Lee Kwang-soo
| Lee Kwang-soo | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
14 July 1985 Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Education | Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts - Broadcasting |
| Occupation | Actor, Model |
| Agent | King Kong Entertainment |
| Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb) |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이광수 |
| Hanja | 李光洙 |
| Revised Romanization | I Gwang-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Kwang-su |
Lee Kwang-soo (Hangul: 이광수; born 14 July 1985) is a South Korean actor and entertainer. He is best known as a cast member of the variety show Running Man.
Career
Lee Kwang-soo began his entertainment career as a model in 2007. He made his acting debut in the 2008 sitcom Here He Comes, followed by High Kick Through the Roof.[1]
Lee's popularity increased after joining SBS's Good Sunday variety show Running Man. His nicknames on the show includes "framing master," "betrayer," and lately, "giraffe." He is also known as "Kwangvatar" (a portmanteau of his given name Kwang-soo and Avatar) and is now more commonly known as "Prince of Asia" due to him being mobbed by numerous fans whenever Running Man episodes are filmed in other Asian countries such as Thailand, Hong Kong, China, Macau, Indonesia and Vietnam. The song "St. Agnes and the Burning Train" by Sting is his theme music in the variety show, which is played as a running gag whenever Lee is picked on, ousted and made fun of. 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.[2]
In 2012, Lee played supporting roles in the romantic comedies Wonderful Radio and All About My Wife, and thriller The Scent. 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.[3][4]
In 2013, after another supporting role in A Wonderful Moment (also known as My Little Hero), Lee voiced the lead character Marco in the animated movie Maritime Police Marco, opposite fellow Running Man regular Song Ji-hyo as the voice of Lulu.[5][6]
Lee had publicly stated that he wanted to play as 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 period drama Goddess of Fire.[7][8] In an interview with the main cast on MBC's Section TV, Goddess of Fire lead actress Moon Geun-young chose Lee as her "ideal type" among her co-stars Lee Sang-yoon, Kim Bum, and Park Gun-hyung, causing Lee to blush in embarrassment. She explained that among the reasons she picked him was that he is the tallest of the group, and that he's attentive and considerate towards others.[9]
Lee was chosen as one of the leading men on the miniseries Secret Love starring members of the girl group KARA. He was paired with Nicole Jung, and Secret Love is slated to air during the Chuseok festival.
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.[10] He held another one in Malaysia on 4 January 2014, attended by almost 3,000 fans.[11]
In 2014, Lee played his first major role on the big screen in Confession (also known as Good Friends). 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.[12] Rookie director Lee Do-yun said that he wanted to portray the cold-hearted reality of getting caught up in and not being able to escape a vicious cycle.[13][14][15][16][17]
He then returned to television with the romantic comedy It's Okay, That's Love, appearing in a supporting role as a patient with Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics.[18]
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.[19]
On December 3, 2014, he attended MAMA 2014 as a presenter along with Running Man co-host Song Ji-hyo.
In 2015, Lee played the protagonist in Mutant (released internationally as Collective Invention), whose condition is caused by side effects from a newly introduced drug.[20] 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. 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.[21]
In 2016, Lee was cast as the lead role in KBS special entertainment drama The Sound of Your Heart opposite actress Jung So-min. He was then cast in tvN's Entourage, a South Korean remake of the american series.
