Lee Ki-chan

{{Infobox musician

| name = Lee Ki-chan

| image = 이기찬 가수.jpg

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1979|1|10}}

| birth_place = Seoul, South Korea

| genre = R&B, pop

| occupation = Singer-songwriter, actor

| years_active = 1996–present

| label =

| associated_acts =

| website =

| module2 = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent

| hangul = 이기찬

| hanja = {{linktext|李|基|燦}}

| rr = I Gi-chan

| mr = I Kich'an

}}

Lee Ki-chan ({{Korean|hangul=이기찬}}; born January 10, 1979){{Cite web|url=http://www.mnet.com/artist/4634/profile|script-title=ko:이기찬 소개|website=Mnet|language=ko|trans-title=Lee Ki-chan profile|access-date=June 27, 2018}} is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as a singer in 1996, and began acting in 2006. He has appeared in several Korean dramas, as well as the American TV series Sense8.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/entertainment/842617.html|script-title=ko:[인터뷰] 이기찬, 할리우드를 두드리다…'밑바닥부터 차근차근 도전, 좋은 배우 될 것'|last=Nam|first=Ji-eun|date=April 3, 2018|work=The Hankyoreh|access-date=June 27, 2018|language=ko}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201804241722190410|title='컴백' 이기찬 '조급하고 불안했던 20대, 나이 들며 여유 생겼죠'|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|date=April 2, 2018|work=Newsen|access-date=June 26, 2018|language=ko}}

Biography

Lee Ki-Chan made his debut as a singer when he was a high school student.{{cite news|url=http://www.jpopasia.com/celebrity/leekichan/|title=Lee Ki Chan's bio

|work=Jpop Asia|accessdate=June 14, 2015}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See unreliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=November 2024}} In 1996, Lee took part in a talent contest held during a radio show and won the grand prize. Since then, Lee developed his career as a professional singer. At the time of Lee's debut, the Korean pop music world was dominated by dance music, but Lee Ki-Chan received attention for his soft ballads. Having undergone musical training by Han Yong-Jin, a renowned re-mix DJ, Lee Ki-Chan released his first album entitled "Na Na Na Na Nineteen." In three months after its release, 220 thousand copies were sold. The song "Please" was the most popular among its tracks. In November of the same year, Lee released his second album entitled "Indelible Impression." In his third album, Lee Ki-Chan took it upon himself to produce his songs. As a result, the album reflected Lee's personality and characteristics. One of Lee's most successful songs came later in his fifth album, released in 2001. This song, "Another Love Goes Away," was written by Park Jin-Young.

Lee continued to produce hit songs on his next two albums. The song "Cold" (sixth album) spent many weeks on top of the chart, and the song "Repeatedly" (seventh album) was considered one of his very best songs. However, Lee Ki-Chan suffered a financial setback on his eighth album in 2004, when he tried to venture into more high-tempo songs. He selected the dance song "I'm Nothing Without You" as the title song and did not see much success. After that, Lee spent three years on hiatus. He decided to go back to ballads as in his ninth album, "Para Ti." The title song "A Beauty" was again a hit.

He attended the Seoul Arts College and Kyunghee University.

