Onew

South Korean singer
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Onew

Summary

Onew is a human[1]. Born in Gwangmyeong[2], he… he was born on December 14, 1989[3]. He worked as a singer[4], actor[5], model[6], songwriter[7], and television actor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,044 views/month, #6,980 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Onew's place of birth was Gwangmyeong[2].
  • Onew was born on December 14, 1989[3].
  • Onew held citizenship in South Korea[10].
  • Onew's professions included singer[4].
  • Onew's professions included actor[5].
  • Onew worked as a model[6].
  • Onew worked as a songwriter[7].
  • Onew's professions included television actor[8].
  • Onew's education included a stint at Chungwoon University[11].
  • Onew was a member of SHINee[12].
  • Onew is recorded as male[13].
  • Onew's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Onew's genre is K-pop[15].
  • Onew's Commons category is recorded as Onew[16].
  • Onew's voice type is recorded as tenor[17].
  • Onew's family name is recorded as Lee[18].
  • Onew's given name is recorded as Jin-gi[19].
  • Onew's instrument is recorded as voice[20].
  • Onew's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Korean[21].
  • Onew's birth name is recorded as 이진기[22].
  • Onew's different from is recorded as Onewe[23].
  • Onew's McCune–Reischauer romanization is recorded as I Chin-ki[24].
  • Onew's Revised Romanization is recorded as I Jin Gi[25].
  • Onew's start of work period is recorded as 2008[26].
  • Onew's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+472290'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: KR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1989-12-14[30]

  • Genre(s): ballad, j-pop, k-pop[31]

  • Community tags: 2nd gen k-pop, ballad, j-pop, k-pop, male vocals[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 80f9dd8d-2257-42b0-8808-97c3056019b4[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Onew was born in Gwangmyeong[2]. He was born on December 14, 1989[3].

Education

Onew was educated at Chungwoon University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], actor[5], model[6], songwriter[7], and television actor[8].

Why It Matters

Onew ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,044 views/month, #6,980 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Onew born?

Born in Gwangmyeong[2], Onew…

What did Onew do for work?

Onew worked as singer[4], actor[5], model[6], songwriter[7], and television actor[8].

Where did Onew go to school?

Onew was educated at Chungwoon University[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14908 → 1811
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14908]]: 1811, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/323226048|オンユ(SHINee) (#323226048)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8440|wowKorea Person ID]] #"
  2. 20d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → xydpipn
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10166]]: xydpipn, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  3. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 658218
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7553]]: 658218, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270606|batch #270606]]"
  4. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → B506-D561-B7A5-AAB0-4C16
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  5. 10w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14419 → 41806
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  6. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → K-pop
    Voice type → tenor
    Instrument → voice
    Citizenship → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42112|batch #42112]]"
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