Lee Yoo-ri

Lee Yoo-ri
Born	January 28, 1980 South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Education	Kyewon University of Arts and Design
Occupation	Actress, businesswoman
Years active	2001-present
Agent	The Jun Entertainment
Religion	Protestant
Spouse(s)	Jo Kye-hyun (m. 2010)
Website	Official website
Korean name
Hangul	이유리
Hanja	李幼梨
Revised Romanization	Lee Yoo-ri
McCune–Reischauer	I Yu-ri

Lee Yoo-ri (Hangul: 이유리; Hanja: 李幼梨; born January 28, 1980) is a South Korean actress and businesswoman.^[1] Since her debut in 2001, Lee has steadily received public attention through her acting of main and supporting roles in various television series. She became known for her role as the antagonist in MBC's weekend television drama series; Hwang Geum-ran from Twinkle Twinkle (2011) and Yeon Min-jung from Jang Bo-ri is Here! (2014). The latter also eventually propelled the actress to stardom.

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 the second place just behind Kim Soo-hyun.^[4]

Personal Life

Lee Yoo-Ri met her husband, a missionary theologist through bible study in 2008, they started dating in 2009, and married in September 2010.

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2016	Honey,I am Sorry	夏楚蓉 Xia Chu Rong		Chinese Drama
	Another Oh Hae-young	Park Do-kyung's mother at the youth time	tvN	cameo
	The Promise	Lee Nayeon/Baek Dohee	KBS
2015	Super Daddy Yeol	Cha Mi-rae	tvN
2014	MBC Drama Festival	Radio DJ	MBC	Episode "Guitar and Hot Pants"
	Jang Bo-ri is Here!	Yeon Min-jung	MBC
2013	Your Lady	Lee Eun-soo/Oh Yoo-jung	SBS
2012	Blue Tower	Kim Yoo-ri	tvN	Cameo appearance (Episode 44 of Season 2)
	Ice Adonis	Seol Yeon-hwa	tvN
2011	My Daughter the Flower	The cafe owner	SBS	Cameo appearance (Episode 1)
	Twinkle Twinkle	Hwang Geum-ran	MBC
2010	Daring Women	Ji Soon-young	SBS
2008	I Love You, Don't Cry	Jo Mi-soo	MBC
	Mom's Dead Upset	Na Young-mi	KBS2
2006	Invincible Parachute Agent	Kang Eun-hyuk's past lover	SBS	Cameo appearance (Episode 1)
	Love and Ambition	Park Sun-hee	SBS	A remake of the 1987 television drama series of the same title
2005	Young-jae's Golden Days	Joo Eun-jae	MBC
2004	Precious Family	Ahn Seong-mi	KBS2
2003	Argon	Kang Kang-hee	MBC
	Yellow Handkerchief	Na Mi-ryeong	KBS1
	Twenty	Chae-ri	SBS
	Wife	Kim Yoon-joo	KBS2	A remake of the 1982 television drama series of the same title
2002	MBC Best Theater	Su-jin	MBC	Episode "Being a Mom Is Burdensome"
	Loving You	Jo Soo-kyung	KBS2
2001	This Is What Love Is	Oh Yoon-a	KBS2
	Empress Myeongseong	Empress Sunmyeong	KBS2
	School 4	Park Seo-won	KBS2	Debut
1999	Hur Jun	One of the court maids	MBC	Pre-debut (extra role)
	MBC Best Theater		MBC	Pre-debut (extra role)

Films

Year	Title	Role
2004	Bunshinsaba	Kim In-sook

Music videos

Year	Song title	Artist	Album	Official video on YouTube	Notes
2007	"All I Need Is Your Love"	Baek Ji-young	The Sixth Miracle	1theK (formerly LOENENT)	She co-starred with Song Chang-eui.[5]
2004	"Tonight"	Hong Kyung-min	Listen and Repeat	StephwhY
2002	"You Touched My Heart"	Sung Si-kyung	Melodie D'Amour	CJENMMUSIC	She co-starred with the singer.[6]

