Lee Si-eon | |
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![]() Lee in December 2019 | |
Born | Lee Bo-yeon July 3, 1982 |
Other names | Lee Shi-un |
Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts – Broadcasting and Entertainment |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2009–present |
Agent | Story J Company |
Spouse | Seo Ji-seung (m. 2021) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이보연 |
Hanja | 李普淵 |
RR | I Boyeon |
MR | I Poyŏn |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 이시언 |
Hanja | 李施彦 |
RR | I Sieon |
MR | I Siŏn |
Lee Si-eon (born Lee Bo-yeon on July 3,1982) is a South Korean actor and television personality. He is best known for his comic supporting role in the popular campus drama Reply 1997 . He is also known for being a cast member of MBC's popular reality TV show I Live Alone until his departure in December 2020.
After graduating from high school in Busan and completing his military service,Lee Si-eon moved to Seoul. [2] In 2005,Lee enrolled in the Broadcasting and Entertainment Department at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, [3] joining a cohort that included Kim Seon-ho from the same department,as well as Kwon Hyuk-soo and Lee Dong-hwi from theater department. [4]
Lee Si-eon made his television debut in the 2009 drama Friend,Our Legend. He later revealed that the media had initially misreported that a female actress had been cast in his role due to his birth name,Lee Bo-yeon. He adopted his current stage name after director Kwak Kyung-taek gave him the name after consulting a naming agency. [5] He went on to appear in dramas such as Warrior Baek Dong-soo (2011) and The King 2 Hearts (2012). [6]
Lee had his breakthrough with his comic supporting role as Bang Sung-jae in the tvN drama Reply 1997 ,the first installment of the Reply series created by Shin Won-ho and Lee Woo-jung. His character was known as the "one-man rumor mill" of the group. The series achieved both commercial and critical success,sparking a retro craze in South Korea. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Following the drama's success,on September 15,2012,Lee,along with co-stars Seo In-guk,Eun Ji-won,and Shin So-yul,hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live Korea ,which featured parodies of scenes from their series. [11] A special program on tvN's enews was also aired on September 20,2012,providing behind-the-scenes footage and bloopers from the set. [12]
He also appeared in the films Tough as Iron (2013) and My Love,My Bride (2014),as well as dramas including Modern Farmer (2014),and Remember - War of the Son (2015). [6]
In 2015,Lee expressed interest in joining the variety show Real Men,citing his experience as a drill instructor during his mandatory military service. [13] He was subsequently invited to participate in the Real Man Manly Men special in November 2016. [14]
Lee was cast in a supporting role in the drama W:Two Worlds ,which aired on MBC from July 20 to September 14,2016. The series explores the intersection of two realms:the real world and an alternate universe within a webtoon,from which it derives its title. Lee portrayed Park Soo-bong,an apprentice to webtoon artist Oh Seong-moo and a confidant of his daughter,Yeon-joo. W received acclaim for its innovative premise,achieving ratings of 11.63% and topping viewership ratings in its time slot throughout its run. [15] Following the success of W,Lee joined the cast of the MBC reality show I Live Alone in September 2016. [16] [17]
He went on to appear in the dramas Man to Man (2017),Into the New World (2017),and Two Cops (2017). [6] Lee credited I Live Alone for helping him land his role in drama Live,noting that writer Noh Hee-kyung cast him after watching him on the reality show. She had initially disliked his acting style,but after seeing him watch TV during an episode,she thought he resembled the character Kang Nam-il. Lee expressed his gratitude for the affection he received through the show,noting that it helped him show a new side of himself as an actor. [6]
Lee has been in a relationship with actress Seo Ji-seung since 2017. [18] On November 8,2021,it was reported that Lee would be getting married in a private ceremony on December 25,2021,in Jeju. [19] Later that same day,Lee's agency confirmed the report. [20]
Year | Title | Role |
