Lee Tae-sung

Lee Tae-sung (born Lee Sung-deok on April 21, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in 26 Years Diary, Playful Kiss and Rooftop Prince and is currently a cast member of the reality show My Little Old Boy.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Lee Tae-sung
Lee in 2019
Born
Lee Sung-deok

(1985-04-21) April 21, 1985
Ansan, South Korea
Other namesイ･テソン (Japanese)
OccupationActor
Years active2003-present
AgentGlory MK Entertainment
Notable work
26 Years Diary (2006)
Gangster High (2006)
Bravo, My Love! (2011)
Rooftop Prince (2012)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Spouse(s)(2013 - 2015)
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYi Tae-seong
McCune–ReischauerYi T'aesŏng
Birth name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationYi Seong-deok
McCune–ReischauerYi Sŏngtŏk

Early life

The elder of two sons, Lee was born and raised in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province.[1] His younger brother is singer Sung Yu-bin (Korean: 성유빈, born 1987), who is a member of the band BOB4.[2] Lee was a baseball player in his youth and had aspired to play professionally before constant injuries forced him to give up the sport during his senior year. He graduated from Ansan Technical High School where he was schoolmates with St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun.[3]

Career

Lee's first credited role was as baseball player Koo Chun-seo in the sports film Superstar Mr. Gam. He was cast in his first lead role in the 2005 film Blossom Again opposite veteran actress Kim Jung-eun and was nominated for Best New Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and Baeksang Arts Awards.[4] His next film was the 2006 Japanese-South Korean co-production 26 Years Diary, in which he portrayed the Korean student who was killed trying to save a man who had fallen off the platform at the Shin-Ōkubo Station. It garnered him much attention in Japan due to the high profile nature of the actual incident, which had occurred in 2001.[5] He was cast in the second male lead role in the romantic comedy Two Outs in the Ninth Inning, in which he played a college baseball player aspiring to go professional.[6] After a stint of playing mostly protagonist roles, he portrayed the villainous nemesis of Park Yoo-chun in the sageuk fusion drama Rooftop Prince followed by the scheming son of a chaebol family in Pots of Gold.

Following his discharge from the military in July 2015, Lee's comeback project was the MBC weekend drama My Mom. He then starred in the KBS drama My Golden Life, which began airing in late 2017 and became a ratings hit domestically.[7]

In April 2020, Lee and his mother joined the cast of the reality show My Little Old Boy.

Personal life

Lee played for the celebrity amateur baseball team Playboys, alongside the likes of fellow actors Kim Seung-woo and Yoon Hyun-min.[8]

Lee registered his marriage in April 2012, but an actual wedding ceremony was not scheduled until March 2013 due to the death of both Lee's grandparents. The couple have a son who was born in 2011, a day before the death of his grandmother.[9][10] They separated before he enlisted for his military service and eventually divorced after three years of marriage. He has custody of their son.[11]

Lee entered his mandatory military service on October 29, 2013 at 32nd Division training camp in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province.[12][13] As he was a single father, he was granted reservist status, which meant that he could commute to his duty station from home after the five weeks of basic military training. He was discharged in July 2015.[14]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2004 Superstar Mr. Gam Stunt double; Koo Cheon-Seo (OB Bears)
Credited as Lee Seong-deok (이성덕)
2005 Blossom Again Lee Seok / Lee Soo
2006 26 Years Diary[15] Lee Soo-hyun
Gangster High[16] Kim Jae-gu
2010 Sera & Lami Kwang-soo

Television series
Year Title Role Network
2003 Go Mom Go! KBS2
2007 Several Questions That Make Us Happy Jung-wook KBS2
Two Outs in the Ninth Inning Kim Jung-joo MBC
Time Between Dog and Wolf Bae Sang-shik MBC
2008 Terroir Park Dan-byul SBS
2009 Romance Zero Kim Woo-jin MBC Dramanet
Enjoy Life Jang Yoo-jin MBC
2010 Drama Special: The Woman Next Door Byun Hoon KBS2
Playful Kiss Bong Joon-gu MBC
2011 Pianissimo[17] Ki Da-rim TrendE
Bravo, My Love! Byun Dong-woo MBC
2012 Rooftop Prince Yong Tae-mu SBS
2013 Pots of Gold Park Hyun-joon MBC
2015 My Mom Kim Kang-jae MBC
2017 My Golden Life Seo Ji-tae KBS
2018 Ms. Hammurabi[18] Min Yong-joon JTBC
2019 The Golden Garden Choi Joon-ki MBC
2020 When My Love Blooms Joo Young-woo tvN

