Nationality South Korean Name Lee Hyun-se Other names Hyun-se Lee Role Cartoonist | Alma mater Gyeongju High School Spouse An Yeong-sun (m. 1979) Occupation Cartoonist | |
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Born June 13, 1956 (age 67) ( 1956-06-13 ) Uljin, South Korea Children Lee Jong-su, Lee Um-jee, Lee Joo-myung Art directed Starchaser: The Legend of Orin Movies Lee Chang‑ho's Baseball, Armageddon, The Terrorist, Ring of Hell, The Report of the Daughter Similar People Lee Chang‑Ho, Choi Jae‑sung, Choi Min‑soo, Heo Joon‑ho, Choi Bool‑am | ||
Lee Hyun-se (Korean: 이현세; Hanja: 李賢世; born June 13, 1956) is a South Korean cartoonist, and the former president of the Korea Cartoonist Association. He is currently the chairman of KOMACON and a professor at the Department of Comic Animation at Sejong University.
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Lee is Korea's leading comic ("manhwa") artist. His works advocated different times of our days and embraced public frustrations.
Early life and education
Lee was born in Uljin, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. He grew up in Gyeongju, South Korea, graduating from graduated from Wulseung Elementary School (Korean: 월성초등학교), Gyeongju Middle School (Korean: 경주중학교), and Gyeongju High School (Korean: 경주고등학교).
Career
Lee debuted in 1978 with The River Knows (Korean: 저 강은 알고있다) that covers the Vietnam War. His major works include A Daunting Team (Korean: 공포의 외인구단), Mythology of the Heavens (Korean: 천국의 신화), Ring of Hell (Korean: 지옥의 링), Nambul: War Stories (Korean: 남벌; hanja: 南伐), Armageddon (Korean: 아마게돈), Police (Korean: 폴리스), Birdie (Korean: 버디), and others. Actor Joe Sang-gu is an old friend of Lee Hyun-se, and he is the real model for Oh Hyae-sung / (Kkachi), the main character of A Daunting Team.