Lee Si-eon

Lee Si-eon
Lee in December 2019
Born
Lee Bo-yeon

(1982-07-03) July 3, 1982 (age 42)
Mora-dong, Buk-gu, Busan, South Korea (Currently Mora-dong, Sasang-gu, Busan, South Korea)[1]
Other namesLee Shi-un
EducationSeoul Institute of the Arts – Broadcasting and Entertainment
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
AgentStory J Company
Spouse
Seo Ji-seung
(m. 2021)
Korean name
Hangul
이시언
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Si-eon
McCune–ReischauerI Si-ŏn
Birth name
Hangul
이보연
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Bo-yeon
McCune–ReischauerI Po-yŏn

Lee Si-eon (born Lee Bo-yeon on July 3, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his comic supporting role in the popular campus drama Reply 1997.[2][3][4][5][6] He is also known for being a cast member of MBC's popular reality TV show I Live Alone until his departure in December 2020.[7]

Personal life

Lee has been in a relationship with actress Seo Ji-seung since 2017.

On November 8, 2021, it was reported that Lee would be getting married in a private ceremony on December 25, 2021, in Jeju.[8] Later that same day, Lee's agency confirmed the report.[9]

Filmography

Lee at the 2017 MBC Drama Awards

Film

Year Title Role
2001 Kick the Moon bit part
2011 Children... PD Yoon
Perfect Game senior member of national team/MBC Baseball player (cameo)
2013 Tough as Iron Jong-soo
2014 My Love, My Bride Ki-tae
2019 Race to Freedom: Um Bok Dong Lee Hong-dae
Killed My Wife Chae Jung-ho
2020 Search Out Sung-min
2024 Pilot Captain from the air force (cameo)

Television series

Year Title Role Network Notes
2009 Friend, Our Legend Kim Joong-ho MBC
2010 Dr. Champ Heo Taek-woo SBS
2011 Paradise Ranch Secretary Lee
Warrior Baek Dong-soo Daeheung
2011–12 Bolder By the Day Wang Sung-han MBN
2012 The King 2 Hearts Kim Hang-ah's first love MBC
Reply 1997 Bang Sung-jae tvN
2012–13 Seoyoung, My Daughter Choi Ho-jung's blind date KBS2 Cameo
2013 Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus Kim Dong-soo
The Strange Cohabitation Gwang-hyun Drama Special
Reply 1994 Bang Sung-jae tvN Cameo (Ep. 16)
Eun-guk and the Ugly Duckling Eun-guk KBS2 Drama Special[10]
Jin Jin Kim Kyung-chul Drama Special
2014 The Noblesse Yoon Shin-joong JTBC
Modern Farmer Yoo Han-cheol SBS
Righteous Love tvN Cameo
2015 Kill Me, Heal Me Park Min-jae MBC
Hogu's Love Shin Chung-jae tvN
Beating Again Oh Woo-sik JTBC
Webtoon Hero Toondra Show Text of the Joseon Dynasty MBC Every 1
2015–16 Remember Section Chief Ahn SBS
2016 W Park Soo-bong MBC
2017 Three Color Fantasy - The Universe's Star Grim Reaper
Innocent Defendant SBS Cameo (Ep. 18)
Good Manager Prosecutor Park Yong-tae KBS2 Cameo (Ep. 20)
Whisper young Kang Yoo-taek SBS
Man to Man Ji Se-hoon JTBC
My Sassy Girl Bang Se-ho SBS
Reunited Worlds Shin Ho-bang
Man in the Kitchen Bong Myung-tae MBC
Two Cops Yong-pal [11]
I'm Not a Robot Cameo
2018 Live Kang Nam-il tvN [12]
High-End Crush Section chief Heo MBN Web Drama
Player Lim Byung-min OCN [13]
2019 Welcome to Waikiki 2 a reporter JTBC Cameo (Ep. 3)[14]
Abyss Park Dong-cheol tvN [15]
Hotel del Luna an astronaut Cameo (Ep. 3)[16]
2019–20 Queen: Love and War Wal TV Chosun [17]
2020 Dinner Mate Food truck operator MBC Cameo (Ep. 3)
Men Are Men Oh Jak-ga KBS2 Cameo
Cheat on Me If You Can Jang Seung-cheol
2021 The Penthouse: War in Life 2 Detective SBS Cameo (Ep. 6)[18]
Racket Boys Busan Citizen Cameo (Ep.9) [19]
2022 Crazy Love Kang Min / Kim Cha-bae KBS2 [20]
Café Minamdang Yeo Chul-pal Cameo (Ep.2)[21]
Bad Prosecutor Go Joong-do [22]

