Wonhee (원희) is a member of ILLIT. Born Lee Wonhee (이원희) on June 26, 2007 in Busan, she took first place on R U Next? and has since combined group work with an OST and a drama cameo.
Debut with ILLIT
Wonhee won the final of JTBC’s R U Next? on September 1, 2023 and debuted with ILLIT on March 25, 2024 with Super Real Me and “Magnetic”. She appears on all of the group’s releases, from I’ll Like You (October 21, 2024) to Break Even (October 26, 2026).
Background
Born in Busan’s Sasang district, she moved to Changwon as a child and was cast at a Seoul bus terminal in her first year of high school, joining BELIFT LAB about a month before R U Next? began. That made her one of the shortest-trained contestants on the show.
Beyond the group
She was special MC of MBC’s Show! Music Core on April 13, 2024 and became a Pocari Sweat brand ambassador the same month. An ankle injury in June 2024 had her performing part of the schedule seated. In May 2025 she sang “그대 눈이 내게 말해요” for the OST of the SBS drama Spring of Youth (사계의 봄), and she made a cameo in the same series on July 2, 2025.