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Lee Dong-wook

October 21, 2023

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Dong-wook (Korean: 이동욱; Hanja: 李棟旭; born November 6, 1981[3][4]) is a South Korean actor, host, model and entertainer. He is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas My Girl (2005), Scent of a Woman (2011), The Fugitive of Joseon (2013), Hotel King (2014), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017), Life (2018), Hell Is Other People (2019), Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020), Bad and Crazy (2021), and Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (2023) in the title role. He is also the host of the talk show Strong Heart (2012–2013), boy group survival reality show Produce X 101 (2019), and his own American-style talk show Wook Talk (2019).

Lee Dong-wook
Lee in August 2023
Born (1981-11-06) November 6, 1981 (age 41)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationJoongbu University[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
AgentKing Kong by Starship[2]
Korean name
Hangul
이동욱
Hanja
李棟旭
Revised RomanizationI Dong-uk
McCune–ReischauerI Tonguk
WebsiteOfficial website

Career Edit

Lee made his acting debut in 1999 in an MBC single-episode drama after winning the grand prize in the V-NESS model contest of the same year.[5][6] The PD of the drama saw Lee, and proceeded to cast him in the teen drama School 2.[7][8] Lee started to gain recognition with his performance in School 3.[9]

Lee hit stardom with 2005 romantic comedy My Girl.[10] The drama series became a hit during its run both domestically and across Asia, and made Lee a Korean Wave star.[11][12] The same year he enrolled in Joongbu University, majoring in media and broadcasting arts.[13]

He has since starred in noir Bitter Sweet Life (2008),[14] courtroom dramedy Partner (2009),[15][16] melodrama Scent of a Woman (2011),[17] baseball rom-com Wild Romance (2012),[18][19] period thriller The Fugitive of Joseon (2013),[20][21] and revenge drama Hotel King (2014), in which he reunited with My Girl co-star Lee Da-hae.[22][23] He then starred in fantasy-action series Blade Man (2014) and romance drama Bubble Gum (2015).[24][25]

Lee and comedian Shin Dong-yup took over as MCs of talk show Strong Heart from April 2012 to January 2013.[26][27][28][29][30][31] Lee also joined the reality show Roommate, which aired from 2014 to 2015.[32][33]

From 2016 to 2017, Lee starred alongside Gong Yoo in Kim Eun-sook's fantasy-romance drama Guardian: The Lonely and Great God playing a grim reaper.[34] The drama was a hit, and along with its success, helped in the resurgence of Lee's acting career.[35][36]

In 2018, Lee starred in the medical drama Life as a doctor who works at the ER Department.[37][38]

In 2019, Lee starred in the romance comedy drama Touch Your Heart alongside Guardian co-star Yoo In-na, playing a workaholic lawyer.[39][40] The same year, he was confirmed as the host for Produce X101, the fourth season of survival audition program Produce 101.[41] He then starred as the main antagonist in the thriller drama Hell Is Other People as a dentist in the morning but a psychopath in the evening.[42] He also started hosting his own talk show, Wook Talk, to celebrate his 20th anniversary since debut.[43][44]

In 2020, Lee was cast in the fantasy drama Tale of the Nine Tailed as a nine-tailed fox who used to be a mountain god, and is now working as a civil servant.[45] He also confirmed to appear in the romantic comedy film Single in Seoul alongside Im Soo-jung.

In 2021, he appeared in A Year-End Medley, a romantic comedy film by Kwak Jae-yong[46] and in an iQIYI original mystery drama Bad and Crazy, which aired on December 17, 2021.[47]

In 2022, Lee joined the Universe communication platform.[48]

Personal life Edit

Lee enlisted in the military in August 2009, serving under the National Defense Public Relations Service.[49] He was discharged in June 2011.[50]

Ancestry Edit

His parents are mainly of Korean descent.[51] In a Wook Talk episode that aired on January 22, 2020, guest and forensic professor Yoo Sung-ho revealed genealogical DNA test results for him and one of the show's producers. According to Lee's results, a significant part of his mother's genetic makeup matches that of Koryaks and Khakas people—both ethnic groups that are indigenous to Siberia (to be more specific, Kamchatka and Khakassia respectively).[52]

Philanthropy Edit

On March 11, 2022, Lee made a donation ₩50 million to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association to help the victims of the massive wildfire that started in Uljin, Gyeongbuk and has spread to Samcheok, Gangwon.[53]

Filmography Edit

Main article: Lee Dong-wook filmography

Bibliography Edit

Year Title Category Notes Ref.
2017 For My Dear Photo-book ISBN 9791162201565 [54]

Ambassadorship Edit

Year Title Ref.
2018 Honorary Ambassador for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games [55][56]
Tourism Ambassador of Gangwon Province [57]

