
Acting
Lee Beom-soo
Born
1970-01-03 (56)
Place of birth
Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea
Known for
Acting
Credits
79 titles
Lee Beom-soo (이범수) is a South Korean actor.
Known for
8.2These 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
6.3You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook is a Korean pop music program that is both a talk show and live music show. The host of this program is You Hee-yeol, also known as Toy, a one-man project band. This program has aired since April 24, 2009.
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
2009
7.4Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick.
Men on a Mission
2015
7.7Infinite Challenge has been reported as the first "Real-Variety" show in Korean television history. The program is largely unscripted, and follows a similar format of challenge-based Reality Television programs, familiar to the audiences in the West, but the challenges are often silly, absurd, or impossible to achieve, so the program takes on the aspect of a satirical comedy variety show, rather than a more standard reality or contest program. In order to achieve its comedic purposes its 6 hosts and staff continuously proclaim, the elements of this show are the 3-Ds, Dirty, Dangerous, and Difficult.
Infinite Challenge
2005
8.2Korea's version of the late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory cast members.
SNL Korea
2011
7.7An up-close look at celebrity dads who have to take care of their kids for the next 48 hours without any help. Will it be a dad-tastrophe, or can they finish their wives' to-do lists while having fun with their kids?
The Return of Superman
2013
Film credits
2020s · 4 titles
7.3Detective Ma Seok-do changes his affiliation from the Geumcheon Police Station to the Metropolitan Investigation Team, in order to eradicate Japanese gangsters who enter Korea to commit heinous crimes.
The Roundup: No Way Out
2023
7.2'Monster Cop' Ma Seok-do investigates an illegal online gambling business led by a former STS Baek and an IT genius CEO Chang. Ma proposes an unexpected alliance to Jang and begins hunting down the criminals.
The Roundup: Punishment
2024
8.2In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.
20th Century Girl
2022
5.1Gi-se is a failed comedian and estranged son of a mob boss who left his hometown for the city years ago. After his father’s death, his gag show shuts down and he becomes jobless overnight. He decides to return to his hometown, where he meets his old friends and first love Young-shim. He tries to find his place to belong and dreams of a new life. But soon things change radically and he finds himself inheriting his father’s position as a local crime boss that leads him to face the truth about his father’s death.
Hometown
2022
2010s · 9 titles
7.6Woo-jin, a furniture designer who wakes up in a different body every day, falls for Yi-soo, a woman he meets through his work.
The Beauty Inside
2015
5.8A squad of soldiers fight in the Korean War's crucial Battle of Incheon.
Operation Chromite
2016
6.7A professional GO player gathers a team to help him carry out his revenge against the man who killed his brother.
The Divine Move
2014
6.7During the Japanese colonial rule of Korea, while people are in despair, Jae-ho tries to raise morale by winning cycle championship. Bok-dong, who started cycling with Jae-ho just to make a forture, becomes a symbol of hope for Koreans by defeating Japanese cyclists.
Race to Freedom: Um Bok-dong
2019
8.0On a live music radio show, a letter arrives from twenty-three years in the past. Through the letter, the first love and friendships of five friends are revealed.
Unforgettable
2016
7.7Set 3 years after the first season, members of the National Security Service (NSS) team, including Jung Yoo Gun, Ji Soo Yeon and other agents attempt to pull the curtain on mysterious group IRIS. Agent Yoo Gun is the leader of the NSS TF-A team. While he goes up against Baek San, Yoo Gun becomes involved in a case which changes his fate forever.
Iris 2
2013
6.5A scientist, his friend's daughter and a con artist get entangled in a scheme to steal the body of a greedy pharmaceutical executive.
Over My Dead Body
2012
3.3Berlin in 1986 was a time when everyone was wary. A man becomes everyone's target because of one mistake. Economist Young-min is convinced by a Northern spy to move North under the pretext of safety for his family and himself. However, he realizes this is a mistake and escapes to West Germany where he is parted from his family. To make things worse, he is under surveillance by various countries that want to use him for different purposes.
