Lee Yong-woo

For other people with the same name, see Lee Yong-woo (politician).
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Yong-woo
Born (1981-04-15) April 15, 1981 (age 43)
South Korea
EducationKorea National University of Arts - Dance
Occupation(s)Actor, dancer
Years active2001–present
Agent(s)YG Entertainment
(2014–2017)
Spouse(2012–present)
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
이용우
Revised RomanizationI Yong-u
McCune–ReischauerRi Yong-u

Lee Yong-woo (born April 15, 1981) is a South Korean actor and dancer. He graduated from the Korea National University of Arts with a degree in Dance and joined the modern dance company Laboratory Dance Project in 2001. Lee made his acting debut in 2009 and has since starred in television dramas such as Style and Birdie Buddy. He is also one of the coaches/judges (called "masters") in the reality competition show Dancing 9.

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2009 Style Kim Min-joon SBS
2011 KBS Drama Special – "Men Cry" Sung-goo KBS2
Warrior Baek Dong-soo Kenzo SBS
Birdie Buddy John Lee tvN
2012 12 Signs of Love Lee Joon tvN
The Chaser PK Joon (Park Ki-joon) SBS
2014 Ballerino Lee Seon-woo MBC Dramanet
2015 Last Kang Se-hoon jTBC
2019 Voice Fujiyama Koichi OCN
Hot Stove League Gil Chang-joo SBS

Film

Year Title Role
2011 My Black Mini Dress Seok-won
2014 You Are My Vampire Spy

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes
2013–15 Dancing 9 Mnet Master

Music video

Year Song Title Artist
2009 "Half" Hwayobi
2010 "Like a Fool" Honey Dew
"Will Love Come" Mighty Mouth feat. Baek Ji-young
2014 "Double Kiss" Lena Park
2018 "One Shot Two Shot" BoA

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Tune
2011 Guys and Dolls Sky Masterson
2013 Replica
2015 Club Salome — Choreographer

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1999 29th Dong-A Dance Competition Silver Medal, Student category — Won
2002 32nd Dong-A Dance Competition Gold Medal, Overall Male Dancer in Contemporary Dance — Won
2009 SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Style Won

References

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  4. ^ Han, Sang-hee (16 February 2010). "Birdie Buddy Aiming to Captivate TV Viewers". The Korea Times. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
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  6. ^ Jin, Eun-soo (13 June 2014). "Dancing 9 back with new groove". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  7. ^ Doo, Rumy (26 March 2015). "Survival dance show Dancing 9 returns in new format". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
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  11. ^ Han, Sang-hee (29 March 2010). "Traditional and Modern Dancers Create Tune". The Korea Times. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  12. ^ "At the press call for musical Guys and Dolls". 10Asia. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  13. ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (13 May 2013). "Fusion isn't confusion". The Korea Times. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Highlights". The Korea Herald. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Jang Seo-hee wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2015.