Lee Yu-ri (Korean: 이유리; born January 28, 1980) is a South Korean actress. Lee first became known for her role in the teen drama series School 4, and subsequently gained popularity with her role in the family drama Precious Family (2005).[1] In recent years, she became known for her role as the antagonist in television drama series Twinkle Twinkle (2011) and Jang Bo-ri Is Here! (2014). She most recently starred in Spring Turns to Spring (2019) and Lie After Lie (2020).
Lee Yu-ri | |
|---|---|
 Lee in August 2018 | |
| Born | January 28, 1980 |
| Education | Kyewon University of Arts and Design |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
| Agent | The Jun Entertainment |
| Spouse |
Jo Kye-hyun (m. 2010) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이유리 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Yu-ri |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Yuri |
| Website | Official website |
In 2014, Lee won the Grand Prize at MBC Drama Awards, gaining 385,434 (about 54%) out of 712,300 votes sent in by the viewers.[2][3] She was also ranked in the top five of Gallup Korea's "Actor of the Year", climbing to second place just behind Kim Soo-hyun.[4]
Other activities
editIn 2011, Lee and fellow actress Kim Soo-kyum co-launched female apparel shopping mall 'Miss Today'.[5][6]
Personal life
editLee Yu-ri met her husband, a missionary theologian, through bible study in 2008. They started dating in 2009 and married in September 2010.[7]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Bunshinsaba | Kim In-sook | [8] | |
| 2005 | Friendly and Harmonious | |||
| 2022 | The Singer | Gan Nan | [9] |
Television series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Hur Jun | One of the court maids | Pre-debut (extra role) | |
| MBC Best Theater | ||||
| 2001 | This Is What Love Is | Oh Yoon-a | ||
| Empress Myeongseong | Empress Sunmyeong | [10] | ||
| School 4 | Park Seo-won | [11] | ||
| 2002 | MBC Best Theater | Su-jin | Episode "Being a Mom Is Burdensome" | |
| Loving You | Jo Soo-kyung | |||
| 2003 | Argon | Kang Kang-hee | ||
| Yellow Handkerchief | Na Mi-ryeong | |||
| Twenty | Chae-ri | |||
| Wife | Kim Yoon-joo | |||
| 2004 | Precious Family | Ahn Seong-mi | ||
| 2005 | Young-jae's Golden Days | Joo Eun-jae | [12] | |
| 2006 | Invincible Parachute Agent | Kang Eun-hyuk's past lover | Cameo (Episode 1) | |
| Love and Ambition | Park Sun-hee | [13] | ||
| 2008 | Don't Cry My Love | Jo Mi-soo | [14] | |
| Mom's Dead Upset | Na Young-mi | [15] | ||
| 2010 | Daring Women | Ji Soon-young | [16] | |
| 2011 | My Daughter the Flower | The cafe owner | Cameo (Episode 1) | |
| Twinkle Twinkle | Hwang Geum-ran | [17] | ||
| 2012 | Blue Tower | Kim Yoo-ri | Cameo (Episode 44 of Season 2) | |
| Ice Adonis | Seol Yeon-hwa | [18] | ||
| 2013 | Your Lady | Lee Eun-soo / Oh Yoo-jung | [19] | |
| 2014 | MBC Drama Festival | Radio DJ | Episode : Guitar and Hot Pants | |
| Jang Bo-ri Is Here! | Yeon Min-jung | [20] | ||
| 2015 | Super Daddy Yeol | Cha Mi-rae | [21] | |
| 2016 | Honey, I am Sorry | Xia Churong | Chinese drama | [22] |
| KBS Drama Special | Yoon Da-jung | Episode : Pinocchio's Nose | [23] | |
| Another Miss Oh | Park Do-kyung's mother (Young) | Cameo (Episode 10) | ||
| The Promise | Lee Na-yeon / Baek Do-hee | [24][25] | ||
| 2017 | Band of Sisters | Yeon Min-jeong | Cameo (Episode 64) | |
| Ms. Perfect | Lee Jung-soon / Lee Yu-ri | Cameo (Episode 1,18) | ||
| Strongest Deliveryman | Yoon Hwa-young | Cameo (Episode 10–11) | ||
| My Father Is Strange | Byun Hye-young | [26] | ||
| 2018 | Hide and Seek | Min Chae-rin | [27] | |
| 2019 | Spring Turns to Spring | Kim Bo-mi | [28][29] | |
| 2020 | Lie After Lie | Ji Eun-Soo | ||
| 2022 | Becoming Witch | Gong Ma-ri | [30] |
Television shows
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Food Essay | Host | ||
| 2013 | Bright Solutionists | |||
| 2014–2015 | Quiz to Change the World | Host | Episode 274–283 | [31] |
| 2014 | MBC Gayo Daejejeon | Host | ||
| 2017 | Single Wife Season 1 | Host | [32] | |
| 2017 KBS Drama Awards | Host | [33] | ||
| 2018 | Single Wife Season 2 | Host | [34] | |
| 2020–present | Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant | Cast (chef) | Episode 14–present | [35] |
