Lee So-yeon (actress)

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Lee So-yeon
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Lee in July 2014
Born (1982-04-16) April 16, 1982 (age 42)
Seoul, South Korea
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
AgentEkkeul Entertainment
Spouse
Unknown
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(m. 2015;div. 2018)​
Korean name
Hangul
이소연
Hanja
Revised Romanization I So-yeon
McCune–Reischauer I Soyŏn

Lee So-yeon (born April 16, 1982) [1] [3] is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Untold Scandal (2003) and Feathers in the Wind (2004), and the television series Spring Waltz (2006), Temptation of an Angel (2009) and Dong Yi (2010).

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Career

Lee So-yeon first drew notice in the period film Untold Scandal , playing the Cécile role in the 2003 Korean adaptation of Les Liaisons dangereuses . She has since played villains in several television dramas, namely Super Rookie , [4] Spring Waltz , [5] Temptation of an Angel , and in her most high-profile yet, Korean history's famous femme fatale Jang Hui-bin in Dong Yi . [6] Seemingly a victim of typecasting on TV, Lee was finally given her first leading role in the romantic comedy Why Did You Come to Our House? (also known as Wanted: Son-in-Law). More lighthearted fare followed with My Life's Golden Age (about a family of siblings), and My Love By My Side in which she played a cheerful single mother. In 2012 she returned to period dramas as a gisaeng in Dr. Jin , followed by the contemporary daily dramas The Birth of a Family and Ruby Ring .

Unlike her TV series, Lee's films are a more diverse mix of mainstream and indie. Feathers in the Wind in particular brought her critical raves, with Darcy Paquet of Koreanfilm.org crediting Lee's "considerable screen presence" in making her character "memorable." [7]

Lee counts pansori and jazz dancing among her hobbies. In 2007, she was chosen to be the ambassador for the Jecheon International Music & Film Festival. [8]

From September 2013 to March 2014, Lee appeared on the fourth season of reality/variety show We Got Married , in which celebrities are paired together as fake wedded couples; Lee's partner was pianist Yoon Han. [9] [ unreliable source? ] [10] She returned to acting in the cable drama 12 Years Promise in 2014. [11]

In June 2022, Lee launched her personal YouTube channel called 'Lee So-yeon So So TV. [12]

In January 2024, Lee signed with new agency Ekkeul Entertainment. [13]

Personal life

Lee married an IT entrepreneur on September 12, 2015. [14] [15] [16] In May 2018, it was reported that the couple were divorcing. [17]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRole
2005 Spring Day Kim Kyung-ah
Super Rookie Seo Hyun-ah
Let's Get Married [18] Kwon Eun-sun
2006 Spring Waltz Song Yi-na
2008Why Did You Come to Our House?Han Mi-soo
My Life's Golden Age [19] Lee Geum
2009 Temptation of an Angel Joo Ah-ran
2010 Dong Yi Jang Hui-bin
2011 My Love By My Side Do Mi-sol
2012 Dr. Jin Choon-hong
The Birth of a Family Lee Soo-jung
2013 Ruby Ring Jung Ru-bi/Jung Ru-na
2014 12 Years Promise Jang Gook/Jang Dal-rae
2015Beautiful YouCha Seo-kyung
2017 Man Who Dies to Live Lee Ji-young "B"
A Korean Odyssey Mysterious Bookseller (Episodes 9–10)
2019 Blessing of the Sea Sim Chung-yi
2021 Miss Monte-Cristo Go Eun-jo
2023 Twinkling Watermelon adult Choi Se-kyung
2024 The Two Sisters Lee Hye-won

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Unborn But Forgotten
2003Summer Story [20]
Untold Scandal Lee So-ok
2004Joy of Love short film [21]
Feathers in the Wind So-yeon
2006One Shining DayGo-nysegment: "The Beautiful Strangers" [22]
2007 Highway Star Cha Seo-yeon
Bravo My LifeKim Yoo-ri
2011The Dog and Key short film
TBANineteen, Thirty-NinePark Yeon-mi [23]

Music video

YearSong titleArtist
2007"Wintering" Eru

Television shows

YearTitleNotes
2006 Happy Sunday - Heroine 6
2006-2007 Music Bank Host
2009Living Beauty: Paris Hair Sketch
with Lee So-yeon
2011Dugeun Dugeun Studio of Love
2012-2013The Track
2013-2014 We Got Married - Season 4 Cast member
2022Olive Show Season 2Host [24]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2005 MBC Drama Awards Best New Actress Super Rookie Nominated
2007China Golden Rooster Awards
and Hundred Flowers Awards 		Best Actress in a Foreign Film Bravo My Life Won
2008 MBC Drama Awards Best New ActressMy Life's Golden AgeWon
2009 SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Temptation of an Angel Won
2010 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress Dong Yi Won
2011 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama My Love By My Side Won
2012 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Dr. Jin Nominated
2013 MBC Entertainment AwardsExcellence Award, Actress in a Variety Show We Got Married Won
SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in Weekend/Daily Drama The Birth of a Family Nominated
KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama Ruby Ring Won
2016 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial DramaBeautiful YouNominated
2017 MBC Drama Awards [25] Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Man Who Dies to Live Nominated
2019 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama Blessing of the Sea Nominated
2021 KBS Drama Awards [26] Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama Miss Monte-Cristo Nominated

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