Variety shows

Year(s)	Title	Network	Notes
2015	Invisible Man	KBS	Guest (Episode 2)
2014	MBC Gayo Daejejeon	MBC	Host
2014-2015	Quiz to Change the World	MBC	Host (Episode 274-283)
2014	Healing Camp, Aren't You Happy	SBS	Episode 155
	Entertainment Weekly	KBS2	Episode 1546 ("Guerilla Date" segment)
	Section TV	MBC	Episode 744
	Saturday Night Live Korea	tvN	Episode 98
	Running Man	SBS	Episode 213 ("It's Okay, That's Chaebol")
	Section TV	MBC	Episode 742 ("Star Ting" segment)
	Happy Together Season 3	KBS	Episode 358 ("Queen of Housework" special)
2013	Bright Solutionists	Channel A	Host
2012	Food Essay	O'live TV	Host

Discography

Digital singles

"I Remember My Heart" (2012)^[7]

"I Remember My Heart (내 맘이 널 기억해)"
Single by Lee Yoo-ri
from the album Yellow Boots: Original Soundtrack
Released	February 27, 2012
Format	Digital download
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	8:36
Label	CJ E&M

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"I Remember My Heart" (내 맘이 널 기억해, Nae Mami Neol Gieokhae)	J.Angel	Lee Young-jun	4:18
2.	"I Remember My Heart (Instrumental)"		Lee Young-jun	4:18
Total length:				8:36

Notes

• The title of the song literally means "My Heart Remembers You".

Endorsements

Commercial films

Year	Endorsement	Company	Notes	Ref.
2015	Univera Korea AloX Gold MAX-P	Univera Korea		[8]
2014	Naver LINE x Disney TsumTsum	Line Corporation		[9]
	Univera Korea A202	Univera Korea		[10]
				[11]
	KT Thrifty Phone M Mobile	KT Corporation	Co-starred with Sung Hyuk and Kim Ji-young	[12]
				[13]
				[14]
				[15]
				[16]
2013	Banobagi Plastic Surgery Clinic	Banobagi Plastic Surgery Clinic		[17]
	Ansungtangmyun Noodles	Nongshim	Co-starred with Lee Sang-yoon	[18]
2011			Co-starred with Kang Boo-ja	[19]
2004	Real Banana	Namyang Dairy	Co-starred with Chun Jung-myung	[20]
2003	Squid with Peanut	Orion Confectionery	Co-starred with Kim Heung-soo	[21]
2002	Doublerich Treatment Hair Color	LG Life & Health Chemical		[22]

Goodwill ambassadors

Year	Title	Campaign organiser	Ref.
2011	Goodwill Ambassador for Ministry of Unification	Ministry of Unification	[23]
	Goodwill Ambassador for Good People	Good People	[23]
2008	Goodwill Ambassador for 3rd Seoul Christianity Film Festival	Seoul International Agape Film Festival	[23]
	Goodwill Ambassador for Seoul Metro	Seoul Metropolitan Subway Corporation	[23]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2015	51st Paeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress (TV)	Jang Bo-ri is Here!	Nominated
	Seoul Arts College	SAC Art Award	N/A	Won
	Asia Influential Awards	Prize for Most Attractive Actress	Jang Bo-ri is Here!	Won
2014	MBC Drama Awards	Daesang (Grand Prize)		Won
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama		Nominated
		Popularity Award, Actress		Nominated
		PD Award		Won
	3rd APAN Star Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama		Nominated
2011	4th Korea Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Twinkle Twinkle	Won
	MBC Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama		Won
2006	SBS Drama Awards	Queen of Tears	Love and Ambition	Won
2002	KBS Drama Awards	Best New Actress	Loving You	Won
2001		Best Young Actress	School 4	Won

