[citation needed] Prior to debuting in BtoB, Lee Min-hyuk had been active as an underground music artist, going by the moniker 'Huta'.

In 2008–2009, alongside other underground artists Block B's Zico (then Nacseo) and Park Kyung (then Holke), they released a mixtape track "Nar.BINO" (여전히) .

[5] On March 20, 2012, Lee was cast as the MC for SBS MTV's The Show along with Yook Sung-jae, a future member of BtoB.

[13][14] In May, he made a guest appearance in the Mnet musical TV series Monstar, playing the role of Malo, a member of the group Man In Black.

[15] On September 4, he starred in tvN's Fantastic Tower, playing the male protagonist Min Ho who died 15 years ago but came back to life.

[18][full citation needed][19] Lee featured as a rapper under the stage name Huta in Postmen's "I'm OK", released on July 14, 2015.

[23] In 2018, Lee made his solo debut in Japan, with his first Japanese EP, Summer Diary, released on July 25 with a total of five tracks.

He held his first solo concert, Hutazone: Two Night in February 2019 at the Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin District, Seoul.

[26][27] Lee made his silver screen debut in the historical action film, The Swordsman, as Gyeom Sa-bok.

Wishing you a speedy and full recovery.Thank you for sharing your experience & reminding @OFFICIALBTOB fans MELODY to take good care of themselves & how to prevent the spread of #COVID19.

[41] A few days later, Tedros Adhanom, the Director-General of the World Health Organization took to Twitter to share Lee's experience with the virus.