2012-2014: Debut with VIXX and acting debut Hongbin was one of ten trainees who were contestants in
Mnet's survival reality show
MyDOL and was chosen to be a part of the final line-up and the six-member boy group finally debuted with "
Super Hero" on May 24, 2012, on
M! Countdown. During
MyDOL; Hongbin was featured in
Brian Joo's "Let This Die" and
Seo In-guk's "Tease Me" music video. In 2014, Hongbin was cast in the SBS week drama
Glorious Day.
2015–2018: MC-ing and acting career continues On March 3, 2015, Hongbin joined
T-ara's
Jiyeon and
Super Junior-M's
Zhou Mi as MC on
SBS MTV's
The Show from March 3, 2015, to October 13, 2015. In September 2015, Hongbin was cast in his first lead role as Wang Chi-ang in KBS2's action-romance drama
Moorim School: Saga of the Brave. In September 2016, Hongbin was cast alongside fellow VIXX member
N and
AOA's
Chanmi in the web drama ''What's Up With These Kids?'' which was aired on Naver TV Cast on November 16. In March 2017, Hongbin was cast in a rom-com mini drama
Wednesday 3:30 PM on
SBS Plus. In 2018, Hongbin was cast as a high school student who was born with hearing impairment in KBS's 10-episode drama
Shining Sounds, which was broadcast on National Disabled Persons Day. The same year, he was cast in the romantic comedy drama ''
Witch's Love, and mystery thriller The Smile Has Left Your Eyes''.
2019–present: Music career, variety shows, departure from VIXX, streaming On July 10, 2019, Hongbin and
Monsta X's
Hyungwon released a collaboration song titled "Cool Love". On August 4, 2019, Hongbin was announced to be one of the cast members on the
Mnet reality show Love Catcher 2. Hongbin issued an apology the same day, and in May, Jellyfish announced that Hongbin would be taking a hiatus from entertainment activities. On August 6, Hongbin announced his plans to return to Twitch streaming, and on August 7, Jellyfish Entertainment announced that Hongbin decided to depart from VIXX. He began his mandatory military service on August 18. Upon his return from the military, Hongbin now streams on Twitch full time. And Since Twitch has withdrawn the South Korean Market in February 2024, he started to stream on Chzzk powered by Naver. Besides his streaming channels, he has created another YouTube channel to re-upload all his streams from 2022 until now. ==Personal life==