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      LEE YOUNG-CHOON

      Born in June 23, 1958

      Born in Haeundae-Gu, Busan, Korea

      Address: 657-177, Hannam 1-Dong, Yongsan-Gu, Seoul, Korea

      Debuted in 1982 through a singing constest "A New Singer"
      of the national broadcasting station KBS
      (Korean Broadcasting System)


   

1982
Dubuted by winning a singing contest "A New Singer" of KBS for five weeks in a row(1982)

1983
Hit song ¡°the lost 30 years¡± through a program of KBS ¡°Reunion of dispersed family members between South and North Koreas¡±(1983)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Seven Singers of the Year¡± of KBS(1983)

1985
Released the 2nd album ¡°Compass¡±(1985)

1986
Released the 3rd album ¡°The Starting Point¡±(1986)

1989
Released the 4th album ¡°Cause I Feel Sad¡±(1989)

1990
Released the 5th album ¡°Leave Me alone¡±(1990)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Ten Singers of the Year¡± of the Munwha Broadcasting Company (MBC)(1990)

1991
Released the 6th album ¡°Let's Dance the Cha Cha Cha¡±(1991)
Participated in a consolatory performance for Korean residents in Tashkent in commemoration of founding of MBC(1991)

1992
Released the 7th album ¡°Woman, woman, woman¡±(1992)
Participated in a consolatory performance of MBC for Korean residents in Sakhalin in commemoration of the 47th anniversary of the Independence Day of Korea(1992)
Participated in a performance casting South and North Korean entertainers for the first time (1992)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Ten Singers of the Year¡± of the Hankuk Daily and Daily Sports (1992)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Singers of the Year¡± of KBS (1992)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Singers of the Year¡± of MBC (1992)

1993
Completed the Mater¡¯s of Business Administration program at Kunkook University, Seoul (February, 1993)
Organized Dinner Show celebrating the 10th anniversary since his debut ¡°the lost 30 years¡± at Ramada Renaissance Hotel Seoul (February 14, 1993)
Won the ¡°Best Male Singer¡± in a singing contest cherishing the memory of a deceased singer Nam, In-su (April 6, 1993)
Won the ¡°Most Popular Song¡± in a singing contest ¡°This is the most popular song!¡± of MBC (April 23, 1993)
Won the ¡°Most Popular Song¡± for the second time in a row in a singing contest ¡°This is the most popular song!¡± of MBC (May 7, 1993)
Won the ¡°Most Popular Song¡± for the third time in a row in a singing contest ¡°This is the most popular song!¡± of MBC (May 28, 1993)
Released a new song ¡°You are the only woman I loved¡± (November 1st, 1993)
(Released a Golden Disk celebrating the 11th anniversary of his debut, including new songs)
Chosen as one of the ¡°Best Male Singers of the Year¡± by the Entertainment Information Newspaper Inc. (November 3rd, 1993)
Chosen as one of the ¡°Best Ten Singers of the Year¡± of Moving Image and Music Award organized by Hankuk Daily and Daily Sports (December 12, 1993)
Won the Korean Music Award of MBC (December 31, 1993)

1994
Won the ¡°Best Male Trot (a genre of Korean pop music) Singer¡± of the 1st Korean Entertainment Award (February 28, 1994)
Won the ¡°Best Singer¡± of the 2nd Korean Art Performer Award (June 16, 1994)
Participated in a charitable activity organized by the Korea Entertainment Association (September 8, 1994)
Organized Dinner Show at Lotte Hotel Seoul (1994)
Won the ¡°Distinguished Service Medal¡± of the Korea Entertainment Association at a charitable Dinner Show (October 18, 1994)
Won the first prize (two times) and ¡°Best Male Singer¡± (one time) organized by the Entertainment Information Newspaper Inc. (November 11, 1994)
Chosen as one of the ¡°Best Singer of the Year¡± of the 5th Seoul Pop Music Award organized by the Daily Sports Seoul (December 2, 1994)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Singers of the Year¡± of KBS (December 30, 1994)
Performed at the MBC Song Festival (Decemebr 31, 1994)

1995
Won the ¡°Best Male Trot Singer¡± of the 2nd Korean Entertainment Award (February 28, 1995)
Invited as a guest singer at the ¡°Paeksang Arts Awards¡± (March 23, 1995)
Released the 8th album ¡°A Woman Dancing Samba¡± (April, 1995)
His mother Kwack, Su-ja was chosen as one of the five art performers by ¡°1995 Great Mother of Art Performer Award¡± at the National Theater of Korea (May 2, 1995)
Invited as a guest singer of MBC Miss Korea Contest (May 13, 1994)
Performed the ¡°KOREA M-TV Super Solo Concert¡± (June 8, 1995)
Participated in a consolatory performance of KBS for Korean residents in Japan in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Independence Day of Korea (August 14 to 17, 1995)
Participated in a consolatory performance for Korean residents in Japan organized by the Korea Entertainment Association (1995)
Participated in a unveiling ceremony of a monument built in commemoration of the 13th anniversary of his debut, ¡°The Lost 30 Years¡± at Paju, Gyeonggy Province, Korea (October 1, 1995)
Chosen as one of the ¡°Best Singers of the Year¡± of Moving Image and Music Award organized by Hankuk Daily and Daily Sports (December 10, 1995)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Ten Singers of the Year¡± of MBC (December 29, 1995)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Singers of the Year¡± of KBS (December 30, 1995)
Participated in a performance celebrating Korea-Japan entertainment exchanges (December 1 to 5, 1995)

