Lee Dawon

Lee Sang-hyuk (Korean: 이상혁; born July 24, 1995),^{[citation needed]} also known by his stage name Dawon (다원), is a South Korean singer, dancer and actor.^[1][2][3][4] He is a member of the South Korean group SF9 as a lead dancer and sub vocalist.^[5][6][7] He is known for Dong-kyung's brother in Doom at Your Service (2021).^[8][9]

Dawon
Dawon in 2021
Born	Lee Sang-hyuk (1995-07-24) July 24, 1995 (age 30) Gyeonggi, South Korea
Occupations	Dancer singer actor
Years active	2016–present
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Labels	FNC
Member of	SF9
Korean name
Hangul	이상혁
Hanja	李相赫
RR	I Sanghyeok
MR	I Sanghyŏk
Stage name
Hangul	다원
RR	Dawon
MR	Tawŏn

Dawon trained to be a k-pop idol and performer in the talent company FNC Entertainment's rookie training program Neoz School.^[10][11][12] In 2016, he competed in the nine-member dance group NEOZ Dance on the Mnet survival reality show d.o.b.: Dance or Band,^[13][14] where he and his group mates competed for a chance to debut as FNC's first boy dance group. They won the competition, and debuted as FNC's first male dance group with the group name SF9 (short for Sensational Feeling 9).^[15] They released their first single "Fanfare" on October 5, 2016.^[16]

As an actor, Dawon began his career as a supporting role in the interactive web drama Click Your Heart (2016),^[17][18] later played a support character in the drama Doom at Your Service (2021)^[19][20] and Curtain Call (2022), and web drama My 20th Twenty (2023).^{[21][22][23][24]}

Career

2015-2016: Debut with SF9

Main article: SF9

In 2015, he was a part of a pre-debut team, "Neoz School", under FNC Entertainment as a member of the group called NEOZ.^[25] In May 2016, he participated as a member of "NEOZ Dance" in FNC Entertainment's survival show d.o.b : Dance or Band, competing against NEOZ Band (later known as Honeyst). "NEOZ Dance" won the competition with 51% of the votes and received the opportunity to debut. He debuted with group SF9 on October 5, 2016, with their debut album Feeling Sensation, featuring their first single "Fanfare".^[26][27]

Personal life

Philanthropy

In January 5, 2023, Dawon saved a patient who had a cardiac arrest while bathing in a sauna. He did his best to provide first aid and then took the patient to 119.^{[28][29][30][31][32]}

Military service

On July 1, 2024, FNC announced that Lee will enter mandatory military service.^{[33][34][35][36][37][38]}

Discography

Main article: SF9 § Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Album	Ref.
"Your Scent"	2023	My 20th Twenty OST
"Question Mark" (with Zuho and Jaeyoon)		Starstruck OST
"Shotting Star"

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2023	Secret	Donggeun	Support role	[unreliable source?]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2020	Was It Love?	Dawon	SF9 cameo (Ep.6)	[39]
2021	Doom at Your Service	Tak Sun-kyung	Support role	[40]
2022	Curtain Call	Jung Sangchul young	Cameo (Ep.11,14)	[41]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2016	Click Your Heart	Dawon	SF9 debut drama	[42]
2018	Dingo K-Drama		Main role	[43]
2021	Part-time Melo	Ki Seon-ho		[44][45]
2023	My 20th Twenty	Cho Sang-wook		[46]

Music Video

Tahun	Judul	Artist	Notes
2016	"I'm Jelly Baby"	AOA Cream	Appearance