Discography

=Studio albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" style="width:5em;" \| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Sales
KOR {{cite web\|url=http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/mcdc.asp\|title=K-pop Album Sales Volume\|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea\|language=ko\|access-date=June 26, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701030539/http://riak.or.kr/chart/mcdc.asp\|archive-date=July 1, 2018\|url-status=dead}} {{cite web\|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=1999&hit_month=4\|title=The Theme of BY charting\|access-date=June 27, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014132847/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=1999&hit_month=4\|archive-date=October 14, 2017\|url-status=dead}} {{cite web\|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=10\|title=New Story charting\|access-date=June 27, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425115243/http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=10\|archive-date=April 25, 2018\|url-status=dead}} {{cite web\|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/kpop_200211.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050426000832/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200211.htm\|url-status=dead\|title=New Story II charting\|archive-date=April 26, 2005\|access-date=September 22, 2020}} {{cite web\|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/kpop_200309.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050825195132/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200309.htm\|url-status=dead\|title=Natural charting\|archive-date=August 25, 2005\|access-date=September 22, 2020}} {{cite web\|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/kpop_200410.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205224625/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200410.htm\|url-status=dead\|title=I'm Nothing Without You charting\|archive-date=February 5, 2009\|access-date=January 5, 2020}}
scope="row" \|Na Na Na Na Nineteen \| Released: December 27, 1996 Label: Cino Records, m-people Formats: CD, cassette \| rowspan="2" {{N/A\|No data}} \| rowspan="2" {{N/A\|No data}}
scope="row" \|Indelible Impression \| Released: October 25, 1997 Label: A.R. Media (Anam Records) Formats: CD, cassette
scope="row" \| The Theme of BY \| Released: April 8, 1999 Label: A.R. Media (Anam Records), Rock Records Korea Formats: CD, cassette \| 24 \| KOR: 20,209+{{cite web\|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=1999&hit_month=5\|title=May 1999 K-pop Album Sales Volume\|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea\|language=ko\|access-date=June 26, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418092815/http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=1999&hit_month=5\|archive-date=April 18, 2018\|url-status=dead}}
scope="row" \|One Man Show \| Released: November 30, 1999 Label: Polydor, Seoul Records, Universal Music Korea Formats: CD, cassette \| — \| {{N/A}}
scope="row" \|New Story \| Released: August 30, 2001 Label: Yuri Entertainment, YBM Seoul Records Formats: CD, cassette \| 2 \| KOR: 359,019+{{cite web\|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=12\|title=December 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume\|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea\|language=ko\|access-date=June 26, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013065354/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=12\|archive-date=October 13, 2017\|url-status=dead}}
scope="row" \|New Story II \| Released: November 12, 2002 Label: Yuri Entertainment, YBM Seoul Records Formats: CD, cassette \| 6 \| KOR: 128,748+{{cite web\|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/kpop_200301.htm\|title=January 2003 K-pop Album Sales Volume\|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926004630/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200301.htm\|archive-date=September 26, 2008\|url-status=dead\|access-date=June 26, 2018}}
scope="row" \|Natural \| Released: September 29, 2003 Label: Yuri Entertainment, YBM Seoul Records Formats: CD, cassette \| 10 \| KOR: 40,472+{{cite web\|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/kpop_200310.htm\|title=October 2003 K-pop Album Sales Volume\|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926004635/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200310.htm\|archive-date=September 26, 2008\|url-status=dead\|access-date=June 26, 2018}}
scope="row" \| I'm Nothing Without You ({{Korean\|hangul=그대없이 난 아무것도 아니다\|labels=no}}) \| Released: October 4, 2004 Label: WMF Entertainment, YBM Seoul Records Formats: CD, cassette \| 15 \| KOR: 16,623+{{cite web\|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/kpop_200410.htm\|title=October 2004 K-pop Album Sales Volume\|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205224625/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200410.htm\|archive-date=February 5, 2009\|url-status=dead\|access-date=June 26, 2018}}
scope="row" \|Para Ti \| Released: February 2, 2007 Label: How Entertainment, Manine Media, Manwalldang Music Entertainment Formats: CD \| — \| {{N/A}}
scope="row" \| Singing All My Song For You \| Released: July 10, 2008 Label: How Entertainment, Vitamin Entertainment, Warner Music Korea Formats: CD \| {{N/A\|No data}} \| {{N/A\|No data}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details

! scope="col" colspan="1" style="width:5em;" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales

