Lee Tae-ri (Korean: 이태리; Hanja: 李泰利; born June 28, 1993), birth name Lee Min-ho, is a South Korean actor. He is well-known for his role as young Yang Myung in Moon Embracing the Sun (2012), Song Man-bo in Rooftop Prince (2012), Jung Joo-hwan in The Beauty Inside (2018), Jinmichae/Geum Jin-mi in Extraordinary You (2019), and Imugi in Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020).
Lee Tae-ri | |
|---|---|
 Lee Tae-ri in 2021 | |
| Born | Lee Min-ho June 28, 1993 |
| Education | Chung-Ang University (Theater and Film) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Agent | Starhaus Entertainment |
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[2] |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이태리 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Taeri |
| McCune–Reischauer | I T'aeri |
Biography
editPersonal life
editLee Tae-ri was born in Seoul, South Korea on June 28, 1993. His family consists of his father, mother and one older sister. He finished his high school at Paikyang High School and is currently taking up theater major in Chung-Ang University's Institute of the Arts.
Lee became an actor because it was his father's dream before but couldn't pursue it.[3] He started playing soccer as a rebellion against his parents wish for him to pursue acting. He became the captain of his middle school's soccer team, and was awarded top score in 2008 Seoul FC Junior Championship Cup scoring 10 goals in a game.[4] He wanted to become a professional soccer player, but eventually upon entering high school, he came to realize what acting was like and fully embraced it.[5]
Lee Tae-ri considered using a stage name because many confused him with the City Hunter's Lee Min-ho but his parents disapproved of the idea and said that instead of changing his name, he should work harder to be recognized.
Career
editLee started his career as a child actor. He debuted at the age of five playing the role in the 1998 sitcom Soonpoong Clinic, followed by historical dramas Empress Myeongseong and Jang Gil San.[6] In 2005, he starred with Yoo Seung-ho in KBS' children program Magic Warriors.[7] He is also known for his roles in Gangnam Mom, Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho and The Thorn Birds.[6][8]
In 2012, Lee rose to fame after starring in the hit historical drama Moon Embracing the Sun.[9] He was then cast as Song Kang-ho's rebellious son in the movie Howling.[10] He appeared in the music video for 2BiC′s debut song I Made Another Girl Cry.[11]
Lee followed with a supporting role in the hit romantic comedy Rooftop Prince, where he played one of the 3 member of Yoochun's character entourage.[12][13] He was then cast as the son of Shin Ha-kyun's character in the action film Running Man.[14]
In 2013, Lee played supporting roles in the historical drama The Blade and Petal,[15] and political romantic comedy Prime Minister & I.[16]
In 2014, he had his first lead role in the youth film, School of Youths with Bae Seul-ki.[17] He also co-starred with Bae Noo-ri in a 4 episode web drama Teleport Lovers, produced by Korean organization K-Move! to promote overseas employment among Korean youth.[18]
In 2015, he was cast as a high school student who gets involved in a case with his music teacher in Kwak Jae-yong's Time Renegade.[19] The same year, he played a supporting role as Grand Prince Bongnim in Splendid Politics.[20]
In 2017, Lee was cast in the medical drama Hospital Ship, playing Ha Ji-won's brother.[21] He is set to star next in the horror film, Woman's Wail.[22]
In 2018, he started using Lee Tae-ri as his stage name and also signed up with Starhaus Entertainment.[23] Lee was cast in the romantic comedy drama Coffee, Do Me a Favor as a musical actor;[24] as well as the drama remake of the film The Beauty Inside.[25]
In 2019, he was cast in Search: WWW as Godori and in another drama named Extraordinary You which was a remake of the webtoon "July Found by Chance", Lee played the supporting role of "Jinmichae", a worker in a high school who guides the self aware students from the comical life. Lee was also cast as a Cameo in Voice (TV series).
In 2020, he was cast in Tale of the Nine Tailed as an Imoogi who is in constant conflict with a Gumiho (nine tail fox). Lee was later cast in a high school drama True Beauty (South Korean TV series) as a cameo.
In 2021, Lee was cast as Ma Hyun-bin in Young Lady and Gentleman.
