Lee Moon-sae (; ; born January 17, 1959) is a South Korean ballad singer who is often considered a Korean pop icon. Since his debut in 1978, he has released 16 full-length albums, including 1987's When Love Passes By, which sold 2.85 million copies, making it the best-selling album in South Korea to date at the time. He is also well known for being the host of the popular South Korean radio show, Starry Night, on MBC FM, from 1985 to 1996. He was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2007.
Discography Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR
I Am a Happy Man ()Released: July 20, 1983 Label: Seorabeol Records Format: LP rowspan="11" The BestReleased: September 1, 1984 Label: Hyundai Acoustics Format: LPI Don't Know Yet ()Released: November 20, 1985 Label: King Records Format: LP KOR: 1,500,000+When Love Passes By ()Released: March 10, 1987 Label: King Records Format: LP KOR: 2,850,000+Standing Under the Shade of a Roadside Tree ()Released: September 15, 1988 Label: King Records Format: LP KOR: 2,580,000+That Was Me ()Released: November 1, 1989 Label: King Records Format: LPOld Love ()Released: September 17, 1991 Label: Hankook Record Co. Format: CD, cassetteLike an Old Photograph ()Released: September 1, 1993 Label: Orange Popular Format: CD, cassette95 Stage With Composer Lee YounghunReleased: January 1, 1995 Label: Nice Popular Format: CD, cassetteDancing Flower ()Released: January 1, 1996 Label: M Project Format: CD, cassetteSometimesReleased: March 28, 1998 Label: King Records Format: CD, cassetteKOR: 89,302+Phew - People, Trees and Rest ()Released: October 1, 1999 Label: M Project Format: CD, cassette6KOR: 137,011+Chapter 13Released: March 21, 2001 Label: EnterOne Format: CD, cassette14KOR: 48,505+Red Underwear ()Released: October 16, 2002 Label: M Project, BMG Korea Format: CD, cassette15KOR: 48,768+New DirectionReleased: April 7, 2015 Label: KMOONfnd, LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, Digital download5KOR: 11,949+Cumulative sales of New Direction:Between UsReleased: October 23, 2018 Label: KMOONfnd, kakao M Format: CD, Digital download23KOR: 1,594+
Awards + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award Year Category Nominee/Nominated work Result Ref. Golden Disc Awards 1986 Main Prize I Don't Know Yet 1987 Album of the Year (Daesang)When Love Passes By Main Prize (Bonsang) 1988 Standing Under the Shade of a Roadside Tree 1993Like an Old Photograph MBC Drama Awards 1985 Excellence Award in Radio Starry Night 1987 Top Excellence Award in Radio 1993 Best TV Host Award Sunday Sunday Night 2008 Top Excellence Award in Radio This Is Lee Moon-sae in the Morning SBS Gayo Daejeon 2005 Live Performance Award Lee Moon-sae
Broadcasting +YearWork1981KBS TV <Run Broadcasting Car> MC
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