1. Leeteuk debuted as the leader of the boy band Super Junior in November 2005 and since then has participated in its subgroups Super Junior-T, Super Junior-Happy, and Super Junior-L.
61 Facts About Leeteuk
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Leeteuk is best known for his role in presenting Strong Heart, Star King, The Best Cooking Secrets, I Can See Your Voice, and Idol Star Athletics Championships.
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Leeteuk is a regular figure in the South Korean year-end awards; he has presented Golden Disc Awards three times, Gaon Chart Music Awards six times, and Asia Artist Awards six times.
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Leeteuk was born on July 1,1983, as the second child of Park Yong-in and Yoo Suk-yeong.
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Leeteuk's elder sister, Park In-young, is a singer and an actress.
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Leeteuk has spoken about his parents' relationship publicly on several television shows.
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Leeteuk attended Chungwoon University and graduated with a bachelor's degree.
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When Leeteuk traveled to Apgujeong-dong to sightsee in early 2000, a talent scout approached him and recommended he audition for SM Entertainment's Starlight Casting System.
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Leeteuk has explained that he uses a stage name because of his desire to have a name with the same effects as Kangta, and to prevent confusion between veteran actress Park Jung-soo and himself.
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Leeteuk previously rejected two of the stage names designated for him by his agency.
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The agency's then-chairman, Lee Soo-man, called him "a special child" and said the name Leeteuk suited him better.
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In February 2007, Leeteuk was placed in the trot-singing subunit, Super Junior-T.
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Leeteuk made his first film appearance with Super Junior members in Attack on the Pin-Up Boys in 2007, playing the role of the school's panda mascot.
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Leeteuk received praise for his work as a newcomer and received a plaque of appreciation from the show's crew members on his last appearance on the show.
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Leeteuk became a radio DJ for KBS Super Junior's Kiss The Radio with Eunhyuk in August 2006.
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Leeteuk left the program in November 2011 because of conflicting work schedules.
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In October 2009, when Boom enlisted for mandatory military service, Leeteuk took over his role and the segment's name was changed temporarily to Teukigayo, or Teuk's Academy.
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Leeteuk released the single "Grumbling", a duet with f's Krystal, through the show.
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Leeteuk became part of the MBC reality show We Got Married, half of a new on-screen couple, with actress Kang So-ra becoming his on-screen wife.
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Leeteuk appeared in four television dramas in between 2011 and 2012, making cameo appearances as a radio DJ in Dream High, a blind date partner in All My Love For You, a television host in Salamander Guru and The Shadows, and as an extra in My Bittersweet Life to support Kang So-ra, who acted in the leading role.
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Leeteuk became the host of the 2011 Melon Music Awards show, his first year-end awards hosting gig.
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Leeteuk returned to the silver screen by taking part in the documentary film I Am.
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Leeteuk apologized on his Twitter account the following day, revealing he could not perform with his label mates because of exhaustion and enteritis.
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In September 2011, Leeteuk said he planned to enlist for his mandatory military service in 2012.
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Leeteuk took part in a photoshoot documenting the shaving of his hair for the male fashion magazine Geek before his enlistment, and was featured on the cover of its December 2012 issue.
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Leeteuk was initially ineligible for active duty following a car crash in 2007 and an aggravated herniated disk, but after receiving treatment he was able to enlist for active duty.
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In January 2013, Leeteuk co-starred in the military musical The Promise.
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Leeteuk returned as a television presenter becoming the special MC in episode 783 of Inkigayo with Heechul and Lee Yu-bi, standing in for Baekhyun, Suho and Kwanghee who had conflicting work schedules.
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Leeteuk received praise for his witty remarks during the ceremonies.
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Leeteuk began hosting the biannual celebrity sports competition, Idol Star Athletics Championships in February 2015 by commenting on the 2015 Idol Star Athletics Basketball Futsal Archery Championships with Kim Sung-joo, Jun Hyun-moo, Kim Jung-geun and Kwanghee, followed by the 2015 Idol Star Athletics Ssireum Basketball Futsal Archery Championships in September 2015, again with Jun Hyun-moo, Kim Jung-geun and Kwanghee, as well as new co-hosts Jun Jin and Kim Young-chul.
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Leeteuk had participated previously as a competitor in the series with other members of Super Junior in the 2010 and 2011 editions, during which he infamously disqualified himself during the 110 metres hurdles race in both competitions.
