Lee Jung-shin

Lee Jung-shin
Lee Jung-shin at a fan sign event in 2014
Born (1991-09-15) September 15, 1991
Ilsan, Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
Years active 2009–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Bass
Labels FNC Entertainment
Associated acts CNBLUE
Website fncent.com
Korean name
Hangul 이정신
Hanja 李正信
Revised Romanization I Jeong-sin
McCune–Reischauer I Chŏng-sin

Lee Jung-shin (이정신, born on September 15, 1991) is a South Korean musician, singer, rapper, and actor. He is the bassist of South Korean rock band CNBLUE, which debuted in January 2010 in South Korea.

Life and career

Early life and career beginning

Lee Jung-shin was born on September 15, 1991[1] in Seoul. His family consists of his parents and an older brother. His family lives in Ilsan, and he finished high school at Jung Bal High School in Ilsan.

Lee trained under FNC Entertainment in 2009, and in September of that year joined CNBLUE as a bassist, replacing Kwon Kwang-jin who left the band shortly after debut. Aside from being the band's bassist, he also serves as a rapper and backup vocalist. Lee is the youngest member of CNBLUE as well as the tallest, standing at 188cm.

Solo career

Lee made his acting debut in 2012 KBS2 family drama Seoyoung, My Daughter.[2] It recorded a peak viewership rating of 47.6%, making it the highest rated Korean drama of 2013.[3] Lee received praise for his performance, and garnered several "Best New Actor" nominations from local award giving bodies.[4][5]

Lee was subsequently cast in supporting roles in saeguk The Blade and Petal (2013) and melodrama Temptation (2014);[6][7] the latter won him his first acting award, as "Best New Rising Star" at the 3rd DramaFever Awards.

In 2015, Lee played his first leading role in the KBS2 drama special Thank You, My Son.[8][9] The same year, he became a host of Mnet's M Countdown alongside Key of SHINee.[10] He subsequently left the show in 2016.

In 2016, Lee starred alongside Jung Il-woo and Park So-dam in tvN's romantic comedy, Cinderella with Four Knights.[11] He released his first solo single, "Confession" for the drama's soundtrack.

In 2017, Lee starred in historical romance drama, My Sassy Girl.[12] The same year, he was cast in fantasy romance drama Longing Heart. This marks his first lead role.[13]

Enlistment

Lee enlisted in his military service on July 31, 2018.[14][15]

Discography

Soundtracks appearances

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(DL)		 Album
KOR
Gaon
"Confession" 2016
—
 N/A Cinderella with Four Knights OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Songwriting and production credits

Year Album Artist Song Label Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2015 Colors CNBLUE "Daisy" FNC Entertainment Yes — Yes Jung Yong-hwa
2gether "Control" Yes — No —

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleNetworkRoleNotes
2012My Husband Got a FamilyKBS2Himselfcameo
Seoyoung, My DaughterKang Sung-jae
2013The Blade and PetalShi-woo
2014TemptationSBSNa Hong-gyu
2015Drama Special Thank You, My SonKBS2Jang Shi-woo
A Girl Who Sees SmellsSBSHimselfCameo (Episode 6)
2016Cinderella with Four KnightstvNKang Seo-woo
2017My Sassy GirlSBSKang Joon-young
2018My First LoveOCNKang Shin-woo
Voice 2Lee Jae-Ilcameo (Episode 8)

Variety show

YearTitleNetworkNotes
2015Shaolin Clenched Fist[16]SBSMain cast
Fashion King KoreaSBS
2015-2016M CountdownMnetHost

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2012 KBS Drama Awards Best New Actor Seoyoung, My Daughter Nominated
2013 6th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actor Nominated
49th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (TV) Nominated
Most Popular Actor (TV) Nominated
2016 1st Asia Artist Awards New Actor Award N/A Won
2017 25th SBS Drama Awards Best New Actor
My Sassy Girl
 Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. ↑ "CNBlue's Lee Jung-shin to debut as an actor in 'My Daughter Soyoung'". Korea JoongAng Daily. 7 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "My Daughter Seo-yeong is the highest rated drama this year". Hancinema. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  4. ↑ "CN Blue's Lee Jung-shin cast in KBS drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. 18 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Kim, JiYeon (17 September 2012). "CN Blue′s Lee Jung Shin Launches Acting Career Successfully with My Daughter Seo Young". enewsWorld. CJ E&M.
  6. ↑ "CNBLUE Jungshin Cast in Historical Drama". 10Asia. 10 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "CN Blue′s Lee Jung Shin Confirmed for ′Temptation′ with Kwon Sang Woo". enewsWorld. 13 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Grace Danbi Hong (28 January 2015). "CN Blue′s Lee Jung Shin Cast as Lead for 2-Episode KBS Drama Special". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  9. ↑ "CNBlue member lands lead role". Korea JoongAng Daily. 29 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Key, Lee to host 'M Countdown'". Korea JoongAng Daily. 17 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Lee, Yousun (22 January 2015). "CNBLUE's Lee Jung-shin to transform into top singer on "Cinderella and Four Knights"". Asia Today.
  12. ↑ "Lee Jung-shin updates fans on "My Sassy Girl"". Asia Today. 13 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "Lee Jung-shin, Lee Yul-eum and Seo Ji-hoon to star in "Longing Heart"". Hancinema. Hancinema. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  14. ↑ "CNBLUE's Lee Jung-shin to enlist for military service in end-July". Kpop Herald. 5 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "CNBlue members enter military". Korea JoongAng Daily. 1 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "Lee Jung-shin joins new variety show". Kpop Herald. 1 June 2015.
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