On March 10, 2014, he announced that his real birth name is Lee Hodong, not Howon as he had previously told the public, and that he changed it in order not to share a name with comedian Kang Hodong.
Pada tanggal 10 Maret 2014, dia mengumumkan bahwa nama kelahiran sebenarnya adalah Lee Hodong, bukan Howon seperti sebelumnya dia mengatakan kepada publik, dan bahwa dia mengubahnya agar tidak berbagi nama dengan komedian Kang Hodong.