Lee Jae-won (hangul: 이재원; hanja: 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 jtL.
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| Born | (1980-04-05) 5 April 1980 (age 42) |
| Origin | South Korea |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | T.I. Story |
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| Revised Romanization | Yi Jaewon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Chaewŏn |
In 2005, Lee released his first solo album, No Pain, No Gain.[1][2] 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 Mariah Carey'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.[3] 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.
In 2009, Lee enlisted for his compulsory military service, where he served for 22 months at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. He was discharged on 7 March 2011[4] to an H.O.T. Reunion.
On 10 January 2015, Lee's representatives announced that the singer was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in April of the previous year.[5]
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