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Lee Ki-chan
Born (1979-01-10) January 10, 1979 (age 45)
OriginSouth Korea
GenresR&B, pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, actor
Years active1996–present
Korean name
Hangul
이기찬
Hanja
李基燦
Revised RomanizationI Gi-chan
McCune–ReischauerI Kich'an

Lee Ki-chan (Hangul: 이기찬; born January 10, 1979)[1] is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as a singer in 1996, and began acting in 2006. He has appeared in several Korean dramas, as well as the American TV series Sense8.[2][3]

Biography

Lee Ki-Chan made his debut as a singer when he was a high school student.[4] In 1996, Lee took part in a talent contest held during a radio show and won the grand prize. Since then, Lee developed his career as a professional singer. At the time of Lee's debut, the Korean pop music world was dominated by dance music, but Lee Ki-Chan received attention for his soft ballads. Having undergone musical training by Han Yong-Jin, a renowned re-mix DJ, Lee Ki-Chan released his first album entitled "Na Na Na Na Nineteen." In three months after its release, 220 thousand copies were sold. The song "Please" was the most popular among its tracks. In November of the same year, Lee released his second album entitled "Indelible Impression." In his third album, Lee Ki-Chan took it upon himself to produce his own songs. As a result, the album reflected Lee's own personality and characteristics. One of Lee's most successful songs came later in his fifth album, released in 2001. This song, "Another Love Goes Away," was written by Park Jin-Young.

Lee continued to produce hit songs on his next two albums. The song "Cold" (sixth album) spent many weeks on top of the chart, and the song "Repeatedly" (seventh album) was considered one of his very best songs. However, Lee Ki-Chan suffered a financial setback on his eighth album in 2004, when he tried to venture into more high-tempo songs. He selected the dance song "I'm Nothing Without You" as the title song and did not see much success. After that, Lee spent three years on hiatus. He decided to go back to ballads as in his ninth album, "Para Ti." The title song "A Beauty" was again a hit.

He attended the Seoul Arts College and Kyunghee University.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[5]
Na Na Na Na Nineteen
  • Released: December 27, 1996
  • Label: Cino Records, m-people
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 No data No data
Indelible Impression
  • Released: October 25, 1997
  • Label: A.R. Media (Anam Records)
  • Formats: CD, cassette
The Theme of BY
  • Released: April 8, 1999
  • Label: A.R. Media (Anam Records), Rock Records Korea
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 24
  • KOR: 20,209+[6]
One Man Show — —
New Story
  • Released: August 30, 2001
  • Label: Yuri Entertainment, YBM Seoul Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 2
  • KOR: 359,019+[7]
New Story II
  • Released: November 12, 2002
  • Label: Yuri Entertainment, YBM Seoul Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 6
  • KOR: 128,748+[8]
Natural
  • Released: September 29, 2003
  • Label: Yuri Entertainment, YBM Seoul Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 10
  • KOR: 40,472+[9]
I'm Nothing Without You
(그대없이 난 아무것도 아니다)
  • Released: October 4, 2004
  • Label: WMF Entertainment, YBM Seoul Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 15
Para Ti
  • Released: February 2, 2007
  • Label: How Entertainment, Manine Media, Manwalldang Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD
 — —
Singing All My Song For You No data No data

Compilation albums

Soundtrack appearances

Filmography

Television

Title Year Network Role Ref.
South Korean
Real School 2011 MBC Every 1 Teacher [12]
Pretty! Oh Man-bok 2014 KBS Han Joon
Into the Flames TV Chosun Ahn Seung-joo
Twenty Again 2015 TVN Radio DJ (cameo)
Ready for Start 2016 Naver TV Cast Song Chi-sam
Still Loving You KBS Sin Jae-min
How Are U Bread 2020 Naver TV Cast Jo Yeon-chul
My Holo Love Netflix Yeon Gang-woo
Hyena SBS Kwon Yong-Woon
American
Sense8 2015–17 Netflix Joong-Ki [2]

Film

Title Year Role Ref.
South Korean
Like Father, Like Son 2008 Byeong-tae [13]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2007 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Ballad Performance[14] "Beautiful Woman" Nominated

References

  1. ^ "이기찬 소개" [Lee Ki-chan profile]. Mnet (in Korean). Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Nam, Ji-eun (April 3, 2018). "[인터뷰] 이기찬, 할리우드를 두드리다…'밑바닥부터 차근차근 도전, 좋은 배우 될 것'". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (April 2, 2018). "'컴백' 이기찬 '조급하고 불안했던 20대, 나이 들며 여유 생겼죠'". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "Lee Ki Chan's bio". Jpop Asia. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  5. ^ "K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "May 1999 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "December 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  8. ^ "January 2003 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on September 26, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "October 2003 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on September 26, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  10. ^ "October 2004 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  11. ^ Ho, Stewart (October 10, 2012). "Lee Gi Chan Sings for 'Arang and the Magistrate' OST". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  12. ^ "Lee Ki-chan's Filmography, Credits". HanCinema. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  13. ^ Lee, Hui-jin (May 1, 2008). "스크린 데뷔 이기찬, 왕따 부잣집 아들로 등장". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  14. ^ "2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1" Archived October 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved December 14, 2014.

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