Lee Jong Suk - biography, photo, personal life, news, filmography 2021

Childhood and youth

Lee Jong Suk (John - pseudonym) was born on September 14, 1989 in Yongin (South Korea). Two years after Lee’s birth, his younger brother was born, and 4 years later his sister was born. The actor grew up as a shy and extremely timid boy. His sister and brother were always more active than him. The father did not like this circumstance, so the head of the family was strict with his eldest son and demanded perfection from him in everything.

The fear of my father carried over into adulthood. In conversations with journalists, the artist has repeatedly admitted that he still feels constrained if his dad is sitting in the living room. Fortunately, there are fewer conflicts between them now than before.

Actor Lee Jong Suk

As a child, Lee enjoyed drawing and playing Korean chess (baduk). The piano played a special role in his life; playing it distracted the withdrawn boy from his problems. I had to give up my favorite activity the moment the head of the family enrolled his son in taekwondo.

The training did not bring the future actor the slightest pleasure, but his father insisted on attending the section, and he could not be contradicted. As a result, the classes were marked by receiving a black belt and a couple of nervous breakdowns.

When Lee was in high school, he and his classmates participated in the selection process for a local television station. Then the charismatic young man began working as an acting actor on SBS. Later there was a collaboration with the famous men's clothing brand “Seoul Collection”.

Lee Jong Suk

After graduating from school, the guy moved to Seoul to get a higher education. It is worth noting that Lee was fortunate to receive a better education than his brother, who was educated directly at home.

The realization that he wanted to become an actor came to the young man after watching the drama “Full House.” Even then, Rain became his idol, whom the young man imitated in everything. The final decision regarding the choice of further profession was made after the release of the film “The Temptation of Wolves”.

Biography of Lee Jong Suk

Lee Jong-suk (Lee Jong-suk, Lee Jong-suk) is a sought-after actor and model, who in 2005 became the youngest fashion collection demonstrator in the history of Seoul Fashion Week. Winner of more than two dozen film awards, including the South Korean television Drama Awards, he became famous for his roles in the popular TV series “School 2013”, “Pinocchio”, “I Hear Your Voice”, “While You Sleep”, “W”.

Pictured: Lee Jong Suk

He is also known for his participation in the creation of music videos, in particular, for the tracks “Love Is” by the duet Davichi, “My Valentine” by singer Chung Yeon, “Don’t Play Around” by the girl group “CHI-CHI”.

Movies

Lee's first serious work was the drama "Charming Prosecutor", which was released in 2010. The plot of the film centers on a girl named Ma Hye-ri, whose memory and ability to concentrate allow her to easily pass the law exam.

Lee Jong Suk in the drama "Secret Garden"

However, the young lady does not like hard work and is more interested in fashion, which prevents her from becoming a prosecutor. Having gone through conflicts with colleagues and other difficulties, Hyo-ri's life priorities gradually change.

The next sensation was participation in the drama “The Secret Garden”. There the actor showed himself only from the best side. Then a couple of equally significant films with Lee’s participation were released (“School 2013”, “I Hear Your Voice”). It is also impossible not to mention the film “Hot Young Blood”, in which the actor played the main role.

Lee Jong Suk in the drama "W - Between Two Worlds"

In 2016, the fantasy series “W” premiered, the plot of which tells viewers the story of a strange romance between the web comic character Kang-chul and Oh Yeon-joo, a girl who works as a surgeon in the real world.

In the same year, fans saw their favorite in the drama “Seven First Kisses.” The plot of the film is straightforward and simple: a supermarket worker named Min Soo-jin has her 25th birthday.

She had never had a boyfriend and had never been kissed before. A couple of minutes before the end of the working day, the saleswoman meets the fairy, returns her the magic passport left on the counter, and she grants the girl’s wish - a date and a kiss.

Lee Jong Suk and Park Shin Hye

Then Min Soo Jin has Groundhog Day seven times in a row: exactly 10 minutes before the end of the same work day, the most handsome men make dates for her, but as soon as the time comes to kiss, “Cinderella” returns to her store, not understanding what the problem is.

