Lee Seoksu was born in October 1969 in Daegu. After graduating from the Department of Korean Language and Literature (Bachelor) and Journalism and Mass Communication (Master) at Kyungpook National University, he joined the editorial department of the Maeil Shinmun in 1995. After working as the deputy director of the editorial department, the head of the social affairs department, and the head of the education and academic department, he is currently working as the head of the Western Headquarters of the Maeil Shinmun. Based on his long career as a journalist in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region, he served as the president of the Korea Journalists Association Maeil Shinmun and a director of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Journalists Association.