Andy
Lee Sun Ho, known professionally by his English name Andy Lee, is a South Korean singer, dancer, actor, producer and member of SHINHWA (신화). His family moved to Los Angeles and he grew up there. He attended a local high school before he moved back to South Korea to pursue a career as a singer. He graduated from Korea Kent Foreign School. He was scouted by SM Entertainment (SM엔터테인먼트) and was supposed to debut as part of H.O.T. However, his parents opposed, as they thought he was still very young to debut. He remained in the agency and featured as a rapper in the S.E.S song "I'm Your Girl". He made his debut in March 1998 as SHINHWA's rapper and maknae with their first album, "Resolver". However, the album was not well received by the music critics, and the public and SM began thinking about disbanding or restructuring the group. While the group was switching agencies, he made his debut as an actor, surprising the audience with his short but memorable role in the drama "Lovers in Prague". He then made his debut as a solo artist in November 2007 with the digital single "Unconventional Imagination". He also went on to debut as a musical actor and continued appearing in several dramas and variety shows. In 2008, SHINHWA went on hiatus as members began enlisting. He started his mandatory service on January 11, 2010, and was discharged on October 31, 2011. The group officially made a comeback after a 4-year break. They reunite to release new material every now and then. Group activities are managed by Shinhwa Company (신화컴퍼니), established by Eric Mun. Lee Min Woo has acted as the co-CEO since 2011, and the rest of the members serve as shareholders. In November 2013, he was indicted for illegally gambling on soccer matches, resulting in a fine of 5 million KRW. MBC and KBS banned him from appearing in any of the network's programs, and SHINHWA cancelled several appearances and apologized on air on his behalf. The ban was lifted in February 2015. During this time, he became a producer and began working with newly created groups such as 100%, TEEN TOP and UP10TION. For individual activities, he is represented by AndYou Entertainment (앤유 엔터테인먼트). (Source: MyDramaList) Edit Biography
