Lee Yong-jin

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Yong-jin (Korean: 이용진; born on November 18, 1985) is a South Korean comedian and singer. He is most known for his work on the tvN sketch comedy show Comedy Big League.^[1] Lee also owns the sashimi restaurant 960 in Sokcho.^[2]

Lee Yong-jin
Born	(1985-11-18) November 18, 1985 (age 39) Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Years active	2003–present
Korean name
Hangul	이용진
Hanja	李龍眞
RR	I Yongjin
MR	I Yongjin

Personal life

Lee married on April 14, 2019.^{[3][unreliable source?]} The couple's only child, son Yoon-jae, was born on September 19, 2019.^[4]

On February 9, 2023, Lee donated 30 million won to help 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, by donating money through Korean Red Cross.^[5]

Filmography

Music videos

Year	Title	Artists	Ref
2017	Hot Sugar (뜨거운 여름)	Turbo	[6]

Dramas

Year	Title	Role
2013	Reply 1994	Cameo[7]
2015	Angry Mom	Cameo, as a taxi driver
2018	The Rich Son	Cameo
2020	Kkondae Intern	Cameo

Television shows

Year	Title	Notes
2005–2009	People Looking for a Laugh [ko]	Cast member[8]
2011–present	Comedy Big League	Cast member[9]
2012–2013	Beatles' Code Season 2	Host
	Visual Suspect	Host
2012	Cats and Dogs	Cast member
	Wind Up	Cast member
	Saturday Talk League	Cast member
2013	Roller Coaster Season 3	Cast member[10]
2013–2014	Who Are You?	Host
2015	Misaengmul	as Han Seok-yool, Misaeng parody[11]
	Time House	Cast member
2016	Code: Secret Room	Contestant[12]
	Global Comedy Show	Cast member[13]
2017	Battle Trip	Contestant with Yang Se-chan[14]
2018–2019	2 Days & 1 Night S3	Intern
2019	Na Na Land	Co-host with DinDin and Haha[15]
	Wanna Play? GG [ko]	[16]
2019	Player 7 S1	Cast member[17]
2019–2020	More Salty Tour	Cast member[18]
2020–present	Friendly Variety Show [ko]	Cast member[19]
2021	Come Back Home	Cast member[20]
2021	With God	Host[21]
2021	With God Season 2	Host [22]
2021	Show Me the Money 10	Host[23]
2021	Along with the Gods 2	Host [24]
2022	Secret Tutoring of Hogu	Host[25]
2022	One Tree Table	Cast Member[26]
2022	Between Us	Host; with Yoo In-na and Aiki[27]
2022	Queendom 2	Queen Manager[28]
2022	Prefabricated Family	Host[29]
2022	Along with the Gods 3	Host[30]
2022	Pure Fighter	Host[31]
2023	No Math School Trip	Cast Member[32]

Web shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021–2022	Transit Love	Panelist	Season 1–2	[33][34]
2021–present	Turkeys on the Block	Host		[35]
2022	Goblin Stealing Wisdom			[36]
	No Ki Deuk Zone	Cast Member		[37]
	Mouth on Wheels		Season 2	[38]
2024	Agents of Mystery			[39]
2024	YongTarot	Host		[40]

Hosting

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2021	2021 Melon Music Awards	with Park Sun-young	[41]

Ambassadorship

• Public Relations Ambassadors Hwaseong, Gyeonggi City (2023) with Lee Jin-ho^[42]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2006	SBS Comedy Awards	Experimenting Spirit Award	Won
2007	SBS Entertainment Awards	Best Newcomer	Won
2008	SBS Entertainment Awards	Best Award in Comedy	Won
2012	Mnet 20's Choice	Gag Character	Won
2022	Korea First Brand Award	Entertainer (Male)	Won	[43]
	58th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Male Variety Performer	Won	[44]
	1st Blue Dragon Series Awards	Best Male Entertainer	Nominated	[45]
		Popular Star Award	Won	[46]