In Photos: Lee Seung-Gi And His Leading Ladies Through The Years
As Lee Seung-gi currently stars in K-drama "Mouse," we take a look back on his filmography and the leading ladies he's worked with
Lee Seung-gi, one of the most versatile Hallyu stars today, currently takes on the lead role in the crime thriller/mystery K-drama Mouse that was inspired by a real murder case that took place in South Korea in 2017. Once again, this charming, multi-talented 34-year-old is impressing viewers with his brilliance in acting, playing the role of a gentle, kindhearted police officer whose life changes after he encounters a psychophatic serial killer.
This K-drama comes after Lee Seung-gi's well-loved 2019 series Vagabond that still has viewers hoping for a second season.
In Mouse, which premiered last March 3, he's paired with actress Park Ju-hyun (Extracurricular, Zombie Detective) whose role is a high school senior who's skilled in martial arts.
Through the years, Lee Seung-gi has established himself as a "Triple Threat" entertainer as he isn't only an in-demand actor, he's a talented singer and a go-to host as well. Since he started his career in 2004, he has breathed life to some of the most memorable K-drama characters. He has worked with some of the most beautiful and well-known actresses in the Hallyu scene, too, with whom he displayed such good chemistry with.
Check out the gallery below to see his leading ladies both on the small and big screens:
Lee Seung-Gi's Leading Ladies
Lee Seung-Gi's Leading Ladies
Han Hyo-Joo in "Brilliant Legacy"
In the 2009 K-drama "Brilliant Legacy," Lee Seung-gi plays the role of an arrogant and wealthy young man (Sunwoo Hwan), who is sent home to South Korea from New York by his grandmother. He lives a happy-go-lucky life with no direction. Meanwhile, Han Hyo-joo's character (Go Eun-sung) also comes from a rich family. But her life becomes miserable when she returns to South Korea from studying in New York, and her father is believed to be dead; her stepmother kicks her and her brother out of the house soon after the tragedy. As she is struggling to make ends meet, she meets Hwan's grandmother, who's been touched by her generosity and impressed by her personality, so much so she later considers Eun-sung the heiress of her company.
Photo Credit: @hanhyojoo222
Han Hyo-Joo in "Brilliant Legacy"
Photo Credit: SBS
Han Hyo-Joo in "Brilliant Legacy"
Photo Credit: SBS
Shin Min-A in "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho"
2010 series "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho" features Shin Min-a as a legendary nine-tailed fox (Gu Mi-ho) who's been trapped inside a painting for 500 years. She meets Lee Seung-gi's Cha Dae-woong, who helps her get out of the painting. She later gives him her fox bead, to save him from a near-fatal accident. After spending time together, they fall in love with each other.
Photo Credit: W Korea via @illusomina
Shin Min-A in "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho"
Photo Credit: SBS
Shin Min-A in "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho"
Photo Credit: SBS
Ha Ji-Won in "The King 2 Hearts"
This drama features the love story between a South Korean crown prince (Lee Seung-gi) and a North Korean special agent (Ha Ji-won). His character, Prince Lee Jae-ha, is reluctant to be a king and doesn't care about politics. In order for him to grow up and become more responsible, his brother tricks him into joining a military exercise in collaboration with North Korea. That's when he meets Captain Kim Hang-ah, the fearless daughter of the Deputy Minister of the North Korean Ministry of Unification. As they train together, they become closer and develop romantic feelings for each other.
Photo Credit: Piaget
Ha Ji-Won in "The King 2 Hearts"
Photo Credit: MBC
Ha Ji-Won in "The King 2 Hearts"
Photo Credit: MBC
Bae Suzy in "Gu Family Book" and "Vagabond"
In 2013, Lee Seung-gi and Bae Suzy starred in historical drama "Gu Family Book." In this series, Lee Seung-gi is a half-man and half-gumiho named Choi Kang-chi who hopes to become a human with the help of a centuries-old book. Bae Suzy's character, Dam Yeo-wool, is a martial arts instructor at her father's school. When Yeo-wool was younger, Kang-chi saved her from being attacked by a dog. They later reunite, as Kang-chi trains in the martial arts school of Yeo-wool's father, and that's where their love story begins.
Photo Credit: @skuukzky
Photo Credit: MBC
Photo Credit: MBC
Lee Seung-gi and Bae Suzy reunited in a K-drama in 2019 via spy, crime, action, thriller series "Vagabond." Lee Seung-gi's Cha Dal-gun works as a stuntman leading an ordinary life until his nephew dies in a mysterious plane crash. As he makes it his extraordinary mission to uncover the truth behind this incident, he meets Bae Suzy's Go Hae-ri, a National Intelligence Service agent. Together, like partners in crime, they try to untangle the web of corruption that covers up the truth behind the plane crash.
Photo Credit: SBS
Photo Credit: SBS
Go Ara in "You're All Surrounded"
2014 series "You're All Surrounded" stars Lee Seung-gi as Eun Dae-gu, an intelligent detective with a photographic memory; he pursues this profession to reveal the truth behind his mother's death. Go Ara's Eo Soo-sun is a police officer and a colleague of Dae-gu. The two used to be schoolmates, but she doesn't recognize him immediately since he changed his name in order to hide his identity from his mother's killer. Their relationship eventually becomes a romantic one.
Photo Credit: @ara_go_0211
Photo Credit: SBS
Photo Credit: SBS
Moon Chae-Won in "Love Forecast"
Lee Seung-gi and Moon Chae-won, who first worked with each other in the K-drama "Brilliant Legacy," reunited via the 2015 film "Love Forecast." The gist of the plot conveys that a relationship between a man and a woman can be as complex as the weather. Moon Chae-won's Kim Hyun-woo is a weather reporter while Lee Seung-gi's Kang Joon-so is an elementary school teacher. They've been friends for 18 years, and he's been hiding his true feelings for her for so long.
Photo Credit: Elle Korea
Photo Credit: CJ Entertainment
Photo Credit: CJ Entertainment
Oh Yeon-Seo in "A Korean Odyssey"
Lee Seung-gi is Son Oh-gong, "The Great Sage Equal to Heaven," in 2017's "A Korean Odyssey." Oh-gong is a powerful immortal who's been exiled to world of humans due to his crimes and bad behavior. While trapped inside a mysterious house, he meets a young girl, who has the ability to see ghosts and spirits, and he tricks her into releasing him from the prison. Years later, this girl is all grown up; Oh Yeon-seo's Jin Seon-mi is now a real estate CEO. She and Oh-gong meet again. And as he tries to protect her from bad spirits, they become close and their extraordinary relationship begins to level up.
Photo Credit: @ohvely22
Photo Credit: tvN
Photo Credit: tvN
Shim Eun-Kyung in "The Princess and the Matchmaker"
In this 2018 period rom-com film, Lee Seung-gi is a fortune teller who's especially skilled at interpreting marital harmony signs. He's tasked to find the most compatible man for Princess Songhwa (Shim Eun-kyung) among a group of four men. Not wanting to be dictated by fate, she leaves the palace to find a husband who she thinks is perfect for her.
Photo Credit: 1st Look
Photo Credit: CJ Entertainment
Photo Credit: CJ Entertainment
Lee Seung-gi is also currently part of the variety show Master in the House, and he released his seventh album titled The Project last year.
Mouse is available on VIU and iQiyi, with new episodes on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Lead photos from Hook Entertainment via @leeseunggi.official, Stylus Jewellery (Ha Ji-won), @skuukzky (Bae Suzy), @illusomina (Shin Min-a), @artistcompanyofficial (Go Ara), and Nadezhda Moryak on Pexels
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