In 2022, he was cast in The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won and Bloody Heart.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Waikiki Brothers | young In-ki | |
| 2002 | Show Show Show | Eun-ryong | |
| 2007 | Le Grand Chef | young Sung-chan | |
| 2009 | Actually, I am a Superman | boy | Independent short film |
| 2010 | Be With Me/Ghost | Park Chul-min | |
| 2012 | Howling | Sang-gil's son | |
| 2013 | Running Man | Cha Gi-hyuk | |
| 2014 | A Case of Bachelor Abduction | Mok-won | |
| 2016 | Time Renegades | Kang Seung-beom | |
| 2018 | Mysterious Fighter Project A | Leon | |
| The Bittersweet | Xiaoma | Netflix | |
| The Wrath | |||
| Anastasia | Prince Lee |
Television series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Soonpoong Clinic | Jung-bae | ||
| Legend of Ambition | Ha Seung-jun | |||
| The Great King's Road | Eun Jeon-goon | |||
| Sunflower | Park Sun-deok's son | |||
| 1999 | Woman on Top | |||
| 2001 | Empress Myeongseong | young Sunjong | ||
| 2002 | Royal Story: Jang Hui-bin | Prince Yeoning | ||
| People in the Zoo | Jung Min-ho | |||
| 2004 | Jang Gil San | Jung Do-ryeong | ||
| 2005 | Magic Warriors Mir & Gaon | Gaon | ||
| 2006 | Love and Ambition | Sang-woo | ||
| Fireworks | Bong-chang | |||
| High Kick! | young Soon-jae | |||
| 2007 | Southern Mom Catch Up | Do Joon-yong | ||
| 2008 | The Deacon and Deaconess | Ye-jun | ||
| 2009 | My Dad Loves Trouble | Jin-soo | 4-ep. drama special | |
| 2010 | Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho | Jo Jung-kyu | ||
| Sungkyunkwan Scandal | Bok-soo | Ep. 10–11 | ||
| Stormy Lovers | Lee Hyung-woo | |||
| 2011 | The Thorn Birds | young Lee Young-jo | ||
| Gyebaek | teen Moon-geun | |||
| A Thousand Kisses | Moon Gi-joon | Ep. 22 | ||
| TV Cultural Center - Eom Ji's | Suk-ho | |||
| 2012 | Moon Embracing the Sun | young Prince Yang-myung | ||
| Rooftop Prince | Song Man-bo | |||
| The Great Seer | King Woo | [26] | ||
| 2013 | The Blade and Petal | Crown Prince Hwangwon | ||
| Prime Minister & I | Park Hee-chul | |||
| 2015 | Splendid Politics | Grand Prince Bongrim, later King Hyojong | ||
| 2017 | Hospital Ship | Song Woo-jae | ||
| 2018 | Coffee, Do Me a Favor | Moon Jung-won | ||
| The Curling Team | Min-woo | |||
| The Beauty Inside | Jung Joo-hwan | [25] | ||
| 2019 | Voice | Tomoyuki | Cameo (s. 3, ep. 2) | |
| Search: WWW | Godori | Cameo (ep. 7) | ||
| Extraordinary You | Jinmichae | |||
| 2020 | Tale of the Nine Tailed | Imoogi | ||
| True Beauty | Wang Hyun-bin | Cameo (ep 1) | [27] | |
| 2021 | Young Lady and Gentleman | Ma Hyun-bin | [28] | |
| 2022 | The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won | Yi Je, Prince Yangnyeong | [29] | |
| Bloody Heart | Park Nam-sang | [30] | ||
| 2023 | Destined With You | Kim Wook | [31] |
Web series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Teleport Lover | Han Dong-hyeok | 4-episode web series |
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Made Yet Another Woman Cry | 2BiC |
Musical theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Magic Warriors Mir & Gaon: The Musical | Gaon |
| 2006 | Children Alchemist | Santiago |
| 2012 | La Cage Aux Folles | Jean-Michel[32] |
Social contributions
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Honorary Ambassador for Youth (Ministry of Gender Equality and Family) | with Kim Yoo-jung[33] |
| 2015 | Honorary Ambassador for CAPA (Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants) | with f(x)'s Luna |
| Student Ambassador for Chung-Ang University | with Jin Se-yeon |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Young Actor[34] | Southern Mom Catch Up | Nominated |
| 2012 | MBC Drama Awards | Best Young Actor | Moon Embracing the Sun | Nominated |
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Best Supporting Cast in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Extraordinary You | Nominated |
References
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- ^ [1] Archived February 25, 2021, at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
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- ^ "Sin Ha-gyoon and Lee Min-ho-I cast for movie "Running Man"". Daum. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
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- ^ "Bae Noo-ri and Lee Min-ho-I met again as couple in online drama, 'Teleport Love'". The Korea Economic Daily. December 18, 2014. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
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- ^ Kim Hyun-rok (April 10, 2022). "이태리, 양녕대군 된다...'태종 이방원' 합류[공식]" [Lee Tae-ri, Yangnyeong becomes Grand Army... Joining 'Taejong Lee Bang-won' [Official]] (in Korean). spoTV News. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee Min-ji (March 1, 2022). "붉은 단심' 이태리 출연확정, 장혁과 부자 호흡[공식]" [Red Single Heart' Lee Tae-ri appearance confirmed, Jang Hyuk and the rich man [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Naver.
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External links
edit- 이민호 (Lee Tae-ri) on Twitter
- 이태리 (Lee Tae-ri) on Cyworld (minho0628) (in Korean)
- Lee Tae-ri-I (이태리) at HanCinema
- Tae-ri Lee at IMDb
