Rubin (루빈) is a South Korean singer and tattoo artist. He was the leader of the boy group 1TEAM.
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2016: BOYS24[]
Rubin, under his birth name Lee Hae-joon, joined his first idol reality survival show BOYS24 sometime in 2016 and was a member of their pre-debut boy group of the same name. He was a member of the show's Red Unit. By fan vote, he did not make it into the top ranks and was hence eliminated.[1]
2017: MIXNINE[]
In October, 2017, he joined another idol reality survival show, MIXNINE and made it into the top 9 ranks to debut into a new boy group.[2] However, their debut was cancelled due to disagreements regarding contract lengths between YG and the trainees' individual companies.[3]
2018–2021: TEAM LWZ, 1TEAM, and tattoo artist[]
Over a year later on December 17, 2018, he was introduced as member of the upcoming boy group 1TEAM (then known as TEAM LWZ).[4] He officially debuted with the group on March 27, 2019 with their debut mini album, Hello!.[5]
On March 10, 2021, Liveworks Company announced through their fancafe that 1TEAM ended official activities on March 14 and also terminated their contract with the company as a group.[6]
On March 22, following the disbandment of 1TEAM, Rubin announced on his personal Instagram that he would be pre-opening soon and tagged his tattoo account Colin Tattoo.[7]
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