Lee Hyeri

Lee Hye-ri
At a fan signing event in Seoul, September 2016
Native name	이혜리
Born	Lee Hye-ri South Korea
Occupation	Singer actress
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Dream Tea Entertainment
Associated acts	Girl's Day

Lee Hye-ri, better known mononymously as Hyeri, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is known for her leading roles in television dramas Reply 1988 (2015) and Entertainer (2016).

Hyeri was born in South Korea. She has a sister, Hye-rim, who is two years younger.

When she was in middle school, Hyeri was scouted by Dream Tea Entertainment and consequently joined Girl's Day. She later attended Seoul School of Performing Arts, and is currently majoring in Film at Konkuk University.

In September 2010, Hyeri was announced as a new member of Girl's Day alongside Yura when Jiin and Jisun left the group, just two months after the group debuted.

In January 2014, Hyeri was hospitalised after fainting on stage during "Something" promotions.

In 2012, Hyeri made her acting debut in the SBS weekend drama Tasty Life, where she played the youngest in a family of four daughters.

After her 4-day long appearance on Real Men in August 2014, a brief clip of her showing aegyo at her instructor went viral in South Korea, reaching one million views in a day.

Hyeri was later cast as one of the main characters in Seonam Girls High School Investigators, which began airing on cable channel jTBC in December 2014. She played a looks-obsessed member of a detective club.

In late 2014, she was cast in the drama Hyde, Jekyll, Me, which began airing on SBS in January 2015.

In 2015, Hyeri was cast as the lead of the tvN drama Reply 1988. The drama premiered in November and went on to become a success with audience ratings peaking at 18.8%, making it the highest rated drama in Korean cable television history. Hyeri received critical and audience acclaim for her award-winning portrayal of Sung Duk-seon.