Lee Man-ki (Korean: 이만기; Hanja: 李萬基 born in 1963[1]) is a former champion Ssireum wrestler and Korean television personality.
In 1983, Lee won his first Ssireum championship and went on to win ten times.[2] Because of his domination of the sport during the 1980s, even decades later Lee is known as a legend in the sport alongside Kang Ho-dong.[3] Lee retired from the sport in 1990.
Lee was a guest in a November 2010 episode of 2 Days & 1 Night, where he and Kang Ho-dong had a rematch of their famous 1990 championship game.
In 2021, Lee was a contestant in the tv show King of Mask Singer and simultaneously released a single of his original song titled "Good Friend".[4]
Filmography edit
Television show edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Queen of Wrestling | Host | [5] | |
| 2022–present | One Round of the Neighborhood | Season 2 | [6] | |
| 2022 | The King of Ssireum | Team manager | spin-off | [7] |
References edit
- ^ "Daum Encyclopedia". Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Once-popular sport over Chuseok holiday sees its glory fade". Korea JoongAng Daily. October 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Baek, Byung-yeul (June 2021). "Korean wrestling ssireum competition to kick off". The Korea Times. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Melon Album". Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Koh Young-jun (June 21, 2022). "최초 女 씨름 예능 '씨름의 여왕', 7월 19일 첫 방송" [First female wrestling entertainment 'Queen of Ssireum', first broadcast on July 19th] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved June 21, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Na-young (June 29, 2022). "김영철 '동네 한 바퀴' 하차→이만기 새로 투입…시즌2 이끈다(공식)" [Kim Young-cheol got off from 'One Round of the Neighborhood' → Newly introduced Lee Man-gi... Season 2 Lead (Official)] (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved June 29, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Jo Tae-young (September 14, 2022). "씨름의 제왕' 1차 명단 공개…이만기 "이 사람 나온다고?" [The first list of 'The King of Ssireum' revealed... Mangi Lee "Is this person coming out?] (in Korean). E-Daily. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Naver.