Lee Hee-jin

Lee Hee-jin
Lee in July 2021
Born
Lee Hee-jin

(1979-05-16) 16 May 1979 (age 45)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationDong-Ah Broadcasting College
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active1997–present
AgentK1 Entertainment[1]
Musical career
GenresPop
InstrumentsVocal
LabelsDR Music
Korean name
Hangul
이희진
Hanja
李姬珍
Revised RomanizationI Hui-jin
McCune–ReischauerYi Hŭijin
IPA/i.çi.d͡ʑin/

Lee Hee-jin (born 16 May 1979) is a South Korean actress and former member of girl group Baby V.O.X.

Early life and career

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Lee studied at Dong-Ah Broadcasting College, then made her entertainment debut in 1997 as a member of popular K-pop girl group Baby V.O.X.[2] After Baby V.O.X. disbanded in 2006, Lee decided to pursue an acting career.

Lee at It's Okay, Daddy's Girl press conference in 2009

After joining a few stage plays and musicals, Lee was cast in the television drama It's Okay, Daddy's Girl (2010).[3] She has since played supporting roles in The Greatest Love (2011),[4] My Lover, Madame Butterfly (2012), and Monstar (2013).

In 2011, she was chosen Best New Actress in the TV Drama category at the 19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards.[5]

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role
2002 Zoo People Lee Hee-jin
2010 It's Okay, Daddy's Girl Eun Ae-ryung
2011 The Greatest Love Jenny
Happy and Hye-won (episode 1)
Seon-mi (episode 5)
Hee-joo (episode 9)
2012 Big the bride Min-joo
(cameo, episode 1)
God of War Nan-yi, concubine killed
by Choe Hang (cameo)
My Lover, Madame Butterfly Yeon Ji-yeon
2013 The King's Doctor Woohee (cameo)
Monstar Dokko Soon
Special Affairs Team TEN 2 Song Hwa-young
(guest, episode 8)
Medical Top Team Yoo Hye-ran
Golden Rainbow Park Hwa-ran
2014 Dr. Frost Yoo Anna/Sung-hye
2015 Riders: Catch Tomorrow Oh Jung-In
2017 The Lady in Dignity Kim Hyo-joo
2018 The Last Empress[6] Princess So-jin

Film

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Year Title Role
2002 Emergency Act 19 Herself (cameo by Baby V.O.X.)
2015 Love at the End of The World Lee Mi Yoon
2016 Trick Cameo

Variety show

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Year Title
2012 Choi Hyun-woo and Noh Hong-chul's Magic Hall
2013 This is Magic
2019 Knowing Bros

Theater

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Year Title Role
2003 Funky Funky
2008 Singin' in the Rain
2009 Monkey
2010 Crash Course in Love
Aeja

Discography

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References

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  1. ^ Kim Na-young (28 March 2022). "베이비복스 출신 이희진, 케이원엔터테인먼트와 전속계약" [Heejin Lee, a former Baby Vox member, signed an exclusive contract with K1 Entertainment] (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved 28 March 2022 – via Naver.
  2. ^ Heo, Yeub (4 June 2001). "Babybox Seduce Chinese Continent with Korean Stream". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  3. ^ Choi, Ji-eun (24 November 2010). "REVIEW: SBS TV series I'm Okay! Daddy (tentative title) – 1st Episode". 10Asia. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  4. ^ Yoon, Seo-hyun (24 September 2011). "Trace the steps of your favorite drama stars". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 12 December 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Hong, Lucia (16 December 2011). "So Ji-sub, Park Hae-il, Lee Tae-gon win top prize at culture and entertainment ceremony". 10Asia. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  6. ^ "'황후의 품격' 신은경-박원숙-이희진-오아린, '황실의 여인들'". My Daily (in Korean). 25 October 2018.
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