Lee Mu-jin (Korean: 이무진; born December 28, 2000) is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after appearing on the music audition show Sing Again in 2020, in which he finished in 3rd place.[2] His 2021 single, "Traffic Light", spent three weeks at number one on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart.[3] Since 2022, he is the main host on KBS music web show, LeeMujin Service.
Lee Mu-jin | |
---|---|
Background information | |
Born | Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | December 28, 2000
Genres |
|
Occupations |
|
Instruments |
|
Years active | 2018–present |
Labels | |
Website | Official website |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이무진 |
Hanja | 李茂珍 |
Revised Romanization | I Mu-jin |
McCune–Reischauer | I Muchin |
Lee was born in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.[4] He is a student at Seoul Institute of the Arts.[2]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
Sales |
---|---|---|---|
KOR [5] | |||
Room Vol.1 |
Track listing
|
31 |
|
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
KOR [7] |
KOR Hot [8] | ||||
"Traffic Light" (신호등)[9] | 2021 | 1 | 1 | Non-album singles | |
"The Assignment Song" (과제곡)[11] | 100 | 96 | — | ||
"Scent of the Day" (담아 갈게)[12] | 72 | 59 | |||
"Fall in Fall" (가을 타나 봐) (original by Vibe)[13] | 14 | 25 | |||
"When It Snows" (눈이 오잖아)[14] (featuring Heize) |
6 | 7 | |||
"Reference" (참고사항)[15] | 2022 | 65 | — | Room Vol.1 | |
"Ordinary Confession" (잠깐 시간 될까)[16] | 2023 | 23 | Non-album singles | ||
"Episode" (에피소드) | 6 | ||||
"Propose" (청혼하지 않을 이유를 못 찾았어) | 2024 | 100 | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
---|---|---|---|---|
KOR [7] |
KOR Hot [8] | |||
"Sanchaek" (산책)[4] | 2018 | — | — | Goyang Voice |
"Poupelle of Chimney Town" (굴뚝마을의 푸펠)[17] | 2021 | — | — | Poupelle of Chimney Town OST |
"Rain and You" (비와 당신)[18] | 11 | 15 | Hospital Playlist Season 2 OST | |
"Come Rest with Me" (그대 잠시 내게)[19] | 104 | — | Now, We Are Breaking Up OST | |
"Sweet" (스윗해)[20] | 2022 | 169 | — | Business Proposal OST |
"Firefly" (개똥벌레)[21] | 126 | — | Ditto OST | |
"Slainte!" (슬랜트!)[22] | —[A] | — | Playlist Season 2 OST | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
---|---|---|---|---|
KOR [7] |
KOR Hot [8] | |||
"Is There Anybody" (누구 없소) | 2020 | 123 | 53 | Sing Again |
"Whistle" (휘파람) | 112 | 40 | ||
"Lying on the Sea" (바다에 누워) | 2021 | 163 | — | |
"Dream" (꿈) | 116 | 90 | ||
"Side Road" (골목길) | 130 | — | ||
"I Miss You" | 2022 | —[B] | 92 | You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook |
"Three of Us" (세 사람) | —[C] | 72 | ||
"Long Time Lovers" (아주 오래된 연인들) (with Choi Jung-hoon) |
—[D] | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Sing Again | Contestant | Placed third | [31] |
2021 | Famous Singer | Cast Member | Spin-off of Sing Again | [32] |
2022 | Baby Singer | Teacher | [33] | |
Sing for Gold | Manager | [34] | ||
Playlist | Main Cast | Season 2 | [35] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2022–present | LeeMujin Service | Host | [36] |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s) / Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Original Soundtrack | "Sweet" | Nominated | [38] |
Broadcast Advertising Festival | 2023 | Excellence Award, CF | Lee Mu-jin | Won | [39] |
Circle Chart Music Awards | 2022 | New Artist of the Year – Digital Music | "Scent of the Day" | Won | [40] |
Artist of the Year (Digital Music) – September | "Fall in Fall" | Nominated | [41] | ||
Golden Disc Awards | 2022 | Digital Song Bonsang | "Traffic Light" | Won | [42] |
Seezn Most Popular Artist Award | Lee Mu-jin | Nominated | [43] | ||
Hanteo Music Awards | 2021 | Special Award – OST | Won | [44] | |
Artist Award – Male Solo | Nominated | [45] | |||
KBS Entertainment Awards | 2022 | Digital Content Award | LeeMujin Service | Won | [46] |
2023 | Best Icon Award | Won | [47] | ||
K Global Heart Dream Awards | 2022 | K Global Vocal Award | Lee Mu-jin | Won | [48] |
Korean Music Awards | 2022 | Rookie of the Year | Nominated | [49] | |
Best Pop Song | "Traffic Light" | Nominated | |||
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Melon Music Awards | 2021 | Rookie of the Year | Lee Mu-jin | Won | [50] |
Top 10 Artist Award | Won | ||||
Best OST Award | Won | ||||
Best Male Artist | Nominated | [51] | |||
Song of the Year | "Traffic Light" | Nominated | |||
2022 | Top 10 Artist Award | Lee Mu-jin | Nominated | [52] | |
Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2021 | Best Vocal Performance | "Traffic Light" | Nominated | [53] |
Best OST | "Rain and You" | Nominated | |||
Best Male Artist | Lee Mu-jin | Nominated | |||
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 | Nominated | ||||
2022 | Best Vocal Performance – Solo | "When It Snows" (featuring Heize) | Nominated | [54] | |
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Seoul Music Awards | 2022 | Rookie of the Year | Lee Mu-jin | Won | [55] |
Popularity Award | Nominated | [56] | |||
K-wave Popularity Award | Nominated | ||||
OST Award | "Rain and You" | Nominated |
Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Forbes | 2022 | Korea Power Celebrity | 35th | [57] |