Lee Si-eon (born Lee Bo-yeon on July 3, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his comic supporting role in the popular campus drama Reply 1997.[1][2][3][4][5] He is also known for being a cast member of MBC's popular reality TV show I Live Alone until his departure in December 2020.[6]
Lee Si-eon | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Lee in December 2019 | |
| Born | Lee Bo-yeon July 3, 1982 |
| Other names | Lee Shi-un |
| Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts – Broadcasting and Entertainment |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Agent | Story J Company |
| Spouse |
Seo Ji-seung (m. 2021) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이시언 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Si-eon |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Si-ŏn |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 이보연 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Bo-yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Po-yŏn |
Personal life edit
Lee has been in a relationship with actress Seo Ji-seung since 2017.
On November 8, 2021, it was reported that Lee would be getting married in a private ceremony on December 25, 2021, in Jeju.[7] Later that same day, Lee's agency confirmed the report.[8]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Kick the Moon | bit part |
| 2011 | Children... | PD Yoon |
| Perfect Game | senior member of national team/MBC Baseball player (cameo) | |
| 2013 | Tough as Iron | Jong-soo |
| 2014 | My Love, My Bride | Ki-tae |
| 2019 | Race to Freedom: Um Bok Dong | Lee Hong-dae |
| Killed My Wife | Chae Jung-ho | |
| 2020 | Search Out | Sung-min |
Television series edit
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Friend, Our Legend | Kim Joong-ho | MBC | |
| 2010 | Dr. Champ | Heo Taek-woo | SBS | |
| 2011 | Paradise Ranch | Secretary Lee | ||
| Warrior Baek Dong-soo | Daeheung | |||
| 2011–12 | Bolder By the Day | Wang Sung-han | MBN | |
| 2012 | The King 2 Hearts | Kim Hang-ah's first love | MBC | |
| Reply 1997 | Bang Sung-jae | tvN | ||
| 2012–13 | Seoyoung, My Daughter | Choi Ho-jung's blind date | KBS2 | Cameo |
| 2013 | Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus | Kim Dong-soo | ||
| The Strange Cohabitation | Gwang-hyun | Drama Special | ||
| Reply 1994 | Bang Sung-jae | tvN | Cameo (Ep. 16) | |
| Eun-guk and the Ugly Duckling | Eun-guk | KBS2 | Drama Special[9] | |
| Jin Jin | Kim Kyung-chul | Drama Special | ||
| 2014 | The Noblesse | Yoon Shin-joong | JTBC | |
| Modern Farmer | Yoo Han-cheol | SBS | ||
| Righteous Love | tvN | Cameo | ||
| 2015 | Kill Me, Heal Me | Park Min-jae | MBC | |
| Hogu's Love | Shin Chung-jae | tvN | ||
| Beating Again | Oh Woo-sik | JTBC | ||
| Webtoon Hero Toondra Show | Text of the Joseon Dynasty | MBC Every 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Remember | Section Chief Ahn | SBS | |
| 2016 | W | Park Soo-bong | MBC | |
| 2017 | Three Color Fantasy - The Universe's Star | Grim Reaper | ||
| Innocent Defendant | SBS | Cameo (Ep. 18) | ||
| Good Manager | Prosecutor Park Yong-tae | KBS2 | Cameo (Ep. 20) | |
| Whisper | young Kang Yoo-taek | SBS | ||
| Man to Man | Ji Se-hoon | JTBC | ||
| My Sassy Girl | Bang Se-ho | SBS | ||
| Reunited Worlds | Shin Ho-bang | |||
| Man in the Kitchen | Bong Myung-tae | MBC | ||
| Two Cops | Yong-pal | [10] | ||
| I'm Not a Robot | Cameo | |||
| 2018 | Live | Kang Nam-il | tvN | [11] |
| High-End Crush | Section chief Heo | MBN | Web Drama | |
| Player | Lim Byung-min | OCN | [12] | |
| 2019 | Welcome to Waikiki 2 | a reporter | JTBC | Cameo (Ep. 3)[13] |
| Abyss | Park Dong-cheol | tvN | [14] | |
| Hotel Del Luna | an astronaut | Cameo (Ep. 3)[15] | ||
| 2019–20 | Queen: Love and War | Wal | TV Chosun | [16] |
| 2020 | Dinner Mate | Food truck operator | MBC | Cameo (Ep. 3) |
| Men Are Men | Oh Jak-ga | KBS2 | Cameo | |
| Cheat on Me If You Can | Jang Seung-cheol | |||
| 2021 | The Penthouse: War in Life 2 | Detective | SBS | Cameo (Ep. 6)[17] |
| Racket Boys | Busan Citizen | Cameo (Ep.9) [18] | ||
| 2022 | Crazy Love | Kang Min / Kim Cha-bae | KBS2 | [19] |
| Café Minamdang | Yeo Chul-pal | Cameo (Ep.2)[20] | ||
| Bad Prosecutor | Go Joong-do | [21] |
Television show edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Real Men | Cast Member | Manly Men special |
| 2016–2020 | I Live Alone | ||
| 2022 | Around the World While Born | with Kian84[22] | |
| 2023 | You Go to Sydney | with Heo Sung-tae, Ahn Bo-hyun and YouTuber KWAKTUBE[23] |
Music video edit
| Year | Song Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Have, Don't Have" | Dal Shabet[24] |
Theater edit
| Year | English title | Korean title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Perfect Other | 완벽한 타인 | [25] | |
| 2022 | Then and Today | 그때도 오늘 | Moon-suk | [26] |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SBS Drama Awards | Special Award, Actor in a Genre Drama | Remember | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actor[27] | W | Nominated | |
| Best Couple Award (with Kim Eui-sung) | Nominated | |||
| MBC Entertainment Awards | Male Rookie Award in Variety Show | I Live Alone, Real Men (Season 2) | Nominated | |