Despite the huge number of fans, Lee is extremely self-critical of his roles. Often he doesn’t like his own game, and then he openly declares it. This was the case, for example, after the release of the sitcom Unstoppable Kick 3.

Profile

Name: Lee Jong Suk / Lee Jong Suk / Lee Jong Suk / 이종석 Occupation: actor, model Height: 186 cm Date of birth: September 14, 1989 Place of birth: Yongin, South Korea Family: parents, younger brother and sister

Movies

Hot blood of youth | Hot Young Bloods (2014) Main role, Joong Gil
No breathing | No Breathing (2013) Main role, Woo Sang
Reading faces | The Face Reader (2013) Main role, Jin Hyun
Soar into the sky | Soar Into The Sun (2012) Supporting role, Ji Suk Hyun
As one | As One (2012) Supporting role, Choi Kyung-sub
Ghost | Ghost (2010) Supporting role, Hyun Wook
Sympathy (2005)

Series

Pinocchio | Pinocchio (2014) Main role, Choi Dal Po
Doctor Stranger | Doctor Stranger (2014) Main role, Park Hoon
Potato star that looks like a sweet potato 2013QR3 | Potato Star 2013QR3 (2013) Cameo role in the fifteenth episode
I will hear you | I Hear Your Voice (2013) Main role, Park Soo Ha
School 2013 | School 2013 (2012) Main role, Ko Nam Soon
Unstoppable Kick 3 | High Kick! 3 (2011) Main role, Ahn Jong Suk
Secret Garden | Secret Garden (2010) Supporting role, Han Tae-sung
Charming prosecutor | Prosecutor Princess (2010) Minor role, Lee Woo-hyun

Biography

South Korean actor and model Lee Jong Suk was born on September 14, 1989 in the city of Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. He is the eldest child in the family: his brother is two years younger than him, and his sister is four years younger. As children, they often got into mock fights, slapping each other on the head. And although Jong Suk is the oldest of the children, he is also the quietest and timid. At school he was very modest and shy, so much so that he was even afraid to raise his hand in class to answer the teacher’s question. Perhaps to give Jong Suk self-confidence and make his character tougher, his parents enrolled him in the taekwondo section. On the way to one of his classes, Jong Suk was involved in a car accident, as a result of which he tore his cruciate ligaments. He was glad about this injury, thinking that he would no longer have to practice taekwondo, however, as soon as he was discharged from the hospital, his father told him to continue training. His father was always strict with him, so Jong Suk was very afraid of him since childhood. Even now that he's older, he can't look up when he's in the same room as his father. But despite all the strictness with which Jong Suk was brought up, he still remained as soft, modest and timid.

In 2005, Lee Jong Suk began his career as a model, participating in the 2005-2006 F/W Seoul Collection by Lee Jin Yun and the 2005 Guangzhou Designer's Biennale by Jang Kwang Hyo. Jong Suk became the youngest model in South Korea to participate in shows of this scale. In the same year, he received a small role in the short film “Sympathy” and took part in the television show “The Truth Game” (262 episodes). We can say that Jong Suk started quite easily and confidently. In addition, as soon as he entered the stardom, he received his first award “Netizen's Voting Star of New Advertising Models” at the 2005 South Korean Super Star Selection Competition. In 2006, he won the SMART Model Contest, receiving the title of "Most Photogenic".

Over the next few years, Jong Suk continued to actively participate in fashion shows. And although he was well in demand as a model, his parents were unhappy and disappointed with him. Not seeing any results from his work (since Jong Suk was not shown on television), they began to insist that he join the army. Pressure from the family increased his own worries, because after signing a contract with a company that promotes actors, for 3 years after filming Sympathy, he never received a single role. All this led to Jong Suk becoming depressed. He did not meet with friends and did not answer their calls, spending all his free time at home. After 2 years of unsuccessful castings and refusals, almost despairing, in 2010 he was still able to get minor roles in the TV series “Charming Prosecutor” and “The Secret Garden”, as well as make his debut on the big screen in the film “Ghost”, also in a minor role .

