LEW

## Signature

> I'm TEMPEST's leader and members' morning fairy, LEW!
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**Lee Eui-woong** (Hangul: 이의웅), known mononymously as LEW, is the leader and lead rapper of the South Korean boy group TEMPEST.

His stage name LEW (Korean: 루; Japanese: ルー) contains the ambition to show a new and diverse charm by making an official debut with the initials of his real name, Lee Eui-woong.

## History

### Pre-debut

Before becoming a singer, he wanted to be an announcer. His role model was presenter Kim Sung-joo. His parents, who wanted LEW to become an announcer, said, “I hope you become an announcer, go on variety shows as a freelancer, and become an actor”.

It was after entering junior high school that he began to fall in love with K-pop, especially after seeing Block B's Zico in *Show Me The Money 4*. In the meantime, he appeared on *Hello Counselor* in 2016 and received casting offers from many companies. He received 11 business cards and chose to join Yue Hua Entertainment and started his life as a trainee.

Initially, it was difficult for LEW to adapt to trainee life. Originally aspiring to be an actor, he learned acting, dancing, and singing together as a trainee. During this time, he was part of the broadcasting department and the student council of his school. In the summer of 2016, LEW had an opportunity to be on stage at the showcase of trainees from his company. Here, he became interested in dancing and singing, and decided to become an idol.

LEW participated in Season 2 of *Produce 101* but was eliminated and thus unable to debut as part of the final lineup for the boy group Wanna One.

### 2017-2018: Hyeongseop X Euiwoong

After being eliminated from *Produce 101*, Hyeongseop and LEW (the latter under the stage name Euiwoong), debuted in South Korea under Yue Hua Entertainment. Their debut single, "It Will Be Good", was released on November 2, 2017.

### 2022-present: Debut with TEMPEST

LEW's debut with TEMPEST was originally slated for February 21, 2022 with their first mini album It's ME, It's WE; however, their debut date was later pushed back to March 2, 2022 after all the group members tested positive for COVID-19.

## Credits

### Hyeongseop X Euiwoong Discography

 "The Moment of Memory"
 *Color of Dream* | "Love Letter"

## Trivia

* His keyword, PRESENT, means that he want to share the most important present with his fans and be a gift to someone.
* His official emoticon is a bear, which is sometimes used in his real name as an emoticon he used since his pre-debut unit activity. The reason for choosing this icon is also based on his real name.
* Since the 6th grade in elementary school, he had experience as the student council vice president of the school, in the 3rd year of high school, he was the student council president. In particular, his family also has a tradition of leadership as both LEW's older brother and sister also have experience as student council president, and his father is a representative of the apartment.
* LEW enjoys outdoor activities such as playing soccer and cycling. Even after joining the company, he still enjoys participating in outdoor activities, so much so that his skin becomes tanned.
* According to LEW, he is good at spicy food. He also once said that Chinese food suits him very well and once ate with Chinese trainees at a Chinese restaurant. In the group, only LEW and Hanbin can eat spicy food.
* He loves pizza, especially seafood pizza and bulgogi pizza.In a VLIVE broadcast, he also expressed his love for pizza, "Everyone, pizza is love."
* His favorite drinks at Starbucks are Ice Americana and honey grapefruit black tea
* Before adopting the stage name LEW, there were other suggestions for his stage name such as 'Woong' or 'WING'(윙) (Combined from 의웅)
* His ideal actors are Cho Jungseok and Kang Haneul
* Appeared in the graduation ceremony video posted on Hanlim's official Youtube channel (Video)
* At first, he thought he was quite brave, but then confessed that he was afraid of ghosts after the hidden camera episode 25 of Produce 101 Season 2
* The first song he practiced when he became a trainee was 'Overdose' by EXO
* Having odd talent is being able to balance anything in his hand
* He once kept a Venus flytrap in the dormitory and named it 'Heaven'. It is known that this tree used to be a prop for the show 'Boni Hani' but was later discarded.

## References

1. ↑ He often wrote his name as "LEW", but when he read the initials as pronounced, he found out that it became "루" and chose it to be his stage name.
2. ↑ 아이돌+농구선수+아나운서 못하는게 없는 의웅이
3. ↑ Since then, he has appeared on Hello Counselor again as a guest, making a joke that he feels like he is in his hometown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnR4b5dNm4Q
4. ↑ He was the first Korean trainee at Yue Hua Entertainment. Because of that, when Hyeongseop joined the company, he asked If LEW was a Korean when they first met.
5. ↑ He did not sing during his audition, but merely introduced himself and tested the camera (a process of the audition to see if the applicant is visually appealing).
6. ↑ Lee, J., 2017. *'프듀2' 이의웅 "지코에 반해 랩 입문…꼭 만나고 싶어요"*. 연합뉴스.
7. ↑ It was screened at the Korea National University of Arts Graduation Film Festival in November 2020.
8. ↑ Credits from Melon
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Credits from Melon
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Track list from *It's ME, It's WE*
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Track list from *ON and ON*
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Track list from *THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM*
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Track list from *Into The TEMPEST*
14. ↑ LEW's real name is Euiwoong, Woong is the Korean pronunciation of the word bear written in Hanja (熊)
15. ↑ This was revealed when LEW participated in *Hello Counselor* in 2016.
16. ↑ According to *Hello News* (video), in addition, if he does not have to look after the stores for his parents, he will play basketball and cycling with his friends.
17. ↑ This is mentioned in a video by Ju Haknyeon at Hanlim Arts and Entertainment High School

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