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Park Jeong-su (born July 1, 1983), known professionally as Leeteuk (), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, presenter, radio personality and actor. He debuted as the leader of the boy band
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in November 2005 and since then has participated in its subgroups
Super Junior-T Super Junior-T ( ko, 슈퍼주니어-트), an initialism for Super Junior-Trot is the second official sub-group of South Korean boy band Super Junior. They are the first idol group known for capitalizing trot music, the oldest form of Korean pop ...
and
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. He began his career as a television presenter on the music show '' M! Countdown''. He is best known for his role in presenting '' Strong Heart'', ''
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'', '' The Best Cooking Secrets'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. He is also a regular figure in the South Korean year-end awards; he has presented
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three times,
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six times, and Asia Artist Awards six times. He regularly hosts the Dream Concert and the
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annual concerts.


Early life

Leeteuk was born on July 1, 1983, as the second child of Park Yong-in and Yoo Suk-yeong. His elder sister, Park In-young, is a singer and an actress. His parents divorced in 1998. He has spoken about his parents' relationship publicly on several variety shows. He attended
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and graduated with a bachelor's degree. He is also an alumnus of
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.


Career


2000–2005: Pre-debut

When Leeteuk traveled to
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to sightsee in early 2000, a talent scout approached him and recommended he audition for SM Entertainment's Starlight Casting System. After several test recordings and performances, he signed with SM Entertainment and became a trainee. In the same year, he appeared as an extra in the drama '' All About Eve'' which aired on MBC TV, and briefly modelled for Pepsi in 2002. In 2003, he was put into the five-member boyband Smile with future bandmate
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, which aimed to rival the group TVXQ. The project was dropped, and they were put into the rotational group
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along with ten other boys. Being older than the other trainees, Leeteuk became the group's leader. Leeteuk has explained that he uses a stage name because of his desire to have a name with the same effects as
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, and to prevent confusion between veteran actress Park Jung-soo and himself. His stage name Leeteuk, means "special". He previously rejected two of the stage names designated for him by his agency. The agency's then-chairman, Lee Soo-man, called him "a special child" and said the name Leeteuk suited him better.


