Lee Kwang-soo
Lee Kwang-soo (born July 14, 1985)[2] is a South Korean actor, entertainer, and model. He made his acting debut in the sitcom Here He Comes (2008) and received further recognition for his roles in medical melodrama It's Okay, That's Love (2014), neo-noir film Confession (2014), black comedy film Collective Invention (2015), sitcom The Sound of Your Heart (2016), drama Live (2018) and sentimental comedy film Inseparable Bros (2019).
Lee Kwang-soo | |
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![]() Lee Kwang-Soo in Malaysia for Running Man Fan Meeting Asian Tour 2014 | |
Born | |
Education | Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts (Broadcasting) |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2007–present |
Agent | King Kong by Starship[1] |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | I Gwang-su |
McCune–Reischauer | I Kwangsu |
Besides acting, Lee is known as one of the regular cast members of the South Korean variety show Running Man since 2010.
Career
Lee began his entertainment career as a model in 2007. He made his acting debut in the 2008 sitcom Here He Comes,[3] which was followed by High Kick Through the Roof.[4][5]
Lee's popularity increased after joining SBS' Good Sunday variety show Running Man, gaining the nickname "Prince of Asia" due to his large number of overseas fans.[6][7] In 2010 and 2011, Lee won back-to-back awards at the SBS Entertainment Awards for "New Star Award" and "Best Newcomer in Variety", respectively.[8]
In 2012, Lee played supporting roles in the romantic comedies Wonderful Radio and All About My Wife,[9] and thriller The Scent.[10][11] Later in the year, he reunited onscreen with his former Running Man co-star and real-life best friend Song Joong-ki in the TV melodrama The Innocent Man.[12]
In 2013, after another supporting role in A Wonderful Moment,[13] Lee voiced the lead character Marco in the animated movie Maritime Police Marco, opposite fellow Running Man regular Song Ji-hyo, who voiced for Lulu.[14][15]
Lee had publicly stated that he wanted to play an antagonist in TV or film. He was then cast as Prince Imhae (villainous brother to King Gwanghae) in the 2013 period drama Goddess of Fire.[16][17] While filming Goddess of Fire, he participated in an energy conservation campaign alongside child actress Kim Yoo-bin.[18]
On 17 August 2013, Lee held his first solo fan meeting of his career in Singapore. Attended by 2,000 fans, it was considered a success.[19] He held another one in Malaysia on 4 January 2014, attended by almost 3,000 fans.[20]
In 2014, Lee played his first major role on the big screen in Confession. The neo-noir film is about three friends (played by Ji Sung, Ju Ji-hoon, and Lee) whose friendship gets destroyed after getting involved in a murder case.[21][22][23] He then returned to television with the medical melodrama It's Okay, That's Love, playing a patient suffering from Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics.[24] Lee and Hwang Chansung (of boyband 2PM) then starred in the film A Dynamite Family, about five bickering brothers living in the village of Deoksu.[25]
In 2015, Lee played the protagonist in Collective Invention, whose condition is caused by side effects from a newly introduced drug.[26] Collective Invention was screened in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, marking Lee's first red carpet appearance at an international film festival.[27] He also starred in the two-episode drama Puck!, where he played a loan shark who joins a college ice hockey club. The one-act play was aired on 1 January 2016.[28] The same year, he was appointed ambassador of the “2015 Korea Brand & Entertainment Expo” and received commendation from the trade minister for boosting the Korean Wave industry.[29]
In 2016, Lee starred in tvN's Entourage, a South Korean remake of the American series.[30] He was then cast in the KBS sitcom The Sound of Your Heart, based on the webtoon of the same name.[31] The web drama was a success in both South Korea and China, gaining 100 million on Sohu TV and ranked No. 1 among Korean dramas on the site.[32]
In September 2017, it was confirmed that Lee would be a fixed cast member in Netflix's variety show Busted!.[33]
In 2018, Lee starred in crime comedy The Accidental Detective 2: In Action, a sequel to the 2015 film,[34] and Noh Hee-kyung's drama Live.[35] The same year, he was cast in human comedy Inseparable Bros and gambling film Tazza: One Eyed Jack.[36] [37]
In 2019, Lee was cast in disaster comedy film Sinkhole (tentative title).[38]
On February 15, 2020, Lee was involved in a car accident which put all of his activities on pause until his recovery from his ankle injury.[39]
On June 18, 2020, Lee Kwang-Soo confirmed to join “The Pirates: Goblin Flag” movie which is the movie sequel of “The Pirates (2014)” .
