Lee Dong Gun

Personal Profile
Name: Lee Dong-gun, Emmanuel
Date of birth: July 26, 1980
Height: 184cm
Weight: 65kg
Blood type: A
Religion: Roman Catholic
Family: Parents & a younger brother
Languages: Korean, Japanese, English






About Lee Dong Gun
Lee Dong Gun is a South Korean actor who debuted as a singer in 1998. He released two albums, namely, “Time to Fly” (1998) and “Much More” (2000). Although he was given the much needed attention when he debuted, his popularity as a singer did not make quite a long lasting impression.

His acting career began when he guested in the Korean sitcom “Three Friends”. Though his stint here was just short, it shed new lights for his career. His performance in the hit SBS Drama "Lovers in Paris" particularly paved way for his success as an actor.

He once said that his singing career was like a wheel; sometimes he’s up and sometimes he’s down, and if it wasn’t for acting, he would have left the entertainment business. Although he began to focus on
his acting career, he still took part in the original soundtracks of his drama "Stained Glass" and movies "My Boyfriend is Type B" and "Changing Partners."

In May 2008, he comes back to the music scene with an album produced by Sony Records for his Japanese fans. He also comes back with a new MBC drama alongside Kim Sun Ah entitled "When It's At Night".

TV Dramas:
Star's Lover (SBS, 2008) cameo
When Night Comes (2008)
Perhaps Love (2007)
Smile Again (2006)
Stained Glass (2004)
Lovers in Paris (2004)
Sweet 18 (2004)
No Chun-Hyang vs. Ahn Mong-Ryong (2003)
A Problem At My Younger Brother's House (2003)
Sang Doo, Let's Go To School (2003)
Forever Love (2003)
Ruler of Your Own World (2002)
Ring Ring (2002)
Friends (2002)
Can't Help Being Born Well! (2001)
Three Friends (2000)
Ad Madness (1999)

Movies:
Do You Live with Your Lover Now? (2007)
Racing (2006)
My Boyfriend Is Type-B (2005)
Family (2002)

More about Lee Dong Gun:
Baptised Emmanuel, the actor, also sings. However, he is much more successful as an actor than a singer. He reportedly said that if it wasn’t for acting, he would have left the entertainment industry.

Dong Gun made his acting/singing debut way back in 1997. He is currently enrolled in the Department of Theatre and Cinema at Hanyang University.


Appearance
Eun Hyul - Tardy Love MV
Position - A Day MV
Big Bang - Last Farewell MV
Lee Hyori - Don't Love Her MV
Yoon Eun Hye ft. Lee Dong Gun - Salad Song
4Tomorrow - Tomorrow MV


Recognitions
2008 MBC Drama Awards: Male Excellence Award
2005 Baek-sang Arts Award: Most Popular Award
2004 SBS TV Drama Award: Best Acting Award
2004 SBS TV Drama Award: Best 10 Star Award
2004 Dong-a TV Fashion Beauty Award: Best Dresser
2004 Andre Kim Best Star Awards: Best Star Award

Trivia
Education: Hanyang University Department of Theatre and Cinema
Languages: Korean, Japanese and English
Religion: Roman Catholic

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