Onew

Lee Jin-ki (born December 14, 1989), better known by his stage name Onew, is a South Korean singer, actor and MC. He debuted as one of the lead vocalists of the South Korean boy group Shinee in May 2008.

He began his acting career in 2010 with SBS's series Dr. Champ where he took the role of Park Ki-young, a doctor.^[4] He also portrayed other minor roles in series like Athena: Goddess of War (2010), Oh My God x2 (2012) and Pure Love (2013). He is mostly known for his role of Baek Su in JTBC's sitcom Welcome to Royal Villaand the cardiothoracic resident Lee Chi-hoon in the popular KBS2 drama Descendants of the Sun.

Onew underwent a vocal cord polyp removal and vocal fold mucosa reconstruction operation in June 2014, which made him unable to sing for a few months. Kim Yeon-woo, a friend of Onew as well as his vocal coach revealed during the December 17 broadcast of MBC FM4U’s FM Date radio that Onew's voice had improved after the vocal cords surgery. He also said that Onew's vocal range "improved and he can make sounds comfortably too".