Lee Juck (; born February 28, 1974) is a
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
n
singer
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...
,
lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment.
Royalties
A lyricist's income ...
,
composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Defi ...
and
arranger
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.
Biography
Lee Juck was born in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
and attended Banpo High School. He graduated from
Seoul National University
Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a national public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946, Seoul National University is largely considered the most prestigious university in South Korea; it is one of the three "S ...
with a major in
sociology
Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...
.
He made his debut as a member of ''
Panic
Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety and frantic agitation consistent with an animalistic fight-or-flight reactio ...
'' with his neighborhood buddy
Kim Jin-pyo
Kim Jin-pyo (; born August 13, 1977) is a South Korean MC, rapper, singer, songwriter, television presenter and professional race car driver. He began his career in 1995 as one half of the duo Panic, together with his childhood friend Lee Juc ...
in 1995 and worked with
Kim Dong-ryul
Kim Dong-ryul (; born March 15, 1974) is a South Korean pop singer-songwriter. He composes, arranges, writes lyrics, produces, and performs his own music. He has been active since 1993.
Career Exhibition era (1993–1997)
As an architectur ...
as a project band ''Carnival'' in 1997. In 1999, he released his first solo album ''Dead End''. His third album ''나무로 만든 노래 (Songs Made of Wood)'' won the 'Album of the Year', 'Song of the Year', 'Best Pop Album' and 'Best Pop Song' from the
Korean Music Awards
The Korean Music Awards () is an annual South Korean music awards show that honors both mainstream and underground musical artists from a variety of genres. Unlike other major South Korean music awards, which largely rely on record sales to det ...
in 2008.
Besides being a musician, Lee is a radio DJ of major radio shows in South Korea, for example, "별이 빛나는 밤에 (At starry night)" of
MBC AM (1996–1998), "Ten-Ten Club" of
SBS FM (2008–2009) and so on.
In 2005, he published a collection of short
fantasy fictions entitled ''지문 사냥꾼 (Fingerprint Hunter)'', and one of the episode ''제불찰씨 이야기 (The story of Mr. Self-fault)'' was made as an
animation
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in 2007.
He featured as a medical doctor of a
colorectal surgery
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clinic in a
sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ne ...
TV show ''
High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged'' of
MBC from 2011.
In December 2007, Lee married Jeong Ok-hee (ballerina). In 2010, Lee and his wife welcomed their first daughter and their second daughter in 2013.
Philanthropy
On December 6, 2022, Lee donated 50 million won to support the hearing impaired through Snail of Love.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Soundtrack appearances
Other charted songs
Filmography
Television series
Television show
Web shows
Bibliography
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Awards and nominations
State honors
Notes
See also
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Music Farm
Notes
References
External links
Official site
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1974 births
Living people
K-pop singers
Music Farm artists
Singers from Seoul
South Korean pop pianists
South Korean pop rock singers
South Korean radio presenters
Seoul National University alumni
Korean Music Award winners
MAMA Award winners
Male pianists
21st-century South Korean male singers
21st-century pianists
South Korean male singer-songwriters