Lee Hyun-woo (actor)

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Lee Hyun-woo

Lee in November 2013
Born (1993-03-23) March 23, 1993
Seoul, South Korea
Education Dongguk University - Theater and Film
Occupation
Years active 2005–present
Agent KeyEast (2011–present)
Korean name
Hangul 이현우
Hanja 李玹雨
Revised Romanization I Hyeon-u
McCune–Reischauer I Hyŏn-u

Lee Hyun-woo (born March 23, 1993) is a South Korean actor and singer. He started as a child actor and appeared in television series The Return of Iljimae (2009) and Queen Seondeok (2009). He later featured in Master of Study (2010) and To the Beautiful You (2012). Lee gained acclaim as North Korean spy in the 2013 film Secretly, Greatly as well as a genius hacker in 2014's The Con Artists. In 2016, he landed his first leading role in KBS2's Moorim School.

Career

Lee Hyun-woo began his career as a child actor, building up his resume by playing roles in a number of large-scale productions, such as The Legend, King Sejong the Great, The Return of Iljimae, and Queen Seondeok.[1][2]

After his fame rose as Chan-doo in Master of Study,[3][4] Lee took to the stage for the 2010 musical production of Footloose, where he played the leading role of Ren, played by Kevin Bacon in the original movie.[5]

In 2011 he and K-pop singer Yoon Doo-joon (from B2ST) began hosting music program Music on Top on cable channel jTBC.[6] He was then featured in IU's music video for the song "You and I."[7] Lee further expanded his acting scope in historical drama Gyebaek, revenge thriller Man from the Equator,[8][9] and made a guest appearance in medical drama Brain.[10]

In 2012, Lee was cast as the second male lead in To the Beautiful You, the Korean television adaptation of Japanese manga Hana-Kimi, with his role based on the character Shuichi Nakatsu.[11][12] As a member of celebrity football team FC Avengers, Lee performed his soccer scenes without the use of a stunt double. Despite low ratings during its domestic run, To the Beautiful You led to increased Korean Wave exposure for Lee in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and China.[13][14] He and co-star Hwang Kwanghee were later designated as the new hosts of live music show Inkigayo.[15]

His breakthrough continued when he landed a major role in 2013 box office hit Secretly, Greatly, an action-comedy film in which he played a North Korean undercover spy disguised as a high school boy.[16] Lee also sang "Ode to Youth" on the film's soundtrack.[17][18]

In 2014, he and real-life best friend Park Ji-bin (both were child actors and belong to the same agency) appeared in the travel/reality show Real Mate in Saipan.[19] Lee next played a hacker in the heist movie The Con Artists.[20][21]

He then starred in Northern Limit Line, a 2015 naval thriller about the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong.[22]

In 2016, he starred in the fantasy youth drama Moorim School. Initially slated for 20 episodes, the drama was reduced to 16 episodes instead due to low ratings. He was then cast in the Chinese web drama The Most Beautiful First Meeting.[23]

Filmography

Television drama

Year Title Role Network Notes
2004 Oolla Boolla Blue-jjang KBS
2005 Spring Day SBS
2006 Hwarang Fighter Maru Seo Da-ham KBS2
2007 The Legend young Cheoro MBC
Lobbyist young Harry SBS
2008 King Sejong the Great Prince Choong-nyeong KBS1/KBS2
Things We Do That We Know We Will Regret Lee Jeongh-wook KBS2 Episode 4: On a Night Sparkling with Stars
2009 The Return of Iljimae Cha Dol-yi MBC
Queen Seondeok young Kim Yushin MBC
What's for Dinner? Tommy MBC
2010 Master of Study Hong Chan-doo KBS2
2011 Gyebaek young Gyebaek MBC
Brain Park Dong-hwa KBS2 Guest appearance in episodes 1-4
2012 Man from the Equator young Kim Sun-woo KBS2
To the Beautiful You Cha Eun-gyul SBS Korean adaptation of Hana-Kimi
2015 Run Toward Tomorrow Kang Moon-jae SBS Lunar New Year special
Scholar Who Walks the Night Prince Jeonghyeon MBC Cameo appearance in episode 1
2016 Moorim School Yoon Shi-woo KBS2
The Most Beautiful First Meeting Chinese web drama

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Baribari Jjang
2006 Holiday
A Dirty Carnival young Min-ho
2007 Hwang Jin Yi young Nomi
2010 The Loneliness of Butcher Boy Tae-shik short film from Short! Short! Short!
2011 GLove Kim Jin-man
2013 Secretly, Greatly Rhee Hae-jin
2014 The Con Artists Jong-bae
2015 Northern Limit Line Park Dong-hyuk
The Beauty Inside Woo-jin

Music video appearances

Year Title Artist
2005 "Jump" Haha
2011 "You and I" IU
2012 "First Love's Melody" Acoustic Collabo
2013 "I Love You" Akdong Musician

Hosting

Year Title Role Network
December 8, 2011 – March 14, 2012 Music on Top Host jTBC
December 16, 2012 – January 26, 2014 Inkigayo (Popular Song) Host SBS