Unfinished
2018
3.0A man and his wife get themselves a huge gambling debt, and then accidentally get involved in a race with gangsters to obtain a magic mirror.
Foolish Plan
2016
2000s · 26 titles
6.2In a prep-class for year-end exams, a sadistic killer puts the students through mind-games in order to save each other.
Death Bell
2008
6.0When Aryong, the daughter of a triad boss from Hong Kong is accused of killing the boss of a competing triad, she goes into hiding in Korea. Upon arriving, she is guided by a nimble but loyal Gi-chul and his motley crew, who are assigned to protect her until her return.
My Wife is a Gangster 3
2006
5.4A noble, high-class scholar starts to write erotic novels in 18th century of Chosun dynasty and falls in love with a king's woman.
Forbidden Quest
2006
6.8An overweight singer is tired of being mocked about her appearance and dreams of love and fame. But will having cosmetic surgery fix her problems – or create new ones?
200 Pounds Beauty
2006
6.4A boisterous detective goes undercover in a high school in order to befriend the teenage daughter of a notorious gangster.
She's on Duty
2005
6.6Tae-su, a detective fighting organized crime, returns to his hometown for his high school friend Wang-jae's funeral. There, he meets his old friends Pil-ho, Dong-hwan and Seok-hwan and they reminisce. Suspecting something fishy about Wang-jae's death, Tae-su and Seok-hwan start investigating it, each in his own way. Their investigations lead to a land development project that Pil-ho is directing.
The City of Violence
2006
7.0A recording engineer falls for a radio announcer after they work together to capture sounds of the natural world.
One Fine Spring Day
2001
7.5A terminally ill man tries to find a suitable husband for the friend he has loved since childhood.
More Than Blue
2009
6.3A Korean mobster's bumbling assistants team up with a street-smart hooker to find their employer's missing drug money.
Jungle Juice
2002
4.8Hong Mu-Hyeok is a quiet high school music teacher with a secret. His family descends from the notorious Hong Gil-Dong, a Robin Hood styled thief. He has targeted Lee Jeong-Min, a ruthless ...
The Righteous Thief
2009
6.5A likeable, married high school teacher spirals out of control when a student in his class begins unintentionally reminding him of his doomed first love, which ended 17 years earlier.
Bungee Jumping of Their Own
2001
7.0A detective and a gang of thieves trail three high-school students who found a bloody corpse and a bag of cash on top of their car.
Make It Big
2002
7.0A detective and a gang of thieves trail three high-school students who found a bloody corpse and a bag of cash on top of their car.
Make It Big
2002
7.2In a town where everyone believes in UFOs, a bus driver named Sam lives out his daydreams by making special radio programs for the passengers who ride his bus. A heartwarming story of a physically challenged but outgoing girl named Kate who falls in love with this timid but lovable bus driver.
Au Revoir, UFO
2004
6.5After the death of his father who had left the house and his family, his debt was inherited by Sang-woo who is unable to cope with the debt. So he finds another heir, a half-brother and his mother, to fend off the debt of his father.
Oh! Brothers
2003
6.2A relief pitcher for the worst team in the league seizes the unlikely opportunity to work nine innings against the star starting pitcher of the league's best team when no one else wants to face him.
Mr. Gam’s Victory
2004
6.0Min-wook is the president of South Korea, who receives popular votes from the citizens. One day, he goes to his daughter's school as his daughter makes trouble. However, Min-wook falls in love with his daughter's teacher there.
The Romantic President
2002
6.0Lee Dae-ro Can't Die (이대로, 죽을 순 없다, also known as Short Time) is a 2005 South Korean action film about a corrupt police officer who is told he has only three months to live, and plots his own death so his wife can collect his insurance policy.
Lee Dae-ro Can't Die
2005
7.0An unhappy woman goes back in time and poses as her cousin to prevent her younger self from making the same mistakes and ruining her future.
