Lee Se-young

Lee Se-young (Korean: 이세영; born December 20, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a child actress in 1997 and was best known for her roles in Dae Jang Geum (2003), When I Turned Nine (2004), Lovely Rivals (2004), and The Wonder Years (2007). She is best known for her roles in The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop (2016–2017), A Korean Odyssey (2017–2018), The Crowned Clown (2019), Doctor John (2019), Memorist (2020), Kairos (2020), The Red Sleeve (2021), and The Law Cafe (2022).

This article is about an actress. For the comedian and actress, see Lee Se-young (comedian).
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Se-young
Lee for Marie Claire Korea in March 2022
Lee in March 2022
Born (1992-12-20) December 20, 1992
South Korea
Alma materSungshin Women's University – Media Communications[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
AgentPrain TPC
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Se-yeong
McCune–ReischauerLee Seyŏng

Career

Beginnings

Lee began her career as a child actress;[2] and was best known for the films When I Turned Nine,[3] Lovely Rivals,[4] and The Wonder Years.[5][6]

As she entered her early twenties, Lee also appeared in the television series Adolescence Medley,[7] Missing You[8] and Goddess of Marriage,[9] as well as films Horror Stories 2 and Hot Young Bloods.[10][11][12] Lee got increasingly larger roles in music romance drama Trot Lovers and fantasy mystery thriller The Vampire Detective.[13][14][15]

2016–present: Rising popularity

Lee gained increased popularity after starring in the family drama The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop (2016), where she received favourable reviews.[16] She and co-star Hyun Woo were dubbed as The Ahchoo Couple by fans.[17] Lee also won the Best New Actress award in the television category at the Baeksang Arts Award for her performance.[18]

In 2017, Lee starred in her first leading role in free-to-air TV station with KBS2's youth drama Hit the Top.[19] Lee then starred in the fantasy romantic comedy drama A Korean Odyssey by the Hong sisters,[20] and was praised for her portrayal of three different characters.[21]

In 2018, Lee played her first big-screen leading role in the comedy film Duck Town.[22]

In 2019, Lee starred in the tvN historical drama The Crowned Clown, based on the 2012 Korean historical film Masquerade,[23][24] where she played the role of Queen Yoo So-woon. The same year, she appeared in the horror film Lingering[25][26] and the medical drama Doctor John.[27]

In 2020, Lee starred in the mystery thriller Memorist as a genius profiler.[28] She then reunited with Shin Sung-rok, whom she previously worked with in Trot Lovers, for the MBC drama Kairos.[29]

In 2021, Lee played the role of Sung Deok-im in MBC hit historical romance drama The Red Sleeve, co-starring alongside Lee Jun-ho.[30]

In 2022, Lee made a special appearance as a cinema employee in the film Seoul Vibe. Lee also played the lead role as lawyer Kim Yu-ri in KBS romantic comedy drama The Law Cafe, reuniting with A Korean Odyssey co-star Lee Seung-gi.[31]

In 2023, Lee will hold a fan meeting Lee Se Young Fan Meeting which will be held on April 2 is the fan meeting event in the past 26 years time since its debut.[32]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2004 Dance with Solitude Young-hee [33]
When I Turned Nine Jang Woo-rim
Lovely Rivals Go Mi-nam
2005 All for Love Jasmine, an aspiring actress Cameo
2007 The Wonder Years Soo-ah
2012 All About My Wife Jang Sung-ki's stalker Cameo
Grape Candy Female bank customer [34]
2013 Horror Stories 2 Se-young Segment: "444"
2014 Hot Young Bloods So-hee
2018 Duck Town Hee-jung
2020 Hotel Lake Yoo-mi
2022 Seoul Vibe cinema employee Special appearance [35]

