Lee Jae-jin (musician, born 1979)

Lee Jae Jin
Birth name	July 13, 1979
Origin	South Korea
Genres	K-pop, hip hop, RnB
Occupation(s)	Rapper, singer, dancer
Years active	1997–2000 2001–present (solo)
Labels	Daesung Entertainment
Associated acts	Sechs Kies

Lee Jae-jin
Hangul	이재진
Hanja	李宰镇
Revised Romanization	I Jae-jin
McCune–Reischauer	I Chaejin

Lee Jae Jin (born July 13, 1979) is a South Korean singer, rapper and dancer formerly of the group Sechs Kies. Lee Jae Jin was a choreographer for Sechs Kies. Along with Kim Jae-duc, he created the dances for all of Sechs Kies music videos. After Sechs Kies ended, Jae Jin was the third member from Sechs Kies to begin a solo career. He released his first album, entitled S.Wing, in 2001. He released the following album J2 in 2005. He has now released his third album, entitled It's New. He served in the military, a duty for all under-30 Korean males. When he returned from the military, he held a fan meeting. Since leaving Sechs Kies, he has now changed his look, with longer hair and various light hair colors.

Personal life

In 2006, Jae Jin's father died due to pancreatic cancer. On May 23, 2008 at 9:18 am, Lee Jae Jin's mother died.^[1]

Lee Jae Jin entered the military August 25, 2008. While serving, he was treated for psychiatric issues and he tried to commit suicide. He then went to a camp within the military for soldiers who have had a hard time adjusting or deemed to be suffering from depression. After the three day camp, he seemed to be feeling better and was granted a short vacation from duty on March 2, 2009. He was supposed to return on March 6, 2009, but he never reported back and cut off all contact with family and friends. On April 8, 2009, he was found by military police investigators in a Daegu motel.^[2]

Discography

Albums

• S.Wing
• J2
• It's New'

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1998	Seventeen:The Movie

Variety Shows

Year	Network	Title
2016	MBC	Infinite Challenge - Episode 476, 477, 478.

See also

• Sechs Kies
• K-pop
• Korean music
• Daesung Entertainment

References

1. http://web.archive.org/web/20080611134006/http://www.allkpop.com:80/index.php/news_rumors_full/sechskies_lee_jae_jin_deals_with_a_sudden_death/. Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20090410074832/http://www.allkpop.com:80/index.php/full_story/sechkies_lee_jae_jin_finally_found/. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)