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Leeteuk was a field reporter in the 2012 Swimming Championships.
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Since hosting the two editions in 2015, Leeteuk had become a fixture in the series along with senior presenter Jun Hyun-moo as he had hosted the program seven more times, once in 2016, twice in 2018, twice in 2019, once in 2020, and the special edition Idol Star Championships: Hall of Fame that aired in 2021 in lieu of the usual competition due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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Leeteuk appeared as host of several other programs in 2015 like Match Made in Heaven Returns with Lee Hwi-jae, a reboot of 2002 program Kang Ho-dong's Match Made in Heaven, White Swan with Lee Seung-yeon, The Mickey Mouse Club with SM Rookies as the Mouseketeers, and episode 782 of Music Bank, filling in for Park Seo-joon.
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Leeteuk returned to the set of Star King, first as a special host for episode 400 in February 2015, then as a regular host beginning in April 2015, until its cancellation in August 2016.
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Leeteuk made a cameo appearance as a music show host in episode 5 of television drama Persevere, Goo Hae-ra which aired in March 2015.
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Leeteuk's band released a compilation album Devil in July 2015, followed by its repackaged version Magic in September.
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Leeteuk made a return as radio DJ of Sukira in April 2016, replacing Ryeowook who had enlisted in the military.
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Leeteuk celebrated the 10th anniversary of the radio show in August before leaving the program for good in October 2016.
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Leeteuk took part in the reality-documentary show Law of the Jungle, filming for Law of The Jungle in Papua New Guinea.
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Leeteuk presented Star Show 360, season 2 of Please Take Care of My Vanity, and Idol Party, as well as participating in the variety show Lucky Race.
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Leeteuk was slated to co-host Star Coming, a South Korea-China joint program in late 2016, but its production was abruptly cancelled following rising tensions between the two countries.
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Leeteuk embarked on his first solo Asia fanmeeting tour, Star;Teuk, making stops in Shanghai, China, in September, and Taipei, Taiwan, in December 2016.
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Leeteuk became the host of The Best Cooking Secrets, the longest running cooking show in South Korea, in January 2017, replacing ZE:A's Kwanghee, who enlisted in the military.
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Leeteuk filled in for Lee Soo-geun and BoA as the host of episode 10 of Singderella and episode 6 of Produce 101 Season 2, respectively.
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Leeteuk took part in several variety shows throughout the year including Hard Workers, as a courier in We Have Delivery, as a detective in Sherlock's Room, and as a celebrity mentor in Fearless Guys.
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Leeteuk became one of the special hosts with other members of Super Junior of the television home shopping program Super Market which aired on CJ O Shopping in November 2017, becoming the first idol to do so,.
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Leeteuk returned with his band for the second time to Super Market and sold out facemasks during the hour they were on air.
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Leeteuk played a supporting role in the commercial web drama Secret Queen Makers in June 2018.
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Leeteuk participated in a few programs which were filmed overseas for the next few months.
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Leeteuk's hosting act was well received by the locals and media.
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Leeteuk starred in a YouTube Original series Analog Trip with fellow band members, Eunhyuk, Donghae and Shindong, as well as TVXQ's Yunho and Changmin in September 2019.
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Leeteuk is credited as one of the composers of the show's soundtrack, "Come a Little Closer".
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Leeteuk wrote the soundtrack for the show, "This Is Me", which is sung by Sunwoo Jung-a and Suran.
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Leeteuk appeared as a talent manager in Favorite Entertainment, a reality show aimed to produce a trot idol group, and began hosting the Japanese variety show Super Junior's Idol vs Idol with bandmate Yesung in July 2020.
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Leeteuk became a mentor for North Korean and overseas competitors in the reality competition People of Trot beginning in September 2020.
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Leeteuk returned to radio hosting Party B, which aired on the web radio Naver NOW, from September to December 2020.
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Leeteuk had glass shards embedded in his back and above his eyes, requiring over 170 stitches.
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Leeteuk was credited as the panda mascot at the end of the film, although it was later confirmed that it had been Ryeowook who portrayed it throughout most of the film.
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On January 6,2014, while Leeteuk was in the military, news broke out that his father, Park Yong-in, and grandparents were found dead in their home.
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Leeteuk was struggling with financial problems on top of having to take care of both his parents who were suffering from dementia.