Lee Joon

Lee Chang-sun (born February 7, 1988[1]), better known by his stage name Lee Joon, is a South Korean actor, singer and DJ. He is best known as a former member of the South Korean boy band MBLAQ.

For the member of South Korean trio Solid, see Joon Lee. For the Joseon Dynasty diplomat, see Yi Tjoune.
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Joon
이창선
Born
Lee Chang-sun

(1988-02-07) February 7, 1988
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2008–present
AgentPrain TPC
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2009–2014
LabelsJ. Tune Camp
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Chang-seon
McCune–ReischauerYi Ch'angsŏn
Stage name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Jun
McCune–ReischauerYi Chun

Career

Beginnings

Before becoming a part of MBLAQ, Lee acted in CFs, had a small non-recurring role in the first episode of the sitcom That Person Is Coming (그분이 오신다), which aired in 2008, and began and completed filming for the 2009 film, Ninja Assassin in which he portrayed the Teenage Raizo.[2]

Music career
Main article: MBLAQ
Lee on stage

After training under Rain and J. Tune Entertainment, Lee became a member of South Korean quintet boyband MBLAQ, serving as a vocalist and main dancer. The group debuted on October 9, 2009 at Rain's Legend of Rainism concert where they performed various songs from their then-unreleased single album Just BLAQ.[3][4] MBLAQ's first single, "Oh Yeah", was released to the public through a music video on October 14, 2009 with their debut single album, Just BLAQ releasing on the same day.[5] MBLAQ made their broadcast debut with the song "Oh Yeah" on Mnet's M! Countdown.[6]

MBLAQ made their Japanese debut on May 3, 2011, with an event held at the Kanagawa Lazona Kawasaki Plaza which gathered a reported 10,000 fans. A day later, on May 4, they released their first Japanese single "Your Luv" which immediately reached first position of the Oricon Daily Charts, selling more than 11,000 copies.[7][8]

With MBLAQ, he released three single albums, seven EPs and one studio album. He left the group in October 2014.[9][10]

On October 18, 2017 ahead of his mandatory military enlistment Lee released his first solo digital single, "What I Want to Give to You", a pop ballad song written by his former MBLAQ band-mate Thunder.[11]

Acting career

In 2010, he was cast in Jungle Fish 2, a youth drama which tackles real life issues about students.[12] He participated in the OST for Jungle Fish 2, singing the song "슬픈예감 (Feeling Sad)" with Hong Jong-hyun.

In 2011, Lee lent his voice for the Korean dub of the film Gnomeo & Juliet.[13]

In 2012 he was cast in Iris II, the sequel to the espionage series Iris.[14] The same year, he joined the variety show, We Got Married where he was paired up with Oh Yeon-seo in an on-screen marriage.[15]

In 2013, Lee starred in the film Rough Play, produced by Kim Kiduk.[16] The film was unusually risque for a pop idol due to the numerous nude sex scenes he had to perform in it.[17][18] He won the Best Male Newcomer award at the 1st Wildflower Film Awards for his performance, and was also nominated for the Best New Actor award at the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards and the 23rd Buil Film Awards.

In 2014, Lee had roles in the crime thriller Gap-dong and romance comedy fantasy drama Mr. Back.[19][20]

In 2015, Lee starred in SBS' black comedy drama Heard It Through the Grapevine,[21] winning accolades at the 8th Korea Drama Awards and 4th APAN Star Awards for his performance. In the same year, he was signed to Prain TPC.[22]

The same year, he featured in the period mystery film The Piper;[23] and lent his voice to the animated zombie film, Seoul Station.[24]

In 2016, Lee starred in OCN's fantasy thriller The Vampire Detective as the title role.[25] The same year, he had a supporting role in MBC's legal drama Woman with a Suitcase.[26] He also co-starred in the action comedy film, Luck Key.[27]

In 2017, Lee Joon starred in KBS2's weekend family drama, My Father is Strange.[28]

Radio career

In 2019, after being discharged from the military, Lee Joon started hosting the radio show Lee Joon's Youngstreet as Joon Haeng Ja on SBS Power FM.[29]

Personal life
Lee in 2013

Lee Joon was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, and has an older sister. He won second place in a dance competition and thus won a scholarship to Seoul Arts High School. He majored in modern dance at the Korea National University of Arts and attended Kyung Hee Cyber University.[30][31] Lee has stated that he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.[32]

