Lee Soo-hyuk
Lee Hyuk-soo, better known by the stage name Lee Soo-hyuk, is a South Korean model and actor. He is best known for starring in Tomorrow and S Line.
Life and career
Born Lee Hyuk-soo, he debuted as a model in designer Jung Wook-jun's Lone Costume fashion show in 2006. He walked runways for domestic fashion brands including General Idea and Song Zio, and did cover shoots for several fashion magazines such as GQ, Bazaar, and Elle.After appearing in music videos of girl groups Gavy NJ and 2NE1 in 2009 and 2010, Lee expanded his career into acting. Using the stage name Lee Soo-hyuk, his credits include the television series White Christmas, What's Up, Vampire Idol and Shark.
He also appeared in the films The Boy from Ipanema, Runway Cop, and Horror Stories 2.
In 2013, Lee went to Europe for Paris Fashion Week and London Fashion Week, where he walked fashion runway shows for Balenciaga, J.W. Anderson, and Balmain. He was named one of the "13 Top Breakout New Male Faces of F/W2013" by the online fashion magazine Style Minutes, being the only Asian model to make the cut among other newbies from Holland, Canada, Brazil, Australia, England, Hungary, Germany, and Lithuania.
In 2014, Lee appeared as a guest judge during season 4 of Korea's Next Top Model, and was invited by Tyra Banks to participate in the season 21 finale of America's Next Top Model. He left his agency, SidusHQ, that same year and signed with Star J Entertainment, subsequently starring in the tvN romantic comedy series' High School King of Savvy—as the second male lead—and Righteous Love. In 2015, Lee was cast in the period vampire romance Scholar Who Walks the Night, based on the webtoon of the same title. This was followed by secondary roles in OCN's espionage drama Local Hero, and the MBC romantic comedies Lucky Romance and Sweet Stranger and Me, in 2016.
Lee joined YG Entertainment in 2017. He was cast in Yoo Ha's crime thriller film Pipeline in 2019. Subsequent projects included lead roles in the mystery romance drama Born Again and the mini web series Handmade Love, both in 2020; the tvN fantasy-romance drama Doom At Your Service in 2021; and the MBC fantasy drama Tomorrow in 2022.
In July 2025, after the expiration of his exclusive contract with YG Entertainment, Lee signed a new contract with Saram Entertainment, which houses prominent actors like Gong Myung and Choi Soo-young. Saram Entertainment stated they would fully support Lee's activities on the global stage, capitalizing on his unique image as an actor and top model. Furthermore, Lee began challenging himself as an MC for the first time since his debut by hosting the K-pop idol audition program, Project 7, starting in October 2024. The program featured other prominent K-pop figures and Lee was named the host, leading the voyage of the audition with an unconventional freshness.