Lee Sung-yeol

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Sung-yeol
Lee at Haneda Airport, December 2017
Born (1991-08-27) August 27, 1991 (age 33)
Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea[1]
Alma materDaekyung University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
Agent
  • Management 2sang
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2010–present
LabelsWoollim
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
이성열
Hanja
李成烈
Revised RomanizationI Seong-yeol
McCune–ReischauerI Sŏngyŏl

Lee Sung-yeol (Korean: 이성열; Hanja: 李成烈; 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[2] and its sub-group Infinite F.

Biography

Lee Sung-yeol was born on August 27, 1991, in Suji-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do.[1][3] He has a younger brother named Lee Dae-yeol, who is also signed with Woollim Entertainment and is a member and leader of the boy group Golden Child which debuted in August 2017.[4]

On February 15, 2013, Lee graduated from Daekyeung University, majoring in Applied Music with fellow Infinite members Sung-kyu, L, Dong-woo and Hoya.[5]

Career

Pre-debut

Prior to debut, Lee appeared in the television series as an extra such as Boys Over Flowers, Good Job, Good Job, and Jolly Widows. He originally planned to debut as an actor, and was once an actor trainee under SM Academy.[6]

2010–2013: Career beginnings

Main article: Infinite (band)

Lee was the last member to join Infinite. On June 9, 2010, Lee made his debut as a vocalist of Infinite with their first EP, First Invasion.[7]

Lee made his acting debut in 2011 with the drama While You Were Sleeping.[8]

On October 21, 2013, Lee was cast as a main character in the web drama Love for Ten: Generation of Youth with 4Minute's Son Ji-hyun.[9]

2014–2016: Infinite F and acting roles

Main article: Infinite F

In 2014, Lee and bandmate Woo-hyun were cast in the KBS2 drama Hi! School-Love On with rising child actress Kim Sae-ron. The drama was broadcast from July 11 to December 19, 2014.[10][11][12]

Lee and bandmates L and Sungjong formed a subgroup called Infinite F and were announced during the "One Great Step Returns" encore concert. They performed their song "Heartthrob" from the Hi! School: Love On soundtrack.[13] 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.[14]

On May 22, 2015, Lee was confirmed to be in the cast of JTBC's D-Day.[15]

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.[16] Lee starred in the KBS1 daily drama Love Returns.[17]

In 2019, Lee starred in the horror film 0.0MHz alongside Apink's Eun-ji, based on the webtoon with the same name.[18]

Lee enlisted as part of his mandatory military service as an active duty soldier on March 26, 2019.[19] He was released early on October 4, 2020, due to COVID-19 precautions, and was officially discharged on October 27, 2020.[20]

2021–present: Departure from Woollim

On March 31, 2021, Lee departed from Woollim Entertainment after his contract expired.[21]

On June 7, 2021, Lee signed with Management 2sang.[22]

Discography

Main articles: Infinite discography and Infinite F § discography

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 0.0 MHz Sang Yeob Debut film
TBA 4:44 Seconds Filming [23]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 Boys Over Flowers Student Cameo
Good Job, Good Job
Jolly Widows
2011 While You Were Sleeping Yoon So-joon Supporting role [8]
Welcome to Convenience Store Himself (voice) Guest role [24]
2013 Puberty Medley Student Council President Cameo; special drama
Love for Ten: Generation of Youth Jeong Gi-yeok Main role; web drama
2014 Hi! School: Love On Hwang Sung-yeol Main role [25][26]
2015 D-Day Ahn Dae-gil Supporting role
2017–2018 Love Returns Hong Seok-pyo Lead role
2021 Time to Remember Jung Woo-jin Lead role; web drama [27]
2023 Numbers Shim Hyung-woo Supporting role [28]
2024 Iron Family Choi Hyung-chul [29]

Television shows

Year Title Notes Ref.
2011 Sesame Player Cast member
2012 Ranking King
2013 Law of the Jungle in Belize
2016 Law of the Jungle in Panama [30]
2017 Law of the Jungle in Kota Manado
2017 Woollim Pick [zh] MC

Theater

Year English title Korean title Role Ref.
2022–2023 My heart dances when I see a rainbow in the wide sky 넓은 하늘의 무지개를 보면 내 마음은 춤춘다 Jo Won-woo [31]

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