Lee_Changsub
Lee Chang-sub
South Korean singer (born 1991)
Lee Chang-sub (Korean: 이창섭; born (1991-02-26)February 26, 1991), known mononymously as Changsub, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, host and musical actor. He is the lead vocalist of the South Korean boy group BtoB.[1]
Lee Chang-sub | |
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| 이창섭 | |
Lee Changsub in 2016 | |
| Born | Lee Chang-sub (1991-02-26) February 26, 1991 (age 33) Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
| Education | Howon University |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2012–present |
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| Formerly of | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이창섭 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Chang-seop |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Ch'ang-sŏp |
| Signature | |
Lee Changsub was born in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.[1] He studied Practical Music at Howon University with BTOB group-mate Im Hyunsik. They both got admitted in 2011 with a cutthroat 3000:5 ratio at that time.[2]
Prior to his debut as an idol, he won a Daesang at the 16th Suwon Music Festival 2008, and even became vice president of Red Cross Youth Gyeonggi Province in 2009.[3]
Military service
He began his military duty by enlisting as an active duty soldier on January 14, 2019.[4] On July 24, Lee recorded a special single— a new theme song for the ROK Army alongside Shinee's Onew and Key, Exo's Xiumin, Infinite's Kim Sung-kyu, 2AM's Jo Kwon and Jinwoon, Yoon Ji-sung and actors Kim Minseok, and Lee Jae-kyoon.[5]
He was officially discharged on August 21, 2020 following the COVID-19 protocol.[6]
Philanthropy
On October 21, 2017, Lee Chang-sub visited his alma mater and delivered a scholarship of ₩10 million to his high school alma-mater, Samil Commercial High School. Changsub said, "I couldn't have imagined this when I was in school. It's an honor to be in a situation where I’m able to deliver this scholarship for the younger generation of students. I’ve been able to come this far thanks to my teachers and my school who helped me until the end when I was a student."[7]
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Lee debuted as the lead vocalist of BTOB on March 21, 2012.[8]
Lee has also participated in lyrics composition of some tracks by BTOB including, "Last Day", "Killing Me" and "Melody".[9][10][11]
He became a contestant on King of Masked Singer introducing himself as "Mr. Wifi" in 2015.[12] In 2016, he joined the cast of new season of SBS's reality-documentary show, Law of the Jungle, which was filmed in Mongolia.[13]
He started his career in musicals in 2017. He was cast in the musical adaptation of "Boys Over Flowers" as the lead, Goo Jun-pyo.[14] He also played a role in the Korean production of the musical "Napoleon" as Lucien, Napoleon's little brother.[15][16] Next, he was cast as the titular main character in the musical "Edgar Allan Poe".[17]
The following year, he landed another leading role as Eddie Birdlace in "Dogfight".[18] His final musical project before military enlistment was "Iron Mask" where he undertook the dual leading role of King Louis XIV as well as his twin brother Philippe [19]
On October 27, 2020, Cube announced that the currently active members of BtoB have formed a unit called BtoB 4U consisting Eunkwang, Minhyuk, Changsub and Peniel.[20] The unit debuted on November 16 with their first mini-album, Inside and title track "Show Your Love".[21]
Solo activities
Lee Changsub was the first member to debut his own solo album, "bpm 82.5", in Japan. With the title track "At The End", this Japan debut in 2017 also marked the launch of the 'Piece of BTOB' project,[22] in which each month one BTOB member would showcase a solo release.
In December 2018, he released his first Korean solo album titled "Mark".[23] He considered it his gift to his fans before enlistment.
He held his first solo concert, SPACE in January 4, 5 and 6, 2019 at the Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin District, Seoul.[24][25]
In September 6, 2022, he released his solo album titled [reissue #001 'SURRENDER'].[26]
In April 2023, he established Chang-Ggo Training Centre vocal academy in Suwon[27][28].
