Lee Soo-geun
| Lee Soo-geun | |
|---|---|
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| Birth name | Lee Soo-geun |
| Born |
February 10, 1975 Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
| Medium | Stand-up comedy, television, master of ceremonies |
| Nationality | South Korea |
| Years active |
1996–2013 2015–Present |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Spouse | Park Ji-yeon |
| Notable works and roles | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이수근 |
| Hanja | 李壽根 |
| Revised Romanization | I Su-geun |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Sugŭn |
Lee Soo-geun (Hangul: 이수근; born February 10, 1975) is a South Korean comedian[1] who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his career as a comedian on KBS Gag Concert and appeared in Finding Laughter. He currently lives in Mapo-gu, a district in Seoul. He is under the management of S.M. Culture & Contents agency.
Career
Before entering the entertainment industry, Lee worked as a recreational instructor,[2] and entered a singing contest on MBC's River Music Festival (강변가요제). He was also an aerobics instructor. In October 2006, he began his own online internet shopping mall, selling clothes. In May 2008, he became an ambassador for the Pork Management Committee (양돈 자조금 관리위원회 홍보대사)
Lee has appeared on many reality-variety shows. He made a breakthrough in his career after appearing on KBS' Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days. He was seen as the most hardworking member of the cast and was in charge of driving in the show, as he had a commercial coach license. After appearing on the show, he had earned more recognition and was offered MC roles on other shows, such as season 2 of Sang Sang Plus, his first TV appearance with the role of an MC. His marriage was broadcast on national television on 1 Night 2 Days.
Up until 2012, he was signed under Castle J Entertainment, and on September 19, it was announced that he had signed exclusive contracts with SM C&C, a subsidiary of SM Entertainment, along with Kim Byung-man, immediately after fellow national MC Kang Ho-dong and Shin Dong-yup joined.[3][4]
In December 2015, he reunited with Kang Ho-dong as a cast member for JTBC's new variety show, Knowing Bros.[5][6]
In 2017, Lee Soo-geun appeared in more than ten programs over the course of a year and showed his unique charm in various programs.[7]
Controversies
In 2013, Lee was under the investigation for suspicion of online illegal gambling along with Tony An, Tak Jae-hoon, Andy Lee & Boom. Lee was involved in an illegal sports gambling scandal, in which he placed bets on the results of top division football teams in the United Kingdom by using an illegal online gambling website and cell phone text messages. Lee has claimed to have bet billions of Korean won on online sports betting websites. As a result of researching his gambling activities, Lee Soo-geun from December 2008 to June 2011 gambled using US$370.000. Judge Shin Myung-hee of the Seoul Central Prosecutor's Office in the morning of December 6, 2013, in the first public trial, charged Lee Soo Geun with eight months in prison and two years of probation. Lee Soo Geun, who appeared in the first public trial with his lawyer, repeatedly acknowledged his crime and begged for mercy.[8] After two years of self-restraint time at home, he returned with billiards competition show "Juk-bang Legend". Before filming the first episode of the show, Lee said "I will restart as if it is my first time."[9]
Filmography
TV Shows
| Year | Network | Title | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2013 | KBS2 | Gag Concert (개그콘서트) | |
| 2006 | 2007 | KBS2 | Happy Together | |
| 2007 | KBS2 | Are You Ready (준비됐어요) | ||
| 2007 | 2013 | KBS2 | Happy Sunday's 1 Night 2 Days (1박 2일) | |
