Felix (rapper)

Felix Yongbok Lee (Korean: 이필릭스용복; born 15 September 2000), known mononymously as Felix, is an Australian rapper and singer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017.[1]

Felix
Felix in May 2024
Born
Felix Yongbok Lee

(2000-09-15) 15 September 2000
Sydney, Australia
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
Years active2017–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
Member ofStray Kids
Korean name
Hangul
이용복
Hanja
李龍馥
Revised RomanizationI Yong-bok
McCune–ReischauerYi Yongbok
Signature

Early life

Felix Yongbok Lee was born on 15 September 2000 in Seven Hills, Sydney, Australia to Korean immigrant parents.[2] He is the middle child between his younger sister and older sister.[3] Before moving to Seoul, South Korea to become a singer, Lee practiced taekwondo for twelve years as a child and has won a total of 63 medals.[4] He studied at St Patrick's Marist College in Sydney and began his training at JYP Entertainment at age 16.[5]

Career

2017–present: Pre-debut, Stray Kids and solo activities
Main articles: Stray Kids (TV program) and Stray Kids

Lee began as a trainee at JYP Entertainment in February 2017. He was personally chosen by Stray Kids' leader, Bang Chan, making him the sixth member of the band to be selected.[6] Lee continued to train with Stray Kids until the broadcast of the survival show, also titled Stray Kids.[7] During this show, he faced elimination in the eighth episode, decided by Park Jin-young, the founder of JYP Entertainment. However, following careful consideration and a fan vote, Lee was reinstated in the group in the following episode.[6] Stray Kids then released their pre-debut EP Mixtape, before making their official debut with the EP I Am Not on 25 March 2018.[8]

Individually, he was the host of the music program Pops in Seoul from July 2019 to January 2020.[9] In June 2022, Lee featured on his labelmate Nayeon's "No Problem" from her debut EP Im Nayeon.[10] His first solo song "Deep End" was included on Stray Kids' compilation album SKZ-Replay in December 2022, and during the group's 5-Star Dome Tour in 2023, he first performed his unreleased song "Rev It Up".[11][12] Lee made a cameo appearance in the music video for his labelmate NiziU's South Korean debut single "Heartris" in October 2023.[13]

Other ventures

Fashion

Felix Lee was chosen as the house ambassador for Louis Vuitton in August 2023.[14] In November 2023, he was named one of GQ Korea's Men of the Year and featured on the cover of the magazine's December issue.[15][16] Lee made his runway debut at Paris Fashion Week for Louis Vuitton Women's Fall-Winter 2024 Collection at Cour Carrée on 5 March 2024.[17] In May 2024, he made his Met Gala debut with Stray Kids as the guest of Tommy Hilfiger,[18] and attended Louis Vuitton cruise show 2025 in Barcelona.[19][20]

Philanthropy

In 2020, Lee began consistent donations and sponsorship for the international children's rights organization Save the Children. His contributions have made him a member of the charity's honors club.[21] He also donated ₩50 million (US$38,500 as of 2023) for the relief effort following the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes.[22] In January 2024, Lee donated ₩100M (US$76,100 as of 2024) to the Korean Committee for UNICEF to help Laotian children living with poor sanitation and nutrition, making him the youngest member of the UNICEF Honors Club.[23]

Personal life

In February 2022, Lee was diagnosed with intervertebral disk herniation, which has limited his participation in performances before.[24]

Discography
For Felix's discography with Stray Kids, see Stray Kids discography.

Songs
List of songs, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
DL
[25]		 HUN
[26]		 NZ
Hot
[27]		 SGP
Reg.
[28]		 US
World
[29]
"Who?"
(with Lee Know and Han)		 2018 ————— I Am Who
"Wow"
(with Lee Know and Hyunjin)		 2020 ————— In Life
"Surfin'"
(with Lee Know and Changbin)		 2021 29———— Noeasy
"Muddy Water"
(with Changbin, Hyunjin, and Han)		 2022 26———— Oddinary
"No Problem"
(Nayeon featuring Felix)		 3130—2510 Im Nayeon
"Taste"
(with Lee Know and Hyunjin)		 32—23—9 Maxident
"Deep End" 178———— SKZ-Replay
"Because" (좋으니까)
(with Changbin)		 —————
"Up All Night" (오늘 밤 나는 불을 켜)
(with Bang Chan, Changbin, and Seungmin)		 —————
"Snain" (비바람)
(with Changbin and Felix)		 2023 ————— Non-album single[lower-alpha 1]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from KOMCA, unless stated otherwise.[30]

