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Lee Soo Geun

Lee Soo-geun
Birth name Lee Soo-geun
Born (1975-02-10) February 10, 1975 (age 42)
Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Medium Stand-up, television, master of ceremonies
Nationality  South Korean
Years active 1996-2013
2015-Present
Genres Comedy
Spouse Park Ji-yeon
Notable works and roles KBS Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days
KBS Gag Concert
KBS Sang Sang Plus Season 2
Korean name
Hangul 이수근
Hanja
Revised Romanization I Su-geun
McCune–Reischauer I Sugŭn

Lee Soo-geun (Hangul이수근; born February 10, 1975) is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his comedian career on KBS Gag Concert and appeared in Finding Laughter. He currently lives in Mapo-gu, a district in Seoul. He is under the Agency SM C&C.

Before entering the entertainment industry, Lee had entered a singing contest on MBC River Music Festival (강변가요제). He was also an aerobics instructor. In October 2006, he began his own online Internet shopping mall selling clothes. In May 2008, he became an ambassador for the Pork Management Committee (양돈 자조금 관리위원회 홍보대사)

Lee has appeared on many reality-variety shows. His career made a breakthrough after appearing on KBS Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days. He was seen as the most hardworking member of the cast and is in charge of driving on the show, as he has commercial coach license. After appearing on the show, he has earned more recognition and received roles from other shows as MC — such as Sang Sang Plus Season 2, his first role as a MC. His marriage was broadcast on national television on 1 Night 2 Days.

Up till 2012 he was signed under Castle J Entertainment, and on 19 September, it was announced that he has signed exclusive contracts with SM C&C, a subsidiary of SM Entertainment, along with Kim Byung-man.


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