Lee So-yeon

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

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, Spring Waltz, Temptation of an Angel, and in her most high-profile yet, Korean history's famous femme fatale Jang Hui-bin in Dong Yi. 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."

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.

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. She returned to acting in the cable drama 12 Years Promise in 2014.

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

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

Personal life Lee married an IT entrepreneur on September 12, 2015. In May 2018, it was reported that the couple were divorcing.

Filmography Television series Year Title Role 2005 Spring Day Kim Kyung-ah Super Rookie Seo Hyun-ah Let's Get Married Kwon Eun-sun 2006 Spring Waltz Song Yi-na 2008 Why Did You Come to Our House? Han Mi-soo My Life's Golden Age 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 2015 Beautiful You Cha 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 Year Title Role Notes 2002 Unborn But Forgotten 2003 Summer Story Untold Scandal Lee So-ok 2004 Joy of Love short film Feathers in the Wind So-yeon 2006 One Shining Day Go-ny segment: "The Beautiful Strangers" 2007 Highway Star Cha Seo-yeon Bravo My Life Kim Yoo-ri 2011 The Dog and Key short film Nineteen, Thirty-Nine Park Yeon-mi

Music video Year Song title Artist 2007 "Wintering" Eru

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

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