Profile of Stray Kids’ Lee Know – An All-rounder in a Global Boy Group (2024 Updated)
With his multiple talents and dashing visuals, Stray Kids member Lee Know can be regarded as a rare all-rounder
Who is Lee Know?
Lee Know. whose full name is Lee Minho, was born on October 25, 1998. He is a member of famous K-pop boy group Stray Kids, and serves as a main dancer, vocalist, rapper, and visual the group.
Lee Know’s Biography
- Birth Name: Lee Minho
- Stage Name: Lee Know (리노)
- Date of Birth: October 25, 1998
- Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
- Nationality: Korean
- Representative Animal: Rabbit
- Unit: Dance Racha
Lee Know’s Basic Information
Lee Know was born in South Korea, and has been interested in dancing since as early as middle school. He also attended a dance academy for 5 years, doing dance gigs and taking on several part time jobs as he completed his education.
Lee Know graduated from Gimpo Jeil Technical High School in computer sciences and is known to have passed the entrance exam to Chugye University For The Arts with a choreography he made by himself. While he enrolled in 2017 and continued to attend university after debut, he ended up leaving school at some point.
Currently, the male idol is enrolled at Gukje Cyber University under the Department of Entertainment Studies.
Lee Know’s Career
As a member of the dance crew “Cupcakes”, Lee Known participated in various dance competitions. He was also a back dancer for BTS during the “Fire” to “Spring Day” era, even participating in the “Wings Tour”. It was during his time as a back dancer that Lee Know realized his dream to stand on stage.
Lee Known auditioned for JYP Entertainment in 2015, but only heard back from the company 2 years later in 2017. He joined JYP as a trainee in the same year.
In 2017, Lee Know was officially revealed by JYP for his participation in the survival show “Stray Kids”. At the time, he was introduced as a dance powerhouse, and ended up being eliminated in the 4th episode. However, he was brought back in the final episode.
In 2018, Lee Know debuted as a main dancer of Stray Kids.
He has since released a self-choreography video “DAWN” for the SKZ-PLAYER series. He also co-wrote and released the song “Drive” in the same series alongside fellow member Bang Chan, and participated in the writing and composition of his solo song “Limbo” in “SKZ-REPLAY”.
Lee Know also worked as a fixed MC at Show! Music Core from 2021 to 2023.
Additional facts about Lee Know
Lee Know is an only child, and is known to be ambidextrous and has a fun “4D personality”.
He has 3 cats, Soonie (adopted in 2011), Doongie (adopted in around 2013), and Dori (adopted in 2019).
It was once revealed that Lee Know had donated 100 million won to World Vision’s “Global Hunger Crisis Response” project to help children facing food shortages in poor countries, and was appointed as a member of the NGO’s “Bob Pierce Honor Club”.
He was selected as “The Most Hardworking Artist of 2021” due to his strong dedication to work, and is known to be an “all-rounder” in Stray Kids.
Issues
Back in 2023, Lee Know faced dating rumors with NMIXX’s Sullyoon due to their close interaction at “Show! Music Core”. Most people, however, believed that these were mere speculations, considering that Stray Kids members in general are known to be close with fellow JYP artists.
In the same year, Lee Know, alongside Stray Kids members Hyunjin and Seungmin, suffered a traffic accident on their way to the dormitory and were immediately taken to the hospital. Fortunately, no one in the vehicle sustained serious injuries. However, Lee Know had to cancel his schedules to attend Milan Fashion Week due to the incident.
