Lee Seung-gi is a South Korean singer, actor, host, lyricist and entertainer.
50 Facts About Lee Seung-gi
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Lee Seung-gi has garnered further recognition as an actor and rose to popularity in parts of Asia with leading roles in popular dramas such as Brilliant Legacy, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, The King 2 Hearts, Gu Family Book, You're All Surrounded, A Korean Odyssey, Vagabond, Mouse and The Law Cafe.
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Lee Seung-gi was a member of the first season of weekend variety show 1 Night 2 Days from November 2007 to February 2012, and the host of talk show Strong Heart from October 2009 to April 2012.
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Lee Seung-gi was first included in Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list in 2010 placing seventh, subsequently ranking fourth in 2011 and sixth in 2012,2015 and 2022.
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In 2021, Lee Seung-gi was selected as one of the 200 actors to be featured in the Korean Actors 200 Campaign, run by the Korean Film Council.
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Lee Seung-gi was born on January 13,1987, in Banghak-dong, Dobong District, South Korea.
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Lee Seung-gi was part of a band in his local high school, where he was the lead vocalist.
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Lee Seung-gi trained for 2 years before making his singing debut at the age of 17.
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Lee Seung-gi then continued his studies obtaining two master's degrees, Marketing, Trade Theory as well as Finance and Cultural Contents at Dongguk Graduate School.
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Lee Seung-gi successfully received Child Psychiatry Counselling Certificate while he was doing Little Forest variety show.
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Lee Seung-gi released a digital single titled Will You Marry Me in 2009, which became a hit in South Korea.
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Lee Seung-gi received the Digital Single Bonsang award for the second consecutive time at the 25th Golden Disc Awards with his song Love Taught Me To Drink.
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On March 6,2012, Lee Seung-gi made his debut in Japan with the release of his first Japanese album Time for Love and a single of the same title.
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Lee Seung-gi held a concert at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, on June 1,2012, three months after his debut.
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On June 21,2022, his agency announced that Lee Seung-gi will be partnering with guitarist Lee Seung-gi Byung-ho from Captain Planet's songwriting team to release the project's theme song on July 1.
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Lee Seung-gi was then cast as the male lead in SBS's weekend drama Brilliant Legacy in 2009, co-starring Han Hyo-joo.
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Lee Seung-gi's performance earned him his second "Excellence in Acting" award at the 2010 SBS Drama Awards.
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In 2015, Lee Seung-gi Seun-gi made his film debut with romantic comedy Love Forecast which co-stars Moon Chae-won.
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In July 2015, Lee Seung-gi was cast in the period comedy film The Princess and the Matchmaker with Shim Eun-kyung, directed by The Face Reader director Han Jae-rim.
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In 2021, Lee Seung-gi starred alongside Lee Seung-gi Hee-joon in the crime thriller Mouse, playing the role of Jeong Ba-reum, which earned him the Grand Award for best actor in TV category at the 6th Asia Artist Awards.
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Lee Seung-gi was a permanent cast member of the first season of 1 Night 2 Days, a segment of KBS's weekend variety show Happy Sunday, from November 2007 to February 2012.
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Lee Seung-gi earned the Top Excellence Host award in the 2010 KBS Entertainment Awards and the Daesang award with the other cast members of the first season at the 2011 KBS Entertainment Awards.
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In October 2009, Lee Seung-gi took on a hosting role in SBS's Tuesday night talk show Strong Heart with Kang Ho-dong.
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Lee Seung-gi was again recognized for his role in the talk show and received the Top Excellence Host award for two consecutive years at the 2010 and 2011 SBS Entertainment Awards.
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In March 2012, Lee Seung-gi announced his departure from Strong Heart in order to focus on his singing career.
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Lee Seung-gi reunited with 1 Night 2 Days cast members and PD Na Young-seok in the travel-reality show New Journey to the West in 2015.
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On June 1,2021, Lee Seung-gi established his own production company called Human Made.
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Lee Seung-gi took part in the production of the show as its executive producer starring Korean-American rapper Jessi.
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In March 2022, Lee Seung-gi released a Human Made original mini documentary series about food and music titled Human Table on the YouTube under the channel name "Human Made".
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In South Korea, Lee Seung-gi has earned multiple nicknames such as Nation's Umchina, Nation's Little Brother, Nation's Son-in-Law and Nation's Heodang, an image he had earned from his appearance in the show, 1 Night 2 Days.
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On June 23,2012, Lee Seung-gi was one of the torchbearers in the 2012 London Summer Olympics Torch Relay chosen by Samsung.
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Lee Seung-gi was voted the leading star who does good deeds with sincerity and not for keeping up an image.
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On February 1,2016, Lee Seung-gi began his 21-month mandatory military service as an active duty soldier, entering Nonsan Army Recruit Training Center in Chungcheongnam-do.
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Lee Seung-gi was formally discharged on October 31,2017, from the military at Jeungpyeong County in North Chungcheong Province where he was a member of the 13th Special Forces Brigade Black Panther, Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command serving as a military intelligence specialist.
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In October 2016, Lee Seung-gi hosted the military event, 14th Ground Forces Festival, as the goodwill ambassador.
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Lee Seung-gi has been in a relationship with actress Lee Seung-gi Da-in since late 2020.
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On February 7,2023, Lee Seung-gi announced their engagement in letters posted on his social media accounts.
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On November 25,2022, Hook Entertainment claimed that the debt relationship with Lee Seung-gi has been settled in 2021 when their contract was renewed and the unsettled music revenue is false.
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On December 1,2022, Lee Seung-gi forwarded a notice to Hook Entertainment to terminate their exclusive contract citing Hook's violation of obligations due to unsettled revenue.
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Lee Seung-gi officially filed a criminal lawsuit against Hook Entertainment's CEO Kwon Jin-young, as well as its former and current directors on December 22,2022.
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Lee Seung-gi had participated in a charity fan signing event for world hunger relief.
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In 2013, Lee Seung-gi donated 5.88 tons of Rice to Nowon-gu, Seoul.
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Lee Seung-gi continues to participate in donations for neighbors in need through various social organizations, including the Korean Red Cross every year.
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Lee Seung-gi was appointed honorary ambassador for the New York campus.
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Lee Seung-gi has won five Bonsang Awards, including two from Golden Disc Awards, one from SBS Music Awards and two from Seoul Music Awards.
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Lee Seung-gi has received nine Daesang Awards nominations, winning four Daesangs, including one from KBS Drama Awards, one from Asia Artist Awards, one from KBS Entertainment Awards, and one from SBS Entertainment Awards.
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Additionally, Lee Seung-gi was honored at the 2014 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, held by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, for contributing to Korean culture and spreading Korean Wave, or hallyu.
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Lee Seung-gi was selected as the male multi-entertainer of the year at the 2020 Brand of the Year Daesang Award.
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In March 2022, Lee Seung-gi was awarded the Presidential Citation as an exemplary taxpayer on the 56th Taxpayers' Day and was appointed public relations ambassador of 2022 for the National Tax Service.