stop",[31] Shinwha's "Don't Leave Me, Pentagon's "Shine" and three songs from Thumbs Up! respectively. On June 9, two Cube Entertainment idol groups, Pentagon and (G)I-dle appeared on Idol Room. During the episode, Hui performed his self-produced track, "Theme song 1" alongside Jeon So-yeon's "Theme song 2", and they gifted the songs to the show.[32][33] At the end of 2018, 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" on December 20.[34]

In May 2019, Hui produced "Dramatic" for the rookie girl group Bvndit.[35] In October, he co-wrote and co-composed the song "119" from VAV's fifth EP Poison.[36]

2020–present: Super Five, musical debut, and Boys Planet

In 2020, Hui co-composed three songs from Pentagon's Universe: The Black Hall. He revealed that he wrote the lead single "Dr. Bebe" in a day while "Shower of Rain" he wrote it without any thoughts.[37][38] On February 29, he performed Jung Soo-ra's "Exultation" on KBS' program Immortal Songs 2 as a duo with Jinho.[39][40] Hui appeared on Stark's Idol Cooking Class alongside teammate Hongseok, Shinwon and Kino.[41] He also appeared on Mnet's music talk show Studio Music Hall 2, which aired on March 24. He was introduced as "genius music producer" performing his rearranged rock version of Itzy's "Dalla Dalla" and a duet of Kim Kwang-seok's "At About Thirty".[42] On March 28, he was featured on the song "Shout Out" from album Spirit Bomb, a full-length album by Han Yo-han.[43]

On July 11, 2020, it was revealed that Hui appeared on MBC's Favorite Entertainment, a music variety program that aims to create a top trot boy group. In that episode, the judges were video screening from numerous applicants.[44] In the third episode on the show, Hui auditioned with Sim Soo-bong's "I Don't Know Anything But Love" and performed a dance cover of "Gang" by Rain.[45][46] He passed and received a total of 7 ddabong (thumbs up) from judges Jang Yoon-jeong, comedian Kim Shin-young and Super Junior's Leeteuk.[47] Hui 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.[48] On August 15, the project group released a pre-debut digital single titled "Hello" (잘 될 거야) under the name Super Five (다섯장) while using his real name Lee Hoe Taek.[49] They held their debut stage on MBC's Show! Music Core with "All Eyes On Me" and "Hello" on August 22.[50][51] An accompanying music video for the song was uploaded onto MBC's YouTube channel on August 29.[52][53] On September 19, they held their final concert Hello, Goodbye Concert before their indefinite disbandment. The concert featured many of the group's summer promotion songs, special stages including duet performances with the 'Favorite Entertainment' hosts. Hui also performed his solo project song, "Step by Step" (한 걸음 한 걸음) in the concert.[54][55]

On July 22, it was announced that Hui would make his musical debut in a psychological thriller musical Sonata of a Flame (광염 소나타) as J, a composer who suffers from anxiety due to he was unable to produce any single piece. However, only by eye-witnessing someone's death, he was able to write a beautiful melody. The musical ran from August 15 to 30 at Uniplex Hall 1, Seoul, and a live stage will be broadcast online to the US, Japan, and South East Asia starting September.[56]

On August 5, Cube Entertainment confirmed with news outlet TV Report that Hui took part in composing 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 on August 1, and it is the title track to their second single Stargazer, that was released on August 26. In addition to Hui's participation in composition, JO1's center Ren Kawashiri and Pentagon's ties attract the public's attention. Before the audition for Produce 101 Japan, he participated as a dancer during Dear Cosmo Tour.[57] The song ranked at number one and thirty-three on Billboard Japan Hot 100 and Top Download Songs, respectively.[58][59]

Hui has been included in a lineup of 45 top singers in music genres ranging from pop, classic, musical etc., who will be featuring on MBN's new concept variety music game show, Lotto Singer. The show was first aired on September 19.[60] He and Flow Blow produced the title song for WEi's debut album Identity : First Sight entitled "Twilight".[61] On December 16, it was confirmed that he would be producing a song for the Top 7 competition on Mnet's audition show Cap-Teen.[62] The ballad song, "White Butterfly", was sung by contestant Kim Han-byul, who placed second overall.[63][64]

Mandatory military service

On October 19, 2020, Cube announced that Hui is enlisting in the mandatory military service as a social worker on December 3. He is the second Pentagon member to fulfill his defense duties after Jinho, who began his service in May.[65] On December 2, Cube shared that Hui's enlistment was delayed as he was self-isolating due to being in an area where someone had contracted COVID-19.[66] The following day, it was announced that he will fulfill his duties as a member of Pentagon (including the We L:ve Online Concert on December 13) until his scheduled enlistment date was announced.[67] Almost two months later, Cube announced that Hui would be enlisting as a social worker on February 18, 2021.[68] Hui was discharged from military service as a social worker on November 17, 2022.[69]

On June 17, 2021, Hui released the song "Imagine" as the first OST for the drama Monthly Magazine Home.[70] He wrote and co-produced CIX's promotional single "Tesseract" for the app Universe, which was released on July 1.[71]

Boys Planet

In February 2023, Hui was announced as a contestant on Boys Planet using his real name, Lee Hoe-taek. He was ranked the 7th in the first ranking reveal. He ultimately placed 13th in the final episode, failing to debut in the final lineup of Zerobaseone.[72]

In July, Hui released the song "Whale" as a part of the +Memory Project.[73] In August, he was cast as D'Artagnan in the musical The Three Musketeers, scheduled from September 15 to November 19 at KEPCO Art Center.[74]

Artistry

Influence

Hui is called an "all-rounder" idol, and is frequently praised for his vocal, acting, songwriting, producing, and composing skills.[75] He has earned the nickname "genius producer", as he frequently produces songs for Pentagon, himself, and other artists.[76][77] Hui is seen as a role model for his abilities as a vocalist and a producer-idol to other idols, including Yoo Seon-ho,[78] DKB's Teo,[79] MustB's Doha,[80] and BDC's Junghwan.[81]

Songwriting and musical style

Main article: List of songs written and produced by Hui

Before I even make the music, I draw out the performance in my head. After I think about the overall mood, outfits, props, dancers’ movements, and the character of whoever is singing the song, I write the song and participate in the choreography and costumes before eventually going on stage. When creating a performance, what is just as important as the music is the fashion.