Television show

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Real Men Cast Member Manly Men special
2016–2020 I Live Alone
2022 Around the World While Born with Kian84[23]
2023 You Go to Sydney with Heo Sung-tae, Ahn Bo-hyun and YouTuber KWAKTUBE[24]

Music video

Year Song Title Artist
2012 "Have, Don't Have" Dal Shabet[25]

Theater

Year English title Korean title Role Ref.
2021 The Perfect Other 완벽한 타인 [26]
2022 Then and Today 그때도 오늘 Moon-suk [27]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2016 SBS Drama Awards Special Award, Actor in a Genre Drama Remember Nominated
MBC Drama Awards Best New Actor[28] W Nominated
Best Couple Award (with Kim Eui-sung) Nominated
MBC Entertainment Awards Male Rookie Award in Variety Show I Live Alone, Real Men (Season 2) Nominated
2017 MBC Entertainment Awards Rookie Award, Variety Category I Live Alone Won
MBC Drama Awards Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Two Cops Nominated
SBS Drama Awards[29] Best Supporting Actor Reunited Worlds Nominated
2019 19th MBC Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award in Variety Category (Male) I Live Alone Nominated
Best Teamwork Award Won
2020 20th MBC Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award in Variety Category – male[30] Nominated

References

  1. ^ "이시언". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  2. ^ Han, Yeo-wool (5 September 2012). "이시언: My name is…". TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  3. ^ Han, Yeo-wool (5 September 2012). 이시언: 방성재보다 이시언. TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  4. ^ Lee, Hyun-jin (5 September 2012). <응답하라 1997> 이시언 씨, '까리뽕쌈'하게 사셨군요. OhmyNews (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  5. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (3 September 2012). "Reply 1997 Cast Sad to Finish Filming". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  6. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (11 September 2012). "Infinte's Hoya Dines with Lee Si Eon After Missing Reply 1997 Wrap-Up Party". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  7. ^ "'나혼자산다' 기안84, 마감 전 석고상 그리기 열중 "나란 넘 X친넘" 셀프 디스". Asia Today (in Korean). June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  8. ^ Kang Kyung-yun (November 8, 2021). "이시언, 연인 서지승과 결혼...'나혼산' 1호 품절남되나" [Lee Si-eon, married to lover Seo Ji-seung... Is 'Nahonsan' the first out of stock?] (in Korean). SBS Entertainment News. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Naver.
  9. ^ Lee Seung-rok (November 8, 2021). "[공식] 이시언♥서지승, 12월 25일 전격 결혼 발표!" [[Official] Si-eon Lee ♥ Ji-seung Seo, announced their wedding on December 25th!] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Naver.
  10. ^ "HanCinema's Drama Review: Drama Special - The Ugly Duckling". Hancinema. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  11. ^ "Lee Si-eon to star in "Two Cops"". HanCinema. September 27, 2017.
  12. ^ "Lee Si-eon to star in Noh Hee-kyeong's "Live"". HanCinema. November 20, 2017.
  13. ^ "Song Seung-heon, Krystal, and Lee Si-eon in "Player"". HanCinema. Star Money. June 4, 2018.
