Lee Guk-joo

Lee Guk-joo
Hangul	이국주
Revised Romanization	I Guk-ju
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Gukchu

Lee Guk-joo
Lee Guk-joo
	Lee Guk-joo
Born	January 5, 1986 (age 38); Myeonmok-dong, Jungnang-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Medium	Stand-up; Television comedy; Radio DJ; Presenter; Actress;
Nationality	South Korean
Years active	2006–present
Genres	Observational; Sketch; Wit; Parody; Slapstick; Dramatic; Sitcom;

Lee Guk-joo (李國主^[2]Korean: 이국주, born on January 5, 1986), is a South Korean comedienne under FNC Entertainment.^[3]^[4]

Early life and career

Lee made her debut by joining MBC as a 15th generation comedian. She initially signed with CoKo Entertainment, but due to their bankruptcy, she later signed with FNC Entertainment.^[3]^[4]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role
2011-12	Ugly Miss Young-ae	Special appearances/cameos
2014	After School: Lucky or Not	Teenage "It" Girl
	A Witch's Love	Misunderstanding woman (cameo)
	What Happens to My Family?	Writer (cameo)
	Plus Nine Boys	Kang Min-kyung (cameo)
2015	Dream Knight	Biker Chick
2016	Click Your Heart	Nurse

Variety shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011–present	Comedy Big League	Regular cast^[5]	Skit Comedy
2014–2015	Roommate	Regular cast^[6]	Season 2
2015	Match Made In Heaven Returns	Special MC^[7]	Episode 1–3
	One Night Study	Host	Episodes 1–10
	I Can See Your Voice	Tone-deaf Detective Team	Episode 10
2015–2016	I Live Alone	Cast member^[8]	Episodes 137–183
2016	Vocal War: God's Voice	Fixed panelist	Episodes 3–17
	Battle Trip	Contestant with Ahn Young-mi	Episode 13
	Hit the Stage	Fixed panelist	Episodes 3–10
2016–2017	We Got Married (Season 4)	Cast member with Untouchable's Sleepy	Episodes 349–372
2016–2017	Secretly Greatly	Co-host
2017	Battle Trip	Contestant with Park Na-rae	Episodes 63–64
2021	Cooking - The Birth of a Cooking King	Contestant	^[9]
2023	For the First Time in Our Lives	Cast Member	^[10]

Radio show

Year	Title	Notes
2014	K.will Youngstreet	Special DJ
2015 – 2018^[11]	Lee Guk Joo's Youngstreet	DJ Radio

Music video appearances

Year	Song title	Artist
2011	"Watch Out"	ZE:A
2014	"Short Hair"	AOA
2014	"Taxi on the Phone"	Kidoh

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2007	MBC Entertainment Awards	Best Female Newcomer in a Sitcom or Comedy		Won
2014	SBS Entertainment Awards	New Star Award	Roommate: Season 2, Entertainment News	Won
2015	51st Paeksang Arts Awards^[12]	Best Variety Performer – Female	Roommate: Season 2, Comedy Big League	Won
2015	SBS Entertainment Awards	Radio DJ Power FM awards	Lee Guk Joo's Youngstreet	Won
2016	MBC Entertainment Awards	High Excellence Award	I Live Alone, We Got Married	Won
	MBC Entertainment Awards	Best Couple Award (paired with Sleepy)	We Got Married	Nominated
	tvN10 Awards^[13]	Best Comedienne	Comedy Big League	Nominated
2022	2022 MBC Entertainment Awards^[14]	Excellence Award, Variety Category - Female	Omniscient Interfering View	Won