Lee began his mandatory military service as an active duty soldier on October 24, 2017, attending a five-week basic training in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province.[33][34][35] Lee completed his training first among 183 comrades. He was assigned to 8th Battalion to complete his duty.[36][37]

Due to suffering with panic disorder while carrying out his military duties, Lee was deemed inadequate to serve as an active duty soldier, and was transferred to reservist duty. Lee completed his remaining mandatory duty as a public service officer.[38][39][40] He was discharged on December 19, 2019.[41]

Discography
See also: MBLAQ discography

As lead artist
Title Year Peak positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
"What I Wanna Give" (내가주고싶은건) 2017 — Non-album single
"—" denotes songs that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Title Year Peak positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
"Run away"[42]
(Featuring Vision Wei and Thunder)		 2011 — Daybreak (破晓)
"Do You Remember"
(Featuring Mir of MBLAQ and Kim Jo Han)		 2012 — Non-album single
"Will You Marry Me? (너, 나, 우리)"
(Jung Yonghwa Featuring Yoon Doo-joon of Highlight, Lee Joon, and Hwang Kwanghee)		 2020 — Reply Project
"—" denotes songs that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
"Feeling Sad" (슬픈예감)(with Hong Jong-hyun) 2010 — Jungle Fish 2 OST
"Feeling Sad (Farewell Ver.)" (with Hong Jong-hyun, Kim Bo-ra, Shin So-yul and Han Ji-woo 2010 — Jungle Fish 2 OST
"You & I" (유앤아이) (with G.O and Seung-ho) 2011 — Scent of a Woman OST
"—" denotes songs that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Ninja Assassin Teenage Raizo
2011 Gnomeo & Juliet Gnomeo Korean dubbing
2013 Rough Play Oh Young
2015 The Piper Nam-soo As village chief's son
Seoul Station Ki-woong Voice
2016 Luck Key Jae-sung

Television drama
Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2008 That Person Is Coming MBC Student Cameo (Ep 1)
2010 Jungle Fish 2 KBS1 Ahn Ba-woo
Drama Special - Housewife Kim Kwang Ja's 3rd Activities MBC Jin [43]
2012 History of a Salaryman SBS Yeo-chi's boyfriend Cameo (Ep 1)
Sent from Heaven KBS2 Lee Joon Also known as I Need a Fairy [44]
Phantom SBS Passerby Cameo (Ep 1)
2013 Iris II: New Generation KBS2 Yoon Shi-hyuk
2014 Gap-dong tvN Ryu Tae-oh
Mr. Back MBC Choi Dae-han
2015 Drama Special - What is the Ghost Up To? KBS2 Goo Cheon-dong [45]
Pinocchio SBS Fama Cameo (Ep 19) [46]
Heard It Through the Grapevine SBS Han In-sang
2016 The Vampire Detective OCN Yoon San
Woman with a Suitcase MBC Ma Suk-woo
2017 Mia Luang Channel 3 Himself Cameo (Ep 6)
My Father Is Strange KBS2 Ahn Joong-hee
TBA The Silent Sea Netflix Ryu Tae-seok [47]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
20141st Wildflower Film AwardsBest ActorRough PlayNominated
Best New Actor[48]Won
7th Korea Drama AwardsBest New ActorGap-dongNominated
50th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New Actor (Film)Rough PlayNominated
Most Popular Actor (Film) Nominated
23rd Buil Film AwardsBest New ActorNominated
MBC Drama AwardsBest New ActorMr. BackNominated
201551st Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New Actor (TV)Heard It Through the GrapevineNominated
Most Popular Actor (TV) Nominated
8th Korea Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actor[49]Won
4th APAN Star AwardsExcellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama[50]Won
SBS Drama AwardsBest Couple Award (with Go Ah-sung)Nominated
2015Scene Stealer FestivalYoungest Scene Stealer[51]N/AWon
2016 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actor (Television) The Vampire Detective Nominated
1st Asia Artist Awards Best Entertainer Award, Actor Woman with a Suitcase Nominated
2017 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Father is Strange Nominated
2020 Brand of the Year Awards 2020 Radio DJ of the Year Lee Joon's Young Street Nominated

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