Lee Kwang-soo

Acting

Lee Kwang-soo

Born

1985-07-14 (41)

Place of birth

Namyangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

58 titles

Lee Kwang-soo (Korean: 이광수; born 14 July 1985) is a South Korean actor, entertainer, and model. He made his acting debut in the sitcom Here He Comes (2008). He then received further recognition for his roles in medical melodrama It's Okay, That's Love (2014), neo-noir film Confession (2014), black comedy film Collective Invention (2015), one-act play Puck! (2016), sitcom The Sound of Your Heart (2016) and drama Live (2018), drama comedy film Inseparable Bros (2019). Besides acting, Lee is also known for being one of the regular cast members of the South Korean variety show Running Man since 2010.

Known for

Running Man poster
8.2

These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!

Running Man

2010

Amazing Saturday poster
7.6

A group of hungry celebrities listen to poppin’ tunes, from recent hits to all-time-favorites, to correctly dictate a part of the lyrics. The songs may sound familiar, but the part they must dictate are unclear to the naked ear, as the lyrics are slurred, muffled by strong beats, etc. If they get the lyrics right, they get to share exquisite regional dishes. But if they get them wrong, a professional eater gobbles it up instead.

Amazing Saturday

2018

How Do You Play? poster
7.2

Yoo Jae-suk reunites the producing team of Infinite Challenge and presents you How Do You Play? The Indefinitely expanding YOONIVERSE, based on Yoo's blood, sweat, and tears, will entertain viewers at home. Let's follow Yoo and his friends' new projects every week.

How Do You Play?

2019

Keep Running poster
5.7

Hurry Up, Brother! is a Chinese variety show based off the original Korean variety show, Running Man. It is created by SBS and co-produced with Zhejiang Television. It first aired on October 10, 2014. This show is classified as a game-variety show, where the MCs and guests complete missions in a landmark to win a race. In 2017, the show officially changed its name to "Keep Running".

Keep Running

2014

The Game Caterers poster
8.7

A webseries where Na Young Seok, a variety show producer, caters people his iconic games from 'New Journey to the West'.

The Game Caterers

2021

Just an Excuse poster
9.7

Yoo Jae-suk Welfare Content Pinggyego (Just an Excuse) It is a content where Yoo Jae-suk freely chats with his favorite friends for various excuses and provides small stories and laughter.

Just an Excuse

2022

Film credits

2020s · 4 titles

2010s · 12 titles

Tazza: One Eyed Jack poster
6.0

A young poker player at the top of his game joins a team led by the legendary poker player One-Eyed Jack. While successfully working on a plan to win a huge jackpot, a single mistake puts the entire team in a life-or-death situation.

Tazza: One Eyed Jack

2019

A Delicious Flight poster
4.4

An innocent actress runs away from the scandal with an idol, the impudent idol that ruined her career, a passionate manager who is devoted to her and his ex-girlfriend who is now a sexy stewardess. These four that should never be together run into each other in an airplane. No one can run away and the most cheeky and erotic things happen here.

A Delicious Flight

2015

All About My Wife poster
6.5

A man asks a womanizer to seduce his wife in order to catalyze a divorce.

All About My Wife

2012

Inseparable Bros poster
8.2

Se-ha who is physically handicapped and Dong-gu who is mentally handicapped are not their own brothers. But while living 20 years together, the two became indispensable to each other. One day, the mother of Dong-gu suddenly visits him and acts as his guardian.

Inseparable Bros

2019

The Scent poster
5.7

A detective Seon-woo, who moonlights as a private investigator, has a beautiful new client Soo-Jin. The woman asks the detective to take photos of her husband in the midst of having an affair with another woman. When the detective goes to take pictures he discovers that the woman's husband is already dead. Now the detective becomes a suspect. The detective is chased by another detective Gil-ro. He must now set out for the real killer.

The Scent

2012

The Accidental Detective 2: In Action poster
6.3

A comic book storekeeper, Dae-man, and the legendary homicide detective, Tae-su, who met on previous case quit their jobs to open a private detective agency.

The Accidental Detective 2: In Action

2018

Battlefield Heroes poster
5.6

This story unfolds 8 years after 'Battle of Hwangsanbeol', which destroyed Baekjae, when Silla-Tang Dynasty union attacks Goguryeo.