In November 2023, BtoB members departed from Cube Entertainment following the end of their contracts. On November 23, 2023, it was announced that Lee had signed with Fantagio. Lee has stated his plans to continue BtoB group promotions despite being under different agencies as his members.[29]
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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| KOR [30] |
JPN [31] | |||
| bpm82.5 |
Track listing
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— | 12 |
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| Mark |
Track listing
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5 | — |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [34] | ||||
| "You Inside My Memories" (추억속의 그대) | 2015 | — | — | — |
| "At the End" | 2017 | 22 |
|
Piece of BTOB Vol. 1 |
| "I Guess I Loved You" (사랑했나봐) | 2023 | 184 | — | Non-album singles |
| "As Always" (그래, 늘 그랬듯 언제나) | 2024 | 193 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Collaborations
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [36] | ||||
| "The Love of Fingertips" (손끝의 사랑) (with B1A4, Eunkwang, Heo Young-ji, A-JAX, April, Oh My Girl and Kassy) |
2016 | — | — | |
| "Sorry" (미안해) (Eunkwang and Minhyuk) |
2019 | 96 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [37] | ||||
| "Be Alright" (with Yoseob, G.NA, Gayoon) |
2012 | 93 |
|
Road for Hope OST |
| "Bye Bye Love" (with Yoseob, Dongwoon, Jung Il-hoon) |
2013 | 35 |
|
When a Man Falls in Love OST |
| "Past Days" (지난 날) (with Junhyung, Ha Yeon-soo, Minhyuk, Hyunsik, Sungjae) |
56 |
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Monstar OST | |
| "After Time Passes" (시간이 흐른 뒤엔) (with Junhyung, Minhyuk, Hyunsik, Sungjae) |
32 |
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| "First Love" (첫사랑) (with Junhyung, Minhyuk, Hyunsik, Sungjae) |
61 |
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| "Goodbye Sadness" (with Eunkwang and Ilhoon) |
2015 | — | — | Sweet, Savage Family OST |
| "After the Play Ends" (연극이 끝난 후) (with Elkie and Heota) |
2016 | — | After the Play Ends OST | |
| "For You" (with Eunkwang, Ilhoon, Minhyuk) |
— | Cinderella and Four Knights OST | ||
| "What's On Your Mind?" | 2017 | — | My Friend's Love Life OST | |
| "Falling" | 2018 | — | A Poem a Day OST | |
| "In Your Light" | — | Lovely Horribly OST | ||
| "The night I miss you" | 2021 | — | Her Bucket List OST | |
| "Freedom" | 2022 | — | Doctor Lawyer OST | |
| "Love from a Real Heart" (사랑은 가슴이 시킨다(2023)) | 2023 | 120 | It Was Spring OST | |
| "Heavenly Fate" (천상연) | 2024 | 6 | A Not So Fairy Tale OST | |
| "It's Alright" | — | Dare to Love Me OST | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Monstar | Men in Black member | |
| 2014 | The Heirs | Himself as BtoB's member | Cameo ep. 4 |
| 2015 | The Village: Achiara's Secret | Cameo |
Variety shows
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | King of Masked Singer | Contestant, as Mr. Wifi. |
| National Idol Singing Competition | Contestant with Seo Eunkwang | |
| 2016 | Idol and Family National Singing Competition | Contestant with Seo Eunkwang and his brother.[43] |
| Law of the Jungle in Mongolia | Cast Member | |
| 2017 | Duet Song Festival | Contestant with Park Soo-jin, episode 43 and 44 |
| Battle Trip | Contestant with Seo Eunkwang, Lee Min-hyuk, episode 62 | |
| 2019 | Video Star | Contestant, episode 126[44] |
| 2020 | Bookae Contest (부캐 선발대회) | Contestant with Seo Eunkwang as Golden and Silver Axe |
Hosting
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Korean Armed Forces Symphony Orchestra the Peacekeeper of Gang-Won | with Shinee's Key | [45] |
| 2020 | All That Cube | Episode 7–16 | [46] |
Web shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–present | Changing Majors | Host | [47] | |
| 2022 | Inssa Oppa G | with Seo Eun-kwang | [48] | |
| 2023 | Lotri Night | [49] | ||
Musical theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Boys Over Flowers | Tsukasa Doumyouji | [14] |
| Napoleon | Lucien | [15][50] | |
| Edgar Allan Poe | Edgar Allan Poe | [51] | |
| 2018 | Dogfight | Birdlace | [52] |
| Iron Mask | Louis XIV | [53] | |
| 2021 | The Last Empress | Hong Gye-Hoon | [54] |
| Marie Antoinette | Count Axel von Fersen | [55] | |
| Darwin Young's Origin of Evil | Darwin Young | [56] | |
| 2022 | Mata Hari | Armand | [57] |
| 2023 | Memphis | Huey | [58] |
| 2023–2024 | Winter Traveler | Han Min-woo | [59] |
- 2019 Lee Changsub Solo Concert – SPACE (January 4–6, 2019)
- "비투비(BTOB), "'본 투 비트' 세계를 압도하는 그룹 될것"" (in Korean). March 21, 2012.
