Lee Jung-shin

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Lee Jung-shin

Lee at a fan sign event, 2014
Born (1991-09-15) September 15, 1991
Ilsan, Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
Years active 2009–present

Musical career

Genres
Instruments Bass
Labels FNC Entertainment
Associated acts CNBLUE
Website fncent.com
Korean name
Hangul 이정신
Hanja 李正信
Revised Romanization I Jeong-sin
McCune–Reischauer I Chŏng-sin

Lee Jung-shin (이정신, born on September 15, 1991) is a South Korean bassist, rapper, and actor. He is the bassist of South Korean rock band CNBLUE, which debuted in January 2010 in South Korea.

Life and career

Early life

Lee Jung-shin was born on September 15, 1991[1] in Seoul. His family consists of his parents and an older brother. His family lives in Ilsan, and he finished high school at Jung Bal High School there in Ilsan, South Korea, also.

Musical career

He trained in FNC in 2009. And in September 2009 he joined CNBLUE as bassist in replacement of Kwon Kwang Jin. Aside from being the bassist, he also serves as rapper and back- up vocals.

Modeling career

Lee is the youngest member of CNBLUE, as well as the tallest, standing at 187 cm.[2] He modeled for fashion designer Song Hye Myung for his "2010 Seoul Collection".[3] In 2011, he was picked to be a runway model for Seoul's Fashion Walk show, this time for fashion designer Song Ji Oh.[4] Lee was supposed to be part of Men's Fashion Week 2012 in Singapore; however, due to his schedule, he was unable to attend.[5] He was also featured as the main model in Cosmopolitan Magazine's May issue with model Choi Joon Young. In Cosmopolitan, Lee sheds his "nice guy" and clean-cut image and turns into a bad boy.[6] Singles Magazine's May issue also features Lee.[7]

Acting career

Lee debuted in 2012 KBS2 drama Seoyoung, My Daughter and since then he's been active as an actor. In 2013 Lee appeared in KBS2 drama The Blade and Petal, in 2014 he appeared in SBS drama Tempatation which starred Choi Ji-woo and Kwon Sang-woo. In 2015, Lee will be acting as a student who had to take the college entrance exam a second time in KBS2 drama special Thank You, My Son.[8]

Presenter

As of March 19, 2015, M Countdown, a 90-minute music television program broadcast by Mnet that airs live every Thursday 6:00 to 7:30PM-KST, is hosted by Lee Jung Shin and SHINEE's Key.[9]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Network Role
2012 My Husband Got a Family KBS2 himself (cameo)
Seoyoung, My Daughter Kang Sung-jae[10]
2013 The Blade and Petal Shi-woo [11]
Cheongdam-dong 111 tvN himself [12]
2014 Temptation SBS Na Hong-gyu
2015 Drama Special Thank You, My Son KBS2 Jang Shi-woo
The Girl Who Sees Smells SBS Cameo, Episode 6
2016 Cinderella and Four Knights TBA Kang Seo-woo

Variety shows

Year Title Network Notes
April 2011 Strong Heart SBS Guest
April 2012 Hello Counselor KBS Guest with Jung Yong Hwa
April 2012 Sponge KBS Guest with Jung Yong Hwa
April 2012 Vitamin KBS Guest
April 2012 Star King KBS Guest with Jung Yong Hwa
April 2012 Invincible Youth KBS Guest with Jung Yong Hwa
June 2013 Mamma Mia KBS Guest with his mother
November 2013 Hello Counselor Episode 149 KBS Guest with Bae Suzy
February 2014 Running Man Episode 186 SBS Guest with CNBLUE members and Shim Eun-kyung
April 2014 MTV The Show MC SBS Guest with Lizzy
2014 Hello Counselor (ep 163) KBS Guest (with CNBLUE)
2015 Off to School (ep 30-33) JTBC Guest
Happy Camp Guest (with JJ Lin) (with member CNBLUE)
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook KBS2 Guest ep 290 (with other CNBLUE members)
Weekly Idol (ep 218) MBC Guest (with other CNBLUE members)
Global Request Show A Song For You 4 (ep 14) KBS Guest (with other CNBLUE members)

Music video

Discography

Main article: CNBLUE discography

Song writing and production credits

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2012 KBS Drama Awards Best New Actor Seoyoung, My Daughter Nominated
2013 6th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actor Nominated
49th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (TV) Nominated
Most Popular Actor (TV) Nominated
2015 3rd DramaFever Awards Best Rising Star Temptation Won[13]

References

  1. ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. ↑ 고객센터. "네이트 인물검색". People.nate.com. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  3. ↑ Vitalsign (2010-10-20). "CNBlue’s Lee Jung Shin to walk the runway for Song Hye Myung". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  4. ↑ sweetrevenge (2011-03-27). "CNBLUE’s Lee Jungshin to walk the runway for ‘Seoul’s Fashion Walk’ show". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  5. ↑ "[Twitter|Info] Lee Jungshin will not be attending Men’s Fashion Week in Singapore « CNBLUESTORM". Cnbluestorm.com. 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  6. ↑ alexwoojulee (2012-04-26). "CNBLUE’s Lee Jungshin transforms into a bad boy for Cosmopolitan". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  7. ↑ leesa86 (2012-04-24). "CNBLUE’s Lee Jungshin looks chic and stylish for ‘Singles Magazine’". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  8. ↑ Grace Danbi Hong (2015-01-28). "CN Blue′s Lee Jung Shin Cast as Lead for 2-Episode KBS Drama Special". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  9. ↑ "키 이정신 '엠카' 새 MC 전격발탁…특별무대 첫선". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Kim, JiYeon (17 September 2012). "CN Blue′s Lee Jung Shin Launches Acting Career Successfully with My Daughter Seo Young". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  11. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (9 May 2013). "CN Blue's Lee Jung Shin Cast in New Drama with Uhm Tae Woong and Kim Ok Bin". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  12. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (9 May 2013). "CN Blue's Lee Jung Shin Cast in New Drama with Uhm Tae Woong and Kim Ok Bin". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  13. ↑ The winners of 3rd DramaFever Awards. Dramafever.com (February 06, 2015). Retrieved on February 7, 2015.

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