| 2021 | Comfortable Café | MC | Season 1 | [36] |
| 2021–present | Extreme Concern Counseling Center | MC | ||
| 2021 | Legend Music Class - Lalaland | Cast Member | [37][38] | |
| Legendary Actors | Main Cast | Chuseok special program | [39] | |
| 2022 | Dog-Daughter-in-law | Host | [40] | |
| Running Full Course | Cast Member | Pilot program | [41] | |
| 2023 | Walking Into the Fantastic | Host | with Park Na-rae and Kyuhyun | [42] |
Music videos
edit| Year | Song title | Artist | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "You Touched My Heart" | Sung Si-kyung | Melodie D'Amour | [43] |
| 2004 | "Tonight" | Hong Kyung-min | Listen and Repeat | |
| 2007 | "All I Need Is Your Love" | Baek Ji-young | The Sixth Miracle | [44] |
Discography
editDigital singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "I Remember My Heart"[45] | 2012 | Yellow Boots |
| "I Will Live For You"[46] | 2018 | Hide And Seek |
Ambassador activities
edit| Year | Title | Campaign organiser | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Goodwill Ambassador for Ministry of Unification | Ministry of Unification | [47] |
| Goodwill Ambassador for Good People | Good People | ||
| 2008 | Goodwill Ambassador for 3rd Seoul Christianity Film Festival | Seoul International Agape Film Festival | |
| Goodwill Ambassador for Seoul Metro | Seoul Metropolitan Subway Corporation |
Awards and nominations
edit| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Influential Awards | 2015 | Prize for Most Attractive Actress | Jang Bo-ri Is Here! | Won | |
| APAN Star Awards | 2014 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Hide and Seek | Nominated | [48] | ||
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2015 | Best Actress – Television | Jang Bo-ri Is Here! | Nominated | |
| Brand of the Year Awards | 2017 | Actress of the Year | My Father Is Strange | Won | [49] |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2001 | Best Young Actress | School 4 | Won | |
| 2002 | Best New Actress | Loving You | Won | ||
| 2016 | Top Excellence Award, Actress | The Promise | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama | Won | [50] | |||
| 2017 | Top Excellence Award, Actress | My Father Is Strange | Won | [51] | |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Nominated | ||||
| Netizen Award, Actress | Nominated | ||||
| Best Couple | Lee Yu-ri with Ryu Soo-young My Father Is Strange |
Won | |||
| KBS Entertainment Awards | 2020 | Excellence Award – Entertainment Category | Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant | Won | [52] |
| KCA Consumer Day Awards | 2018 | Best Drama Actor | Hide and Seek | Won | [53] |
| Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Won | [54] | ||
| Korea Drama Awards | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Twinkle Twinkle | Won | [55] |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2011 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Won | [56] | |
| 2014 | Grand Prize (Daesang) (Determined through viewer's votes) |
Jang Bo-ri Is Here! | Won | [3] | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Nominated | ||||
| Popularity Award, Actress | Nominated | ||||
| PD Award | Won | ||||
| 2018 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Hide and Seek | Nominated | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Drama | Won | [57] | |||
| 2019 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Spring Turns to Spring | Nominated | ||
| SBS Drama Awards | 2006 | Queen of Tears | Love and Ambition | Won | |
| 2010 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Daring Women | Nominated | ||
| SBS Entertainment Awards | 2017 | Best Entertainer Award | Single Wife | Won | [58] |
| Seoul Arts College | 2015 | SAC Art Award | Lee Yu-ri | Won | |
| Seoul International Drama Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Korean Actress | Lie After Lie | Nominated | [59][60] |
| University Film Festival of Korea | Best Actress | The Singer | Won | [61] |
Listicles
edit| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes | 2015 | Korea Power Celebrity | 28th | [62] |
References
edit- ^ "Lee Yu-ri Poised to Emerge as the Next-Generation 'Hallyu' Star". HanCinema. KBS World. May 11, 2005.
