'Single Dad' Lee Tae-sung, '187cm Middle School Son Supports His Dating'

Actor Lee Tae-sung reveals the current status of his son, who has grown significantly, and his honest feelings about dreaming of marriage again. Attention is focused on the fact that his son, a third-year middle school student, has grown to 187cm, surpassing his father's height, and is also a top student. Furthermore, interest is gathering on Lee Tae-sung's new life plans as his son is actively supporting his father's dating life.

In the Channel A variety show 'Groom Class 2' broadcasting on the 9th, actor Lee Tae-sung, in his 23rd year since debut, joins as a new student. Now 41 years old, Lee Tae-sung is set to reveal not only his daily life as an actor but also his family story of raising his son as a single dad and his future views on marriage.

During a recent recording, Lee Tae-sung shared the current status of his son, who is now in his third year of middle school. He said, "He has suddenly become a third-year middle schooler, and his height is 187cm, which is taller than me. He is studying hard." Since Lee Tae-sung's height is 183cm, his son, who is still a middle schooler, is already about 4cm taller than his father. As surprising as his growth rate is, his academic performance is also remarkable.

Lee Tae-sung previously revealed on MBN's 'Heart-to-Heart Show Dongchimi' in August that his son is quite good at studying and is an 'elite' who never misses being ranked first in the school. As his son, who has been occasionally introduced through broadcasts since his childhood, has grown into a teenager taller than his father and is excelling in academics, it has become a special source of pride for Lee Tae-sung.

The son has now grown enough to show interest in his father's dating life. Lee Tae-sung confessed, "My son is at an age where he knows everything, so he is supporting my dating." He explained that encouraged by his son's support, he began to think that he might be able to meet someone again, which ultimately led to his decision to appear on 'Groom Class 2'. For Lee Tae-sung, who has lived his life centered around his son for a long time, the family's support has become the catalyst for considering a new relationship.

Then, what kind of marriage does Lee Tae-sung envision? In response to questions about marriage, he spoke honestly, saying, "I love children very much," and "I want to get married and have a daughter." Given that he is already a father of one, his dream of building another family and raising a daughter gives his appearance on 'Groom Class 2' a meaning beyond a simple variety show appearance.

His life as a painter, another side of actor Lee Tae-sung, will also be revealed. Lee Tae-sung has been steadily painting in a studio prepared on the second floor of his home. He introduced that he is in his 12th year of working as a painter, has held 17 solo exhibitions so far, and his number of works reaches approximately 3,000. As his daily life, in which he has long pursued the different fields of acting and painting, is revealed, it is expected to show another side to viewers who only knew him as an actor.

In particular, the story surrounding the price of his works provides unexpected laughter. Following Lee Tae-sung's revelation that the most expensive piece among his works is 25 million won, questions followed regarding whether the work was actually sold, but his answer was unexpected. Lee Tae-sung replied, "It is hanging in our house." As it was revealed that he himself possesses a work worth tens of millions of won, a unique daily life where his work as a painter and his life as an actor coexist was revealed.

Born in 1985, Lee Tae-sung is a former baseball player who debuted as an actor through the 2003 KBS 2TV drama 'Run, My Mom'. Since then, he has built his career as an actor appearing in various works such as 'Life Is Worth Living', 'Playful Kiss', 'Hooray for Love', 'Rooftop Prince', 'Pots of Gold', 'Mom', 'My Golden Life', 'Miss Hammurabi', 'Golden Garden', 'Ghost Doctor', 'Why Her?', and 'Three Bold Siblings'.

His family history is also an inseparable part of Lee Tae-sung's life. He had a son in 2011 at the age of 26, and drew attention at the time by revealing he had a son ahead of his military enlistment in 2013. After the birth of his son, he registered his marriage with a non-celebrity woman seven years his senior, but it was reported that they divorced during his military service. Since then, Lee Tae-sung has essentially raised his son as a single dad, and that son has now grown into a teenager taller than his father in his third year of middle school.

Having expanded his territory from starting as an actor to the life of a single dad and now to the new field of a painter, Lee Tae-sung is now looking at the life choice of marriage again. Above all, the fact that his son is supporting his father's dating serves as a reliable supporter for Lee Tae-sung. From the surprising news of his growth—187cm tall and ranked first in school—to the image of his son encouraging his father to find new love, attention is gathering on the family story that 23rd-year actor Lee Tae-sung will reveal.

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