Sungyeol (INFINITE) Profile, Bio, & Facts

Sungyeol is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor under Management 2sang. He is a member of the Kpop boy group INFINITE. He debuted as an actor in 2011 in the drama “While You Were Sleeping”. 

Sungyeol (INFINITE) Profile

Sungyeol (INFINITE) Facts:

Early Life

– Lee Seong Yeol was born in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
– He went to Pungdeok Elementary School and Suji Middle School.
– He graduated from Seowon High School.

Personal Life

– His younger brother, Daeyeol, is a member of Golden Child.
– He attended Daekyung University along with Sungkyu, L, Dongwoo and Hoya.
– He couldn’t attend school much because of his training and doesn’t have many memories from that time.
– He got his bachlor’s from Hoseo University.
– He suffered from low self esteem because he used to read malicious comments and felt miserable thinking people saw him that way and couldn’t find the courage to leave the house. (OSEN)
– His diet routine includes, doing aerobic workouts for 20 mins, showering and lessons, having a meal at 4pm with avocado, vegetable and eggs and starting workout again after 1.5 hours later. He then eats half a banana and 100g chicken breast.
– He always looks for interpretation after he has a dream. (성열이의 MBTI)
– The first thing he would want to do with his girlfriend is to hold hands and go to the theater.
– He enjoys teasing his members and managers.
– He likes things that are open to various interpretations like the movie ‘Inception’. (성열이의 MBTI)
– Sungyeol once fainted while shooting for the film “Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum” because he was instructed to choke his co-actress Apink’s Jung Eunji and since it was an emotionally intense scene, he fainted while choking her. (Soompi)
– After losing a bet, he had to go to the airport wearing only a bathrobe and sunglasses.
– He came 1st in the guerilla training in the military among 400 men and became the ‘king’ of guerrillas. He won a ticket to Jeju island but gave it to his parents. (Men’s Health)
– He befriended an executive and a military musical actor and became closest friends and pledged loyalties. (Men’s Health)
– He has anemia. (Soompi)
– He has a crush on Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation.
– He has a faint heart and is nicknamed ‘paper’.
– He enlisted as an active duty soldier on March 26, 2019, and was discharged on October 27, 2020.
– His hobbies and specialties include playing golf, water skiing, watching movies and playing various games.  (리얼리티 EP.1)
– He believes his nose is the best part of his body.
– Sungyeol’s ideal type is a girl who is not deceitful, easy-going, and cute. He likes actress Soo Ae.
– He does weight training for 1 hour and 40 minutes and has most equiments in his house.
– His strength is that if he sets a goal he can achieve ,he doesn’t give up until the end but his weakness is that he loses a lot of things because of this since he is too focused. (Men’s Health)

Career

– Sungyeol is the Vocalist, and Lead Rapper in INFINITE.
– Before joining Woollim, he was an acting trainee at SM Academy.
– He was the last member to join INFINITE.
– He was in the ‘INFINITE F’ subunit along with L and Sungjong.
– He appeared in “Law of the Jungle in Caribbean/Maya Jungle” (2013), “Law of the Jungle in Panama” (2016), and “Law of the Jungle in Kota Manado” (2017).
– He starred in the drama “Hi! School: Love On” (2014) alongside Woohyun.
– He has acted in several other dramas, including “While You Were Sleeping” (2011), “Love for Ten: Generation Love” (2013), “D-Day” (2015), “Love Returns” (2017) and “Numbers” (2024).
– He appeared in the horror movie “0.0MHz” (2019).
– On March 31, 2021, Woollim announced that Sungyeol’s contract had expired and he would not be renewing it.
– He is currently managed by Management 2SANG, the same company as L.

Likes & Dislikes

– He enjoys playing golf and loves water sports like scuba diving, water skiing and wakeboarding.
– He likes using the perfume Voyage d’Hermès by Hermès.
– He loves summer more than winter.
– He likes to visit Don Quijote.
– He likes pink, purple, and green colours.
– His favorite Japanese singers are Arashi and Nozomi Sasaki. (Music Bank)
– He likes to watch mukbangs.

Food Preferences

– His favorite foods include chicken, pizza, tonkatsu, duck meat and spicy garlic fried chicken.
– He loves to drink wine.
– His least favorite food is bean paste soup.

Personality & Habits

– L said Sungyeol is very positive and takes charge of things. (Hanryu Pia)
– He is very competitive when playing games.
– He is known as one of the more emotional members of INFINITE.
– He considers himself very inquisitive and often acts out of curiosity. (성열이의 MBTI)
– He thinks he is more creative than practical and enjoys daydreaming and imagining things.
– He likes his personality now more than before because he feels he has become more calm and honest. (Men’s Health)

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
Instagram: @sungyeol_827
Twitter: @Seongyeol1991 | @LSY_official_

Streaming Platform Links
Genie | Bugs | Melon  

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