- ^ "'MBC Drama Awards' Lee Yu-ri received Grand Award for 'Jang Bo-ri Is Here!'". HanCinema. Hankooki. December 30, 2014.
- ^ a b "Lee Kyung Gyu and Lee Yuri Win Big at SBS and MBC Awards". Mwave. January 2, 2015.
- ^ "Kim Soo-hyun, Lee Yu-ri Named Most Memorable Actors". The Chosun Ilbo. December 23, 2014.
- ^ "Lee Yu-ri and Kim Soo-kyum co-CEO, 'Miss Today' 80 thousand visitors in one day". HanCinema. Nate. March 28, 2011.
- ^ "Lee Yu-ri's shopping mall sales... "Jackpot"". HanCinema. Nate. May 30, 2011.
- ^ "Actress Lee Yu-ri gets married". Asiae. September 7, 2010.
- ^ "Bunshinsaba: Ouija Board". Variety. August 8, 2004.
- ^ Lee Chun-pil (February 11, 2022). "확 바뀐 영화 '소리꾼' "북한 풍경 자연스럽게 담으려 했다" [The completely changed movie 'Sorikun' "I tried to capture the North Korean landscape naturally] (in Korean). OhmyNews. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ 이유리, 과거 사극 출연 화제 ‘청초 미녀 등극’. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). April 4, 2011.
- ^ "Which Top Stars Starred in the School Series?". HanCinema. July 23, 2017.
- ^ 「영재의 전성시대」은재 역 이유리 인터. iMBC (in Korean). November 15, 2005.
- ^ ‘사랑과 야망’의 ‘착한 선희’로 주목받은 이유리. Woman Donga (in Korean). December 4, 2006.
- ^ '사랑해 울지마' 이유리 "주연으로서 부담은 없다". Asiae (in Korean). November 3, 2008.
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- ^ 이유리, "밝고 당돌한 5차원 여자로 변신". No Cut News (in Korean). February 24, 2010.
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- ^ "Lee Yu-ri cast for "Yellow Boots"". HanCinema. Nate. January 8, 2012.
- ^ "Lee Yu-ri "Acting has become more natural"". HanCinema. Nate. February 4, 2013.
- ^ "Villain role launches a star". Korea JoongAng Daily. October 31, 2014.
- ^ "Forget the villain: Lee returns as doting mom in new rom-com". The Korea Herald. March 11, 2015.
- ^ "Korea or China? Lee Yu-ri's happy concern". HanCinema. Sports Donga. December 3, 2015.
- ^ [현장] '피노키오의 코' 이유리 "'왔다 장보리' 넘고 싶다". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). November 25, 2016.
- ^ "Lee Yu-ri comes back to KBS for the first time in 8 years with "Heaven's Promise"". HanCinema. TV Report. December 17, 2015.
- ^ "Lee Yuri on the screen! [The Promise]". KBS World. February 17, 2016.
- ^ "No More Typecast Roles as Lee Yu-ri Shows Her Range". The Chosun Ilbo. April 22, 2017.
- ^ Orion, Vasia (May 17, 2018). "[Orion's Daily Ramblings] Lee Yu-ri and Song Chang-eui Team Up for "Hide and Seek - Drama"". Orion's Daily Ramblings. HanCinema. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Lee Yoo Ri to be an announcer in new drama "Spring Is Coming"". JTBC. October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Lee Yu-ri, Um Jee-won cast in show". Korea JoongAng Daily. November 27, 2018.
- ^ Yeon Hwi-seon (February 7, 2022). "이유리X이민영X윤소이, TV조선 '마녀는 살아있다' 출연 [공식]" [Lee Yu-ri X Lee Min-young X Yoon So-yi to appear in TV Chosun's 'The Witch Is Alive' [Official]] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "Lee Yu-ri to host "Quiz to Change the World"". HanCinema. Nate. October 29, 2014.
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- ^ "SBS Single Wife S2 Cast". Seoul Broadcasting System. 2018.