Variety show
Year Title As Network
2010-11 100 Out of 100 (aka Oh my School) Guest KBS2
2011-12 K-Pop CON[19] MC; Performer, episode 1 Channel A
2012 Dugeun Dugeun Heundeullyeo[20] Guest MBC
Show King[21] Guest, episode 10 Channel A
2016 King of Mask Singer Contestant as "Want To Fly Flying Boy", episode 47 MBC
Real Men Cast member, Navy NCO special
2020 My Little Old Boy Cast member SBS

Music video
Year Artist Song
2008 MC the Max Thorn Fish
MC the Max So Sick
2009 Park Sang-min When I Miss You
2010 Gavy NJ Sunny Side
2012 BOB4 Mystery Girl[2]

Discography

Album
  • Lee Tae-sung: "When A Man Is In Love" (Korean: 남자가 사랑할때) (2007)[22]

Soundtrack contribution
  • Lee Tae-sung: "Like The First Time" (Korean: 처음처럼) (Romance Zero OST, 2009)
  • Lee Tae-sung: "Talking To Myself" (Korean: 혼잣말) (Playful Kiss OST, 2010)
  • Hunter: "I Want To Be The Only Man For You" (Korean: 너에게 만은 남자이고 싶다) (City Hunter Special OST, 2011)

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
200526th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest New ActorBlossom AgainNominated
200642nd Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New Actor (Film)Nominated
20078th Busan Film Critics Awards[16]Best New ActorGangster HighWon
2010MBC Drama AwardsBest New ActorEnjoy Life, Playful KissWon
201119th Korean Culture and Entertainment AwardsBest ActorBravo, My Love!Won
2012SBS Drama AwardsSpecial Acting Award, Actor in a Drama SpecialRooftop PrinceNominated
2019MBC Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily DramaThe Golden GardenNominated
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References
  1. "안산서 나고 자란 배우 이태성, 안산 구단 홍보 나선다" (in Korean). star.mt.co.kr. July 23, 2019.
  2. "MV Teaser: BOB4's Mystery Girl" Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Luminosity.
  3. "'119km 시구' 뽐낸 배우 이태성, 알고보니 SK 김광현과..." The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). June 28, 2012.
  4. "이태성 선수, 1루 베이스 돌았습니다, <사랑니>의 이태성". Cine 21 (in Korean). October 10, 2005.
  5. "[World in Korea]'義人 이수현' 벌써 5주기". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). January 27, 2006.
  6. "'9회말...'의 이태성 "연상 전문? 그래도 영화보다 나이차 줄었는데..."" (in Korean). MBC. July 15, 2007.
  7. "황금빛 내 인생, "대본이 보석~"" (in Korean). KBS. September 10, 2017.
  8. "韓流トップスター野球チームPLAYBOYS". 2012-01-06. Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  9. "'7살 연상 아내?'…이태성, 유부남 고백에 팬들 '멘붕'" Archived 2013-01-08 at the Wayback Machine Sports Seoul. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-04. (in Korean)
  10. Lee Tae Sung Announces His Marriage and Reveals he Has a Year-Old Son
  11. Lee Tae Sung Finalizes Divorce from Wife; Gets Custody of Son
  12. "Actor Lee Tae Sung Entered Military Service Without Hearing the Wedding Bells". Soompi. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  13. "이태성, 결혼식도 못 올리고 지난달 입대 "결혼은 제대 후"". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). November 11, 2013.
  14. "이태성 군 복무 중 합의 이혼...아들 양육권은?". The Dong-a Ilbo. February 23, 2015.
  15. Joon Soh (6 November 2008) "Imagining Life Behind Heroic Act" The Korea Times.
  16. Darcy Paquet (4 October 2007) "Busan Film Critics to hand out awards" The Vote.
  17. Drama presentation Archived 2013-05-25 at the Wayback Machine TrendE. (in Korean)
  18. "Lee Tae-sung to Star in JTBC's "Miss Hammurabi"". HanCinema. Nate. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  19. K-POPcon Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine Channel A. (in Korean)
  20. Show presentation MBC. (in Korean)
  21. Show King Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine Channel A. (in Korean)
  22. 남자가 사랑할때 info daum Music. (in Korean)
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