# Lee Juck

Lee Juck (Korean: 이적; born February 28, 1974) is a South Korean singer, lyricist, composer and arranger.

## Biography

Lee Juck was born in Seoul and attended Banpo High School. He graduated from Seoul National University with a major in sociology. He made his debut as a member of Panic with his neighborhood buddy Kim Jin-pyo in 1995 and worked with Kim Dong-ryul 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 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 in 2007.
He featured as a medical doctor of a colorectal surgery clinic in a sitcom 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

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR RIAK | KOR Gaon | Sales |
| Dead End | Released: June 24, 1999 Label: K&C Music Publishing Co. Formats: CD, cassette | 29 | — | KOR: 72,765 |
| 2 Juck (2적) | Released: May 12, 2003 Label: Ein Media Formats: LP, CD, cassette | 8 | 15 | KOR: 80,054 |
| Songs Made of Wood (나무로 만든 노래) | Released: April 19, 2007 Label: Music Farm Formats: CD | 5 | 35 | KOR: 27,232 |
| Love (사랑) | Released: September 30, 2010 Label: Music Farm Formats: CD, digital download | — | 4 | KOR: 26,549 |
| The Meaning of Solitude (고독의 의미) | Released: November 15, 2013 Label: Music Farm Formats: CD, digital download | — | 3 | KOR: 15,229 |
| Trace | Released: November 11, 2020 Label: Music Farm Formats: LP, CD, digital download | — | 30 | KOR: 3,265 |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (Digital) | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Sales (Digital) | Album |
| "Rain" | 1999 | — | | Dead End |
| "Run Across The Sky" (하늘을 달리다) | 2003 | 36 | | 2 Juck |
| "I Didn't Know That Time" (그땐 미처 알지 못했지) | 2003 | 23 | KOR: 341,100 | 2 Juck |
| "It's Fortunate" (다행이다) | 2007 | — | | Songs Made of Wood |
| "Laundry" (빨래) | 2010 | 22 | | Love |
| "With You" (그대랑) | 2010 | 18 | | Love |
| "Lie Lie Lie" (거짓말 거짓말 거짓말) | 2013 | 2 | KOR: 950,196 | The Meaning of Solitude |
| "A Day Long Ago" (오래전 그날) (with Yoon Jong-shin) | 2013 | 78 | KOR: 30,372 | Monthly Project 2013 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "40 Something" (나는 지금...) | 2014 | — | KOR: 20,619 | Non-album singles |
| "Flower Vase" (꽃병) (with Yang Hee-eun) | 2014 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Compass" (나침반) | 2017 | 38 | KOR: 81,170 | Trace |
| "Numbers" (숫자) | 2019 | — | | Trace |
| "Things We Took For Granted" (당연한 것들) | 2020 | — | | Trace |
| "Stoning" (돌팔매) (feat. Kim Jin-pyo) | 2020 | — | | Trace |

### Soundtrack appearances

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (Digital) | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Sales (Digital) | Album |
| "Gift" (선물) | 2008 | — | | Gourmet OST |
| "Smile, My Love" (웃어라 그대) (with Kang Seung-yoon | 2012 | 79 | KOR: 58,394 | High Kick 3 OST |
| "Don't Worry Dear" (걱정말아요 그대) | 2015 | 3 | KOR: 2,137,284 | Reply 1988 OST |
| "Interlocked Fingers" (깍지) | 2016 | 47 | KOR: 53,056 | Love in the Moonlight OST |
| "The Opposite Side" (반대편) | 2023 | | | Crash Course in Romance OST |

### Other charted songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (Digital) | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Sales (Digital) | Album |
| "Walk With Me" (같이 걸을까) | 2007 | 28 | | Songs Made of Wood |
| "Disease" (병) | 2013 | 80 | KOR: 51,252 | The Meaning of Solitude |
| "What Do You See" (뭐가 보여) | 2013 | 78 | KOR: 51,535 | The Meaning of Solitude |
| "Some Like It Hot" (뜨거운 것이 좋아) | 2013 | 75 | KOR: 52,227 | The Meaning of Solitude |
| "Hide And Seek" (숨바꼭질) | 2013 | 79 | KOR: 51,806 | The Meaning of Solitude |
| "20 Years After" (이십년이 지난 뒤) | 2013 | 56 | KOR: 63,047 | The Meaning of Solitude |
| "The Meaning of Solitude" (고독의 의미) | 2013 | 48 | KOR: 65,463 | The Meaning of Solitude |
| "Is There Anybody" (누가 있나요) | 2013 | 49 | KOR: 66,492 | The Meaning of Solitude |
| "What Is Love" (사랑이 뭐길래) (feat. Tiger JK) | 2013 | 44 | KOR: 82,796 | The Meaning of Solitude |
| "Before Sunrise" (비포 선라이즈) (with Jung-in) | 2013 | 9 | KOR: 256,102 | The Meaning of Solitude |

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | English Title | Original Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2011–2012 | High Kick 3 | 짧은 다리의 역습 | Dr. Lee Jeok | | |

### Television show

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2013 | Enemy of Broadcasting | Host |
| 2014 | Youth Over Flowers | Cast Member |
| 2017 | Change The Class | Host |
| 2018 | Cafè Amor | Celebrity server |
| 2019 | Begin Again 3 | Cast Member |
| 2020 | Top 10 Student | MC |
| 2021 | Joseon Top Singer | Judge |
| 2021 | Off the Record | Host |
| 2022 | Mystery Duet | Host |

### Web shows

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2022 | Boyfriend Love | Host | |