Lee Hwi-jae

Lee Hwi-jae (born Lee Young-jae on December 29, 1972) is a South Korean TV presenter, comedian, actor, and singer.[5] Lee studied theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, then made his TV debut in 1992 as a comedian after working as a floor director for MBC's entertainment program Sunday, Sunday Night. He shot to stardom in the program Life Theater. Since then, he has expanded his career to hosting variety shows such as Sang Sang Plus, Sponge and Quiz to Change the World.[4] He was the third highest-paid entertainer at MBC in 2008, earning ₩574.5 million.[6]

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Hwi-jae (이휘재)
Born
Lee Young-jae

(1972-12-29) December 29, 1972
Mungyeong County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Alma materSeoul Institute of the Arts
Occupations
Years active1992–present
AgentCube Entertainment[1][2]
Spouse
Moon Jung-won (문정원)
​
(m. 2010)​
[3][4]
ChildrenLee Seojun, Lee Seoeon
Parents
  • Lee Gang-il (이강일) (father)
  • Kim Sin-ja (김신자) (mother)
Korean name
Hangul
이휘재
Hanja
李輝宰
Revised RomanizationI Hwi-jae
McCune–ReischauerI Hwi-chae
Birth name
Hangul
이영재
Hanja
李永宰
Revised RomanizationI Yeong-jae
McCune–ReischauerI Yŏng-chae

Personal life

Hwi-jae married florist Moon Jeong-won at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul on December 5, 2010.[3][7][8][9] Their twin sons, Lee Seo-eon and Lee Seo-jun, were born on March 15, 2013.[10][11] He and his twins appeared in the variety show The Return of Superman from November 3, 2013 – April 14, 2018.

Filmography

Television series
YearTitleNetworkNotesRef.
1994김가이가MBC
1995삼색우정 - 고참은 괴로워SBS
To Make a ManKBS2
1996Reporting for Duty
Lee Hwi-jae's 사나이 특공대SBS
1998Three Guys and Three GirlsMBC
1999My Love Han Ji-soonSBS
2000Cool GuysKBS22000–2001
2003Go Mom Go!2003–2004
2004Old Miss Diary
2005Banjun DramaSBS
LawyersMBC
Hello Franceska S3cameo
Look Back With a SmileKBS2
2011The Greatest LoveMBC
2013Royal VillajTBC
2016Listen to LovejTBC
2017 Confession Couple[12] KBS2

Film
YearTitleFilm ProductionNotesRef.
1992Bloody Fight for Revenge
1993빛나리랑 영자랑 휘재랑
1995멀고 먼 해후
1996Albatross
1997Hallelujah
2000The Picture Diary
2003Singlescameo
2006Old Miss Diary - Movie
2011초대받지 못한 손님

Variety Show
YearTitleNetworkNotesRef.
1993Life TheaterMBC1993-1994, 1997
Baby Face Club
1994오늘은 좋은 날 - 큰 집 사람들
1999Nam Hee-seok and Lee Hwi-jae's Wonderful EncounterSBS1999-2000
Nam Hee-seok and Lee Hwi-jae's 한국이 보인다KBS2
2000한국이 보인다2000-2001
Bank2000-2002
2001Beautiful SundaySBS
Lee and Yoo's NightKBS22001-2002
Super TV Sunday Fun
2003Sponge2003-2012
2004Healthy Men and WomenSBS
Star Olympiad
Medical Non-Fiction! Last Warning
M! CountdownMnet2004-2005
Sang Sang PlusKBS22004-2008
2008We Got Married - Season 1MBC2008-2009
Quiz to Change the World[4][13]
1000 Songs ChallengeSBS[14]
2009HuntersMBC2009-2010
I Have an UncleKBS2
Determine Women's RanksQTV2009-2011
2010HeroesSBS2010-2011
Eco HouseMBC
2011SecretKBS2
Birth of a Family2011-2012
2012Diamond GirlQTV[15]
We Are DetectivesjTBC2012-2013
2013Extreme 7MBC Every1
Super MatchSBS
Diet MasterStoryOn[16]
VitaminKBS22013-2017[17]
Super Dog
The Return of Superman2013–2018[18][19][20]
The Victory with DoctorsjTBC
Happy TogetherGuest, with Tablo,
Seong-hoon & Hyun-sung		[21]
2014Beauty ShopChannel A
2015Match Made in Heaven ReturnsMBC Every1MC, with Leeteuk[22]
2016Battle TripKBSMC, 2016–2019[23][24]
Vocal War: God's VoiceSBSCo-host with Sung Si-kyung[25]
2021Blindly CommerceChannel AHost[26]
2021The Man Who Writes a Wife CardTV ChosunHost[27]
2021Tomorrow's Baseball KingChannel AHost[28]
2021 Battle in the Box MBN Host [29]