2005–2012: Debut with Super Junior and sub-groups, MC roles and variety shows

Leeteuk officially debuted as part of the 12-member project group, Super Junior 05 on November 6, 2005, on
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's (SBS) music program ''
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'', performing their first single, "
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". Their debut album ''
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'' was released a month later on December 5, 2005, and debuted at number three on the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts. Originally, the band was meant to have rotational line-ups, much like the Japanese girl group Morning Musume, but the idea to form new generations of Super Junior was dropped after fans objected. Following the addition of a thirteenth member, Kyuhyun, the group dropped the suffix "05" and officially became Super Junior. The re-polished group's first CD single " U" was released on June 7, 2006, which was their most successful single until the release of "
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" in March 2009. In February 2007, Leeteuk was placed in the trot-singing subunit,
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. The subunit debuted with the single " Rokkugo", which quickly reached number one on the weekly music chart and held the spot for two consecutive weeks. A year later, Leeteuk became a member of
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, a subunit focusing on bright and cheerful music, in contrast to the genre of the songs released by the core group. Besides music, he also participated in Super Junior-centric television shows like '' Mystery 6'' and '' Full House''. He made his first film appearance with Super Junior members in ''
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'' in 2007, playing the role of the school's panda mascot. Apart from Super Junior activities, he has hosted several television shows. In 2005, he became the host of a weekly music show, '' M! Countdown'', his first gig as a host, with bandmates Shindong and Kangin. This eventually landed him his first solo hosting act on the reality show ''Leeteuk's Love Fighter'', which aired on the cable television channel
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in 2008. He received praise for his work as a newcomer and received a plaque of appreciation from the show's crew members on his last appearance on the show. Leeteuk became a radio DJ for KBS '' Super Junior's Kiss The Radio'' (''Sukira'') with Eunhyuk in August 2006. From March to June 2011, bandmate Yesung temporarily replaced Eunhyuk while he was away doing promotional activities for Super Junior-M's third EP '' Perfection''. Leeteuk left the program in November 2011 because of conflicting work schedules. Between 2008 and 2009, he hosted several television programs including three variety shows which aired on KBS2; ''Road Show Quiz Expedition'', ''Challenge! Good Song'', and ''Challenge! Golden Ladder'' —co-hosting with several senior television presenters such as Jee Seok-jin,
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,
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, and
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. From 2009 onwards, Leeteuk, Eunhyuk, and Shindong were regular guests on SBS's '' Strong Heart'', where they hosted a special segment, Boom Academy, headed by Boom. In October 2009, when Boom enlisted for
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, Leeteuk took over his role and the segment's name was changed temporarily to ''Teukigayo'', or Teuk's Academy. As of the April 10, 2012, broadcast, following the change in MCs and the departure of Shindong from ''Strong Heart'', the show was re-vamped with Leeteuk and Eunhyuk billed as two of the 'six-fixed guests'. In 2010, he appeared as one of many hosts of , a special program to support the South Korea national football team at the
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. In the same year, he became the new host for MBC's ''Enjoy Today'', replacing
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's Seungri who left the program to focus on his band's new album. He released the single "Grumbling", a duet with
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's Krystal, through the show. Leeteuk was also the MC for MBC's ''Love Chaser'' and SBS's ''Oh! Brothers'', further cementing his position as an emerging host for the country's terrestrial television channels. Since 2009, he has been a frequent guest on ''
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'', with other Super Junior members. In 2011, following
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's retirement from the entertainment industry, Leeteuk and Boom took over as co-hosts of ''Star King''. From September to November, Leeteuk played the role of a father in '' Hello Baby season 4'', a reality-variety show where the cast had to take care of a baby, with
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Sistar becoming the baby's mothers. Leeteuk also became part of the MBC reality show ''
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'', half of a new on-screen couple, with actress Kang So-ra becoming his on-screen wife. In June 2012, he and Mir were cast as additional hosts to raise the ratings of ''Jewellery House'' but the show's rating continued to plummet, and it was cancelled after four episodes. He appeared in four television dramas in between 2011 and 2012, making cameo appearances as a radio DJ in '' Dream High'', a blind date partner in '' All My Love For You'', a television host in '' Salamander Guru and The Shadows'', and as an extra in ''
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'' to support Kang So-ra, who acted in the leading role. He also became the host of the ''
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'' show, his first year-end awards hosting gig.


