Lee Min-ho (Korean: 이민호; born October 25, 1998), better known by his stage name Lee Know (Korean: 리노), is a South Korean singer and dancer. He is a member of South Korean boy bandStray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017.[1]
Early life
Lee Min-ho was born in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea and is an only child. He started dancing in middle school, after seeing a dance video online. He took lessons for five years before becoming a trainee.[2] Lee Know graduated from Gimpo Jeil Technical High School.[3] He practiced martial arts as a child and has a second degree black belt in taekwondo and mixed martial arts.[4]
Lee Know competed in dance competitions (performing with the crew 'Cupcakes' at World of Dance in 2016) and pursued work as a professional dancer.[6] He was also a back up dancer for K-Pop group BTS appearing in several of their performances, the 2017 music video for "Not Today" and, also toured with them on their 2017 'Wings' Tour.[7] After being seen at a dance competition, JYP called him in 2015 and asked him to come to an audition. After hearing nothing back, he assumed he had failed, but was called a couple years later and was asked to join the company.[8]
Lee Know joined JYP on July 16, 2017, making him the last Stray Kids member to do so.[9] Lee Know participated on the survival show Stray Kids and was eliminated on the fourth episode for making an error while rapping.[10] Ultimately, Lee Know and Felix, who were both eliminated, were allowed to be back and debut with the group in the last episode of the show. Their pre-debut EP Mixtape was released January 2018. Stray Kids officially debuted on March 25, 2018 with the EP I Am Not.[11]
2017–present: Debut with Stray Kids and solo activities
Lee Know is a main dancer and also contributes vocally to all their albums. Lee Know has released some solo projects through Stray Kids YouTube channel including a dance he choreographed "Dawn",[12] his solo song "Limbo",[13] the collaboration song "Drive" (with Bang Chan),[14] and a cover of Day6's "Love me or Leave me".[15]
In 2024, Lee Know performed his unreleased solo track, "Youth," during the Dominate World Tour.[18] The song was later included in Hop, the group's album released on December 13.[19] In the same year, Lee Know was ranked 3rd on Billboard's K-Pop Artist 100 chart.[20]
Other ventures
Fashion
Lee Know has done photo shoots for several fashion companies, including Gucci. He appeared in a campaign for Etro's "Earth Beat" sneakers in 2021.[21] In May 2024, he made his Met Gala debut with Stray Kids as the guest of Tommy Hilfiger.[22] He also attended Gucci's 2025 Cruise fashion show as a guest in London at the same month.[23] Lee Know has appeared on the covers of fashion magazines including W Korea and Beauty+.[24][25] Lee Know, along with bandmate Felix, made their New York Fashion Week debut at the Tommy Hilfiger Spring-Summer 2025 show in September 2024 as a guest.[26]
Philanthropy
On February 28, 2024, World Vision announced that Lee Know became the youngest person to be inducted into their "Bob Pierce Honor Club" for donating over ₩100 million (US$76,589.47) to the charity. Lee Know also sponsors four children through the same charity.[27]
In September 2023, Lee Know and fellow Stray Kids members Seungmin and Hyunjin were involved in a car accident, causing them to miss their performance at the Global Citizen Festival, though they sustained no serious injuries.[32]
^ abLater in 2021 the song got revised and remastered then rereleased with different title for album SKZ2021, therefore Woojin's name got removed from the credit
^Choi, Ji-yeon (August 9, 2021). "NCT 정우 x 스트레이키즈 리노, 오는 14일부터 '쇼! 음악중심' MC로 활약 예정" [NCT Jungwoo x Stray Kids Lee Know to be MCs for 'Show! Music Core' starting on the 14th]. Star in News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
^Kim, Won-hee (May 7, 2021). '킹덤' 스트레이키즈, 부동의 글로벌 원픽 ['Kingdom' Stray Kids Unshakeable Global Top Pick]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
^Kim, Na-yul (August 12, 2018). "[종합]'컬투쇼' 라디오 첫 출연 스트레이키즈..입담도 되는 만능돌" [[Comprehensive] Stray Kids' first radio appearance on 'Cultwo Show'.. All-rounder idols who are also talkative]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
^Jeon, Won-gi (April 19, 2018). "[입덕가이드①] "치킨덕후vs잔반 처리반"…스트레이키즈 아홉 형제의 매력" [[Guide to becoming a fan ①] “Chicken fanboy vs. Leftovers disposal group”… The charm of the nine Stray Kids brothers]. Xports News. Archived from the original on October 1, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
^Choo, Seung-hyun (March 28, 2018). "스트레이 키즈, K팝 데뷔곡 역대급 조회 수 기록...MV 공개 24시간 만" [Stray Kids, K-pop debut song records highest number of views ever… MV released in 24 hours]. Sports Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
^Stray Kids – Topic (December 21, 2022). 나지막이 (리노) Limbo (Lee Know). Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via YouTube.
^Kim, Hyeyoung (August 19, 2021). "NCT 정우-Stray Kids 리노, '쇼! 음악중심' MC 발탁" [NCT Jungwoo-Stray Kids Lee Know, selected as new 'Show! Music Core' MCs] (in Korean). iMBC. Archived from the original on July 18, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
^ abJin, Hyang-hee (August 10, 2021). '도시어부3' 스트레이키즈 리노 '향어·잉어 청춘낚시대회' 우승 ['The Fishermen and the City 3' Stray Kids Lee Know Won "Mirror Carp·Carp Youth Fishing Competition"]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
^ abHong, Se-yeong (November 29, 2021). 스트레이키즈 리노 합류, '아받대2' 12월 16일 첫방 [Stray Kids Lee Know Joins 'Idol Dictation Contest 2' First Broadcast on December 16th]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
