Lee Jae-won (singer)

Lee Jae-won is a South Korean singer, rapper and DJ. He is the former member of Korean groups H.O.T. and jtL.

Career

Solo

In 2005, Lee released his first solo album, No Pain, No Gain. The album received disappointing sales. In 2007, he released his second album, Lee Jae Won Vol. 1.5. A part of the single "I'm So Hot" samples a rhythm from Mariah Carey's It's Like That. Again the album received disappointing sales. In 2008, he was accused of rape and arrested. The charges were dropped 3 hours later, but because of the event, he was unable to release his next album. In 2012, Jae Won released his new album in Chinese language titled It's the Time. It's received a positive response from fans in China. During his comeback performance, it was speculated that he planned to bring back the H.O.T. group to make a new album.

Military service

In 2009, Lee enlisted for his compulsory military service, where he served for 22 months at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. He was discharged on 7 March 2011 to an H.O.T. Reunion.

Personal life

On 10 January 2015, Lee's representatives announced that the singer was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in April of the previous year.