Lee Seung-chul

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For the wrestler, see Lee Seung-Chul (wrestler).
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Seung-chul
Lee in 2012.
Lee in 2012.
Background information
Also known asRui (in Japan)
Born (1966-12-05) December 5, 1966 (age 54)
South Korea
GenresSoft rock, Pop rock, Korean ballad
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1985–present (Korea)
2006–present (Japan)
LabelsFlex M[1] (Korea)
Universal (A&M) (Japan)
Associated actsBoohwal
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Seung-cheol
McCune–ReischauerYi Sŭng-ch'ŏl

Lee Seung-chul (Korean: 이승철; Hanja: 李承哲; born December 5, 1966)[2] is a South Korean singer best known for the hit songs, "My Love", "Never Ending Story", and "Girls' Generation". Currently an artist of Kakao Entertainment's label Flex M, he debuted in 1985 as the vocalist of the rock band Boohwal, which he left in 1989 to release his first solo album, Don't Say Good-Bye.[3][4][5] He has released 12 Korean studio albums in total.[6] He is also active in Japan, where he is known by the stage name Rui.[7]

Lee has won several major awards, including the Album Bonsang at the 1989, 2004, and 2009 Golden Disc Awards;[8] and Musician of the Year (Male) at the 2005 Korean Music Awards.[9]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[10][11] 		JPN
[12]
Korean
Don't Say Goodbye (안녕이라고 말하지마) (Part 1)
  • Released: July 1, 1989
  • Label: Asia Records
Track listing
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Last Concert (마지막 콘서트) (Part 2)
  • Released: December 10, 1989
  • Label: Asia Records
Track listing
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노을, 그리고 나/Ballerina-Girl (Glow, and me/Ballerina-Girl)
  • Released: September 1, 1990
  • Label: Asia Records
Track listing
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The Wandering (방황)
  • Released: March 20, 1991
  • Label: Jigu Records
Track listing
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The Secret of Color
  • Released: September 24, 1994
  • Label: Jigu Records
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The Bridge of Sonic Heaven
  • Released: September 13, 1996
  • Label: Jigu Records
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1999
  • Released: March 11, 1999
  • Label: Cream Records
Track listing
 5 —
The Live Long Day
  • Released: July 3, 2004
  • Label: Rui Entertainment
Track listing
 1 —
Reflection of Sound
  • Released: September 27, 2006
  • Label: T Entertainment
Track listing
 4 —
The Secret of Color 2
  • Released: October 18, 2007
  • Label: T Entertainment
Track listing
 9 —
Mutopia: Land of Dreams
  • Released: May 7, 2009
  • Label: Jin & Won Music Works
Track listing
 1 — N/A
My Love
  • Released: June 18, 2013
  • Label: Jin & Won Music Works
Track listing
 2 —
Time Goes Fast Like an Arrow (시간 참 빠르다)
  • Released: May 26, 2015
  • Label: Jin & Won Music Works
Track listing
 5 —
The Gold (Original Recording Remastered)
  • Released: June 28, 2016
  • Label: Shinchon Music
Track listing
 — — N/A
Japanese
For Japan
Track listing
 — — N/A
Sound of Double
Track listing
 — 274 N/A
"—" denotes album did not chart or was not released in that region.

