# Eunhyuk (이혁재)
**Eunhyuk** (은혁; born Lee Hyuk-jae, 이혁재, 1986) is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, and television host, best known as the main rapper and main dancer of the boy group [Super Junior](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-junior).[1](https://www.yoda.wiki/wiki/Eunhyuk) • [2](https://karchives.com/super-junior/) He is also a member of the group's subunits Super Junior-T, Super Junior-H, Super Junior-M, and the duo Super Junior-D&E with Donghae.[2](https://karchives.com/super-junior/) Active since the group's November 2005 debut, he has expanded into radio hosting, variety television, concert stage direction, and, since 2021, a solo music career.[3](https://zetawiki.com/wiki/%EC%9D%80%ED%98%81) • [4](https://static.sbsdlab.co.kr/sdf/2020/files/2020_SDF_programbook_web_EN.pdf)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birth name and date | Lee Hyuk-jae (이혁재, 李赫宰), born 1986 in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea; hometown Goyang[1](https://www.yoda.wiki/wiki/Eunhyuk) • [5](https://www.viki.com/celebrities/15846pr-eunhyuk?locale=en) |
| Group positions | Main rapper, main dancer, and sub vocalist of Super Junior[2](https://karchives.com/super-junior/) |
| Debut | November 6, 2005, on SBS's music program as a member of the 12-member project group Super Junior 05, with the single "Twins (Knock Out)"[1](https://www.yoda.wiki/wiki/Eunhyuk) |
| Subunits | Super Junior-T, Super Junior-H, Super Junior-M, and Super Junior-D&E (duo with Donghae)[2](https://karchives.com/super-junior/) |
| Radio record | Co-hosted Super Junior's Kiss the Radio with Leeteuk from August 21, 2006 to December 4, 2011, a record tenure for an idol DJ on the program[3](https://zetawiki.com/wiki/%EC%9D%80%ED%98%81) |
| Solo career | Digital single "be" (2021); first mini album EXPLORER (January 2025), whose lead track UP N DOWN brought his first music-show and first public-broadcast No. 1 as a soloist[6](https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/06/eunhyuk-stage-production-photos-back-and-forth) |
| Military service | Enlisted as an active-duty soldier on October 13, 2015; discharged July 12, 2017[7](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%93%B6%E8%B5%AB-eun-hyuk-lee-hyukjae-206540605?lang=zh_cn) |
## Early life and training
Eunhyuk was born Lee Hyuk-jae in the Neunggok area of Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, and grew up with an older sister in a family of modest means.[1](https://www.yoda.wiki/wiki/Eunhyuk) As a child he was drawn to street performance and took inspiration from dancers and singers including H.O.T.'s Jang Woo-hyuk, Michael Jackson, and [Yoo Seung-jun](https://www.edgepedia.org/yoo-seung-jun).[1](https://www.yoda.wiki/wiki/Eunhyuk) In elementary school he formed a dance team called SRD, standing for song, rap, and dance, with childhood friends including [Kim Junsu](https://www.edgepedia.org/kim-junsu), later of TVXQ and JYJ; when SRD was featured in a local newspaper, he resolved to pursue music professionally.[1](https://www.yoda.wiki/wiki/Eunhyuk)
**Casting and trainee years.** In 1999, at age 13, he auditioned for [SM Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/sm-entertainment) through the company's Starlight Casting System with his friend Junsu but failed; he auditioned again the following year and was accepted as a trainee.[1](https://www.yoda.wiki/wiki/Eunhyuk) Company materials state that after signing with SM Entertainment in 2000, he trained for six years before debuting.[4](https://static.sbsdlab.co.kr/sdf/2020/files/2020_SDF_programbook_web_EN.pdf) During his trainee years he took SM's master dance class and won a Goyang city comprehensive dance competition in 2000.[1](https://www.yoda.wiki/wiki/Eunhyuk) In 2002 he appeared on the SBS audition program *Saturday Is Here: Battle of the Century*, which featured trainees being coached by H.O.T. members [Kangta](https://www.edgepedia.org/kangta) and Moon Hee-jun.[8](https://www.skyedaily.com/news/news_spot.html?ID=113210)
## Super Junior and subunits
Eunhyuk made his official debut on November 6, 2005, on the SBS music program *Popular Song* as one of twelve members of the project group Super Junior 05, performing the first single "Twins (Knock Out)".[1](https://www.yoda.wiki/wiki/Eunhyuk) The debut album *SuperJunior05 (Twins)* followed on December 5, 2005, and entered the monthly MIAK K-pop album chart at number 3.[1](https://www.yoda.wiki/wiki/Eunhyuk) The group had originally been conceived as a rotating cast of generations, but after the thirteenth member, [Kyuhyun](https://www.edgepedia.org/cho-kyu-hyun), joined in 2006, SM Entertainment dropped the "05" suffix and the group became simply Super Junior.[1](https://www.yoda.wiki/wiki/Eunhyuk)
Within the group Eunhyuk holds the main rapper and main dancer positions, with sub-vocalist duties.[2](https://karchives.com/super-junior/) He has taken part in four of the group's official subunits: the trot-styled Super Junior-T, the ballad-oriented Super Junior-H (Happy), the Mandarin-focused Super Junior-M, and the duo Super Junior-D&E, formed in 2011 with fellow 1986-line member Donghae and named from the first letters of their stage names.[2](https://karchives.com/super-junior/) • [9](https://seore.org/w/%EC%8A%88%ED%8D%BC%EC%A3%BC%EB%8B%88%EC%96%B4-D%26E) In D&E he handles main rap, main dance, and lead vocals.[9](https://seore.org/w/%EC%8A%88%ED%8D%BC%EC%A3%BC%EB%8B%88%EC%96%B4-D%26E)