— Hui on his songwriting process.[82]

In an episode of TMI News, Hui revealed that he arranges songs in his sleep. "I seem to get more stressed than I realize, because I’ve been arranging songs in my dreams. My members keep waking up to the sound of me singing. I’ve been singing in my sleep."[83]

Discography

Main article: Pentagon discography
See also: Triple H (South Korean band) § Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details, peak chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[84] 		JPN
[85]
Whu Is Me: Complex
  • Released: January 16, 2024
  • Label: Cube Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Hmm Bop"
  2. "Melo" (with Park Hyeon-jin)
  3. "Cold Killer" (with Jinhyuk)
  4. "A Song from a Dream" (with Wooseok)
 4 32

Singles

List of singles, with selected peak chart positions and sales
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Sales
(DL) 		Album
KOR
[88]
As lead artist
"Wake Me Up"
with Jo Woo-chan 		2017 90 KOR: 17,921+[89] Hyena on the Keyboard
"Navigation" 2018 — — Breakers Part 3
"Bodyguard" — Breakers Part 5
"Swim Good"
featuring Somin of KARD 		— Breakers Semi-final
"For You" — Breakers Final
"Masquerade" (가장 무도회) 2020 — Lotto Singer Episode 7
"Whale" 2023 — —
"흠뻑 (Hmm BOP)" 2024 — Whu Is Me: Complex
"Easy Dance"
featuring Kwon Eun-bi 		—[A] Non-album single
"Nameless"
featuring Jang Hye Jin 		—
As featured artist
"Shout"
Han Yo-han feat. Hui 		2020 — — Spirit Bomb
Collaborations
"시작되는 연인들을 위해"
Hui as 서린동 아이들 with Jinho & Yongjoo 		2015 — — 시작되는 연인들을 위해
"Happy Winter Song"
with Jinho 		2016 — United Cube Project Part 2
"You Are"
with Jinho, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yan An, Kino 		— Pentagon
"Thank You"
with Jinho 		2017 — Ceremony
"This Stop Is"
with YooA and Wooseok 		2018 — Gag-Singer Producer - Streaming
"All My Heart" (진심)
with Jinho[91] 		2019 — MBC What Is The First place? Part 1
"Sad Love Song" (슬픈 사랑의 노래)
with Lyn[92] 		— The Call 2 Third Project
"Lift Trophy" (수상소감)
with Hangzoo[93] 		— The Call 2 Fifth Project
Soundtrack appearances
"Who Am I" 2017 — — Bad Guys 2 OST Part 1[94]
"Maybe" 2018 — About Time OST Part 3[95]
"Miss U"
with Jinho and Kino 		2019 — On The Campus OST
"How Can I Do"
with Jinho and Wooseok 		— Welcome to Waikiki 2 Part 4 OST[96]
"Unrequited Love" (짝사랑) — Chocolate Part 8 OST[97]
"Imagine" 2021 — Monthly Magazine Home Part 1 OST[70]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

As Lee Hoe-taek of Super Five

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
"Hello" (잘 될 거야) 2020 –[B] —
"All Eyes on You" (시선고정) –[C]
"Step By Step" (한 걸음 한 걸음) –

Filmography

See also: Pentagon videography

Web drama

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Spark Cameo [19]

Variety shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Chinese Idol Contestant Season 1 (ep. 2) [11]
2016 Pentagon Maker Contestant [citation needed]
2017 Triple H Fun Agency Main cast [21]
Hyenas on the Keyboard Pilot music variety show for Chuseok holiday [100]
One Night Food Trip Cast member Episode 40–43 [29]
2018 Breakers Contestant [101][102][103]
King of Mask Singer Contestant as "Crane Guy" Episodes 141–142 [104]
Comedian Singer Producer Cast member [citation needed]
2019 GINI Stage Cheering Team 2 [105][106]
The Call Season 2 Contestant [citation needed]
Hui's What To Wear Today Cast member 4 episodes [107][108]
2020 Immortal Songs 2 Contestant with Jinho (ep. 445) [39]
Road to Kingdom Contestant with Pentagon [109]
Favorite Entertainment Contestant, regular member (Super Five) [44]
Lotto Singer Contestant [60]
2021 Cap-Teen Producer [110]
2023 Boys Planet Contestant [111]
2024 Starlight Boys Guider with Lee Seung-gi, Daesung, Choi Young-joon, Hanhae, Kwon Eun-bi, Eric, Yoon [112]

Theater

Year Title Role Ref.
2020 Sonata of a Flame J [113]
2023 The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan [74]

Notes

  1. ^ "Easy Dance" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 41 on the component Circle Download Chart.[90]
  2. ^ "Hello" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 11 on Gaon BGM Chart.[98]
  3. ^ "All Eyes on You" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 20 on Gaon Mobile Chart.[99]

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