Lee Tae-sung
Lee in 2019
Born
Lee Sung-deok

(1985-04-21) April 21, 1985 (age 38)
Ansan, South Korea
Other namesイ･テソン (Japanese)
Occupation(s)Actor, Painter
Years active2003–present
AgentCheon company
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Spouse
Unknown
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(m. 2013; div. 2015)​
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
이태성
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Tae-seong
McCune–ReischauerRi T'ae-sŏng
Birth name
Hangul
이성덕
Revised RomanizationI Seong-deok
McCune–ReischauerRi Sŏng-dŏk

Lee Tae-sung (Korean: 이태성; born Lee Sung-deok on April 21, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in 26 Years Diary, Playful Kiss, Rooftop Prince and My Golden Life and is currently a cast member of the reality show My Little Old Boy.

Early life

The elder of two sons, Lee was born and raised in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province.[1] His younger brother is singer Sung Yu-bin (Korean: 성유빈, born 1987), who is a member of the band BOB4.[2] Lee was a baseball player in his youth and had aspired to play professionally before constant injuries forced him to give up the sport during his senior year. He graduated from Ansan Technical High School where he was schoolmates with St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun.[3]

Career

Lee's first credited role was as baseball player Koo Chun-seo in the sports film Superstar Mr. Gam. He was cast in his first lead role in the 2005 film Blossom Again opposite veteran actress Kim Jung-eun and was nominated for Best New Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and Baeksang Arts Awards.[4] His next film was the 2006 Japanese-South Korean co-production 26 Years Diary, in which he portrayed the Korean student who was killed trying to save a man who had fallen off the platform at the Shin-Ōkubo Station. It garnered him much attention in Japan due to the high profile nature of the actual incident, which had occurred in 2001.[5] He was cast in the second male lead role in the romantic comedy Two Outs in the Ninth Inning, in which he played a college baseball player aspiring to go professional.[6] After a stint of playing mostly protagonist roles, he portrayed the villainous nemesis of Park Yoo-chun in the sageuk fusion drama Rooftop Prince followed by the scheming son of a chaebol family in Pots of Gold.

Following his discharge from the military in July 2015, Lee's comeback project was the MBC weekend drama My Mom. He then starred in the KBS drama My Golden Life, which began airing in late 2017 and became a ratings hit domestically.[7]

In April 2020, Lee and his mother joined the cast of the reality show My Little Old Boy.

In December 2021, Lee released his first solo exhibition 'Lee Motion' and made his debut as a painter.[8]

In June 2022, Lee will hold a second art exhibition, starting from June 21, 2022, until July 20.[9]

Personal life

Lee played for the celebrity amateur baseball team Playboys, alongside the likes of fellow actors Kim Seung-woo and Yoon Hyun-min.[10]

Lee secretly registered his marriage in April 2012 to his non-celebrity girlfriend.[11] The couple have a son who was born in 2011, a day before the death of his paternal grandmother.[12][13] They separated before he enlisted for his military service and eventually divorced after three years of marriage. He has primary custody of their son.[14]

Lee entered his mandatory military service on October 29, 2013 at 32nd Division training camp in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province.[15][16] As he was a single father, he was granted reservist status, which meant that he could commute to his duty station from home after the five weeks of basic military training. He was discharged in July 2015.[17]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Superstar Mr. Gam Stunt double; Koo Cheon-seo (OB Bears) Credited as Lee Seong-deok (이성덕)
2005 Blossom Again Lee Seok / Lee Soo
2006 26 Years Diary Lee Soo-hyun [18]
Gangster High Kim Jae-gu [19]
2010 Sera & Lami Kwang-soo
2022 Jajangmyeon Thank you Shorts Film[20]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Go Mom Go!
2007 Several Questions That Make Us Happy Jung-wook
Two Outs in the Ninth Inning Kim Jung-joo
Time Between Dog and Wolf Bae Sang-shik
2008 Terroir Park Dan-byul
2009 Romance Zero Kim Woo-jin
Enjoy Life Jang Yoo-jin
2010 Drama Special: The Woman Next Door Byun Hoon one act-drama
Playful Kiss Bong Joon-gu
2011 Pianissimo Ki Da-rim [21]
Bravo, My Love! Byun Dong-woo
2012 Rooftop Prince Yong Tae-mu
2013 Pots of Gold Park Hyun-joon
2015 My Mom Kim Kang-jae
2017–2018 My Golden Life Seo Ji-tae
2018 Ms. Hammurabi Min Yong-joon [22]
2019 The Golden Garden Choi Joon-ki
2020 When My Love Blooms Joo Young-woo
2021 The Penthouse: War in Life 3 Prosecutor Cameo (episode 11–12, 14)[23]
2022 Ghost Doctor Jang Min-ho [24]
The Driver Cameo[25][26]
Why Her Ahn Kang-hoon Cameo (episode 1)[27]
2022–2023 Three Bold Siblings Cha Yun-ho [28]