1996
Chosen as one of the ¡°Today¡¯s Young Art Performer Award¡± organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (October 19, 1996)
Chosen as one of the ¡°Best Singers of the Year¡± organized by Korea Broadcasting Journalist Club (December 6, 1996)
Chosen as one of the ¡°Best Singers of the Year¡± of Moving Image and Music Award organized by Hankuk Daily and Daily Sports (December 8, 1996)
Won the ¡°Golden Glove Award¡± organized by Hyundai Broadcasting System (HBS) (December 11, 1996)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Singers of the Year¡± of KBS (December 30, 1996)
Invited as a guest singer of the 1996 New Year¡¯s Eve Night Festival organized by MBC (Decemebr 31, 1996)

1997
Performed the ¡°KBS-TV Big Show¡± (January 18, 1997)
Released the 9th album ¡°Let¡¯s Twist¡±
Won the ¡°Best Male Trot Singer¡± of the 3rd Korean Entertainment Award organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Korea Entertainment Association (March 10, 1997)
Performed the ¡°KBS-TV Big Show¡± for the second time in a row (April 29, 1997)
Participated in a show celebrating the founding of KBS-TV satellite broadcasting system ¡°Let¡¯s Go Together¡± (May 15, 1997)
Participated in a performance in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the founding of Hyundai Corporation¡± (May 17, 1997)
Performed the ¡°KBS-TV Big Show¡± for the third time in a row (July 22, 1997)
Chosen as one of the ¡°Best Singers of the Year¡± of the Korean Broadcasting Award organized by KBS (September 3, 1997)
Invited as a guest singer in ¡°MBC-TV Asia-Pacific Film Festival¡± (October 6, 1997)
Chosen as one of ¡°Genuin Workers of Society Award¡± organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (October 29, 1997)
Invited as a guest singer in ¡°Nam, In-su singing contest¡± (November 2, 1997)
Won the ¡°Special Prize¡± of ¡°1997 SBS TV Seoul Song Award¡± (December 4, 1997)
Invited as a guest singer in the ¡°Blue Dragon Film Festival¡± aired by MBC-TV (December 12, 1997)
Chosen as one of the ¡°Best Singers of the Year¡± of the Moving Image and Music Award organized by Hankuk Daily and Daily Sports (December 14, 1997)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Singers of the Year¡± of KBS (December 30, 1997)
Invited as a guest singer of the New Year¡¯s Eve Night Festival organized by MBC (Decemebr 31, 1997)

1998
Released the 10th Album ¡°Reunion¡±
Won the ¡°Best Male Trot Singer¡± of the 4th Korean Entertainment Award organized (March 10, 1998)
His story as a singer was aired by KBS Star Special ¡°My Songs¡± (July 3, 1998)
Chosen as one of ¡°Genuin Workers of Society Award¡± organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (September 11, 1998)
Invited as a guest singer in the Korea-Japan performance marking the 50th anniversary of the Japanese Resident Women¡¯s Group (1998)
Invited as guest singer in a performance in commemoration of establishing the diplomatic relationship between Korea and China (November, 1998)
Chosen as one of the ¡°Best Singers of the Year¡± of Moving Image and Music Award organized by Hankuk Daily (December 5, 1998)
Recognized as Prime Minister's Citation Ribbon by his good deed (December 18, 1998)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Singers of the Year¡± of KBS (December 31, 1998)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Ten Singers of the Year¡± of MBC (December 31, 1998)

1999
Released the 10th album ¡°Sister¡±
Participated in the South-North Joint Performance at North Korea organized by SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System) (December 1~8, 1999)
Chosen as one of the ¡°Best Singers of the Year¡± of Moving Image and Music Award organized by Hankuk Daily (Decemebr 16. 1999)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Ten Singers of the Year¡± of KBS (December 31, 1999)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Ten Singers of the Year¡± of MBC (December 31, 1999)

2000
Opened his official web site (www.sulwoondo.co.kr) connected with several portal sites such as LYCOS, YAHOO and EMPAS (March, 2000)
Contracted a 6-month Commercial Filming of Pizza Hut (April 12~13, 2000) aired in May through public and cable networks.
Performed his concert in commemoration of the founding of Korean regidents in Sim-yang, China, and participated in a singing contest held in China (August 26, 2000)
Chosen as a promotion director of Busan Asian Game (October 9, 2000)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Singers of the Year¡± of KBS (December 30, 2000)
Won a ¡°Special Award¡± of MBC¡¯s New Year¡¯s Eve Singing Awards (December 31, 2000)

2001
Participated as the judges of 2001 Miss Korea Contest (May 27, 2001)
Participated in a charitable performance in Beijing as promotion director of UNICEF and Won the ¡°Golden Disk Award¡± of Moving Image and Music Award held in Beijing, China (June 1st, 2001)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Ten Singers of the Year¡± of KBS (2001)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Ten Singers of the Year¡± of MBC (2001)

2002
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Ten Singers of the Year¡± of KBS (2002)
Participated in a concert cherishing the memory of Lee, Su-hyun in Tokyo, Japan (2002)

2003
Released ¡°Gull¡¯s Love¡± (2003)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Ten Singers of the Year¡± of KBS (2003)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Ten Singers of the Year¡± of MBC (2003)

2004
Released ¡°Chun-ja¡± (2004)
Chosen as the most popular song of ¡°Hall of Fame¡± by winning firs prizes in CJB ¡°Top Ten Show¡± for five consecutive weeks.
Currently the host of a SBS Love FM radio program ¡°Sul, woon-do¡¯s Cha Cha Cha¡±
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Ten Singers of the Year¡± of KBS (2004)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Ten Singers of the Year¡± of MBC (2004)

2005
Chosen as the most popular song of ¡°Hall of Fame¡± by winning firs prizes in CJB ¡°Top Ten Show¡± for five consecutive weeks (March, 2005)
Chosen as one of ¡°The Best Ten Singers of the Year¡± of KBS (December, 2005)