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Lee Chang-sun (born February 7, 1988[1]), better known by his stage name Lee Joon, is a South Korean actor, singer, model and DJ. He is best known as a former member of the South Korean boy band MBLAQ. He had notable roles in Gapdong (2014), My Father Is Strange (2017), The Silent Sea (2021) and Bulgasal (2021).

Lee Joon
Lee in 2016
Born	Lee Chang-sun (1988-02-07) February 7, 1988 (age 34) Seoul, South Korea
Occupation	Actor singer
Years active	2008–present
Agent	Prain TPC
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2009–2014
Labels	J. Tune Camp
Formerly of	MBLAQ
Musical artist
Korean name
Hangul	이창선
Hanja	李昌宣
Revised Romanization	I Chang-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Ch'ang-sŏn
Stage name
Hangul	이준
Hanja	李準
Revised Romanization	I Jun
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Chun

Career

Beginnings

Before becoming a part of MBLAQ, Lee acted in CFs, had a small non-recurring role in the first episode of the sitcom That Person Is Coming (그분이 오신다), which aired in 2008, and began and completed filming for the 2009 film, Ninja Assassin in which he portrayed the Teenage Raizo.[2]

Music career

After training under Rain and J. Tune Entertainment, Lee became a member of South Korean quintet boyband MBLAQ, serving as a vocalist and main dancer. The group debuted on October 9, 2009 at Rain's Legend of Rainism concert where they performed various songs from their then-unreleased single album Just BLAQ.[3][4] MBLAQ's first single, "Oh Yeah", was released to the public through a music video on October 14, 2009 with their debut single album, Just BLAQ releasing on the same day.[5] MBLAQ made their broadcast debut with the song "Oh Yeah" on Mnet's M! Countdown.[6]

MBLAQ made their Japanese debut on May 3, 2011, with an event held at the Kanagawa Lazona Kawasaki Plaza which gathered a reported 10,000 fans. A day later, on May 4, they released their first Japanese single "Your Luv" which immediately reached first position of the Oricon Daily Charts, selling more than 11,000 copies.[7][8]

With MBLAQ, he released three single albums, seven EPs and one studio album. He left the group in October 2014.[9][10]

On October 18, 2017 ahead of his mandatory military enlistment Lee released his first solo digital single, "What I Want to Give to You", a pop ballad song written by his former MBLAQ band-mate Thunder.[11]

Acting career

In 2010, he was cast in Jungle Fish 2, a youth drama which tackles real life issues about students.[12] He participated in the OST for Jungle Fish 2, singing the song "슬픈예감 (Feeling Sad)" with Hong Jong-hyun.^{[citation needed]}

In 2011, Lee lent his voice for the Korean dub of the film Gnomeo & Juliet.[13]

In 2012 he was cast in Iris II, the sequel to the espionage series Iris.[14] The same year, he joined the variety show, We Got Married where he was paired up with Oh Yeon-seo in an on-screen marriage.[15]

In 2013, Lee starred in the film Rough Play, produced by Kim Kiduk.[16] The film was unusually risque for a pop idol due to the numerous nude sex scenes he had to perform in it.[17][18] He won the Best Male Newcomer award at the 1st Wildflower Film Awards for his performance, and was also nominated for the Best New Actor award at the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards and the 23rd Buil Film Awards.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, Lee had roles in the crime thriller Gap-dong and romance comedy fantasy drama Mr. Back.[19][20]

In 2015, Lee starred in SBS' black comedy drama Heard It Through the Grapevine,[21] winning accolades at the 8th Korea Drama Awards and 4th APAN Star Awards for his performance. In the same year, he was signed to Prain TPC.[22]

The same year, he featured in the period mystery film The Piper;[23] and lent his voice to the animated zombie film, Seoul Station.[24]

In 2016, Lee starred in OCN's fantasy thriller The Vampire Detective as the title role.[25] The same year, he had a supporting role in MBC's legal drama Woman with a Suitcase.[26] He also co-starred in the action comedy film, Luck Key.[27]

In 2017, Lee Joon starred in KBS2's weekend family drama, My Father is Strange.[28]

In 2021, Lee starred in Netflix Original series The Silent Sea. In the same year, Lee starred in tvN/Netflix fantasy series Bulgasal: Immortal Souls.

In 2022, Lee stars in KBS2' s upcoming historical drama Bloody Heart which is set to be released on May 2, 2022. In the Bloody Heart, Lee plays the role of Lee Tae who becomes King of Joseon. In same year, it was announced that Lee Joon will hold the '2022 Lee Jun Busan Fan Camp' at Busan Metropolitan City's Arpina, Haeundae-gu, Busan.[29]

Radio career

In 2019, after being discharged from the military, Lee Joon started hosting the radio show Lee Joon's Youngstreet as Joon Haeng Ja on SBS Power FM.[30]

Personal life

Lee Joon was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, and has an older sister. He won second place in a dance competition and thus won a scholarship to Seoul Arts High School. He majored in modern dance at the Korea National University of Arts and attended Kyung Hee Cyber University.[31][32] Lee has stated that he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.[33]