Live albums[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[10] 		JPN
[12]
Korean
이승철 라이브 (Lee Seung Chul Live)
  • Released: August 1, 1991
  • Label: K & C Music
Track listing
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'91 Irony Live Lee Seung Chul
  • Released: June 4, 1992
  • Label: Dream on Music
Track listing
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Serious Live 93
  • Released: January 1, 1993
  • Label: Earth Record
Track listing
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97 Heaven Live Hall in Sejong IV
  • Released: March 1, 1997
  • Label: Dream on Music
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6집 1999 & Live Best (Vol. 6, 1999 & Live Best)
  • Released: March 21, 1999
  • Label: CJ E&M
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Live Best
  • Released: October 27, 2005
  • Label: C&C Media
Track listing
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20th Anniversary Live In 2005
  • Released: November 3, 2005
  • Label: Cream Records
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Lee Seung Chul Live + Sound Of Double
  • Released: March 21, 2007
  • Label: T Entertainment
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He's Coming
  • Released: July 23, 2008
  • Label: Cornerstone
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2008: Lee Seung Chul Live - Moving Star
  • Released: 2008
  • Label:
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이승철 25주년 기념 공연실황 DVD & Live 오케스트 락
(Lee Seung Chul's 25th Anniversary Live Performance DVD & Live Orchestra)
  • Released: May 31, 2011
  • Label: Jin & Won Music Works
Track listing
 — —
이승철 골든 라이브 (95 Secret Live) (Lee Seung Chul Golden Live (95 Secret Live))
  • Released: April 28, 2015
  • Label: Oasis record company
Track listing
 — — N/A
Lee Seung Chul: The Best Live (World Tour)
  • Released: May 3, 2016
  • Label: Jin & Won Music Works
Track listing
 15 —
"—" denotes album did not chart or was not released in that region.

Best albums[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[10] 		JPN
[12]
Korean
Hit Bank: The Best Of Song Festival
  • Released: May 1, 1992
  • Label: K & C Music
Track listing
 N/A —
Lee Seung Chul vs Park Kwang Hyun Vol.2 Best Of Best Panda Mix
  • Released: September 29, 1997
  • Re-released: February 18, 1999
  • Label: K & C Music
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King And King
  • Lee Seung-chul's and Park Sang-min's Best Album
  • Released: May 3, 2001
  • Label: Yedang Entertainment Company
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Best of Best: Forever Love
  • Released: December 1, 2003
  • Label: D Sound Cooperation
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20th Anniversary - A Walk To Remember
  • Released: June 9, 2005
  • Label: Aiins Digital Co., Ltd.
Track listing
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이승철 베스트
(Lee Seung Chul Best)
  • Released: January 7, 2007
  • Label: C&D Media
Track listing
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Golden Ballads & Special Live Best
  • Released: May 1, 2010
  • Label: RIAK
Track listing
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Japanese
Rui:The Best Great Hits
  • Released: March 24, 2006
  • Label: Yedang Entertainment Company
Track listing
 N/A —
"—" denotes album did not chart or was not released in that region.

Other albums[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[20] 		JPN
[12]
Korean
Lee Seung Chul vs Park Kwang Hyun - Best Of Best Remix
  • Released: December 27, 2011
  • Label: Shinchon R&B Music
Track listing
 N/A —
Boohwal & Lee Seung Chul Joint Concert at Hilton Hotel Part 1
  • Re-released: D95
  • Re-released: January , 1997
  • Label: DoReMi Records
Track listing
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Boohwal & Lee Seung Chul Joint Concert at Hilton Hotel Part 2
  • Released: April, 1995
  • Label: DoReMi Records
Track listing
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Deep Blue
  • Total Remake Album
  • Released: April 1, 1998
  • Label: Hansol
Track listing
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Confession
  • Album with new songs, remakes and hits from the past.
  • Released: March 21, 2001
  • Label: CJ E&M
Track listing
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No.1 (2008 Original Recording Remastered)
  • Unreleased songs from 90s remastered.
  • Released: October 8, 2008
  • Label: Shinchon R&B Music
Track listing
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사랑 참 어렵다 (이승철 10th 리패키지)
(Love is so hard (Lee Seung Chul 10th Repackage))
  • Repackage album
  • Released: September 4, 2009
  • Label: Windmill ENT
Track listing
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이승철 25주년 기념 앨범
(Lee Seung Chul 25th Anniversary Album)
  • Remake album
  • Released: May 4, 2010
  • Label: Stone Music Entertainment
Track listing
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All That Masterpiece/Lee Seung Chul - Part 1 + 2
  • The first 2 albums remastered box
  • Released: February 22, 2012
  • Label: JTL Music
Track listing
 — —
"—" denotes album did not chart or was not released in that region.

