# Dino (South Korean singer)

Lee Chan (Korean: 이찬; born February 11, 1999), professionally known by his stage name Dino (디노), is a South Korean singer and dancer. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen and its performance team. Dino made his solo debut with "Wait" on November 27, 2023.

## Early life and education

Lee Chan was born in Iksan, South Korea. He attended Seoul Broadcasting High School and graduated in 2017.

## Career
### 2012–2014: Pre-debut

Lee Chan joined Pledis Entertainment in 2012 for training in singing and dancing. As a trainee, he was a part of Seventeen TV from its inception, an online reality show that introduced Pledis' trainees and showed potential members of the boy group Seventeen before their official debut. The show was broadcast periodically on Ustream, where the trainees showed themselves training, singing, creating choreographies and playing games. The online show also included participation in concerts, titled Like Seventeen.

### 2015–present: Seventeen and solo activities

In 2015, Dino debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group Seventeen with the extended play 17 Carat on May 26.
In 2017, following his graduation from high school, Dino released his first solo song, "0 (Zero)", on SoundCloud. It was written by himself and composed by Bumzu. At the end of 2017 he released another song, "The Real Thing", again a collaboration with Bumzu.
Since 2018, Dino has released a series of dance videos under the name Dino's Danceology, choreographed himself. The series has 11 entries as of 2024, including 5 Seconds of Summer's "Thin White Lines" and Josef Salvat's "call on me".
At Seventeen's 2021 Power of Love online concert, Dino debuted his third solo song, "Last Order".
In June 2022, Dino released a digital song named "High-Five", written by himself and produced alongside Prismfilter's Hey Farmer.
In 2023, Dino and his bandmate Jeonghan were cast in MBC every1's reality show Magic Lamp (요술램프) alongside Kim Jae-joong, Kang Hui, Lee Joo-ahn, Junpi, and Tan. In August 2023, alongside bandmates DK and Joshua, Dino was featured on New Kids On The Block's remix to their 2008 song Dirty Dancing, released as a part of a commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the album The Block's release. In October 2023, Dino released his first OST song, participating in the soundtrack for television series Castaway Diva with the song "Icarus". On November 17, Pledis announced that Dino would be releasing his first mixtape to streaming platforms, Wait. It was released November 27. At the 38th Golden Disc Awards, Dino performed "Fighting" with BSS as "Pi Cheol-in", a signature middle-aged character frequently invoked by him in Seventeen's content.
In January 2024, Dino was announced as the new presenter of Tokyo FM's School of Lock program, a role previously held by his bandmate Jeonghan.

## Discography
### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Ref |
| Title | Year | KOR | Album | Ref |
| "0 (Zero)" | 2017 | – | Non-album single | |
| "A-Teen" With Joshua, Hoshi, Woozi and Vernon | 2017 | 17 | A-Teen OST | |
| "The Real Thing" | 2018 | – | Non-album singles | |
| "Last Order" | 2021 | – | Non-album singles | |
| "High-Five" | 2022 | – | Non-album singles | |
| "Dirty Dancing" New Kids on the Block with Joshua, DK and Dino | 2023 | – | The Block 2023 Rerelease | |
| "Icarus" (이카루스) | 2023 | – | Castaway Diva OST | |
| "Wait" | 2023 | – | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |||||

### Composition credits

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association unless stated otherwise.
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Lyrics | Music | Music | Ref. |
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Credited | With | Credited | With | Ref. |
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Jam Jam" Performance unit + Vernon | 17 Carat | | Woozi, Hoshi, Vernon | | — | |
| 2015 | Seventeen | "OMG" | Boys Be | | Woozi | | — | |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "Chuck" (엄지척) | Love & Letter | | Woozi, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon | | — | |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "Hit Song" (유행가) | Love & Letter | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Mingyu, Vernon | | — | |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "Healing" (힐링) | Love & Letter Repackage Album | | Woozi, S.Coups, Mingyu, Vernon | | — | |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "Beautiful" Performed by Joshua, Hoshi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Dino | Going Seventeen | | Woozi, Bumzu, Mingyu | | — | |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "Highlight" Performance Unit | Going Seventeen | | Bumzu, Hoshi, Jun, The8, Lee Yoo-jung | | — | |
| 2017 | Dino | "0" (Zero) | Non-album single | | Bumzu | | Bumzu | |
| 2017 | Seventeen | "Swimming Fool" Performance Unit | Al1 | | Woozi, Vernon, Bumzu | | — | |
| 2017 | Seventeen | "Who" Performance Unit | Al1 | | Hoshi | | — | |
| 2017 | Seventeen | "Without You" (모자를 눌러 쓰고) | Teen, Age | | Woozi, Vernon, S.Coups, Jeonghan, Hoshi, The8, Mingyu, DK, Bumzu | | — | |
| 2017 | Seventeen | "Lilili Yabbay" (13월의 춤) Performance Unit | Teen, Age | | Woozi, Bumzu | | — | |
| 2017 | Seventeen | "Flower" | Teen, Age | | S.Coups, Wonwoo, The8, Seungkwan, Jeonghan, Woozi, Bumzu | | — | |
| 2018 | Dino | "The Real Thing" | Non-album single | | — | | — | |
| 2018 | Seventeen | "A-Teen" | A-Teen OST | | Bumzu, Woozi, Vernon | | — | |
| 2018 | Seventeen | "Moonwalker" Performance Unit | You Make My Day | | Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi | | — | |
| 2019 | Seventeen | "Shhh" Performance Unit | You Made My Dawn | | Bumzu, Hoshi | | — | |
| 2020 | Seventeen | "Do Re Mi" (도레미) Performed by Seungkwan, Vernon, Dino | Semicolon | | Woozi, Bumzu, Seungkwan, Vernon | | — | |
| 2021 | Seventeen | "Wave" Performance Unit | Your Choice | | Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi, Jun, The8 | | — | |
| 2021 | Seventeen | "In the Soop" | Non-album single | | Woozi, Wonwoo, Hoshi, Mingyu, DK, Jeonghan, Joshua | | Woozi, Hoshi | |
| 2021 | Seventeen | "Pang!" Performance Unit | Attacca | | Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi | | Woozi, Bumzu, Poptime, Bir$day (Prismfilter), Heyfarmer (Prismfilter) | |
| | Dino | "Last Order" | Non-album single | | — | | Bumzu, Building Owner | |
| 2022 | Seventeen | "Shadow" | Face the Sun | | Woozi, Bumzu, Arcades, Johan Fransson, Ryan Lawrie, Matt Thomson, Max Lynedoch Graham, Gabriel Brandes | | Woozi, Bumzu, Arcades, Johan Fransson, Ryan Lawrie, Matt Thomson, Max Lynedoch Graham, Gabriel Brandes | |
| 2022 | Dino | "High Five" | Non-album single | | — | | Hey Farmer | |
| 2022 | Seventeen | "Fallin' Flower" (Korean version) | Sector 17 | | Woozi, Bumzu, Park Gi-tae | | — | |
| 2023 | Seventeen | "I Don't Understand but I Luv U" Performance Unit | FML | | Woozi, Bumzu, Hoshi | | — | |
| 2023 | Dino | "Wait" | Non-album single | | Woozi | | Woozi, Ohway! | |
| 2024 | Seventeen | "Spell" Performance Unit | 17 Is Right Here | | The8 | | — | |