Hosting Events
YearEventHostsNotesRef.
200511th Korea Musical Awards
4th KBS Entertainment Awards
20065th KBS Entertainment Awards
200743rd Paeksang Arts Awards
Baseball Golden Glove Awards
SBS Gayo Daejeon
2008SBS Entertainment Awards
20091st 대한민국 희극인의 날
MBC Drama Awards
201046th Paeksang Arts Awardswith Kim Ah-joong
20112011 KBS Music Festival
201248th Paeksang Arts Awardswith Kim Ah-joong[30]
MBC Gayo Daejejeon
201325th Korea PD Awards
2nd APAN Star Awardswith Park So-yeon[31]
2013 KBS Music Festivalwith Bae Suzy and Yoon Shi-yoon[32]
2013 SBS Drama Awardswith Lee Bo-young and Kim Woo-bin
20142014 SBS Drama Awardswith Park Shin-hye and Park Seo-joon[33]
2014 KBS Music Festivalwith Ok Taec-yeon and Im Yoon-ah[34]
2016 2016 SBS Drama Awards with Bang Min-ah and Jang Geun-suk
2016 KBS Entertainment Awards with Lee Hye-ri and Yoo Hee-yeol

Discography

Album
YearAlbumDetailsCertificationRef.
1995An Experience——
1997Rebirth——

Song Contribution
YearTrackAlbumArtistNotesRef.
2000"Smile"Live in ConcertYurisangja
"축복해요"ImagineSong Eun-i
2003"2 Man Show"SmileLena Park

Musical Theatre
  • March! Waikiki Brothers (2006)

Book
  • 별난 사람들의 별나지 않은 그 집 이야기 (2010)

Awards and nominations
Year presented, name of the award ceremony, award category, nominated works and the result of the nomination
YearAwardCategoryNominated worksResultRef.
2009MBC Entertainment AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)—Nominated[35]
2010Best MC Award (with Park Mi-sun & Kim Gura)Quiz to Change the WorldWon[36]
2011SBS Entertainment AwardsNetizen Popularity Award1000 Song ChallengeNominated[37]
2013KBS Entertainment AwardsProducer's Special AwardThe Return of SupermanWon[38]
2014Popularity Award ( Hwi-jae's Twins with Sarang & Haru)Won[39]
Producer's Special Award (with Song Il-gook)Won
2015Grand Prize (Daesang)The Return of Superman, VitaminWon[40]
2016Nominated[41]

