Leeteuk (born Park Jeong-su; July 1, 1983)[1] is a South Korean singer-songwriter and television host. He is the leader of the K-pop boy band Super Junior and its subgroups, Super Junior-T, Super Junior-Happy, and Super Junior-L.S.S.[2] [3] [4] [5] He has hosted numerous television programs and award shows, and acted in several films and television dramas in cameo or supporting roles. He made his television debut with a bit part appearance in the drama All About Eve in 2000. He has since acted in Dream High (2011), All My Love For You (2011), My Bittersweet Life (2011), Salamander Guru and The Shadows (2012), Persevere, Goo Hae Ra (2015), Borg Mom (2017), Secret Queen Makers (2018) and Work Later, Drink Now (2021).
After debuting with the boy band Super Junior in 2005, he participated in several Super Junior–centric television shows; Super Junior Show (20052006), Super Adonis Camp (2006), Super Junior Mini-Drama (2006), and television dramas; Mystery 6 (2006) and Super Junior Unbelievable Story (2008). He made his film debut by acting in Attack on the Pin-Up Boys (2007) which featured all members of the boy band except Kyuhyun who was injured.[6] He participated in the concert documentary films I Am (2012) and SM Town The Stage (2015), which were screened in selected cinemas.[7] [8] He became a radio DJ through the radio programs Leeteuk's Music Show which aired on TBS in 2006 and Super Junior Kiss the Radio (Sukira) which was aired on KBS Cool FM from 2006 until 2011, and for a few months in 2016.
He started his career as a host in the weekly music show M! Countdown from 2005 until 2008. He rose to prominence after co-hosting Strong Heart from 2009 until 2012, which led him to win the Best Newcomer Award in the variety show category at the 3rd SBS Entertainment Awards.[9] He also hosted Star King (20112012) and participated in the third season of the reality show We Got Married (2012) until he enlisted in the military in October 2012 as an active duty soldier.[10] While in the military, he participated in the musical theater The Promise, which was produced by the Ministry of National Defense to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice. He won the Newcomer Award at the 7th Daegu International Musical Festival for his role as Miss Kim in the musical.[11] He was also chosen to host the 2013 Military Service Award, an annual award ceremony to honour military personnel, during his enlistment.
After he was discharged from the military in 2014,[12] he hosted the biannual celebrity sports competition, Idol Star Athletics Championships. He has hosted the program nine times; twice in 2015, 2018 and 2019, and once in 2016, 2020 and 2021. He started hosting I Can See Your Voice in 2015, which has since grown into a global television franchise and was adapted in other regions and languages. He is also the host of the longest-running South Korean cooking show The Best Cooking Secrets from 2017 until 2020, which airs on the educational channel EBS. Besides television works, he frequently hosts South Korean awards ceremony such as the Golden Disc Awards (2012, 2015 and 2016), Circle Chart Music Awards (20152018, 20202021, and 2024), and Asia Artist Awards (20162021). He has hosted multiple concert events such as the Asia Song Festival (20142018), Dream Concert (20152017, and 20192020), and 2018 Winter Olympics promotional concerts; K-Drama Festa in Pyeongchang (2017) and Dream Concert in Pyeongchang (2017).
Year | Title | Role | ||
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2007 | Attack on the Pin-Up Boys | School panda mascot | [13] | |
2010 | Super Show 3 3D | Himself | [14] | |
2012 | I AM. | Himself | [15] | |
2013 | Super Show 4 3D | Himself | [16] | |
2015 | SM Town The Stage | Himself | [17] |
Current programs | ||
Works that have not yet been aired |
Year | Title | Role | Note | ||
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2000 | All About Eve | Moviegoer | Bit part appearance, credited as Park Jeong-su | [18] | |
20052006 | Super Junior Show | Himself | With the other members of Super Junior 05 | [19] | |
20052008 | M! Countdown | Host | Alongside Shindong, Kangin (20052007), and Eunhyuk (20072008) | [20] | --mentions Kangin-->Web site: https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0001946428. ko:슈주, 2년 4개월만에 '엠카운트다운' MC 하차. Suju leaves "M Countdown" as MCs after 2 years and 4 months.. Kim. Ji-yeon. March 25, 2008. Osen. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20210917225923/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0001946428. September 17, 2021. live. September 21, 2021. Naver.