Battlefield Heroes

2011

Love On-Air poster
6.1

Jin-ah, a radio host and singer, works hard to make sure she does well on air. When she is accused of plagiarism, her life is turned upside down and she must revive her career.

Love On-Air

2012

Collective Invention poster
6.2

Park Goo mutates into a man-fish due to side effects from an experimental drug. He receives heavy publicity and becomes a star. A conspiracy by a pharmaceutical company leads Park Goo to being possibly expelled from the world.

Collective Invention

2015

A Wonderful Moment poster
7.1

A musical director who craves advancement participates in a musical which picks the role of a king in a survival method as a mentor. There he meets a multicultural child who becomes partners with him and experiences his first intentions and inspiration.

A Wonderful Moment

2013

Confession poster
6.7

Hyun-tae, In-chul and Min-soo have been best friends since childhood. Their relationship is forever changed after Hyun-tae's mother asks In-chul to commit insurance fraud by destroying her arcade.

Confession

2014

A Dynamite Family poster
7.7

Four stepbrothers are having a hard time getting along as a family. 15 years after their parents’ second wedding, the four unexpectedly head home and reunite by an urgent call from their youngest stepsister, born between the remarried parents. Although their rivalry escalates, the four brothers come to a momentary truce to put their hearts together and find their missing parents.

A Dynamite Family

2014

Series credits

Running Man poster
8.2

These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!

Running Man

2010

Amazing Saturday poster
7.6

A group of hungry celebrities listen to poppin’ tunes, from recent hits to all-time-favorites, to correctly dictate a part of the lyrics. The songs may sound familiar, but the part they must dictate are unclear to the naked ear, as the lyrics are slurred, muffled by strong beats, etc. If they get the lyrics right, they get to share exquisite regional dishes. But if they get them wrong, a professional eater gobbles it up instead.

Amazing Saturday

2018

How Do You Play? poster
7.2

Yoo Jae-suk reunites the producing team of Infinite Challenge and presents you How Do You Play? The Indefinitely expanding YOONIVERSE, based on Yoo's blood, sweat, and tears, will entertain viewers at home. Let's follow Yoo and his friends' new projects every week.

How Do You Play?

2019

Keep Running poster
5.7

Hurry Up, Brother! is a Chinese variety show based off the original Korean variety show, Running Man. It is created by SBS and co-produced with Zhejiang Television. It first aired on October 10, 2014. This show is classified as a game-variety show, where the MCs and guests complete missions in a landmark to win a race. In 2017, the show officially changed its name to "Keep Running".

Keep Running

2014

The Game Caterers poster
8.7

A webseries where Na Young Seok, a variety show producer, caters people his iconic games from 'New Journey to the West'.

The Game Caterers

2021

Just an Excuse poster
9.7

Yoo Jae-suk Welfare Content Pinggyego (Just an Excuse) It is a content where Yoo Jae-suk freely chats with his favorite friends for various excuses and provides small stories and laughter.

Just an Excuse

2022

Busted! poster
7.8

Suspense, surprises and fun abound in this Korean variety game show featuring big personalities and even bigger mysteries in every episode.

Busted!

2018

High Kick Through The Roof poster
7.3

Two sisters, twenty-two and nine in age, lived all their lives with their father, deep in the country where even electricity is an unaffordable luxury. One day, after a bizarre turn of events, they end up in Seoul. The two sisters encounter a severe case of cultural shock as soon as they hit the city. Building forests, computers, department stores, subways, cell phone To 9-year old Shin-ae, who had never seen these before, Seoul is like a fantasy that can sometimes be difficult to fathom. Meanwhile, a peculiar family lives at a corner of a residential area in Seongbuk-dong. Sun-jae is the president of a small food company. At 72, Sun-jae falls head over heels in love just as his life is slowly winding down. His granddaughter Hae-ri shrieks every morning in the bathroom over her constipation. All the other members of this family have some sort of defect. The most invisible son-in-law in Seongbuk-dong, the EQ-deficient doctor, the perverted female teacher Come to think of it, every man living in this day and age harbors some kind of unique defect. This is why they shout confidently, "Only those of you who are perfect may throw stones at us!" is a sitcom portraying the uplifting comedic story of two sisters who begin to work at Sun-jae's house as maids and their episodes with members of this family. At the same time, it is a drama of these two girls blossoming into young women as they fall in love.

