Lee Hye-young (actress, born 1971)
Lee Hye-young | |
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Born | Incheon, South Korea | December 22, 1971
Education | Incheon City College - Business Administration |
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Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse(s) |
Lee Sang-min
(m. 2004; div. 2005)unnamed (m. 2011) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | I Hye-yeong |
McCune–Reischauer | I Hyeyŏng |
Lee Hye-young (born December 22, 1971) is a South Korean actress, singer and businesswoman. As a singer in the 1990s, Lee released two dance music albums each with 1730 and Coco, and one album as a solo artist. When she switched to acting, Lee starred in television series such as Premonition (1997), Dal-ja's Spring (2007) and Queen of Housewives (2009), and also founded the fashion brand Miss Dorothy.
Career
Lee Hye-young made her entertainment debut as a singer performing dance music.[1] In 1992, she became part of the three-member K-pop group 1730 alongside Kim Joo-hoon and Hwang Ho-young; 1730 released two albums then disbanded. Lee and Yoon Hyun-sook (from another defunct group ZAM) then formed the duo Coco in 1994, which also released two albums. Following two soundtrack contributions, she released her first album as a solo artist, Her First Sense in 2000, and a Christmas single in 2008.[2]
Lee began acting in 1995, and went on to star in television dramas such as First Love (1996), Premonition (1997), Can't Help Being Born Well (2001), Dal-ja's Spring (2007) and Kimchi Cheese Smile (2008), as well as the films If (2000) and How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men (2006). Lee notably drew praise in the role of a high school geek-turned-glamorous leader of an elite clique of corporate spouses in ratings hit Queen of Housewives, for which she won an Excellence Award at the 2009 MBC Drama Awards.[3][4][5]
Lee soon built a reputation for being one of trendiest and most fashionable Korean celebrities (pre-stardom, she previously worked as a stylist for the band Chakra).[6] She parlayed this to another successful career when she launched the clothing and accessories brand Miss Dorothy in 2004.[1] Sold through the CJ home shopping TV channel and online shopping mall MD Story-net, Miss Dorothy recorded high sales of ₩15 billion in its first year and ₩40 billion by its third year in operation, making it the best-selling fashion brand owned by a Korean celebrity for eight consecutive years.[7][8][9][10] More than just a model and endorser for Miss Dorothy, as CEO Lee oversaw the brand's product design and development, marketing and promotion; she also became a director for lingerie company M Corset when it merged with Miss Dorothy in 2007.[11] Once she entered her forties, Lee felt that her age would be incompatible with Miss Dorothy's target demographic of women in their twenties and thirties, so she left the company and sold her shares in 2012, then donated all the proceeds to charity.[10][12]
Lee also wrote the books The Beauty Bible and The Fashion Bible in 2009, and hosted fashion-focused talk shows on cable, such as Style Magazine (2008-2009) and Women& (2012).[13][14][15]
In 2017, Lee announced the official opening of her art gallery in New York with a total of 21 paintings on display.[16]
Personal life
Lee dated Roo'ra singer and music producer Lee Sang-min for eight years before the couple married in 2004.[17] They divorced in 2005, after one year and two months.[14][18] She remarried on July 19, 2011 in Hawaii to a banker/mergers and acquisitions expert.[19]
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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1995 | Sons of the Wind | KBS2 | |
1996 | Papa | Yoon Hye-won | |
Drama Game "Sunglasses 1004" | |||
Reporting for Duty | Go Eun-shil | ||
First Love | Park Shin-ja | ||
1997 | Today Somehow | ||
Premonition | Yoo-rim | MBC | |
1998 | Heart of Lies | Lee Soo-ji | |
1999 | Sunday Best "Do You Know You're a Parent" | KBS2 | |
The Boss | "Crow" | MBC | |
Goodbye My Love | Im Jung-ae | ||
Woman on Top | Lee Hye-nam | SBS | |
2001 | Can't Help Being Born Well | KBS2 | |
2003 | Detective | Lee Hye-young | SBS |
2004 | Save the Last Dance for Me | Kang Hyun-jung | |
2007 | Dal-ja's Spring | Wee Seon-joo | KBS2 |
Kimchi Cheese Smile | Shin Hye-young | MBC | |
2009 | Queen of Housewives | Yang Bong-soon | |
2012 | My Husband Got a Family | Top drama actress (cameo, episode 40)[20] |
KBS2 |
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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1995 | The Man Wagging Tail | Kyung-ah |
1997 | Father vs. Son | Kim Mi-jung |
2000 | If | Park Ha-young |
2002 | Bet on My Disco | Ae-ran |
2006 | How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men | Oh Mi-mi |
Variety show
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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1994 | TV Music 20 | SBS | Host |
