Lee Soo-geun Story of His Marriage with Park Ji-yeon
Lee Soo got married to his wife, Park Ji-yeon in 2008. At the time, he was 34 while his wife was 23 years old. They have 12 years of an age difference. The wedding ceremony was recorded and broadcast on KBS2’s 1 Night 2 Days. All members of 1 Nigh 2 Days attended the wedding ceremony; MC Mong acted as an MC, Kim C performed as the first congratulatory singer, Eun Ji-won and other Sechskies members as second singers and Lee Soo-geun himself as the third singer. Lee Soo-geun couldn’t hide his wide smile as the attendees praised his beautiful wife.
Lee Soo-geun and his wife have two sons from their marriage, the older Lee Tae-joon, and the younger Lee Tae-seo. Both of them appeared on one of his variety shows.
In one of his TV programs, he revealed how he met his wife. His wife used to own an internet shopping mall but she changed her occupation into a model. During one of the episodes of Gag Concert, Lee Soo-geun saw his future wife working as comedian Park Jun-hyung’s fashion coordinator. He fell in love at first sight.
When he appeared as a guest on jTBC’s Give Me a Meal, he teamed up with senior comedian Lee Kyung-kyu. They found a host, a single man that welcomed them to eat together. He gave a piece of honest advice to the young man about finding a life partner. He said that confidence is the most important thing. He said, “I approached my wife for 6 months. My wife called me uncle because we have 12 years of an age difference.” After seeing how sincere he was for 6 months, she agreed to be his lover.
In December 2011, Lee Soo-geun revealed the news of his ailing wife. She suffered toxaemia during the second child pregnancy. The disease caused her kidney to deteriorate and was forced to undergo a kidney transplant. As a result of her condition, their second child was born at just 34 weeks. He nursed his wife in the hospital and left only for work. He sacrificed his role in the variety show to take care of his wife. Fortunately, her health condition improved after treatment.
Lee Soo-geun’s Filmography
Television Shows
| Year | Network | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Present | JTBC | Knowing Bros (아는 형님) |
| 2018 | DIA TV | 이수근채널 (Lee Soo Geun’s Channel) | |
| 2019 | KBS Joy | Ask Us Anything Fortune Teller | |
| MBN | Modern Family | ||
| JTBC | Perfect Combi | ||
| tvN, XtvN | Player 7 | ||
| Sky Drama | We Play | ||
| tvN | New Journey to the West 7 (신서유기 7) | ||
| 2020 | tvN | Friend’s Song | |
| Year | Network | Title | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2013 | KBS2 | Gag Concert (개그콘서트) | |
| 2006 | 2007 | Happy Together | ||
| 2007 | Are You Ready (준비됐어요) | |||
| 2007 | 2013 | Happy Sunday’s 1 Night 2 Days (1박 2일) | ||
| 2008 | 2009 | Shin Dong-yup and Shin Bong-sun’s Champagne (신동엽 신봉선의 샴페인) | ||
| 2008 | 2010 | Sang Sang Plus Season 2 | ||
| 2008 | 2009 | No. 1 (위기탈출 넘버원) | ||
| MBC Every 1 | God of Cookery Expedition (식신원정대) | |||
| 2009 | KBS2 | Welcome (코미디쇼 희희낙락) | ||
| MBC Every 1 | Monarch of the Rings (반지의 제왕) | |||
| 2010 | 2010 | Hakuna matata | ||
| EBS | Avatar | |||
| KBS N Sports | Par★Star (Par★스타) | |||