High Kick Through The Roof

2009

Nattering with Nah poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Nattering with Nah

2023

Show!terview with Jessi poster
7.0

Jessi is a Korean-American rapper and singer who brings a new style of talk show to South Korea. She is cheerful, straightforward, bold and witty with the hottest singers, actors and personalities in the industry. Jessi conducts an unpredictable and unstoppable interview from the very beginning. The chemistry between MC Jessi and the guests begins!

Show!terview with Jessi

2020

Jewel in the Crown poster
7.7

Set during the reign of King Sukjong in the Joseon dynasty, the story focuses on Dong Yi, a water maid who gains the trust of Queen Inhyeon and later the favour of the king when he is moved by her prayers for the health of the Queen during the court disputes caused by Jang Hee Bin. Dong Yi becomes a concubine with the rank of sook-bin and bears a son who will later become the 21st king of Joseon, Yeongjo.

Jewel in the Crown

2010

Baeksang Arts Awards poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Baeksang Arts Awards

2012

Whenever Possible poster
8.3

We're looking for someone who has free time to hang out with us. Whenever Possible.

Whenever Possible

2024

Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth poster
7.9

An elite group of young warriors trained in morals and martial arts finds love and friendship in Silla during Korea’s ancient Three Kingdoms period.

Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth

2016

The Manipulated poster
8.4

Taejoong's life is torn apart when he's framed for a heinous crime and imprisoned. Discovering it was all orchestrated by someone on the outside, he embarks on a rage-fueled quest for revenge.

The Manipulated

2025

Potato Star 2013QR3 poster
7.0

A mysterious asteroid crash-lands on Earth in 2013 and causes all sorts of weird things to start happening, specifically to the Noh family and their neighbors.

Potato Star 2013QR3

2013

Live poster
8.3

The police officers at South Korea's busiest patrol division toil day and night as keepers of law and peace — but the reality is far from orderly.

Live

2018

Karma poster
7.5

A fateful accident intertwines six lives in a thrilling tale of karma and crime, where each must face their own dark truths and connections.

Karma

2025

The Zone: Survival Mission poster
6.9

This brand new mystery variety show that has only one rule: "Survive, no matter what". For each mission, cast members will enter an unknown, virtual reality space through a secret door. No matter what reality they face through the door, they must endure and survive.

The Zone: Survival Mission

2022

The Sound of Your Heart poster
7.8

Comedy following Cho Seok's ridiculous but hilarious adventures with his girlfriend-turned-wife Ae Bong, their dogs, older brother Jo Joon, and parents. Based on the popular webtoon series of the same name.

The Sound of Your Heart

2016

Unexpected Business poster
9.4

Set in a small, rural town, the show is about two friends, actors Zo In-sung and Cha Tae-hyun, running a supermarket for 10 days. They not only sell goods, but also operate small restaurant, where they cook and serve dishes. The two actors, who lived their whole lives in the city, experience life in the small town and blend into the neighborhood.

Unexpected Business

2021

The Girl Who Sees Smells poster
7.2

With help from a young woman with synesthesia, a cop who lost his sense of pain tracks down the serial killer who brought tragedy to both their lives.

The Girl Who Sees Smells

2015

City Hunter poster
7.5

The story takes place in Seoul, 2011. Lee Yoon-sung is a talented MIT-graduate who's working on the international communications team at the Blue House. He encounters dangerous situations while solving a variety of cases, both big and small, for people who need his help, and eventually becomes a "city hunter."

City Hunter

2011

Gold Land poster
7.9

A young woman working as an airport security agent accidentally comes into possession of a smuggling ring’s gold bars. Caught in a chaotic whirlwind of greed and betrayal among various parties vying for the gold, she becomes consumed by the desire to claim it all for herself.

Gold Land

2026

Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village poster
8.1

Celebrities live in a rural fishing village. They must catch food for and prepare three meals a day.

Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village

2015

The Divorce Insurance poster
6.8

No Ki-jun, an employee at an insurance company, decides to develop a divorce insurance policy after personally experiencing three divorces that impacted his life and finances. Despite potential biases, he believes divorce is an unforeseen disaster and establishes a team for divorce insurance.

The Divorce Insurance

2025

It's Okay, That's Love poster
8.1

From mere co-talkshow guests to being off-screen roommates? Things get steamier and awkward between a psychologist and novelist in their entanglement.