The greatest influence on Jong Suk's popularity was the series "The Secret Garden", where he played the role of a talented gay musician Han Tae Sung. This series not only opened the doors to the world of fame for Jong Suk, but also helped his family see Jong Suk from a new side: as a talented actor. His father also watched the series, and when he couldn’t watch an episode, he would call Jong Suk and ask how much airtime he had in that episode and how well he did in it. Dad wasn't Jong Suk's only fan. After the release of The Secret Garden, he began to be recognized on the street, and this despite the fact that throughout the entire series, the character of Jong Suk received a total of about 30 minutes of airtime. Such long-awaited fame, albeit small, cost him incredible efforts: filming and press conferences took a lot of time. Lee Jong Suk's schedule suddenly became busier than usual, so he barely got enough sleep. At the same time, he did not want to finish the work, as he became very attached to the entire filming staff, so he even felt disappointed when filming ended.

In February 2011, Jong Suk made a guest appearance on Strong Heart (eps 63-64), and in September he returned to the small screen as Ahn Jong Suk in the comedy series Unstoppable Kick 3. When Lee Jong Suk first read the script, he just laughed for about half an hour and couldn't calm down. The positive mood of Jong Suk, as well as the rest of the cast, carried over to the set, resulting in a very “warm”, homely and realistic series. Viewers received it well, and throughout its 123 episodes, Unstoppable Kick 3 maintained ratings around 10%.

2012 was a real breakthrough for Jong Suk: supporting roles in 2 full-length films - “Take the Sky” and “As One”, the main role in the KBS channel film “When I Was Beautiful” and the main role in the series “School 2013”, where he played a high school student named Ko Nam Soon. Despite the expected stereotypes from a series of this genre, “School 2013” was able to attract and retain the interest of viewers. The story of not the best school, where some go for knowledge, some for fights, and some even to sleep, gradually reveals the hearts of its heroes. Among them, the appointed class president, Ko Nam Soon, is an indifferent guy. This is how the viewer sees him at first. However, behind the mask of indifference lies a deep emotional experience that devours Nam Soon from the inside. During filming, Jong Suk got so accustomed to the image of his character that he literally missed some scenes through himself. So, on the set of episode 12, in the episode where Nam Soon cries, the actor actually cried. Such strong dedication and good acting earned Jong Suk the award for “Best New Actor” at the 2012 KBS Drama Awards. In addition to starring in films and TV series, in 2012, Jong Suk delighted his fans by becoming an MC on SBS channel's "The Music Trend" and a guest on the variety shows "Happy Together" (245, 260 episodes) and "Strong Heart" (131 episodes). -132 ep.).

In 2013, Jong Suk appeared in one of the episodes of the multi-episode soap opera “Potato Star Like Sweet Potato 2013QR3” and starred in the series “I Can Hear You,” in which he played the main role of a young man named Park Soo Ha, who can read other people’s thoughts. . And although the series started off quite averagely, already from the second episode it began to confidently gain ratings and soon the audience loved it so much that it was decided to extend it for another 2 episodes. The success of the series also affected the success of Lee Jong Suk. For the role of Park Soo Ha in 2013, he received 9 awards: at the 6th Korea Drama Awards and 2nd APAN Star Awards - “Excellence Award, Actor” and “Best Couple Award” (together with Lee Bo Young), at the 6th Style Icon Award Awards - "The 21st Century Gentleman", at the 21st Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards - "Best Actor" and "Hallyu Grand Award", at the 2013 SBS Drama Awards - "Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries" and "Top 10 Stars" "

In September 2013, the film “The Face Reader” was released in South Korean cinemas, in which Jong Suk played a minor role. In October of the same year, the film “No Breath” was released on big screens, where Jong Suk played one of the main roles. His character is a young, ambitious and purposeful swimmer named Wu Sang. He was number 1 until one day he was disqualified. And now he must start from the very beginning to regain the title of champion. Everything is further complicated by the fact that his longtime and main rival, Won Il, has returned to swimming. The rivalry between them continues outside the pool as they both fall in love with the same girl. Fighting for love, friendship and victory, young people undergo a ritual of growing up, which is the main idea of the film. "No Breathing" grossed more than $2.5 million.