Video albums[]

Title Album details
Lee Sung Chul with Boo-Hwal
  • Released: May 2, 2003
  • Label: Spectrum DVD
Track listing
이승철 25주년 기념 공연실황 DVD & Live 오케스트 락
(Lee Seung Chul's 25th Anniversary Live Performance DVD & Live Orchestra)
  • Released: February 8, 2011
  • Label: Jin & Won Music
Track listing
Lee Seung Chul - 30 Years Anniversary
  • Released: October 10, 2016
  • Label: Stone Music Entertainment (CJ E&M)
Track listing

Filmography[]

Movies[]

Year Title Role Note
1992 The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream Mu-hoon leading role
2009 More than Blue singer A cameo

Television show[]

Year Network Title Role Note
2009 SBS Family Outing himself recurrent cast
2019-2020 KBS Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant himself judge[22]
2021 iHQ My Name is Caddy Host [23]

Awards[]

Mnet Asian Music Awards[]

Year Category Work Result
2004 Best Ballad Video "The Livelong Day" (긴 하루)[24] Nominated
Best OST "Fate" (Phoenix)[24] Nominated
2006 Best Male Artist "Scream"[25] Nominated
Best Ballad Video "The Livelong Day" (긴 하루)[24] Nominated
2009 Best Male Solo Artist "Broken Fingernails"[26] Nominated
Best OST "No More Love Like This" (Blue Love Story)[26] Nominated
2013 Best Male Artist "My Love"[27] Nominated
Best Music Video Nominated
Best Vocal Performance - Male Nominated
Best Concert Performer N/A[28] Won

References[]

  1. ^ "플렉스엠".
  2. ^ "이승철 소개". Mnet (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  3. ^ Kim, Yu-young (2016-09-26). "Singer Lee Seung-chul celebrates 30 years". Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  4. ^ "Singer Lee Seung-chul Celebrates 30th Anniversary". The Chosun Ilbo. 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  5. ^ Lee, Cory (2013-06-06). "Lee Seung-chul to Drop 11th Album". Ten Asia. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  6. ^ "이승철, "12집, 마지막 정규 앨범일 수도 있겠다 생각"". Ten Asia (in Korean). 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  7. ^ "[연예수첩]이승철, 이젠 일본인 마음 녹여 볼까나". KBS News (in Korean). 2006-02-01. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  8. ^ "골든디스크 역대수상자". Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  9. ^ "2회 시상식 수상결과". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c "K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  11. ^ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "RUI(イ・スンチョル)の作品" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  13. ^ "August 1999 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  14. ^ "2004 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  15. ^ "February 2007 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  16. ^ "March 2008 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  17. ^ Cumulative sales of My Love:
  18. ^ Cumulative sales of Time Goes Fast Like an Arrow:
  19. ^ "2016년 05월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  20. ^ "2010년 20주차 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  21. ^ "2011년 02월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  22. ^ "신상출시 편스토랑 | 디지털 KBS" (in Korean). Korean Broadcasting System. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  23. ^ Son Bong-seok (September 10, 2021). "내 이름은 캐디' 이승철 "골프의 모든 것을 파헤칠 것" ['My Name is Caddy' Lee Seung-cheol "I will dig into everything about golf"]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Naver.
  24. ^ Jump up to: a b c "2004 MKMF part 1" Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  25. ^ "2006 MKMF Part 1 : I Love Punk - Haerang + Lee SungWoo/ Break Through-SS501/ The Queen Is Back! - Cocoboys and Dodogirls + Um JungHwa". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  26. ^ Jump up to: a b "2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards Part1" Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  27. ^ "2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards (part 1)". Mwave. MAMA. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  28. ^ "2013 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-14.

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