Lee Bo-young

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Lee Bo-young (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler; born January 12, 1979) is a South Korean actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She is best known for starring in the television dramas Seoyoung, My Daughter (2012–2013), I Can Hear Your Voice (2013), Whisper (2017), Mother (2018), Mine (2021), and Agency (2023).[1] Lee was Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year in 2013.[2]

Career

She began her career in the industry with winning the Daejeon entry for the Miss Korea 2000.[3] Having majored in Korean literature at Seoul Women's University, she originally dreamed of becoming a news presenter. She was one of 15 finalists in MBC's annual recruitment drive in 2002, but ended up not getting the job.[4] Instead, she turned to modeling, and was chosen as the exclusive advertising model for Asiana Airlines, considered a gateway to stardom.

Lee made her acting debut in 2003, and among her early roles were in People of the Water Flower Village (2004) opposite Song Il-gook,[5] and as the antagonist in Save the Last Dance for Me (2004).[6]

In 2005, Lee played her first leading role in the daily drama My Sweetheart, My Darling,[7] followed by the Silla-set historical epic Ballad of Seodong with Jo Hyun-jae.[8] She spent the next several years in television dramas — Mr. Goodbye with Ahn Jae-wook,[9] Queen of the Game with Joo Jin-mo,[10] and Becoming a Billionaire with Ji Hyun-woo[11] — but none struck a chord with audiences or critics. After playing the love interest in My Brother (2004) and A Dirty Carnival (2006),[12][13] Lee was cast in her first major big screen role in Once Upon a Time (2008). The heist comedy is set during colonial rule in the 1940s, and she and Park Yong-woo played notorious swindlers out to steal a diamond from the Japanese army.[14]

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Lee in November 2009

Her two films released in 2009 were both melodramas. In More than Blue, Lee plays the soulmate of a terminally ill man (Kwon Sang-woo), but their love ends in a tragedy undercut with a poetic sparseness.[15][16] While in I Am Happy, Lee played a nurse who falls for a patient in the psychiatric ward (Hyun Bin), and in each other they find consolation to see them through their harsh and miserable reality.[17]

Lee returned to television in 2010, playing a seductress in the quirky cable drama Golden House opposite Shin Ha-kyun.[18] She then had a guest arc as the president's daughter in spy series Athena: Goddess of War,[19] followed by post-divorce romance series Bravo, My Love! with Lee Tae-sung,[20] and revenge drama Man from the Equator (2012) with Uhm Tae-woong.[21]

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Lee in March 2012

She then played the titular character in Seoyoung, My Daughter (2012–2013), a career woman who is angry at her father (Chun Ho-jin), whose gambling addiction led to her mother's death, yet she struggles to keep the family together and make ends meet.[22] Lee said playing Seo-young required a greater depth of emotion than any of her previous roles, which left her drained but also feeling a greater sense of achievement.[4] The family drama was the biggest hit yet of Lee's career; it dominated the weekly ratings chart for 22 straight weeks, and recorded a series high of 47.6% on its last episode, the highest Korean drama rating in 2013.[23]

Her follow-up series I Can Hear Your Voice (2013) was also popular during its run.[24] In it, Lee played a materialistic public defender who testified on behalf of a boy with supernatural abilities (Lee Jong-suk) a decade ago after she witnessed the boy's father being murdered.[25] Critics said with her stubborn and argumentative character, Lee was able to break free of her previous calm and elegant image.[26] She won several awards for her performance, including the Daesang ("Grand Prize"), the highest honor at the SBS Drama Awards.[27][28] Lee was selected as Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year in 2013.[2]

In 2014, Lee played a mother who travels back in time two weeks before her daughter's kidnapping and murder in God's Gift: 14 Days.[29][30]

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Lee in 2017

In 2017, Lee starred in SBS legal thriller Whisper,[31] playing the role of a section chief of criminal division who gets dismissed from the police and later on disguise herself and work as an undercover at a law firm.[32]

In 2018, Lee played the titular character in the tvN drama Mother - a role for which she won Best Actress at the 2018 Seoul International Drama Awards - a story adapted from the Japanese television series of the same name.[33][34][35] She then starred in the melodrama When My Love Blooms in 2020[36] and black comedy Mine in 2022.[37]

Other activities

Lee is active in environmental causes, including the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.[38][39] She and husband Ji Sung also makes donations to charitable causes regularly.[40][41]

While on acting hiatus in 2015 during her pregnancy, she published the book Time of Love, a collection of essays on 23 books with themes of love, consolation and growth that have impacted Lee throughout her childhood and adulthood; they include The Little Prince, José Mauro de Vasconcelos's My Sweet Orange Tree, and Alain de Botton's Essays in Love.[42]

Lee was confirmed to host 2017 SBS Drama Awards together with Shin Dong-yup.[43] Previously, Lee has emceed the same award ceremony in 2013 together with Lee Hwi-jae and Kim Woo-bin.[44]

In February 2023, Lee hosted the Accompanying charity concert to support Ukrainian children oppressed by the ongoing war.[45]