Personal life
Lee has been dating actress Lee Sun-bin since July 2018.[40][41][42]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2011 | Battlefield Heroes | Moon-di | [43] |
2012 | Wonderful Radio | Cha Dae-geun | [9] |
The Scent | Gi-poong | [10] | |
All About My Wife | PD Choi | [44] | |
2013 | A Wonderful Moment | Kim Jung-il | [13] |
Maritime Police Marco | Marco | [14][15] | |
Walking with Dinosaurs 3D | Patchi | [45][46] | |
2014 | Confession | Min-soo | [22] |
A Dynamite Family | Constable Park | [25] | |
2015 | Collective Invention | Park Goo | [26] |
2018 | The Accidental Detective 2: In Action | Yeo Chi | [34] |
2019 | Inseparable Bros | Park Dong-goo | [36] |
Tazza: One Eyed Jack | Jo Kka-chi | [37] | |
2021 | Sinkhole | Kim Seung-hyun | [47] |
Pirates: Goblin Flag | Mak-yi | [48] | |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2008 | The Scale of Providence | Oh Kwang-chul | SBS | ||
2008–2009 | Here He Comes | Oh Man-soo | MBC | [3] | |
2009–2010 | High Kick Through the Roof | Lee Kwang-soo | [49] | ||
2010 | Dong Yi | Park Young-dal | [50] | ||
2011 | City Hunter | Go Ki-joon | SBS | [51] | |
2011–2012 | Bachelor's Vegetable Store | Nam Yoo-bong | Channel A | [52] | |
2012 | The Innocent Man | Park Jae-gil | KBS2 | [12] | |
2013 | Dating Agency: Cyrano | Choi Dal-in | tvN | (Cameo, ep 6–8) | [53] |
Goddess of Fire | Prince Imhae | MBC | [16] | ||
Potato Star 2013QR3 | Bo-young's first love | tvN | (Cameo, ep 18) | [54] | |
2014 | Secret Love | Lee Tae-yang | Dramacube | (ep 7-8: "A Seven Day Summer") | [55] |
It's Okay, That's Love | Park Soo-kwang | SBS | [56] | ||
2015 | The Girl Who Sees Smells | Himself | (Cameo, ep 1) | [57] | |
2016 | Puck! | Jo Joon-man | [58] | ||
Descendants of the Sun | Toy gun range shooting shop worker | KBS2 | (Cameo, ep 1) | [59] | |
Dear My Friends | Yoo Min-ho | tvN | (Guest) | [60] | |
Entourage | Cha Joon | [30] | |||
2016–2017 | The Sound of Your Heart | Jo Suk | KBS2 | [31] | |
Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth | Mak-moon | (Guest, ep 1–2) | [61] | ||
2017 | The Best Hit | Yoon-ki | (Cameo, ep 2) | [62] | |
2018 | Live | Yeom Sang-soo | tvN | [63] | |
Variety show
Year | Title | Notes | Network | Ref. |
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2010–present | Running Man | Cast member | SBS | |
2015 | Perhaps Love (Season 2) | Cast member (with Lynn Hung) | Hubei Television | [64] |
2018–21 | Busted! | Cast member | Netflix | [65][33][66] |
Music video appearances
Year | Song Title | Artist | Ref. |
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2011 | "격산타우 (Kyuksantawoo)" | LeeSsang | |
2012 | "Oh Fresh Men" (The Bachelor's Vegetable Store OST) | VF6DOLE (with Ji Chang-wook, Kim Young-kwang, Shin Won-ho and Sung Ha) | |
"Busan Vacance" | Skull and HaHa | ||
"Fanta CF" | Baek Jin-hee and Kang Seung-yoon (WINNER) | ||
2013 | "Fanta Idol Season 1" | Jung Eun-ji and Niel (Teen Top) | |
"Fanta Idol Season 2" | Niel (Teen Top) and Jung Eun-ji | ||
"You Are the Best" Teaser | Byul | ||
"Runaway" | KARA | ||
2015 | "Again" | Turbo | [67] |
2016 | "MOMOMO" | Cosmic Girls | [68] |
Discography
Title | Year | Album |
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"Oh-Sing-Sing-Men Oh Sing Sing Men" (with Ji Chang-wook ,Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Young-kwang, Shin Won-ho, Sung-je, and Ji-hyuk) |
2011 | Bachelor's Vegetable Store OST Japanese release[69] |
