Lee Ju-sun

Lee Ju-sun
Hangul 이주선
Revised Romanization I Juseon
McCune–Reischauer Yi Jusŏn

Lee Ju-sun is a South Korean choreographer and dancer. He is best known as the creator of the "horse-riding dance" from Psy's viral music video "Gangnam Style".

Lee began his career during the 1990s as a background dancer but the meager income forced him to leave the industry and he started his own small business.[1] However he returned to dancing as it was his passion and performed with or choreographed for the likes of Im Chang-jung, g.o.d, Cha Tae-hyun, UN, Kim Jin-pyo, and Psy. He heads a dance team called Mania which mainly performs with g.o.d and Psy, both of whom he has performed with and choreographed for since the early 2000s.[2][3]

Lee came to further prominence as the creator of the "horse-riding" dance in Psy's 2012 hit song "Gangnam Style".[1][4] The success and popularity of the move won him the Style of the Year (Choreographer) Award at the 2nd Gaon Chart Music Awards.[5] With the global spread of K-pop and the massive success of "Gangnam Style", Lee has been a vocal activist calling for choreographers to be allowed to claim and collect copyright fees to prevent them from being exploited.[1] He and six other choreographers co-founded the Korea Choreography Association.[6]

In 2015 Lee made his debut as a singer and released a single "Druwa", which featured Joohee of 8eight.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Park, Si-soo (February 6, 2014). "Bitter reality behind hilarious dance". The Korea Times.
  2. ↑ "[Step by staff](2) ＜젠틀맨＞안무가 이주선 "H.O.T 등장 이후 많은 것들이 변했다"". 10Asia (Korea Economic Daily) (in Korean). May 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ "[인터뷰] 스타 안무가 이주선 "싸이 말춤 성공, 우연 아닌 땀의 결과"" (in Korean). newspost.kr. October 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ ""춤도 저작권료 내라"… 안무가, 사단법인 만든다". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). September 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ "'말춤' 이주선, 안무상 수상 "절친 싸이 고맙다"(가온차트 어워드)" (in Korean). star.mk.co.kr. February 13, 2013.
  6. ↑ "박상현 안무협회장 "안무가의 노력을 알아줬으면" (인터뷰)". Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). March 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ "'음악중심' 이주선, 중독성 UP 파워풀 '드루와'" (in Korean). YTN. September 5, 2015.
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