Nicknames from Running Man
- Kwang Ja (female alter ego)
- Cack Handed (due to bad luck when drawing a mission card)
- Framer Kwang-soo (모함광수)
- Giraffe (기린)
- Icon of Betrayal (배신의 아이콘)
- Prince of Asia (아시아 프린스)
- KwangVatar (광바타) (due to his height and seemingly similar appearance to the Navi'i tribe in Avatar)
- KwangToad (광두꺼비)
- Icon of Bad Luck (불운의 아이콘)
- God of Variety (예능신)
- Easy Brothers (with Ji Suk Jin) (이지 브라더스 - 지석진과 함께)
- YooLee Brothers (with Yoo Jae Suk) (유이 브라더스 -유재석과 함께
- Betrayal giraffe (배신 기린)
- Losing Hand (지는 손)
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Battlefield Heroes | Moon-di |
| 2012 | Wonderful Radio | Cha Dae-keun |
| The Scent | Gi-poong | |
| All About My Wife | PD Choi | |
| 2013 | A Wonderful Moment | Kim Jeong-il |
| Maritime Police Marco | Marco | |
| Walking with Dinosaurs 3D[22][23] | Patchi | |
| 2014 | Confession | Min-soo |
| A Dynamite Family | Constable Park | |
| 2015 | Collective Invention | Park Goo |
Television drama
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Scale of Providence | Oh Kwang-chul | SBS | |
| 2008–2009 | Here He Comes | Oh Man-soo | MBC | |
| 2009–2010 | High Kick Through the Roof | Lee Kwang-soo | MBC | |
| 2010 | Dong Yi | Park Young-dal[24] | MBC | |
| 2011 | City Hunter | Ko Ki-joon | SBS | |
| 2011–2012 | Bachelor's Vegetable Store | Nam Yoo-bong[25] | Channel A | |
| 2012 | The Innocent Man | Park Jae-gil | KBS2 | |
| 2013 | Dating Agency: Cyrano | Choi Dal-in[26] | tvN | Guest Role (Episodes 6-8) |
| Goddess of Fire | Prince Imhae | MBC | ||
| Potato Star 2013QR3 | Bo-young's first love (cameo in episode 18)[27] | tvN | ||
| 2014 | Secret Love | Lee Tae-yang | Dramacube | Episodes 7-8: A Seven Day Summer |
| It's Okay, That's Love | Park Soo-kwang | SBS | ||
| 2015 | The Girl Who Sees Smells | Himself | SBS | Cameo with the Running Man cast (Episode 1) |
| 2016 | Puck! | Jo Joon-man | SBS | |
| Descendants of the Sun | Toy gun range shooting shop worker | KBS2 | Cameo (Episode 1) | |
| Dear My Friends | Yoo Min-ho | tvN | Guest Role (Episodes 1-4, 6-16) | |
| Entourage | Cha Joon | tvN | ||
| Hwarang | Mak Moon | KBS2 | Guest Role | |
| The Sound of Your Heart | Jo Seok | KBS2 |
Variety show
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Introducing a Star's Friend | Guest - ep: 56-57 | MBC |
| Star Golden Bell | Guest - ep: 230 | KBS2 | |
| 2010 | Come to Play | Guest - ep: 286 | MBC |
| Strong Heart | Guest - ep: 25-26 | SBS | |
| 2010–present | Running Man | Cast member | SBS |
| 2011 | Happy Together 3 | Guest - ep: 229 | KBS2 |
| 2012 | Yoon Do-hyun's MUST | Guest - ep: 54 | Mnet |
| 2013 | Gag Concert | Guest - ep: 681 | KBS2 |
| 2014 | Taxi | Guest - ep: 336 | tvN |
| Magic Eye | Guest - ep: 1 | SBS | |
| Hurry Up, Brother Season 1 | Guest (with Running Man) | Zhejiang TV | |
| 2015 | Perhaps Love/If You Love | Cast - Season 2 (with Lynn Hung) | Hubei Television |
| Yaman TV | Guest - ep: 1 | Mnet | |
| Inkigayo | Special MC | SBS | |
| Healing Camp | Special appearance - ep: 195 | SBS | |
| The Amazing Race (China) | Special guest - Season 2 (with Kim Jong-kook) | Shenzhen TV | |
| 2016 | We Kid (WE sing like a KID) | Guest - ep: 1-5 | Mnet, tvN |
| Hurry Up, Brother Season 4 | Guest - Ep : 5 (with Running Man) | Zhejiang TV | |
Music video
| Year | Song Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "격산타우 (Kyuksantawoo)" | LeeSsang |
| 2012 | "Oh Fresh Men" (The Bachelor's Vegetable Store OST) | VF6DOLE (Ji Chang-wook, Kim Young-kwang,Lee Kwang-soo, 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" Teaser | Byul | |
| "Runaway" | KARA | |
| 2015 | "Again" | Turbo |
| 2016 | "MOMOMO" | Cosmic Girls |
Brand/Product endorsements
| Year | Brand | Product | Country of Distribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Show Tag Story | WCDMA Show | Korea | |
| Super Power | Drink | Korea | ||
| Chinese Show | WCDMA Show | Korea | ||
| Olympus Show Victory | Camera | Korea | ||
| 2009 | Anycall | Haptic Beam | Korea | |