| 2008 | 2009 | KBS2 | Shin Dong-yup and Shin Bong-sun's Champagne (신동엽 신봉선의 샴페인) | |
| 2008 | 2010 | KBS2 | Sang Sang Plus Season 2 | |
| 2008 | 2009 | KBS2 | No. 1 (위기탈출 넘버원) | |
| MBC Every 1 | God of Cookery Expedition (식신원정대) | |||
| 2009 | KBS2 | Welcome (코미디쇼 희희낙락) | ||
| MBC Every 1 | Monarch of the Rings (반지의 제왕) | |||
| 2010 | 2010 | MBC Every 1 | Hakuna matata | |
| EBS | Avatar | |||
| KBS N Sports | Par★Star (Par★스타) | |||
| KBS2 | Happy Birthday (해피버스데이) | |||
| SBS | Delicious (맛있는 초대) | |||
| SBS | 스토리쇼부탁해요 | |||
| SBS | Sweet Potato (고구마) | |||
| 2013 | TrendE | Lee Seung-yeon & Lee Su-geun's Kitchen Road (이승연, 이수근의 키친로드) | ||
| 2011 | KBS2 | On Your Command Sir! | ||
| 2011 | 2012 | KBS2 | Invincible Youth 2 (청춘불패 2) | |
| 2013 | KBS2 | Win Win (승승장구) | ||
| JTBC | Lee Soo Geun and Kim Byung Man's High Society (이수근 김병만의 상류사회) | |||
| 2012 | 2012 | tvN go | 3 Idiots (세얼간이) | |
| 2013 | 2016 | KBS2 | Cool Kiz on the Block (우리동네 예능과 체육의 능력자) | Ep. 1–32, 164–174 |
| 2015 | 2015 | KBS N Sport | Juk-bang Legend (죽방전설) | |
| tvN go | New Journey to the West (신서유기) | |||
| XTM | Chicken Surfing (닭치고 서핑) | |||
| 2016 | XTM | Time Out (타임아웃) | ||
| 2015 | Present | JTBC | Knowing Bros (아는 형님) | |
| 2016 | 2016 | tvN | New Journey to the West 2 (신서유기 2) | |
| Mnet | Hit The Stage (힛 더 스테이지) | |||
| tvN | Variety Show Employment Agency | |||
| KBS2 | Neighborhood Superstar (동네스타) | |||
| AKATV | King of the Month (이달의 행사왕) | |||
| 2017 | Channel A | Singderella | ||
| MBC | Secretly Greatly | |||
| 2017 | MBC | Idol Star Athletics Championships | ||
| tvN | New Journey to the West 3 (신서유기 3) | |||
| tvN | Empty the Convenience Store | |||
| KBS2 | Guesthouse Daughters | |||
| XTM | The Bunker 8 (더 벙커 시즌8) | |||
| E Channel | My Daughter's Men (내 딸의 남자들) | |||
| tvN | New Journey to the West 4 (신서유기 4) | |||
| SM | Abatak Travel (아바탁 여행) | |||
| MBN | It's Delicious (이맛이야) | |||
| Channel A | We Are Also National Athletes (우리도 국가대표다) | |||
| JTBC | My Foreigner Friend (나의 외사친) | Ep: 1 to 6 & 11 | ||
| tvN | Shadow Singer (수상한 가수) | |||
| 2018 | tvN | Kang's Kitchen (강식당) | ||
| SBS | Master Key (마스터키) | |||
| E Channel | My Daughter's Men 2 (내 딸의 남자들 2) | |||
| JTBC | Night Goblin (밤도깨비) | |||
| MBN | Cart Show (카트쇼) | |||
| 2018 | tvN | Talkmon (토크몬) | Talk Master | |
| tvN | Friendly Driver (친절한 기사단) | |||
| MBN | Do you want to rest today? (오늘 쉴래요?) | |||
| E Channel | For the first time since I was born (태어나서 처음으로) | |||
| E-Channel | My Daughter's Men 3 (내 딸의 남자들 3) | |||
| tvN | Food Diary (식량일기) | |||
| Olive TV | Island Trio 2 (섬총사 2)' | |||
| Present | MBC | Unexpected Q (뜻밖의 Q) | ||
| MBN | Cart Show 2 (카트쇼 2) | |||
| DIA TV | 이수근채널 (Lee Soo Geun's Channel) | |||
| tvN | New Journey to the West 5 (신서유기 5) | |||
| E-Channel | My Daughter's Men 4 (내 딸의 남자들 4) | Starts 14th October | ||
TV Shows (Guest)
| Year | Network | Title | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | SBS | Hwasin: Controller of the Heart | Ep: 1 |
| 2016 | KBS2 | Happy Together | Ep: 454 |
| JTBC | Let's Eat Dinner Together | Ep: 11 | |
| tvN | Problematic Men | Ep: 79 | |
| SBS | Mom's Diary - My Ugly Duckling | Kim Gun Mo VT (ep. 16) | |
| JTBC | Please Take Care of My Refrigerator (냉장고를 부탁해) | Special MC (ep. 60–61) | |
| KBS2 | Sister's Slam Dunk | Ep. 31 Season 1 | |
| 2017 | KBS2 | Happy Together | Ep: 490 |
| tvN | Life Bar (인생술집) | Ep: 32 | |
| SBS | Mom's Diary - My Ugly Duckling | Lee Sang-Min VT (ep. 36,37, 50) | |
| Channel A | Daddy's True Colors (아빠본색) | Wife (ep. 36 – 37) | |
| SBS | Law of the Jungle (in Komodo) | Ep. 278–282 | |
| 2018 | JTBC | Let's Eat Dinner Together | Ep: 63 |
| SBS | Mom's Diary: My Ugly Duckling | Ep: 71 & 72 | |
| VLIVE | Keyword #BoA | Ep. 56 – 60 | |
| SBS | Master In The House | Ep. 39 (Voice Call) |
Drama and Movie