Project Makeover
2007
5.1On the day of the hundreds billion dollar contract deal just ahead, Jung suddenly disappears after he leaves for a convenient store. Inspector Kim who is desperate to get an exclusive crime case in the hope of drawing media attention finds out that Jung had many jealous colleagues and starts to investigate the case focusing on embezzlement and kidnapping. On the other hand, inspector Park finds out that Jung’s fiancee Mi-sun, a sales manager at the insurance company, has recently took out a life insurance policy on Jung’s life and points her as a suspect. The more investigation goes further the more case gets mysterious and things start to get out of control as a missing case develops to an assault, a kidnapping and finally to a murder.
The Weird Missing Case of Mr. J
2009
6.4Na-nan has known best pals Dong-mi and Jung-joon since childhood, and now the trio shares the ups and downs of their turbulent single lives together. But everything gets turned on end when Dong-mi and Jung-joon end up in bed!
Singles
2003
5.4Dong-hyun, Seok-gu, Sang-min and Young-je are typical adolescent high school boys deeply curious about sexual matters. When a female apprentice teacher, Ms. Kim Yoo-ri begins teaching at their all boys school, she captures the lust and imagination of four of her students, who cannot stop fantasizing about her. Dong-hyuns secret 'love' for his teacher is shattered by news of her affections for another teacher Mr Gong. Yoo-ri has already fallen for the homeroom teacher, Mr Gong, and has her own daydreams about what it would be like with him. Unfortunately, Mr Gong has forsaken love in his life, and is immune to her come-ons. Yoo-ri must get him to accept her advances, while rejecting the rapid-fire advance of her four students.
Wet Dreams
2002
7.0Lee Ji-Bong is a former Olympics bronze medalist for weight-lifting, but a career-ending injury from the games forces him into early retirement. Unable to find another vocation, he becomes destitute. Down and out, he ends up working at a shady nightclub passing out flyers until he is visited by his former coach who insists he begin a career as a coach at a high school. There, he forms a weight-lifting team comprised of a rag-tag group of outcasts.
Lifting King Kong
2009
4.9Set in 1920s Shanghai, the film recounts the activities of a group of young Koreans trying to destabilize Japanese control of their penninsula. Through an anti-occupation terrorist campaign, the five men hope to inspire a resurrection throughout their penninsular homeland.
The Anarchists
2000
6.5In 1971 birth control was a major policy drive of the Korean government. Nevertheless, one poor farming village went against the trend, boasting the highest fertility rate in the country. This peaceful Yongdu Village receives an unwelcome visitor, the national family planning officer Hyun-joo, to oversee the villagers nocturnal pleasures. However as a single lady with little experience of her own, Hyun-joo finds it nearly impossible persuade the residents to use contraception. She finally appoints the village head Suk-gu as the local support officer and thus begins the “0% Birth Rate Project.” Appointing him brings more turmoil to the villagers and when the President comes to inspect…
Mission Sex Control
2006
6.4Drowning in debt and evicted from their house, a family of four comfort themselves with a few drinks at a food cart. The drunken father stumbles off to take a leak and gets hit by a truck. Their saving grace? Insurance! They find themselves with a slightly injured father, a handful of insurance money, and an ingenious new way to get rich quick. One by one, they find new ways to hurt themselves, making enough money to buy their dream house. Their luck almost runs out when an insurance investigator finds out the truth, but with a beautiful daughter and a very loose dressing gown, the family traps him and forces him to marry her. All five of them are determined to get one last big payoff… life insurance. The only question is, who dies?
Just Do It!
2000
1990s · 12 titles
7.2Do-chul is a boxer who never wins a game. While trying to make some money, he gets involved with Hong-ki, a small-time crook. They somehow make friends and hang around together, but their views toward life and the world are almost opposite.
City of the Rising Sun
1999
7.1A Korean film about a group of women who end up barricaded on the roof of their apartment building in the middle of a heat wave.
