Musicians

PSY (Korean: PSY, December 31, 1977 -), whose real name is Park Jae-sang (Korean: Jaesang Park), is a South Korean male singer. After the release of "Gangnam Style", he became popular all over the world and became YouTube's first video to have more than 1 billion and 2 billion views. In addition, the music video of "Gentleman" also broke the record for the most views within 24 hours of YouTube's launch.

Quan Zhiyong (Korean: Jiyong Kwon/ Quan Zhilong, Romanized: Kwon Ji-Yong, August 18, 1988 -), stage name G-DRAGON (Korean: G-Dragon), is a South Korean male singer and the leader of the boy group BIGBANG under YG Entertainment. On August 18, 2009, G-Dragon officially debuted as a solo artist with his first regular album "Heartbreaker". His contract with YG Entertainment expired on June 6, 2023.

Lee Ryan (English: Lee Ryan, June 17, 1983 -) is a British singer and actor. He is a member of the group blue. For many years he also participated in pantomime performances. Ryan has been a member of blue since 2000. In 2005, he released his debut single. He has also appeared in a number of films and TV series, including the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

Li Yundi, a native of Chongqing, is a Chinese pianist. In 2000, he won the gold medal and the "Best Polonaise Performance Award" at the 14th Chopin International Piano Competition, becoming the youngest gold medal winner since the competition began, and thus became famous. In 2015, he was invited to serve as a judge for the Chopin International Piano Competition, becoming the youngest judge in the history of this competition.

Li Jian (September 23, 1974 -), male, born in Harbin, Heilongjiang, is a Chinese male singer, songwriter, and music producer. He graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering of Tsinghua University and served as a tutor for two seasons of "The Voice of China" series. In 2001, he formed the Shuimunianhua group with Tsinghua alumnus Lu Gengxu, and debuted with campus folk songs. After the group released their second album "The True Story of Youth" in 2002, Li Jian went solo, and his music style changed to lyrical and pop.

Hacken Lee / Stephen Lee Hacken; December 6, 1967 -), a Hong Kong male singer, TV host, football commentator, lyricist and actor. Chang and Alan Tam are collectively known as "Left Lin Right Lee". He is one of the few singers who has maintained popularity and regularly released albums across the five decades from the 1980s to the 2020s. He is also one of the singers who won awards at the Hong Kong music awards from the 1980s to the 2010s. So far, he has won the "Most Popular Male Singer" at the "Top Ten Golden Song Awards" four times and the "Outstanding Pop Singer Award" at the "Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards Concert" 18 times. In 2004, he won the "Best Popular Male Singer Award" at the "Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards Concert", and in 2017, he won the "Golden Award for Male Singer" at the "Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards Ceremony". Since 2015, Hacken Lee has been involved in the mainland music scene, participating in mainland China's "The Masked Singer", "I Am a Singer", "Our Song", "The Voice of China" (as a mentor for two seasons), "The Voice" and other large-scale music variety shows. His popularity continues to rise and he has become one of the most popular Hong Kong singers in mainland China. In 2021, Hacken Li will serve as the host and star chief mentor of the TVB singing talent show "Legend of Dreams".

Li Aoxuan, born in Beijing, China, is a popular male singer and double-key electronic organ player. In 2017, he signed a contract with Japan's avex and became its trainee. In December 2018, he officially debuted with the release of the cross-border single "321".

Lee Hyo Ri (Korean: Hyori Lee, Romanized: Lee Hyo Ri, May 10, 1979 -) is a well-known female singer and actress in South Korea. She is a representative figure of sex symbols and has the title of National Fairy. In 1998, she debuted as the leader of the Korean singing group Fin.K.L. and became the first girl group to win the Korean Music Awards. He debuted as a solo artist in 2003. In that year, he won the KBS and SBS Music Awards, MBC Music Awards, Seoul Music Awards and other awards. He became the first artist to win the Music Awards as a group and as an individual. It also allowed conservative Koreans to redefine sexiness, creating a "hypocritical effect". In addition to soaring popularity, it also established her status as a diva! In 2009, he won the Joint Entertainment Award with Yoo Jae Suk for "The Birth of a Family". He was the first artist in Korean history to win two major awards, the Music Awards and the Entertainment Awards. In 2020, he won the first place in the music program with the mixed vocal group SSAK3, becoming the only singer in Korean history to win the first place in the TV music program in the 10th, 20th, 30th and 40th generations.

Li Zongsheng (English name: Jonathan Lee, July 19, 1958 -), Taiwanese male singer, songwriter, and music producer. Since the 1980s, he has composed and produced a large number of classic songs and best-selling records, and is known as the "Godfather of Chinese Pop Music" and the "Million Producer". He once served as the deputy general manager and production director of Rolling Stone Records, and is now employed as the A&R consultant for Sony Music Greater China. As one of the most influential musicians in the Chinese pop music scene, Li Zongsheng has created well-known songs such as "Across the Ocean to See You", "The Price of Love", "Real Hero", "I am a Little Bird", "When I Wake Up", "Clear My Heart", "When Love Is a Past", "Love Like the Tide" ", "Make Me Happy, Let Me Worry", "Enlightenment", "Scars", "Cloudy Sky", "Mortal Song", "Ghost's Heart", "Songs for Myself", "Hills", "Newly Written Old Songs", etc., and is known as "the most important music producer in East and Southeast Asia since the 1980s". He has also discovered and supported many singers such as Jin Zhijuan, Zhou Huajian, Xin Xiaoqi, Zhang Xinzhe, Guangliang, Pinguan, Liang Jingru, Mayday, Bai An, Yang Zongwei, Li Jianqing, etc.

