Jee Seok-jin
Jee Seok-jin is a South Korean comedian, television presenter, actor, and broadcaster. He graduated from Ajou University with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.
In 1992, Jee Seok-jin debuted as a singer, releasing his first album "I Know", but gained popularity as an MC and comedian in the entertainment industry. He was most commonly known as the main MC in Star Golden Bell, which aired from 2004 to 2010. Jee is most well known as a cast member in the variety show Running Man together with Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Lee Kwang-soo, Jeon So-Min and Yang Se-chan. In addition to his television career, he also hosts the afternoon radio show 2 O'Clock Date on MBC FM4U.
Career
Jee Seok-jin has recently released a couple of new songs, 22 years after his debut as a singer.In 2014, he sang a duet '사랑한다 말하는건' with Club Soul, for the KBS drama My Dear Cats OST.
In 2015, he sang 머리핀 for the OST of drama Romance for 7 Days, a collaboration drama between Korea's CMB and Hong Kong's TVB. Jee Seok-jin released this song in both Korean and Chinese versions, the Chinese version being called 发卡 which is very well received in Mandarin-speaking regions, reaching the 6th position on the Chinese Baidu music charts.
Also, Jee Seok-jin has been known for his rendition of the Chinese song 童话 . It was first performed at the Running Man Special Live in Taipei fan meeting in January 2015, which garnered many positive responses about his accurate Mandarin pronunciation and melodious vocals. The original singer of the song, Michael Wong, also known as 光良, also praised Jee Seok-jin for his rendition. Wong subsequently invited Jee Seok-jin to be the performing guest for his Taipei concert in May 2015, where they performed 童话 together.
In September 2016, Jee Seok-jin started hosting on MBC Radio FM4U as a DJ. His radio programme 2시의데이트 지석진입니다 is broadcast daily, from 2pm to 4pm.
In 2017, Jee released a Chinese-language duet "You're the Most Precious" with Hong Kong singer Bianca Wu. Wu had invited him to record a newly arranged jazz rendition of the 1998 classic hit duet originally performed by Jacky Cheung and Francesca Kao, and also to film the MV in Hong Kong. They were then invited to perform the song at Hong Kong's TVB annual charity gala show.
In 2019, Running Man held their first ever fan meeting in Seoul, South Korea. Jee collaborated with Apink and fellow Running Man member Lee Kwang-soo presented their own song titled PARTY in which they danced and sang together. Jee also sang a group song with all Running Man members titled I Like It and danced to 1 Million's Lia Kim's choreography for the song BOOM and Just Blow'.
Personal life
Jee met his wife through an introduction from Yoo Jae-seok. Jee and his wife celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary in January 2017. Their "second wedding" was aired on Running Man in a special episode called "Big Nose Week". They have a son, who made a rare appearance on a Running Man episode in 2015.Discography
Singles
- 2014: 사랑한다 말하는건 - My Dear Cat OST
- 2015: 머리핀 - Romance for 7 Days OST '
- 2015: 发卡 - Romance for 7 Days OST '
- 2017: 你最珍贵
Solo album
- 1992: I Know
Extended Plays
Radio
- September 26, 2016 - September 29, 2019
Filmography
Television Host
; List of present programsYear | Title | Network | Notes |
2010–present | Running Man | Episode 1 – present |
; List of former programs
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
2004 - 2006 | Heroine 6 | ||
2004 - 2010 | Star Golden Bell | ||
2007 - 2008 | High-Five | ||
2007 | Truth Game | ||
2008 | Cider | ||
2011 | Death Camp 24 Hours | ||
2012 | Survival King | ||
2015 | Same Bed, Different Dreams | ||
2016 | Talk Hero | ||
2017–2018 | Happy Together - Legendary Big Mouth | Cast member | |
2018 | Royal Adventure | SBS Mobidic TV/ Clash Royal | Member |
Television Appearances
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
2008 | Happy Together | Guest ep 50 | |
2009 | Happy Together | Guest ep 101 | |
2010 | Happy Together | Guest ep 140 | |
2010 | Strong Heart | Guest ep 29-30 | |
2012 | Radio Star | Guest ep 264 | |
2012 | Happy Together | Guest ep 244 | |
2012 | Go Show | Guest ep 14 | |
2012 | Infinite Challenge | Guest ep 304 | |
2013 | Thank You | Guest ep 12 | |
2013 | Real Animal Adoption: Our Family’s Youngest | Guest ep 1-2 | |
2014 | Infinite Challenge | Guest ep 379 | |
2014 | Magic Eye | Guest ep 3 | |
2014 | Hurry Up, Brother | Guest ep 5 | |
2014 | Happy Together | Guest ep 377 | |
2014 | 2015 Countdown Show | ||
2015 | Everybody | Guest ep 13 | |
2015 | Happy Together | Guest ep 418 | |
2016 | Infinite Challenge | Guest ep 467-468 | |
2016 | Radio Star | Guest ep 467 | |
2016 | 美丽俏佳人 | ||
2016 | 冰雪奇跡 | Guest ep 7-8 | |
2016 | Non-Summit | Guest ep 92 | |
2016 | Entourage | Cameo ep 9 | |
2016 | Po Leung Kuk Charity Show |
Performances
Running Man Fan Meetings
Race Start! 2013
- 2013.07.13: Hong Kong
- 2013.09.21: China - Beijing
- 2013.10.05: China - Shanghai
- 2013.10.19: Singapore
Race Start! Season 2 2014
- 2014.09.27: Thailand - Bangkok
- 2014.10.04: Hong Kong
- 2014.10.25: Indonesia - Jakarta
- 2014.11.01: Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
- 2014.11.29: Singapore
Running Man Special Live in Taipei 2015
- 2015.01.17: Taiwan - Taipei
Race Start! Season 3 2015
- 2015.07.03: Hong Kong
- 2015.08.21: China - Shanghai
- 2015.09.18: China - Chongqing
- 2015.10.23: China - Beijing
- 2015.10.30: China - Shenzhen
- 2015.11.20: China - Nanjing
- 2015.12.11: China - Wuhan
Running Man Live in Taiwan 2016
- 2016.01.29: Taiwan - Taipei
Running Man 2017 Live
- 2017.02.10: Taiwan - Taipei
- 2017.02.18: Macau
- 2017.03.11: Thailand - Bangkok
- 2017.03.25: Hong Kong
- 2017.04.22: Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
2018: Running Man Live in Taipei
- 2018.10.06: Taiwan - Taipei
2019: Running Man Keep on Running
- 2019.02.19: Hong Kong
- 2019.08.17: Indonesia - Jakarta
- 2019.08.26: South Korea - Seoul
Awards and nominations