Lee Soo-hyuk facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lee Soo-hyuk
Lee in October 2024
Born	Lee Hyuk-soo (1988-05-31) May 31, 1988 (age 36) Gwacheon, South Korea
Occupation	Model actor
Years active	2006–present
Agent	YG
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Korean name
Hangul	이수혁
Hanja	李洙赫
Revised Romanization	I Suhyeok
McCune–Reischauer	I Suhyŏk
Birth name
Hangul	이혁수
Hanja	李赫秀
Revised Romanization	I Hyeoksu
McCune–Reischauer	I Hyŏksu

Lee Hyuk-soo (Hangul: 이혁수; born May 31, 1988), better known by the stage name Lee Soo-hyuk (Hangul: 이수혁), is a South Korean model and actor.

Life and career

Born Lee Hyuk-soo, he debuted as a model in designer Jung Wook-jun's Lone Costume fashion show in 2006. He walked runways for domestic fashion brands including General Idea and Song Zio, and did cover shoots for several fashion magazines such as GQ, Bazaar, and Elle.

After appearing in music videos of girl groups Gavy NJ and 2NE1 in 2009 and 2010, Lee expanded his career into acting. Using the stage name Lee Soo-hyuk, his credits include the television series White Christmas (2011), What's Up (2011), Vampire Idol (2011–2012) and Shark (2013). He also appeared in the films The Boy from Ipanema (2010), Runway Cop (2012), and Horror Stories 2 (2013).

In 2013, Lee went to Europe for Paris Fashion Week and London Fashion Week, where he walked fashion runway shows for Balenciaga, J.W. Anderson, and Balmain. He was named one of the "13 Top Breakout New Male Faces of F/W2013" by the online fashion magazine Style Minutes, being the only Asian model to make the cut among other newbies from Holland, Canada, Brazil, Australia, England, Hungary, Germany, and Lithuania.

In 2014, Lee appeared as a guest judge during season 4 of Korea's Next Top Model, and was invited by Tyra Banks to participate in the season 21 finale of America's Next Top Model. He left his agency, SidusHQ, that same year and signed with Star J Entertainment, subsequently starring in the tvN romantic comedy series' High School King of Savvy—as the second male lead—and Righteous Love. In 2015, Lee was cast in the period vampire romance Scholar Who Walks the Night, based on the webtoon of the same title. This was followed by secondary roles in OCN's espionage drama Local Hero, and the MBC romantic comedies Lucky Romance and Sweet Stranger and Me, in 2016.

Lee joined YG Entertainment in 2017. He was cast in Yoo Ha's crime thriller film Pipeline in 2019. Subsequent projects included lead roles in the mystery romance drama Born Again and the mini web series Handmade Love, both in 2020; the tvN fantasy-romance drama Doom At Your Service in 2021; and the MBC fantasy drama Tomorrow in 2022.

Personal life

On August 10, 2017, Lee began his mandatory military service. After the basic military training, he continued his service as a public service officer for two years.

Other ventures

Endorsements

Lee represents numerous global brands including Adidas and Bulgari. He was selected as the new model for the skincare brand Nivea Men in 2020. In 2021, he became the exclusive face of the men's fashion brand Fahrenheit.

Lee is often booked for fashion editorials in magazines such as GQ, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, W, and Esquire. In 2020, he did fashion editorials for Dior Homme, Balenciaga, and other labels.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Music video appearances

Awards and nominations

Other accolades

Listicles