Lee Yeon-hee | |
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Born |
Sil-li (신리), Samsan-myeon, Haenam County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea |
January 9, 1988
Nationality | South Korean |
Other names | Lee Yeoni |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2001-present |
Agent | S.M. Entertainment |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이연희 |
Hanja | 李沇熹 |
Revised Romanization | I Yeon-hui |
McCune–Reischauer | I Yŏn-hŭi |
Lee Yeon-hee (Hangul: 이연희; born January 9, 1988) is a South Korean actress. She is most known for her work in the television series East of Eden (2008), Phantom (2012), Miss Korea (2013) and in the films A Millionaire's First Love (2006), M (2007) and Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island (2015).
Lee was born in the Haenam County, South Korea and grew up in Bundang. In 2002, Lee successfully signed a contract with S.M. Entertainment after she won the category of "Best Feature" in the SM Entertainment Best Youth contest. For the contest, she acted out a monologue, singing to Dana The Grace's "Until the End of the World", and also did freestyle modeling poses. After she joined the company, she began intense training lessons on acting, singing, and dancing.
Soon after she joined SM Entertainment, Lee began her career by starring in music videos for SM artists, such as boy band TVXQ, Moon Heejun, KangTa, Shinhwa, and Fly to the Sky, overtaking SM artists Kim Bomi (of M.I.L.K.) and Lee Jiyeon (commonly known as LinA, of CSJH The Grace) as "The SM music video girl". In the span of two years, she starred in eight music videos.