# Lee Hwi-jae

Lee Hwi-jae (born Lee Young-jae on December 29, 1972) is a South Korean TV presenter, comedian, actor, and singer. Lee studied theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, then made his TV debut in 1992 as a comedian after working as a floor director for MBC's entertainment program Sunday, Sunday Night. He shot to stardom in the program Life Theater. Since then, he has expanded his career to hosting variety shows such as Sang Sang Plus, Sponge and Quiz to Change the World. He was the third highest-paid entertainer at MBC in 2008, earning ₩574.5 million.

## Personal life

Hwi-jae married florist Moon Jeong-won at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul on December 5, 2010. Their twin sons, Lee Seo-eon and Lee Seo-jun, were born on March 15, 2013. He and his twins appeared in the variety show The Return of Superman from November 3, 2013 to April 14, 2018.

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
| 1994 | Guy Kim | MBC | |
| 1995 | Three Color Friendship: "It’s Suffering for Seniors" | SBS | |
| 1995 | To Make a Man | KBS2 | |
| 1996 | Reporting for Duty | KBS2 | |
| 1996 | Lee Hwi-jae's: Macho Commando | SBS | |
| 1998 | Three Guys and Three Girls | MBC | |
| 1999 | My Love Han Ji-soon | SBS | |
| 2000 | Cool Guys | KBS2 | 2000–2001 |
| 2003 | Go Mom Go! | KBS2 | 2003–2004 |
| 2004 | Old Miss Diary | KBS2 | |
| 2005 | Banjun Drama | SBS | |
| 2005 | Lawyers | MBC | |
| 2005 | Hello Franceska 3 | MBC | cameo |
| 2005 | Look Back With a Smile | KBS2 | cameo |
| 2011 | The Greatest Love | MBC | cameo |
| 2013 | Royal Villa | jTBC | cameo |
| 2016 | Listen to Love | jTBC | cameo |
| 2017 | Go Back | KBS2 | cameo |

### Film

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1992 | Bloody Fight for Revenge | |
| 1993 | 빛나리랑 영자랑 휘재랑 | |
| 1995 | 멀고 먼 해후 | |
| 1996 | Albatross | |
| 1997 | Hallelujah | |
| 2000 | The Picture Diary | |
| 2003 | Singles | cameo |
| 2006 | Old Miss Diary – Movie | cameo |
| 2011 | 초대받지 못한 손님 | |

### Variety Show

| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
| 1993 | Life Theater | MBC | 1993–1994, 1997 |
| 1993 | Baby Face Club | MBC | 1993–1994, 1997 |
| 1994 | 오늘은 좋은 날 – 큰 집 사람들 | MBC | |
| 1999 | Nam Hee-seok and Lee Hwi-jae's Wonderful Encounter | SBS | 1999–2000 |
| 1999 | Nam Hee-seok and Lee Hwi-jae's 한국이 보인다 | KBS2 | 1999–2000 |
| 2000 | 한국이 보인다 | KBS2 | 2000–2001 |
| 2000 | Bank | KBS2 | 2000–2002 |
| 2001 | Beautiful Sunday | SBS | |
| 2001 | Lee and Yoo's Night | KBS2 | 2001–2002 |
| 2001 | Super TV Sunday Fun | KBS2 | 2001–2002 |
| 2003 | Sponge | KBS2 | 2003–2012 |
| 2004 | Healthy Men and Women | SBS | |
| 2004 | Star Olympiad | SBS | |
| 2004 | Medical Non-Fiction! Last Warning | SBS | |
| 2004 | M Countdown | Mnet | 2004–2005 |
| 2004 | Sang Sang Plus | KBS2 | 2004–2008 |
| 2008 | We Got Married – Season 1 | MBC | 2008–2009 |
| 2008 | Quiz to Change the World | MBC | 2008–2009 |
| 2008 | 1000 Songs Challenge | SBS | |
| 2009 | Hunters | MBC | 2009–2010 |
| 2009 | I Have an Uncle | KBS2 | |
| 2009 | Determine Women's Ranks | QTV | 2009–2011 |
| 2010 | Heroes | SBS | 2010–2011 |
| 2010 | Eco House | MBC | |
| 2011 | Secret | KBS2 | |
| 2011 | Birth of a Family | KBS2 | 2011–2012 |
| 2012 | Diamond Girl | QTV | |
| 2012 | We Are Detectives | jTBC | 2012–2013 |
| 2013 | Extreme 7 | MBC Every1 | |
| 2013 | Super Match | SBS | |
| 2013 | Diet Master | StoryOn | |
| 2013 | Vitamin | KBS2 | 2013–2017 |
| 2013 | Super Dog | KBS2 | |
| 2013 | The Return of Superman | KBS2 | 2013–2018 |
| 2013 | The Victory with Doctors | jTBC | |
| 2013 | Happy Together | | Guest, with Tablo, Seong-hoon & Hyun-sung |
| 2014 | Beauty Shop | Channel A | |
| 2015 | Match Made in Heaven Returns | MBC Every1 | MC, with Leeteuk |
| 2016 | Battle Trip | KBS | MC, 2016–2019 |
| 2016 | Vocal War: God's Voice | SBS | Co-host with Sung Si-kyung |
| 2021 | Blindly Commerce | Channel A | Host |
| 2021 | The Man Who Writes a Wife Card | TV Chosun | Host |
| 2021 | Tomorrow's Baseball King | Channel A | Host |
| 2021 | Battle in the Box | MBN | Host |