Television show

Year Title Role Notes
2011–2012 K-Pop CON MC Performer, episode 1[29]
2016 King of Mask Singer Contestant as "Want To Fly Flying Boy", episode 47
Real Men Cast member Navy NCO special
2020–2022 My Little Old Boy
2021 Run Dang Dang [30]

Music video

Year Artist Song
2008 MC the Max Thorn Fish
MC the Max So Sick
2009 Park Sang-min When I Miss You
2010 Gavy NJ Sunny Side
2012 BOB4 Mystery Girl[2]

Discography

Album

Soundtrack contribution

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2005 26th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actor Blossom Again Nominated
2006 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (Film) Nominated
2007 8th Busan Film Critics Awards[19] Best New Actor Gangster High Won
2010 MBC Drama Awards Best New Actor Enjoy Life, Playful Kiss Won
2011 19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Best Actor Bravo, My Love! Won
2012 SBS Drama Awards Special Acting Award, Actor in a Drama Special Rooftop Prince Nominated
2019 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama The Golden Garden Nominated
2021 15th SBS Entertainment Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) [note 1] My Little Old Boy Won

Notes

  1. ^ (with Shin Dong-yup, Seo Jang-hoon, Cho Hye-seon, Kim Sun-ja, Park Young-hye, Lee Sang-min, Tak Jae-hoon, Im Won-hee, Kim Joon-ho, Kim Jong-kook, Kim Hee-chul, Oh Min-suk, Park Goon, Choi Jin-hyuk)

