Lee Dae-hwi

Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Lee Dae-hwi

Role / Field:

South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and host known for Wanna One and AB6IX.

Born:

2001-01-29

Century / Era:

2001s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Lee Dae-hwi (Korean: 이대휘, born January 29, 2001), known mononymously as Daehwi, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, producer and television personality. He is a member of South Korean boy group AB6IX, and is known for his participation in the reality competition show Produce 101 Season 2, where he finished in third place overall and became a member of the boy group Wanna One. In addition to singing and writing songs for various artists, he guest hosted and then became the permanent host for the long-time running variety show M Countdown. Lee Dae-hwi was born in Seoul, South Korea. His father died when he was six years old due to liver cirrhosis.

Career & Major Achievements

He had lived in Osaka, Japan, for two years and Los Angeles, United States, for six years. He started his path as an idol after he passed the JYP Entertainment's Global Audition in the United States to begin his trainee life in South Korea in 2015. Around late 2016 he got accepted in Brand New Music through audition. In 2019, he graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul as a Department of Stage Arts major. He currently attends Global Cyber University as a Broadcasting and Entertainment major.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

In 2017, Lee participated in Produce 101 Season 2, a reality competition show broadcast on Mnet which produces a boy band from a field of 101 contestants. Lee became the first center performer for the program's promotional theme song, "Pick Me". He participated on the program along with Brand New Music representative trainees Park Woo-jin, Im Young-min and Kim Dong-hyun. In the finale, he finished in third place with 1,102,005 votes, securing him a spot as a member of the boy band which was named Wanna One. Wanna One debuted at the Wanna One Premier Show-Con on August 7, 2017, at the Gocheok Sky Dome with the mini-album 1×1=1 (To Be One).

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 2001 (2001-01-29): Birth of Lee Dae-hwi — South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and host known for Wanna One and AB6IX.
2. 2015: 2015 Milestone — He started his path as an idol after he passed the JYP Entertainment's Global Audition in the United States to begin his trainee life in South Korea in 2015.
3. 2016: 2016 Milestone — Around late 2016 he got accepted in Brand New Music through audition.
4. 2017: 2017 Milestone — In 2017, Lee participated in Produce 101 Season 2, a reality competition show broadcast on Mnet which produces a boy band from a field of 101 contestants.
5. 2019: 2019 Milestone — In 2019, he graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul as a Department of Stage Arts major.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Lee Dae-hwi

True or False: “Lee Dae-hwi was a permanent host of M Countdown immediately after his debut in Wanna One.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): He became the permanent co-host on M Countdown with Han Hyun-min in April 2019, but this followed his initial activities with Wanna One.

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