Lucas (Hwang Uk-hui / Wong Yuk-hei)

Biography

Lucas Wong (Wong Yuk-hei) was born on January 25, 1999, in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, to a Thai mother and a Hong Kong father, and has a younger brother. He attended Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Kau Yan Yuen Secondary School. In 2015, he attended SM Entertainment's global auditions and was immediately selected into the modeling division with three poses, later transitioning to a trainee due to his outstanding singing and dancing talents. In 2017, he was officially revealed as a member of the SM ROOKIES pre-debut team under his stage name Lucas, and appeared in Ten's music video "Dream in a Dream." He officially joined NCT in January 2018 and debuted with NCT U on M Countdown with the song "BOSS." In 2019, he debuted in China as a member of NCT's Chinese subunit WayV with their digital album "The Vision," and became a permanent cast member on Zhejiang TV's "Running Man" (Season 3). In October 2019, he debuted in the US as a member of the supergroup SuperM, which topped the Billboard 200 with their debut album—a first in K-Pop history. In 2021, he continued as a permanent member on "Running Man" Season 5 but halted activities in August due to personal controversies, officially leaving NCT and WayV in May 2023. In 2024, he established his own personal studio, released his personal documentary "LUCAS Documentary," and debuted as a solo artist with his first single album "Renegade" in April. Lucas is recognized as the first Hong Kong artist to debut under SM Entertainment.