Eunhyuk

Lee HyukJae (born April 4, 1986), better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a Korean dancer, rapper, presenter, song writer, and occasional actor. He is a member of the large band Super Junior, in which his position in the group is the lead rapper and one of the four lead dancers. To prevent confusion with famous Korean comedian Lee Hyuk-jae, he decided to use the name 'Eunhyuk', meaning "jewel". He is often called "the Jewel Guy" because of this choice of stage name and "the Dancing Machine". He is very close friends with fellow Super Junior member Donghae and his best friend from school, DBSK's Xiah Junsu.

Career
Super Junior

See also: Super Junior's musical career

Eunhyuk was born Lee Hyuk-jae in Neunggok, Goyang, Gyeonggi. In 1999 when he turned thirteen, he auditioned for SM Entertainment through the company's Starlight Casting System with childhood friend Xiah. Xiah was selected to sign a contract with the company soon after, but Eunhyuk failed the audition. He auditioned again the following year and was finally selected through showcasing his rapping and dancing abilities. Under SM Entertainment, Eunhyuk was further trained in singing, dancing, acting, and had brief Mandarin Chinese language courses. In 2002 Eunhyuk, Xiah, and another trainee Sungmin were placed in a project R&B group. A year later, the trio along with three future members from TRAX (Jay Kim, No Minwoo, Kang Jungwoo) made a brief appearance in a show called Heejun vs. Kangta, Battle of the Century: Pop vs. Rock, in which Moon Hee-jun and Kangta individually taught them techniques on different types of singing. Later that year, Eunhyuk's trio disbanded, and Xiah debuted as a member of TVXQ in 2003. Eunhyuk and Sungmin were instead placed together in another project group with ten other male trainees. The twelve boys formed the group Super Junior 05, being the first generation of the rotational boy band Super Junior. With a total of twelve members, Super Junior 05 officially debuted on November 6, 2005 on SBS's music program Popular Songs, performing their first single, "TWINS (Knock Out)". Their debut performance attracted over 500 fans and also garnered oversea viewers from both China and Japan. A full studio

album was released a month later, which debuted at #3 on the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts. In March 2006, SM Entertainment began to recruit new members for the next Super Junior generation. However, plans changed when the company added in a thirteenth member, Kyuhyun, and the company declared a halt in forming future Super Junior generations. The group dropped the suffix "05" and became officially credited as Super Junior. The re-polished group hit big after they released their first CD single "U" the following summer, which became Super Junior's most successful single in the music charts until the release of "Sorry, Sorry" in March 2009. Eunhyuk is an acclaimed lyricist and wrote rap lyrics for a majority of Super Junior's songs. The rap lyrics to "Show Me Your Love" from the winter single with TVXQ was written by him, along with Heechul and Shindong. The Lyrics to One Love was also one of his works. Along with Donghae, he also choreographs some of Super Junior's dance routines. He is one of the lead dancers in his band. He's also known as the dancing machine, which he is known by many people as a great dancer. During his career with Super Junior, Eunhyuk was put into two subgroups, smaller groups that are branched off of the larger Super Junior group. In February 2007, he was placed in the trot-singing Super Junior-T. A year later, he became a member of Super Junior-Happy.
Hosting

Eunhyuk replaced Kang-in's position in hosting for Mnet's music program M!Countdown in late 2006. Hosting with band mates Leeteuk and Shindong, they did not leave their hosting positions until early 2008. Eunhyuk has also been the co-host of Super Junior's Kiss the Radio (SUKIRA) with Leeteuk, a radio show that promotes Korea's music and pop culture. The show was established on August 21, 2006 and has become one of the more frequently tuned in radio channels of Korea.

Personal life
Eunhyuk has graduated from Pai Chai University.

On April 19, 2007, almost two months after Super Junior-T's release of their first single "Rokkugo", Eunhyuk was hospitalized from a car accident when returning home after a recording of the radio show Super Junior Kiss the Radio. Eunhyuk only suffered minor injuries, and was discharged from the hospital on April 23. It was announced on Feb 25th 2010 that Eunhyuk was diagnosed with Swine Flu causing him not to attend the encore concert of Girls' Generation's Into the New World. Leeteuk and Heechul replaced him. In March 5th, SM Ent. announced that 4th of March in the evening Eunhyuk went to the hospital and it was confirmed that he is fully recovered from flu. After recovering, Eunhyuk resumed his activities at Shanghai SSII concert on March 6th. In 2007 and 2010, he said he was in love with a younger artist on his cyworld, just to be honest with his fans.

Discography
Main article: Super Junior discography

Filmography
Further information: Super Junior filmography
Film

Year

Title

Role

Other notes

2007

Attack on the Pin-Up Boys

himself limited release in South Korea

Television series

Year

Title

Role

Network

Other notes

2006

Rainbow Romance

himself MBC

Guest star (Ep. 104)

2008 We Got Married

himself MBC

Guest star (Ep. 29, 30. Alex and

Shin Ae.)

2009

Embark Dream team Season 2

himself KBS

Regular

Hosting programs
Date Name Note

2006March 27, 2008

Mnet M!Countdown

with Leeteuk, Shindong

January 7, 2008April 5, 2008

ComedyTV Unbelievable

with Super Junior-Happy, Donghae

Outing Season 3

July 10, 2008October 9, 2008

MBC Idol Show Season 1

with Super Junior-Happy

September 5, 2009 Present

SBS Miracle

with Leeteuk, Shindong, Sungmin, Kangin

September 16, 2009 (pilot episode only)

MBC King of the Ring

with Leeteuk, Shindong

2009-present

"SBS Star King" (regular host)

with Leeteuk

Radio programs
Date Name Note

August 21, 2006 present

Super Junior Kiss the Radio ( with ) Leeteuk

Award
Year For 2009 Star King for Best Newcomer Award (Variety) Notes shared with Leeteuk and Boom for Strong
Heart and Star King