In January 2014, Lee Jong Suk returned to the big screen starring in the film Hot Blood of Youth, which grossed more than $10 million. In May of the same year, the SBS channel began airing the series “Doctor Stranger,” in which Jong Suk played the main role. His character, the genius Dr. Park Hoon, grew up in North Korea. Together with his high school sweetheart Song Jae-hee, he wants to return to South Korea, but loses contact with her and comes there alone. He gets a job at a local hospital, where he meets Dr. Han Seung Hee, who is exactly like his lover. Not only Korean viewers watched the further development of the plot: in China, the series became very popular and received more than 400 million views. Doctor Stranger was later also broadcast in Japan and Myanmar. Park Hoon's role earned Lee Jong Suk the SBS Special Award at the 2014 SBS Drama Awards.

Despite the fact that Lee Jong Suk wanted to take a break after completing work on the series Doctor Stranger, in September 2014 it became known that he had been cast as the male lead in the series Pinocchio. As the actor himself admitted, he was afraid to take on the role, as he was physically and mentally exhausted. But after meeting and talking with the writer and director of “Pinocchio” Park Hye Ryung and Jo Su Won, he decided to agree to film. "Pinocchio" is a story about fairness and truth, a truth that society does not really need, or a truth that it should not know. And this story was able to touch the hearts of viewers and film critics, and also brought Jong Suk 6 victories: at the 27th Grimae Awards (2014) and Soompi Awards (2015) in the “Best Actor” category, at the 2014 SBS Drama Awards - “SBS Special Award” ", "Top 10 Stars", "Best Couple Award" (together with Park Shin Hye), at the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards (2015) - "Most Popular Actor (TV)". 2015 brought Jong Suk another award - at the Hahn Awards in the category “Most Outstanding Representative - Actor”.

In August 2015, Lee Jong Suk received an offer to star in the medical series “Beautiful Mind”.

Personal life

Fell in love for the first time in high school. Was unrequitedly in love (it is not specified whether in high school or at another time period). Wants a girl better than himself so that he can learn from her, so that she will be the one who will inspire and encourage him and go forward with him. He wants a girl because of whom he would lose peace and sleep, who would listen and support him in difficult times. He believes that it is better to openly tell the public when he is in a relationship, since it will become known anyway. Dreams of getting married early.

In 2014, a rumor surfaced that Jung Suk was secretly dating Miss A member Suzy (Bae Soo Ji). However, no facts confirming this have been published. When Jong Suk was asked if the rumor was true, he was surprised and replied that he didn't know her at all.

In June 2015, the Internet space was covered with a wave of articles about Lee Jong Suk’s relationship with his partner in the series “Pinocchio” Park Shin Hye. Sources claim that the actors began dating after the series ended in January 2015. To support this, the articles cite Jong Suk and Shin Hye's schedule for overseas promotional shoots around the same time, as well as pictures of them together. sitting in a cafe. However, both actors' agencies stated that Jong Suk and Shin Hye's relationship is nothing more than friendly.

