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Lee Soo-hyuk

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In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Soo-hyuk
Lee in October 2024
Born
Lee Hyuk-soo

(1988-05-31) May 31, 1988 (age 36)
Gwacheon, South Korea
Occupations
  • Model
  • actor
Years active2006–present
AgentYG
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Korean name
Hangul
이수혁
Hanja
李洙赫
Revised RomanizationI Suhyeok
McCune–ReischauerI Suhyŏk
Birth name
Hangul
이혁수
Hanja
李赫秀
Revised RomanizationI Hyeoksu
McCune–ReischauerI Hyŏksu

Lee Soo-hyuk (Korean: 이수혁; born May 31, 1988), born Lee Hyuk-soo (이혁수), is a South Korean model and actor.

Life and career

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Born Lee Hyuk-soo,[1] he debuted as a model in designer Jung Wook-jun's Lone Costume fashion show in 2006. He walked runways for domestic fashion brands including General Idea and Song Zio, and did cover shoots for several fashion magazines such as GQ, Bazaar, and Elle.[2]

After appearing in music videos of girl groups Gavy NJ and 2NE1 in 2009 and 2010, Lee expanded his career into acting. Using the stage name Lee Soo-hyuk,[3] his credits include the television series White Christmas (2011),[4] What's Up (2011),[5] Vampire Idol (2011–2012)[6] and Shark (2013).[7] He also appeared in the films The Boy from Ipanema (2010), Runway Cop (2012),[8] and Horror Stories 2 (2013).[9][10]

In 2013, Lee went to Europe for Paris Fashion Week and London Fashion Week, where he walked fashion runway shows for Balenciaga, J.W. Anderson, and Balmain.[11] He was named one of the "13 Top Breakout New Male Faces of F/W2013" by the online fashion magazine Style Minutes, being the only Asian model to make the cut among other newbies from Holland, Canada, Brazil, Australia, England, Hungary, Germany, and Lithuania.[12]

In 2014, Lee appeared as a guest judge during season 4 of Korea's Next Top Model,[citation needed] and was invited by Tyra Banks to participate in the season 21 finale of America's Next Top Model. He left his agency, SidusHQ, that same year and signed with Star J Entertainment,[13] subsequently starring in the tvN romantic comedy series' High School King of Savvy—as the second male lead—and Righteous Love.[14][15][16] In 2015, Lee was cast in the period vampire romance Scholar Who Walks the Night, based on the webtoon of the same title.[17][18] This was followed by secondary roles in OCN's espionage drama Local Hero,[19] and the MBC romantic comedies Lucky Romance and Sweet Stranger and Me, in 2016.[20][21]

Lee joined YG Entertainment in 2017.[22][23] He was cast in Yoo Ha's crime thriller film Pipeline in 2019.[24] Subsequent projects included lead roles in the mystery romance drama Born Again[25] and the mini web series Handmade Love, both in 2020; the tvN fantasy-romance drama Doom At Your Service in 2021;[26] and the MBC fantasy drama Tomorrow in 2022.[27]

Personal life

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On August 10, 2017, Lee began his mandatory military service. After the basic military training, he continued his service as a public service officer for two years.[28][29]

Other ventures

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Endorsements

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Lee represents numerous global brands including Adidas[30][unreliable source?] and Bulgari.[31] He was selected as the new model for the skincare brand Nivea Men in 2020.[32] In 2021, he became the exclusive face of the men's fashion brand Fahrenheit.[33]

Lee is often booked for fashion editorials in magazines such as GQ, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, W, and Esquire. In 2020, he did fashion editorials for Dior Homme, Balenciaga, and other labels.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Ref.
English Korean
2006 My Boss, My Teacher 투사부일체 Student (3rd year; class 8) [34]
2010 The Boy from Ipanema 이파네마 소년 Boy
2012 Runway Cop 차형사 Kim Sun-ho
2013 Horror Stories 2 무서운 이야기 2 Sung-kyun
2021 Pipeline 파이프라인 Gun-woo [35]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
English Original
2011 White Christmas 화이트 크리스마스 Yoon-soo [34]
Deep Rooted Tree 뿌리 깊은 나무 Yoon Pyeong
What's Up 왓츠업 Lee Soo-bin [36]
Vampire Idol 뱀파이어 아이돌 Mukadil Kejua / Soo-hyuk [37]
2013 Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus 상어 Kim Soo-hyun [36]
2014 High School King of Savvy 고교처세왕 Yoo Jin-woo
Righteous Love 일리있는 사랑 Kim Joon
2015 The Scholar Who Walks the Night 밤을 걷는 선비 Gwi
2016 Local Hero 동네의 영웅 Choi Chan-gyu
Lucky Romance 운빨로맨스 Choi Gun-wook [23]
Sweet Stranger and Me 우리집에 사는 남자 Kwon Duk-bong
2017 Gomen, Aishiteru ごめん、愛してる Baek Rang Cameo (Episode 1) [34]
2020 Born Again 본 어게인 Cha Hyung-bin / Kim Soo-hyuk [38]
2021 Hello, Me! 안녕? 나야! Police Officer Cameo (Episode 1) [39]
Doom at Your Service 어느 날 우리 집 현관으로 멸망이 들어왔다 Cha Joo-ik [26]
2022 Tomorrow 내일 Park Joong-gil [27]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
English Korean
2020–2021 Handmade Love 핸드메이드 러브 Woven
2022 Welcome to Hunam-dong Bookstore 어서 오세요, 휴남동 서점입니다 Hyun Seung-woo Audio drama [40]
2024 Queen Woo 우씨왕후 Go Bal-gi [41]
S Line S라인 Han Ji-wook [42]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
English Korean
2008 Seven Models - Special Edition 세븐모델즈 - Special Edition Cast member Documentary series
2013 Style Log 2013 스타일로그 2013 Host with Hong Jong-hyun [43]
2020 Like Likes Like 끼리끼리 Regular cast 17 episodes
2021 Countryside Western Cuisine 시고르 경양식 Server [44]
2023 Cohabiting, Not Married 결혼 말고 동거 Host [45]
2024 Project 7 프로젝트 7 Host [46]

Music video appearances

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Year Title Artist Length Ref.
2009 "Monorail of Night" (밤의 모노레일) XXX 4:21
"A Love Story" (연애소설) Gavy NJ 5:33
2010 "It Hurts" (아파) 2NE1 4:15
2012 "Whoz That Girl" EXID 4:07
2013 "Falling in Love" 2NE1 3:47

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) / work(s) Result Ref.
Korea Best Dresser Swan Awards 2008 Best Dressed (Model category) Lee Soo-hyuk Won [47]
2014 Best Dressed (Actor category) Won [48]
Korea Fashion Photographers Association 2007 Best New Model Won [49]
MBC Drama Awards 2015 Best New Actor Scholar Who Walks The Night Won [50]

Other accolades

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Listicles

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Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Style Minutes 2013 13 Top Breakout New Male Faces Placed [51][52]

References

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