Lee Hyun-se explained

Lee Hyun-se
Birth Place:	Uljin, South Korea
Nationality:	South Korean
Other Names:	Hyun-se Lee
Occupation:	Cartoonist
Alma Mater:	Gyeongju High School Seorabeol Art University

Lee Hyun-se (ko|이현세; Hanja: 李賢世; born June 13, 1956) is a South Korean cartoonist, and the former president of the Korea Cartoonist Association.^[1] He is currently the chairman of KOMACON and a professor at the Department of Comic Animation at Sejong University.^[2]

Lee is Korea's leading comic ("manhwa") artist. His works have commented on current events and embraced public frustrations.^[3]

Early life and education

Lee was born in Uljin, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. He grew up in Gyeongju, South Korea, graduating from graduated from Wulseung Elementary School (ko|월성초등학교|label=none), Gyeongju Middle School (ko|경주중학교|label=none), and Gyeongju High School (ko|경주고등학교|label=none).

Career

Lee debuted in 1978 with The River Knows (ko|저 강은 알고있다|label=none) that covers the Vietnam War. His major works include A Daunting Team (ko|공포의 외인구단|label=none), Mythology of the Heavens (ko|천국의 신화|label=none), Ring of Hell (ko|지옥의 링|label=none), , Armageddon (ko|아마게돈|label=none), Police (ko|폴리스|label=none), Birdie (ko|버디|label=none), and others. Actor Joe Sang-gu is an old friend of Lee Hyun-se, and he is the real model for Oh Hyae-sung / (Kkachi), the main character of A Daunting Team.

Filmography

• 1978,The River Knows (ko|저 강은 알고있다|label=none)^[1]
• 1979, Kkachi in Shimonoseki (ko|시모노세키의 까치|label=none)
• 1980, The Wind that Blows the Ground (ko|그라운드에 부는 바람|label=none)
• 1981, The Last Light of Shimonoseki (ko|시모노세끼의 마지막불빛|label=none); Kkachi's Fifth Season (ko|까치의 제5계절|label=none)
• 1982, Kkachi's Blue Crab Apple (ko|까치의 푸른능금|label=none), A Jackdow of the Border (ko|국경의 갈가마귀|label=none), A Dauntless Team (ko|공포의 외인구단|label=none); Made the cover of the first issue of monthly publication, Treasure Island (ko|보물섬|label=none)
• 1983, Ring of the Wild (ko|야성의 링|label=none); Kkachi's Glass Jaw (ko|까치의 유리턱|label=none); Ring of Hell (ko|지옥의 링)
• 1984, Wanderer Kkachi (ko|label=none|떠돌이 까치); Kkachi's Sunny Spot (ko|label=none|까치의 양지); The Firebird's Fighting Spirit (ko|label=none|불새의 투혼)
• 1985, The High School Baseball Team (ko|label=none|고교외인부대); Thawing (ko|label=none|해빙; Hanja: 解氷)
• 1986, Bow (ko|label=none|활; Japanese Ver.); Run! (ko|label=none|뛰어!); Emperor (ko|label=none|제왕; Hanja: 帝王)
• 1987, Sing a Dawn, Lions (ko|label=none|사자여 새벽을 노래하라); Fury of Kkachi's Head (ko|label=none|격정의 까치머리); The Kosmos that Blooms in Winter (ko|label=none|겨울에 피는 코스모스); Childish Kkachi (ko|label=none|철부지 까치); Roughly Unfortunate Fellows (ko|label=none|억세게 재수없는 녀석들)
• 1988, Report on the Daughter-in-Law's Rice Paste (ko|label=none|며느리 밥풀에 대한 보고서); Boss (ko|label=none|두목); Armageddon (ko|label=none|아마게돈) serialized in IQ Jump; Blue Angel (ko|label=none|블루엔젤); Karon's Dawn (ko|label=none|카론의 새벽); Made the cover of the first issue of a monthly publication, IQ Jump (ko|label=none|아이큐점프)
• 1989, Dancing Larva (ko|label=none|춤추는 애벌래)
• 1990, Chick Rhapsody (ko|label=none|병아리 광시곡)
• 1993, ; Police (ko|label=none|폴리스)
• 1994, Steep Cliff (ko|label=none|초애; Hanja:峭崖)
• 1995, Armageddon (ko|label=none|아마게돈; Animation); Golden Flower (ko|label=none|황금의 꽃); Love Collection (ko|label=none|러브콜렉션) serialized in the newspaper Kyunghyang Shinmun (ko|label=none|경향신문; Hanja: 京鄕新聞)
• 1997, Mythology of Heaven (ko|label=none|천국의 신화)
• 1999, Dark Dragon (ko|label=none|다크드래곤) serialized in The Seoul Daily Sports (ko|label=none|스포츠서울); Made the National Police Agency character, Podori (ko|label=none|포돌이)
• 2001, Serializing Mythology of Heaven (ko|label=none|천국의 신화)
• 2004, Animal Drawing (ko|label=none|동물드로잉)
• 2005, Serializing Wolf's Blood (ko|label=none|늑대의 피), Made Korean History (ko|label=none|한국사)
• 2007, Serializing Birdie (ko|label=none|버디)
• 2009, Serializing Bijeongsigong (ko|label=none|비정시공); Changcheonsuhoui (ko|label=none|창천수호위)
• 2010, Serializing Red Fatale (ko|label=none|레드파탈)

Awards

• 1994, Awarded The Fourth Korean Comic Achievement Award (ko|label=none|대한민국 만화공로상)
• 1999, Awarded The Third Asia Comic Contest (Hong Kong, ko|label=none|아시아 만화대회) Achievement Award
• 2002, Awarded The Second Gobow Comic Award (ko|label=none|고바우만화상)
• 2006, Awarded The Metropolis of Seoul Culture Award (ko|label=none|서울특별시 문화상)
• 2007, Awarded Korea Content Awards (ko|label=none|대한민국 만화대상) President's Award in the Field of Comics

See also

• Hand of the Dragon

External links

• Lee Hyun-se's Oh Hye-sung

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lee Hyun-se . dead . The Korea Cartoonist Association . 2011-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401072215/http://www.cartoon.or.kr/profile/car_profile.php?Pcode=871&mode=O&keyword=&code=8 . 2012-04-01 .
2. Web site: Focus : Lee Hyun-se . The Chosun Ilbo.
3. Web site: Korea's leading comic artist Lee Hyeon-se. KBS Global via Hancinema. 2016-04-19. 21 April 2009.