Awards and nominations Edit

Year presented, name of the award ceremony, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1999 V-NESS Model Awards Grand Prize — Won [58]
2001 9th Korean Most Popular Entertainment Awards New Generation Actor — Won
2002 10th Korean Most Popular Entertainment Awards Best New Actor (TV) Loving You Won
2003 SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Land of Wine Won [59]
Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2007 1st Korea Movie Star Awards Best New Actor The Perfect Couple Nominated [60]
2009 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Partner Nominated [61]
2011 8th Cosmopolitan Beauty Awards in China Most Attractive Actor in Asia — Won [62]
SBS Drama Awards Top 10 Stars Scent of a Woman Won [63]
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Drama Won
2012 SBS Entertainment Awards Best Newcomer, MC category Strong Heart Won [64]
Best Couple Award
with Shin Dong-yup		 Won
KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Wild Romance Nominated [65]
2013 PC LADY & Tudou Fashion Awards Asia Fashion Star Award — Won [66]
KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama The Fugitive of Joseon Nominated [67]
2014 9th Asia Model Awards Fashionista Award — Won [68]
3rd APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Hotel King Nominated [69]
MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama Nominated [70]
2017 5th Annual DramaFever Awards Best Supporting Actor Guardian: The Lonely and Great God Won [71]
10th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Nominated [72]
3rd Fashionista Awards Global Icon — Nominated [73]
2018 6th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Life Nominated [74]
K-Star Award Nominated
Korea Fashion Photographers Association Photogenic Award of the year — Won [75]
13th Annual Soompi Awards Best Supporting Actor Guardian: The Lonely and Great God Won [76]
2019 OCN Awards "Dangerously Attractive Character" Award Hell Is Other People Won [77]
2021 Korea First Brand Awards Best Actor — Won [78]
I-Magazine Fashion Face Award Asian Male — Won [79]
2023 Brand of the Year Awards Male Actor of the Year (Drama) — Won [80]

State and cultural honors Edit

Name of country or organization, year given and name of honor
Country or organization Year Honor Ref.
South Korea-Japan Culture Awards 2011 Grand Prize for Cultural Diplomacy [81]

Listicles Edit

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
GQ Korea 2019 Men of the Year Placed [82]

