# Lee Soo-hyuk

Lee Hyuk-soo (Korean: 이혁수; born May 31, 1988), better known by the stage name Lee Soo-hyuk (이수혁), is a South Korean model and actor.

## Life and career

Born Lee Hyuk-soo, he debuted as a model in designer Jung Wook-jun's Lone Costume fashion show in 2006. He walked runways for domestic fashion brands including General Idea and Song Zio, and did cover shoots for several fashion magazines such as GQ, Bazaar, and Elle.
After appearing in music videos of girl groups Gavy NJ and 2NE1 in 2009 and 2010, Lee expanded his career into acting. Using the stage name Lee Soo-hyuk, his credits include the television series White Christmas (2011), What's Up (2011), Vampire Idol (2011–2012) and Shark (2013). He also appeared in the films The Boy from Ipanema (2010), Runway Cop (2012), and Horror Stories 2 (2013).
In 2013, Lee went to Europe for Paris Fashion Week and London Fashion Week, where he walked fashion runway shows for Balenciaga, J.W. Anderson, and Balmain. He was named one of the "13 Top Breakout New Male Faces of F/W2013" by the online fashion magazine Style Minutes, being the only Asian model to make the cut among other newbies from Holland, Canada, Brazil, Australia, England, Hungary, Germany, and Lithuania.
In 2014, Lee appeared as a guest judge during season 4 of Korea's Next Top Model, and was invited by Tyra Banks to participate in the season 21 finale of America's Next Top Model. He left his agency, SidusHQ, that same year and signed with Star J Entertainment, subsequently starring in the tvN romantic comedy series' High School King of Savvy—as the second male lead—and Righteous Love. In 2015, Lee was cast in the period vampire romance Scholar Who Walks the Night, based on the webtoon of the same title. This was followed by secondary roles in OCN's espionage drama Local Hero, and the MBC romantic comedies Lucky Romance and Sweet Stranger and Me, in 2016.
Lee joined YG Entertainment in 2017. He was cast in Yoo Ha's crime thriller film Pipeline in 2019. Subsequent projects included lead roles in the mystery romance drama Born Again and the mini web series Handmade Love, both in 2020; the tvN fantasy-romance drama Doom At Your Service in 2021; and the MBC fantasy drama Tomorrow in 2022.

## Personal life

On August 10, 2017, Lee began his mandatory military service. After the basic military training, he continued his service as a public service officer for two years.

## Other ventures
### Endorsements

Lee represents numerous global brands including Adidas and Bulgari. He was selected as the new model for the skincare brand Nivea Men in 2020. In 2021, he became the exclusive face of the men's fashion brand Fahrenheit.
Lee is often booked for fashion editorials in magazines such as GQ, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, W, and Esquire. In 2020, he did fashion editorials for Dior Homme, Balenciaga, and other labels.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Title | Role | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korean | Role | Ref. |
| 2006 | My Boss, My Teacher | 투사부일체 | Student (3rd year; class 8) | |
| 2010 | The Boy from Ipanema | 이파네마 소년 | Boy | |
| 2012 | Runway Cop | 차형사 | Kim Sun-ho | |
| 2013 | Horror Stories 2 | 무서운 이야기 2 | Sung-kyun | |
| 2021 | Pipeline | 파이프라인 | Gun-woo | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| Year | English | Original | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2011 | White Christmas | 화이트 크리스마스 | Yoon-soo | | |
| 2011 | Deep Rooted Tree | 뿌리 깊은 나무 | Yoon Pyeong | | |
| 2011 | What's Up | 왓츠업 | Lee Soo-bin | | |
| 2011 | Vampire Idol | 뱀파이어 아이돌 | Mukadil Kejua / Soo-hyuk | | |
| 2013 | Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus | 상어 | Kim Soo-hyun | | |
| 2014 | High School King of Savvy | 고교처세왕 | Yoo Jin-woo | | |
| 2014 | Righteous Love | 일리있는 사랑 | Kim Joon | | |
| 2015 | The Scholar Who Walks the Night | 밤을 걷는 선비 | Gwi | | |
| 2016 | Local Hero | 동네의 영웅 | Choi Chan-gyu | | |
| 2016 | Lucky Romance | 운빨로맨스 | Choi Gun-wook | | |
| 2016 | Sweet Stranger and Me | 우리집에 사는 남자 | Kwon Duk-bong | | |
| 2017 | Gomen, Aishiteru | ごめん、愛してる | Baek Rang | Cameo (Episode 1) | |
| 2020 | Born Again | 본 어게인 | Cha Hyung-bin / Kim Soo-hyuk | | |
| 2021 | Hello, Me! | 안녕? 나야! | Police Officer | Cameo (Episode 1) | |
| 2021 | Doom at Your Service | 어느 날 우리 집 현관으로 멸망이 들어왔다 | Cha Joo-ik | | |
| 2022 | Tomorrow | 내일 | Park Joong-gil | | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korean | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2020–2021 | Handmade Love | 핸드메이드 러브 | Woven | | |
| 2022 | Welcome to Hunam-dong Bookstore | 어서 오세요, 휴남동 서점입니다 | Hyun Seung-woo | Audio drama | |
| 2024 | Queen Woo | 우씨왕후 | Go Bal-gi | | |
| 2024 | S Line | S라인 | Han Ji-wook | | |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korean | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2008 | Seven Models - Special Edition | 세븐모델즈 - Special Edition | Cast member | Documentary series | |
| 2013 | Style Log 2013 | 스타일로그 2013 | Host | with Hong Jong-hyun | |
| 2020 | Like Likes Like | 끼리끼리 | Regular cast | 17 episodes | |
| 2021 | Countryside Western Cuisine | 시고르 경양식 | Regular cast | Server | |
| 2023 | Cohabiting, Not Married | 결혼 말고 동거 | Host | | |
| 2024 | Project 7 | 프로젝트 7 | Host | | |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Title | Artist | Length |
| 2009 | "Monorail of Night" (밤의 모노레일) | XXX | 4:21 |
| 2009 | "A Love Story" (연애소설) | Gavy NJ | 5:33 |
| 2010 | "It Hurts" (아파) | 2NE1 | 4:15 |
| 2012 | "Whoz That Girl" | EXID | 4:07 |
| 2013 | "Falling in Love" | 2NE1 | 3:47 |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s) / work(s) | Result |
| Elle Style Awards | 2024 | Best Style Icon (Male) | Lee Soo-hyuk | Won |
| Korea Best Dresser Swan Awards | 2008 | Best Dressed (Model) | Lee Soo-hyuk | Won |
| Korea Best Dresser Swan Awards | 2014 | Best Dressed (Actor) | Lee Soo-hyuk | Won |
| Korea Fashion Photographers Association | 2007 | Best New Model | Lee Soo-hyuk | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2015 | Best New Actor | Scholar Who Walks The Night | Won |

### Other accolades
#### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
| Style Minutes | 2013 | 13 Top Breakout New Male Faces | Placed | |