References

1. Mee-yoo, Kwon (29 January 2008). "3 New Weekend Dramas to Air". Korea Times. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
2. Kim, Hyun-rok (31 December 2014). "이유리, MBC연기대상 대상..국민악녀의 역전승 ("Actress Lee Yoo-ri Won the Grand Prize at 2014 MBC Drama Awards... A Dramatic Reversal of the Beloved Femme Fatale")". STARNEWS (in Korean). Retrieved 31 December 2014.
3. Geum, Bit-na (31 December 2014). "[MBC 연기대상①] 이유리, 시청자들이 뽑은 대상으로 우뚝 서다 ("Actress Lee Yoo-ri Stood Tall with the Grand Prize Voted by the Viewers")". Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). Retrieved 31 December 2014.
4. Park, Dong-je (23 December 2014). "이유리, 김수현 이어 '올해를 빛낸 탤런트' 2위 선정..진정한 '대세' 확인 ("Actress Lee Yoo-ri Ranked at Number 2 of "Actor of the Year", Following Kim Soo-hyun"")". BreakNews (in Korean). Retrieved 27 December 2014.
5. Lee, Kyu-rim (7 September 2007). "송창의, 백지영 뮤비로 느와르 연기 도전 ("Song Chang-eui Challenges Noir Acting Through Baek Ji-young's MV")". MyDaily (in Korean). Retrieved 27 October 2014.
6. "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"")". TVREPORT (in Korean). 28 September 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
7. "노란 복수초 OST Part 1 : 네이버 뮤직" (in Korean). Retrieved 27 October 2014.
8. UNIVERA KOREA (2015-05-31). "면역나이를 되돌리는 유니베라 맥스피 광고 (20초)" (YouTube).
9. LINE KOREA (2014-11-14). "[LINE GAME] 라인 x 디즈니 썸썸(TsumTsum) 이유리와 함께하는 TV CM 공개!" (YouTube).
10. UNIVERA KOREA (2014-11-26). "이유리 광고 : 왔다 장보리 연민정을 패러디한 유니베라 A202 광고 2탄" (YouTube).
11. UNIVERA KOREA (2014-11-26). "이유리 광고 : 왔다 장보리 연민정을 패러디한 유니베라 A202 광고" (YouTube).
12. kt알뜰폰 M mobile (2014-11-26). "kt알뜰폰 M모바일 광고 '가족편' 30"" (YouTube).
13. kt알뜰폰 M mobile (2014-11-26). "kt알뜰폰 M모바일 광고 '카우걸편' 30"" (YouTube).
14. kt알뜰폰 M mobile (2014-11-26). "kt알뜰폰 M모바일 광고 '이유리의 눈물편' 20"" (YouTube).
15. kt알뜰폰 M mobile (2014-11-26). "kt알뜰폰 M모바일 광고 매장편 30"" (YouTube).
16. kt알뜰폰 M mobile (2014-11-26). "kt알뜰폰 M모바일 광고 '따져보세요편' 30"" (YouTube).
17. Tom Ford (2013-12-16). "바노바기 성형외과 '살려줘요 얼굴형' 광고 이유리" (YouTube).
18. nongshimPR (2013-09-02). "[농심] 이상윤, 이유리 안성탕면 TV CF - 15초" (YouTube).
19. Powercasting Korea (2014-10-16). "2011 안성탕면 강부자,이유리" (YouTube).
20. "파란쥐 [paranzui]&JAMONG의 빌레쿨라" (in Korean). Retrieved 28 October 2014.
21. "오리온 프리토레이 오징어 땅콩 광고 CF" (in Korean). Korea Federation of Advertising Associations. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
22. "LG 생활건강 더블리치 트리트먼트 칼라" (in Korean). Korea Federation of Advertising Associations. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
23. 이유리 :: 네이버 인물검색 (in Korean). Retrieved 27 October 2014.

External links

• (Korean) Official website
• (Korean) Official fan club
• (Korean) Lee Yoo-ri on Naver Blog
• Lee Yoo-ri on Instagram
• (Korean) Facebook
• IMDb entry