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2001 | Kick the Moon | bit part |
2011 | Children... | PD Yoon |
Perfect Game | senior member of national team/MBC Baseball player (cameo) | |
2013 | Tough as Iron | Jong-soo |
2014 | My Love,My Bride | Ki-tae |
2019 | Race to Freedom:Um Bok Dong | Lee Hong-dae |
Killed My Wife | Chae Jung-ho | |
2020 | Search Out | Sung-min |
2024 | Pilot | Captain from the air force (cameo) |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2009 | Friend,Our Legend | Kim Joong-ho | MBC | |
2010 | Dr. Champ | Heo Taek-woo | SBS | |
2011 | Paradise Ranch | Secretary Lee | ||
Warrior Baek Dong-soo | Daeheung | |||
2011–12 | Bolder By the Day | Wang Sung-han | MBN | |
2012 | The King 2 Hearts | Kim Hang-ah's first love | MBC | |
Reply 1997 | Bang Sung-jae | tvN | ||
2012–13 | Seoyoung,My Daughter | Choi Ho-jung's blind date | KBS2 | Cameo |
2013 | Don't Look Back:The Legend of Orpheus | Kim Dong-soo | ||
The Strange Cohabitation | Gwang-hyun | Drama Special | ||
Reply 1994 | Bang Sung-jae | tvN | Cameo (Ep. 16) | |
Eun-guk and the Ugly Duckling | Eun-guk | KBS2 | Drama Special [21] | |
Jin Jin | Kim Kyung-chul | Drama Special | ||
2014 | The Noblesse | Yoon Shin-joong | JTBC | |
Modern Farmer | Yoo Han-cheol | SBS | ||
Righteous Love | tvN | Cameo | ||
2015 | Kill Me,Heal Me | Park Min-jae | MBC | |
Hogu's Love | Shin Chung-jae | tvN | ||
Beating Again | Oh Woo-sik | JTBC | ||
Webtoon Hero Toondra Show | Text of the Joseon Dynasty | MBC Every 1 | ||
2015–16 | Remember | Section Chief Ahn | SBS | |
2016 | W | Park Soo-bong | MBC | |
2017 | Three Color Fantasy - The Universe's Star | Grim Reaper | ||
Innocent Defendant | SBS | Cameo (Ep. 18) | ||
Good Manager | Prosecutor Park Yong-tae | KBS2 | Cameo (Ep. 20) | |
Whisper | young Kang Yoo-taek | SBS | ||
Man to Man | Ji Se-hoon | JTBC | ||
My Sassy Girl | Bang Se-ho | SBS | ||
Reunited Worlds | Shin Ho-bang | |||
Man in the Kitchen | Bong Myung-tae | MBC | ||
Two Cops | Yong-pal | [22] | ||
I'm Not a Robot | Cameo | |||
2018 | Live | Kang Nam-il | tvN | [23] |
High-End Crush | Section chief Heo | MBN | Web Drama | |
Player | Lim Byung-min | OCN | [24] | |
2019 | Welcome to Waikiki 2 | a reporter | JTBC | Cameo (Ep. 3) [25] |
Abyss | Park Dong-cheol | tvN | [26] | |
Hotel del Luna | an astronaut | Cameo (Ep. 3) [27] | ||
2019–20 | Queen:Love and War | Wal | TV Chosun | [28] |
2020 | Dinner Mate | Food truck operator | MBC | Cameo (Ep. 3) |
Men Are Men | Oh Jak-ga | KBS2 | Cameo | |
Cheat on Me If You Can | Jang Seung-cheol | |||
2021 | The Penthouse:War in Life 2 | Detective | SBS | Cameo (Ep. 6) [29] |
Racket Boys | Busan Citizen | Cameo (Ep.9) [30] | ||
2022 | Crazy Love | Kang Min / Kim Cha-bae | KBS2 | [31] |
CaféMinamdang | Yeo Chul-pal | Cameo (Ep.2) [32] | ||
Bad Prosecutor | Go Joong-do | [33] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Real Men | Cast Member | Manly Men special |
2016–2020 | I Live Alone | ||
2022 | Around the World While Born | with Kian84 [34] | |
2023 | You Go to Sydney | with Heo Sung-tae,Ahn Bo-hyun and YouTuber Kwak Tube [35] |
Year | Song Title | Artist |
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2012 | "Have,Don't Have" | Dal Shabet [36] |
Year | English title | Korean title | Role | Ref. |
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2021 | The Perfect Other | 완벽한타인 | [37] | |
2022 | Then and Today | 그때도오늘 | Moon-suk | [38] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2016 | SBS Drama Awards | Special Award,Actor in a Genre Drama | Remember | Nominated |
MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actor [39] | W | Nominated | |
Best Couple Award (with Kim Eui-sung) | Nominated | |||
MBC Entertainment Awards | Male Rookie Award in Variety Show | I Live Alone , Real Men (Season 2) | Nominated | |
2017 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Rookie Award,Variety Category | I Live Alone | Won |
MBC Drama Awards | Golden Acting Award,Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama | Two Cops | Nominated | |
SBS Drama Awards [40] | Best Supporting Actor | Reunited Worlds | Nominated | |
2019 | 19th MBC Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award in Variety Category (Male) | I Live Alone | Nominated |
Best Teamwork Award | Won | |||
2020 | 20th MBC Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award in Variety Category –male [41] | Nominated |