1. Lee Gi-kwang, known professionally as Gikwang or Kikwang, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor.
25 Facts About Lee Gi-kwang
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Lee Gi-kwang originally debuted as solo singer with the stage name AJ, releasing his first mini album First Episode: A New Hero on April 4,2009.
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Lee Gi-kwang became an MC for various shows such as Hot Brothers and Inkigayo.
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Lee Gi-kwang was born on March 30,1990 in Naju, South Korea.
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Lee Gi-kwang was trained under JYP Entertainment for four years before being eliminated.
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Lee Gi-kwang was asked by the former president of Cube Entertainment to join the agency without auditioning, making him the company's first trainee.
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Lee Gi-kwang was known as the solo singer AJ or Ace Junior when he debuted and released a mini-album First Episode: A New Hero on April 4,2009.
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Lee Gi-kwang now goes with his original name when he re-debuted with Beast.
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Six months after debuting as soloist, Lee Gi-kwang was chosen to debut as member of Beast, originally known as B2ST, an acronym for "Boys 2 Search the Top".
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Lee Gi-kwang made his acting debut in the MBC sitcom High Kick Through the Roof, which aired in 2009 and 2010.
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Lee Gi-kwang was selected as the MC for MBC's Sunday Sunday Night segment Hot Brothers and the KBS talk show Win Win.
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On December 29, Lee Gi-kwang was awarded with Popularity Award from the 2010 MBC Entertainment Awards.
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Lee Gi-kwang was chosen as the leading man in A Pink's music video, "I Don't Know" Sunny Hill's music video for "Midnight Circus".
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In July, Lee Gi-kwang was featured on Brave Brothers' song "Break Up" alongside Electroboyz, as a part of Brave Brother's sixth project album on July 12,2011.
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Lee Gi-kwang won the Best New Actor award at the SBS Drama Awards for his performance in My Princess.
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On February 8,2012 Gi-kwang appeared in Ailee's debut music video, "Heaven".
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In 2013, Lee Gi-kwang had a role as a terminally ill patient with leukemia on KBS Drama Special My Friend is Still Alive.
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In 2015, Lee Gi-kwang was cast in SBS's drama Mrs Cop as the youngest detective on the team.
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Lee Gi-kwang next starred as the younger version of Kang Ji-hwan's character in the 2016 MBC drama Monster, and the web drama Momin's Room.
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In September 2017, Lee Gi-kwang returned as a soloist with his first mini album One.
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Lee Gi-kwang reportedly participated in 6 out of 8 tracks on the album.
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Lee Gi-kwang held his first solo concert Lee Gikwang Mini Live 2018 One in January 2018.
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Also in 2017, Lee Gi-kwang was cast in tvN's science fiction drama Circle.
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In 2018, Lee Gi-kwang was cast in KBS' horror romance drama Lovely Horribly.
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In 2022, Lee Gi-kwang became a DJ on Gikwang's Song Plaza, which began in March and will end his duties as a DJ on April 16,2023.