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🌻 Lee Jong Suk

2010–2012: Beginnings

At 16, Lee began his modelling career at the Seoul Collection walkway in 2005, making him the youngest male model to debut at Seoul Collection program for Seoul Fashion Week. Since then he has walked in a number of fashion shows.

Lee trained as an idol group member for three months, and had signed on with an agency for debut. However, he quit after the agency broke their promise of debuting him as an actor. He then took part in a selection for actors at SBS TV station when he was in middle school.

In 2010, Lee made his official acting debut in the South Korean TV series Prosecutor Princess. The same year he had a supporting role in the hit drama Secret Garden where he played a talented young composer with a surly attitude and a forbidden crush on the second male lead. He also made his big-screen debut in the horror movie Ghost.

In 2011, he appeared in MBC's sitcom High Kick Season 3.In 2012, Lee starred in the filmR2B: Return to Base, a loose remake of the critically acclaimed 1986 film Top Gun.

2012–2013: Breakthrough

At the 2013 Vogue Fashion's Night Out

Lee's breakout role came as a high school student in the teen drama School 2013. He received his first acting award for the role at the 2012 KBS Drama Awards under the category Best New Actor.He also ranked in fifth place according to a survey entitled 'Actors Who Lit Up 2013' byGallup Korea.

Following the success ofSchool 2013, Lee starred in the critically acclaimed drama series I Can Hear Your Voicewith Lee Bo-young. He played Park Soo-ha, an intelligent young man who could read minds. Originally slated for 16 episodes, the drama was extended by 2 episodes due to its successful ratings. He received the Excellence Award in the male category at theKorea Drama Awards for his acting performance. Lee then starred in sports film No Breathing and had a supporting role in box office hit The Face Reader.

2014–2015: Rising popularity in China

In 2014, he starred in teen romantic comedy Hot Young Bloods with Park Bo-young.Lee then starred in hit medical drama Doctor Stranger, playing a North Korean defector who works as a doctor in South Korea. The drama was a success in China, gaining 400 million views.

Lee next starred in Pinocchioopposite actress Park Shin-hye. He played the protagonist Choi Dal-po, a first year reporter at a broadcasting company who struggles with the idea of justice and truth in a world where everyone wants to hide the facts. Pinocchiowas another hit, with a reported revenue of 6.2 billion won (US$5.62 million) for broadcasting rights in just one year.

At W press conference, August 2016

Lee's performance in the dramas Doctor Stranger andPinocchio earned him acting accolades, including the Top Excellence Award in the male category at the 8th Korea Drama Awards. He also became the youngest actor to win the Best Actor award at the 27th Grimae Awards, chosen by television cinematographers.

Due to Lee's success in China, a wax figure of the him went on display in Hong Kong'sMadame Tussauds, which the actor unveiled himself in a ceremony. Lee was also cast in his first Chinese drama titled Jade Lovers alongside actress Zheng Shuang. The drama is filmed in Shanghai and described as a fantasy romance series set in the 1930s. Lee later released a photobook titled 2014-2015 Asia Tour Story ~With~, comprising photos taken of Lee's meetings with fans in seven Asian cities during a nine-month tour.

2016–present: New agency and continued success

In December 2015, Lee left his previous agency Wellmade Yedang and signed an exclusive contract with YG Entertainment on May 10, 2016.

In July 2016, Lee returned to the Korean small screen withMBC's fantasy thriller Walongside Han Hyo-joo.The drama topped popularity charts Korea, and Lee won theDaesang (Grand Prize) at the year-end MBC Drama Awards.

In August 2016, Lee was confirmed to star in upcoming crime film VIP, marking his first lead role as a villain.Lee then co-starred in the promotional web drama First Seven Kisses for Lotte Duty Free.

In 2017, Lee will star in the fantasy-procedural dramaWhile You Were Sleepingalongside Bae Suzy.