Felix (rapper)

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Felix in September 2023
Born
Felix Yongbok Lee

(2000-09-15) 15 September 2000 (age 23)
Sydney, Australia
Other namesLee Yong-bok
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
Years active2017–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
Member of Stray Kids
Korean name
Hangul
이용복
Hanja
李龍馥 [1]
Revised Romanization I Yong-bok
McCune–Reischauer Yi Yongbok

Felix Yongbok Lee (born 15 September 2000), known mononymously as Felix, is an Australian rapper and singer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment, in 2017. [2]

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Early life

Felix Yongbok Lee was born on 15 September 2000 in Seven Hills in Sydney, Australia to Korean immigrant parents. [3] He has two sisters, one older and one younger, named Rachael and Olivia. [4] Before moving to South Korea to become a singer, Lee practiced taekwondo for twelve years as a child and has won a total of 63 medals. [5] He studied at St Patrick's Marist College in Sydney and began his training at JYP Entertainment at age 16. [6]

Career

2017–present: Pre-debut, Stray Kids and solo activities

Lee began as a trainee at JYP Entertainment in February 2017. He was personally chosen by Stray Kids' leader, Bang Chan, making him the sixth member of the band to be selected. [7] Lee continued to train with Stray Kids until the broadcast of the survival show, also titled Stray Kids . [8] During this show, he faced elimination in the eighth episode, decided by Park Jin-young, the founder of JYP Entertainment. However, following careful consideration and a fan vote, Lee was reinstated in the group in the following episode. [7] Stray Kids then released their pre-debut EP Mixtape , before making their official debut with the EP I Am Not on 25 March 2018. [9]

Individually, he was the host of the music program Pops in Seoul from July 2019 to January 2020. [10] In June 2022, Lee featured on his labelmate Nayeon's "No Problem" from her debut EP Im Nayeon . [11] His first solo song "Deep End" was included on Stray Kids' compilation album SKZ-Replay in December 2022, and during the group's 5-Star Dome Tour in 2023, he first performed his unreleased song "Rev It Up". [12] [13] Lee made a cameo appearance in the music video for his labelmate NiziU's South Korean debut single "Heartris" in October 2023. [14]

In August 2023, he was selected to be a house ambassador for Louis Vuitton [15] and in November 2023, he was named one of GQ Korea 's Men of the Year, and featured on the cover of the magazine's December issue. [16] [17] Lee made his runway debut at Paris Fashion Week for Louis Vuitton Women's Fall-Winter 2024 Collection at Cour Carrée on 5 March 2024. [18]

Philanthropy

Lee began consistent donations and sponsorship for the international children's rights organization Save the Children, in 2020. His contributions made him appointed as a member of the honors club. [19] He also donated ₩50 million (equivalent to $38,500 in 2023) to aid the relief efforts following the earthquake in Turkey and Syria on 6 February. [20] In January 2024, Lee donated ₩100 million (equivalent to $76,100 in 2024) to the Korean Committee for UNICEF for helping Laos children who are living in poor sanitation and nutritional environments, making him become the youngest member of the UNICEF Honors Club. [21]

Personal life

In February 2022, Lee was diagnosed with intervertebral disk herniation, which has limited his participation in performances before. [22]

Discography

Songs

List of songs, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
KOR
DL
[23] 		HUN
[24] 		NZ
Hot
[25] 		SGP
Reg.
[26] 		US
World
[27]
"Who?"
(with Lee Know and Han)		2018————— I Am Who
"Wow"
(with Lee Know and Hyunjin)		2020————— In Life
"Surfin'"
(with Lee Know and Changbin)		202129———— Noeasy
"Muddy Water"
(with Changbin, Hyunjin, and Han)		202226———— Oddinary
"No Problem"
(Nayeon featuring Felix)		3130—2510 Im Nayeon
"Taste"
(with Lee Know and Hyunjin)		32—23—9 Maxident
"Deep End"178———— SKZ-Replay
"Because" (좋으니까)
(with Changbin)		—————
"Up All Night" (오늘 밤 나는 불을 켜)
(with Bang Chan, Changbin, and Seungmin)		—————
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television shows

YearTitleRoleRef.
2019–2020 Pops in Seoul Host [10]

Music video appearances

YearTitleArtistRef.
2023"Heartris" NiziU [14]

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