| KBS2 | Happy Birthday (해피버스데이) | |||
| SBS | Delicious (맛있는 초대) | |||
| 스토리쇼부탁해요 | ||||
| Sweet Potato (고구마) | ||||
| 2011 | KBS2 | On Your Command Sir! | ||
| 2013 | TrendE | Lee Seung-yeon & Lee Su-geun’s Kitchen Road (이승연, 이수근의 키친로드) | ||
| 2011 | 2012 | KBS2 | Invincible Youth 2 (청춘불패 2) | |
| 2013 | Win Win (승승장구) | |||
| JTBC | Lee Soo Geun and Kim Byung Man’s High Society (이수근 김병만의 상류사회) | |||
| 2012 | 2012 | tvN go | 3 Idiots (세얼간이) | |
| 2013 | 2016 | KBS2 | Cool Kiz on the Block (우리동네 예능과 체육의 능력자) | Ep. 1–32, 164–174 |
| 2015 | 2015 | KBS N Sport | Juk-bang Legend (죽방전설) | |
| tvN go | New Journey to the West (신서유기) | |||
| XTM | Chicken Surfing (닭치고 서핑) | |||
| 2016 | Time Out (타임아웃) | |||
| 2016 | tvN | New Journey to the West 2 (신서유기 2) | ||
| Mnet | Hit The Stage (힛 더 스테이지) | |||
| tvN | Variety Show Employment Agency | |||
| KBS2 | Neighborhood Superstar (동네스타) | |||
| AKATV | King of the Month (이달의 행사왕) | |||
| 2017 | Channel A | Singderella | ||
| MBC | Secretly Greatly | |||
| 2017 | Idol Star Athletics Championships | |||
| tvN | New Journey to the West 3 (신서유기 3) | |||
| Empty the Convenience Store | ||||
| KBS2 | Guesthouse Daughters | |||
| tvN | New Journey to the West 4 (신서유기 4) | |||
| XTM | The Bunker 8 (더 벙커 시즌8) | |||
| E Channel | My Daughter’s Men (내 딸의 남자들) | |||
| SM | Abatak Travel (아바탁 여행) | |||
| MBN | It’s Delicious (이맛이야) | |||
| Channel A | We Are Also National Athletes (우리도 국가대표다) | |||
| JTBC | My Foreigner Friend (나의 외사친) | Ep: 1 to 6 & 11 | ||
| tvN | Shadow Singer (수상한 가수) | |||
| 2018 | Kang’s Kitchen (강식당) | |||
| SBS | Master Key (마스터키) | |||
| E Channel | My Daughter’s Men 2 (내 딸의 남자들 2) | |||
| JTBC | Night Goblin (밤도깨비) | |||
| MBN | Cart Show (카트쇼) | |||
| 2018 | tvN | Talkmon (토크몬) | ||
| Friendly Driver (친절한 기사단) | ||||
| MBN | Do you want to rest today? (오늘 쉴래요?) | |||
| E Channel | For the first time since I was born (태어나서 처음으로) | |||
| My Daughter’s Men 3 (내 딸의 남자들 3) | ||||
| tvN | Food Diary (식량일기) | |||
| Olive TV | Island Trio 2 (섬총사 2)’ | |||
| MBC | Unexpected Q (뜻밖의 Q) | |||
| tvN | New Journey to the West 5 (신서유기 5) | |||
| MBN | Cart Show 2 (카트쇼 2) | |||
| tvN | New Journey to the West 6 (신서유기 6) | |||
| E-Channel | Star Outing: Nolvengers (스타 아유회 놀벤져스) | |||
| 2019 | My Daughter’s Men 4 (내 딸의 남자들 4) | |||
| SBS Plus | Two Feet Life (두발 라이프) | |||
| Mnet | Not the Same Person You Used to Know (니가 알던 내가 아냐) | |||
| 2019 | Channel A | Good People | ||
| tvN | Kang’s Kitchen 2-3 | |||
| E Channel | My Siblings’ Lovers | |||
| tvN | Prison Life of Fools | |||
| KBS2 | Some-vival 1+1 | |||
Dramas and Movies
|
Year |
Title |
Notes |
| 2001 | Last Present | |
| 2004 | Magical Police and Precious Son | |
| 2005 | Bari Bari Excellent | |
| 2011 | One Life | Narrator |
| 2010 | Shrek Forever After | Dubbed Rumpelstiltskin |
| Chopsticks | ||
| My Girlfriend is a Gumiho | Police Officer, ep.4 | |
| 2012 | My Husband’s Got a Family | Yoon Bin’s former manager, ep.21 |
| Reply 1997 | Voice of substitute Bus Driver | |
| 2013 | Snow Queen | As Seong Woo |
| 2018 | Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead | Comical dance choreographer |