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2006 | Mystery 6 | Leeteuk | A horror mockumentary in which the cast investigated the death of the former tenant of Super Junior's apartment | [21] | |
Super Adonis Camp | Himself | With Super Junior members | [22] | ||
Princess Diary | Himself | Final episode, appeared with Super Junior | [23] | ||
Full House | Himself | With Super Junior | [24] | ||
Super Junior Mini-Drama | Various roles | With Super Junior | [25] | ||
20072008 | Explorers of the Human Body | Himself | With Super Junior | [26] | |
Leeteuk's Love Fighter | Host | [27] | |||
2008 | The Comedy Bootcamp | Himself | Season 3, along with Super Junior members | [28] | |
Super Junior Unbelievable Story | Leeteuk | A 25-minute one-act drama, a part of MBC's Triple Drama slot | [29] | ||
You Can Fly | Host | Episode 1 | [30] | ||
Bachelor While on a Date | Host | [31] | |||
Idol Show | Host | Season 1, with members of Super Junior-H | [32] | ||
20082009 | Road Show Quiz Expedition | Host | [33] | ||
20082010, 2014 | Inkigayo | Host | [34] | ||
2009 | Challenge! Good Song | Host | [35] | ||
Introducing a Star's Friend Survival | Himself | [36] | |||
Human Network Miracle | Host | [37] | |||
Lord of the Rings | Host | [38] | |||
Challenge! Golden Ladder | Host | [39] | |||
20092010 | Oh! Brothers | Host | [40] | ||
20092012 | Strong Heart | Host | [41] | ||
2010 | Waving the Taegukgi | Host | A special program to support and cheer for South Korea at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa | [42] | |
Love Chaser | Host | [43] | |||
20102011 | Enjoy Today | Himself | [44] | ||
Super Junior's Foresight | Host | [45] | |||
2011 | Dream High | Radio DJ Lee | Cameo appearance in episode 13 | [46] | |
Fifty Million Questions | Host | [47] | |||
All My Love For You | Blind date partner | Cameo appearance in episode 144 | [48] | ||
Sistar & LeeTeuk's Hello Baby | Himself | [49] | |||
Strongest Couple | Host | [50] | |||
My Bittersweet Life | Pedestrian | Appeared as an extra in episode 110 | [51] | ||
20112012, 2016 | We Got Married | Himself / Host | Partnered with Kang So-ra in season 3, in episodes 104132; and appeared for two episodes in season 4 in episodes 133 and 134Host on episode 338 (Chuseok special episode) in season 4, along with Park Mi-sun | [52] | |
20112012, 20152016 | Star King | Host | [53] | ||
2012 | Salamander Guru and The Shadows | Television host | Cameo appearance in episode 4 | [54] | |
Jewellery House | Host | Episodes 24 | [55] | ||
2012, 2017 | Saturday Night Live Korea | Host / Various roles | Host with Super Junior for two episodes; season 2 episode 12, and season 9 episode 32 | [56] | |
20142015 | Super Junior One Fine Day | Himself | A travel show shot in Switzerland, with Eunhyuk and Donghae | [57] | |
2015 | Persevere, Goo Hae Ra | Leeteuk | Cameo appearance as a music show host in episode 5 | [58] | |
data-sort-value="Idol Star" | 2015 Idol Star Athletics Basketball Futsal Archery Championships | Host | [59] | ||
Match Made in Heaven Returns | Host | [60] | |||
Music Bank | Host | [61] | |||
White Swan | Host | [62] | |||
The Mickey Mouse Club | Host | [63] | |||
Super Junior Devil's Feast | Himself | With Super Junior members | [64] | ||
data-sort-value="Idol Star" | 2015 Idol Star Athletics Ssireum Basketball Futsal Archery Championships | Host | [65] | ||
The Friends in Switzerland | Himself | A travel show shot in Switzerland with Ryeowook | [66] | ||
20152023 | I Can See Your Voice | Host | Season 110 | [67] | |
