Who is Lee Jun Young? Meet the Rising Star

Did you come here because you watched Netflix’s new romantic comedy film “Love and Leashes,” and you can’t stop thinking about the male lead, and you want to know him better? Well, sit tight because you are in the right place!

I know all of us who have watched “Love and Leashes” can’t stop gushing about the handsome male lead, Lee Jun Young, so let’s talk about him, his career, his dramas, and his idol groups – oh yes, he’s a K-Pop idol turned actor!

Get to know Lee Jun Young

Lee Jun Young is a multi talented singer, rapper, and actor. Yes, he really has everything! He made his K-Pop debut with the NH Media boygroup U-KISS in 2014. In 2017, he made his acting debut in the tvN drama “Avengers Social Club ” as Lee Soo Gyum.

In the same year of his acting debut, he joined the K-Pop survival program show “The Unit,” a variety show where trainees compete to debut in a new boy group! Thanks to his talent, Jun Young finished first place, which made him a member of the temporary group UNB.

Did you know that Lee Jun Young has a beautiful sweet voice? From April to May 2018, Jun Young appeared as “Ali” on MBC’s music variety program “The King of Mask Singer.”

He performed a duet with Lee Sang-hoon of “It Was Like That Then” and sang a solo cover version of “Eraser,” which made everyone love his voice. He even got a standing ovation from the panelists!

Later that year, Lee Jun Young starred in the MBC melodrama “Goodbye to Goodbye” as Che Si Ra’s son and Cho Bo Ah’s boyfriend. The drama is about two women who came to live together following the betrayals of their partners.

This role as Han Min Soo made Jun Young win his first acting award! He received the Best New Actor award at the “2018 MBC Drama Awards,” which he truly deserves!

Jun Young is really a multi-talented guy. He made his Japanese debut, solo Korean debut, and starred in the OCN mystery thriller drama “Class of Lies” all in the same year! He also co-starred in the SBS action-comedy-romance drama “Good Casting,” where he played the cutie top star Kang Woo Won.

In 2020, Lee Jun Young starred in his first K-Drama where he was the male lead! “Please Don’t Date Him” follows the story of Ji Sung (Song Ha Yoon), a household appliances developer who developed an AI refrigerator, and Gook Hee (Lee Jun Young), a firefighter without social media or any internet trace.

Thanks to the drama, we also got to hear Lee Jun Young’s angelic voice when he participated in the drama’s soundtrack! He sang the single “To you who will be tired,” and we fell even deeper for him!

Last year, Lee Jun Young was the definition of booked and busy! He starred in his first K-Drama on a public channel and acted as the charming center and most popular member of the top boy group Shax in the KBS music romance drama “Imitation.”

He joined and started filming the Netflix romance film “Love and Leashes” with SNSD Seohyun, made a special appearance on the Netflix action drama “D.P,” and starred in the SBS music romance drama “Let Me Be Your Knight” as the fictional group, Luna’s, leader, main vocalist, and producer.

Did you know that, aside from being a great actor and idol, Lee Jun Young is also a rising variety star? He appeared on the popular SBS variety show “Law of the Jungle” and MBC variety show “The Manager!”

Lee Jun Young joined “Law of the Jungle” in episode 340 as a cast member. He proved that he was a reliable survivor in the jungle when he caught crabs with his bare hands, and he knew what to do in difficult situations!

In “The Manager” episode 137, we got to see Jun Young’s adorable personality and lovely relationship with his manager. His manager even prepared a coffee truck for him to show his support while Jun was filming his drama!

Lee Jun Young really has it all as a great vocalist, rapper, dancer, and variety star, not to mention, he’s not bad on the eyes either! I’m so happy that more and more people are now appreciating him and not sleeping on his talent! 

Which Jun Young do you want to see more of? More K-pop Jun Young? More  Variety show Jun Young? Or perhaps Drama Jun Young is your fave? Leave us a comment below! And don’t forget to subscribe to KOCOWA to check out more of Jun Young’s work!