Lee Dong-wook

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Lee Dong-wook (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler; born 6 November 1981) is a South Korean actor and presenter. He is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas My Girl (2005), Scent of a Woman (2011), The Fugitive of Joseon (2013), Hotel King (2014), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017), Life (2018), Hell Is Other People (2019), Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020), Bad and Crazy (2021), Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (2023), A Shop for Killers (2024), and The Divorce Insurance (2025). He is also the host of the talk show Strong Heart (2012–2013), boy group survival reality show Produce X 101 (2019), and his own American-style talk show Wook Talk (2019).

Early life and education

In 2005, Lee enrolled in Joongbu University, majoring in media and broadcasting arts.[1]

Career

Lee made his acting debut in 1999 in an MBC single-episode drama after winning the grand prize in the V-NESS model contest of the same year.[2][3] The PD of the drama saw Lee, and proceeded to cast him in the teen drama School 2.[4][5] Lee started to gain recognition with his performance in School 3.[6]

Lee hit stardom with 2005 romantic comedy My Girl.[7] The drama series became a hit during its run both domestically and across Asia, and made Lee a Korean Wave star.[8][9]

He has since starred in noir Bitter Sweet Life (2008),[10] courtroom dramedy Partner (2009),[11][12] melodrama Scent of a Woman (2011),[13] baseball rom-com Wild Romance (2012),[14][15] period thriller The Fugitive of Joseon (2013),[16][17] and revenge drama Hotel King (2014), in which he reunited with My Girl co-star Lee Da-hae.[18][19] He then starred in fantasy-action series Blade Man (2014) and romance drama Bubble Gum (2015).[20][21]

Lee and comedian Shin Dong-yup took over as MCs of talk show Strong Heart from April 2012 to January 2013.[22][23][24][25][26][27] Lee also joined the reality show Roommate, which aired from 2014 to 2015.[28][29]

From 2016 to 2017, Lee starred alongside Gong Yoo in Kim Eun-sook's fantasy-romance drama Guardian: The Lonely and Great God playing a grim reaper.[30] The drama was a hit, and along with its success, helped in the resurgence of Lee's acting career.[31][32]

In 2018, Lee starred in the medical drama Life as a doctor who works at the ER Department.[33][34]

In 2019, Lee starred in the romance comedy drama Touch Your Heart alongside Guardian co-star Yoo In-na, playing a workaholic lawyer.[35][36] The same year, he was confirmed as the host for Produce X 101, the fourth season of survival audition program Produce 101.[37] He then starred as the main antagonist in the thriller drama Hell Is Other People as a dentist in the morning but a psychopath in the evening.[38] He also started hosting his own talk show, Wook Talk, to celebrate his 20th anniversary since debut.[39][40]

In 2020, Lee was cast in the fantasy drama Tale of the Nine Tailed as a nine-tailed fox who used to be a mountain god, and is now working as a civil servant.[41] He also confirmed to appear in the romantic comedy film Single in Seoul alongside Im Soo-jung.[42]

In December 2020, he was listed as Asia-Pacific's Most Influential Celebrities on Social Media.[43]

In 2021, he appeared in A Year-End Medley, a romantic comedy film by Kwak Jae-yong[44] and in an iQIYI original mystery drama Bad and Crazy, which aired on 17 December 2021.[45]

In 2022, Lee joined the Universe communication platform.[46]

In 2024, Lee starred on Disney+'s A Shop for Killers.[47]

Other activities

Ambassadorships

Year Title Ref.
2018 Honorary Ambassador for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games [48][49]
Tourism Ambassador of Gangwon Province [50]
2024 Olympic Friends of 2024 Winter Youth Olympics [51]

Philanthropy

On 11 March 2022, Lee made a donation of Template:KRW million to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association to help the victims of the Uljin forest fire 2022, which devastated the area and then spread to Samcheok, South Korea.[52]

On 5 Jan 2025, Lee made a donation of ₩50 million to the Community Chest of Jeollanam-do to support the families of the Dec 2024 Jeju Air plane accident victims. [53]

On 27 Mar 2025, Lee made a donation of ₩50 million to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relieft Association to help the victims of the wildfires in the Ulsan, Gyeongbuk and Gyeongnam regions. [54][55]

Personal life

Military service

Lee enlisted in the military in August 2009, serving under the National Defense Public Relations Service.[56] He was discharged in June 2011.[57]

Ancestry

His parents are mainly of Korean descent.[58] In a Wook Talk episode that aired on 22 January 2020, guest and forensic professor Yoo Sung-ho revealed genealogical DNA test results for him and one of the show's producers. According to Lee's results, a significant part of his mother's genetic makeup matches that of Koryak and Khaka people—both ethnic groups that are indigenous to Siberia (to be more specific, Kamchatka and Khakassia respectively).[59]

Filmography

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Bibliography

Year Title Category Notes Ref.
2017 For My Dear Photo-book Template:ISBN [60]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2014 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Hotel King Template:Nom [61]
2018 K-Star Award Life Template:Nom [62]
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Template:Nom
Asia Model Awards 2014 Fashionista Award Lee Dong-wook Template:Won [63]
Brand of the Year Awards 2023 Male Actor of the Year (Drama) Lee Dong-wook Template:Won [64]
Cosmopolitan Beauty Awards in China 2011 Most Attractive Actor in Asia Lee Dong-wook Template:Won [65]
DramaFever Awards 2017 Best Supporting Actor Guardian: The Lonely and Great God Template:Won [66]
Fashionista Awards 2017 Global Icon Lee Dong-wook Template:Nom [67]
I-Magazine Fashion Face Award 2021 Asian Male Lee Dong-wook Template:Won [68]
iQIYI Awards 2021 The Most Popular Actor Tale of the Nine Tailed Template:Won [69]
KBS Drama Awards 2009 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Partner Template:Nom [70]
2012 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Wild Romance Template:Nom [71]
2013 Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama The Fugitive of Joseon Template:Nom [72]
Korea Drama Awards 2017 Top Excellence Award, Actor Guardian: The Lonely and Great God Template:Nom [73]
Korea Fashion Photographers Association 2018 Photogenic Award of the year Lee Dong-wook Template:Won [74]
Korea First Brand Awards 2021 Best Actor Lee Dong-wook Template:Won [75]
Korea Movie Star Awards 2007 Best New Actor The Perfect Couple Template:Nom [76]
Korean Most Popular Entertainment Awards 2001 New Generation Actor Lee Dong-wook Template:Won
2002 Best New Actor (TV) Loving You Template:Won
MBC Drama Awards 2014 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama Hotel King Template:Nom [77]
OCN Awards 2019 "Dangerously Attractive Character" Award Hell Is Other People Template:Won [78]
PC LADY & Tudou Fashion Awards 2013 Asia Fashion Star Award Lee Dong-wook Template:Won [79]
SBS Drama Awards 2003 New Star Award Land of Wine Template:Won [80]
Best Supporting Actor Template:Nom
2011 Top 10 Stars Scent of a Woman Template:Won [81]
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Drama Template:Won
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Strong Heart 		Template:Won [82]
Best Newcomer, MC category Strong Heart Template:Won
Soompi Awards 2018 Best Supporting Actor Guardian: The Lonely and Great God Template:Won [83]
V-NESS Model Awards 1999 Grand Prize Lee Dong-wook Template:Won [84]

State and cultural honors

Name of country or organization, year given and name of honor
Country or organization Year Honor Ref.
South Korea-Japan Culture Awards 2011 Grand Prize for Cultural Diplomacy [85]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
GQ Korea 2019 Men of the Year Placed [86]

References

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External links

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