2016 | data-sort-value="Idol Star" | 2016 Idol Star Athletics Ssireum Futsal Archery Championships | Host | [68] | |
Hidden Camera Shot Battle | Host | [69] | |||
The Birth of a Song | Host | [70] | |||
data-sort-value="Korean Children Song Contest" | 27th Korean Children Song Contest | Host | [71] | ||
Reform Show | Host | [72] | |||
Law of the Jungle | Himself | Episodes 216219 (Law of The Jungle in Papua New Guinea) | [73] | ||
Star Show 360 | Host | [74] | |||
Super Junior Leeteuk no Hitori Tabi in Japan | Host | Japanese travel show | [75] | ||
Talk Hero | Senior host | [76] | |||
20162017 | Lucky Race | Himself | [77] | ||
Idol Party | Host | [78] | |||
20162018 | Please Take Care of My Vanity | Host | Season 2 and 3 | [79] | |
2016, 2020, 2021 | Weekly Idol | Host | Episodes 234 and 235, filling in for the regular host, Jeong Hyeong-donEpisodes 475 and 533, filling in for Eunhyuk | [80] | |
2017 | Singderella | Host | Episode 10, filling in for the regular host, Lee Soo-geun | [81] | |
Missing 9 | Host | Host for the special commentary episode, "Missing 9 The Beginning" with Lee Soo-geun | [82] | ||
Girl Group Battle | Host | [83] | |||
Sixth Sense Hit Show 1/N | Host | [84] | |||
Hard Workers | Various roles | [85] | |||
Produce 101 Season 2 | Host | Episode 6, filling in for the regular host, BoA | [86] | ||
We Have Delivery | Delivery man | [87] | |||
Sherlock's Room | Investigator | [88] | |||
The Super Rich Project 2 | Host | [89] | |||
data-sort-value="Quiz on Korea" | 2017 Quiz on Korea | Host | [90] | ||
Borg Mom | Radio DJ | Cameo appearance in episode 7 | [91] | ||
Fearless Guys | Mentor | [92] | |||
2017, 2018 | Super Market | Host | Special host for two episodes, with other members of Super Junior | [93] | |
20172020 | The Best Cooking Secrets | Host | [94] | ||
2018 | data-sort-value="Idol Star" | 2018 Idol Star Athletics Bowling Archery Rhythmic Gymnastics Aerobics Championships | Host | [95] | |
Super TV | Himself | Season 1 and 2, along with other members of Super Junior | [96] | ||
Battle Trip | Host | Episodes 100103 | [97] | ||
Real Life Men and Women | Host | Season 2 | [98] | ||
Sell to Return | Himself / Member of Thailand team | Shot in Thailand and Malaysia in collaboration with the local home shopping shows | [99] | ||
data-sort-value="Quiz on Korea" | 2018 Quiz on Korea | Host | [100] | ||
data-sort-value="Idol Star" | 2018 Idol Star Athletics Bowling Archery Rhythmic Gymnastics Foot Volleyball Championships | Host | [101] | ||
2019 | data-sort-value="Idol Star" | 2019 Idol Star Lunar New Year Athletics Bowling Archery Rhythmic Gymnastics Penalty Shoot-out Championships | Host | [102] | |
Under Nineteen | Host | Filling in for Kim So-hyun on episode 12, and co-hosting the final episode with her | [103] | ||
Super Junior–Leeteuk no Hitori Tabi: Kagoshima hen | Host | Japanese travel show shot in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu | [104] | ||
Beauty No.9 | Host | A Thailand-based beauty talk show | [105] | ||
data-sort-value="Idol Star" | 2019 Chuseok Idol Star Championships | Host | [106] | ||
Melody Bookstore | Host | [107] | |||
20192020 | Analog Trip | Himself / First aider | A travel documentary shot in Jogjakarta, Indonesia | [108] | |
20192021 | Hidden Track | Host | Season 13 | [109] | |
2020 | data-sort-value="Idol Star" | 2020 Lunar New Year Idol Star Championships | Host | [110] | |
Favorite Entertainment | Manager | [111] | |||
Home Cooking Live | Host | Episode 10, filling in for the regular host, Kyuhyun | [112] | ||
data-sort-value="Miss" | 2020 Miss Korea | Host | [113] | ||
