Person in history
Lee Jong-hyun
Lee Jong-hyun, Korean guitarist
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1990 · May 15
- Age this year
- 36No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- singer, actor, composer, musician, and songwriter. Citizenship: South Korea
- Born
- 36th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Lee Jong-hyun, also known by his mononym Jonghyun, is a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter and actor. He was the former lead guitarist and vocalist of South Korean rock band CNBLUE. He made his acting debut in an omnibus movie Acoustic in 2010, followed by his television debut in the Korean drama A Gentleman's Dignity in 2012. He appeared in television dramas Orange Marmalade (2015), Girls' Generation 1979 (2017) and Evergreen (2018).
Early life
Educated at: School of Performing Arts Seoul.
Why this date
Lee Jong-hyun appears on our May 15 calendar for 1990 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1990.
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- September 11Faucett Perú
- November 17Mount Unzen
- July 22Greg LeMond
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Sources
Cite this page
“Lee Jong-hyun”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/lee-jong-hyun, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Lee Jong-hyun
When was Lee Jong-hyun born?
May 15 1990.
How old would Lee Jong-hyun be today?
36 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on May 15?
Jordan Eberle, Jeremy Hawkins, Indrek Kajupank and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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