  14. ^ Hwang, Su-yeon (March 21, 2019). "이시언 측 "'으라차차 와이키키2' 특별출연 맞다"". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  15. ^ Park, Soo-in (February 19, 2019). "이시언 측 "'어비스' 출연 확정" 박보영과 연기 호흡(공식입장)". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  16. ^ Jeon, Hyo-jin (July 20, 2019). "'호텔델루나' 이준기·이시언, 특별출연…여진구 전 지배인 후보군". Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  17. ^ Choi, Ji-yun (21 October 2019). "진세연·김민규, 궁중 로맨스···TV조선 '간택' 12월 첫방". Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  18. ^ Han Jeong-won (February 3, 2021). "이시언 측 "'펜트하우스2' 특별출연" 소식만으로 기대감 (공식)" [Lee Si-eon's side "Expectation for a special appearance in 'Penthouse 2' (official)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  19. ^ Moon Ji-yeon (June 27, 2021). "[공식] 이시언, '라켓소년단' 특별출연..'찐 부산시민'役" [[Official] Si-eon Lee, 'Racquet Boys' Special Appearance... as 'Busan Citizen]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  20. ^ Lee Kyung-ho (February 11, 2022). "크레이지러브' 김재욱X정수정, 달콤살벌 재미 예고..3월 7일 첫방" [Crazy Love' Kim Jae-wook X Jung Su-jeong, preview of sweet and bloody fun... First airing on March 7th] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  21. ^ Jung Ji-hyun (June 21, 2022). "이시언, '미남당' 특별출연…"권수현과 상상 이상의 시너지" [공식]" [Si-eon Lee to make a special appearance in 'The Handsome Man'... "synergy beyond imagination with Kwon Soo-hyun" [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved June 21, 2022 – via Naver.
  22. ^ Park Jin-young (April 28, 2022). "[단독] 이시언, '진검승부' 캐스팅…도경수와 티격태격 케미" [[Exclusive] Si-eon Lee, cast for 'True Sword Battle'... Do Kyungsoo and the quarrelsome chemistry] (in Korean). JoyNews24. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  23. ^ Hwang So-young (October 25, 2022). "[단독] 이시언, 기안84 '세계일주' 합류‥'얼간이' 재회" [[Exclusive] Sieon Lee, Gian84 join 'Around the World'… 'Idiot' reunion] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved October 25, 2022 – via Naver.
  24. ^ Kim Da-eun (January 9, 2023). "허성태·이시언·안보현·곽튜브, 류호진PD 새 예능 '니가 가라 시드니'로 뭉친다" [Heo Seong-tae, Lee Si-eon, Ahn Bo-hyun, Kwak Tube, and Ryu Ho-jin PD unite in a new variety show, ‘You Go Sydney] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Naver.
  25. ^ Kim, Ji-yeon (31 October 2012). "Lee Si Eon to Star in Dal Shabet's Next Music Video". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  26. ^ Tae Yu-na (April 9, 2021). "여신강림' 임세미, 7년만 연극 복귀…이시언과 호흡 [공식]" ['Descent of the Goddess' Lim Se-mi returns to the theater after 7 years... Sieon Lee and Breath [Official]]. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  27. ^ Kang Jin-ah (December 1, 2021). "이희준·이시언·오의식·김설진, 연극 '그때도 오늘' 출연" [Lee Hee-jun, Lee Si-eon, Oh Eui-shik, and Kim Seol-jin to appear in the play 'Then and Today'] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Naver.
  28. ^ Hong, Se-young (December 30, 2016). "[2016 MBC 연기대상] 남주혁X류준열, 남자 신인상 공동 수상" [[2016 MBC Drama Awards] Nam Joo-hyuk X Ryu Jun-yeol, jointly awarded the Best New Actor Award] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Naver.
  29. ^ Kim, Sol-ji (December 31, 2017). "[2017 SBS 연기대상] 김원해·박진주, 男女조연상 "오래 걸린 값진 상" [[2017 SBS Drama Awards] Kim Won-hae·Park Jin-joo, Male/Female Supporting Actor “A valuable prize that took a long time] (in Korean). Maeil Broadcasting Network. Retrieved February 17, 2023 – via Naver.
  30. ^ Hong Se-young (December 29, 2020). "[2020 MBC 방송연예대상] 성훈, 버라이어티 부문 남자최우수상". sports.donga (in Korean). Retrieved December 29, 2020.