Television series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1997 The Brothers' River
1998 The Path of the Great Dynasty Princess Cheongseon
My Mother's Daughters
1999 Did We Really Love? Kang Jae-young (young)
Promise
Sunday Best – 위험한 자장가 Im Ja-min
2000 MBC Best Theater – 송이야 놀자 Kang Song-yi
MBC Best Theater –그, 그녀에게 버림받다
Foolish Princes Yeo Sat-byul
2001 I Want to See Your Face Lee So-dam
2002 Present Kim Da-hee [36]
TV로 보는 원작동화
"Robinson Crusoe in the Classroom"		 Lee Hye-jung
My Love Patzzi Yang Song-yi (young)
Kitchen Maid
2003 Country Princess Lee Eun-hee (young)
Land of Wine Lee Sun-hee (young)
Drama City "Queen of Disco" Kang Soo-ji
Merry Go Round Sung Eun-kyo (young)
Dae Jang Geum Choi Geum-young (young) [37]
2004 Beijing My Love Jang Na-ra
2005 HDTV Literature "Sonaki" Girl [38]
Single Again Lee Soo-jin
Sisters of the Sea Song Choon-hee (young) [39]
2006 High Kick! Lee Se-young Cameo (Episode 143) [40]
2008 Kokkiri (Elephant) Gook Se-young [41]
2011 Drama Special – Yeongdeok Women's Wrestling Team Cha Bong-hee [42]
Bachelor's Vegetable Store Han Tae-in [43]
2012 Dream of the Emperor Chun Gwan-nyeo [44][45]
Missing You Han Ah-reum
2013 Goddess of Marriage Noh Min-jung
Adolescence Medley Yang Ah-young
Drama Festival – Haneuljae's Murder Mi-soo [46]
2014 Trot Lovers Park Soo-in
2016 The Vampire Detective Han Gyeo-wool
The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop Min Hyo-won
2017 Hit the Top Choi Woo-seung
A Korean Odyssey Jin Bu-ja / Jung Se-ra / Ah Sa-nyeo
2019 The Crowned Clown Yoo So-woon
Doctor John Kang Shi-young
2020 Memorist Han Sun-mi
Kairos Han Ae-ri [47]
2021 The Red Sleeve Seong Deok-im [48]
2022 The Law Cafe Kim Yu-ri [49]
2023 The Story of Park's Marriage Contract Park Yeon-woo [50]

Web series
Year Title Role Ref.
2020 How Are U Bread Noh Mi-rae [51]

Television shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 King of Mask SingerContestantas "Kisses It's Nice to Meet Kissing Gourami" (Episode 109) [47][52]
2018 The Ultimate Watchlist Main host
2018–2019 Weekend Playlist Cast member [53]

Music video appearances
Year Song Title Artist Ref.
2002 "S.II.S (Soul To Soul)" S.E.S
2008 "가슴아 그만" Black
2011 "Don't Touch My Girl" Boyfriend [54]
2014 "If I" Chung Dong-ha [55]
"I Feel on You" Lee Seung-hwan feat. Lee So-eun [56]

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.
APAN Star Awards 2022 Best Couple Lee Se-young (with Lee Jun-ho)
The Red Sleeve		 Nominated [57]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries The Red Sleeve Nominated [58]
Popularity Star Award, Actress Nominated [57]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2005 Best New Actress – Film Lovely Rivals Nominated
2017 Best New Actress – Television The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop Won [18]
2022 Best Actress – Television The Red Sleeve Nominated [59]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2004 Best Young Actress When I Turned Nine Won [60]
KBS Drama Awards 2005 Best Young Actress Rain Shower Won [61]
2016 Best Couple Lee Se-young (with Hyun Woo)
The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop		 Won [62]
Best New Actress The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop Won
2022 Best Couple Lee Se-young (with Lee Seung-gi)
The Law Cafe		 Won [63]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries The Law Cafe Nominated [64]
Top Excellence Award, Actress Nominated [65]
Korea Drama Awards 2017 Best New Actress The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop Nominated
2019 Excellence Award, Actress The Crowned Clown Won [66]
Korean Film Awards 2004 Best New Actress When I Turned Nine Nominated
MBC Drama Awards 2020 Best Couple Award Lee Se-young (with Shin Sung-rok)
Kairos		 Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama Kairos Nominated
2021 Best Couple Award Lee Se-young (with Lee Jun-ho)
The Red Sleeve		 Won [67]
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries The Red Sleeve Won [68]
SBS Drama Awards 2019 Excellence Award in Miniseries (Actress) Doctor John Won [69]
Best Couple Lee Se-young (with Ji Sung)
Doctor John		 Nominated
Seoul International Drama Awards 2021 Outstanding Korean Actress Kairos Nominated [70][71]

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