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List of Leeteuk performances
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Leeteuk 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.[1][2][3][4] 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 (2005–2006), 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.[5] He participated in the concert documentary films I Am (2012) and SM Town The Stage (2015), which were screened in selected cinemas.[6][7] 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.[8] He also hosted Star King (2011–2012) 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.[9] 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.[10] 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,[11] 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[a] (2015–2018, 2020–2021, and 2024), and Asia Artist Awards (2016–2021). He has hosted multiple concert events such as the Asia Song Festival (2014–2018), Dream Concert (2015–2017, 2019–2021, and 2024), and 2018 Winter Olympics promotional concerts; K-Drama Festa in Pyeongchang (2017) and Dream Concert in Pyeongchang (2017).
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Leeteuk at the 2018 Idol Star Athletics Championships
Leeteuk at the 2019 Idol Star Lunar New Year Athletics Championships
Leeteuk during Analog Trip press conference in 2019
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Leeteuk also hosted the following events:
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- Known as Gaon Chart Music Awards before 2023[12]
- Parody of Yoo Jae-suk
- Originally sung by Noel
- A concert held in conjunction with 2016 Korea Happiness Education Fair, organised by the Ministry of Education of South Korea[202]
- A concert event to promote Pyeongchang ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics[208]
- A concert held jointly by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam and Embassy of South Korea in Vietnam to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries[211]
- A part of the annual outdoor music festival held by the Incheon International Airport[215]
- A special Dream Concert held as part of the Cultural Olympiad to accompany the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang[218]
- An award established in 2018 by the Korea Singers Association, the Korea Entertainment Producer's Association, the Recording Industry Association of Korea, the Federation of Korean Music Performers, and the Korea Music Copyright Association[226]
- A charity concert organised by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation and World Vision Korea for COVID-19 pandemic relief fund[232]
- A concert event held at Goyang Stadium, which is a part of the 2020 Live in DMZ festival, a peace festival which was held at Imjingak near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)[236]
- A part of 2020 K-Culture Festival organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea, and Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange[238]
- A part of 2021 Gangnam festival[244]
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