Lee Seung-chul

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Lee Seung-Cheol
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Background information
Birth name Lee Seung-Cheol (이승철)
Also known as RUI (in Japan)[1]
Born (1966-12-05) December 5, 1966 (age 46)
Genres Soft rock, Pop rock
Occupations Singer
Years active 1989–present (Korea)
2006–present (Japan)
Labels Mnet (Korea)
Universal/A&M (Japan)
Associated acts Boohwal
Ten Plus
Korean name
Hangul 이승철
Hanja 李承哲
Revised Romanization I Seung-cheol
McCune–Reischauer Yi Sŭng-ch'ŏl

Lee Seung-Cheol (Hangul: 이승철; or spelled Lee Seung-Chul; born December 5, 1966 in Seoul) is a South Korean singer. He was the main vocal of Boohwal, a South Korean rock band, until 1989 when he parted with 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.[2] He has been working for a judge in reality television series Superstar K.

Lee is also known for his song Girls Generation (소녀시대), 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.[3]

Discography

Studio Albums

Korea

Year # Information Tracks
1989 1 안녕이라고 말하지마
  • Released: July 1, 1989
  • Label:
  • Language: Korean
1989 1 마지막 콘서트
  • Released: December 10, 1989
  • Label:
  • Language: Korean
1990 2 노을, 그리고 나
  • Released: September 1, 1990
  • Label:
  • Language: Korean
1991 3 방황
  • Released: March 20, 1991
  • Label:
  • Language: Korean
1994 4 The Secret of Color
  • Released: September 24, 1994
  • Label:
  • Language: Korean
1996 5 The Bridge of Sonic Heaven
  • Released: September 13, 1996
  • Label:
  • Language: Korean
1999 6 오직 너뿐인 나를
  • Released: March 21, 1999
  • Label:
  • Language: Korean
2004 7 The Live Long Day
  • Released: July 21, 2004
  • Label:
  • Language: Korean
2006 8 Reflection of Sound
  • Released: September 26, 2006
  • Label:
  • Language: Korean
2007 9 The Secret of Color 2
  • Released: October 18, 2007
  • Label:
  • Language: Korean
2009 10 Mutopia - The Land of Dreams

Japan

Year # Information Tracks
2006.03 1 For Japan[1][4]
2006.04 2 Sound of Double[1][5]
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Personal history

Marijuana

Lee Seung-Cheol had been twice accused of Marijuana case. He said he was humiliated undergo this case fod the first time in his life. When checking if there is anything hidden in the body, suffered the humiliation of standing in line in front of the guards, the naked inspection, and had the idea to quit the marijuana in the future.

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Rui (Lee Seung-Cheol)". Universal Music KK. 2006-03-22. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 
  2. ^ "Winners of Korean Music Awards". KBS WORLD. 2005-03-23. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
  3. ^ KOFICE 7th Asia Song Festival 23 October 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-12
  4. ^ "Rui: For Japan". HMV Japan. 2006-03-22. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 
  5. ^ "Rui: Sound of Double". HMV Japan. 2006-04-26. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 
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