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South Korean actor (born 1984) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lee Wan (Korean: 이완; born January 3, 1984), born Kim Hyung-soo (김형수), is a South Korean actor.
Lee Wan | |
|---|---|
 Lee Wan in May 2022 | |
| Born | Kim Hyung-soo January 3, 1984 |
| Education | Kookmin University - Physical Education Kookmin University Graduate School - Sports Management |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Agent | Story J Company[1] |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Spouse | |
| Relatives | Kim Tae-hee (sister) Rain (brother-in-law) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이완 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Wan |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Wan |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 김형수 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Hyeongsu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyŏngsu |
| Website | www.lee-wan.com |
Born as Kim Hyung-soo, he began his career in entertainment after starring in a music video alongside older sister, actress Kim Tae-hee.[2] Using the stage name Lee Wan, he made his acting debut in 2003. He first drew notice in a supporting role in the television drama Stairway to Heaven, followed by leading roles in romantic comedies Snow White: Taste Sweet Love and Let's Go to the Beach. He reunited with Stairway to Heaven costar Park Shin-hye in 2006 in the melodrama Tree of Heaven which was a joint Korean-Japanese production.[3] Lee also contributed the song "Where Farewells Don't Exist" to the drama's soundtrack.[4]
Lee's increased Korean Wave popularity led to him being cast in as the leading man in the Japanese film Veronika Decides to Die (based on the same-titled novel by Paulo Coelho), which screened at the 2005 Tokyo International Film Festival.[4] He also played the leading role opposite Ami Suzuki in the 2007 Japanese television drama Magnolia no Hana no Shita de ("Under the Magnolia"), which portrayed a romance between a Korean man and a Japanese woman who meet while studying in New York City.[5] Afterwards, he returned to Korean television with a supporting role in In-soon Is Pretty, as the protagonist's younger brother.[6]
In 2008, Lee starred in the Korean War film Once Upon a Time in Seoul.[7] He next played a villain in the gambling-themed series Swallow the Sun in 2009.[8]
Lee enlisted for mandatory military service on 12 July 2010, and was part of the entertainment soldiers unit of the Defense Media Agency under the Ministry of National Defense.[9] He was discharged on 23 April 2012.[10]
As his first post-army project, Lee appeared in the 2013 online drama It's Not Over Yet; it aired in 6-part 10-minute installments on social networking sites.[11][12] In 2015, he starred in Northern Limit Line, a naval thriller about the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong.
On 27 November 2018 his agency confirmed he is dating pro-golfer Lee Bo-mee.[13] The couple officially tied the knot at a Catholic church with their family and friends in a private wedding on 28 December 2019.[14][15]
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