Keonhee (건희)

A vocalist with ONEUS, the South Korean group that debuted under RBW Entertainment, Keonhee has carved out a secondary public identity that sits at an unusual remove from the stage: a genuine enthusiasm for food, and specifically for hotpot, that has translated into television appearances and even a sauce that bears his name.

Within ONEUS

Keonhee — full name Lee Keon-hee, born June 27, 1998 — is a member of ONEUS, the multi-member act that has built a sustained presence in the Korean idol market under RBW. Within that group he functions as a vocalist, and his profile has grown in step with the group's activity across music and variety formats.

A reputation built around a sauce

The detail that has followed Keonhee most persistently in recent coverage is not a chart position but a condiment. His personal hotpot sauce — developed and popularized to the point where a well-known hotpot restaurant brand incorporated a version of it — became a recurring reference point for the shows that sought him out as a guest. In March 2026, he was confirmed for an appearance on *Delicious Guys*, a food-focused program, where he was billed on the strength of that sauce and his broader reputation as someone with genuine culinary opinions rather than performed enthusiasm.

Two months later, in May 2026, he appeared alongside fellow ONEUS member Xion for a hotpot mukbang segment that brought in Master Chinese chef Jung Ji-sun. The occasion was framed as a meeting of culinary perspectives: the chef presented professional technique while Keonhee and Xion contributed the fan-familiar "Keonhee's Sauce," which was recreated on camera. The pairing of a Michelin-adjacent figure with idol guests under the informal label "Hotpot Idols" reflected how settled that particular niche has become for Keonhee specifically.

The throughline across both appearances is that his food credibility is treated as sourced and specific — a named sauce, a restaurant partnership, a returning guest slot — rather than the generic food-appreciation content that variety television often assigns to idol guests by default.