2012–2014: SM Town, military enlistment and returning to work

Leeteuk returned to the silver screen by taking part in the documentary film '' I Am.'' directed by Choi Jin-sung as a member of SM Town, the collective title for artists signed under SM Entertainment. The film, which documented the singers' journey and experience during the
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concert at
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in New York, was theatrically released on June 21, 2012. In July, Leeteuk reunited with his Super Junior bandmates for their sixth studio album, ''
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'' which was released on July 4, 2012, just over a month after the band's first world tour Super Show 4 was concluded. In the repackaged edition of the album, re-titled ''Spy'', Leeteuk composed "Only U" and co-wrote the lyrics with Donghae. He participated in the concert tour SM Town Live World Tour III which began in May 2012 but did not appear at his supposed last appearance on the tour during its Indonesia leg on September 22. He apologized on his Twitter account the following day, revealing he could not perform with his label mates because of exhaustion and enteritis. In September 2011, Leeteuk said he planned to enlist for his mandatory military service in 2012. He made his final appearance before enlistment at the Style Icon Awards on October 25, 2012. He took part in a photoshoot documenting the shaving of his hair for the male fashion magazine ''Geek'' before his enlistment, and was featured on the cover of its December 2012 issue. On October 30, 2012, he reported to the 306 Reserve Battalion training camp in
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, Gyeonggi Province, to undergo five weeks of basic training, followed by active duty for 21 months. He was initially ineligible for active duty following a car crash in 2007 and an aggravated herniated disk, but after receiving treatment he was able to enlist for active duty. ''Strong Heart'' belatedly aired a special episode entitled "Goodbye Leeteuk" on November 13 for his departure from the series. In January 2013, Leeteuk co-starred in the military musical ''The Promise''. It was co-produced by the Republic of Korea's
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and the Korea Musical Theatre Association to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice. It ran from January 9 to 20 at the
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, co-starring actors Ji Hyun-woo,
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, Jung Tae-woo, and singers Yoon Hak of
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, and
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of 8Eight. The musical centers around a group of soldiers who keep a promise made to each other during the Korean War. He won the Newcomer Award at the 7th Daegu International Musical Festival for his role as Miss Kim in the musical. In June 2013, he was selected to be the MC for the 2013 Military Service Award Ceremony, an annual military event. Leeteuk completed his military service and was discharged as a
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on July 29, 2014. He made his first stage appearance after being discharged at the South Korean leg of SM Town Live World Tour IV concert tour on August 15, 2014, performing "Sorry, Sorry" and "
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" with Super Junior. He also returned to the band's line-up for the August performance on '' Music Bank'', marking the first time he, Heechul and Kangin had been together in the line-up since they each completed their military service. He returned as a television presenter becoming the special MC in episode 783 of ''
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'' with Heechul and
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, standing in for Baekhyun, Suho and
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who had conflicting work schedules.


2015–2016: ''I Can See Your Voice'', ''Idol Star Athletics Championships'', and established presenter