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes
2012 Invincible Youth Season 2 KBS2 Appeared as guest in episode 26
Strong Heart SBS Appeared as guest in episode 142&143
2013 Running Man SBS Appeared as guest in episode 147
Hwasin – Controller of the Heart SBS Appeared as guest in episode 22
2014 Lee Hyun-woo and Park Ji-bin's Real Mate in Saipan QTV travel/reality show with Park Ji-bin
Running Man SBS Appeared as guest in episode 225
2015 Happy Together Season 3 KBS2 Appeared as guest in episode 401
2016 Hello Counselor KBS World Appeared as guest in episode 257

Musical theatre

Year Title Role
2010 Footloose Ren McCormack

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart position Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[24]
"Your Face" (feat. Louie of Geeks) 2016 54 — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

As collaborating artist

Title Year Peak chart position Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[24]
"It's a Lie"
(with O Broject; feat. Lee Hyun-woo, Bromance)		 2015 — — Non-album single
"Feel So Good" (with O Broject) 2016 — — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtracks

Title Year Peak chart position Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[24]
"Ode to Youth" 2013 — — Secretly, Greatly OST
"One Thing" 2016 — — Moorim School OST Part. 3
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2008 KBS Drama Awards[25] Best Young Actor King Sejong the Great Won
2012 KBS Drama Awards [26] Best New Actor Man from the Equator Nominated
SBS Drama Awards[27] New Star Award To the Beautiful You Won
2013 22nd Buil Film Awards Best New Actor Secretly, Greatly Nominated
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards[28] Best New Actor Nominated
SBS Entertainment Awards Best Newcomer Award Inkigayo Nominated
2014 9th Asia Model Festival Awards New Star Award Secretly, Greatly Won
16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival Best Young Actor Nominated
2015 52nd Grand Bell Awards[29] Best New Actor Northern Limit Line Nominated
30th Korea Best Dresser Swan Awards Rising Star Award Won
2016 49th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Award Won

References

  1. ↑ "Lee Hyun-woo". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  2. ↑ "Lee Hyun-woo, life right now". Tenasia via Hancinema. 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  3. ↑ Wee, Geun-woo (22 February 2010). "Interview: Actor Lee Hyun-woo - Part 1". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  4. ↑ Wee, Geun-woo (22 February 2010). "Interview: Actor Lee Hyun-woo - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  5. ↑ '공부의 신' 이현우, 뮤지컬 '풋루즈'락 소년으로 캐스팅 [Lee Hyun-woo gets Footloose]. TV Daily (in Korean). 29 November 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  6. ↑ Hong, Lucia (6 December 2011). "BEAST Yoon Du-jun, Lee Hyun-woo to host new music program". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  7. ↑ Park Hyun-min, Elizabeth Eun (1 December 2011). "IU-Lee Hyun Woo's Hugging Scene Cut From MV". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  8. ↑ "Im Si Wan and Lee Hyun Woo To Have Confrontation in Man From the Equator". KBS Global. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  9. ↑ Ho, Stewart (23 May 2012). "ZE:A's Im Si Wan, Lee Hyun Woo Makes a Return to The Equator Man". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  10. ↑ Jin, Young-ju (23 November 2011). "Lee Hyun Woo Transforms Into 'Batman' in Brain". KBS Global. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  11. ↑ Hong, Lucia (13 June 2012). "Lee Hyun-woo to turn soccer player in SHINee Minho, f(x) Sulli's TV series". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  12. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi. "Lee Hyun Woo and Others Confirmed for To the Beautiful You, Korean Hana Kimi Remake". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  13. ↑ Jeong, Ju-ri (16 March 2014). "Lee Hyun Woo visits China for his first solo fan meeting". StarN News. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  14. ↑ Kim, Hye-in (17 March 2014). "Lee Hyun Woo successfully finishes his first solo China fan meeting". StarN News. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  15. ↑ Lee, Hye-ji (11 December 2012). "Kwanghee, Lee Hyun-woo to Host K-pop TV Program". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  16. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (6 May 2013). "Heartthrobs jazz up North Korean spy story". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  17. ↑ Kang, Jung-yeon (20 June 2013). "Lee Hyun-woo Sings Soundtrack for Secretly Greatly". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  18. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (20 June 2013). "Lee Hyun Woo Sings An Ode to the Youth for Secretly, Greatly". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  19. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (2 January 2014). "Lee Hyun Woo and Park Ji Bin Ooze with Cuteness for Real Mate in Saipan Teaser". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  20. ↑ Kim, Ji-min (20 November 2014). "Criminal Designer draws attention with noted cast". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  21. ↑ Ko, Hong-ju (27 December 2014). "Interview: Lee Hyun Woo Talks The Technicians, On-Screen Bromance, Future Plans and More". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  22. ↑ Conran, Pierce (11 July 2014). "LEE Hyun-woo Prepares for BATTLE OF YEONPYEONG". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  23. ↑ http://seoulwave.com/lee-hyun-woo-cast-chinese-web-drama-beautiful-first-meeting/
  24. 1 2 3 "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  25. ↑ "이현우 男 청소년 연기상 수상" (in Korean). Asiae. 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  26. ↑ "오늘 KBS연기대상, 대상만큼 열띤 신인★ 경합" (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  27. ↑ "뉴스타상 이현우 '더욱 멋진 배우가 될게요'" (in Korean). SBS News. 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  28. ↑ "부일영화상 2015" (in Korean). Daum Movie. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  29. ↑ "52nd Daejong Film Awards (Grand Bell Awards) 2015 Nominees". Hancinema. 2015-11-15. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
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