| 2010 | ILDO | Anti Aging Medicine | Korea | (with Son Ye-jin) |
| 2011 | ESTsoft | Zum | Korea | (with Park Bo-young) |
| LG | Cyon Cafe | Korea | (with Daniel Henney and Shin Se-kyung) | |
| Outback Steakhouse | Restaurants | Korea | (with Jo In Sung) | |
| 2012 | Samsung | Samsung Galaxy R | Korea | (with Kim Jong-kook, Gary, and Hyolyn) |
| Fanta | Soft Drink | Korea | (with Kang Seung-Yoon and Baek Jin-hee) | |
| Outback Steakhouse Winter Menu | Restaurant | Korea | (with Jo In Sung) | |
| Pepero | Food | Korea | ||
| 2013 | Mambo | Fashion | Korea | |
| Korea Energy Management Corporation | Saving Energy Campaign | Korea | (with Kim Yoo-bin) | |
| Outback Steakhouse New Year Menu | Restaurants | Korea | (with Jo In Sung) | |
| Post Box | Convenience Courier | Korea | ||
| SK Enclean | Refueling Station | Korea | (with Lee Yu-bi) | |
| Fanta | Soft Drink | Korea | (with Ahn Daniel and Jung Eun-ji) | |
| Qtv Manifesto | Joongang Media Q Channel Limited | Korea | ||
| LG | LG U+ LTE | Korea | (with Kim So-hyun) | |
| 2014 | Pizza Hut | Restaurants | Korea | |
| Tiger Topoki | Restaurants | China | ||
| SK Enclean | Refueling Station | Korea | ||
| Caffe Bene Grand Opening Event | Coffee Shop | Malaysia | ||
| Oxford | Code Name Cobra | Korea | ||
| 2015 | Caffe Bene Grand Opening Ceremony | Coffee Shop | Vietnam | |
| Tiger Topoki | Restaurants | China | ||
| Nestle | Frutips | Hong Kong | (with 魯芬) | |
| Frutips | Hong Kong | |||
| Line | Line Ambassador | Malaysia | ||
| dal.komm COFFEE | Coffee Shop | Korea | ||
| Ya! Tudou Snack | Snack | China | (with Kim Jong-kook) | |
| WINIX Electronic | Electronics | Korea | ||
| Heroes Charge | Game Online | Korea | ||
| Binggrae Banana Milk | Drink | China | ||
| Claire's Korea | Claire's Guerisson 9 Complex | Korea, China | ||
| Vivaldi Park | Ocean World | Korea | (with Nana) | |
| Official Ambassador for 2015 Korea Brand & Entertainment Expo (KBEE) | China | |||
| El Tong Ambassador | Translation Messenger | Korea | ||
| Adidas | 'Crazy Court 2015' Event Match | Korea | (with Haha) | |
| K-Food Fair Ambassador | Korea Food TV Commercial | Malaysia, Indonesia and UAE | (with Haha) | |
| Game of Dice | Game Online | Korea | (with Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Gary, and Song Ji-Hyo) | |
| 2016 | Ya! Tudou Snack | Snack | China | (with Kim Jong-kook) |
| Toyota | RAV4 Hybrid | USA | ||
| Nestle | Frutips | Hong Kong | (with 魯芬 and Tats Lau) | |
| KOBACO-CCTV | Public Awareness Campaign | Korea | ||
| Claire's Korea | Guerisson 9 Complex Cream | Korea, China | (with Park Bo-young) | |
| Guerisson 9 Complex Cream | Korea, China | |||
| Samsung | Samsung Galaxy S7 edge | Malaysia | ||
| Samsung Galaxy S7 edge | Korea | (with Yoo Yeon-seok and Cho Yoon-woo) | ||
| dal.komm COFFEE | Coffee Shop | Korea | ||
| Game of Dice | Game Character | Korea | ||
| Emoticons Wechat | China | |||
| Binggrae Banana Milk | Drink | China | ||
| Nestle | Frutips | Hong Kong | (with 魯芬 and 小明) | |
| The Shilla Duty Free | Global Retail | Korea, Singapore | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | |
Hot CF Star | N/A | Won |
| 2009 | |
CF Model Award | N/A | Won |
| 2010 | |
New Star Award | Running Man | Won |
| 2011 | |
Best Newcomer in Variety | Won | |
| 2012 | |
Best New Actor | Wonderful Radio | Nominated |
| |
Best New Actor | All About My Wife | Nominated | |
| |
Best Supporting Actor | The Innocent Man | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Friendship Award | Running Man | Won | |
| Viewer's Choice: Most Popular Star | Won | |||
| 2014 | |
Excellence Award, Actor | It's Okay, That's Love | Won |
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Popular Star Award, Actor | Won | ||
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Excellence Award in Variety | Running Man | Won | |
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Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries | It's Okay, That's Love | Won | |
