Lee Hwi-jae (born Lee Young-jae on December 29, 1972) is a South Korean TV presenter, comedian, actor, and singer. Lee studied theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, then made his TV debut in 1992 as a comedian after working as a floor director for MBC's entertainment program Sunday, Sunday Night. He shot to stardom in the program Life Theater. Since then, he has expanded his career to hosting variety shows such as Sang Sang Plus, Sponge and Quiz to Change the World. He was the third highest-paid entertainer at MBC in 2008, earning .
Personal life Hwi-jae married florist Moon Jeong-won at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul on December 5, 2010. Their twin sons, Lee Seo-eon and Lee Seo-jun, were born on March 15, 2013. He and his twins appeared in the variety show The Return of Superman from November 3, 2013 to April 14, 2018.
Filmography
Television series Year Title Network Notes 1994 Guy Kim MBC 1995 Three Color Friendship: "It’s Suffering for Seniors" SBS To Make a Man KBS2 1996 Reporting for Duty Lee Hwi-jae's: Macho Commando SBS 1998 Three Guys and Three Girls MBC 1999 My Love Han Ji-soon SBS 2000 Cool Guys KBS2 2000–2001 2003 Go Mom Go! 2003–2004 2004 Old Miss Diary 2005 Banjun Drama SBS Lawyers MBC Hello Franceska 3 cameo Look Back With a Smile KBS2 2011 The Greatest Love MBC 2013 Royal Villa jTBC 2016 Listen to Love jTBC 2017Go BackKBS2
Film Year Title Film Production Notes 1992 Bloody Fight for Revenge 1993 빛나리랑 영자랑 휘재랑 1995 멀고 먼 해후 1996 Albatross 1997 Hallelujah 2000 The Picture Diary 2003 Singles cameo2006 Old Miss Diary – Movie 2011 초대받지 못한 손님
Variety show Year Title Network Notes 1993 Life Theater MBC 1993–1994, 1997 Baby Face Club 1994 오늘은 좋은 날 – 큰 집 사람들 1999 Nam Hee-seok and Lee Hwi-jae's Wonderful Encounter SBS 1999–2000 Nam Hee-seok and Lee Hwi-jae's 한국이 보인다 KBS2 2000 한국이 보인다 2000–2001 Bank 2000–2002 2001 Beautiful Sunday SBS Lee and Yoo's Night KBS2 2001–2002 Super TV Sunday Fun 2003 Sponge 2003–2012 2004 Healthy Men and Women SBS Star Olympiad Medical Non-Fiction! Last Warning M Countdown Mnet 2004–2005 Sang Sang Plus KBS2 2004–2008 2008 We Got Married – Season 1 MBC 2008–2009 Quiz to Change the World Lee Hwi Jae and Park Mi Sun bid farewell to 'Quiz to Change the World' after 6 years . Retrieved 2014-11-13. 1000 Songs Challenge SBS MC Lee Hwi Jae, who had expressed his love for After School earlier ... Retrieved 2013-08-10.2009 Hunters MBC 2009–2010 I Have an Uncle KBS2 Determine Women's Ranks QTV 2009–2011 2010 Heroes SBS 2010–2011 Eco House MBC 2011 Secret KBS2 Birth of a Family 2011–2012 2012 Diamond Girl QTV We Are Detectives jTBC 2012–2013 2013 Extreme 7 MBC Every1 Super Match SBS Diet Master StoryOn Vitamin KBS2 2013–2017 Super Dog The Return of Superman 2013–2018 The air time of KBS2 TV new entertainment program, "Superman Is Back" has been confirmed . Retrieved 2014-06-25.The Return of Superman, raising Kids Makes Life a Joy . KBS World. Retrieved 2014-10-16. Retrieved on 21 April 12018 H.E. The Victory with Doctors jTBC Happy Together Guest, with Tablo, Seong-hoon & Hyun-sung Hwi-jae reveals Yoo Jae Suk's plans . Retrieved 2013-12-13. 2014 Beauty Shop Channel A 2015 Match Made in Heaven Returns MBC Every1 MC, with Leeteuk 2016 Battle Trip KBS MC, 2016–2019 Upcoming KBS variety show 'Battle Trip' reveals MC lineup . Retrieved 2016-08-01. Vocal War: God's Voice SBS Co-host with Sung Si-kyung 2021 Blindly Commerce Channel A Host 2021 The Man Who Writes a Wife Card TV Chosun Host 2021 Tomorrow's Baseball King Channel A Host 2021 Battle in the Box MBN Host
