Lee Chan-hyuk

Lee Chan-hyuk
Lee Chan-hyuk
	Chanhyuk at Ipselenti Korea University Festival in 2016
Born	Lee Chan-hyuk; September 12, 1996 (age 25); Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Occupation	Singer; songwriter; producer;
Relatives	Lee Su-hyun (sister)
	Musical career
Genres	K-pop; folk-pop;
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2012–present
Labels	YG
Associated acts	AKMU; YG Family;
Korean name
Hangul	이찬혁
Revised Romanization	I Chan-hyeok
McCune–Reischauer	I Ch'anhyŏk

Lee Chan-hyuk (Korean: 이찬혁; born September 12, 1996), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and producer. He debuted as a member of the sibling duo AKMU in April 2014, under YG Entertainment.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Lee Chan-hyuk was born on September 12, 1996, in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Both Chan-hyuk and his younger sister, Lee Su-hyun, moved to Mongolia with their missionary parents for five years, while being home-schooled by their mother, before returning to South Korea.^[1] In August 2012, the siblings auditioned for the second installment of SBS reality survival program K-pop Star as Akdong Musician. The sibling duo finished in first place, later choosing to sign under YG Entertainment as they were the only label from the three to provide them the creative freedom they wished for throughout the show, believing their artistry would not be restricted or altered.^[2]

2014–present: AKMU and military enlistment[]

On April 7, 2014, Chan-hyuk and Su-hyun officially debuted as AKMU (Akdong Musician) with their studio album Play, instantly becoming a commercial success. The sibling duo has since released two more studio albums, one extended play, one single album and ten singles in their discography. In September 2017, Lee enlisted in the Korean Marine Corps for his mandatory military service, thus temporarily halting all AKMU activities until his return.^[3] In midst of his service, it was revealed the Korean Marines officially chose Lee's self-written song, "Marine Triumph" (해병승전가), to represent the Corps.^[4]^[5] Lee completed his mandatory military service on May 29, 2019, and was discharged. His first appearance since hiatus was as AKMU on JTBC variety program Knowing Bros, where the episode was filmed the day after his release.^[6]

On September 26, 2019, Lee published his first novel Fish Meets Water (물 만난 물고기), a day after AKMU's album Sailing was released. The novel portrays his perspective on life values and art, and it correlates with the album.^[7] The novel became the number one best selling novel in South Korean bookstores.^[8]

Discography[]

As a featured artist[]

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
Title	Year	KOR ^[9]	Sales	Album
Think About You (널 생각해) (Younha featuring Chan-hyuk)	2015	13	KOR: 160,762^[10]	Non-album single

Production credits[]

Year	Artist	Song	Album	Lyrics	Music
2012	Akdong Musician	"Don't Cross Your Legs" (다리꼬지마)	K-pop Star Season 2	Yes	Yes
2012		"You are Attractive" (매력있어)
2013		"Is It Ramen?" (라면인건가)
		"Crescendo"
		"Foreigner's Confession" (외국인의 고백)
		"I Love You"	All About My Romance OST
		"Bean Curd"	N/A
2014		Summer Dance	N/A
		"Give Love"	Play
		200%
		"Melted" (얼음들)
		"On the Subway" (지하철에서)
		"Hair Part" (가르마)
		"Artificial Grass" (인공잔디)
		"Hello" (안녕)
		"Little Star" (작은별)
		"Anyway" (길이나)
		"Idea" (소재)
		"Galaxy"
2015		"Like Ga, Na, Da" (가나다같이)	N/A
2016		"Re-Bye"	Spring
		"How People Move" (사람들이 움직이는 게)
		"Haughty Girl" (새삼스럽게 왜)
		"Green Window" (초록창가)
		"Every Little Thing" (사소한 것에서)
		"Around" (주변인)
2017		"Live" (생방송)	Winter
		"Reality" (리얼리티)
		"Last Goodbye" (오랜 날 오랜 밤)
		"Play Ugly" (못생긴 척)
		"Chocolady"
		"You Know Me"
		"Way Back Home" (집에 돌아오는 길)
		"Will Last Forever" (그때 그 아이들은)
		"Dinosaur"	Summer Episode
		"My Darling"	Summer Episode

Others[]

Year	Artist	Song	Album	Lyrics	Music
2015	Younha	"Think About You" (널 생각해)	Non-album single	Yes	Yes
2017	Temporary Idols	"Red Carpet"	Temporary Idol OST		Yes
2020	Bang Ye-dam	"Wayo" (왜요)	Non-album single		No
2020	Lee Su-hyun	"Alien"	Non-album single		Yes
2021	Treasure	"Slowmotion"	The First Step: Treasure Effect		Yes
	IU	"Ah Puh" (어푸)	Lilac
	Lee Seung-chul	"We Were" (우린)	Non-album single

Filmography[]

Reality show[]

Date	Network	Title	Notes	Ref.
2012-13	SBS	K-pop Star Season 2	Winner	^[11]
2017	MBC	King of Mask Singer	Contestant	^[12]

References[]