References
  1. "[공식]큐브 측 "이휘재와 전속계약, 사업 확장 신호탄"". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). March 5, 2018.
  2. "[공식입장 전문] 이휘재, 큐브行..조권·비투비와 한솥밥 "초심찾을 것"". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). March 5, 2018.
  3. "Lee Hwi-jae to Marry Florist Girlfriend". The Chosun Ilbo. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  4. Chung, Ah-young (18 August 2010). "Comedian Lee to marry florist on Dec. 5". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  5. Lee, Sun-min (8 January 2014). "Lee Hwi-jae's 3-decade diet". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  6. "Yoo Jae-suk Paid Nearly W1 Billion by MBC in 2008". The Chosun Ilbo. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  7. Jin, Christy (18 August 2010). "Comedian Lee to tie the knot". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  8. "Lee Hwi-jae Releases Wedding Photos". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  9. "Lee Hwi-jae's Wife Catches Eye of Cosmetics Brand Lancôme". The Chosun Ilbo. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  10. Sunwoo, Carla (20 October 2012). "Lee Hwi-jae to become a father". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  11. Kim, Erika (16 March 2013). "Lee Hwi Jae's Wife Gives Birth to Healthy Twin Sons". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  12. "'The confession couple' Lee Sang-Min: Lee, Yi Hwijae and cameo activity". Dreamwiz. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  13. Lee Hwi Jae and Park Mi Sun bid farewell to 'Quiz to Change the World' after 6 years. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  14. MC Lee Hwi Jae, who had expressed his love for After School earlier... Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  15. Park, Elli (29 June 2012). "Lee Hwi-jae confesses he got his eyebrows tattooed". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  16. Lee, Sun-min (6 June 2013). "Diet Master to hit airwaves on Friday". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  17. 출연진. KBS (in Korean). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  18. The air time of KBS2 TV new entertainment program, "Superman Is Back" has been confirmed. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  19. The Return of Superman, raising Kids Makes Life a Joy Archived 2015-02-18 at the Wayback Machine. KBS World. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  20. Retrieved on 21 April 12018 H.E.
  21. Hwi-jae reveals Yoo Jae Suk's plans. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
  22. www.allkpop.com http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/02/mbcs-match-made-in-heaven-returns-to-delay-airing-date-to-march-10. Retrieved 2015-02-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. Upcoming KBS variety show 'Battle Trip' reveals MC lineup. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  24. Yoo Soo Kyung (10 September 2019). "[Single] Seong Si-kyung X Lee Hwi-jae, 'Battle Trip' MC get off". Hankookilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  25. "MC 소개". SBS (in Korean). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  26. Kim Myung-mi (June 4, 2021). "무작정 커머스' 이휘재-신봉선-홍수아-문수인 출격, 6일 첫방송". v.daum (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  27. Kim Na-young (June 22, 2021). "TV조선 '와이프 카드 쓰는 남자', 새로운 가족 리얼리티 론칭…29일 첫방". naver (in Korean). hankyung. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  28. Jin Hyang-hee (July 23, 2021). "내일은 야구왕' MC 이휘재X김일중…김병현 야구단 감독 데뷔" [Tomorrow is the king of baseball’ MC Lee Hwi-jae X Kim Il-joong… Kim Byung-hyun debuted as a baseball team manager]. Star Today (in Korean). Retrieved July 23, 2021 – via Naver.
  29. Kim Ye-eun (December 17, 2021). "[단독] 이휘재·지상렬, '배틀 인 더 박스' 출격…원룸서 40시간 생활" [[Exclusive] Hwijae Lee and Sangryeol Ji, 'Battle in the Box' sortie... 40 hours of living in one room] (in Korean). export news. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Naver.
  30. Lee Hwi-jae and Kim Ah-joong were invited as MCs, and they will be giving out total 14 awards under TV category, and 11 awards under movie category. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
  31. T-ara's Soyeon and Lee Hwi Jae have been appointed as MCs for the '2013 APAN Star Awards'. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  32. The rep also revealed who would be the MCs in KBS Music Festival. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  33. Lee Hwi Jae to join Park Shin Hye as hosts for '2014 SBS Drama Awards'. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  34. '2014 KBS Music Festival' unveiled its lineup of the participating hosts, artists, promising a night full of exciting performances to come!. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
  35. Yoo Jae-suk Named Top Entertainer at Year-end event. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  36. Winners Announced at 2013 MBC Entertainment Awards. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  37. Jang Chang-hwan (December 28, 2011). SBS, '연예대상' 17개 수상 부문 발표 [SBS announces 17 award categories for 'Entertainment Awards']. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  38. The '2013 KBS Entertainment Awards' kicked off the year-end award ceremonies with Shin Dong Yup, KARA's Hara, and Seo In Guk as your hosts at the KBS New Wing Open Hall in Yeouido, Seoul on the 21st! Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  39. Winners of The 2014 KBS Entertainment Awards. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  40. 2015 KBS Entertainment Awards: Who Are the Big Winners of the Night?. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  41. Winners Of 2016 KBS Entertainment Awards. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
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