Lee Soo-geun (; born February 10, 1975) is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his career as a comedian on KBS Gag Concert.
Career Before entering the entertainment industry, Lee worked as a recreational instructor, and entered a singing contest on MBC's River Music Festival (). He was also an aerobics instructor. In October 2006, he began his own online internet shopping mall, selling clothes. In May 2008, he became an ambassador for the Pork Management Committee ()
Lee has appeared on many reality-variety shows. He made a breakthrough in his career after appearing on KBS' Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days. He was seen as the most hardworking member of the cast and was in charge of driving in the show, as he had a commercial coach license. After appearing on the show, he earned more recognition and was offered MC roles on other shows, such as season 2 of Sang Sang Plus, his first TV appearance in the role of an MC. His marriage was broadcast on national television on 1 Night 2 Days.
Up until 2012, he was signed under Castle J Entertainment, and on September 19, it was announced that he had signed exclusive contracts with SM C&C, a subsidiary of SM Entertainment, along with Kim Byung-man, immediately after fellow national MC Kang Ho-dong and Shin Dong-yup joined.
In December 2015, he reunited with Kang Ho-dong as a cast member for JTBC's new variety show, Knowing Bros.
In 2017, Lee Soo-geun appeared in more than ten programs.
In 2024, he left SM C&C and joined BPM Entertainment.
Personal life Lee married Park Ji-yeon in 2008. They have 2 sons from their marriage, Lee Tae-joon and Lee Tae-seo. Lee's mother is a shaman.
He is a Taekwondo black belt (he is currently a 5th dan black belt in Taekwondo and has demonstrated his skills on various variety shows such as Guesthouse Daughters and Knowing Bros).
Controversies In 2013, Lee was under the investigation for suspicion of online illegal gambling along with Tony An, Tak Jae-hoon, Andy Lee & Boom. Lee was involved in an illegal sports gambling scandal, in which he placed bets on the results of top division football teams in the United Kingdom by using an illegal online gambling website and cell phone text messages. Lee has claimed to have bet billions of Korean won on online sports betting websites. As a result of researching his gambling activities, Lee Soo-geun was found to have gambled using from December 2008 to June 2011. In the first public trial on the morning of December 6, 2013, Judge Shin Myung-hee of the Seoul Central Prosecutor's Office charged Lee Soo Geun with eight months in prison and two years of probation. Lee Soo Geun, who appeared in the first public trial with his lawyer, repeatedly acknowledged his crime and begged for mercy. After two years of self-restraint time at home, he returned with billiards competition show "Juk-bang Legend". Before filming the first episode of the show, Lee said "I will restart as if it is my first time."
Discography 2020: "SWAG" (ft. Chin Chilla and Jiselle) - Show Me The Play 2 Final 2019: "White Winter" (with. Kim Hee-chul) - STATION X 4 LOVEs for Winter Part.3 2010: "Huk" (ft. Eun Jiwon) 2009: "Happy Song" (ft. Ez-Life) 2009: "Let's Keep Going Until the End" (ft. Eun Jiwon)
Filmography
Year Title2015–presentKnowing Bros2018–presentLee Soo Geun's Channel2019–presentAsk Us Anything Fortune Teller2021–presentThe Girls Who Hit GoalsMy Neighborhood Class 2022 Daughter Thieves 2022–present Fantastic Family 2022Trust Me and Follow Me, Urban Fishermen 4 2022 Extreme Beginner 2022 Hanbly 2023 City Sashimi Restaurant
Accolades Awards YearAward ShowAward2006KBS Entertainment AwardsExcellent Corner Award for Comedy Division2007KBS Entertainment AwardsBest Entertainer's Award (Men Division)2008KBS Entertainment AwardsNew Male MC Award (Variety Show Division)15th Korea Entertainment Awards Comedian Award2009KBS Entertainment AwardsMale MC Award (Variety Show Division)2010Mnet 20's Choice AwardsMnet 20's Choice 20th Most influential starThe 11th Korea Visual Arts CompetitionPortfolio AwardKBS Entertainment Awards Excellence Award (Variety Show Division)2011Baeksang Arts AwardsBest Male Variety Performer23rd Korea PD Awards Comedian AwardThe 38th Korea Broadcasting AwardsPersonal Comedy DivisionKBS Entertainment AwardsTop Excellence AwardKBS Entertainment AwardsEntertainment Daesang - 1N2D team members20123rd Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism citation2016The 10th Cable TV BroadcastingPopular Star - as MC of Juk-bang Legend ()2019Brand of the Year AwardsMale Variety Star 2021 SBS Entertainment Awards Best Couple Award with Bae Sung-jae – Kick A Goal
Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Forbes 2010 Korea Power Celebrity 39th 2020 8th
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