Lee Tae-sung

Quick Facts: Who was Lee Tae-sung?

Subject:

Lee Tae-sung

Known for:

South Korean actor known for roles in 26 Years Diary and My Golden Life.

Born:

1985-04-21

Century / Era:

1985s Historical Era Archive

Verified Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Primary Historical Archives

Origins & Early Life

Lee Tae-sung (Korean: 이태성; born April 21, 1985), birth name Lee Sung-deok, is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in 26 Years Diary, Playful Kiss, Rooftop Prince, and My Golden Life and is currently a cast member of the reality show My Little Old Boy. The elder of two sons, Lee was born and raised in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. His younger brother is singer Sung Yu-bin (Korean: 성유빈, born 1987), who is a member of the band BOB4. Lee was a baseball player in his youth and had aspired to play professionally before constant injuries forced him to give up the sport during his senior year.

Career & Major Achievements

He graduated from Ansan Technical High School where he was schoolmates with St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun. Lee's first credited role was as baseball player Koo Chun-seo in the sports film Superstar Mr. Gam. He was cast in his first lead role in the 2005 film Blossom Again opposite veteran actress Kim Jung-eun and was nominated for Best New Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and Baeksang Arts Awards. His next film was the 2006 Japanese-South Korean co-production 26 Years Diary, in which he portrayed the Korean student who was killed trying to save a man who had fallen off the platform at the Shin-Ōkubo Station. It garnered him much attention in Japan due to the high profile nature of the actual incident, which had occurred in 2001.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

He was cast in the second male lead role in the romantic comedy Two Outs in the Ninth Inning, in which he played a college baseball player aspiring to go professional. After a stint of playing mostly protagonist roles, he portrayed the villainous nemesis of Park Yoo-chun in the sageuk fusion drama Rooftop Prince followed by the scheming son of a chaebol family in Pots of Gold. Following his discharge from the military in July 2015, Lee's comeback project was the MBC weekend drama My Mom. He then starred in the KBS drama My Golden Life, which began airing in late 2017 and became a ratings hit domestically. In April 2020, Lee and his mother joined the cast of the reality show My Little Old Boy.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1985 (1985-04-21): Birth of Lee Tae-sung — South Korean actor known for roles in 26 Years Diary and My Golden Life.
2. 1987: 1987 Milestone — His younger brother is singer Sung Yu-bin (Korean: 성유빈, born 1987), who is a member of the band BOB4.
3. 2001: 2001 Milestone — It garnered him much attention in Japan due to the high profile nature of the actual incident, which had occurred in 2001.
4. 2005: 2005 Milestone — He was cast in his first lead role in the 2005 film Blossom Again opposite veteran actress Kim Jung-eun and was nominated for Best New Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and Baeksang Arts Awards.
5. 2006: 2006 Milestone — His next film was the 2006 Japanese-South Korean co-production 26 Years Diary, in which he portrayed the Korean student who was killed trying to save a man who had fallen off the platform at the Shin-Ōkubo Station.
6. 2015: 2015 Milestone — Following his discharge from the military in July 2015, Lee's comeback project was the MBC weekend drama My Mom.
7. 2017: 2017 Milestone — He then starred in the KBS drama My Golden Life, which began airing in late 2017 and became a ratings hit domestically.
8. 2020: 2020 Milestone — In April 2020, Lee and his mother joined the cast of the reality show My Little Old Boy.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Lee Tae-sung

True or False: “Lee Tae-sung's first credited role was in a film titled Superstar Mr. Gam.”

Answer (TRUE ⭕): His debut role as baseball player Koo Chun-seo appeared in the sports film Superstar Mr. Gam.

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