Lee Sun Mi (Korean: Seonmi Lee, Romanized: I Seon Mi, English: Lee Sun Mi, May 2, 1992 -), a South Korean K-pop female singer and idol star, stage name Sunmi, Sunmi (Korean: stern, Romanized: Seon Mi, English: Sun Mi, American stage name Mimi), is a South Korean girl group Wonder under JYP Entertainment A member of Girls, they made their official debut with "Irony" in 2007 and returned to the music scene on August 26, 2013 with "Not 24 Hours Enough". Returning to Wonder Girls on August 3, 2015. On March 14, 2017, MAKEUS Entertainment (now ABYSS Company) stated that it had signed an exclusive contract with Sunmi. On March 21, 2019, MAKEUS Entertainment announced through the official SNS that the official fan name is "miya-ne" (Korean: Miyane). "miya" is Sunmi's nickname since childhood. "miya-ne" represents "Sunmi's home" and "Sunmi's family", which means "miya-ne is the important person who has always been with Sunmi." The support colors are gradient colors of (Pantone 2347 C), (Pantone 2587 C), and (Pantone 2172 C). Representing popular music and personal unique style, + = means "a fusion of Sunmi's own personal style and music loved by the public". This is Sunmi's music creation philosophy.

Lee Chae-Yeon (Korean: Chaeyeon Lee, Romanized: Lee Chae-Yeon; Japanese: Lee Chae Young; January 11, 2000 -), South Korean female singer, currently Day One An artist under Dream Entertainment, he was once a member of the limited group "IZ*ONE" and served as the main dancer, lead singer, and sub-rapper in the team. He will debut solo in 2022, and his official fan name is "CHAERISH".

Lee Chae-Lin (Chaerin Lee, English: Faith Lee, February 26, 1991 -), stage name CL (Korean: CL, Romanized: Ssi El), is a Korean female singer, rapper, dancer, songwriter, and actor. She is the captain of the Korean girl group 2NE1 and serves as the main rap, lead dancer, and lead singer. In 2020, he established his personal team and company Very Cherry to act as an independent singer.

Li Chunbo (November 12, 1968 -), original singer, songwriter, and director in the Chinese music scene. Born in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, Han nationality. The sales of his two albums "Xiao Fang" and "A Letter from Home" exceeded 3 million, and "Xiao Fang" alone exceeded 1 million within half a year. 1993 was called "Xiao Fang's Year" and "Li Chunbo's Year" by the media. In 1994, he won the China Record Award, the highest gold record award, and the Chinese Popular Music - 1994 Man of the Year Award. In 1995, he composed and sang the theme songs "Who Can Tell Me" and "Where is My Home" for the Shanghai TV series "Debt", which were well received and was called the "spokesperson of educated youth" by many media. In 2013, the new song "Train Station" started a craze for urban folk songs. In 2014, he released the folk song "Sister" and returned to the Chinese original music scene. On January 22, 2015, the album "Years", which took three years and cost millions to create, was released.

Li Chi-ting (Malay: Aarif Rahman, literal translation: "Aarif Rahman", February 26, 1987 -), a Hong Kong male singer-songwriter and actor, originally from Malaysia, is a mixed race of Malay, Arab and Chinese descent.

Li Yugang is a Chinese singer, artist, and soloist with the China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater. A National First-Class Actor, he specialises in nándàn (male dan) roles, male performances of female parts, in Peking opera.

Lee Ji Eun (Korean: Ji-eun Lee, Romanized: I Ji Eun, born May 16, 1993), whose stage name is IU (Korean: IU, Romanized: A I Yu), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, idol star and Korean drama actor. IU is one of the best-selling singers of K-pop music that is popular all over the world. Her stage name "IU" is a combination of "I" and "You", which means connecting with fans through music. So far, IU has released 5 studio albums, 6 mini albums, and 3 song cover albums. She has 2 albums and 14 songs that have reached the number one spot on the Gaon Chart. From 2012 to 2016, and from 2018 to 2024, IU has been one of the top 40 Korean celebrities in Forbes magazine's annual power list. "Billboard" recognized IU as a pioneer on the K-Pop Top 100. In Gallup Korea's "Singer and Music Survey Report" in 2014 and 2017, IU ranked first in that year and had the highest number of Perfect all-kills on the Korean music chart. And was voted the number one artist in South Korea by Billboard. In 2025, IU ranked first on the "Korea Forbes Celebrity List"; at the end of the same year, she was once again named Gallup Korea's Best Singer of the Year. In the early days of IU's singing career, she was well known as a solo singer with the characteristics of a youth idol. With the development of her career, IU gradually transformed into a versatile music worker, becoming a singer with well-known names, song sales and awards, as well as a recognized songwriter and music producer. IU is also an actor and has played major roles in the TV series "My Uncle" and "Hotel Del Luna". In 2025, she starred in "Ku Jin Gan Comes to Meet You" and won the Best Actress Award in the TV series category of the Blue Dragon Series Award for this drama.