| 2015 | |
Best Male Fashionista | N/A | Won |
| 2016 | |
Asia Popularity Award | N/A | Won |
| |
Variety Influence | N/A | Won | |
| |
Best Bromance (with Kim Jong-kook) | Running Man | Won | |
| |
Prime Minister Award | N/A | Won |
References
- ↑ "LEE Kwang-soo". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Lee, Nancy (31 December 2011). "Yoo Jae Suk Wins Big, Winners from 2011 SBS Entertainment Awards". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Kang, Hye-in (6 September 2012). "Lee Gwang Soo makes a disclosure about Song Joong Ki". StarN News. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa (9 December 2012). "Interview: Lee Kwang Soo Says He's Happy He′s Asked More about Song Joong Ki". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Ho, Stewart (22 November 2012). "Lee Kwang Soo Records for His First Animation Movie Dubbing". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Park, Hani (12 February 2013). "Song Ji Hyo Says Lee Kwang Soo Is A Loyal Friend". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (7 May 2013). "Lee Kwang Soo Cast in Goddess of Fire Jeongi as a Villain". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Moon Geun Young Picks Lee Kwang Soo as Her Ideal Type". Soompi. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Jeon, Su-mi (22 August 2013). "Lee Kwang Soo Meets Fans in Singapore Through a Fanmeeting". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Lee, Sun-min (8 January 2014). "Actor meets Malaysian fans". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Jin, Eun-soo (20 June 2014). "Masculinity, brutality themes of Confession". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
- ↑ Lee, Cory (11 December 2013). "Lee Kwang-soo to Display Deep Bromance with Ji Sung, Ju Ji-hoon". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (28 May 2014). "Lee Kwang Soo Wipes Off the Smile on His Face for Good Friends". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Ha, Soo-jung (28 June 2014). "Interview: Lee Kwang Soo Will Not Leave Running Man Just to Focus on Other Projects". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ↑ Ahn, Sung-mi (30 June 2014). "Herald Interview: Funnyman gets serious". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ↑ Ha, Soo-jung (5 July 2014). "Interview: Lee Kwang Soo Spills His Thoughts on Dating and Marriage". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ↑ "Jo In Sung, Gong Hyo Jin, and Lee Kwang Soo Confirmed for Noh Hee Kyung's New Summer Drama". Soompi. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ MacDonald, Joan (11 November 2013). "Lee Kwang Soo and 2PM's Chansung Sign On As Siblings". KDramaStars. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Kim, June (21 November 2014). "LEE Kwang-soo to Become a MUTANT". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-11-23.
- ↑ Sung, So-young (17 October 2015). "Lee Kwang-soo to star in one-act drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (29 November 2013). "Dinosaurs walk Earth again in 3-D". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Lee, Ga-on (7 May 2010). "Han Hyo-joo says she "hold fast" to her role in Dong Yi". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa (9 March 2012). "Lee Kwang Soo on the End of Bachelor's Vegetable Store". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Son, Bo-kyung (5 June 2013). "Lee Kwang Soo and Goo Eun Ae to Cameo in Dating Agency; Cyrano". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (4 November 2013). "Lee Kwang Soo Appear in Potato Star as Cameo". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Bae Seon-yeong (배선영) (December 15, 2015). [패셔니스타 어워즈] 아몰패 1위 이광수, "저도 투표 참여했죠". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2016 – via Naver.
- ↑ Choi Jin-sil (최진실) (January 8, 2016). 이광수, 中 '웨이보의 밤' 올해의 아시아 인기아티스트상 선정. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2016 – via Naver.
External links
- Lee Kwang-soo at King Kong Entertainment (Korean)