2004-2005 | Changing U | ||
2005-2006 | Heroine 6 | KBS2 | Cast member |
2008-2009 | Style Magazine | OnStyle | Host |
Talk & City | Story On | ||
2012 | Women& with Lee Hye-young | TV Chosun | Host |
Reckless Family | MBC Every 1 | Cast member[21] |
Discography
Album information | Track listing |
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Oh I Love You
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Track listing
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1730
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Track listing
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Co Co
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Track listing
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Souls From Cosmo
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Track listing
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Co Co Vol. 2
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Track listing
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Not Alone in Love
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Track listing
4. 사랑은 혼자가 아닐때 (Not Alone in Love) |
Dreaming of a Happier Time
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Track listing
2. 행복했던 시간을 꿈꾸며 (Dreaming of a Happier Time) |
Her First Sense
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Track listing
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Sweet Christmas
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Book
Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN |
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2009 | The Beauty Bible | ISBN 9788952210951 | |
The Fashion Bible | ISBN 9788952212665 |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1997 | 33rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (TV) | First Love | Won |
MBC Drama Awards | Popularity Award | Premonition | Won | |
2007 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Dal-ja's Spring | Nominated |
2009 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress | Queen of Housewives | Won |
References
- ^ a b "Ex-Singer Becomes Fashion Biz Star". The Dong-a Ilbo. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ "이혜영" [Lee Hye-young]. ManiaDB (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ Oh, Jean (9 March 2009). "SBS, MBC tap into female-driven plots". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ Han, Sang-hee (10 March 2009). "New Types of Husbands to Sneak Onto TV Screen". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ Park, So-yeon (31 December 2009). "Ko Hyun-joung wins grand prize at MBC Acting Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ Han, Sang-hee (5 May 2009). "Stars Blogs as Tool of Communication". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ "Trends 2006: Starlets Turn to Fashion". The Chosun Ilbo. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ Cho, Ines (6 March 2007). "Come buy, I want to be famous and rich". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ "Lee's Missing Dorothy to Top 40 Bln in Sales". KBS Global. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ a b "Lee Hye-young to Donate Entire Proceeds from Company Sale". The Chosun Ilbo. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ Lee, Eun-joo (18 February 2008). "Stars are taking turns starting their own businesses on the side". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ Eoh, Jin-joo (24 December 2010). "Year-End Sharing Events by Celebrities". Arirang News. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ "Actress Lee Hye-young Adds Another String to Her Professional Bow". The Chosun Ilbo. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ a b "Divorce No Longer a Death Knell for Celebrity Careers". The Chosun Ilbo. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ Han, Sang-hee (22 July 2008). "Stars Offer Trendy Tips Through Programs". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ "Actress Lee Hye Young successfully opens her first gallery in New York". allkpop.com. 8 July 2017.
- ^ Kim, Tae-jong (1 August 2005). "Celebrity Couple to End Marriage". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (22 June 2012). "Lee Sang-min speaks out on divorce". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ "Lee Hye-young to Wed Again in July". The Chosun Ilbo. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (6 July 2012). "ZE:A, Song Joon Geun, Lee Hye Young to Cameo on Unexpected You". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (14 June 2012). "Kara's Park Gyuri Joins New MBC Variety Show Unplanned Family". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
External links
- Lee Hye-young on Twitter
- Lee Hye-young on Cyworld (in Korean)
- Lee Hye-young at HanCinema
- Lee Hye-young at the Korean Movie Database
- Lee Hye-young at IMDb
- Lee Hye-young at IMDb (A few of her movie credits (Ggorichineun namja, If, Bet on My Disco) have been wrongly attributed to a different Lee Hye-young)