ENHYPEN Heeseung, whose full name is Lee Hee-seung, is from Uiwang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. He was introduced as a contestant in the survival show “I-LAND” and placed 5th in the final episode with 1,137,323 votes, making him a member of debut boy group ENHYPEN.
Biography
- Birth name: Lee Hee-seung
- Art name: Heeseung (Heeseung)
- Date of birth: October 15, 2001
- Nationality: Korean
- Instruction: Gwangnam High School (graduated)
- Position: Center
- Agency: Belift Laboratory
- Height: 183 cm (6 feet)
Curiosity
Heeseung has an older brother named Hee-do, who is 2 years older than him. His name, Heeseung, was coined by his grandfather, with “Hee” meaning “Emperor” and “Seung” meaning “success”. He also has an English name, Evan Lee, and his English is quite excellent.
It is known that Heeseung was an apprentice for 3 years and 1 month before his appearance in “I-LAND”.
Since Heeseung formed under BigHit Entertainment together with fellow members Jay, Sunghoon and Jungwon, he is close to the members of TXT, who formed around the same time. He is also part of a friend group called 이즈 (ee-z) with Stray Kids’ IN, TXT’s Beomgyu and Just B’s Lim Jimin.
Heeseung received casting offers from 7-8 companies after taking an entrance test at Hanlim Arts High School, but ultimately chose BigHit.
According to an episode of “Weekly Idol”, Heeseung has perfect pitch and already has some experience in writing and composing songs, even participating in an ENHYPEN song and being great at playing the guitar.
His vocal skills are also very good. Heeseung himself revealed that he had dreamed of becoming a singer since the age of six.
Heeseung, who calls himself the father of the group, is considered the “ace” of ENHYPEN, both by the other members and the fandom. His role model is his father.
Problems
In November 2021, Belift Lab revealed that Heeseung had to undergo surgery for an epidermoid cyst on his right toe. He then resumed his activities at a fanmeeting on the 19th.
In 2024, Heeseung sparked concern when he received threats at the group’s concert, causing fans to ask the agency for protection. At the time, the male idol’s anti-fans sent him threatening words both before and after the concert, even keeping silent every time he appeared on stage and swearing and insulting him during the show.
