Lee Kwang-soo

Lee Kwang-soo
Lee Kwang-soo at GUÉRISSON event in April 2017
Born (1985-07-14) 14 July 1985
Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Education Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts (Broadcasting)
Occupation Actor, entertainer, model
Agent King Kong Entertainment[1]
Korean name
Hangul 이광수
Hanja 李光洙
Revised Romanization I Gwang-su
McCune–Reischauer I Kwangsu

Lee Kwang-soo (Hangul: 이광수; born 14 July 1985)[2] is a South Korean actor, entertainer and model. He made his acting debut in the sitcom "Here He Comes" (2008). He then received further recognition for his roles in the medical melodrama It's Okay, That's Love (2014), the neo-noir film Confession (2014), the black comedy film Collective Invention (2015), the one-act play Puck! (2016), and the sitcom The Sound of Your Heart (2016).

Besides acting, Lee is also known for being 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's 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, and he got his wish when he was 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 ever 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 will 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 the comedy film My Exceptional Brother.[36]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
2011Battlefield HeroesMoon-di
2012Wonderful RadioCha Dae-geun [9]
The ScentGi-poong [10]
All About My WifePD Choi
2013A Wonderful MomentKim Jung-il [13]
Maritime Police MarcoMarco [14][15]
Walking with Dinosaurs 3DPatchi [37][38]
2014ConfessionMin-soo [22]
A Dynamite FamilyConstable Park [25]
2015Collective InventionPark Goo [26]
2018'The Accidental Detective 2: In ActionYeo Chi [34]
2019My Exceptional BrotherDong-goo [36]

Television series

Year Title Role Network Ref.
2008The Scale of ProvidenceOh Kwang-chulSBS
2008–2009Here He ComesOh Man-sooMBC [3]
2009–2010High Kick Through the RoofLee Kwang-soo [5]
2010Dong YiPark Young-dal [39]
2011City HunterGo Ki-joonSBS [40]
2011–2012Bachelor's Vegetable StoreNam Yoo-bongChannel A [41]
2012The Innocent ManPark Jae-gilKBS2 [12]
2013Dating Agency: CyranoChoi Dal-in (Cameo, ep 6-8)tvN [42]
Goddess of FirePrince ImhaeMBC [16]
Potato Star 2013QR3Bo-young's first love (Cameo, ep 18)tvN [43]
2014Secret LoveLee Tae-yang (ep 7-8: "A Seven Day Summer")Dramacube
It's Ok, That's LovePark Soo-kwangSBS [24]
2015The Girl Who Sees SmellsHimself (Cameo, ep 1)
2016Puck!Jo Joon-man [28]
Descendants of the SunToy gun range shooting shop worker (Cameo, ep 1)KBS2 [44]
Dear My FriendsYoo Min-ho (Guest)tvN [45]
EntourageCha Joon [30]
2016–2017The Sound of Your HeartJo SukKBS2 [31]
Hwarang: The Poet Warrior YouthMak-moon (Guest, ep 1-2) [46]
2017The Best HitYoon-ki (Cameo,ep 2) [47]
2018LiveYeom Sang-sootvN [35]

Variety show

Year Title Notes Network Ref.
2010–present Running Man Cast member SBS
2015Perhaps Love Season 2Cast member (with Lynn Hung)Hubei Television [48]
2018Busted!Cast memberNetflix [49][33]

Music video appearances

Year Song Title Artist Ref.
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" TeaserByul
"Runaway"KARA
2015"Again"Turbo [50]
2016"MOMOMO"Cosmic Girls [51]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2008 2nd Mnet 20's Choice Awards Hot CF Star N/A Won
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 [52]
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 Wonderful Radio Nominated
33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards 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
Viewer's Choice: Most Popular Star Won
2014 7th Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor It's Okay, That's Love Won [53]
3rd APAN Star Awards Popular Star Award, Actor Won [54]
8th SBS Entertainment Awards Excellence Award in Variety Running Man Won
2014 SBS Drama Awards Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries It's Okay, That's Love Won
2015 Hong Kong’s YouTube Ads Leaderboard 2015 Season One Best Commercial Award Nestle’s Fruitips Ad Won [55]
Fashionista Awards Best Male Fashionista N/A Won [56]
2016 Sina Weibo Night Awards Asia Popularity Award N/A Won [57]
Jumei Awards Ceremony Variety Influence N/A Won
7th Korean Popular Culture & Arts Awards Prime Minister Award N/A Won [58]
15th KBS Entertainment Awards Best Couple with Jung So-min The Sound of Your Heart Won
10th SBS Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award in Variety Show Running Man Won [59]
2017 6th Korea Film Actors Association Awards Top Entertainer Award N/A Won [60][61]
11th SBS Entertainment Awards Best Couple Award with Jeon So-min Running Man Won [62]

