Lee Yu-bi

Lee So-yul (; born Im Yu-jin, November 22, 1990), better known by the stage name Lee Yu-bi is a South Korean actress.

Early life Lee and her younger sister Lee Da-in are the daughters of the actors Kyeon Mi-ri and Im Young-gyu, who divorced in 1993. When Kyeon remarried in 1998 to Lee Hong-heon, he legally adopted his stepdaughters and gave them his surname. Yu-bi changed her real name, Lee Yu-jin, to Lee So-yul, but she did not change her stage name.

Career

She began her career in the 2011 sitcom Vampire Idol, then played supporting roles in television dramas The Innocent Man (2012), Gu Family Book (2013), and Pinocchio (2014), as well as the films The Royal Tailor (2014) and Twenty (2015). Lee plays her first leading role in Scholar Who Walks the Night, adapted from the webtoon about a Joseon vampire scholar and a cross-dressing bookseller.

In 2017, Lee starred alongside Choi Min-ho in the JTBC web drama Somehow 18. In October 2017, Lee signed with new management agency 935 Entertainment.

In 2018, Lee starred in the medical slice-of-life drama, A Poem a Day.

In July 2023, Lee left 935 Entertainment and signed with new agency Ghost Studio.

Filmography Film

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2011 Vampire Idol Yu-bi 2013 Gu Family Book Park Chung-jo 2014 Pinocchio Yoon Yoo-rae 2016 Uncontrollably Fond Lee Yu-bi Cameo (Episode 4) 2018 A Poem a Day Woo Bo-young 2021 Joseon Exorcist Eo-ri Episode 1–2 The Penthouse: War in Life Il-jin Season 3; Cameo (Episode 7) 2021–present Yumi's Cells Ruby Season 1–3 2023–2024 The Escape of the Seven Han Mo-ne Season 1–2

Web series Year Title Role 2017 Somehow 18 Han Na-bi

Television shows Year Title Role 2014 Inkigayo MC 2018 Real Man 300 Cast member Law of the Jungle in Last Indian Ocean 2019–2020 Dogs Are Incredible Host 2022 Your Punch Line Cast member 2025 2025 Seoul International Film Awards MC

Music video appearances Year Title Artist 2013 "Reminisce" Huh Gak 2014 "No More" Highlight 2019 "Bad Habits" Shaun

Awards and nominations

+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result APAN Star Awards 2013 Best New Actress Gu Family Book Asia Model Awards 2021 Popular Star Award Yumi's Cells Asia Rainbow TV Awards 2014 Best Supporting Actress Gu Family Book Baeksang Arts Awards 2013 Best New Actress – Television The Innocent Man Blue Dragon Film Awards 2015 Best New Actress Twenty Grand Bell Awards 2015 Popularity Award KBS Drama Awards 2012 Best New Actress The Innocent Man MBC Drama Awards 2013 Best New Actress Gu Family Book 2015 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Scholar Who Walks The Night Best New Actress in a Miniseries MBC Entertainment Awards 2018 Rookie Award in Variety Category Real Man 300 7th Mnet 20's Choice Awards 2013 20's Booming Star - Female Gu Family Book and The Innocent Man SBS Drama Awards 2014 New Star Award Pinocchio 2023 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama The Escape of the Seven