- "BTOB Impresses With Their Academic Talent". January 26, 2016.
- "Official Changsub Thread – Page 4 – Individual Artists". One Hallyu. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "[종합] "고거신기"…이창섭, 동료 배웅 속 씩씩하게 입대 완료". XSportsNews (in Korean). January 14, 2019.
- "[단독]엑소부터 샤이니-워너원까지, 육군 장병가요 불렀다". SpoTvNews (in Korean). July 24, 2019.
- "비투비 이창섭 전역…서은광 이어 두번째". August 21, 2020.
- "비투비 이창섭, 모교 삼일상업 고등학교 찾아 장학금 1000만원 전달". Osen. July 14, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- Oh, Mi-jung; Ju, Ahn lee (March 22, 2012). "BTOB Targets Global Audience With Debut Showcase". Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- "BTOB Remember That (Killing Me)". melon. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- "BTOB I Mean (Last Day)". melon. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- "BTOB Beep beep (Melody)". melon. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- "'복면가왕' 와이파이 이창섭, "탈환하려 했는데…"". October 11, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- Kim, Jin-seok (July 26, 2016). "[단독]예지원·에릭남·창섭·박세영… '정글' 출연". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- Park, Su-jeong (January 6, 2017). "[단독]비투비 이창섭, 구준표 된다..뮤지컬 '꽃보다남자' 주인공". Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- Kwon, Mee-yoo (June 28, 2017). "Complex life of Napoleon turned into musical". The Korea Times. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- Kim, So-yeon (June 28, 2017). "[V Report Plus] Lee Chang-sub on playing Lucien in 'Napoleon'". K-POP Herald. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- "BTOB's Changsub cast in musical 'Edgar Allen Poe'". allkpop. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- 메이커스프로덕션, 뮤지컬 도그파이트-샌프란시스코에서 하룻밤 스팟영상, retrieved January 3, 2019
- O.C. (August 29, 2018). "BtoB's Lee Chang-Sub Reveals 'Iron Mask' Might Be His Last Before Enlisting". KPOPLOVE. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- Ji-young, Hwang (October 28, 2020). 서은광·이민혁·이창섭·프니엘, 유닛 비투비 포유 결성 [Seo Eun-kwang, Lee Min-hyuk, Lee Chang-seop, Peniel, formed the unit BtoB]. isplus.live.joins.com (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- Ko Seungah (November 16, 2020). [N현장] "7인 완전체 기다리며"…비투비 포유, 군백기 채운 유닛 데뷔(종합) [[N-site] "Waiting for all 7 people"... B2B U, debuts a unit filled with military flags (comprehensive)]. News1.
- "Piece of BTOB: A Look Back at BTOB's Forgotten Solo Project". The Kraze. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "BTOB's Lee Changsub, will release his first solo album on December". November 28, 2018.
- ""Never-ending Melody"...Changsub, last concert before enlistment". January 4, 2019.
