Lee Soo-geun

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Lee Soo-geun
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Birth nameLee Soo-geun
Born (1975-02-10) February 10, 1975 (age 49)
Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Medium Stand-up comedy, television, master of ceremonies
NationalitySouth Korean
Years active1996–2013
2015–Present
Genres Comedy
SpousePark Ji-yeon (m. 2008)
Children2
Notable works and roles
Korean name
Hangul
이수근
Hanja
Revised Romanization I Su-geun
McCune–Reischauer I Sugŭn

Lee Soo-geun (Korean : 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 .

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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 earned more recognition and was offered MC roles on other shows, such as season 2 of Sang Sang Plus, his first TV appearance in 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]

In 2024, he left SM C&C and joined BPM entertainment. [8]

Personal life

Lee married Park Ji-yeon in 2008. They have 2 sons from their marriage, Lee Tae-joon and Lee Tae-seo. [9] Lee's mother is a shaman. [10]

He is a Taekwondo black belt (he is currently a 5th dan black belt in Taekwondo and has demonstrated his skills on various variety shows such as Guesthouse Daughters and Knowing Bros ). [11]

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 was found to have gambled using US$370,000 from December 2008 to June 2011. In the first public trial on the morning of December 6, 2013, Judge Shin Myung-hee of the Seoul Central Prosecutor's Office 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. [12] 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." [13]

Discography

Filmography

YearTitle
2015–present Knowing Bros
2018–presentLee Soo Geun's Channel
2019–presentAsk Us Anything Fortune Teller
2021–presentThe Girls Who Hit Goals
My Neighborhood Class
2022Daughter Thieves [14]
2022–presentFantastic Family [15]
2022 Trust Me and Follow Me, Urban Fishermen 4 [16]
2022Extreme Beginner [17]
2022Hanbly [18]
2023City Sashimi Restaurant [19]

Awards

YearAward ShowAward
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)
15th Korea Entertainment AwardsComedian Award
2009 KBS Entertainment Awards Male MC Award (Variety Show Division)
2010Mnet 20's Choice AwardsMnet 20's Choice 20th Most influential star
The 11th Korea Visual Arts CompetitionPortfolio Award
KBS Entertainment Awards Excellence Award (Variety Show Division)
2011 Baeksang Arts Awards Best Male Variety Performer
23rd Korea PD AwardsComedian Award
The 38th Korea Broadcasting AwardsPersonal Comedy Division
KBS Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award
KBS Entertainment Awards Entertainment Daesang - 1N2D team members
20123rd Korea Popular Culture and Arts AwardsMinister of Culture, Sports and Tourism citation
2016The 10th Cable TV BroadcastingPopular Star - as MC of Juk-bang Legend (죽방전설)
2019Brand Of The Year AwardsMale Variety Star
2021 SBS Entertainment Awards Best Couple Award with Bae Sung-jaeKick A Goal [20]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
PublisherYearListiclePlacementRef.
Forbes 2010 Korea Power Celebrity 39th [21]
20208th [22]

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by KBS Entertainment Awards for Best Male MC
2009
2010
Succeeded by
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Preceded by KBS Entertainment Awards for Best Newcomer MC
2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by KBS Entertainment Awards for Best Entertainer
2007
Succeeded by