References

  1. ↑ "Lee Kwang Soo Re-Signs with King Kong Entertainment". enewsWorld. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  2. ↑ "광수 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
  3. 1 2 "Actors/Actresses Who Debuted from Sitcoms". Hancinema. 30 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "LEE Kwang-soo". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  5. 1 2 "[INTERVIEW] Actor Lee Gwang-soo". 10Asia. 16 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "Top 5 emerging South Korean millionaire celebrities". Asia One. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  7. ↑ "Actor Lee Kwang-soo faces new challenge in career". The Korea Herald. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  8. 1 2 Lee, Nancy (31 December 2011). "Yoo Jae Suk Wins Big, Winners from 2011 SBS Entertainment Awards". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  9. 1 2 "Lee Kwang-soo is DJ Lee Min-jung's manager in "Wonderful Radio"". Hancinema. Daum. 20 June 2011.
  10. 1 2 "Lee Kwang Soo Gets Serious". enewsWorld. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  11. ↑ "Lee Kwang-soo, four movies this year alone". Hancinema. Star Money. 15 May 2012.
  12. 1 2 "Lee Kwang Soo to Act Alongside Song Joong Ki in 'Nice Guy'". enewsWorld. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  13. 1 2 "Kim Rae Won, Lee Kwang Soo's 'My Little Hero' Posters Unveiled". enewsWorld. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  14. 1 2 Ho, Stewart (22 November 2012). "Lee Kwang Soo Records for His First Animation Movie Dubbing". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  15. 1 2 Park, Hani (12 February 2013). "Song Ji Hyo Says Lee Kwang Soo Is A Loyal Friend". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  16. 1 2 Hong, Grace Danbi (7 May 2013). "Lee Kwang Soo Cast in Goddess of Fire Jeongi as a Villain". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  17. ↑ Son, Bo-kyung (27 June 2013). "Lee Kwang Soo Says He'll be More Vicious Than Running Man for Goddess of Fire Jeongi". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  18. ↑ "TV Personality Lee Kwang-soo to Promote Energy Conservation". 10Asia. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  19. ↑ Jeon, Su-mi (22 August 2013). "Lee Kwang Soo Meets Fans in Singapore Through a Fanmeeting". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  20. ↑ Lee, Sun-min (8 January 2014). "Actor meets Malaysian fans". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  21. ↑ Jin, Eun-soo (20 June 2014). "Masculinity, brutality themes of Confession". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  22. 1 2 Lee, Cory (11 December 2013). "Lee Kwang-soo to Display Deep Bromance with Ji Sung, Ju Ji-hoon". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  23. ↑ Ahn, Sung-mi (30 June 2014). "Herald Interview: Funnyman gets serious". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  24. 1 2 "'괜찮아 사랑이야' 이광수, 투렛증후군 환자 역 맡아…"어릴 때 앓았었다"". The Dong-A Ilbo (in Korean). 15 July 2014.
  25. 1 2 "[Photo] 2PM′s Chansung, Yoon Sang Hyun, Lee Kwang Soo and More Gear Up for New Comedy Film". enewsWorld. 11 November 2014.
  26. 1 2 Kim, June (21 November 2014). "LEE Kwang-soo to Become a MUTANT". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-11-23.
  27. ↑ "Lee Kwang-soo's role in 'Collective Invention' challenging". Kpop Herald. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  28. 1 2 Sung, So-young (17 October 2015). "Lee Kwang-soo to star in one-act drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  29. ↑ "Lee Kwang-soo's popularity soars through the roof". Kpop Herald. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  30. 1 2 "'Entourage Korea' names its cast". The Korea Times. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  31. 1 2 "'Running Man' star Lee Kwang-soo cast for Web-based drama". The Korea Herald. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  32. ↑ "'Sound of Your Heart' hits 100 mln views in China". Kpop Herald. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  33. 1 2 "Netflix announces star-studded reality show". Korea JoongAng Daily. 5 April 2018.