Hosting events Year Event Hosts Notes 2005 11th Korea Musical Awards 4th KBS Entertainment Awards 2006 5th KBS Entertainment Awards 2007 43rd Paeksang Arts Awards Baseball Golden Glove Awards SBS Gayo Daejeon 2008 SBS Entertainment Awards 2009 1st 대한민국 희극인의 날 MBC Drama Awards 2010 46th Paeksang Arts Awards with Kim Ah-joong 2011 2011 KBS Music Festival 2012 48th Paeksang Arts Awards with Kim Ah-joong Lee Hwi-jae and Kim Ah-joong were invited as MCs, and they will be giving out total 14 awards under TV category, and 11 awards under movie category . Retrieved 2012-04-27. MBC Gayo Daejejeon 2013 25th Korea PD Awards 2nd APAN Star Awards with Park So-yeon T-ara's Soyeon and Lee Hwi Jae have been appointed as MCs for the '2013 APAN Star Awards' . Retrieved 2013-11-16. 2013 KBS Music Festival with Bae Suzy and Yoon Shi-yoon The rep also revealed who would be the MCs in KBS Music Festival . Retrieved 2013-12-12. 2013 SBS Drama Awards with Lee Bo-young and Kim Woo-bin 2014 2014 SBS Drama Awards with Park Shin-hye and Park Seo-joon Lee Hwi Jae to join Park Shin Hye as hosts for '2014 SBS Drama Awards' . Retrieved 2014-12-17. 2014 KBS Music Festival with Ok Taec-yeon and Im Yoon-ah '2014 KBS Music Festival' unveiled its lineup of the participating hosts, artists, promising a night full of exciting performances to come! . Retrieved 2014-12-19.2016 2016 SBS Drama Awards with Bang Min-ah and Jang Geun-suk 2016 KBS Entertainment Awards with Lee Hye-ri and Yoo Hee-yeol
Discography
Album Year Album Details Certification 1995 An Experience 1997 Rebirth
Song contribution Year Track Album Artist Notes 2000 "Smile" Live in Concert Yurisangja "축복해요" Imagine Song Eun-i 2003 "2 Man Show" Smile Lena Park
Musical theatre March! Waikiki Brothers (2006)
Book 별난 사람들의 별나지 않은 그 집 이야기 (2010)
Awards and nominations + Year presented, name of the award ceremony, award category, nominated works and the result of the nomination Year Award Category Nominated works Result 2009 MBC Entertainment Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Yoo Jae-suk Named Top Entertainer at Year-end event . Retrieved 2009-12-30. 2010 Best MC Award (with Park Mi-sun & Kim Gura) Quiz to Change the World Winners Announced at 2013 MBC Entertainment Awards . Retrieved 2010-12-30. 2011 SBS Entertainment Awards Netizen Popularity Award 1000 Song Challenge 2013 KBS Entertainment Awards Producer's Special Award The Return of Superman The '2013 KBS Entertainment Awards' kicked off the year-end award ceremonies with Shin Dong Yup, KARA's Hara, and Seo In Guk as your hosts at the KBS New Wing Open Hall in Yeouido, Seoul on the 21st! Retrieved 2013-12-21.2014 Popularity Award ( Hwi-jae's Twins with Sarang & Haru) Winners of The 2014 KBS Entertainment Awards . Retrieved 2014-12-27. Producer's Special Award (with Song Il-gook) 2015 Grand Prize (Daesang) The Return of Superman, Vitamin 2015 KBS Entertainment Awards: Who Are the Big Winners of the Night? . Retrieved 2015-12-26. 2016 Winners Of 2016 KBS Entertainment Awards . Retrieved 2017-05-31.
References
External links Lee Hwi-jae Fan Cafe at Daum