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Last Present (선물) | |
| 2004 | 마법경찰 갈갈이와 옥동자 | |
| 2005 | 바리바리 짱 | |
| 2010 | Shrek Forever After | Dubbed Rumpelstiltskin |
| Chopsticks (젓가락) | ||
| My Girlfriend is a Gumiho | Police Officer, ep.4 | |
| 2012 | My Husband got a family | Yoon Bin's former manager, ep.21 |
| Reply 1997 | Voice of substitute Bus Driver | |
| 2018 | Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead | Comical dance choreographer |
Music
| Year | Name | Feating |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 고음불가 | |
| 2009 | Let's Keep Going Until the End (갈때까지 가보자) | Eun Ji-won |
| Happy Song (해피송) | ||
| 160 | featured in Eun Ji-won's fifth album, Platonic | |
| Soulmates (천생연분) | featured in 브랜뉴데이(Brand New Day) song | |
| 2010 | HUK | Eun Ji-won |
| The Journey of a National Tour (전국민여행송) | featured in 장근이 song |
Commercial
| Year | Product Name | Video Links |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Pupugame: Saint Seiya | |
| 2018 | Clash Royale (Korea) | |
| 2018 | 1577-1577 |
Awards
| Year | Award Show | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | KBS Entertainment Awards | Excellent Corner Award for Comedy Division |
| 2007 | KBS Entertainment Awards | Best Entertainer's Award (Men Division) |
| 2008 | KBS Entertainment Awards | New Male MC Award (Variety Show Division) |
| South Korea Entertainment Awards | Comedian Award | |
| 2009 | KBS Entertainment Awards | Male MC Award (Variety Show Division) |
| 2010 | Mnet | Mnet 20's Choice 20th Most influential star |
| The 11th Korea Visual Arts Competition | Portfolio Award | |
| KBS Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award (Variety Show Division) | |
| 2011 | Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Male Variety Performer |
| 23rd Korea PD Awards | Comedian Award | |
| The 38th Korea Broadcasting Awards | Personal Comedy Division | |
| KBS Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award | |
| KBS Entertainment Awards | Entertainment Daesang - 1N2D team members | |
| 2016 | The 10th Cable TV Broadcasting | Popular Star - as MC of Juk-bang Legend (죽방전설) |
References
- ↑ Jeong-hyun, Ryu (10 December 2010). "Celebrities say age-gap makes no difference in planning marriage". Korea Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ↑ "Knowing Brother: Episode 84". Kshow123. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ↑ Ho, Stewart (September 19, 2012). "Lee Su Geun, Kim Byung Man Join Kang Ho Dong at SM C&C". Mwave. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ↑ "Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ha Neul, Han Ji Min, Lee Soo Geun, Kim Byung Man, and more become part of SM Entertainment's SM C&C". Allkpop. September 19, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ↑ Yoon, Dong Won. "'아는 형님' 강호동 이수근 민경훈 출연확정…12월을 수놓는 8인의 별들!". Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- ↑ Chae, Sun Ah. "강호동 `아는형님` 출연확정, 이수근도 끌고 간다…어떤 예능일까?". Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- ↑ "SM Entertainment". www.smentertainment.com (in Korean). 2 January 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ↑ Son, Angela (December 7, 2013). "Lee Soo Geun, Taek Jae Hoon, Tony Ahn Charged With 1 Year In Prison". KDramaStars. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ↑ "Lee Soo-geun's return show". 15 June 2015.
External links
- 이수근 (Lee So Geun) on Cyworld (in Korean)
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Shin Bong-sun |
KBS Entertainment Awards for Best Male MC 2009 2010 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Han Seok-joon |
KBS Entertainment Awards for Best Newcomer MC 2008 |
Succeeded by Jeon Hyun-mu |
| Preceded by Kim Jong-min |
KBS Entertainment Awards for Best Entertainer 2007 |
Succeeded by Kim Sung-min Kim Tae-won Lee Ha-neul |