Lee Dong Hae is a South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, actor, composer, and member of SUPER JUNIOR (슈퍼주니어). He graduated from Seoul Digitech High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Musical Performance from Myongji University and a master's degree in Broadcast Music from Cheongwoon University.

He was recruited in 2001 after winning a prize at SM Entertainment's (SM엔터테인먼트) "Youth Best Contest". Lee Soo Man wanted to create a versatile group with members who had experience in different fields (acting, dancing, presenting, etc.). He based his idea on the Japanese girl group MORNING MOSUME (モーニング娘), who debuted in 1997 and established a successful rotation of their lineup since then. He called his new group, SUPER JUNIOR 05.

He made his debut in November 2005 as the group's lead vocalist, lead dancer and sub-rapper with their first single, “Twins (Knock Out)“, part of their debut album "Twins", which was released one month later. The idea of a rotational group was dropped when Cho Kyu Hyun was added to the lineup in 2006. Nonetheless, SUPER JUNIOR has become one of the most successful K-Pop representatives and their ability to excel in different areas of the entertainment industry forced a change in the way other companies prepared their trainees.

As part of SM's strategy to not limit the group's activities while certain members focused on their individual careers, several sub-groups have been created since 2006. He debuted as part of SUPER JUNIOR-M (슈퍼주니어-M), focused solely on the Chinese market, in April 2008 with the single "U". Later, he became part of SUPER JUNIOR-D&E (슈퍼주니어DnE) and debuted in December 2011 with the digital single, "Oppa Oppa".

He enlisted for his mandatory service on October 15, 2015, and was discharged on July 14, 2017. After serving, he has been more involved in other areas, such as acting and composing.

He left SM Entertainment in July 2023, but he is still represented by the agency for group activities. For his individual activities, he is represented by his own label, ODE Entertainment (오드 엔터테인먼트).

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