He hosted three awards ceremonies in January 2015—the
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with
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and Tiffany Young, the 4th Gaon Chart Music Awards with
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, and the 24th Seoul Music Awards, also with Jun Hyun-moo and
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. He received praise for his witty remarks during the ceremonies. He was subsequently selected to host the 30th Golden Disc Awards with Jun Hyun-moo and Krystal Jung, and several more editions of the Gaon Chart Music Awards—the 5th edition with Yura, the 6th with
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, the 7th with Dahyun, the 9th with Itzy's Lia, and the 10th edition, also with Lia. He began hosting the biannual celebrity sports competition, ''
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'' in February 2015 by commenting on the ''
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'' with Kim Sung-joo, Jun Hyun-moo, Kim Jung-geun and Kwanghee, followed by the ''
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'' in September 2015, again with Jun Hyun-moo, Kim Jung-geun and Kwanghee, as well as new co-hosts
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and Kim Young-chul. He had participated previously as a competitor in the series with other members of Super Junior in the
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editions, during which he infamously disqualified himself during the
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race in both competitions. He was a field reporter in the
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Swimming Championships. Since hosting the two editions in 2015, Leeteuk had become a fixture in the series along with senior presenter Jun Hyun-moo as he had hosted the program seven more times, once in 2016, twice in 2018, twice in 2019, once in 2020, and the special edition ''Idol Star Championships: Hall of Fame'' that aired in 2021 in lieu of the usual competition due to COVID-19 pandemic. A week after he hosted his first ''Idol Star Athletics Championships'' in 2015, he appeared as the presenter on Mnet's new mystery music game show, ''
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'' alongside Yoo Se-yoon and Kim Bum-soo. Kim left the program after three seasons to focus on his music career and was replaced by singer and entertainer Kim Jong-kook. As of 2021, Leeteuk has hosted all eight seasons of the series. When asked about the secret to the series' longevity, he said that although it "has a mild taste" compared to other entertainment shows, it is "full of charm". In a separate interview, he noted that the show's solid format has allowed it to air for a long time. Since its start, the program has grown into a global franchise, spawning shows in different countries and languages, including the UK and
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versions. He appeared as host of several other programs in 2015 like ' with Lee Hwi-jae, a reboot of 2002 program ''Kang Ho-dong's Match Made in Heaven'', ''White Swan'' with
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, '' The Mickey Mouse Club'' with SM Rookies as the Mouseketeers, and episode 782 of '' Music Bank'', filling in for Park Seo-joon. He returned to the set of ''Star King'', first as a special host for episode 400 in February 2015, then as a regular host beginning in April 2015, until its cancellation in August 2016. He made a cameo appearance as a music show host in episode 5 of television drama ''Persevere, Goo Hae-ra'' which aired in March 2015. That year, he participated in his first travel series ''Super Junior's One Fine Day'' with bandmates Eunhyuk and Donghae, followed by '' The Friends in Switzerland'' with Ryeowook, both of which were filmed in Switzerland. His band released a compilation album '' Devil'' in July 2015, followed by its repackaged version ''
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'' in September. Leeteuk wrote the track "Sarang♥" on ''Magic'', and sang it as a duet with Heechul. It was the band's last release before going on a hiatus because most of the band members were carrying out their mandatory military services. Leeteuk returned to hosting. In 2016, he co-hosted the entertainment programs ''Hidden Camera Shot Battle'' with
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and Noh Hong-chul, ''The Birth of a Song'' with Jung Jae-hyung and San E, and ''Reform Show'' with Lee Hwi-jae and Kwanghee. He made a return as radio DJ of ''Sukira'' in April 2016, replacing Ryeowook who had enlisted in the military. He celebrated the 10th anniversary of the radio show in August before leaving the program for good in October 2016. He took part in the reality- documentary show ''
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'', filming for '' Law of The Jungle in Papua New Guinea''. Despite it being his first time participating in an outdoor entertainment program, the program's director, Park Joong-won, praised his effort, commenting that he had worked hard during the filming process, and adapts easily for an urban person. He presented ''
Star Show 360 ''Star Show 360'' () is a South Korean variety television show on MBC Every1, which aired Monday at 5:30 PM KST with a rerun at 11:10 PM KST. The show was hosted by Leeteuk, Tak Jae-hoon and Kim So-hye Kim So-hye (; born July 19, 1999), ...
'', season 2 of ''Please Take Care of My Vanity'', and ''Idol Party'', as well as participating in the variety show ''Lucky Race''. He was slated to co-host ''Star Coming'', a South Korea-China joint program in late 2016, but its production was abruptly cancelled following rising tensions between the two countries. His roles in the industry earned him the top three spots on the Idol MC of the Year list published by ''My Daily'' news portal. The journalist in charge of the list, Lee Seung-gil, praised him for his unique ability to make his guests or his co-hosts to stand out and considered him a "professional MC". He moved out of his comfort zone of studio work by becoming the MC of '' 7 First Kisses'' press conference, and the preview screening of the documentary film ''See-Saw''. On top of that, he became a public speaker through SM Entertainment's cultural lecture series, The Moment, which featured lecture collaborations between SM artists and experts in various fields with the theme "Healing the wounded 2016 and welcoming the year 2017 happily": partnering with chef Lee Won-il for the lecture entitled "The Single Man's Lifestyle" in February 2016; with a mental health specialist, Yang Jae-jin for "Healing Counseling for Young People" in May; with Kim Ji-yoon, director of the Institute for Good Relationships for "Love and Romance" in September; and "Leeteuk's Unique Day with Webtoon Writer Lee Jong-beom" in December. In June 2016, he collaborated with Suho, Kassy and songwriter Cho Young-soo in a song titled "My Hero", part of SM Entertainment's music project SM Station, as a tribute to South Korean Olympians past and present in honor of the
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. Leeteuk embarked on his first solo Asia fanmeeting tour, Star;Teuk, making stops in Shanghai, China, in September, and Taipei, Taiwan, in December 2016.


