LEE SEUNG GILee Seung Gi (
Korean: 이승기,
Hanja: 李昇基), born on January 13, 1987, is a
K-popsinger. He debuted at the age of 17 on June 18, 2004 when he was still
a high school student. "Because You're My Girl", his debut single, was
a very popular ballad and created a "liking older women" syndrome in
South Korea. In the 2004
MBCMusic Awards, he won the "Best New Artist" award. He also won the award
for "Best Male Artist" in the 2005 MKMF Awards with his song "White
lie" from his 4th album
Story of Separation.
Lee Seung Gi was a regular guest on
SBS's
X-Man. After the show ended he debuted as an actor on the daily drama
The Infamous Chill Sisters (
소문난 칠공주) and appeared on various variety shows. He is now a permanent member on
KBS's
1 Night, 2 Days show, part of the network's
Happy Sunday lineup, debuting on the November 11th episode. Because of this, he was forced to turn down a role in
SBS's historical drama
Iljimae. He was cast as the main character of the Korean drama "
Shining Inheritance" with the starring korean actress
Han Hyo Joo and
Moon Chae Won,
which began to air in April 2009. He plays the role of Sun Woo Hwan,
the spoiled grandson of a CEO who eventually matures with the help of
Go Eun Sung (
Han Hyo Joo).
The drama ended July 26th with its 28th episode after two extensions,
achieving great success and became yet the top rating drama of 2009.
Although busy with his entertainment work, he was able to graduate from
Dongguk University within 4 years, obtaining his degree on February 20, 2009. He also received a special scholarship from the school.
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