# Lee Moon-sae

Lee Moon-sae (Korean: 이문세; Hanja: 李文世; Korean pronunciation:; born January 17, 1959) is a South Korean ballad singer who is often considered a Korean pop icon. Since his debut in 1978, he has released 16 full-length albums, including 1987's When Love Passes By, which sold 2.85 million copies, making it the best-selling album in South Korea to date at the time. He is also well known for being the host of the popular South Korean radio show, Starry Night, on MBC FM, from 1985 to 1996. He was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2007.

## Discography

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| I Am a Happy Man (나는 행복한 사람) | Released: July 20, 1983 Label: Seorabeol Records Format: LP | No data | |
| The Best | Released: September 1, 1984 Label: Hyundai Acoustics Format: LP | No data | |
| I Don't Know Yet (난 아직 모르잖아요) | Released: November 20, 1985 Label: King Records Format: LP | No data | KOR: 1,500,000+ |
| When Love Passes By (사랑이 지나가면) | Released: March 10, 1987 Label: King Records Format: LP | No data | KOR: 2,850,000+ |
| Standing Under the Shade of a Roadside Tree (가로수 그늘아래서면) | Released: September 15, 1988 Label: King Records Format: LP | No data | KOR: 2,580,000+ |
| That Was Me (그게 나였어) | Released: November 1, 1989 Label: King Records Format: LP | No data | |
| Old Love (옛사랑) | Released: September 17, 1991 Label: Hankook Record Co. Format: CD, cassette | No data | |
| Like an Old Photograph (오래된 사진처럼) | Released: September 1, 1993 Label: Orange Popular Format: CD, cassette | No data | |
| 95 Stage With Composer Lee Younghun | Released: January 1, 1995 Label: Nice Popular Format: CD, cassette | No data | |
| Dancing Flower (화무; 花舞) | Released: January 1, 1996 Label: M Project Format: CD, cassette | No data | |
| Sometimes | Released: March 28, 1998 Label: King Records Format: CD, cassette | No data | KOR: 89,302+ |
| Phew - People, Trees and Rest (휴 - 사람과 나무 그리고 쉼) | Released: October 1, 1999 Label: M Project Format: CD, cassette | 6 | KOR: 137,011+ |
| Chapter 13 | Released: March 21, 2001 Label: EnterOne Format: CD, cassette | 14 | KOR: 48,505+ |
| Red Underwear (빨간 내복) | Released: October 16, 2002 Label: M Project, BMG Korea Format: CD, cassette | 15 | KOR: 48,768+ |
| New Direction | Released: April 7, 2015 Label: KMOONfnd, LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, Digital download | 5 | KOR: 11,949+ |
| Between Us | Released: October 23, 2018 Label: KMOONfnd, kakao M Format: CD, Digital download | 23 | KOR: 1,594+ |

## Awards

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee/Nominated work | Result |
| Golden Disc Awards | 1986 | Main Prize | I Don't Know Yet | Won |
| Golden Disc Awards | 1987 | Album of the Year (Daesang) | When Love Passes By | Won |
| Golden Disc Awards | 1987 | Main Prize (Bonsang) | When Love Passes By | Won |
| Golden Disc Awards | 1988 | Main Prize (Bonsang) | Standing Under the Shade of a Roadside Tree | Won |
| Golden Disc Awards | 1993 | Main Prize (Bonsang) | Like an Old Photograph | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 1985 | Excellence Award in Radio | Starry Night | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 1987 | Top Excellence Award in Radio | Starry Night | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 1993 | Best TV Host Award | Sunday Sunday Night | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2008 | Top Excellence Award in Radio | This Is Lee Moon-sae in the Morning | Won |
| SBS Gayo Daejeon | 2005 | Live Performance Award | Lee Moon-sae | Won |

## Broadcasting

| Year | Work |
| 1981 | KBS TV <Run Broadcasting Car> MC |