"Pink Nose Light (핑코빛)" (with Lee Kwang-soo, Ji Suk-jin and Apink) |
2019 | Running Man Fan Meeting: Project Running 9 |
"I Like It" (with Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Lee Kwang-soo, Yang Se-chan and Jeon So-min) |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | 2nd Mnet 20's Choice Awards | Hot CF Star | N/A | Won | [70] |
8th MBC Entertainment Awards | Best Newcomer in Comedy / Sitcom | Here He Comes | Nominated | ||
2009 | 4th Asia Model Festival Awards | CF Model Award | N/A | Won | [71] |
2010 | 4th SBS Entertainment Awards | New Star Award | Running Man | Nominated | |
2011 | 5th SBS Entertainment Awards | Best Newcomer in Variety | Won | [8] | |
2012 | 48th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (Film) | Wonderful Radio | Nominated | |
33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actor | All About My Wife | Nominated | ||
26th KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Innocent Man | Nominated | ||
2013 | 7th SBS Entertainment Awards | Friendship Award | Running Man | Won | [72] |
Best Couple Award (with Ji Suk-Jin) | Nominated | ||||
Viewer's Most Popular Award (with Running Man members) | Won | ||||
2014 | 8th SBS Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award in Variety | Won | [73] | |
7th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | It's Okay, That's Love | Won | [74] | |
3rd APAN Star Awards | Popular Star Award, Actor | Won | [75] | ||
2014 SBS Drama Awards | Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Won | [76] | ||
2015 | Hong Kong's YouTube Ads Leaderboard | 2015 Season One Best Commercial Award | Nestle's Fruitips Ad | Won | [77] |
Fashionista Awards | Best Male Fashionista | N/A | Won | [78] | |
2016 | Sina Weibo Night Awards | Asia Popularity Award | N/A | Won | [79] |
Jumei Awards Ceremony | Variety Influence | N/A | Won | [80] | |
7th Korean Popular Culture & Arts Awards | Prime Minister Award | N/A | Won | [81] | |
15th KBS Entertainment Awards | Hot Issue Variety Award | The Sound of Your Heart | Won | [82] | |
Best Couple Award with Jung So-min | Won | [82] | |||
4th Annual DramaFever Awards | Best Bromance (with Kim Jong-Kook) | Running Man | Won | [83] | |
10th SBS Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award in Variety Show | Won | [84] | ||
Annoying Guy Award | Won | [84] | |||
2017 | 6th Korea Film Actors Association Awards | Top Entertainer Award | N/A | Won | [85][86] |
11th SBS Entertainment Awards | Best Couple Award with Jeon So-min | Running Man | Won | [87] | |
Global Star Award with Running Man members | Won | ||||
2018 | 12th SBS Entertainment Awards | Best Couple Award with Jeon So-min | Nominated | [88][89] | |
Popularity Award | Won | ||||
2018 Korea Best Star Awards | Best Popular Star Award | The Accidental Detective 2: In Action | Won | [90] | |
2019 | 4th Asia Artist Awards | Scene Stealer Award | N/A | Won | [91] |
Best K-Culture (Actor) | N/A | Won | [92] | ||
13th SBS Entertainment Awards | SNS Star Award | Running Man | Won | [93] | |
40th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Inseparable Bros | Nominated | [94][95] | |
Popular Star Award | Won | ||||
2020 | 56th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor (Film) | Won | [96] | |
14th SBS Entertainment Awards | Golden Content Award with Running Man Member | Running Man | Won | [97] | |
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