^ Park, Soo-jin (26 March 2013). 가요계 흔드는 ‘악동 뮤지션’... "우리가 부르면 인기 검색어가 바뀐다" (in Korean). The Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
^ "YG 측 "새 보이그룹 7월께 데뷔 목표 준비..방예담 포함"". Herald Pop. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^ "악뮤 이찬혁, 오늘(18일) 해병대 입대 "더 성숙해져 돌아오겠다"". Herald Pop. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^ "이찬혁, 해병대 전역···"'해병승전가, 작사·작곡 뿌듯"". news.chosun.com (in Korean). 29 May 2019.
^ "Chanhyuk (AKMY) writes the military anthem for Marine Corps". channels.vlive.tv.
^ "Akdong Musician's Chanhyuk completes military service after two years in marine corps". Metro. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^ "악동뮤지션 이찬혁, 생애 첫 소설 출간…가치관 녹여내". News1. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^ "'정희' 악뮤 이찬혁 "소설1위vs음원1위? 다른 느낌으로 행복‥정말 감사해"". Heraldpop. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
^
Gaon Weekly Chart:
- "Think About You (널 생각해 (Prod. by 이찬혁 of 악동뮤지션)) – Week 47 of 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2019.
^
Cumulative sales for Think About You:
- "Think About You (널 생각해 (Prod. by 이찬혁 of 악동뮤지션)) – Week 47 of 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- "Think About You (널 생각해 (Prod. by 이찬혁 of 악동뮤지션)) – Week 48 of 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- "Think About You (널 생각해 (Prod. by 이찬혁 of 악동뮤지션)) – Week 49 of 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2019.
^ "악동뮤지션 YG행 "이하이 이어 양현석 품으로"...이유 들어보니". SBS CNBC (in Korean). SBS Contents Hub & SBS Business Network. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
^ "'복면가왕 코끼리' 이수현 "악동뮤지션과 다른 장르 보여줘 한 풀었다"". Asia Today (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-02-03.

External links[]

Lee Chan-hyuk on Instagram

[1] Park, Soo-jin (26 March 2013). 가요계 흔드는 ‘악동 뮤지션’... "우리가 부르면 인기 검색어가 바뀐다" (in Korean). The Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

[2] "YG 측 "새 보이그룹 7월께 데뷔 목표 준비..방예담 포함"". Herald Pop. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[3] "악뮤 이찬혁, 오늘(18일) 해병대 입대 "더 성숙해져 돌아오겠다"". Herald Pop. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[4] "이찬혁, 해병대 전역···"'해병승전가, 작사·작곡 뿌듯"". news.chosun.com (in Korean). 29 May 2019.

[5] "Chanhyuk (AKMY) writes the military anthem for Marine Corps". channels.vlive.tv.

[6] "Akdong Musician's Chanhyuk completes military service after two years in marine corps". Metro. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[7] "악동뮤지션 이찬혁, 생애 첫 소설 출간…가치관 녹여내". News1. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

[8] "'정희' 악뮤 이찬혁 "소설1위vs음원1위? 다른 느낌으로 행복‥정말 감사해"". Heraldpop. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

[9] Gaon Weekly Chart:
"Think About You (널 생각해 (Prod. by 이찬혁 of 악동뮤지션)) – Week 47 of 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2019.

[10] "Think About You (널 생각해 (Prod. by 이찬혁 of 악동뮤지션)) – Week 47 of 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2019.

[10] Cumulative sales for Think About You:
"Think About You (널 생각해 (Prod. by 이찬혁 of 악동뮤지션)) – Week 47 of 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2019.

"Think About You (널 생각해 (Prod. by 이찬혁 of 악동뮤지션)) – Week 48 of 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2019.

"Think About You (널 생각해 (Prod. by 이찬혁 of 악동뮤지션)) – Week 49 of 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2019.

[12] "Think About You (널 생각해 (Prod. by 이찬혁 of 악동뮤지션)) – Week 47 of 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2019.

[13] "Think About You (널 생각해 (Prod. by 이찬혁 of 악동뮤지션)) – Week 48 of 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2019.

[14] "Think About You (널 생각해 (Prod. by 이찬혁 of 악동뮤지션)) – Week 49 of 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2019.

[11] "악동뮤지션 YG행 "이하이 이어 양현석 품으로"...이유 들어보니". SBS CNBC (in Korean). SBS Contents Hub & SBS Business Network. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.

[12] "'복면가왕 코끼리' 이수현 "악동뮤지션과 다른 장르 보여줘 한 풀었다"". Asia Today (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-02-03.

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Hosts	Yoon Do-hyun Boom Jun Hyun-moo Yoo Hye-young Yura
Judges	Yang Hyun-suk Park Jin-young BoA You Hee-yeol
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Runners-up	Lee Hi Bang Ye-dam Sam Kim Jung Seung-hwan Ahn Ye-eun KWINs
Notable contestants	Baek A-yeon Lee Seung-hoon Lee Michelle Park Jae-hyung Yoon Hyun-sang Koo Jun-hoe Choi Yu-na Lee Chan-hyuk Lee Su-hyun Andrew Choi 2000 Won Shin Ji-hoon Jeong Se-woon Kim Se-jeong Nam Da-won Kwon Jin-ah Almeng Heejun Han Lee Jin-ah Park Yoon-ha Liu Yuyu Park Hye-su Kriesha Chu Kim So-hee Shannon Kim Woo-sung
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Lee Chan-hyuk
Chanhyuk at Ipselenti Korea University Festival in 2016
Born	Lee Chan-hyuk (1996-09-12) September 12, 1996 (age 25) Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Occupation	Singer songwriter producer
Relatives	Lee Su-hyun (sister)
Musical career
Genres	K-pop folk-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2012–present
Labels	YG
Associated acts	AKMU YG Family
Musical artist

Korean name
Hangul	이 찬 혁
Revised Romanization	I Chan-hyeok
McCune–Reischauer	I Ch'anhyŏk