Lee Dong-gun

Infobox Korean name


hangul=이동건
hanja=李東健
rr=I Dong-geon
mr=Yi Dong-gǒn

Lee Dong-gun (baptismal name Emmanuel, born July 26, 1980, Kangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean actor. Lee made his debut in 1998 as an actor and singer. However, he has long since given up his singing career. Lee once stated that his singing career was like a wheel; sometimes he's up and sometimes he'd down, and if it weren't for his successful acting career, he would have already left the entertainment business. He was enrolled in the Department of Theatre and Cinema at Hanyang University but was recently expelled for his low attendance record. [http://www.foryourheartonly.com/donggun/]

Lee decided to take a break from acting in 2006 claiming he felt overwhelmed with his workload in both television and film. He resumed his acting career in 2007.

It is speculated that Lee is somewhat fluent in Japanese because he has repeatedly used the language while acting in Friends (2002) and Stained Glass (2005).

Personal life

Lee Dong-gun was dating Han Ji-Hye, his costar from Sweet 18 and My Boyfriend is Type B but their highly publicized relationship ended after 3 years. But they told to work only forgetting the past. [소이현-한지혜, 결별 아픔 ‘활동 올인’ 고뉴스 2008.01.16 http://gonews.freechal.com/common/result.asp?sFrstCode=012&sScndCode=004&sThrdCode=001&sCode=20080116100100560]

At 1 AM on the 20th March 2008, Lee Dong Gun's 19 year old brother, a student at Sydney University, was fatally stabbed in an incident involving two groups of men beneath the World Tower in Sydney, Australia. Another 20 year old man was critically injured. Lee Dong Gun left for Sydney to identify his brother's body. [cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23415055-5005961,00.html| title=Stab victim was film star's brother| work=Melbourne Herald Sun|date=2008-03-22]

Discography

* 1998: Time to Fly
* 1998: Hoping my wishes reach heaven (나의 바램이 저 하늘 닿기를)
* 1998: Propose (프로포즈)
* 1999: El Dorado
* 2000: Whenever it is (그게 언제라도)
* 2000: Much More
* 2004: Ah Reum Da Oon Shi Jak (아름다운 시작)
* 2008: Tsukiakari (Sony Japan)

Filmography

Musical

* 1998: Wandering stars (방황하는 별들)

Drama

* 1999: KBS "Ad Maniac" (Kwangki 광끼)
* 2000: MBC "Three friends" (세친구)
* 2001: KBS "Can’t help being born well!" (잘난걸 어떡해)
* 2002: MBC "Friends" 프렌즈
* 2002: MBC "The thought of wearing rubber shoes on the wrong way" (고무신 거꾸로 신은 이유에 대한 상상)
* 2002: MBC "Ruler of Your Own World" (네멋대로 해라)
* 2003: MBC "Ling Ling" (링링)
* 2003: MBC "I’ll love you til I die" 죽도록 사랑해
* 2003: KBS "Sangdoo! Let’s go to school" (상두야 학교가자!)
* 2003: SBS "daily drama The Heungboo’s get lucky" (흥부네 박터졌네)
* 2003: MBC "No Chun Hyang VS Ahn Mong Ryong" (노춘향 vs 안몽룡)
* 2004: KBS "Sweet 18" 낭랑18세
* 2004: SBS "Lovers in Paris" (파리의 연인)
* 2004: SBS "Stained Glass" (유리화)
* 2006: SBS "Smile Again" (스마일 어게인)
* 2006: Mnet "If In Love... Like Them"
* 2008: MBC "When It's At Night" (밤이면 밤마다)

Film

* 2002: "Family" (패밀리)
* 2005: "My Boyfriend is Type B" (B형남자친구, B hyung namja chin goo)
* 2007: "Changing Partners" (지금 사랑하는 사람과 살고 있습니까?)

Appearance

*Eun Hyul - Tardy Love MV
*Position - A Day MV
*Big Bang - Last Farewell MV

Trivia

* The Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of his name is Lǐ Dōngjiàn. The hanja in his name: 李 (plum, judge); 東 (east); 健 (strong).

References

External links

* [http://leedonggun-live.jp/index.html LEE DONG GUN 2008 DEBUT CONCERT IN JAPAN]
* [http://cafe.daum.net/leedonggun Official Fan Club "Aromi"]
* [http://www.cineseoul.com/movies/people.html?peopleID=36704 Cineseoul profile]
* [http://forums.abs-cbn.com/lofiversion/index.php/t30695.html ABS_CBN profile]
* [http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/korea/Korean_Actors_Actresses.htm Korean Actors]