Lee Bo-young – Lee Bo-young is a film and television actress from South Korea. Originally aspiring to be a news presenter, she was picked among the 15 finalists in MBC’s annual recruitment drive in 2002. However, she did not get the job and veered towards a career in modelling. Soon after, she became the exclusive advertising model for Asiana Airlines, which served as her gateway to acting. Lee debuted on television with the drama, ‘Escape from Unemployment’ in 2003. In 2004, she made her film debut in the family drama ‘My Brother’. While in the initial years her work failed to garner either critical appreciation or public adoration, it all changed with ‘My Daughter Seo-young’ (2012), where she played the titular role. The show was a massive hit and it secured Lee’s position in the industry. In the ensuing years, she has continued the momentum with several hit shows and won multiple awards.
Lee Bo-young Biography
Lee Bo-young was born on January 12, 1979, in Seoul, South Korea. When she was about 21 years old, she has crowned Miss Korea in Daejeon and the surrounding South Chungcheong Province. She graduated from Seoul Women’s University with a major in Korean Literature. Hoping to become a news presenter, she auditioned for and was selected by MBC in their 2002 recruitment drive as one of the 15 finalists. But ultimately she did not land the job and decided to try modeling instead. Her tenure in the fashion world turned out to be very productive as she not only accumulated experience, but also her appointment as Asiana Airlines’ exclusive advertising model paved her road towards stardom.
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Career: After making her acting debut in 2003 in the television series ‘Escape from Unemployment’, Lee Bo-young starred in another SBS drama ‘Long Live Love’. In 2004, she played the antagonist in ‘Save the Last Dance for Me’ and a year later, she landed her first leading role in ‘My Sweetheart, My Darling’. She followed it up with the period drama ‘Ballad of Seodong’. Based on Seodong-yo, one of Korea’s oldest folk songs and its first hyangga, the series depicts a commoner falling in love with Princess Seonhwa (Lee) of the rival kingdom.
The 2004 film ‘My Brother’ served as her debut vehicle in films. She portrayed Jo Mi-ryeong, a high school student who is the love interest of both the male protagonists. Her second film was the neo-noir action thriller ‘A Dirty Carnival’, released in 2006.
In 2008 she starred alongside Park Yong-woo in the major heist comedy film ‘Once Upon a Time’. She and Park portrayed a pair of swindlers in 1940s Korea looking to steal a priceless diamond from the Japanese authorities. The movie received a Grand Bell nomination for Best Costume Design. She acted in two back-to-back melodrama films in 2009, ‘More Than Blue’ and ‘I am Happy’.