LEE MyeonghyunFirst Soloist

LEE Myeonghyun was born in Korea. In 2017, he won the Gold Medal in the Pre-Junior Division of the Korea International Ballet Competition. After studying at Canada's National Ballet School, he joined the Korean National Ballet in 2020. He won First Prize at the Seoul International Ballet Competition in 2022. In 2023, he danced with Ballet de l'Opera national de Paris on a short-term contract, and after performing with Universal Ballet, he joined the National Ballet of Japan in 2024 as a First Artist. He was promoted to Soloist in 2025 and performed the leading roles of The Nutcracker. His repertory includes the leading roles in Raymonda and Swan Lake, Peasant pas de deux in Giselle, Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit in Christopher Wheeldon's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Theme and Variations. He was promoted to First Soloist in 2026.