Lee Tae-sung

I'll be honest — Lee Tae-sung isn't the flashiest name in the Korean drama world, but he's the kind of actor you keep noticing even when he's not the lead. Trained at Daeduk University and working steadily since the mid-2000s, he carved out a real presence in rom-coms and melodramas alike — Playful Kiss and Rooftop Prince showed he could hold his own against bigger stars, and My Golden Life proved he had genuine staying power when the writing gave him room to breathe. There's a quiet intensity to him on screen that I find more interesting than the louder, more obvious heartthrob types. The reality show My Little Old Boy adds a warmer, more relaxed dimension to his public persona, which honestly makes him easier to root for. A journeyman in the best sense — dependable, skilled, and still clearly hungry.

Name (English)

Lee Tae-sung

Name (Japanese)

イ・テソン

Reading

い・てそん

Born

April 21, 1985 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox

Origin

South Korea, United States

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor

University

Daeduk University

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://lee-taesung.jp/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/taesama27/
• Xhttps://x.com/tae_sama
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.