It's Okay, That's Love

2014

The Amazing Race China poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Amazing Race China

2014

Entourage poster
7.7

Young-Bin is a rising star actor in South Korea. He has been best friends with Ho-Jin, Joon and Geobook since they were all children. Young-Bin belongs to a management company with Kim Eun-Gab as the CEO.

Entourage

2016

Here for Promo poster
NR

A Netflix Korea web variety show where stars from upcoming Netflix releases appear for relaxed interviews, games, and promotion. Its first season, "Not Here for Promo", featured hosts Lee Chang-ho and Lee Byung-gun in a casual, slightly messy apartment setting, jokingly pretending the guests had simply dropped by as friends rather than to promote a show. The program later became "Here for Promo", hosted by Yoo Byung-jae and Jonathan, with a cleaner setup and a more direct focus on discussing, promoting, and playing games related to the guests’ new Netflix titles.

Here for Promo

2024

The Goddess of Fire poster
3.2

Joseon porcelain, the pinnacle of science and art in East Asia at the end of the 16th century. Jeong-i, the first female potter of Joseon and a woman of fire revered as the founder of Japan's Shintaro porcelain, known as the "Burning White Wave." Gwanghae, the turbulent Crown Prince who loved her yet had to let her go. This story portrays her fierce artistic spirit and love. Set against the backdrop of Joseon—the source of life itself, rather than Japan where the Buddhist pagoda was erected—it follows a life and love that burned like a flame.

The Goddess of Fire

2013

The Innocent Man poster
7.4

A self-made medical student and an aspiring anchorwoman find their friendship -- and their dreams -- tested by a fateful tragedy.

The Innocent Man

2012

Blue Dragon Series Awards poster
NR

The Blue Dragon Series Awards (BSA) is a new annual awards ceremony for original streaming content in South Korea.

Blue Dragon Series Awards

2022

Dear My Friends poster
7.5

Life is ever-delightful — and ever-challenging — for a group of friends in their twilight years as they rediscover themselves through love and family.

Dear My Friends

2016

The Killer's Shopping List poster
6.8

One day, a dead body is found at an apartment near the supermarket. Finding this murder odd, Dae-sung, his mother, and his girlfriend Ah-hee gather around to find the real murderer, starting by looking through the receipts of the market.

The Killer's Shopping List

2022

GBRB Spinoff: Cafeteria Operation poster
8.2

A spin-off of the hit variety show "GBRB: Reap What You Sow," "Cafeteria Operation" follows Doh Kyung-Soo and Lee Kwang-Soo's comedic journey as they take on the challenge of running a cafeteria

GBRB Spinoff: Cafeteria Operation

2025

GBRB: Joy Pops Laugh Pops poster
8.8

Lee Kwang Soo, Kim Woo Bin, and Doh Kyung Soo are back with a hilarious new spin-off of the beloved “GBRB” series! GBRB: Joy Pops Laugh Pops,” which will follow the trio as they set off on a whirlwind trip to Mexico in search of fresh perspectives and experiences. The program is a spinoff of “GBRB Spinoff: Cafeteria Operation,” where the KKPP Food employees successfully completed their missions and earned the chance to go abroad for an insight trip to help the company grow. It also marks the second spinoff of “GBRB: Reap What You Sow.”

GBRB: Joy Pops Laugh Pops

2025

No Way Out: The Roulette poster
6.4

Upon release of an unprecedented heinous criminal from prison, a public bounty with a payout of 20 billion won is offered for his murder. Baek Joong Sik is the detective who must protect this killer from the citizens. Kim Kook Ho is the heinous criminal and murderer released from prison after serving thirteen years. He retains Lawyer Lee Sang Bong as his legal representative. Meanwhile, Yoon Chang Jae is a butcher who attempts to recover his missing money.

No Way Out: The Roulette

2024

Jae-seok's B&B Rules! poster
8.6

The guest is king — but so is the host! Yu Jae-seok opens his first B&B, where he runs things his way and treats guests to his signature games.

Jae-seok's B&B Rules!

2026

No artwork available
10.0

Perhaps Love (Chinese: 如果爱) is a Chinese reality show that aired on Hubei Television from May 25, 2014 to March 18, 2018. it was a total of 4 seasons. The show was co-produced with CJ E&M from Korea.

Perhaps Love

2014