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Lee Hwi-jae (이휘재)
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Born
Lee Young-jae

(1972-12-29) December 29, 1972 (age 51)
Mungyeong County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Alma mater Seoul Institute of the Arts
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Host
  • Singer
  • Comedian
Years active 1992–present
Agent Cube Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul 이휘재
Hanja 李輝宰
Revised Romanization I Hwi-jae
McCune–Reischauer I Hwichae
Birth name
Hangul 이영재
Hanja 李永宰
Revised Romanization I Yeong-jae
McCune–Reischauer I Yŏngchae

Lee Hwi-jae (born Lee Young-jae on December 29, 1972) is a South Korean TV presenter, comedian, actor, and singer. 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. He was the third highest-paid entertainer at MBC in 2008, earning ₩574.5 million.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
1994 Guy Kim MBC
1995 Three Color Friendship:
"It’s Suffering for Seniors"
SBS
To Make a Man KBS2
1996 Reporting for Duty
Lee Hwi-jae's:
Macho Commando
SBS
1998 Three Guys and Three Girls MBC
1999 My Love Han Ji-soon SBS
2000 Cool Guys KBS2 2000–2001
2003 Go Mom Go! 2003–2004
2004 Old Miss Diary
2005 Banjun Drama SBS
Lawyers MBC
Hello Franceska 3 cameo
Look Back With a Smile KBS2
2011 The Greatest Love MBC
2013 Royal Villa jTBC
2016 Listen to Love jTBC
2017 Go Back KBS2

Film

Year Title Film Production Notes Ref.
1992 Bloody Fight for Revenge
1993 빛나리랑 영자랑 휘재랑
1995 멀고 먼 해후
1996 Albatross
1997 Hallelujah
2000 The Picture Diary
2003 Singles cameo
2006 Old Miss Diary – Movie
2011 초대받지 못한 손님

Variety Show

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
1993 Life Theater MBC 1993–1994, 1997
Baby Face Club
1994 오늘은 좋은 날 – 큰 집 사람들
1999 Nam Hee-seok and Lee Hwi-jae's Wonderful Encounter SBS 1999–2000
Nam Hee-seok and Lee Hwi-jae's 한국이 보인다 KBS2
2000 한국이 보인다 2000–2001
Bank 2000–2002
2001 Beautiful Sunday SBS
Lee and Yoo's Night KBS2 2001–2002
Super TV Sunday Fun
2003 Sponge 2003–2012
2004 Healthy Men and Women SBS
Star Olympiad
Medical Non-Fiction! Last Warning
M Countdown Mnet 2004–2005
Sang Sang Plus KBS2 2004–2008
2008 We Got Married – Season 1 MBC 2008–2009
Quiz to Change the World
1000 Songs Challenge SBS
2009 Hunters MBC 2009–2010
I Have an Uncle KBS2
Determine Women's Ranks QTV 2009–2011
2010 Heroes SBS 2010–2011
Eco House MBC
2011 Secret KBS2
Birth of a Family 2011–2012
2012 Diamond Girl QTV
We Are Detectives jTBC 2012–2013
2013 Extreme 7 MBC Every1
Super Match SBS
Diet Master StoryOn
Vitamin KBS2 2013–2017
Super Dog
The Return of Superman 2013–2018
The Victory with Doctors jTBC
Happy Together Guest, with Tablo,
Seong-hoon & Hyun-sung
2014 Beauty Shop Channel A
2015 Match Made in Heaven Returns MBC Every1 MC, with Leeteuk
2016 Battle Trip KBS MC, 2016–2019
Vocal War: God's Voice SBS Co-host with Sung Si-kyung
2021 Blindly Commerce Channel A Host
2021 The Man Who Writes a Wife Card TV Chosun Host
2021 Tomorrow's Baseball King Channel A Host
2021 Battle in the Box MBN Host

Hosting Events

Year Event Hosts Notes Ref.
2005 11th Korea Musical Awards
4th KBS Entertainment Awards
2006 5th KBS Entertainment Awards
2007 43rd Paeksang Arts Awards
Baseball Golden Glove Awards
SBS Gayo Daejeon
2008 SBS Entertainment Awards
2009 1st 대한민국 희극인의 날
MBC Drama Awards
2010 46th Paeksang Arts Awards with Kim Ah-joong
2011 2011 KBS Music Festival
2012 48th Paeksang Arts Awards with Kim Ah-joong
MBC Gayo Daejejeon
2013 25th Korea PD Awards
2nd APAN Star Awards with Park So-yeon
2013 KBS Music Festival with Bae Suzy and Yoon Shi-yoon
2013 SBS Drama Awards with Lee Bo-young and Kim Woo-bin
2014 2014 SBS Drama Awards with Park Shin-hye and Park Seo-joon
2014 KBS Music Festival with Ok Taec-yeon and Im Yoon-ah
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

Year Album Details Certification Ref.
1995 An Experience N/A N/A
1997 Rebirth N/A N/A

Song Contribution

Year Track Album Artist Notes Ref.
2000 "Smile" Live in Concert Yurisangja
"축복해요" Imagine Song Eun-i
2003 "2 Man Show" Smile Lena 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
Year Award Category Nominated works Result Ref.
2009 MBC Entertainment Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) N/A Nominated
2010 Best MC Award (with Park Mi-sun & Kim Gura) Quiz to Change the World Won
2011 SBS Entertainment Awards Netizen Popularity Award 1000 Song Challenge Nominated
2013 KBS Entertainment Awards Producer's Special Award The Return of Superman Won
2014 Popularity Award ( Hwi-jae's Twins with Sarang & Haru) Won
Producer's Special Award (with Song Il-gook) Won
2015 Grand Prize (Daesang) The Return of Superman, Vitamin Won
2016 Nominated
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