Year Song Title Artist Album Lyrics Music
Credit With Credit With
2018 "Glow" Stray Kids Mixtape Lim Jung-suk, Bang Chan
"Mixtape #1" I Am Not[lower-alpha 2] Bang Chan, Changbin, Han, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Seungmin, Kim Woo-jin,[lower-alpha 3] I.N
"Who" I Am Who Han, Kim Woojin Han, Kim Woojin, Hong Jisang
"Mixtape #2" I Am Who[lower-alpha 2] Bang Chan, Changbin, Han, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Seungmin, Kim Woo-jin,[lower-alpha 3] I.N Bang Chan, Changbin, Han, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Seungmin, Kim Woo-jin,[lower-alpha 3] I.N
"Mixtape #3" I Am You[lower-alpha 2]
2019 "Mixtape #4" Clé 1: Miroh[lower-alpha 2]
"Mixtape #5" Clé: Levanter[lower-alpha 4] Bang Chan, Changbin, Han, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Seungmin, I.N Bang Chan, Changbin, Han, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Seungmin, I.N
"Wow" Lee Know, Hyunjin, Felix In Life Kass, Hyunjin, Lee Know
2021 "Because"
(좋으니까)		 Changbin, Felix SKZ-Replay Changbin
"Surfin" Lee Know, Changbin, Felix Noeasy Changbin, Lee Know Versachoi, Changbin, Lee Know
"Placebo" Stray Kids SKZ2021 Bang Chan, Changbin, Han, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Seungmin, I.N Bang Chan, Changbin, Han, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Seungmin, I.N
"Behind The Light"
(그림자도빛이있어야존재)
"For You"
"Hoodie Season"
"Broken Compass"
(고장난나침반)
"#Lovestay" SKZ-Replay Hyunjin, I.N
2022 "Muddy Water" Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix Oddinary Changbin, Han, Hyunjin Changbin, Han, Hyunjin, Millionboy
"Taste" Lee Know, Hyunjin, Felix Maxident Hyunjin, Lee Know Bang Chan, Hyunjin, Lee Know
"Deep End" Felix SKZ-Replay — Shim Eunjee
2023 "FNF" Stray Kids 5-Star Bang Chan Trippy, Bang Chan
"Superbowl" Bang Chan, Changbin, Han
"Rev It Up" Felix Unreleased[lower-alpha 5] — Versachoi, Bang Chan
Total = 22 songs

Filmography
For Felix's filmography with Stray Kids, see Stray Kids filmography.

Hosting
Year Title Role Ref.
2019–2020 Pops in Seoul Host [9]

Videography
For Felix's videography with Stray Kids, see Stray Kids videography.

Music video appearances
Year Title Artist Ref.
2023 "Heartris" NiziU [13]

Notes
  1. Released only on YouTube as part of SKZ-Record project.
  2. Later in 2019 the song included in album Clé 2: Yellow Wood
  3. Later in 2021 the song got revised and remastered then rereleased with different title for album SKZ2021, therefore Kim Woo-jin's name got removed from the credit
  4. a Physical EP bonus track in the album
  5. Performed on Stray Kids 5-Star Dome Tour 2023 Seoul Special

References
  1. Benjamin, Jeff (8 September 2022). "Stray Kids Timeline: How the Boy Band Grew Into Stars". Billboard. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. [Two Kids Room(투키즈룸)] VOL.2 Ep.09 Bang Chan X Felix, archived from the original on 13 February 2021, retrieved 26 February 2024
  3. [SKZ VLOG] Felix : Sunshine Vlog 5 in Australia, archived from the original on 24 January 2024, retrieved 26 February 2024
  4. Stray Kids Test How Well They Know Each Other | Vanity Fair, archived from the original on 18 December 2023, retrieved 26 February 2024
  5. Benjamin, Jeff (5 February 2020). "Felix from Stray Kids: with husky voice, catlike looks and intense dancing style, his vocals are one of band's hallmarks". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  6. Glasby, Taylor (23 November 2021). "The evolution of Stray Kids' Felix Lee". GQ Australia. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  7. Yoon, Min-sik (21 September 2017). "JYP new boyband project named 'Stray Kids'". Kpop Herald. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  8. Choo, Seung-hyun (28 March 2018). "스트레이 키즈, K팝 데뷔곡 역대급 조회 수 기록...MV 공개 24시간 만". Sports Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  9. Lee, Jeong-soo (19 June 2019). "스트레이 키즈 필릭스, 아리랑TV '팝스 인 서울' 단독 MC 발탁". Seoul En (in Korean). Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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  11. Park, So-young (16 December 2022). "역시 스트레이 키즈!..멤버 전원 '자작 솔로곡' 디지털 앨범 발표". Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
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  13. Choi, Jae-hyuk (11 November 2023). "NiziU(니쥬), 클라스가 다르다 데뷔곡 'HEARTRIS' 뮤비 유튜브 5000만 뷰 돌파!". CBC News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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  17. Fell, Nicole (5 March 2024). "K-Pop Superstar Felix of Stray Kids Stuns in Louis Vuitton Fall Winter 2024 Show". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  18. Aniftos, Rania (6 May 2024). "Stray Kids Make Met Gala Debut in Tommy Hilfiger". Billboard. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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  25. Peaks on the Circle Download Chart:
    • "Surfin'". 22–28 August 2021. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
    • "Muddy Water". 13–19 March 2022. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
    • "No Problem". 19–25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
    • "Taste". 2–8 October 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
    • "Deep End". 18–24 December 2022. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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  28. "RIAS Top Charts Week 26 (24 – 30 Jun 2022)". RIAS. 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  29. Peaks on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales:
    • "No Problem". Billboard. 9 July 2022. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
    • "Taste". Billboard. 22 October 2022. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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