References Edit

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In this Korean name the family name is Lee Lee Dong wook Korean 이동욱 Hanja 李棟旭 born November 6 1981 3 4 is a South Korean actor host model and entertainer He is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas My Girl 2005 Scent of a Woman 2011 The Fugitive of Joseon 2013 Hotel King 2014 Guardian The Lonely and Great God 2016 2017 Life 2018 Hell Is Other People 2019 Tale of the Nine Tailed 2020 Bad and Crazy 2021 and Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 2023 in the title role He is also the host of the talk show Strong Heart 2012 2013 boy group survival reality show Produce X 101 2019 and his own American style talk show Wook Talk 2019 Lee Dong wookLee in August 2023Born 1981 11 06 November 6 1981 age 41 Seoul South KoreaEducationJoongbu University 1 OccupationActorYears active1999 presentAgentKing Kong by Starship 2 Korean nameHangul이동욱Hanja李棟旭Revised RomanizationI Dong ukMcCune ReischauerI TongukWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 2 1 Ancestry 2 2 Philanthropy 3 Filmography 4 Bibliography 5 Ambassadorship 6 Awards and nominations 6 1 State and cultural honors 6 2 Listicles 7 References 8 External linksCareer EditLee made his acting debut in 1999 in an MBC single episode drama after winning the grand prize in the V NESS model contest of the same year 5 6 The PD of the drama saw Lee and proceeded to cast him in the teen drama School 2 7 8 Lee started to gain recognition with his performance in School 3 9 Lee hit stardom with 2005 romantic comedy My Girl 10 The drama series became a hit during its run both domestically and across Asia and made Lee a Korean Wave star 11 12 The same year he enrolled in Joongbu University majoring in media and broadcasting arts 13 He has since starred in noir Bitter Sweet Life 2008 14 courtroom dramedy Partner 2009 15 16 melodrama Scent of a Woman 2011 17 baseball rom com Wild Romance 2012 18 19 period thriller The Fugitive of Joseon 2013 20 21 and revenge drama Hotel King 2014 in which he reunited with My Girl co star Lee Da hae 22 23 He then starred in fantasy action series Blade Man 2014 and romance drama Bubble Gum 2015 24 25 Lee and comedian Shin Dong yup took over as MCs of talk show Strong Heart from April 2012 to January 2013 26 27 28 29 30 31 Lee also joined the reality show Roommate which aired from 2014 to 2015 32 33 From 2016 to 2017 Lee starred alongside Gong Yoo in Kim Eun sook s fantasy romance drama Guardian The Lonely and Great God playing a grim reaper 34 The drama was a hit and along with its success helped in the resurgence of Lee s acting career 35 36 In 2018 Lee starred in the medical drama Life as a doctor who works at the ER Department 37 38 In 2019 Lee starred in the romance comedy drama Touch Your Heart alongside Guardian co star Yoo In na playing a workaholic lawyer 39 40 The same year he was confirmed as the host for Produce X101 the fourth season of survival audition program Produce 101 41 He then starred as the main antagonist in the thriller drama Hell Is Other People as a dentist in the morning but a psychopath in the evening 42 He also started hosting his own talk show Wook Talk to celebrate his 20th anniversary since debut 43 44 In 2020 Lee was cast in the fantasy drama Tale of the Nine Tailed as a nine tailed fox who used to be a mountain god and is now working as a civil servant 45 He also confirmed to appear in the romantic comedy film Single in Seoul alongside Im Soo jung In 2021 he appeared in A Year End Medley a romantic comedy film by Kwak Jae yong 46 and in an iQIYI original mystery drama Bad and Crazy which aired on December 17 2021 47 In 2022 Lee joined the Universe communication platform 48 Personal life EditLee enlisted in the military in August 2009 serving under the National Defense Public Relations Service 49 He was discharged in June 2011 50 Ancestry Edit His parents are mainly of Korean descent 51 In a Wook Talk episode that aired on January 22 2020 guest and forensic professor Yoo Sung ho revealed genealogical DNA test results for him and one of the show s producers According to Lee s results a significant part of his mother s genetic makeup matches that of Koryaks and Khakas people both ethnic groups that are indigenous to Siberia to be more specific Kamchatka and Khakassia respectively 52 Philanthropy Edit On March 11 2022 Lee made a donation 50 million to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association to help the victims of the massive wildfire that started in Uljin Gyeongbuk and has spread to Samcheok Gangwon 53 Filmography EditMain article Lee Dong wook filmographyBibliography EditYear Title Category Notes Ref 2017 For My Dear Photo book ISBN 9791162201565 54 Ambassadorship EditYear Title Ref 2018 Honorary Ambassador for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 55 56 Tourism Ambassador of Gangwon Province 57 Awards and nominations EditYear presented name of the award ceremony award category nominated work and the result of the nomination Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref 1999 V NESS Model Awards Grand Prize Won 58 2001 9th Korean Most Popular Entertainment Awards New Generation Actor Won2002 10th Korean Most Popular Entertainment Awards Best New Actor TV Loving You Won2003 SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Land of Wine Won 59 Best Supporting Actor Nominated2007 1st Korea Movie Star Awards Best New Actor The Perfect Couple Nominated 60 2009 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award Actor in a Miniseries Partner Nominated 61 2011 8th Cosmopolitan Beauty Awards in China Most Attractive Actor in Asia Won 62 SBS Drama Awards Top 10 Stars Scent of a Woman Won 63 Top Excellence Award Actor in a Weekend Drama Won2012 SBS Entertainment Awards Best Newcomer MC category Strong Heart Won 64 Best Couple Awardwith Shin Dong yup WonKBS Drama Awards Excellence Award Actor in a Miniseries Wild Romance Nominated 65 2013 PC LADY amp Tudou Fashion Awards Asia Fashion Star Award Won 66 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award Actor in a Mid length Drama The Fugitive of Joseon Nominated 67 2014 9th Asia Model Awards Fashionista Award Won 68 3rd APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award Actor in a Serial Drama Hotel King Nominated 69 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award Actor in a Special Project Drama Nominated 70 2017 5th Annual DramaFever Awards Best Supporting Actor Guardian The Lonely and Great God Won 71 10th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award Actor Nominated 72 3rd Fashionista Awards Global Icon Nominated 73 2018 6th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award Actor in a Miniseries Life Nominated 74 K Star Award NominatedKorea Fashion Photographers Association Photogenic Award of the year Won 75 13th Annual Soompi Awards Best Supporting Actor Guardian The Lonely and Great God Won 76 2019 OCN Awards Dangerously Attractive Character Award Hell Is Other People Won 77 2021 Korea First Brand Awards Best Actor Won 78 I Magazine Fashion Face Award Asian Male Won 79 2023 Brand of the Year Awards Male Actor of the Year Drama Won 80 State and cultural honors Edit Name of country or organization year given and name of honor Country or organization Year Honor Ref South Korea Japan Culture Awards 2011 Grand Prize for Cultural Diplomacy 81 Listicles Edit Name of publisher year listed name of listicle and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref GQ Korea 2019 Men of the Year Placed 82 References Edit 탤런트 이동욱 여현수 중부대 입학 Hankyung in Korean 22 February 2005 Archived from the original on 30 June 2019 Retrieved 12 March 2018 Hong Lucia 22 November 2011 Lee Dong wook signs with a new talenthouse 10Asia Archived from the original on 5 December 2020 Retrieved 1 December 2012 Lee Dong wook 이동욱 Korean music department actor HanCinema Archived from the original on 27 October 2021 Retrieved 9 March 2018 이동욱 네이버 인물검색 Naver in Korean Archived from the original on 30 June 2019 Retrieved 9 March 2018 MBC베스트극장 길밖에도 학교거부 10대들 그려 Donga in Korean 23 September 1999 Archived from the original on 25 November 2018 Retrieved 25 November 2018 스포츠월드 영화 아랑 의 이동욱 끊임없이 도전하는 강한남자 n news 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