A Hot Roof
1995
5.1A young art professor, Su-hyun lives a contented existence with his pretty girlfriend. Things change, however, when he discovers an antique wooden bed in the garbage and brings it home.
The Gingko Bed
1996
7.0Hye-joo and Eun-kyung vie for 1st place in school. Tae-ho, who's tormented by his parents who incessantly nag about grades, has a crush on Hye-joo. The two girls begin an earnest struggle for the top score as they prepare for the final exams. But when Eun-kyung sees Hye-joo, who's been too sick to study, cheat, she becomes indignant.
Let's Look at the Sky Sometimes
1990
4.5When the police raid the compound of a religious cult, they discover that almost all of the members have committed suicide. The only survivor, laying on an altar in the middle of the room, is a very pregnant woman who goes into labor as the raid begins. The woman dies in the hospital, but her child survives. 20 years later, strange things are starting to happen around the child, now a grown woman. A group of religious warriors from a mix of faiths join together to try and protect her from whatever supernatural horrors are seeking her out.
The Soul Guardians
1998
7.3The male radio presenter Dong-hyun and the female TV home shopping phone operator Soo-hyun are both lonely. While Dong-hyun is focused on getting back to his ex-girl-friend Young-hae who has sent him a special LP, Soo-hyun is crazy for her friend's boy-friend. Via Internet and music Soo-hyun and Dong-hyun get together in a special way.
The Contact
1997
5.8A traffic officer and an aspiring actress fell in love, but separated to follow their dreams – will reuniting reignite their love?
If the Sun Rises in the West
1998
6.0One foggy spring day, the 12-year-old Hyeok-su meets the young Eun-hye and determines then and there that he will love her for the rest of his life. Many years later, Hyeok-su is preparing to enter college when he rescues a woman from assault. It turns out to be Eun-hye. Despite the passage of time, neither had forgotten the other and they renew their relationship. However, fate places another smitten man in Eun-hye's life. He is also determined that he will marry Eun-hye. Eventually, Eun-hye is forced to choose between them.
Scent of a Man
1998
6.3A peaceful yet somewhat boring small town has everything the townspeople need: a beauty shop, a pharmacy, a convenience store, and a Chinese restaurant. 'Chung-Wha-Roo' is the only Chinese restaurant in town until a new Chinese restaurant by the name 'A-Bang-Goong' opens right across the street. At first, A-Bang-Goong seems less than enthusiastic about their business; the exterior of the restaurant resembles a warehouse without a signboard, and all the employees are grotesque and brusque, even lacking the willpower for decent service including delivery. Despite the fact they serve only two dishes on the menu, their incredible gourmet flavor quickly becomes the toast of the town. As A-Bang-Goong becomes a local and nationwide phenomenon,, WANG, the owner of Chung-Wha-Roo becomes desperate. WANG visits his rival's to taste the famous dishes. However, he falls faint after discovering a human finger in his food.
A Growing Business
1998
7.0A would be marathon runner falls in love with a orphan girl from Korea.
Love
1999
7.0Kwang Su (Shin Hyun Jun) has struggled his whole life to shake off the stigma of a shameful family history. He lives in a state of perpetual despair. By contrast, Jong Man (Lee Byung Hun) works as a bartender and spends his days dreaming of becoming an international movie star and his nights filming himself and contacting top Hollywood production companies in the hope that one day he will get his lucky break. Then there is the shy girl Se Hee who works in a music store. When Kwang Su stumbles into the music store, blind drunk, but still able to bash out a tune on a piano, Se Hee falls instantly in love. When Kwang Su stumbles into the bar where Jong Man works, he finds himself arrested for his brother's murder. But fortunately he manages to escape from the police, bumps into Jong Man who instantly lets him stay in his apartment.
Lament
1997
NRNo synopsis available yet.
열일곱살의 쿠데타
1991
Series credits
8.2These 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
6.3You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook is a Korean pop music program that is both a talk show and live music show. The host of this program is You Hee-yeol, also known as Toy, a one-man project band. This program has aired since April 24, 2009.
