Lee Moon-sae
Lee Moon-sae (iː.munse; born January 17, 1959) is a South Korean ballad singer who is often considered a Korean pop icon. Since his debut in 1978, he has released 16 full-length albums, including 1987's When Love Passes By, which sold 2.85 million copies, making it the best-selling album in South Korea to date at the time. He is also well known for being the host of the popular South Korean radio show, Starry Night, on MBC FM, from 1985 to 1996.
Lee Moon-sae
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- Name
- Lee Moon-sae
- Born
- 17 January 1959
- Occupation
- Singer, songwriter, radio DJ
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Education
- Myongji University
- Languages
- Korean
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Lee Moon-sae (iː.munse; born January 17, 1959) is a South Korean ballad singer who is often considered a Korean pop icon. Since his debut in 1978, he has released 16 full-length albums, including 1987's When Love Passes By, which sold 2.85 million copies, making it the best-selling album in South Korea to date at the time. He is also well known for being the host of the popular South Korean radio show, Starry Night, on MBC FM, from 1985 to 1996.
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Lee Moon-sae (born 1959) is a composer and singer, of South Korean nationality. The composer was born in Seoul. Lee Moon-sae was educated at Myongji University. Languages used include Korean.
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He was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2007.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Lee Moon-sae • Born — 17 January 1959 • Genre — Korean ballad • Occupation — Singer, songwriter, radio DJ • Years Active — 1978–present
Broadcasting
Broadcasting
• Year — Work • 1981 — KBS TV MC
Identity
Identity
Lee Moon-sae is recorded with the occupation composer. Recorded as a citizen of South Korea. Recorded with the occupation singer.
Discography
• Title — Album details — Peak chart positions — Sales • KOR • I Am a Happy Man — *Released: July 20, 1983 *Label: Seorabeol Records *Format: LP — rowspan="11" No data • The Best — *Released: September 1, 1984 *Label: Hyundai Acoustics *Format: LP • I Don't Know Yet — *Released: November 20, 1985 *Label: King Records *Format: LP — * KOR: 1,500,000+ • When Love Passes By — *Released: March 10, 1987 *Label: King Records *Format: LP — * KOR: 2,850,000+ • Standing Under the Shade of a Roadside Tree — *Released: September 15, 1988 *Label: King Records *Format: LP — * KOR: 2,580,000+ • That Was Me — *Released: November 1, 1989 *Label: King Records *Format: LP • Old Love — *Released: September 17, 1991 *Label: Hankook Record Co. *Format: CD, cassette • Like an Old Photograph — *Released: September 1, 1993 *Label: Orange Popular *Format: CD, cassette • 95 Stage With Composer Lee Younghun — *Released: January 1, 1995 *Label: Nice Popular *Format: CD, cassette • Dancing Flower — *Released: January 1, 1996 *Label: M Project *Format: CD, cassette • Sometimes — *Released: March 28, 1998 *Label: King Records *Format: CD, cassette — *KOR: 89,302+ • Phew - People, Trees and Rest — *Released: October 1, 1999 *Label: M Project *Format: CD, cassette — 6 — *KOR: 137,011+ • Chapter 13 — *Released: March 21, 2001 *Label: EnterOne *Format: CD, cassette — 14 — *KOR: 48,505+ • Red Underwear — *Released: October 16, 2002 *Label: M Project, BMG Korea *Format: CD, cassette — 15 — *KOR: 48,768+ • New Direction — *Released: April 7, 2015 *Label: KMOONfnd, LOEN Entertainment *Format: CD, Digital download — 5 — *KOR: 11,949+ • Between Us — *Released: October 23, 2018 *Label: KMOONfnd, kakao M *Format: CD, Digital download — 23 — *KOR: 1,594+
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q16090860: Lee Moon-sae
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- “Lee Moon-sae”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination • Award — Year — Category — Nominee/Nominated work — Result — Ref. • Golden Disc Awards — 1986 — Main Prize — I Don't Know Yet • 1987 — Album of the Year (Daesang) — When Love Passes By • Main Prize (Bonsang) • 1988 — Standing Under the Shade of a Roadside Tree • 1993 — Like an Old Photograph • MBC Drama Awards — 1985 — Excellence Award in Radio — Starry Night • 1987 — Top Excellence Award in Radio • 1993 — Best TV Host Award — Sunday Sunday Night • 2008 — Top Excellence Award in Radio — This Is Lee Moon-sae in the Morning • SBS Gayo Daejeon — 2005 — Live Performance Award — Lee Moon-sae
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- 1.Mnet.
- 2.Choe, Jae-hui. '마지막 공연이란 각오로…': 미국 공연 가는 가수 이문세씨. JoongAng Ilbo. March 19, 2002.
- 3.Hong, Dam-young. Lee Moon-sae wraps up tour series in New York. The Korea Herald. April 22, 2018.
- 4.Oh, Se-hun. [인터뷰] 이문세 "로이킴, 눈여겨 봐…음악 정서 나와 맞아". SportsDongA. April 5, 2013.
- 5.Busan Ilbo. July 23, 2015.
- 6.Cha, Ye-ji. Hankook Ilbo. July 22, 2009.
- 7.Lee Moon-sae To Undergo Thyroid Surgery. KBS World. June 5, 2014.
- 8.Recording Industry Association of Korea. Red Underwear charting.
- 9.Gaon Music Chart. Between Us charting.
- 10.March to August 1998 Total Record Sales. Recording Industry Association of Korea.
- 11.Recording Industry Association of Korea. December 1999 K-pop Album Sales Volume.
- 12.Recording Industry Association of Korea. March 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume.
- 13.Recording Industry Association of Korea. December 2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume.
- 14.Gaon Music Chart. March 2016 Album Chart.
- 15.Gaon Music Chart. October 2018 Album Chart.
- 16.Golden Disc Awards.
- 17.Naver News. Maeil Business. 1985-12-16.
- 18.Naver News. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 1987-12-28.
- 19.이문세 "파업하는 분들 Mbc를 지켜달라" MBC 연기대상 라디오 최우수상 수상 - 손에 잡히는 뉴스 눈에 보이는 뉴스 - 뉴스엔. 2008-12-30.
- 20.The Hankyoreh. 2005-12-30.
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