Lee Sang-woo

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Lee Sang-woo
Born (1980-02-13) February 13, 1980
Seoul, South Korea
Education Korea University - Food Science and Biotechnology
Occupation Actor
Years active 2005-present
Agent HM Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul 이상우
Hanja 李尚禹
Revised Romanization I Sang-u
McCune–Reischauer I Sangu

Lee Sang-woo (born February 13, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame in the 2007 television drama First Wives' Club, and has since played leading roles on The Road Home (2009), Don't Hesitate (2009), Life Is Beautiful (2010) and Feast of the Gods (2012).

Career

Lee Sang-woo launched his acting career in 2005, starring in a Drama City episode and a minor role in the television drama 18 vs. 29. This was followed by more supporting roles on television, including his big screen debut in Almost Love, a romantic comedy film headlined by Kwon Sang-woo and Kim Ha-neul. During this time, he also starred as one of the three leading actors of the independent film Don't Look Back (2006), which was the closing film of that year's Jeonju International Film Festival,[1] and won a critic's prize at the Locarno International Film Festival.[2]

Lee began his rise to fame with a supporting role in First Wives' Club, a popular drama which aired from 2007 to 2008 with a peak viewership rating of 41.3%.[3] For his performance, he received a New Star Award at the SBS Drama Awards.

It was not until 2009 that Lee was cast in his first mainstream leading role, in The Road Home, followed soon after by another daily drama Don't Hesitate. In the same year, he also appeared as one of the leading actors in Searching for the Elephant, an erotic-psychological thriller about three thirty-something men struggling with schizophrenia, sex addiction and infidelity.[4]

In 2010, Lee starred opposite Song Chang-eui in Life Is Beautiful, one of the few Korean dramas about an openly gay couple in a society still conservative when it comes to sexuality.[5] Despite the controversy, it was successful in the ratings,[6] and Lee would later work again with renowned screenwriter Kim Soo-hyun on A Thousand Days' Promise (2011) and Childless Comfort (2012).[7]

After a supporting role in Believe in Love (also known as My Love, My Family, 2011), Lee was once again cast in the leading role in Feast of the Gods (2012).[8][9] He later won the Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama at the MBC Drama Awards for Feast of the Gods and his supporting role in the period drama Horse Doctor.

In 2013, Lee joined the ensemble cast of Goddess of Marriage, followed by the adultery drama One Warm Word.[10][11][12] Unlike his previous calm and quiet roles, in 2014 he was cast as the leading man in Glorious Day, a peculiar character which Lee said he looked forward to playing since it most resembles his real-life personality.[13]

Personal life

On September 6, 2016, it was confirmed that Lee and actress Kim So-yeon are in a relationship. The two love birds met on the set of MBC's weekend drama Happy Home, and soon found love off the set as well. Happy Home ran for 6 months and aired its finale on August 21, and it's said the two stars started becoming interested in each other in the middle of the series and officially began dating towards the end. An insider from the drama revealed the chemistry between Lee Sang Woo and Kim So Yeon was obvious from the start. They're also reported to have similar personalities as they tend to be shy and reserved at first before warming up.

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2005 Drama City
"No One Loves Me" 		Jo Seung-joo KBS2
18 vs. 29 Kang Bong-kyu KBS2
Can Love Be Refilled? Lee Sang-woo KBS2
2007 Two Outs in the Ninth Inning Lee Joon-mo MBC
First Wives' Club Koo Se-joo SBS
2009 The Road Home Yoo Hyun-soo KBS1
Don't Hesitate Han Tae-woo SBS
2010 Life Is Beautiful Kim Kyung-soo SBS
2011 Believe in Love Han Seung-woo KBS2
A Thousand Days' Promise Jang Jae-min SBS
2012 Feast of the Gods Kim Do-yoon MBC
Horse Doctor Lee Sung-ha MBC
Childless Comfort Ha In-chul (cameo) jTBC
2013 Goddess of Marriage Kim Hyun-woo SBS
One Warm Word Kim Sung-soo SBS
2014 Let's Eat Kim Sung-soo
(cameo, episode 8)		 tvN
Glorious Day Seo Jae-woo SBS
2015 High Society Jang Kyung-joon (cameo, episode 1-4, 15-16) SBS
All About My Mom Kang Hoon-Jae KBS2
2016 Happy Home Seo Ji-geon MBC

Film

Year Title Role
2006 Almost Love Moon Young-hoon
Don't Look Back Geun-woo
2008 Beyond All Magic Jun
2009 Searching for the Elephant Jin-hyuk

Music video

Year Song title Artist
2004 "Nitpicking" Kim Gun-mo
2007 "Loving One Person" Oh Hyun-ran
"My Angel" Fly to the Sky
"Pretty Today Too" Fly to the Sky

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2008 SBS Drama Awards New Star Award First Wives' Club Won
2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (TV) Nominated
Andre Kim Best Star Awards Male Star Award Won
KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama The Road Home Nominated
2011 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Planning Drama A Thousand Days' Promise Nominated
2012 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama Feast of the Gods, Horse Doctor Won
2013 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama Goddess of Marriage Nominated
2014 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Glorious Day Nominated
2015 4th APAN Star Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama All About My Mom Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Jeonju Gears Up for Annual Movie Fest". The Chosun Ilbo. 31 March 2006. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  2. ↑ Park, Soo-mee (28 November 2006). "Family issues and romance dominate new releases". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  3. ↑ "Good Old Wives' Club Nears 40% Viewer Rating". KBS Global. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  4. ↑ Kim, Lynn (14 October 2009). "Elephant invited to int'l film festivals". 10Asia. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  5. ↑ Yang, Sung-hee (20 May 2010). "Writer pushing buttons on TV, again". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  6. ↑ Lee, Sooin; Nahm, Sooyeon (13 September 2010). "Drama reveals changing attitudes about homosexuality". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  7. ↑ "Lee Sang Woo Makes His Presence Felt Despite No Love Line". Drama Haven. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
  8. ↑ Kim, Myung-hyun (30 November 2011). "Lee Sang-woo to star in January series". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
  9. ↑ Hong, Lucia (18 April 2012). "Actor Lee Sang-woo extends contract with current agency". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  10. ↑ Lee, Sun-min (30 October 2013). "Lee Sang-woo back on SBS". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  11. ↑ Lee, Cory (5 November 2013). "Lee Sang-woo to Pair Up with Han Hye-jin in New Drama". 10Asia. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  12. ↑ "One Warm Word Lee Sang Woo - The Producer Told Me To Reveal More In Acting". KDramaStars. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  13. ↑ Jin, Eun-soo (26 March 2014). "Leads for Good Day confirmed". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
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