Personal life

Marriage and family

Lee met actor Ji Sung on the set of 2004 TV series Save Last Dance for Me, and they confirmed their relationship in 2007.[46][47][48][49] On August 2, 2013, they announced their engagement by uploading handwritten letters on their respective official fan sites.[50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57] They married at Aston House, W Seoul Walkerhill Hotel on September 27, 2013.[58][59][60] Their first child, daughter Kwak Ji-yoo was born on June 13, 2015.[61][62] Their second child, a son named Kwak Woo-sung, was born on February 5, 2019.[63]

Philanthropy

In 2015, Lee donated 100 million won to the Children's Cancer Center at Seoul National University Hospital.[64]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2004 My Brother Mi-ryung
2006 A Dirty Carnival Hyun-joo
2008 Once Upon a Time Haruko / Choon-ja
2009 More than Blue Eun-won ("Cream")
I Am Happy Soo-kyung

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 Escape from Unemployment Cha Mi-rim [65]
2003–2004 Long Live Love Se-ryung [66]
2004 People of the Water Flower Village Yoo Yeo-kyung
Jang Gil-san Kwi-rye [67]
2004–2005 Save the Last Dance for Me Yoon Soo-jin
2005 Encounter Choi Eom-ji [68]
My Sweetheart, My Darling Yoo In-young
2005–2006 Ballad of Seodong Princess Seonhwa of Silla
2006 Mr. Goodbye Choi Young-in
2006–2007 Queen of the Game Kang Eun-seol
2010 Becoming a Billionaire Lee Shin-mi
Golden House Yoon Seo-rin
Athena: Goddess of War Jo Soo-young guest appearance (episodes 3–5)
2011–2012 Bravo, My Love! Kang Jae-mi
2012 Man from the Equator Han Ji-won
2012–2013 Seoyoung, My Daughter Lee Seo-young
2013 I Can Hear Your Voice Jang Hye-sung
2014 God's Gift: 14 Days Kim Soo-hyun
Pinocchio Hye-sung car navigation voice cameo (episode 3)
2017 Whisper Shin Young-joo
2018 Mother Kang Soo-jin
2020 When My Love Blooms Yoon Ji-soo
Start-Up Woman at pub Cameo (Episode 10) [69]
2021 Mine Seo Hee-soo [37]
2023 Agency Go Ah-in [70]
See You in My 19th Life Lee Sang-ah Special appearance [71]
2024 Hide Na Moon-young [72]
2025 Mary Kills People Woo So-jung [73]

Television shows

Year Title Role Ref.
2007 She's Olive - Lee Bo-young
from Grasse to Paris 		Host
2013 eat CITY - Lee Bo-young's Italian Cafe [74]

Music video appearances

Year Song title Artist Ref.
2011 "Crying, Calling" Zia & 4Men [75]

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 Ref.
Andre Kim Best Star Awards 2007 Female Star Award Lee Bo-young Won [76]
2009 Female Star Award Won [77]
APAN Star Awards 2013 Top Excellence Award, Actress I Can Hear Your Voice, Seoyoung, My Daughter Won [78]
Best Couple Award Lee Bo-young with Lee Jong-sukScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
I Can Hear Your Voice 		Won
2018 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Mother Nominated [79]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2008 Best New Actress – Film Once Upon a Time Nominated
2013 Best Actress – Television Seoyoung, My Daughter Nominated
2014 I Can Hear Your Voice Won [80]
2018 Mother Nominated [81]
Brand Customer Loyalty Awards 2023 Best Actress – Drama Agency Template:Win [82]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2006 Best New Actress A Dirty Carnival Won [83]
Grimae Awards 2013 Best Actress I Can Hear Your Voice Won [84]
KBS Drama Awards 2005 Best New Actress My Sweetheart, My Darling Won [85]
2006 Excellence Award, Actress Mr. Goodbye Nominated
2010 Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Becoming a Billionaire Nominated
2012 Top Excellence Award, Actress Man from the Equator, Seoyoung, My Daughter Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Man from the Equator Won [86]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Seoyoung, My Daughter Nominated
Best Couple Award Lee Bo-young with Lee Sang-yoonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Seoyoung, My Daughter 		Won [86]
Korea Drama Awards 2013 Grand Prize (Daesang) I Can Hear Your Voice, Seoyoung, My Daughter Won [87][88]
Best Couple Award Lee Bo-young with Lee Jong-sukScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
I Can Hear Your Voice 		Won
MBC Drama Awards 2011 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Bravo, My Love! Won [89]
SBS Drama Awards 2005 New Star Award Ballad of Seodong Won [90]
Top 10 Stars Nominated [91]
2006 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Queen of the Game Nominated
Top 10 Stars Won [92]
2013 Grand Prize (Daesang) I Can Hear Your Voice Won [27]
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated
Producer's Award Won
Top 10 Stars Won
2014 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries God's Gift: 14 Days Nominated
2017 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Whisper Won [93]
Seoul International Drama Awards 2018 Best Actress Mother Won [94]
The Seoul Awards 2017 Whisper Nominated [95]

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