KOR
{{cite web|url=http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/mcdc.asp|title=K-pop Album Sales Volume|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|access-date=June 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701030539/http://riak.or.kr/chart/mcdc.asp|archive-date=July 1, 2018|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=1999&hit_month=4|title=The Theme of BY charting|access-date=June 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014132847/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=1999&hit_month=4|archive-date=October 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}
{{cite web|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=10|title=New Story charting|access-date=June 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425115243/http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=10|archive-date=April 25, 2018|url-status=dead}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/kpop_200211.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050426000832/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200211.htm|url-status=dead|title=New Story II charting|archive-date=April 26, 2005|access-date=September 22, 2020}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/kpop_200309.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050825195132/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200309.htm|url-status=dead|title=Natural charting|archive-date=August 25, 2005|access-date=September 22, 2020}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/kpop_200410.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205224625/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200410.htm|url-status=dead|title=I'm Nothing Without You charting|archive-date=February 5, 2009|access-date=January 5, 2020}}

scope="row" |Na Na Na Na Nineteen

Released: December 27, 1996
Label: Cino Records, m-people
Formats: CD, cassette

| rowspan="2" {{N/A|No data}}

scope="row" |Indelible Impression

Released: October 25, 1997
Label: A.R. Media (Anam Records)
Formats: CD, cassette

scope="row" | The Theme of BY

Released: April 8, 1999
Label: A.R. Media (Anam Records), Rock Records Korea
Formats: CD, cassette

| 24

KOR: 20,209+{{cite web|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=1999&hit_month=5|title=May 1999 K-pop Album Sales Volume|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|access-date=June 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418092815/http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=1999&hit_month=5|archive-date=April 18, 2018|url-status=dead}}

scope="row" |One Man Show

Released: November 30, 1999
Label: Polydor, Seoul Records, Universal Music Korea
Formats: CD, cassette

| —

| {{N/A}}

scope="row" |New Story

Released: August 30, 2001
Label: Yuri Entertainment, YBM Seoul Records
Formats: CD, cassette

| 2

KOR: 359,019+{{cite web|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=12|title=December 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|access-date=June 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013065354/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=12|archive-date=October 13, 2017|url-status=dead}}

scope="row" |New Story II

Released: November 12, 2002
Label: Yuri Entertainment, YBM Seoul Records
Formats: CD, cassette

| 6

KOR: 128,748+{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/kpop_200301.htm|title=January 2003 K-pop Album Sales Volume|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926004630/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200301.htm|archive-date=September 26, 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=June 26, 2018}}

scope="row" |Natural

Released: September 29, 2003
Label: Yuri Entertainment, YBM Seoul Records
Formats: CD, cassette

| 10

KOR: 40,472+{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/kpop_200310.htm|title=October 2003 K-pop Album Sales Volume|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926004635/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200310.htm|archive-date=September 26, 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=June 26, 2018}}

scope="row" | I'm Nothing Without You
({{Korean|hangul=그대없이 난 아무것도 아니다|labels=no}})

Released: October 4, 2004
Label: WMF Entertainment, YBM Seoul Records
Formats: CD, cassette

| 15

KOR: 16,623+{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/kpop_200410.htm|title=October 2004 K-pop Album Sales Volume|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205224625/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200410.htm|archive-date=February 5, 2009|url-status=dead|access-date=June 26, 2018}}

scope="row" |Para Ti

Released: February 2, 2007
Label: How Entertainment, Manine Media, Manwalldang Music Entertainment
Formats: CD

| —

| {{N/A}}

scope="row" | Singing All My Song For You

Released: July 10, 2008
Label: How Entertainment, Vitamin Entertainment, Warner Music Korea
Formats: CD

| {{N/A|No data}}

=Compilation albums=

Best (2001)

=Soundtrack appearances=

2012: "Shout" – MBC Arang and the Magistrate OST part 9{{cite news|last=Ho|first=Stewart|title=Lee Gi Chan Sings for 'Arang and the Magistrate' OST|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=17209|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129024144/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=17209|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|accessdate=November 10, 2012|work=enewsWorld|date=October 10, 2012|agency=CJ E&M}}
2012: "아픈 희망" (Sick of Hope) – KBS Dream High 2 OST part 5
2012: "아니기를" – MBC Moon Embracing the Sun OST part 5
2014: "Meet You Now" – SBS Doctor Stranger OST part 2