References

^ "이국주 나이 남자친구 방탄소년단 진 과거사진 화제되고 있는 이유 + 몸무게는?". 더데이즈 (in Korean). 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
^ 李國主
^ ^a ^b "Comedian Lee Guk Joo may possibly sign contract with FNC Entertainment". Koreaboo. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b "FNC Entertainment". www.fncent.com (in Korean). Retrieved 29 August 2017.
^ "코미디빅리그 | 코미디언 전당". tvN (in Korean). Retrieved 2 September 2017.
^ "SNSD′s Sunny, g.o.d′s Park Joon Hyung, and GOT7′s Jackson to Move In as New ′Roommates′". Mwave. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
^ "Lee Gook Joo To Appear as Special MC in "Match Made in Heaven Returns " Premiere". Soompi. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
^ "무지개 명예 회원 | 나 혼자 산다". Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (in Korean). Retrieved 2 September 2017.
^ Kim Yu-jin (September 3, 2021). "유세윤, 조리도구 왕좌 앞 카리스마 "준비됐다면 도전하라" (쿡킹)" [Yoo Se-yoon, charismatic in front of the cookware throne "If you're ready, try it" (Cooking)]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved September 3, 2021 – via Naver.
^ Choi, Yoon-jeong (February 16, 2023). "노홍철·이국주·KCM, 해외 여행 떠나…'난생처음 우리끼리" [Noh Hong-cheol, Lee Guk-joo and KCM go on an overseas trip… 'For the first time in our lives] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Naver.
^ "'쭈디' 이국주, SBS 라디오 '영스트리트' 하차…"목 건강 좋지 않아"". '쭈디' 이국주, SBS 라디오 '영스트리트' 하차…"목 건강 좋지 않아". 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
^ "Yonghwa and J.Y.Park perform, Lee Min Ho, Park Shin Hye, Yoochun, Krystal, and more win at 51st Baeksang Arts Awards". Allkpop. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
^ "tvN10 Awards ▶ 시청자 투표 - 예능인". tvn10festival (in Korean). Retrieved 6 September 2017.
^ Cha Sang-yeop (December 30, 2022). "MBC연예대상' 전현무 대상… '나혼산' 올해의 예능프로그램(종합)" ['MBC Entertainment Awards' Jeon Hyun-moo Grand Prize... 'Nahonsan' Entertainment Program of the Year (Comprehensive)] (in Korean). Money S. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Naver.

External links

Lee Guk-joo on Facebook
Lee Guk-joo on Instagram

[1] "이국주 나이 남자친구 방탄소년단 진 과거사진 화제되고 있는 이유 + 몸무게는?". 더데이즈 (in Korean). 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2023-11-03.

[2] 李國主

[boo-3] "Comedian Lee Guk Joo may possibly sign contract with FNC Entertainment". Koreaboo. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2017.

[fncent-4] "FNC Entertainment". www.fncent.com (in Korean). Retrieved 29 August 2017.

[5] "코미디빅리그 | 코미디언 전당". tvN (in Korean). Retrieved 2 September 2017.

[6] "SNSD′s Sunny, g.o.d′s Park Joon Hyung, and GOT7′s Jackson to Move In as New ′Roommates′". Mwave. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

[7] "Lee Gook Joo To Appear as Special MC in "Match Made in Heaven Returns " Premiere". Soompi. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

[8] "무지개 명예 회원 | 나 혼자 산다". Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (in Korean). Retrieved 2 September 2017.

[9] Kim Yu-jin (September 3, 2021). "유세윤, 조리도구 왕좌 앞 카리스마 "준비됐다면 도전하라" (쿡킹)" [Yoo Se-yoon, charismatic in front of the cookware throne "If you're ready, try it" (Cooking)]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved September 3, 2021 – via Naver.

[10] Choi, Yoon-jeong (February 16, 2023). "노홍철·이국주·KCM, 해외 여행 떠나…'난생처음 우리끼리" [Noh Hong-cheol, Lee Guk-joo and KCM go on an overseas trip… 'For the first time in our lives] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Naver.

[11] "'쭈디' 이국주, SBS 라디오 '영스트리트' 하차…"목 건강 좋지 않아"". '쭈디' 이국주, SBS 라디오 '영스트리트' 하차…"목 건강 좋지 않아". 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2018-10-27.

[12] "Yonghwa and J.Y.Park perform, Lee Min Ho, Park Shin Hye, Yoochun, Krystal, and more win at 51st Baeksang Arts Awards". Allkpop. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

[13] "tvN10 Awards ▶ 시청자 투표 - 예능인". tvn10festival (in Korean). Retrieved 6 September 2017.

[14] Cha Sang-yeop (December 30, 2022). "MBC연예대상' 전현무 대상… '나혼산' 올해의 예능프로그램(종합)" ['MBC Entertainment Awards' Jeon Hyun-moo Grand Prize... 'Nahonsan' Entertainment Program of the Year (Comprehensive)] (in Korean). Money S. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Naver.

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Lee Guk-joo
Lee Guk-joo
Born	(1986-01-05) January 5, 1986 (age 38) Myeonmok-dong, Jungnang-gu, Seoul, South Korea^[1]
Medium	Stand-up Television comedy Radio DJ Presenter Actress
Nationality	South Korean
Years active	2006–present
Genres	Observational Sketch Wit Parody Slapstick Dramatic Sitcom