**Stage direction.** Beyond performing, Eunhyuk has built a record as a concert director, producing Super Junior's offline concerts SUPER SHOW 7, SUPER SHOW 7S, and SUPER SHOW 8, the 2020 show Beyond the SUPER SHOW, and a concert by the Chinese boy band TFBOYS attended by more than 30,000 fans.[4](https://static.sbsdlab.co.kr/sdf/2020/files/2020_SDF_programbook_web_EN.pdf)
## Broadcasting and variety work
From August 21, 2006 to December 4, 2011, Eunhyuk co-hosted the radio program *Super Junior's Kiss the Radio* with group leader Leeteuk, a run of five years and three months that left him the longest-serving idol DJ in the show's history.[3](https://zetawiki.com/wiki/%EC%9D%80%ED%98%81) In 2009 he received the new-comer award in the reality division of the SBS Entertainment Awards for his appearances on *Strong Heart* and *Star King*.[7](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%93%B6%E8%B5%AB-eun-hyuk-lee-hyukjae-206540605?lang=zh_cn) He has since been a regular presence on Korean variety television, with screen credits including *Street Man Fighter* (2022), *Mistrot 3* (2023), *NCT Universe: LASTART* (2023), and *SCOOL* (2024), and he has served as a permanent MC on programs such as *Weekly Idol*.[10](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=66198) In 2026 he was named MC of the global fandom content program *THE K-POP FANPOPTY*, linked to the music show *The Show*.[11](https://sports.khan.co.kr/en/article/202607081031007)
## Solo career
Eunhyuk began releasing music under his own name in 2021 with the digital single "be", a falsetto-heavy track paired with the B-side "Red Muhly".[6](https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/06/eunhyuk-stage-production-photos-back-and-forth) His first mini album, *EXPLORER*, arrived in January 2025, marking twenty years since his debut, with lead track UP N DOWN.[12](https://news.sbs.co.kr/english/article.do?news_id=N1008034433) • [6](https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/06/eunhyuk-stage-production-photos-back-and-forth) In February 2025 the song earned him his first music-broadcast No. 1 and his first public-broadcast No. 1 as a solo artist.[6](https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/06/eunhyuk-stage-production-photos-back-and-forth) That April he staged the solo concert *EUNHYUK LIVE TOUR 2025 -Limitless: Time- Special in SEOUL* at Olympic Hall in Seoul, selling out both dates and handling the choreography, direction, and stage composition himself.[12](https://news.sbs.co.kr/english/article.do?news_id=N1008034433) • [6](https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/06/eunhyuk-stage-production-photos-back-and-forth) He also connects with fans through the YouTube channel 일단은혁이 1LDAN EUNHYUKEE, which posts daily-life, dance, and travel content.[6](https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/06/eunhyuk-stage-production-photos-back-and-forth)
## Philanthropy
Eunhyuk has made a series of named donations. In 2017, while serving in the military, he donated 30 million won to [Korean War](https://www.edgepedia.org/korean-war) veterans in Gangwon Province; in 2020 he gave 100 million won to COVID-19 relief.[6](https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/06/eunhyuk-stage-production-photos-back-and-forth) After his father died in 2024, he donated 100 million won on his father's birthday to the Hope Run child abuse prevention campaign and became its official messenger.[6](https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/06/eunhyuk-stage-production-photos-back-and-forth) In 2026, marking his own birthday, he donated a further 100 million won to ChildFund Korea, becoming the 487th member of its Green Noble Club major-donor society; the funds established the Anthony Browne Imagination Playground at the ChildFund Siheung Daeulim Children's Center.[13](https://news.sbs.co.kr/english/article.do?news_id=N1008746725)
## References
1. [은혁 (Eunhyuk), Yoda Wiki](https://www.yoda.wiki/wiki/Eunhyuk)
2. [SUPER JUNIOR Members Profile & Facts, Karchives](https://karchives.com/super-junior/)
3. [은혁, Zetawiki](https://zetawiki.com/wiki/%EC%9D%80%ED%98%81)
4. [Member of Super Junior, SM Entertainment, 2020 Seoul Dance Festival program book](https://static.sbsdlab.co.kr/sdf/2020/files/2020_SDF_programbook_web_EN.pdf)
5. [Eunhyuk, Viki](https://www.viki.com/celebrities/15846pr-eunhyuk?locale=en)
6. [Eunhyuk shares stage production photos with "back and forth" caption, KTRENZ](https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/06/eunhyuk-stage-production-photos-back-and-forth)
7. [银赫 (Eun Hyuk, Lee HyukJae), iQIYI](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%93%B6%E8%B5%AB-eun-hyuk-lee-hyukjae-206540605?lang=zh_cn)
8. [Sky Daily news report on Eunhyuk's pre-debut appearances](https://www.skyedaily.com/news/news_spot.html?ID=113210)
9. [슈퍼주니어-D&E, Seore Wiki](https://seore.org/w/%EC%8A%88%ED%8D%BC%EC%A3%BC%EB%8B%88%EC%96%B4-D%26E)
10. [은혁 filmography, Cine21](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=66198)
11. [Eunhyuk of Super Junior selected as MC for 'Fanpopty', Sports Khan](https://sports.khan.co.kr/en/article/202607081031007)
12. [Super Junior EunHyuk Sells Out First Solo Concert in Korea, SBS News](https://news.sbs.co.kr/english/article.do?news_id=N1008034433)
13. [Super Junior's Eunhyuk Donates 100 Million Won on Late Father's Birthday, SBS World News](https://news.sbs.co.kr/english/article.do?news_id=N1008746725)
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