Lee Sung-yeol (; born August 27, 1991), known mononymously as Sungyeol, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy band

Infinite Infinite may refer to: Mathematics * Infinite set, a set that is not a finite set *Infinity, an abstract concept describing something without any limit Music *Infinite (group), a South Korean boy band *''Infinite'' (EP), debut EP of American m ...

and its sub-group

Infinite F Infinite F ( ko, 인피니트F; stylized as INFINITE F) is the second sub-group of South Korean boy band Infinite (band), Infinite formed by Woollim Entertainment in 2014. The sub-group consists of Infinite vocalists: Lee Sung-yeol, Sungyeol, L (S ...

Biography

Lee Sung-yeol was born and raised in

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Gyeonggi-do Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...

on August 27, 1991. He has a younger brother named Lee Dae-yeol, who is also signed with

Woollim Entertainment Woollim Entertainment () is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2003 by Lee Jung-yeop. The label is home to artists such as Golden Child, Rocket Punch, Drippin, and Kwon Eun-bi. It has previously handled artists Epik High, Infinit ...

and is a member and leader of the boy group Golden Child which debuted in August 2017. On February 15, 2013, Lee graduated from

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, majoring in Applied Music with fellow Infinite members Sung-kyu, L, Dong-woo and Hoya.

Career

Pre-debut

Prior to debut, Lee appeared in the television series as an extra such as ''

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'', ''

Good Job, Good Job ''Good Job, Good Job'' () is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Chae Rim, Um Ki-joon, Kim Seung-soo, Kim Jung-hwa, Choi Daniel and Seo Hyo-rim. It aired on MBC from March 14 to August 2, 2009 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 40 ...

'', and ''

Jolly Widows ''Jolly Widows'' () is a South Korean romance musical drama starring Shim Hye-jin, Lee Jong-soo, Park Hae-mi, Lee Chung-ah, Park Han-byul and Jo An. It aired on KBS1 from June 29, 2009 to January 29, 2010 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:25 for 155 ep ...

''. He originally planned to debut as an actor, and was once an actor trainee under SM Academy.

2010–2013: Career beginnings

Lee was the last member to join Infinite. On June 9, 2010, Lee made his debut as a vocalist of

with their first EP, ''

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''. Lee made his acting debut in 2011 with the drama '' While You Were Sleeping''. On October 21, 2013, Lee was cast as a main character in the web drama ''Love for Ten: Generation of Youth'' with

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2014–2016: Infinite F and acting roles

In 2014, Lee and bandmate Woo-hyun were cast in the

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drama ''

Hi! School-Love On ''Hi! School: Love On'' ( ko, 하이스쿨: 러브온) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kim Sae-ron, Nam Woo-hyun and Lee Sung-yeol of the band Infinite (band), Infinite. It aired on KBS2 from July 11 to December 19, 2014 on Frid ...

'' with rising child actress

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. The drama was broadcast from July 11 to December 19, 2014. Lee and bandmates L and Sungjong formed a subgroup called

and were announced during the "One Great Step Returns" encore concert. They performed their song "Heartthrob" from the '' Hi! School: Love On'' soundtrack. Their first officially released song, "Crazy", was included on Infinite's second album, ''Season 2''. They made their debut in Japan with their first single album, ''Koi No Sign'', on November 19, 2014, following in Korea with their first single album, ''Azure'', on December 2, 2014. On May 22, 2015, Lee was confirmed to be in the cast of

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's ''

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''.

2017–2020: Transition to lead roles

In 2017, Lee was cast as the male lead in a one-act drama called ''Temporary Cold Case Task Force'', with rookie actress Lee Ye Hyun. Lee starred in the

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daily drama ''

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''. In 2019, Lee starred in the horror film ''0.0MHz'' alongside

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’s

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, based on the webtoon with the same name. Lee enlisted as part of his

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as an active duty soldier on March 26, 2019. He was released early on October 4, 2020 due to

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precautions, and was officially discharged on October 27, 2020.

2021–present: Departure from Woollim

On March 31, 2021, Lee departed from Woollim Entertainment after his contract expired. On June 7, 2021, Lee signed with Management 2sang.

Discography

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television shows

Theater

References

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