--- name: "Lee Sang-yi" canonical: "https://film.one/person/lee-sang-yi" fi1m_id: "lee-sang-yi" imdb_id: "nm9948498" tmdb_id: 1863428 wikidata_id: "Q12611661" roles: ["Actor"] born: "27 November 1991" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-24T11:32:19.675535+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Lee Sang-yi ## Identity Lee Sang-yi - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lee-sang-yi - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** lee-sang-yi - **IMDb ID:** nm9948498 - **TMDB ID:** 1863428 - **Wikidata ID:** Q12611661 - **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12611661, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9948498/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1863428 Actor. Born 27 November 1991 in Ansan, Gyeonggi, South Korea. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 27 November 1991, Ansan, Gyeonggi, South Korea - **Also known as:** 李相二, Lee Sang-i, لی سانگ-یی, I Sang-i, I Sangi - **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12611661, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9948498/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1863428 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Bloodhounds*](https://film.one/tv/bloodhounds.md) (70) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Lee Sang-yi > Lee Sang-yi makes warmth useful in an action series: his partnership with Woo Do-hwan gives *Bloodhounds* its human interest. We rate his physical commitment, but want scripts that give him more to work with. In *Bloodhounds* (2023), Lee Sang-yi makes Hong Woo-jin someone we are happy to spend time with between fights. Alongside Woo Do-hwan’s Kim Gun-woo, he keeps a forceful action series approachable when its plotting becomes predictable. We warmed to the pair because their companionship gives us a reason to care beyond the next confrontation. That is a substantial contribution in a series whose writing gives its two central characters too little depth. Earlier television roles often made use of that warmth in romantic or supportive parts. *Once Again* (2020) brought wider recognition, and *Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha* (2021) cast him as Ji Seong-hyun, an optimistic variety-show director. Such characters suit him, though repeated casting of this sort risks giving him little to do beyond being agreeable. His musical-theatre work, from *Grease* (2014) to *A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder* (2020–2022), has also called on physical precision and comedy. The move into action makes sense for a performer with those skills. For director Jason Kim’s *Bloodhounds*, Lee built a boxer’s physique and learnt southpaw technique. The fights give that preparation a purpose: this is action that depends on bodies looking capable of doing damage. We rate the shift because it gives his physical skills a proper job without sacrificing the ease of his partnership with Woo. The limitation comes between confrontations, where neither his physical commitment nor that rapport can supply the character detail the screenplay has left out. Action has not displaced the romantic comedy. *No Gain No Love* and *Spice Up Our Love* (2024) sit alongside the more physically demanding *Good Boy* (2025), in which he plays a former fencer. We would like to see that physical skill attached to a character with more to reveal. Start with *Bloodhounds* for the fights, and allow for a script that gives its leading men less to play than they deserve. ## Biography Lee Sang-yi is a South Korean actor and singer. He was born on 27 November 1991 in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. He trained at the Korea National University of Arts and debuted in theatre in 2014, appearing in musicals including *Grease*. He later took supporting and leading roles in television series such as *Once Again* (2020), *Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha* (2021), *My Demon* (2023) and *No Gain No Love* (2024). He is known for his performance as Hong Woo-jin in the Netflix series *Bloodhounds* (2023–present) and has also performed as a member of the vocal group MSG Wannabe. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Bloodhounds* (2023), Fi1m 70, as Hong Woo-jin — [page](https://film.one/tv/bloodhounds.md) ## Complete filmography (31) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *A Bona Fide Killer* (2026), series, as Lee Dong-jin - *The Legend of Kitchen Soldier* (2026), series, as Hwang Seok-ho - *Boyfriend on Demand* (2026), series, as Firefighter - *Good Boy* (2025), series, as Kim Jong-hyeon - *Spice Up Our Love* (2024), series, as Kang Ha-jun - *Love in the Big City* (2024), as Min-jun - *No Gain No Love* (2024), series, as Bok Gyu-hyeon - *Single in Seoul* (2023), as Byung-soo - *My Demon* (2023), series, as Ju Seok-hoon - *Han River Police* (2023), series, as Go Gi-seok - *Bloodhounds* (2023), series, as Hong Woo-jin — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bloodhounds.md) - *Crash Course in Romance* (2023), series, as Livestreamer Mr. Popular - *Besties in Wonderland* (2022), series, Actor - *Yumi's Cells* (2021), series, as Ji U-gi - *Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha* (2021), series, as Ji Sung-hyun - *Youth of May* (2021), series, as Lee Soo-chan - *Noryang Battle* (2020), as Hee-joong - *Once Again* (2020), series, as Yoon Jae-seok - *Hitman: Agent Jun* (2020), as NIS agent - *When the Camellia Blooms* (2019), series, as Yang Seung-yeop - *Special Labor Inspector, Mr. Jo* (2019), series, as Yang Tae-Soo - *The Third Charm* (2018), series, as Hyun Sang-Hyun - *Illang: The Wolf Brigade* (2018), as Public Security Department Situation Room Monitoring Agent - *To. Jenny* (2018), series, as Yeom Dae-sung - *Suits* (2018), series, as Cheol-Soon - *Manhole* (2017), series, as Oh Dal-Soo - *Coward* (2017), as Bu Seok Kim - *Real Man*, series, as Kwon Se-joong - *Moral Family*, as Seong-il - *Nambeol*, as Seung-sam - *Dochabi*, as Park Se-ryong --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/lee-sang-yi