Lee Kwang-soo

Lee Kwang-soo (Korean: 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) 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 human comedy film Inseparable Bros (2019).

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Lee Kwang-soo
Lee Kwang-soo at GUÉRISSON event in April 2017
Born (1985-07-14) 14 July 1985
Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
EducationDong-ah Institute of Media and Arts (Broadcasting)
Occupation
  • Actor
  • entertainer
  • model
Years active2007–present
AgentKing Kong by Starship[1]
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Gwang-su
McCune–ReischauerI 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]

Personal life

Lee has been dating actress Lee Sun-bin since July 2018.[40][41][42]

Filmography
Main article: Lee Kwang-soo filmography

Discography
Year Title Artist Album
2019"Party" Pink Nose Light (핑코빛)
"Lee Kwang-soo, Ji Suk-jin and Apink"		Running Man Fan Meeting:
Project Running 9
"I Like It"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.
2008 2nd Mnet 20's Choice Awards Hot CF Star N/A Won [43]
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 [44]
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 [45]
Best Couple Award (with Ji Suk-Jin) Nominated
Viewer's Most Popular Award (with Running Man members) Won
2014 7th Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor It's Okay, That's Love Won [46]
3rd APAN Star Awards Popular Star Award, Actor Won [47]
8th SBS Entertainment Awards Excellence Award in Variety Running Man Won [48]
2014 SBS Drama Awards Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries It's Okay, That's Love Won [49]
2015 Hong Kong's YouTube Ads Leaderboard 2015 Season One Best Commercial Award Nestle's Fruitips Ad Won [50]
Fashionista Awards Best Male Fashionista N/A Won [51]
2016 Sina Weibo Night Awards Asia Popularity Award N/A Won [52]
Jumei Awards Ceremony Variety Influence N/A Won [53]
4th Annual DramaFever Awards Best Bromance (with Kim Jong-Kook) Running Man Won [54]
7th Korean Popular Culture & Arts Awards Prime Minister Award N/A Won [55]
15th KBS Entertainment Awards Hot Issue Variety Award The Sound of Your Heart Won [56]
Best Couple Award with Jung So-min Won [56]
10th SBS Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award in Variety Show Running Man Won [57]
Annoying Guy Award Won [57]
2017 6th Korea Film Actors Association Awards Top Entertainer Award N/A Won [58][59]
11th SBS Entertainment Awards Best Couple Award with Jeon So-min Running Man Won [60]
Global Star Award (with Running Man members) Won
2018 2018 Korea Best Star Awards Best Popular Star Award The Accidental Detective 2: In ActionWon [61]
12th SBS Entertainment Awards Best Couple Award with Jeon So-min Running Man Nominated [62][63]
Popularity Award Won
2019 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Inseparable Bros Nominated [64][65]
Popular Star Award Inseparable Bros Won
4th Asia Artist Awards Scene Stealer Award N/A Won [66]
Best K-Culture (Actor) N/A Won [67]
13th SBS Entertainment Awards SNS Star Award Running Man Won [68]
2020 56th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actor (Film) Inseparable Bros Won [69]

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