20202021 | Soo-mi's Side Dishes | Disciple | [114] | ||
People of Trot | Manager | [115] | |||
Neighbourhood Two-Top | Host | [116] | |||
2020–2022 | Super Junior's Idol vs Idol | Host | Japanese variety show | [117] | |
2021 | data-sort-value="Idol Star" | Idol Star Championships: Hall of Fame | Host | [118] | |
Super Junior Comeback Show House Party | Himself | With other members of Super Junior | [119] | ||
Don't be the First One! | Himself | Episode 42 | [120] | ||
K-Pop Evolution | Himself | Documentary series | [121] | ||
The Great Home Cooking Research Institute | Host | [122] | |||
Candy Singers | Host | [123] | |||
MAMA: The Original K-Pop Awards | Himself | Documentary series | [124] | ||
Work Later, Drink Now | Television host | Cameo in episodes 11 and 12 | [125] | ||
2021–2022 | Beauty and Luxury | Host | Season 6 and 7 | [126] | |
2022 | Knowing Bros | Host / Yoo Jae-teuk | Episodes 317, 318, 325 and 334 | [127] | |
My Teenage Girl | Host | Lunar new year holiday special | [128] | ||
My Boyfriend Is Better | Host | Episode 3, filling in for Lee Yong-jin | [129] | ||
Gear GODs | Host | [130] | |||
Boss in the Mirror | Boss | [131] | |||
Terrace On | Host | [132] | |||
Super Junior–Leeteuk no Hitori Tabi: Nagasaki hen | Host | [133] | |||
20222023 | Birdie Boys | Golfer | [134] | ||
2023 | The Queen | Host | [135] [136] | ||
Super Junior: The Last Man Standing | Himself | Super Junior's backstory documentary | [137] | ||
K-Pop Generation | Himself | [138] | |||
Show King Night | Judge | [139] | |||
Fan Pick | Host | [140] | |||
2024 | Han Moon-cheol Blackbox Review | Host | 1 episode | [141] | |
Field Marvel | Host | [142] |
Year | Title | Role | Note | ||
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2016 | my SMT | Host | [143] | ||
20172024 | SJ Returns | Various roles | Season 15, along with other members of Super Junior | [144] | |
2018 | Secret Queen Makers | Leeteuk | Episodes 2 and 3 | [145] | |
2019 | Money Investigation Unit | Host | Produced by Industrial Bank of Korea | [146] | |
2020 | SJ News | News anchor | [147] | ||
War of Fame | Himself | [148] | |||
2021 | SJ Global | Office worker | [149] | ||
Super Junior Future Revolution Team | Player | Promotional show for Marvel Future Revolution | [150] | ||
2021–2022 | Sajangnim Nice Shot | Host | [151] | ||
Super Trip | Host | Travel show, with Donghae and Ryeowook | [152] | ||
2022 | World Boys | Global citizen | Produced by World Vision | [153] | |
2023 | Knight of the Lamp | Himself | with Super Junior | [154] | |
2024 | Let Me Tell You That | Host | [155] |
Year | Title | Network | ||
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2006 | Leeteuk's Music Show | TBS | [156] | |
2006–2011, 2016 | Super Junior Kiss the Radio | KBS Cool FM | [157] | |
2020 | Party B | Naver NOW | [158] |
Year | Title | Artist(s) | Note | ||
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2011 | "Ice Cream" | JOO and Leeteuk | [161] | ||
2014 | "Salgosiptta" | [162] [163] | |||
2015 | "Mokssori (Your Voice)" | Promotional music video for I Can See Your Voice | [164] | ||
2016 | "My Hero" | Leeteuk, Suho and Kassy | [165] | ||
2020 | "Siseongojeong" | Super Five | [166] | ||
"Corona Igija" | Nam Jin, Lee Ja-yeon, Seol Woon-do, Jung Su-ra, Park Sang-min, Shin Yu, and Yuk Joong-wan | Jointly produced by Korea Singers Association and Federation of Korean Music Performers, a song about the COVID-19 pandemic | [167] | ||
2022 | "The Cure" | Leeteuk, Kangta, BoA, U-Know, Taeyeon, Onew, Suho, Irene, Taeyong, Mark, Kun and Karina | [168] |
Leeteuk also hosted the following events:
Year | Event | ||
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2009 | f(x)'s debut showcase | [169] | |
2011 | data-sort-value="Melon" | 2011 Melon Music Awards | [170] |
2012 | data-sort-value="Golden" | 26th Golden Disc Awards Day 1 | [171] |
Exo's debut showcase | [172] | ||
2013 | data-sort-value="Military" | 2013 Military Service Awards | [173] |
2014 | data-sort-value="Asia Song" | 2014 Asia Song Festival | [174] |
2015 | data-sort-value="Golden" | 29th Golden Disc Awards Day 2 | [175] |
data-sort-value="Seoul" | 24th Seoul Music Awards | [176] | |
data-sort-value="Gaon" | 4th Gaon Chart Music Awards | [177] | |
Super Junior-D&E's The Beat Goes On showcase | [178] | ||
data-sort-value="Dream" | 2015 Dream Concert | [179] | |
data-sort-value="Asia Song" | 2015 Asia Song Festival | [180] | |
2016 | data-sort-value="Golden" | 30th Golden Disc Awards Day 2 | [181] |
data-sort-value="Gaon" | 5th Gaon Chart Music Awards | [182] | |
data-sort-value="Style" | [183] | ||
Power of K 2016: Korea TV Fes in Japan | [184] | ||
KCON Paris | [185] | ||
data-sort-value="Dream" | 2016 Dream Concert | [186] | |
Exo's Ex'Act press conference | [187] | ||
Exomentary Comeback Stage | [188] | ||
data-sort-value="Asia Song" | 2016 Asia Song Festival | [189] | |
KBS Youth Concert | [190] | ||
See-Saw preview screening | [191] | ||
data-sort-value="Asia Artist" | 2016 Asia Artist Awards | [192] | |
7 First Kisses press conference | [193] | ||
2017 | K-Drama Festa in Pyeongchang | [194] | |
data-sort-value="Gaon" | 6th Gaon Chart Music Awards | [195] | |
Going Together Concert | [196] [197] | ||
data-sort-value="Dream" | 23rd 2017 Dream Concert | [198] | |
data-sort-value="Incheon" | 2017 Incheon Airport Sky Festival K-pop Concert | [199] | |
data-sort-value="Asia Song" | 2017 Asia Song Festival | [200] | |
data-sort-value="Dream" | 2017 Dream Concert in Pyeongchang | [201] | |
data-sort-value="Asia Artist" | 2017 Asia Artist Awards | [202] | |
2018 | data-sort-value="Gaon" | 7th Gaon Chart Music Awards | [203] |
data-sort-value="Asia Song" | 2018 Asia Song Festival | [204] | |
data-sort-value="MBN" | 2018 MBN Hero Concert | [205] [206] | |
data-sort-value="Asia Artist" | 2018 Asia Artist Awards | [207] | |
data-sort-value="Korea Popular" | 1st Korea Popular Music Awards | [208] | |
2019 | data-sort-value="Dream" | 25th Dream Concert | [209] |
Super Junior-D&E's Danger press conference | [210] | ||
data-sort-value="Asia Artist" | 2019 Asia Artist Awards in Vietnam | [211] | |
2020 | data-sort-value="Gaon" | 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards | [212] |
K-Pop Global Donation Concert World Is One | [213] | ||
data-sort-value="Dream" | 26th Dream Concert Day 1 | [214] | |
data-sort-value="Taekwondo" | 2020 Taekwondo Performance in Seoul | [215] | |
DMZ Concert | [216] | ||
K-Food Special Force | [217] | ||
data-sort-value="Asia Artist" | 2020 Asia Artist Awards | [218] | |
2021 | data-sort-value="Gaon" | 10th Gaon Chart Music Awards | [219] |
Aespa's "Next Level" press conference | [220] | ||
data-sort-value="Dream" | [221] | ||
Ontact 2021 Yeongdong-daero K-Pop Concert | [222] | ||
data-sort-value="Asia Artist" | 2021 Asia Artist Awards | [223] | |
2022 | Wemix 2022 KPGA Professional Golf Club League launching ceremony | [224] [225] | |
data-sort-value="Asia Artist" | 2022 Asia Artist Awards in Japan | [226] | |
2023 | Riizing Day: Riize Premiere | [227] | |
2023 Riize 100 Days Party: Hello Briize | [228] | ||
2024 | Kyuhyun's Restart showcase | [229] | |
Circle Chart Music Awards 2023 | [230] |