Lee Man-ki

Lee Man-ki (Korean: 이만기; Hanja: 李萬基 born in 1963) is a former champion Ssireum wrestler and Korean television personality.

In 1983, Lee won his first Ssireum championship and went on to win ten times. Because of his domination of the sport during the 1980s, even decades later Lee is known as a legend in the sport alongside Kang Ho-dong. Lee retired from the sport in 1990.

Lee was a guest in a November 2010 episode of 2 Days & 1 Night, where he and Kang Ho-dong had a rematch of their famous 1990 championship game.

Lee ran in the 2004 legislative election as a Uri Party candidate, but lost. He ran again in the 2016 legislative election, this time for the Saenuri Party, but was defeated.

In 2021, Lee was a contestant in the tv show King of Mask Singer and simultaneously released a single of his original song titled "Good Friend".

Filmography

Television show

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Queen of Wrestling Host
2022–present One Round of the Neighborhood Season 2
2022 The King of Ssireum Team manager spin-off

References

  1. ↑ "Daum Encyclopedia". Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Once-popular sport over Chuseok holiday sees its glory fade". Korea JoongAng Daily. October 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Baek, Byung-yeul (June 2021). "Korean wrestling ssireum competition to kick off". The Korea Times. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "정치인 도전 4수 이만기, 또 낙선 위기…'盧 마지막 비서관' 너무 높은 벽?". The Dong-A Ilbo (in Korean). April 13, 2016. Retrieved 2026-10-15.
  5. ↑ "Melon Album". Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Koh Young-jun (June 21, 2022). 최초 女 씨름 예능 '씨름의 여왕', 7월 19일 첫 방송 [First female wrestling entertainment 'Queen of Ssireum', first broadcast on July 19th] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved June 21, 2022 – via Naver.
  7. ↑ Kim Na-young (June 29, 2022). 김영철 '동네 한 바퀴' 하차→이만기 새로 투입…시즌2 이끈다(공식) [Kim Young-cheol got off from 'One Round of the Neighborhood' → Newly introduced Lee Man-gi... Season 2 Lead (Official)] (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved June 29, 2022 – via Naver.
  8. ↑ Jo Tae-young (September 14, 2022). 씨름의 제왕' 1차 명단 공개…이만기 "이 사람 나온다고? [The first list of 'The King of Ssireum' revealed... Mangi Lee "Is this person coming out?] (in Korean). E-Daily. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Naver.