Interesting Facts

Skills: piano playing, drawing, baduk (Korean chess).
Starred in video clips: 2NE1 - “I Don't Care" (2009), CHI CHI - "Don't Play Around" (2011), Nicole Jung - "Lost" (2012, Korean and Japanese versions), Jung Yup - " My Valentine" (2015).
Close to Rain (Jung Ji Hoon), Baek Jin Hee, F(x)'s Krystal, and SNSD's Hyo Young.
When talking with people, he likes to hold their hands, and can also hug or stroke the interlocutor, regardless of whether he is a guy or a girl. Because of this, Jong Suk's acquaintances consider him cute and flirty. Although he himself, before he knew about it, always considered himself courageous.
Strange feature: Feels awkward when someone is to his left.
I was a trainee of a music group for three months.
Loves when people tell him he looks attractive.
Can't drink a lot of alcohol, about 3 shots of soju at most. Or maybe drink a little more beer.
Feels uncomfortable in noisy places where there are a lot of people.
During the filming of I Can Hear You, where Jong Suk played the role of a high school student, he had to shave 2-3 times a day because his beard grows very quickly.
Since 2013, he has been an ambassador and participant in the Good Library Project campaign, recording audio books for blind children. That same year, he supported another campaign, “Save The Children Korea,” to sew hats for children in Africa and Asia suffering from hypothermia.
He wants to become an actor whose films and TV series viewers would want to watch only after seeing his name in the cast.

Personal life

Despite his popularity, Lee still manages to keep his personal life private. No matter how hard the media representatives tried, they were unable to find any compromising materials on the actor.

Lee Jong Suk and Han Hye Joo

At different times, the master of transformation was credited with having relationships with Han Hye-joo, Park Shin-hye, and Lee Bo-yeon. Now it is not known for sure whether the artist has a girlfriend or not.

Interesting Facts

Now we will tell you some interesting facts about Lee Jong Suk.

Lee Jong Suk has lived independently since the beginning of his career, namely from the age of 16.
Jong Suk was so shy that he didn't dare raise his hand at school.
The guy's skin is very pale, and he doesn't like it. In order to look more courageous, he tried to sunbathe. But the skin eventually burned and turned red.
As a child, the actor preferred to play the piano and draw. However, the strict father insisted that his son attend the wrestling section.
Jong Suk's idol is Rain.
Jong Suk is quite tall, 186 cm. However, his younger brother is much taller than him.
The actor does not like to spend time in noisy places.
Jong Suk looks very similar to the After School member. Her name is Nana and she was born on September 14th, the same as Jong Suk. The actor laughs, believing that he has found his double. Maybe this is his secret sister?
Lee Jong Suk cannot drink and tries to avoid alcohol.
The actor took piloting courses.
Due to an injury suffered in childhood, Jong Suk was declared unfit for military service. Until the beginning of 2021, he will serve as a public worker.
He said that at school he suffered from unrequited love. He was too shy to ask the girl out.
Jong Suk is convinced that marriage should not be delayed. He is sure that he will see his person right away, and in this case there is no point in delaying the registration of the relationship.
Jong Suk smokes.
The ideal woman for him is Lee Na Young.
Jong Suk is growing a beard quickly. When he played schoolchildren, he had to shave twice, and even three times a day, because the stubble appeared too quickly.
Jong Suk is sweating a lot and can't do anything about it.

Lee Jong Suk now

In August 2017, the action movie “VIP” with Lee in the title role was released. The plot of the film centers on the son of a high-ranking North Korean official, who is not unreasonably accused of committing a series of brutal murders.

Lee Jong Suk in 2017

The guy commits crimes with impunity and moves freely around the world because he feels his father’s power, his protection and support. However, when cruelty and cynicism go beyond the bounds of reason, police officers from North and South Korea, together with Interpol, take on the case of the “privileged” killer.

In the same year, the actor added to his filmography with the series “While You Sleep,” which tells the story of a young girl who has prophetic dreams. In them the young lady sees strangers who will soon die. While some people dream of becoming special, Nam-Hon passionately wants to get rid of the cursed gift. In order not to go crazy, the young lady decides not to keep her terrible dreams a secret and tell the prosecutor, Jung-Jae, played by Lee, about them.

Lee Jong Suk before and after plastic surgery

Despite his busy work schedule, the artist, who had rhinoplasty, does not forget about his fans. On Instagram, the Korean celebrity regularly posts photos from her personal archive, as well as video clips from her vacation.

It is worth noting that social networks are not the only resource that tells fans about the latest news from the life of John Suk. Materials related to the creative biography of the star are also often published on Internet portals and in printed publications.