Filmography

= Television =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:50%" !Title !Year !Role !Ref.
colspan="5" \|South Korean
Real School \|2011 \|Teacher \| rowspan="9" \|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_Lee_Ki-chan-filmography.html\|title=Lee Ki-chan's Filmography, Credits\|website=HanCinema\|language=en-US\|access-date=June 27, 2018}}
Pretty! Oh Man-bok \| rowspan="2" \|2014 \|Han Joon
Into the Flames \|Ahn Seung-joo
Twenty Again \|2015 \|Radio DJ (cameo)
Ready for Start \| rowspan="2" \|2016 \|Song Chi-sam
Still Loving You \|Sin Jae-min
How Are U Bread \| rowspan="3" \|2020 \|Jo Yeon-chul
My Holo Love \|Yeon Gang-woo
Hyena \|Kwon Yong-Woon
colspan="5" \|American
Sense8 \|2015–17 \|Joong-Ki \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:50%"

!Title

!Year

!Role

!Ref.

colspan="5" |South Korean

Real School

|2011

|Teacher

| rowspan="9" |{{Cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_Lee_Ki-chan-filmography.html|title=Lee Ki-chan's Filmography, Credits|website=HanCinema|language=en-US|access-date=June 27, 2018}}

Pretty! Oh Man-bok

| rowspan="2" |2014

|Han Joon

Into the Flames

|Ahn Seung-joo

Twenty Again

|2015

|Radio DJ (cameo)

Ready for Start

| rowspan="2" |2016

|Song Chi-sam

Still Loving You

|Sin Jae-min

How Are U Bread

| rowspan="3" |2020

|Jo Yeon-chul

My Holo Love

|Yeon Gang-woo

Hyena

|Kwon Yong-Woon

colspan="5" |American

Sense8

|2015–17

|Joong-Ki

= Film =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:50%" !Title !Year !Role !Ref.
colspan="4" \|South Korean
Like Father, Like Son \|2008 \|Byeong-tae \|{{Cite news\|url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/05/16/2008051601176.html\|script-title=ko:스크린 데뷔 이기찬, 왕따 부잣집 아들로 등장\|last=Lee\|first=Hui-jin\|date=May 1, 2008\|work=The Chosun Ilbo\|access-date=June 27, 2018\|language=ko}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:50%"

!Title

!Year

!Role

!Ref.

colspan="4" |South Korean

Like Father, Like Son

|2008

|Byeong-tae

|{{Cite news|url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/05/16/2008051601176.html|script-title=ko:스크린 데뷔 이기찬, 왕따 부잣집 아들로 등장|last=Lee|first=Hui-jin|date=May 1, 2008|work=The Chosun Ilbo|access-date=June 27, 2018|language=ko}}

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:50%"
Year !Award !Category !Work !Result
2007 \| Mnet Asian Music Awards \| Best Ballad Performance[http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=75123 "2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026064533/http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=75123 \|date=October 26, 2014 }}. MAMA. Retrieved December 14, 2014. \| "Beautiful Woman" \| {{nom}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:50%"

Year

!Award

!Category

!Work

!Result

2007

| Mnet Asian Music Awards

| Best Ballad Performance[http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=75123 "2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026064533/http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=75123 |date=October 26, 2014 }}. MAMA. Retrieved December 14, 2014.

| "Beautiful Woman"

| {{nom}}

References

External links

{{Hancinema person|Lee_Ki-chan}}
{{IMDb name|7376291}}
{{kMDb person|00042191}}

Category:South Korean male pop singers

Category:South Korean rhythm and blues singers

Category:South Korean pop pianists

Category:South Korean male singer-songwriters

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Category:21st-century South Korean male singers

Category:21st-century South Korean pianists