south korean singer
Lee. In this korean name, the family name is Lee Sang-min ( korean : 이상민 ; Hanja : 李尙敏 ; born June 24, 1973 ) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is a south korean singer, songwriter, record manufacturer and television personality. He is a former member of the hip hop and dancing group Roo’ra. [ 3 ] He is besides best known for being a cast member of the variety shows Knowing Bros and My Little Old Boy .

career [edit ]

Lee debuted with mix group Roo’ra in 1993 and hit the lead with democratic birdcall “ Angel Without The Wing ” and “ Three ! Four ! “. [ 4 ]

In late 1990s and early 2000s, Lee was the most successful manufacturer along with Yang Hyun-suk. [ citation needed ] He produced many hit groups like Country Kko Kko, Chakra, and Sharp at his company Sangmind. [ citation needed ] Lee is besides the one who scouted popular actress Jung Ryeo-won of Chakra and Hwangbo and Tak Jae-hoon of Country Kko Kko. [ citation needed ] On March 27, 2018, MBC Every1 announced that Lee would be joining the cast of Weekly Idol as a host, following a revamp to the series. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] On April 11, 2018, Mnet announces that Lee is going to joined the approaching music television program The Call as a host. [ 7 ] On December 18, 2021, Lee won the Grand Prize (Daesang) with the My Little Old Boy team ( Shin Dong-yup, Seo Jang-hoon, Cho Hye-seon, Kim Sun-ja, Park Young-hye, Lee Sang-min, Tak Jae-hoon, Im Won-hee, Kim Joon-ho, Kim Jong-kook, Kim Hee-chul, Lee Tae-sung, Oh Min-suk, Park Goon, Choi Jin-hyuk ) at the 2021 SBS Entertainment Awards. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ]

personal life [edit ]

In 1995, Lee, who was a penis of Roo’ra at the prison term, attempted suicide following allegations that one of their songs plagiarized Ninja ‘s debut song Omatsuri. [ 12 ] On June 19, 2004, Lee married actress and singer Lee Hye-young, [ 13 ] [ 14 ] whom he met in the U.S. in 1996 and dated for seven years. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] however, on August 8, 2005, the couple divorced, stating personality differences. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] In August 2006, Lee was sued by his ex-wife for fraud charges and taking about 2.2 billion won prior to their marriage and until their divorce. [ 19 ] In the suit, Lee Hye-young claimed that her ex-husband bought a Volvo deserving 80 million south korean won and a BMW worth 100 million south korean won under her list, for which he did not repay the installation debt and caused money to be seized from her broadcasting requital and bank history. In the suit, Lee besides claimed that her ex-husband forced her to pose as a bare model for clientele purposes, taking 50 million succeed ( ~ $ 50,000 ) for the contract and 30 million gain ( ~ $ 30,000 ) deserving of benefits from the visualize. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] On November 28, 2006, Lee Hye-young dropped the charges against her ex-husband. [ 22 ]

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In December 2006, the police arrested Lee on the misgiving of operating a gamble web site and receiving 210 million south korean won in proceeds. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] In 2009, he was sentenced to one and a one-half years in prison. [ 25 ] however, Lee appealed the opinion, and was then sentenced to 3 years in probation, 160 hours in residential district service, and 210 million win in fines. [ 26 ] Lee started a mega-restaurant sport hot martial arts battles and scuff shows ; however, the restaurant failed in 2005 and landed Lee in debts of 6.9 billion won ( US $ 6,200,000 ). [ 25 ]

discography [edit ]

  • Blues Along the Way (2018)

Filmography [edit ]

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diverseness shows [edit ]

Off-Air On-Air

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