Lee Jae-won (

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: 이재원;

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: 李在元; born 5 April 1980) is a South Korean DJ and singer. He is the former member of Korean groups H.O.T. and

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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'' the single "I'm So Hot" which a part of the song samples a rhythm from

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's It's Like That. Again the album received disappointing sales. In 2008, he was accused of rape and was 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. The album title is It's the time. It's received a positive response from fans in China. During his comeback performance, it was speculated that he will be planning to bring back the H.O.T. group to make a new album.

Military service

In 2009, Lee enlisted for his

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, where he served for 22 months at the

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, 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.

Discography

Studio albums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Jae-won 1980 births Living people H.O.T. (band) members Rappers from Seoul Singers from Seoul South Korean male idols South Korean male rappers South Korean male pop singers South Korean male television actors South Korean male musical theatre actors 20th-century South Korean male singers 21st-century South Korean male singers