- ^ "신상출시 편스토랑 | 디지털 KBS". KBS (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ Park So-young (January 13, 2021). "'결혼 12년차' 이유리, 이동국x장윤정 '맘편한카페' MC 합류..막강 라인업 [공식]". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ Woo Bin (June 7, 2021). "[단독] 김정은, '초콜릿' 이후 10년 만에 채널A 음악 예능 복귀" [[Exclusive] Kim Jong-un returns to Channel A music entertainment after 10 years of 'Chocolate']. Naver (in Korean). TenAsia. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ Lee Hye-mi (July 6, 2021). "랄라랜드' 김정은X신동엽X이유리X고은아 뭉쳤다... 레전드 음악교실 8월 론칭" [La La Land' Kim Jong-un X Shin Dong-yeop X Lee Yu-ri X Ko Eun-ah united... Legend Music Class launched in August]. tvreport. (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ Do Hye-won (September 16, 2021). "KBS2 '전설의 배우들' 한고은X이유리X최민호 출연···배우들이 들려주는 숨은 전설" [KBS2 'Legendary Actors' Han Go-eun X Lee Yu-ri X Choi Min-ho Appearance... Hidden legends told by actors]. Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Ha Su-jeong (October 19, 2022). "개며느리' 이유리·문세윤·양세찬 3MC 확정..11월 10일 첫방 [공식]" [Dog Daughter-in-law' Lee Yu-ri, Moon Se-yoon, Yang Se-chan 3MC confirmed... First broadcast on November 10 [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved October 19, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Hyun-sik (November 23, 2022). "KBS 파일럿 예능 '달리는 풀코스' 23일 첫방송" [First broadcast on the 23rd of KBS pilot variety show 'Running Full Course] (in Korean). E-Daily. Retrieved November 23, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Jeon Hyo-jin (December 13, 2022). "이유리, '걸어서 환장 속으로' MC 합류…박나래·규현과 호홉" [Lee Yoo-ri joins the MC of 'Walking Into the Fantastic'... Park Na-rae, Kyu-hyun and Ho-hop] (in Korean). Sports DongA. Retrieved December 13, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "성시경 "뮤비에서 키스신 호흡 신인여배우들, 모두 스타 돼" 이름 들어보니 '헉' ("Sung Si-kyung Says "All of the Rookie Actresses with Whom I Filmed Kiss Scenes in My Music Videos Became Stars"")". TV Report (in Korean). September 28, 2011.
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- ^ "[ARABICSUB] Lee Yuri - I Will Live for You". YouTube. November 30, 2018. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
- ^ 이유리 :: 네이버 인물검색 (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트". Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.
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- ^ Lee Ji-hyun (December 24, 2020). "[KBS 연예대상] '편스토랑' 이유리, 우수상 수상…"이경규 선배님 대상 가자!". news1 (in Korean). Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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- ^ 2018년 제 26회 "대한민국 문화연예대상" 성황리 개최. NB News (in Korean). November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Hyeon Bin, Ha Ji-won, "Secret Garden" take Korea Drama Awards Grand Prize". HanCinema. Nate. October 2, 2011.
- ^ ""The Greatest Love" snags 7 honors at 2011 MBC Drama Awards". Asiae. January 2, 2012.
- ^ "소지섭 '데뷔 23년 만에 첫 대상'(mbc연기대상)[포토엔HD]". Newsen (in Korean). December 31, 2018.
- ^ "SBS Entertainment Awards 2017 complete winners list: My Ugly Duckling wins big". International Business Times. December 31, 2017.
- ^ Lee Han-lim (August 20, 2021). "'서울드라마어워즈 2021', 한류드라마상 온라인 투표 진행" [Seoul Drama Awards 2021', online voting for Hallyu Drama Awards] (in Korean). The Fact. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ "(Actress) Outstanding Korean Drama Global Vote". Pikkle. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "제16회 대한민국 대학영화제 시상및 폐막식" [The 16th Korea University Film Festival Awards and Closing Ceremony]. YouTube (in Korean). November 23, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ Choi, Eun-kyung; Lim, Chae-yeon (February 23, 2015). 2015 KOREA POWER CELEBRITY 40 - 엑소, 한국 최고의 파워 셀러브리티 [2015 KOREA POWER CELEBRITY 40 - EXO, Korea's best power celebrity]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2021 – via Joins.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)