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Dino
ArtistPledis Entertainment

Dino

Dino (디노), born Lee Chan (이찬), has grown from SEVENTEEN's youngest member into one of the group's most exacting performers. Inside SEVENTEEN, his value is not just speed or flexibility. It is the way he reads phrasing, camera movement, and tension inside choreography, which is why so many of the group's hardest stage moments still land with him at the center of the structure.

After debuting under Pledis Entertainment in 2015, Dino slowly built a solo identity that felt earned rather than rushed. Dino's Danceology made that clear first, turning cover performance into a long-form personal signature. Then Wait, released in November 2023, showed that he could translate that performance authority into a stronger standalone music lane without leaning on group novelty.

That crossover pull has now started touching fashion and event culture too. Dino showed up at the 2026 BAPE STORE DOSAN opening for A Bathing Ape (BAPE), a fitting extension of the sharp, movement-driven image he has built for years. He still operates inside the SEVENTEEN system, but the solo outline is much clearer now than it was even two comeback cycles ago.

2 articles7 creditsDebut: May 26, 2015South Korean

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Discography

2026
吉BOARDEP
Solo Artist as Pi CheolinPledis Entertainment

Other Credits

2026
BAPE STORE DOSAN Seoul openingBRAND_EVENT
A Bathing Ape (BAPE)
2024
W Korea x Rimowa pictorialEDITORIAL
2023
WaitMIXTAPE
2018
Dino's DanceologyPERFORMANCE_SERIES
2017
0 (Zero)DIGITAL_RELEASE
2017
The Real ThingDIGITAL_RELEASE

Fans Also Ask

What is Dino's real name?
Dino's real name is Lee Chan. Born on February 11, 1999, he debuted with SEVENTEEN on May 26, 2015 through the EP 17 Carat. Even as the group's maknae, he developed into one of its central performance voices rather than staying boxed into a youngest-member label.
What does Dino do in SEVENTEEN?
Dino is part of SEVENTEEN's performance unit and is widely regarded as one of the group's cleanest dancers. He helps sell difficult choreography through timing, control, and camera awareness, which is why his stage presence often anchors dance breaks, relay content, and performance-heavy live arrangements.
What is Dino's Danceology?
Dino's Danceology is the solo performance series he launched in 2018 to show his movement style outside normal SEVENTEEN promotions. The project became a key part of his identity because it highlighted choreography interpretation, music taste, and visual control, not just idol cover-dance execution.
Has Dino released solo music?
Yes. Dino released his first official solo mixtape, Wait, on November 27, 2023. The track reached number one on iTunes song charts in 22 regions and gave him a clearer standalone music lane after earlier self-written releases like 0 (Zero) and The Real Thing had already hinted at his individual voice.
Where can fans follow Dino's official updates?
Fans can follow Dino through his personal Instagram account @feat.dino, plus SEVENTEEN's official website, X, YouTube, TikTok, and Spotify channels. That split matters because solo images and day-to-day updates often land on his own account, while music releases and tour information still move through the group system.

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