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Felix in 2025 | |
| Born | Felix Yongbok Lee 15 September 2000 Sydney, Australia |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | JYP |
| Member of | Stray Kids |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이용복 |
| Revised Romanization | I Yongbok |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Yongbok |
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Felix Yongbok Lee (born 15 September 2000), known mononymously as Felix, is an Australian rapper and singer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017.
In addition to his work with Stray Kids, he has worked as a host for the music program Pops in Seoul (2019–2020), and serves as a global house ambassador for Louis Vuitton and a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF Korea.
Felix Yongbok Lee[1] was born on 15 September 2000[2] in Seven Hills, Sydney, Australia. He is of Korean descent and has two sisters, one older and one younger.[3]
Born and raised in the Greater Western Sydney region, Felix attended Metella Road Public School[4] and St Patrick's Marist College before signing with South Korean record label JYP Entertainment.[5]
Felix practiced Taekwondo for twelve years as a child and has won a total of 63 medals.[6]
From 17 October to 19 December 2017, Felix appeared in the Mnet survival show Stray Kids, a show which allowed him to debut as a Stray Kids member.[7][8][9] He was personally chosen by Stray Kids' leader, Bang Chan, to participate in the survival show after one year of training at JYP Entertainment.[10][11] He faced elimination in the eighth episode, decided by Park Jin-young, the founder of JYP Entertainment. However, following careful consideration and a fan vote, Felix was reinstated in the group in the following episode.[11]
In 2018, Felix, along with the other Stray Kids members, was credited for the song lyrics for their pre-debut EP Mixtape.[12][13] Felix officially debuted with Stray Kids on 25 March 2018, through their debut showcase of the group, Stray Kids Unveil (Op. 01: I Am Not), at Jangchung Arena.[13][14] On the next day, Felix with Stray Kids released their EP titled I Am Not and the lead single "District 9" which they showcased during the debut showcase.[15] In this album, he also participated in the lyrics making of song "Mixtape #1".
Individually, Felix was the host of the music program Pops in Seoul from July 2019 to January 2020.[16] In June 2022, Felix featured on his labelmate Nayeon's "No Problem" from her debut EP Im Nayeon.[17] His first solo song "Deep End" was included on Stray Kids' compilation album SKZ-Replay in December 2022, and during the group's 5-Star Dome Tour in 2023, he first performed his unreleased song "Rev It Up".[18][19] Felix made a cameo appearance in the music video for his labelmate NiziU's South Korean debut single "Heartris" in October 2023.[20] In November 2024, he featured on Japanese singer Lisa's song "Reawaker", an opening theme for the second season of Japanese anime series Solo Leveling, subtitled Arise from the Shadow.[21]

In August 2023, Felix was chosen as the house ambassador for Louis Vuitton.[22] In November 2023, he was named one of GQ Korea's Men of the Year and featured on the cover of the magazine's December issue.[23][24] Felix made his runway debut at Paris Fashion Week for Louis Vuitton Women's Fall-Winter 2024 Collection at Cour Carrée on 5 March 2024.[25] In May 2024, he made his Met Gala debut with Stray Kids as the guest of Tommy Hilfiger,[26] and attended Louis Vuitton cruise show 2025 in Barcelona.[27][28] Felix made his New York Fashion Week debut at the Tommy Hilfiger Spring-Summer 2025 show in September 2024, attending as a guest alongside Lee Know.[29] On 10 March 2025, Felix made runway return at the Louis Vuitton Women's Fall-Winter 2025 Collection for Paris Fashion Week.[30]
In 2020, Felix began consistent donations and sponsorship for the international children's rights organization Save the Children. His contributions have made him a member of the charity's honors club.[31] He also donated ₩50 million (US$38,294.74) for the relief effort following the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes.[32] In January 2024, Felix donated ₩100 million (US$76,589.47) to the Korean Committee for UNICEF to help Laotian children living with poor sanitation and nutrition, making him the youngest member of the UNICEF Honors Club.[33] In February, Felix went to UNICEF's Laos project site and did volunteer works with his mother.[34][35] In celebration of his birthday that year, he also donated ₩50 million (US$38,294.74) to the UNICEF for nutrition and water sanitation support project of children in Laos and another ₩50 million (US$38,294.74) to the World Vision for breakfast support project of underprivileged children in Korea.[36] In recognition of all his philanthropic acts, Felix was appointed as UNICEF goodwill ambassador for Korea.[37] On 23 December, the Korean Committee for UNICEF announced that Felix would be joining the 'UNICEF Team' campaign with Kim Yuna, Kim Hye-soo, and Faker.[38]
