Lee Seung-chul
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lee Seung-Cheol (이승철) |
| Also known as | RUI (in Japan) |
| Born | December 5, 1966 |
| Genres | Soft rock, Pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1989–present (Korea) 2006–present (Japan) |
| Labels |
CJ E&M (Korea) Universal (A&M) (Japan) |
| Associated acts |
Boohwal Ten Plus |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이승철 |
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| Hanja | 李承哲 |
| Revised Romanization | I Seung-cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Sŭng-ch'ŏl |
Lee Seung-Cheol (Hangul: 이승철; also spelled Lee Seung-Chul; born December 5, 1966 in Seoul) is a South Korean singer. He was the main vocalist of Boohwal, a South Korean rock band, until 1989 when he left the band and released his first solo album, Don't Say Good-Bye (안녕이라고 말하지마). In 2005 his 7th album, The Livelong Day, won him Korean Music Awards for best male singer. He has been working as a judge in reality television series Superstar K. On August 27, 2014, Lee performed "Arirang", "Bridge over Troubled Water" and "The Day" at the opening ceremony of the 65th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference.
Lee is also known for his song Girls Generation, which was covered and used as the group name in 2007 by a nine-member girl group Girls' Generation.
His Japanese debut was in 2006, under A&M Japan. His debut Japanese album is entitled Sound of Double. In October 2010, Lee represented Korea and performed at the 7th Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.
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