Quick facts

Full name
Lee Sang-yi
Korean name
이상이
Born
November 27, 1991
Age
34
Birthplace
Ansan, South Korea
Nationality
South Korean
Occupation
actor · singer · musical-theatre actor
Years active
2014–
Debut
professional activity, 2014
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha → No Gain No Love

Lee Sang-yi: Biography and beginnings

Lee Sang-yi (이상이) — Lee Sang-yi. Born: November 27, 1991, Ansan, South Korea. active since: 2014.

The documented starting point used here is professional activity, 2014. Height, MBTI, residence and family details are not filled automatically; fields without a strong source remain hidden. Official production titles retain their distributed form.

Career development — Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

Lee Sang-yi's musical-theatre experience informs his control of rhythm and voice, but his television filmography does not stay in one register. Once Again brought visibility, Youth of May used historical melodrama, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha an ensemble romance, and Bloodhounds physical action.

Selected filmography: Lee Sang-yi

This selection is not a substitute for a complete filmography. It traces the route from Once Again through Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha to No Gain No Love, listing character and platform separately.

  • 2020 — Once Again — role: Yoon Jae-seok — KBS2
  • 2021 — Youth of May — role: Lee Soo-chan — KBS2
  • 2021 — Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha — role: Ji Sung-hyun — tvN / Netflix
  • 2023 — Bloodhounds — role: Hong Woo-jin — Netflix
  • 2024 — No Gain No Love — role: Bok Gyu-hyun — tvN

Career timeline: Lee Sang-yi

  • 2014 — professional activity, 2014
  • 2021 — Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
  • 2024 — No Gain No Love

Recently documented work: No Gain No Love

The most recent reference included in this selection is No Gain No Love (2024). The wording is deliberate: the page does not automatically call it the “latest project” unless the source supplies a complete current list. The permanent profile can absorb the next confirmed role without creating a duplicate page.

Sources and verification: Lee Sang-yi

Core source: Korean Film Council — KOFIC. Biographical data and projects are published only when they can be tied to the displayed sources. Where shown, age is calculated automatically from the birth date under the international standard; it is not stored as a fixed number.

Source

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