Lee Je-no born on April 23, 2000, known professionally as Jeno, is a South Korean rapper, singer, dancer, and television host. He began his career as a child commercials model and was discovered by SM Entertainment at the age of thirteen.
Jeno officially debuted in August 2016 as a member of the South Korean boy group NCT through the sub-unit NCT Dream, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands in South Korea.
Jeno hosted the television program The Show from May 2018 to November 2019. Jeno began his career as a child model in various commercials in South Korea throughout his childhood and was introduced as one of the first members of SM Entertainment’s pre-debut team, SM Rookies, on December 3, 2013.
In 2014, he made his first appearance as a member of SM Rookies, alongside fellow NCT members Mark, Jaemin, Haechan, and Jisung, on Exo 90:2014, a reality TV Show starring Exo. In 2015, he appeared as a Mouseketeer alongside other SM Rookies members on Disney Channel Korea’s show The Mickey Mouse Club, which aired from July 23 to December 17, 2015.
On August 24, 2016, Jeno debuted in NCT Dream, the third sub-unit of NCT, and along with NCT Dream, participated in NCT’s first album, NCT 2018 Empathy, with the single “Go”. On May 22, 2018, SBS MTV’s The Show announced Jeno was chosen as a new MC. Besides contributing vocals to NCT Dream’s songs, Jeno also began writing lyrics on the song “Dear Dream” for the NCT Dream’s second EP We Go Up, alongside members Mark, Jaemin, and Jisung. He has since written lyrics for tracks on NCT Dream’s subsequent albums.
In 2021, Jeno was featured on Donghae’s song “California Love”, and in August 2022, he was featured on Key’s song “Villain”. In December 2022, Jeno was featured on “Hot & Cold” from 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace alongside labelmates Kai, Seulgi, and Aespa’s Karina.
On September 13, 2022, Jeno became the first K-pop artist to be the opening model for a New York Fashion Week show, walking for Peter Do’s spring 2023 collection show as part of a partnership with SM Entertainment, with whom Peter Do collaborate to create the line. The Business of Fashion commented that it “may have been the most-anticipated show of the week” and praised Do’s tailoring, highlighting the back of the garments, and ability “to reference other designers through his own work without it feeling soulless”.
What is Jeno’s relationship status?
Jeno is reportedly not dating anyone hence we can say he’s single since he hasn’t made any official announcement of having a relationship with anyone or making any romantic relationship public but could possibly be dating someone without our knowledge.