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
2009
7.4Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick.
Men on a Mission
2015
7.7Infinite Challenge has been reported as the first "Real-Variety" show in Korean television history. The program is largely unscripted, and follows a similar format of challenge-based Reality Television programs, familiar to the audiences in the West, but the challenges are often silly, absurd, or impossible to achieve, so the program takes on the aspect of a satirical comedy variety show, rather than a more standard reality or contest program. In order to achieve its comedic purposes its 6 hosts and staff continuously proclaim, the elements of this show are the 3-Ds, Dirty, Dangerous, and Difficult.
Infinite Challenge
2005
8.2Korea's version of the late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory cast members.
SNL Korea
2011
7.7An up-close look at celebrity dads who have to take care of their kids for the next 48 hours without any help. Will it be a dad-tastrophe, or can they finish their wives' to-do lists while having fun with their kids?
The Return of Superman
2013
7.2Celebrity guests are split into two teams to compete in various contests. One guest, known only to himself, is designated the "X-Man", and does his best to cause his team to lose the contests. At the end, all guests try to determine the X-Man's identity.
X-Man
2003
NRYashimmanman is a South Korean talk show. Citizens were surveyed about various questions, and celebrity guests had to guess the public's top answers to the questions, sparking much discussion.
Ya Shim Man Man
2003
7.6Family Outing Season 1 was a South Korean variety show; a part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup, along with Gold Miss is Coming. It was first aired on June 15, 2008, and was one of the top rated programs on Sunday Korean television. In each episode, the "Family" travels to different parts of South Korea and takes care of the house of an elderly family while that family goes on a vacation. The "Family" then accomplishes the tasks left for them by the house's owners. The first season ended on February 14, 2010, and a second season featuring a brand new cast, production team, and concept, aired until July 11, 2010.
Family Outing
2008
7.4Two friends, members of the South Korean military, are recruited by a secret black ops agency.
Iris
2009
7.8After severing ties with his gang, a former gangster returns to uncover the truth behind his brother's death — embarking on a relentless path of revenge.
Mercy for None
2025
8.1Giant is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Lee Beom-soo, Park Jin-hee, Joo Sang-wook, Hwang Jung-eum, Park Sang-min, and Jeong Bo-seok. It aired on SBS from May 10 to December 7, 2010 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 60 episodes. Giant is a sprawling period drama about three siblings' quest for revenge during the economic boom of 1970-80s Korea. Tragically separated during childhood, the three reunite as adults and set out to avenge their parents' deaths, their fates playing out against a larger tide of power, money, politics, and the growth of a city.
Giant
2010
9.0The hottest actors, producers, and writers gather together to celebrate the end of the year at the 2017 SBS Drama Awards. In 2017, there were many dramas that captured the heart of the viewers. What will be the show that has been loved the most by viewers? And who will be the best actor of 2017?
SBS Drama Awards
1992
7.0The lives and love stories of drama producers, writers, actors, and managers.
On Air
2008
NRNo synopsis available yet.
스타 서바이벌 동거동락
2000
6.9When three brothers were very young, they lost their parents. The three brothers were then separated and lived apart for 20 years without knowing of each other. They then meet again unexpectedly and begin their relationship as brothers. Jang Dong-Soo (Lee Beom-Soo) is the oldest brother. He works as a detective. Jang Dong-Woo (Siwan) is the youngest brother. He was adopted by a rich family when he was a baby and became Yoon Yang-Ha. He is cynical and cold.
Triangle
2014
7.4This drama is based on the webcomic Kang Hyung Kyu. The story centers on Jang Tae Ho, who was once successful, but becomes homeless after failing at a stock operation involving an exorbitant amount in Korea’s stock market. This leads him to face a secretive ranked organization consisting of Seoul’s homeless. Starting from the bottom, he rises up in rank to fight for leadership of the group against the boss who earns money by exploiting the poor homeless people.
