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]
Lee Yong-woo | |
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Born | |
Education | Korea National University of Arts - Dance |
Occupation(s) | Actor, dancer |
Years active | 2001–present |
Agent(s) | YG Entertainment (2014–2017) |
Spouse | (2012–present) |
Children | 1 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이용우 |
Revised Romanization | I Yong-u |
McCune–Reischauer | Ri Yong-u |
Filmography
editTelevision series
editYear | Title | Role | Network |
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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
editYear | Title | Role |
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2011 | My Black Mini Dress | Seok-won |
2014 | You Are My Vampire | Spy |
Variety show
editYear | Title | Network | Notes |
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2013–15 | Dancing 9 | Mnet | Master |
Music video
editYear | Song Title | Artist |
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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
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Tune[11] | ||
2011 | Guys and Dolls[12] | Sky Masterson | |
2013 | Replica[13] | ||
2015 | Club Salome | — | Choreographer[14] |
Awards and nominations
editYear | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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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
edit- ^ 이용우 [Lee Yong-woo]. PlayDB (in Korean). Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ Nawael, Khelil (12 November 2014). "Actor And Dancer Lee Yong Woo Is Back In Movie Ballerino". BNTNews. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ Han, Sang-hee (21 July 2009). "Style to Bring Fashion, Love and Career". The Korea Times. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ Han, Sang-hee (16 February 2010). "Birdie Buddy Aiming to Captivate TV Viewers". The Korea Times. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ Ghim, Sora (18 June 2015). "Lee Yong Woo Is Cast In Last". BNTNews. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ Jin, Eun-soo (13 June 2014). "Dancing 9 back with new groove". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ Doo, Rumy (26 March 2015). "Survival dance show Dancing 9 returns in new format". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ Ghim, Sora (8 May 2015). "Lee Min Woo And Lee Yong Woo Will Dance On Dancing 9". Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Lena Park Reveals Teaser for Double Kiss". KpopStarz. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Lena Park comes back with Syncrofusion". The Korea Herald. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ Han, Sang-hee (29 March 2010). "Traditional and Modern Dancers Create Tune". The Korea Times. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "At the press call for musical Guys and Dolls". 10Asia. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (13 May 2013). "Fusion isn't confusion". The Korea Times. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Highlights". The Korea Herald. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Jang Seo-hee wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
External links
edit- Lee Yong-woo Fan Cafe at Daum (in Korean)
- Lee Yong-woo at HanCinema
- Lee Yong-woo at IMDb
- Lee Yong-woo at the Korean Movie Database