Debut
2005
Agency
About
In 2000, Leeteuk was on vacation in Myeongdong with his sister and was spotted by an SM Entertainment talent agent. He had a successful audition and signed on with the agency. That same year, he landed an extra role in the MBC drama All About Eve, and later became a model for Pepsi for a brief period.
Leeteuk was originally supposed to debut as a member of the group "Smile" with bandmate Donghae as a rival group to TVXQ. After that plan fell through, Leeteuk and Donghae were both put in the rotational group SUPER JUNIOR'05. The group made their debut on November 6, 2005 with Super Junior 05 and its title track "Twins (Knock Out)".
In 2006, when SM began to recruit new members for the rotational group, the rotational system faced strong opposition and SM eventually dropped the idea after adding Kyuhyun to the group. They then dropped the "'05" and officially became known as SUPER JUNIOR with Leeteuk as their leader. From 2006 to 2011, Leeteuk co-hosted KBS "SUPER JUNIOR's Kiss The Radio" with Eunhyuk.
He left the program to enlist in the military in 2011. He briefly returned in 2016 as a guest host. He also served as a host on SBS Star King and Strong Heart, and MBC's Enjoy Today.
He has also made numerous cameo appearances in dramas over the years, including Nonstop, Dream High, and Salamander Guru and the Shadows.
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