In February 2022, Felix was diagnosed with intervertebral disk herniation, which has limited his participation in performances.[39]
On 15 February 2025, it was reported that Felix was involved in a car accident that caused a fracture in his arm but was later clarified as pinched nerve, resulting in him being unable to attend Stray Kids' fan meeting scheduled for 16 February.[40]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR DL [41] |
JPN DL [42] |
NZ Hot [43] |
UK Sales [44] |
US Rap Dig. [45] |
US World [46] | |||
| "Who?" (with Lee Know and Han) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Am Who |
| "Wow" (with Lee Know and Hyunjin) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | In Life |
| "Surfin'" (with Lee Know and Changbin) |
2021 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | Noeasy |
| "Muddy Water" (with Changbin, Hyunjin, and Han) |
2022 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | Oddinary |
| "Taste" (with Lee Know and Hyunjin) |
32 | — | 23 | — | — | 9 | Maxident | |
| "Deep End" | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | SKZ-Replay | |
| "Because" (좋으니까) (with Changbin) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Up All Night" (오늘 밤 나는 불을 켜) (with Bang Chan, Changbin, and Seungmin) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Snain" (비바람) (with Changbin and Seungmin) |
2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single[a] |
| "Unfair" | 2024 | 20 | — | 18 | — | — | — | Hop |
| "Truman" (with Han) |
2025 | 140 | 86 | 22 | 33 | 7 | — | Mixtape: Dominate |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR DL [41] |
HUN [47] |
JPN Cmb. [48] |
JPN Hot [49] |
NZ Hot [43] |
SGP Reg. [50] |
US World [46] |
WW Excl. JPN [51] | |||
| "No Problem" (Nayeon featuring Felix) |
2022 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | 25 | 10 | — | Im Nayeon |
| "Reawaker" (Lisa featuring Felix) |
2025 | — | — | 29 | 56 | 38 | — | 1 | 1 | Non-album single[b] |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||||||
All song credits are adapted from KOMCA, unless stated otherwise.[52]
| Year | Song Title | Artist | Album | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit | With | Credit | With | ||||
| 2018 | "Glow" | Stray Kids | Mixtape | Changbin, Lee Know | — | ||
| "Mixtape #1" | I Am Not[c] | Bang Chan, Changbin, Han, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Seungmin, Woojin,[d] I.N | — | ||||
| "Who" | I Am Who | Han, Woojin | Han, Woojin, Han Jisung | ||||
| "Mixtape #2" | I Am Who[c] | Bang Chan, Changbin, Han, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Seungmin, Woojin,[d] I.N | Bang Chan, Changbin, Han, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Seungmin, Woojin,[d] I.N | ||||
| "Mixtape #3" | I Am You[c] | ||||||
| 2019 | "Mixtape #4" | Clé 1: Miroh[c] | |||||
| "Mixtape #5" | Clé: Levanter[e] | Bang Chan, Changbin, Han, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Seungmin, I.N | Bang Chan, Changbin, Han, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Seungmin, I.N | ||||
| "Wow" | Lee Know, Hyunjin, Felix | In Life | Andreas Ringblom, Christopher Wortley, Felix, Hyunjin, Kass, Lee Know, Massimo Del Gaudio | — | |||
| 2021 | "Because" (좋으니까) |
Changbin, Felix | SKZ-Replay | Changbin | — | ||
| "Surfin" | Lee Know, Changbin, Felix | Noeasy | Changbin, Felix, Lee Know, Versachoi | Versachoi | |||
| "Placebo" | Stray Kids | SKZ2021 | Bang Chan, Changbin, Han, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Seungmin, I.N | Bang Chan, Changbin, Han, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Seungmin, I.N | |||
| "Behind The Light" (그림자도빛이있어야존재) |
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| "For You" | |||||||
| "Hoodie Season" | |||||||
| "Broken Compass" (고장난나침반) |
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| "#Lovestay" | SKZ-Replay | Hyunjin, I.N | — | ||||
| 2022 | "Muddy Water" | Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix | Oddinary | Changbin, Felix, Han, Hyunjin, Millionboy | Millionboy, Bang Chan | ||
| "Taste" | Lee Know, Hyunjin, Felix | Maxident | Hyunjin, Felix, Lee Know | Bang Chan, Versachoi | |||
| "Deep End" | Felix | SKZ-Replay | Felix | Felix, Shim Eunjee | |||
| 2023 | "FNF" | Stray Kids | 5-Star | Bang Chan, Felix, Trippy | Bang Chan, Trippy | ||
| "Superbowl" | Bang Chan, Changbin, Han | — | |||||
| "Rev It Up" | Felix | Unreleased[f] | — | Versachoi, Bang Chan | |||
| 2024 | "Runners" | Stray Kids | Ate | Bang Chan | Bang Chan, Versachoi | ||
| "Unfair" | Felix | Hop | — | Versachoi | |||
| 2025 | "Truman" | Han, Felix | Mixtape: Dominate | Han | Vendors (Helixx), Peach.L, Han | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Stray Kids | Contestant | Debuted with Stray Kids | [53] |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2020 | Pops in Seoul | Host | [16] |
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Unfair" | 2024 | Felix | Hop | [54] |
| "Reawaker" | 2025 | Lisa featuring Felix | Non-album singles | [55] |
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | "Heartris" | NiziU | [20] |