Lee Dong-hae (Hangul: 이동해; Hanja: 李東海) (born 15 October 1986) mononymously credited as
Super Junior Donghae (Hangul: 동해), is a South Korean Idol singer, dancer, rapper songwriter, promotional model and actor. He is best known as the main dancer, vocal, and rapper of the K-pop boy band Super Junior and its subgroup, Super Junior-M and Donghae & Eunhyuk. He is also one of the first four Korean artists to appear on Chinese postage stamps.
Donghae (동해/東 海)
Real Name: Lee Donghae (이동해/李 東 海)
Position: Main Rapper, Dancer, Main Vocalist
Nickname(s): Fishy (물고기, it’s actually just “fish” but because of how Koreans pronounce it, it became “Fishy” to international fans), Donghae Bada (동해바다, East Sea), Pinocchio (named by Heechul), Dorobbong (part of the Bbong brothers with Heechul and U-Know Yunho), Tiger (from the Zodiac)
Date of Birth: October 15, 1986
Place of Birth: Mokpo in Southern Jeolla Province
Height: 175 cm/5′ 8.9″
Weight: 60 kg/132 lb (Donghae mentioned on Itta Upta 4/4/09 that he weighed 59kg)
Blood Type: A
Siblings: older brother Donghwa
Pets: Bada (Bichon Maltese dog, name comes from Donghae’s name East Sea, thus Bada meaning “Sea”), Meo (Bichon Maltese dog, name is short for “Romeo”)
Specialty/Hobby: Dancing, Exercise, Singing, Watching movies
Education: Currently a student at Myongji University
Pre-debut
Donghae was born in Mokpo, Jeollanam on 15 October 1986. Donghae initially wanted to become an athlete, but under the influence of his father, who once desired to become a singer, Donghae decided to train himself to become a singer.