Leeteuk

Leeteuk is one of those leaders who genuinely holds a group together — not just in title, but in spirit. As the face and captain of Super Junior since their 2005 debut, he's been steering one of K-pop's most enduring acts through over nearly two decades of lineup changes, military service rotations, and the full evolution of the industry itself. What strikes me most is how he's managed to stay relevant not just as a performer but as a personality — his MC work and radio hosting career show a guy who's comfortable in his own skin off the stage too. He completed his mandatory military service and came back without missing a beat, which honestly says a lot about his work ethic. A survivor and a showman, rolled into one.

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Name (English)

Leeteuk

Name (Japanese)

イトゥク

Reading

いとぅく

Born

July 1, 1983 (age 43)

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Occupation

singer / television presenter / actor / film actor / pianist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Boar

University

Inha University

• Official sitehttp://superjunior.smtown.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/xxteukxx/
• Xhttps://x.com/special1004
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeteuk
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q489838

Tags

• singer
• television presenter
• actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.