Lee began his mandatory military service as an active duty soldier on October 24, 2017, attending a five-week basic training in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province.[34][35][36] Lee completed his training first among 183 comrades. He was assigned to 8th Battalion to complete his duty.[37][38]

Due to suffering with panic disorder while carrying out his military duties, Lee was deemed inadequate to serve as an active duty soldier, and was transferred to reservist duty. Lee completed his remaining mandatory duty as a public service officer.[39][40][41] He was discharged on December 19, 2019.[42]

Discography

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak positions	Album
		KOR Gaon
"What I Wanna Give" (내가주고싶은건)	2017	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes songs that did not chart or were not released in that region.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak positions	Album
		KOR Gaon
"Run away"[43] (Featuring Vision Wei and Thunder)	2011	—	Daybreak (破晓)
"Do You Remember" (Featuring Mir of MBLAQ and Kim Jo Han)	2012	—	Non-album single
"Will You Marry Me? (너, 나, 우리)" (Jung Yonghwa Featuring Yoon Doo-joon of Highlight, Lee Joon, and Hwang Kwanghee)	2020	—	Reply Project
"—" denotes songs that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR Gaon
"Feeling Sad" (슬픈예감)(with Hong Jong-hyun)	2010	—	Jungle Fish 2 OST
"Feeling Sad (Farewell Ver.)" (with Hong Jong-hyun, Kim Bo-ra, Shin So-yul and Han Ji-woo [ko]	2010	—	Jungle Fish 2 OST
"You & I" (유앤아이) (with G.O and Seung-ho)	2011	—	Scent of a Woman OST
"—" denotes songs that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Ninja Assassin	Teenage Raizo
2011	Gnomeo & Juliet	Gnomeo	Korean dubbing
2013	Rough Play	Oh Young
2015	The Piper	Nam-soo	As village chief's son
	Seoul Station	Ki-woong	Voice
2016	Luck Key	Jae-sung

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	That Person Is Coming	Student	Cameo (Ep 1)
2010	Jungle Fish 2	Ahn Ba-woo
	Drama Special - Housewife Kim Kwang Ja's 3rd Activities	Jin		[44]
2012	History of a Salaryman	Yeo-chi's boyfriend	Cameo (Ep 1)
	Sent from Heaven	Lee Joon	Also known as I Need a Fairy	[45]
	Phantom	Passerby	Cameo (Ep 1)
2013	Iris II: New Generation	Yoon Shi-hyuk
2014	Gap-dong	Ryu Tae-oh	Main Role
	Mr. Back	Choi Dae-han	Main Role
2015	Drama Special - What is the Ghost Up To?	Goo Cheon-dong		[46]
	Pinocchio	Fama	Cameo (Ep 19)	[47]
	Heard It Through the Grapevine	Han In-sang	Main Role
2016	The Vampire Detective	Yoon San	Lead Role
	Woman with a Suitcase	Ma Suk-woo
2017	Mia Luang	Himself	Cameo (Ep 6)
	My Father Is Strange	Ahn Joong-hee	Main Role
2021–2022	Bulgasal: Immortal Souls	Ok Eul-tae	Main Role	[48]
2022	Bloody Heart	Lee Tae	Lead Role	[49]
2023	The Escape of the Seven	Min Do-hyuk		[50]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	The Silent Sea	Ryu Tae-seok		[51]
2022	I Want to Hurt	Cha Do-yoon	Audio drama	[52]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2014	7th Korea Drama Awards	Best New Actor	Gap-dong	Nominated
	1st Wildflower Film Awards	Best Actor	Rough Play	Nominated
		Best New Actor		Won	[53]
	50th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actor (Film)		Nominated
	23rd Buil Film Awards	Best New Actor		Nominated
	MBC Drama Awards	Best New Actor	Mr. Back	Nominated
2015	51st Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actor (TV)	Heard It Through the Grapevine	Nominated
	8th Korea Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor		Won	[54]
	4th APAN Star Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama		Won	[55]
	Scene Stealer Festival	Youngest Scene Stealer	—	Won	[56]
	SBS Drama Awards	Best Couple Award (with Go Ah-sung)	Heard It Through the Grapevine	Nominated
2016	MBC Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama	Woman with a Suitcase	Nominated
2017	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Father is Strange	Nominated

References

External links

• Lee Joon Japan Official Fanclub
• Lee Joon at HanCinema
• Lee Joon at the Korean Movie Database

На других языках

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- [en] Lee Joon

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[es] Lee Joon

Lee Chang Sun (en hangul, 이창선; en hanja, 李昌宣; Seúl, 7 de febrero de 1988), conocido como Lee Joon, es un bailarín, cantante y actor surcoreano. Perteneció al grupo MBLAQ.

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[ru] Ли Джун

Ли Чхан Сон (кор. 이창선, англ. Lee Chang-seon; род. 7 февраля 1988, Сеул) — южнокорейский актёр и певец хип-хоп бой-бенда MBLAQ, более известен под сценическим именем «Ли Джун». С начала 2015 года участвовал в Prain TPC, в которой были задействованы и другие актеры: Рю Сен Рен, Пак Джи Ен и Пак Ен Во.

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