### Hosting Events

| Year | Event | Hosts |
| 2005 | 11th Korea Musical Awards | |
| 2005 | 4th KBS Entertainment Awards | |
| 2006 | 5th KBS Entertainment Awards | |
| 2007 | 43rd Paeksang Arts Awards | |
| 2007 | Baseball Golden Glove Awards | |
| 2007 | SBS Gayo Daejeon | |
| 2008 | SBS Entertainment Awards | |
| 2009 | 1st 대한민국 희극인의 날 | |
| 2009 | MBC Drama Awards | |
| 2010 | 46th Paeksang Arts Awards | with Kim Ah-joong |
| 2011 | 2011 KBS Music Festival | |
| 2012 | 48th Paeksang Arts Awards | with Kim Ah-joong |
| 2012 | MBC Gayo Daejejeon | |
| 2013 | 25th Korea PD Awards | |
| 2013 | 2nd APAN Star Awards | with Park So-yeon |
| 2013 | 2013 KBS Music Festival | with Bae Suzy and Yoon Shi-yoon |
| 2013 | 2013 SBS Drama Awards | with Lee Bo-young and Kim Woo-bin |
| 2014 | 2014 SBS Drama Awards | with Park Shin-hye and Park Seo-joon |
| 2014 | 2014 KBS Music Festival | with Ok Taec-yeon and Im Yoon-ah |
| 2016 | 2016 SBS Drama Awards | with Bang Min-ah and Jang Geun-suk |
| 2016 | 2016 KBS Entertainment Awards | with Lee Hye-ri and Yoo Hee-yeol |

## Discography
### Album

| Year | Album | Details | Certification | Ref. |
| 1995 | An Experience | — | — | |
| 1997 | Rebirth | — | — | |

### Song Contribution

| Year | Track | Album | Artist |
| 2000 | "Smile" | Live in Concert | Yurisangja |
| 2000 | "축복해요" | Imagine | Song Eun-i |
| 2003 | "2 Man Show" | Smile | Lena Park |

### Musical Theatre

* March! Waikiki Brothers (2006)

### Book

* 별난 사람들의 별나지 않은 그 집 이야기 (2010)

## Awards and nominations

Year presented, name of the award ceremony, award category, nominated works and the result of the nomination :
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated works | Result |
| 2009 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | — | Nominated |
| 2010 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Best MC Award (with Park Mi-sun & Kim Gura) | Quiz to Change the World | Won |
| 2011 | SBS Entertainment Awards | Netizen Popularity Award | 1000 Song Challenge | Nominated |
| 2013 | KBS Entertainment Awards | Producer's Special Award | The Return of Superman | Won |
| 2014 | KBS Entertainment Awards | Popularity Award ( Hwi-jae's Twins with Sarang & Haru) | The Return of Superman | Won |
| 2014 | KBS Entertainment Awards | Producer's Special Award (with Song Il-gook) | The Return of Superman | Won |
| 2015 | KBS Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | The Return of Superman, Vitamin | Won |
| 2016 | KBS Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | The Return of Superman, Vitamin | Nominated |