Last
2015
6.4A tabloid reporter and a widowed prime minister enter a contract marriage, navigating politics, family, and unexpected romance.
The Prime Minister and I
2013
5.2A talented doctor travels over 150 years back in time to when the powerful Joseon dynasty ruled over Korea, and uses his skills to save lives in this intriguing fantasy drama. Dr. Jin Hyuk, the 21st century’s best neurosurgeon meets an unidentified patient and passes out while in despair over an accident that his lover Mina has had. As he wakes up, he's suddenly transported to the time of the Joseon Dynasty. When a plague strikes Joseon, Hyuk treats the dying people and makes a new resolution with Yi Ha Eung, who dreams of the reform of Joseon. But Jin Hyuk hesitates to study and practice medicine to out of fear that he might change history forever. Follow the trials and triumphs of this traveling doctor who ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Time Slip Dr. Jin
2012
6.0The drama describes 8 different love stories. Story 1 (Ep. 1-2) : Sunflower - love story about a stalker. Story 2 (Ep. 3-4): Message - love story by a mobile phone and other communication facilities. Story 3 (Ep. 5-6): Lost Bagage - Sad memory makes her lose her future love. Story 4 (Ep. 7-8): Open Ended - A woman who is dying from an illness meets a young guy. Story 5 (Ep. 9-10): Rose - love story between a detective and a criminal. Story 6 (Ep. 11-12): Miss Hip-hop and Mr. Rock - A man and a woman who are mentally different fall in love. Story 7 (Ep. 13-14): Insomnia, Manual and Orange Juice - A woman who acts manually falls in love with a comic book creator. Story 8 (Ep. 15-16): Host of Memory - A woman who receives donated a heart instantly flashes a man's face.
Love Story
1999
7.7A crime drama about bloody clashes and confrontations between villains over ultra-precise counterfeit 'supernotes'
Villains
2025
7.7IRIS II: New Generation explores the aftermath events of IRIS as well as Athena: Goddess of War. The story explores the origins of the former Director of the NSS and IRIS agent, Baek San, and the protagonist Jung Yoo-gun.
Iris II
2013
7.9History of a Salaryman is a 2012 South Korean television series that aired on SBS from January 2 to March 31, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 22 episodes. Starring Lee Beom-soo, Jung Ryeo-won, Jung Gyu-woon, Hong Soo-hyun, Lee Deok-hwa, and Kim Seo-hyung, the series is a quirky comedy and murder mystery about an ordinary salaryman who finds himself involved with corporate spies and rival pharmaceutical companies. It satirizes the historical events during China's Chu–Han Contention to become a parody of modern office politics.
History of the Salaryman
2012
5.7Surgeon Bong Dal-hee is a 2007 South Korean medical drama television series starring Lee Yo-won, Lee Beom-soo, Kim Min-joon and Oh Yoon-ah. It aired on SBS from January 17 to March 15, 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes.
Surgeon Bong Dal Hee
2007
8.0Cha Tae-hyun and Lee Seung-gi visit and travel around other celebrities’ hometown. In each episode, the two take a local tour guide by a star who was born and raised in the area. From reminiscing memories of the old days in the town to experiencing local culture, and eating out at local must-eat places, this show is full of special courses that have never been introduced before.
Hometown Flex
2020
NR"Coast Guard" is a South Korean reality show broadcast on MBC every1, where celebrities join the Korean Coast Guard to experience their work protecting coastal waters and communities.
Coast Guard
2018
3.6Lee Na (Lee Hyo Ri) is a rising singer who was about to debut but tradegy struck her when she found out she had leukemia. Another girl took her place and sang her debut song at her concert. Now everybody thinks that the other girl is her. Jung Tae (Lee Dong Gun) survived a department store collapse only to find out that he has cancer. Lee Na and Jung Tae meet and fall in love.
If In Love Like Them
2007
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Miracle Audition
2011