| 2017 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Rookie Award, Variety Category | I Live Alone | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama | Two Cops | Nominated | |
| SBS Drama Awards[28] | Best Supporting Actor | Reunited Worlds | Nominated | |
| 2019 | 19th MBC Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award in Variety Category (Male) | I Live Alone | Nominated |
| Best Teamwork Award | Won | |||
| 2020 | 20th MBC Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award in Variety Category – male[29] | Nominated |
References edit
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- ^ Han, Yeo-wool (5 September 2012). 이시언: 방성재보다 이시언. TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ Lee, Hyun-jin (5 September 2012). <응답하라 1997> 이시언 씨, '까리뽕쌈'하게 사셨군요. OhmyNews (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (3 September 2012). "Reply 1997 Cast Sad to Finish Filming". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (11 September 2012). "Infinte's Hoya Dines with Lee Si Eon After Missing Reply 1997 Wrap-Up Party". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ "'나혼자산다' 기안84, 마감 전 석고상 그리기 열중 "나란 넘 X친넘" 셀프 디스". Asia Today (in Korean). June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
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- ^ Lee Seung-rok (November 8, 2021). "[공식] 이시언♥서지승, 12월 25일 전격 결혼 발표!" [[Official] Si-eon Lee ♥ Ji-seung Seo, announced their wedding on December 25th!] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ "HanCinema's Drama Review: Drama Special - The Ugly Duckling". Hancinema. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ "Lee Si-eon to star in "Two Cops"". HanCinema. September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Lee Si-eon to star in Noh Hee-kyeong's "Live"". HanCinema. November 20, 2017.
- ^ "Song Seung-heon, Krystal, and Lee Si-eon in "Player"". HanCinema. Star Money. June 4, 2018.
- ^ Hwang, Su-yeon (March 21, 2019). "이시언 측 "'으라차차 와이키키2' 특별출연 맞다"". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ Park, Soo-in (February 19, 2019). "이시언 측 "'어비스' 출연 확정" 박보영과 연기 호흡(공식입장)". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ Jeon, Hyo-jin (July 20, 2019). "'호텔델루나' 이준기·이시언, 특별출연…여진구 전 지배인 후보군". Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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- ^ Moon Ji-yeon (June 27, 2021). "[공식] 이시언, '라켓소년단' 특별출연..'찐 부산시민'役" [[Official] Si-eon Lee, 'Racquet Boys' Special Appearance... as 'Busan Citizen]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ Lee Kyung-ho (February 11, 2022). "크레이지러브' 김재욱X정수정, 달콤살벌 재미 예고..3월 7일 첫방" [Crazy Love' Kim Jae-wook X Jung Su-jeong, preview of sweet and bloody fun... First airing on March 7th] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Jung Ji-hyun (June 21, 2022). "이시언, '미남당' 특별출연…"권수현과 상상 이상의 시너지" [공식]" [Si-eon Lee to make a special appearance in 'The Handsome Man'... "synergy beyond imagination with Kwon Soo-hyun" [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved June 21, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Park Jin-young (April 28, 2022). "[단독] 이시언, '진검승부' 캐스팅…도경수와 티격태격 케미" [[Exclusive] Si-eon Lee, cast for 'True Sword Battle'... Do Kyungsoo and the quarrelsome chemistry] (in Korean). JoyNews24. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ Hwang So-young (October 25, 2022). "[단독] 이시언, 기안84 '세계일주' 합류‥'얼간이' 재회" [[Exclusive] Sieon Lee, Gian84 join 'Around the World'… 'Idiot' reunion] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved October 25, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Da-eun (January 9, 2023). "허성태·이시언·안보현·곽튜브, 류호진PD 새 예능 '니가 가라 시드니'로 뭉친다" [Heo Seong-tae, Lee Si-eon, Ahn Bo-hyun, Kwak Tube, and Ryu Ho-jin PD unite in a new variety show, ‘You Go Sydney] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Ji-yeon (31 October 2012). "Lee Si Eon to Star in Dal Shabet's Next Music Video". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ Tae Yu-na (April 9, 2021). "여신강림' 임세미, 7년만 연극 복귀…이시언과 호흡 [공식]" ['Descent of the Goddess' Lim Se-mi returns to the theater after 7 years... Sieon Lee and Breath [Official]]. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ Kang Jin-ah (December 1, 2021). "이희준·이시언·오의식·김설진, 연극 '그때도 오늘' 출연" [Lee Hee-jun, Lee Si-eon, Oh Eui-shik, and Kim Seol-jin to appear in the play 'Then and Today'] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Hong, Se-young (December 30, 2016). "[2016 MBC 연기대상] 남주혁X류준열, 남자 신인상 공동 수상" [[2016 MBC Drama Awards] Nam Joo-hyuk X Ryu Jun-yeol, jointly awarded the Best New Actor Award] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Sol-ji (December 31, 2017). "[2017 SBS 연기대상] 김원해·박진주, 男女조연상 "오래 걸린 값진 상" [[2017 SBS Drama Awards] Kim Won-hae·Park Jin-joo, Male/Female Supporting Actor “A valuable prize that took a long time] (in Korean). Maeil Broadcasting Network. Retrieved February 17, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Hong Se-young (December 29, 2020). "[2020 MBC 방송연예대상] 성훈, 버라이어티 부문 남자최우수상". sports.donga (in Korean). Retrieved December 29, 2020.
External links edit
- Lee Si-eon on Instagram
- Lee Si-eon at HanCinema
- Lee Si-eon at IMDb
