Lee Ju-sun

Lee Ju-sun is a South Korean choreographer and dancer. He is best known as the creator of the "horse-riding dance" from Psy's viral music video "Gangnam Style".

Lee began his career during the 1990s as a background dancer but the meager income forced him to leave the industry and he started his own small business.^[1] However he returned to dancing as it was his passion and performed with or choreographed for the likes of Im Chang-jung, g.o.d, Cha Tae-hyun, UN, Kim Jin-pyo, and Psy. He heads a dance team called Mania which mainly performs with g.o.d and Psy, both of whom he has performed with and choreographed for since the early 2000s.^[2][3]

Lee came to further prominence as the creator of the "horse-riding" dance in Psy's 2012 hit song "Gangnam Style".^[1][4] The success and popularity of the move won him the Style of the Year (Choreographer) Award at the 2nd Gaon Chart Music Awards.^[5] With the global spread of K-pop and the massive success of "Gangnam Style", Lee has been a vocal activist calling for choreographers to be allowed to claim and collect copyright fees to prevent them from being exploited.^[1] He and six other choreographers co-founded the Korea Choreography Association.^[6]

In 2015 Lee made his debut as a singer and released a single "Druwa", which featured Joohee of 8eight.^[7]