Lee Seung-hwan (; born December 13, 1965) is a South Korean singer and record producer known as the country's "King of Live Performances" for his frequent solo concerts. Lee debuted in 1989 as a pop ballad singer and later incorporated rock elements into his music. He has released numerous hit songs and is the president and founder of South Korean entertainment agency Dream Factory.
Personal life Lee was born in Busan, South Korea, and attended Whimoon High School in Seoul.
He was married to actress Chae Rim from 2003 until their divorce in 2006.
Career Lee has released more than 10 different singles, albums and EPs that reached number one. This commercial success was repeated in South Korea; his own company, Dream Factory, estimated that he has sold over 10 million records, including singles. Lee is a first musician as a president of his company. His debut album, "...B.C 603" propelled him to stardom on October 15, 1989. He won the New Artist's Gold Disc in 1991. He has held more 1000 solo concerts and those concerts have been contributed to develop Korea pop-culture.
"Chakage Salja (; lit, Let's Live a Good Life)" is a fund-raising concert which Lee hosts every year. Part of the money raised goes to Korean Childhood Leukemia Foundation.
Activism Lee supported protests calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law in December 2024. Lee has called members of the People Power Party “accomplices to rebellion” for boycotting the impeachment vote in the National Assembly on 7 December. He has also donated 12.13 million won ($8,468) to a civic group organizing pro-impeachment candlelight rallies and has rewrote some of his songs for impeachment-themed rallies.
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesKORRIAKKORGaonGaon Album Chart positions:
Dreamizer: Fall to Fly Part 1": Fall to Fly Part 2": 3+3: B.C 603 Released: October 15, 1989 Label: Seorabeol Record Co. Format: CD, cassette rowspan="5" rowspan="9" rowspan="5" Always Released: July 15, 1991 Label: Woori Management Format: CD, cassette My Story Released: September 1, 1993 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, cassette Human Released: June 1, 1995 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, cassette Cycle Released: January 1, 1997 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, cassette The War in Life Released: March 2, 1999 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, cassette 2KOR: 404,430 Egg: Sunny Side Up Released: December 14, 2001 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, cassette 3KOR: 278,574 Karma Released: October 8, 2004 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, cassette 4KOR: 97,427 Hwantastic Released: November 10, 2006 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD 2KOR: 51,758 Dreamizer Released: May 26, 2010 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, digital download rowspan="3" 1 KOR: 18,371 Fall To Fly Part 1 Released: March 26, 2014 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, digital download 2KOR: 26,165Cumulative sales of Fall To Fly Part 1:
Fall To Fly Part 2 Released: October 15, 2019 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, digital download 11KOR: 7,965
Extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesKORGaon 3+3 Released: October 1, 2015 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, digital download 5KOR: 9,217 Filmography Television shows Year Title Network Role Notes 2022 Youth Star Channel A Youth mentor
Awards and nominations
Golden Disc Awards YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.1991Main Prize"My Heart Will Be With You"1992"Heart For One" with Oh Tae-ho1993"To Me"
Mnet Asian Music Awards YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1999 Best Male Artist "A Request" "1999 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" . MAMA. Retrieved June 12, 2014."1999 Video Music Award part 1" . MAMA. Retrieved June 23, 2014.Music Video of the YearBest Ballad Performance 2000Best Male Artist"Live A Long Long Time""2000 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" . MAMA. Retrieved June 12, 2014.Best Ballad Performance2002Best Male Artist"Mistake" (잘못)"2002 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" . MAMA. Retrieved June 12, 2014.Special Jury PrizeMusic Video Pioneer Award2003Best Ballad Performance"Flower""2003 MMF part 1" . Mwave. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
References
External links Dream Factory official website