2017–present: ''The Best Cooking Secrets'', home shopping, reality shows and overseas works

Leeteuk became the host of '' The Best Cooking Secrets'', the longest running cooking show in South Korea, in January 2017, replacing ZE:A's Kwanghee, who enlisted in the military. His first episode as host was broadcast on the Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) on January 30, 2017. He filled in for Lee Soo-geun and
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as the host of episode 10 of '' Singderella'' and episode 6 of '' Produce 101 Season 2'', respectively. He took part in several variety shows throughout the year including ''Hard Workers'', as a courier in ''We Have Delivery'', as a detective in ''Sherlock's Room'', and as a celebrity mentor in ''Fearless Guys''. As an actor, he made a cameo appearance as a radio DJ in episode 7 of the television drama ', which aired on October 27, 2017. He became one of the special hosts with other members of Super Junior of the television home shopping program ''Super Market'' which aired on
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in November 2017, becoming the first idol to do so, . He hosted six concerts in 2017—the K-Drama Festa in Pyeongchang, a concert event to promote
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ahead of the
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; the Going Together Concert in April, a concert held jointly by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam and the Embassy of South Korea in Vietnam to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries; the 2017 Dream Concert in June; the 2017 Incheon Airport Sky Festival K-pop Concert in September, a part of the annual outdoor music festival held by the Incheon International Airport; the 2017 Asia Song Festival with Jackson Wang in September; and the 2017 Dream Concert in Pyeongchang in November, which was a special edition of Dream Concert held as part of the
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to accompany the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Leeteuk joined Super Junior as part of the main cast of '' Super TV'', which aired on the new television channel
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from January 28 until April 13, 2018. The show was immediately renewed and the second season aired from June 7 until August 23, 2018. He wrote the single "Super Duper" for Super Junior, and it became the 50th single of the project SM Station Season 2 after it was released on March 23, 2018. The song was later inserted into Super Junior eighth repackage album, ''
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''. He returned with his band for the second time to ''Super Market'' and sold out facemasks during the hour they were on air. After his appearances on the program, he was cast in the variety show ''Sell to Return'', a collaboration with Thai and Malaysian home shopping channels. He played a supporting role in the commercial web drama ''
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'' in June 2018. The
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was well-received and has been watched over a hundred million times since its release. In August 2018, he joined the cast and hosted the second season of ''
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'', a program that looks into everyday life of celebrities and compares the differences between those of men and women. He hosted of the 2018 edition of ''
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'' alongside
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in September, hosted the 2018 Asia Song Festival on October 2 and October 3, and the 1st Korea Popular Music Awards (KPMA) with Jin Se-yeon in December 2018. In January 2019, he appeared as a special host on the twelfth episode of the reality show ''
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'', filling in for the regular host Kim So-hyun, who had a conflicting work schedule. He also hosted the final episode of the show with Kim, which was broadcast live on February 9, 2019. He participated in a few programs which were filmed overseas for the next few months. In May, he appeared in a Japanese travelling show ''Leeteuk's Solo Travel'', which showcased his trip to the
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in
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. From May to July 2019, Leeteuk hosted a Thailand-based talk show ''Beauty No. 9'', which focused on Korean beauty products. His hosting act was well received by the locals and media. He starred in a YouTube Original series '' Analog Trip'' with fellow band members, Eunhyuk, Donghae and Shindong, as well as TVXQ's
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and
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in September 2019. The travel documentary which showcased the band members' close relationships was shot in
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, Indonesia. He is credited as one of the composers of the show's soundtrack, "Come a Little Closer". He was cast as a host for JTBC music show ''Melody Bookstore'' in October. He wrote the soundtrack for the show, "This Is Me", which is sung by
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and
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. In October 2019, he became the host of the music talk show ''Hidden Track'', which focuses on introducing artists' lesser known songs. JTBC and KT produced the show jointly. It aired live on
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for eight weeks, beginning on October 2, 2019. The show was renewed for a second season in March 2020, and a third in April 2021. Leeteuk reprised his role in both seasons. He hosted the 4th Asia Artist Awards on November 26, 2019, which was held at Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Vietnam. In August 2019, it was announced that Leeteuk would publish a
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targeted at single-person households. He became the first idol to do so. It was published on January 20, 2020. He appeared as a talent manager in ', a reality show aimed to produce a trot idol group, and began hosting the Japanese variety show ''Super Junior's Idol vs Idol'' with bandmate Yesung in July 2020. In the same month, he left ''The Best Cooking Secrets'' after being its host for more than three years. Following his departure, he appeared in several food related shows, as a chef in ''Home Cooking Live'' in August, as a host of ''Neighbourhood Two-Top'' in November, and as a cooking disciple in ' between December 2020 to February 2021. He became a mentor for North Korean and overseas competitors in the reality competition ' beginning in September 2020. In October, he hosted the '' 2020 Miss Korea'' beauty pageant, which aired online because of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. Many events were broadcast online instead of being held in public because of social distancing rules implemented during the pandemic, which include the banning of public gatherings. Leeteuk hosted events such as the K-Pop Global Donation Concert World Is One, a charity concert organised by the
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and World Vision Korea for their COVID-19 pandemic relief fund, the 26th Dream Concert, the 2020 Taekwondo Performance in Seoul, and the DMZ Concert, a part of the 2020 Live in DMZ festival—a peace festival which was held at
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near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). He returned to radio hosting ''Party B'', which aired on the web radio
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, from September to December 2020.


