Lee Seo-jin
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Lee Seo Jin at KCON 2014
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Born | Seoul, South Korea |
January 30, 1971
Other names | Lee Suh-jin |
Alma mater | New York University Stern School of Business |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1999–present |
Agent | Hook Entertainment |
Website | www |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이서진 |
Hanja | 李瑞鎭 |
Revised Romanization | I Seo-jin |
McCune–Reischauer | I Sŏ-chin |
Lee Seo-jin (born January 30, 1971) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the historical dramas Damo (2003) and Yi San (2007).
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Career
Lee Seo-jin made his acting debut in 1999 in the television series House Above the Waves. After several supporting roles on TV, he rose to fame in the 2003 hit period drama Damo, followed by the also popular contemporary drama Phoenix in 2004.[1][2] Lee then landed his first big screen leading role in the 2005 action blockbuster Shadowless Sword.[3]
Lee played a vampire in the cable series Freeze (2006), a gangster in Lovers (2006),[2] and a criminal profiler in Soul (2009).[4][5] But he would become best known for his portrayals of Korean historical characters King Jeongjo of Joseon in Yi San (2007),[6] and General Gyebaek of Baekje in Gyebaek (2011).[7][8]
Other activities
Lee comes from a family with strong ties in the financial sector, and believed to be involved in the banking, transportation and tourism industries, among others. He has a Business Management degree from the New York University Stern School of Business. In 2011, Lee joined the company Ask Veritas Assets Management, which specializes in intellectual property and real estate investment. He was appointed as managing director for the firm's second global contents division.[9][10][11]
A regular volunteer of Habitat for Humanity since 2006, he was appointed its Goodwill Ambassador for Korea in 2008.[12][13] Together with the Nippon Foundation and South Korean food franchise Genesis, Lee established the "Let's Tree Fund" in 2010 to conduct reforestation activities.[14] In 2011, Lee joined relief efforts for victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.[15] Like many celebrities, Lee also publicly protested against the forced repatriation of North Korean defectors.[citation needed]
Filmography
Television drama
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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1999 | House Above the Waves | SBS | |
Wang Cho (The Boss) | MBC | ||
2001 | Her House | MBC | |
New Nonstop "찍고 또 찍고" | guest | ||
Sunday Best "A Good Man, Lee Young-woo" | KBS | ||
2002 | Since We Met | MBC | |
Shoot for the Stars | SBS | ||
2003 | Damo | Commander Hwangbo Yoon | MBC |
2004 | Phoenix | Jang Sae-hoon | MBC |
2006 | Freeze | Baek Joong-won | CGV |
Lovers | Ha Kang-jae | SBS | |
2007 | Yi San | Yi San (King Jeongjo) | MBC |
2008 | On Air | cameo, ep 9 | SBS |
2009 | Soul | Shin Ryu | MBC |
2011 | Gyebaek | Gyebaek | MBC |
2014 | Wonderful Days | Kang Dong-seok | KBS2 |
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2000 | Ghost Taxi | |
2001 | I Love You | |
2005 | Shadowless Sword | Dae Jeong-hyun, the last prince of Balhae |
2015 | Love Forecast | Lee Dong-jin |
Variety show
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2013-2015 | Grandpas Over Flowers | Cast member | tvN |
2014-2015 | Three Meals a Day | Cast member (with Ok Taecyeon and Kim Kwang-kyu) | tvN |
2015 | Running Man | Guest, Episode 229 (with Lee Seung-gi and Moon Chae-won) | SBS |
Music video
- Forever (SKY, 1999)
- Goodbye (Jung Jae-wook, 2001)
- Where Are You? (Yim Jae-beom for Ditto 3 compilation album, 2004)
Theater
- Shakespearean Love Method (2000)
Awards
- 2001 MBC Drama Awards: Best New Actor (Her House)
- 2003 MBC Drama Awards: Best Couple Award with Ha Ji-won (Damo)
- 2003 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor (Damo)
- 2004 MBC Drama Awards: Best Couple Award with Lee Eun-ju (Phoenix)
- 2004 MBC Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, Actor (Phoenix)
- 2006 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars (Lovers)
- 2006 SBS Drama Awards: Netizen Popularity Award (Lovers)
- 2007 MBC Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, Actor (Yi San)
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- ↑ "South Korean actor Lee Seo-Jin helps build homes and awareness with Habitat for Humanity during the annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project". Habitat.org. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
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- ↑ "Lets Tree Fund will Plant Trees, Educate Kids". Nippon Foundation. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
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External links
- Lee Seo-jin official Korean website (Korean)
- Lee Seo-jin official Japanese website (Japanese)
- Lee Seo-jin at HanCinema
- Lee Seo-jin at the Korean Movie Database
- Lee Seo-jin at the Internet Movie Database
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- Articles with unsourced statements from December 2013
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- South Korean male actors
- South Korean male television actors
- Running Man (TV series) contestants