  34. 1 2 "Production Ends on THE ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE 2". Korean Film Biz Zone. 26 September 2017.
  35. 1 2 "Jung Yu-mi, Lee Kwang-soo cast for tvN's new series 'Live'". The Korea Herald. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  36. 1 2 "SHIN Ha-kyun and LEE Kwang-soo Buddy Up for MY EXCEPTIONAL BROTHER". Korean Film Biz Zone. 29 May 2018.
  37. ↑ Lee, Eun-ah (4 December 2013). "INTERVIEW: Lee Kwang-soo, "Will You Join Me to the World Dinosaurs live in?"". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  38. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (29 November 2013). "Dinosaurs walk Earth again in 3-D". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  39. ↑ Lee, Ga-on (7 May 2010). "Han Hyo-joo says she "hold fast" to her role in Dong Yi". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  40. ↑ "Lee Kwang-soo cast for computer engineer in "City Hunter"". Hancinema. Nate. 9 March 2011.
  41. ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa (9 March 2012). "Lee Kwang Soo on the End of Bachelor's Vegetable Store". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  42. ↑ Son, Bo-kyung (5 June 2013). "Lee Kwang Soo and Goo Eun Ae to Cameo in Dating Agency; Cyrano". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  43. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (4 November 2013). "Lee Kwang Soo Appear in Potato Star as Cameo". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  44. ↑ "Song Joong-ki recruits Lee Kwang-soo for new drama". Kpop Herald. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  45. ↑ "Zo and Lee reunite with Noh". Korea JoongAng Daily. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  46. ↑ "Lee Kwang-soo gets key role in historical drama". The Korea Times. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  47. ↑ "이광수, '최고의한방' 특별 출연…차태현과 '특급 의리'". Sports Chosun (in Korean). 19 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  48. ↑ "Lee Kwang-soo attends drama showcase in China". Kpop Herald. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  49. ↑ "Lee Kwang Soo, Park Min Young and Yoo Jae Suk Appear In Netflix NEW Variety Show". Insight. 29 August 2017.
  50. ↑ "Kim Jong Kook Reveals Yoo Jae Suk Offered to Help with the Turbo Album First". Mwave. 18 December 2015.
  51. ↑ "Cosmic Girls drops teaser of 'MOMOMO' featuring Lee Kwang-soo". Kpop Herald. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  52. ↑ "구지성, '최고의 레이싱 모델!'". Hankyung (in Korean). 16 January 2009.
  53. ↑ "KDA is not a rom-com festival". Kpop Herald. 2 October 2014.
  54. ↑ "2014 APAN Star Awards 대전드라마페스티벌 성료". MBS TV (in Korean). 20 November 2014.
  55. ↑ "Lee's Fruitips ad receives an award". Korea JoongAng Daily. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  56. ↑ Bae Seon-yeong (배선영) (15 December 2015). [패셔니스타 어워즈] 아몰패 1위 이광수, "저도 투표 참여했죠". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-01-09 – via Naver.
  57. ↑ "Lee Kwang-soo honored in China". Korea JoongAng Daily. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  58. ↑ "Lee Kwang Soo thanks Gary as Running Man sensation receives Prime Minister's Award". International Business Times. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  59. ↑ "Shin Dong-yup, Lee Kwang-soo nab top entertainment prizes". The Korea Herald. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  60. ↑ "제6회 톱스타상, 수상자 절반이 불참...반쪽짜리 시상식 [종합]". Osen (in Korean). 28 December 2017.
  61. ↑ "Top Star Awards for NA Moon-hee, LEE Jung-hyun, CHOI Min-shik and Hyun-bin". Korean Film Biz Zone. 8 January 2018.
  62. ↑ "Lee Kwang Soo & Jeon So Min Win 'Best Couple Award'". SBS News. January 2, 2018.
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