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Hoya (Singer) Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Hoya Quick Info
Height 5 ft 9 in
Weight 65 kg
Date of Birth March 28, 1991
Zodiac Sign Aries
Eye Color Dark Brown

Hoya is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, musician, dancer, actor, performer, theatre artist, and television personality known as a former member of the South Korean boy band Infinite. Formed in 2010 by Woollim Entertainment, the group’s discography consists of multiple albums, extended plays, and tracks such as Over the Top, Koi ni Ochiru Toki, Season 2, Top Seed, For You, Paradise, Destiny, Be Back, Inspirit, First Invasion, Reality, Evolution, New Challenge, Infinitize, Infinite Only, BTD (Before the Dawn), Voice Of My Heart, Be Mine, She’s Back, The Chaser, Man in Love, Last Romeo, and Can’t Get Over You. Hoya left the group in 2017 and his discography as a solo artist includes albums, extended plays, and songs like Shower, Pretending I’m Okay, Angel, 1AM, All Eyes On Me, Baby U, Stay With Me, and May I Love You. In addition to that, Hoya has also been a part of many shows and movies including Urban Myths, Hiya, Hit the Stage, Reply 1997, My Lovely Girl, Birth, Mask, Reply 1994, Radiant Office, Two Cops, Devilish Charm, Strong Family 2017, Street Man Fighter, and Dancing High.

Born Name

Lee Ho-dong

Nick Names

Hoya, Lee Ho-won, Hogod, Hobaby, Dance Machine, Multi-Player, HoBaby

Hoya as seen while performing at the Infinite H showcase on January 26, 2015
Hoya as seen while performing at the Infinite H showcase on January 26, 2015 (How to Love / Tistory / CC BY 4.0)

Sun Sign

Aries

Born Place

Busan, South Korea

Nationality

South Korean

 

Education

Hoya dropped out of high school during his first year to pursue his passion for music and later took the high school qualification exam and passed. Afterward, he got enrolled at Daekyeung University and majored in Applied Music.

Along with his former Infinite bandmates L, Sungkyu, Sungyeol, and Dongwoo, he was awarded the ‘Proud Daekyung University Student Award’ in the hope that the group would continue to grow and bring prestige to the school.

Occupation

Singer, Rapper, Songwriter, Musician, Dancer, Actor, Performer, Theatre Artist, Television Personality

Family

  • Siblings – Ho-jae (Older Brother), Ho-jun (Younger Brother)

Manager

Hoya has been signed with Initial Entertainment.

Genre

K-pop, Dance-pop, Hip Hop, R&B

Instruments

Vocals

Labels

Woollim Entertainment, Glorious, Illusion Entertainment

Blood Type

AB

Build

Slim

Hoya taking a mirror selfie in November 2022
Hoya taking a mirror selfie in November 2022 (Hoya / Instagram)

Height

5 ft 9 in or 175 cm

Weight

65 kg or 143.5 lbs

Race / Ethnicity

Asian

Hoya is of Korean descemt.

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Charming personality

Hoya as seen while smiling for a picture in March 2023
Hoya as seen while smiling for a picture in March 2023 (Hoya / Instagram)

Hoya Facts

  1. When he dropped out of high school, his father was against that decision and Hoya had to leave home. However, his father later accepted his decision and has been supportive of his son.
  2. Hoya previously trained under JYP Entertainment.
  3. Infinite released its first studio album Over the Top on July 21, 2011, and it included songs like Amazing, Julia, Real Story, Tic Toc, and others.
  4. Hoya announced on March 10, 2014, that his real birth name was “Lee Ho-dong” not “Ho-won” as he had previously told the public. He stated that he changed it in order not to share a name with comedian Kang Hodong.
  5. Alongside Ahn Bo-hyun, Kang Sung-mi, and Park Chul-min, Hoya co-starred as Lee Jin-ho in the 2016 film Hiya. This role won him the award for “Best New Actor” at the 36th Golden Cinema Festival.
  6. In 2017, he brought to life the character of Jang Kang-ho (a 28-year-old man who comes from a wealthy family in Gangnam) in the workplace romantic comedy-drama television series Radiant Office and this performance got him nominated for an MBC Drama Award in the “Best New Actor” category.
  7. Hoya played Sung Ki-joon (Ma-seong’s younger cousin who is an entertainer) in the 2018 romantic comedy television series Devilish Charm.
  8. On February 7, 2019, he enlisted for his mandatory military service. He announced it through a post 2 days before the date and was discharged on December 6, 2020.
  9. He was cast as Choong-jae in the 2022 anthology horror film Urban Myths.
  10. He has been a hip-hop/street dancer.
  11. Hoya’s theatre credits include having been cast as Baek Jae-hee in Hourglass from 2017 to 2018 and as Won Ryu-hwan in Secretly, Greatly: THE LAST in 2022.

Featured Image by How to Love / Tistory / CC BY 4.0

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