Li Ronghao (July 11, 1985 -), a male singer-songwriter from mainland China, was born in Bengbu, Anhui. In 2005, he signed a contract with Avex Records and became its behind-the-scenes producer. He has collaborated with artists such as Chen Kun and Zhao Wei. In 2010, he released his first solo mini album "Xiao Huang". In 2013, he released his first solo album "Model" and became popular. He won the Best Newcomer Award at the 25th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards. Later, he also served as a mentor for the talent show "Idol Producer" (2018), two seasons of "Youth with You" (2018; 2022), and four seasons of "The Voice of China" (2019-2022).

Li Guyi is a Chinese singer and dancer. Li rose to fame after singing Homeland Love (nostalgia), a mellow love ballad written by Ma Jinghua and Zhang Peiji, in 1980 shortly after China began its "Reform and Opening".

Teresa Carpio (born September 30, 1956) is a Hong Kong singer. He has been active in the Hong Kong music scene since the 1960s. His masterpieces include "No More Frowning Eyebrows", "Still Remember That One Time", "Pearl River Heroes", "If", "True Love", "After Hot" and "I Believe I Can Fly". Du Lisa is also a well-known singing teacher. Many Hong Kong singers are from her family, such as Yip Lin, Sau Man Cheng, Hsu Chi An, Leung Han Man, Kwan Sin Yan, Siu Kai Ki, Leung Wing Kee, Fu Ying, Zheng Rong, Cheung Wai Chi, Wong Zo Lam, and the late female singer Chan Wai Yi.

Yang Kun (December 18, 1972 -), whose ancestral home is Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, is a male singer, singer-songwriter in mainland China. His voice is characterized by a hoarse voice. He has served as a tutor for two seasons of the "The Voice of China" series and a tutor for "Chinese Good Songs (Season 1)".

Yang Peiyi (February 21, 2001-), Chinese female singer. When he was a child, he debuted as a child star with his childish voice, but faded out of the music scene after 2012. Graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2025 with an undergraduate degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Science degree.

Shawn Corey Carter (English: Shawn Corey Carter, December 4, 1969 -), whose stage name is Jay-Z, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, songwriter and music producer. He is one of the best-selling music artists in the world and one of the most critically acclaimed rappers of all time. He was the former CEO of two music production companies, Def Jam and Roc-a-Fella, and held shares in 40/40 Club Bar and the Brooklyn Nets. He is one of the most financially successful hip-hop artists and entrepreneurs in the United States, having sold more than 26 million records domestically. His highly acclaimed album Blueprint took just two days to create. After he announced his retirement from music production in 2003, he returned to the production of the album "Return of the King" in late 2006. The album sold 680,000 copies in the first week, making it JAY Z's highest-selling album in the first week of release. MTV named him "Number One" in its list of "Best MCs of All Time". The New York Times announced in April 2008 that JAY Z would begin a $150 million partnership with ROC Nation - one of the most expensive contracts ever awarded to a musician. Jay Z married Beyoncé on April 4, 2008.

Itano Tomomi (Japanese: Itano Tomomi/I was there Tomomi, Romanized: Itano Tomomi, July 3, 1991 -) is a Japanese female artist and model. She is a former member of the female idol group AKB48. She was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. She was one of the early founding members of AKB48 and the first member to release a solo single. On August 27, 2013, he graduated from AKB48 and started performing solo activities. In January 2021, she married baseball player Keiji Takahashi, whom she had been dating for a year and a half. In October of the same year, her daughter was born.

Chet Lam (English: Chet Lam, April 11, 1976 -), his English name has been changed to "Yatfung Lam" since 2024. He was born in British Hong Kong and his ancestral home is Chaozhou, Guangdong. He is a Hong Kong male singer-songwriter. He is a member of the Hong Kong singing and creative group 3P; he was also a small actor in Radio Hong Kong's educational TV programs in the 1980s and 1990s. He attended the Church of Christ in China Kehua Primary School in primary school and the Union College of the Church of Christ in China in secondary school. He is the brother of Lin Erwen, a member of the Hong Kong singing and creative duo at17, and the two often perform together. Lin has no formal music training and has learned how to play guitar, compose and write lyrics by self-study. In addition to composing and producing a large number of songs for other singers, Lin has established two studios: LYFE and Siren Creation. He has released more than ten albums in Cantonese, Mandarin and English, and held music performances for himself and other music organizations. In terms of writing, Lin has published 9 books, including "Slow Cooking Happy" in 2014, which combines music albums, travel stories, and Chinese and English recipes.