- "[콘서트리뷰] 이창섭과 멜로디가 만든 '우주'…믿음으로 쓴 '이별 대처법'". January 5, 2019.
- "비투비 이창섭, 솔로 음원 'reissue(리이슈) #001 'SURRENDER'(써렌더)' 발매 - 열린세상 열린방송 MBN". star.mbn.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- Kang Seon-ae (November 23, 2023). "큐브 떠난 비투비 이창섭, 판타지오와 전속계약…"그룹 활동 우선"" [BTOB Lee Chang-seop, who left Cube, signed an exclusive contract with Fantagio... “Group activities take precedence”]. SBS News (in Korean).
- "Circle Album Chart" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association (KMCA). Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- "Mark". Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- "Lee Chang-sub Japanese Discography on ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- 週間 CDシングルランキング 2017年06月06日～2017年06月11日 [CD single weekly ranking from June 5, 2017 to June 11, 2017] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- "Circle Album Chart – 2018.12 Month". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- "At the End". April 29, 2017.
- "I Guess I Loved You". May 27, 2023.
- "As Always". May 4, 2024.
- Cumulative sales for "At The End":
- "Gaon Download Chart 2017 Week 17". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- "Gaon Download Chart 2017 Week 18". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- "미안해 (Sorry)". April 7–13, 2019.
- "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- "Be Alright". July 14, 2012.
- "Bye Bye Love". May 4, 2013.
- "Past Days". May 25, 2013.
- "After Time Passes". June 1, 2013.
- "First Love". July 20, 2012.
- "Love from a Real Heart". June 10, 2023.
- "Heavenly Fate". April 20, 2024.
- "Gaon Download Chart 2012 Week 19". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- "Gaon Download Chart May 2013". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- "Gaon Download Chart – June, 2013". Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- "Gaon Download Chart – June, 2013". Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- "Changsub Reacts To The Idea Of Yook Sungjae Being BTOB's Next Leader". Soompi. January 9, 2019.
- @wonju_official (September 26, 2019). 샤이니와 비투비가 진행을. Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
- Choi Ji-eun (September 10, 2020). ‘큐브통신' (여자)아이들 우기, 저음 퀸 등극 ['Cube Communication' (G)I-dle Yuqi, bass queen]. TopDaily.
- Hwang Hye-jin (November 3, 2022). "비투비 이창섭, 대학교 예능 출연…고동완 PD와 호흡[공식]" [BTOB's Lee Chang-seop to appear on a university variety show... Breathing with PD Ko Dong-wan [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Naver.
- Yoo Jeong-min (December 9, 2022). "비투비 서은광·이창섭, '인싸오빠'서 완벽 케미 발산" [BTOB Seo Eun-kwang and Lee Chang-seop show off perfect chemistry in 'Insa Oppa] (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved December 9, 2022 – via Naver.
- Lee Jung-beom (June 15, 2023). "비투비 이창섭, 새 웹예능 '롯리나잇' MC 발탁…기대감UP" [BTOB Lee Changsub selected as MC for new web entertainment 'Lotri Night'... I'm looking forward to it UP] (in Korean). Xsport News. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- Kim, So-yeon (June 28, 2017). "[V Report Plus] Lee Chang-sub on playing Lucien in 'Napoleon'". K-POP Herald. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- "[단독] 비투비 이창섭, 뮤지컬 '에드거 앨런 포' 추가 캐스팅 확정". SEStar. October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
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- Park, Soo-In (November 3, 2020). "Kim So-hyun, Son Jun-ho → BTOB Lee Chang-sub, confirmed to appear in the musical 'The Last Empress' (Official)". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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- Park, Soo-In (April 6, 2022). "Ock Joo-hyun Solar → Lee Hong-ki and Lee Chang-seop cast in musical 'Mata Hari'". Newsen. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- "['뮤지컬 '멤피스' 7월 국내 초연…박강현·정선아 등 캐스팅". Edaily. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
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- Lee Chang-sub at Fantagio