Personal life


Car accident

On April 19, 2007, almost two months after Super Junior-T's release of their first single "Rokkugo", Leeteuk was seriously injured in a car accident with Shindong,
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, Kyuhyun, and two managers. Returning home after a recording of the radio show ''Super Junior Kiss the Radio'', they were on the highway when the front left tire burst as the driver was switching lanes. The van ran into the guard rail on the driver's side and skidded for about 30 metres. At some point, the momentum caused the van to flip over on its right side. While Shindong and Eunhyuk suffered minor injuries, Leeteuk and Kyuhyun sustained more serious injuries, which required both to be hospitalised. Leeteuk had glass shards embedded in his back and above his eyes, requiring over 170 stitches. He was discharged from the hospital on April 30, 2007. Because of the accident, Leeteuk made only a minor appearance in Super Junior's debut big-screen production, ''Attack on the Pin-Up Boys'' in 2007. He was credited as the panda mascot at the end of the film, although it was later confirmed that it had been Ryeowook who portrayed it throughout most of the film.


Death of father and grandparents

On January 6, 2014, while Leeteuk was in the military, news broke out that his father, Park Yong-in, and grandparents were found dead in their home. SM initially released a statement saying that the trio had died in a car accident. It was later revealed it had been a murder-suicide, with Park strangling his parents and then hanging himself. A note left near the bodies read, "I will take my parents with me." The news reported that Park Yong-in had been dealing with depression for a long time. He was also struggling with financial problems on top of having to take care of both his parents who were suffering from dementia. According to the police, Park had planned to admit his parents to a nursing home the next day but changed his mind. They concluded that it is highly likely that Park blamed himself for being unable to continue taking care of his parents. The funeral was held on January 8, with the Super Junior members in attendance. Leeteuk, who was granted emergency leave, resumed his mandatory military service on January 11, 2014, and was discharged on July 29, 2014.


Discography


Singles


Soundtrack


Other appearances


Lyrics and composition


Filmography

Current programs: *''
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, since 2015) *''Birdie Boys'' (2022) *''Terrace On'' (2022) *''Super Junior–Leeteuk no Hitori Tabi: Nagasaki hen'' (2022)


Videography


Bibliography

* ''Iteugui teukbyeolhan siksa'' () / ''Lee Teuk Cook Book - simple, easy recipes''. Seoul: Geurigo Chaek, 2020. and ; . The title alone is in English as well as Korean. * ''Super Junior Lìtè qīnshǒu zuò! Tè gē dì měiwèi liàolǐ mìjué'' () / ''Lee Teuk Cook Book - simple, easy recipes''. Translated by Zhang Yuqi. Taiwan: China Times Publishing Company, 2020. ; . Chinese version of ''Iteugui teukbyeolhan siksa'' with alternate cover and preface.


Awards and nominations


Notes


References


External links

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