27 Facts About Joohoney

Lee Joo-heon, better known by the stage name Joohoney and formerly mononymously known as Jooheon, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer.

Joohoney is a member of the South Korean boy group Monsta X under Starship Entertainment.

Joohoney made his solo debut with the EP Lights in 2023.

In December 2014, Starship Entertainment and Mnet launched a survival program named No Mercy and Joohoney was selected, along with six other participants, as part of the new boy group Monsta X on the last episode of the show.

In January 2015, Joohoney was featured in the collaboration track "Coach Me", with San E and Sistar's Hyolyn.

Joohoney then reached the third round and was eliminated in a 1-on-1 battle against rapper Lee Hyun-joon, but was later brought back for a second chance where he lost to One.

In January 2017, Joohoney released a solo music video for the song "Rhythm".

In February 2019, he changed to the stage name Joohoney, from using his given name Jooheon, for English-language activities.

In January 2020, Joohoney took a temporary break from Monsta X in order to focus on his mental health.

In December 2020, Joohoney collaborated with Lovelyz's Kei on the OST "Ride or Die" for the drama Run On.

In May 2021, Joohoney featured on the remake of the song "If You Love Me" by NS Yoon-G, originally released in 2012 with a feature by Jay Park.

On November 21, Starship Entertainment confirmed that Joohoney will make his acting debut through the Netflix original film K-pop: Lost in America, which revolves around the story of a Korean boy group that heads in New York for debut but ends up stranded in Texas with no money and mobile phones, and to be helmed by the famous Korean film director Yoon Je-kyoon who directed Haeundae and The Negotiation, with filming in the US starting from March to June 2023.

In January 2023, Joohoney was featured in a pictorial and an interview for the February issue of Cosmopolitan Korea.

In February 2025, Joohoney held a free fan event after his military discharge.

Joohoney enlisted for his mandatory military service as an active duty soldier, with 15th Infantry Division at Hwacheon army base in North Gangwon Province on July 24,2023.

Joohoney served as an assistant drill instructor and military chaplain, while he was promoted to corporal early in March 2024, for his exemplary military career.

Joohoney is known as an "all-rounder artist" with talents in vocals, rap, and music producing.

Joohoney has produced songs for Monsta X since their debut and had been nominated in one of the leading US music awards ceremonies.

Joohoney is known for his "aegyo" and "anti-war charm", and has expanded his activities in various fields, from being a DJ to a model for clothing brands.

Joohoney was consistently placed in Tumblr's "Most Popular K-pop Stars", ranking 37th in 2018,38th in 2019,54th in 2020,79th in 2021, and 92nd in 2022.

Joohoney was consistently ranked in the "Individual Boy Group Members Brand Power Ranking" published by the Korean Corporate Reputation Research Institute, with the highest ranking at 17th in June 2020.

Joohoney started producing and working on external songs, for then labelmate Boyfriend's lead single "Star", from the group's fifth EP Never End, and several songs for Mad Clown.

Joohoney featured and produced the single "Ongsimi", for fellow group member Minhyuk.

Joohoney composed, wrote, and arranged the song "Jumper", for his labelmate Cravity, from the group's debut EP Season 1.

Joohoney produced the single "Turning Point", for JTBC's reality competition show Peak Times final round, with DKB performing the song, which accelerated the group's popularity.

The song "Beastmode" that Joohoney produced, from Monsta X's third studio album Fatal Love, was used as an ending theme song for the South Korean animated film Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning.

In March, Joohoney became the new face of the Korean street casual brand Born Champs, unveiling its 2022 spring collection through SNS.