Lee Yong-woo
Born (1981-04-15) April 15, 1981 (age 42)
South Korea
EducationKorea National University of Arts - Dance
Occupation(s)Actor, dancer
Years active2001–present
Agent(s)YG Entertainment
(2014–2017)
Spouse(2012–present)
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
이용우
Revised RomanizationI Yong-u
McCune–ReischauerRi Yong-u

Lee Yong-woo (born April 15, 1981) is a South Korean actor and dancer. He graduated from the Korea National University of Arts with a degree in Dance and joined the modern dance company Laboratory Dance Project in 2001.[1][2] Lee made his acting debut in 2009 and has since starred in television dramas such as Style and Birdie Buddy.[3][4][5] He is also one of the coaches/judges (called "masters") in the reality competition show Dancing 9.[6][7][8]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2009 Style Kim Min-joon SBS
2011 KBS Drama Special – "Men Cry" Sung-goo KBS2
Warrior Baek Dong-soo Kenzo SBS
Birdie Buddy John Lee tvN
2012 12 Signs of Love Lee Joon tvN
The Chaser PK Joon (Park Ki-joon) SBS
2014 Ballerino Lee Seon-woo MBC Dramanet
2015 Last Kang Se-hoon jTBC
2019 Voice Fujiyama Koichi OCN
Hot Stove League Gil Chang-joo SBS

Film

Year Title Role
2011 My Black Mini Dress Seok-won
2014 You Are My Vampire Spy

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes
2013–15 Dancing 9 Mnet Master

Music video

Year Song Title Artist
2009 "Half" Hwayobi
2010 "Like a Fool" Honey Dew
"Will Love Come" Mighty Mouth feat. Baek Ji-young
2014 "Double Kiss"[9][10] Lena Park
2018 "One Shot Two Shot" BoA

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Tune[11]
2011 Guys and Dolls[12] Sky Masterson
2013 Replica[13]
2015 Club Salome — Choreographer[14]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1999 29th Dong-A Dance Competition Silver Medal, Student category — Won
2002 32nd Dong-A Dance Competition Gold Medal, Overall Male Dancer in Contemporary Dance — Won
2009 SBS Drama Awards[15] New Star Award Style Won

References

  1. ^ 이용우 [Lee Yong-woo]. PlayDB (in Korean). Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  2. ^ Nawael, Khelil (12 November 2014). "Actor And Dancer Lee Yong Woo Is Back In Movie Ballerino". BNTNews. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. ^ Han, Sang-hee (21 July 2009). "Style to Bring Fashion, Love and Career". The Korea Times. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  4. ^ Han, Sang-hee (16 February 2010). "Birdie Buddy Aiming to Captivate TV Viewers". The Korea Times. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. ^ Ghim, Sora (18 June 2015). "Lee Yong Woo Is Cast In Last". BNTNews. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  6. ^ Jin, Eun-soo (13 June 2014). "Dancing 9 back with new groove". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  7. ^ Doo, Rumy (26 March 2015). "Survival dance show Dancing 9 returns in new format". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  8. ^ Ghim, Sora (8 May 2015). "Lee Min Woo And Lee Yong Woo Will Dance On Dancing 9". Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Lena Park Reveals Teaser for Double Kiss". KpopStarz. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Lena Park comes back with Syncrofusion". The Korea Herald. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  11. ^ Han, Sang-hee (29 March 2010). "Traditional and Modern Dancers Create Tune". The Korea Times. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  12. ^ "At the press call for musical Guys and Dolls". 10Asia. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  13. ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (13 May 2013). "Fusion isn't confusion". The Korea Times. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Highlights". The Korea Herald. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Jang Seo-hee wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

External links

SBS Drama Awards for Best New Actor
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