References

  1. ^ "안산서 나고 자란 배우 이태성, 안산 구단 홍보 나선다" (in Korean). star.mt.co.kr. July 23, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "MV Teaser: BOB4's Mystery Girl" Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Luminosity.
  3. ^ "'119km 시구' 뽐낸 배우 이태성, 알고보니 SK 김광현과..." The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). June 28, 2012.
  4. ^ "이태성 선수, 1루 베이스 돌았습니다, <사랑니>의 이태성". Cine 21 (in Korean). October 10, 2005.
  5. ^ "[World in Korea]'義人 이수현' 벌써 5주기". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). January 27, 2006.
  6. ^ "'9회말...'의 이태성 "연상 전문? 그래도 영화보다 나이차 줄었는데..."" (in Korean). MBC. July 15, 2007.
  7. ^ "황금빛 내 인생, "대본이 보석~"" (in Korean). KBS. September 10, 2017.
  8. ^ Lee Da-won (December 3, 2021). "이태성, 첫 개인전 '이모션' 개최" [Tae-Sung Lee, first solo exhibition ‘Emotion] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Naver.
  9. ^ Yoo Hyo-jeong (June 13, 2022). "배우 이태성, 두번째 전시회 연다 "화가 활동도 기대해주길" [Actor Lee Tae-seong opens a second exhibition "I hope you look forward to his artist activities] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved June 13, 2022 – via Naver.
  10. ^ "韓流トップスター野球チームPLAYBOYS". 2012-01-06. Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  11. ^ "이태성, 7세연상과 내년 결혼…돌지난 아들있다". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). November 23, 2012.
  12. ^ "'7살 연상 아내?'…이태성, 유부남 고백에 팬들 '멘붕'" Archived 2013-01-08 at the Wayback Machine Sports Seoul. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-04. (in Korean)
  13. ^ Lee Tae Sung Announces His Marriage and Reveals he Has a Year-Old Son
  14. ^ Lee Tae Sung Finalizes Divorce from Wife; Gets Custody of Son
  15. ^ "Actor Lee Tae Sung Entered Military Service Without Hearing the Wedding Bells". Soompi. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  16. ^ "이태성, 결혼식도 못 올리고 지난달 입대 "결혼은 제대 후"". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). November 11, 2013.
  17. ^ "이태성 군 복무 중 합의 이혼...아들 양육권은?". The Dong-a Ilbo. February 23, 2015.
  18. ^ Joon Soh (6 November 2008) "Imagining Life Behind Heroic Act" The Korea Times.
  19. ^ a b Darcy Paquet (4 October 2007) "Busan Film Critics to hand out awards" The Vote.
  20. ^ Oh Ji-won (July 18, 2022). "이태성 母 박영혜, 영화 감독 데뷔 위해 '미우새' 하차 "과분한 사랑 감사" [Lee Tae-sung and Park Young-hye leave 'Miwoo Bird' to debut as a film director "Thank you for your undeserved love"] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved July 18, 2022 – via Naver.
  21. ^ Drama presentation Archived 2013-05-25 at the Wayback Machine TrendE. (in Korean)
  22. ^ "Lee Tae-sung to Star in JTBC's "Miss Hammurabi"". HanCinema. Nate. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  23. ^ Jang Jin-ri (August 13, 2021). "[단독]이태성-허정민, '펜트하우스3' 특별출연…활약 예고" [Actors Lee Tae Seong and Heo Jung Min will make special appearances in 'Penthouse 3']. Spotv News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  24. ^ Park Pan-seok (December 27, 2021). "이태성, '고스트닥터' 역대급 빌런 출연 예고..장민호 역 돌아온다" [Lee Tae-sung, 'Ghost Doctor' All-Time Villain Appearance Announcement... Returning as Jang Min-ho] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Naver.
  25. ^ Kim Na-young (January 10, 2022). "김승우 연출 '더 드라이버' 2월 방송, 안재욱·이태란·안길강 출연" [Directed by Kim Seung-woo, ‘The Driver’ aired in February, starring Ahn Jae-wook, Lee Tae-ran, and Ahn Gil-kang] (in Korean). MK SPORTS. Retrieved January 10, 2022 – via Naver.
  26. ^ Kang Nae-ri (August 18, 2021). "김승우 연출작 '더 드라이버', 안재욱·이태란 등 출연…9월 첫 촬영" ['The Driver' directed by Kim Seung-woo, Ahn Jae-wook, Lee Tae-ran, etc. first shoot in september]. YTN (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  27. ^ Park Soo-min (June 4, 2022). "첫방 '오수재' 서현진, 홍지윤 추락과 함께 로펌 대표직 나락으로[★밤TV]" [With the fall of Seo Hyun-jin and Hong Ji-yoon of 'Oh Soo-jae' in the first episode, they went to the bottom of the law firm's position [★Night TV]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.
  28. ^ Lee Min-ji (June 23, 2022). "삼남매가 용감하게' 김승수-왕빛나-이태성-김소은-이유진 캐스팅 [공식]" [Casting ‘Three Siblings Brave’ Kim Seung-soo, Wang Bit-na, Lee Tae-seong, Kim So-eun, and Lee Yoo-jin [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved June 23, 2022 – via Naver.
  29. ^ K-POPcon Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine Channel A. (in Korean)
  30. ^ Lee Min-ji (May 3, 2021). "달려라 댕댕이' 문세윤, 중성화 수술 대화에 "나도 했는데" 폭탄발언[오늘TV]". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  31. ^ 남자가 사랑할때 info daum Music. (in Korean)

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