Lee So-yeon (actress)

Lee So-yeon first drew notice in the period film Untold Scandal, playing the Cécile role in the 2003 Korean adaptation of Les Liaisons dangereuses. She has since played villains in several television dramas, namely Super Rookie,[https://www.donga.com/en/List/article/all/20050511/241276/1 "Rookie Employees Talk About the New Hit Show Super Rookie"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114155120/http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005051278818 |date=January 14, 2015 }}. The Dong-a Ilbo. May 11, 2005. Spring Waltz,[http://www.hancinema.net/-spring-waltz--the-conclusion-of-the-four-seasons-series-comes-to-life-5356.html "Spring Waltz, the conclusion of the Four Seasons series, comes to life"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629050200/https://www.hancinema.net/-spring-waltz--the-conclusion-of-the-four-seasons-series-comes-to-life-5356.html |date=June 29, 2018 }}. KoreaContent.org via Hancinema. February 23, 2006. Temptation of an Angel, and in her most high-profile yet, Korean history's famous femme fatale Jang Hui-bin in Dong Yi.[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010050716003369984 "Han Hyo-joo says she "hold fast" to her role in Dong Yi"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220033/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010050716003369984 |date=March 3, 2016 }}. Asiae. May 7, 2010. Seemingly a victim of typecasting on TV, Lee was finally given her first leading role in the romantic comedy Why Did You Come to Our House? (also known as Wanted: Son-in-Law). More lighthearted fare followed with My Life's Golden Age (about a family of siblings), and My Love By My Side in which she played a cheerful single mother. In 2012 she returned to period dramas as a gisaeng in Dr. Jin, followed by the contemporary daily dramas The Birth of a Family and Ruby Ring.

Unlike her TV series, Lee's films are a more diverse mix of mainstream and indie. Feathers in the Wind in particular brought her critical raves, with Darcy Paquet of Koreanfilm.org crediting Lee's "considerable screen presence" in making her character "memorable."[http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm05.html#git "Korean Movie Reviews for 2005: Git"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628213149/http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm05.html#git |date=June 28, 2011 }}. Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved November 11, 2012.

Lee counts pansori and jazz dancing among her hobbies. In 2007, she was chosen to be the ambassador for the Jecheon International Music & Film Festival.[http://ystar.cu-media.co.kr/news/news_view.php?no=26294 "온주완, 이소연 제3회 제천국제음악영화제 위촉식 가져"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314102224/http://ystar.cu-media.co.kr/news/news_view.php?no=26294 |date=March 14, 2012 }} (in Korean). Y-Star. July 10, 2007.

From September 2013 to March 2014, Lee appeared on the fourth season of reality/variety show We Got Married, in which celebrities are paired together as fake wedded couples; Lee's partner was pianist Yoon Han.{{cite web|title=We Got Married Couple Yoon Han and Lee So Yeon Are Confused with Their Virtual Marriage|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/67169/20131125/confused-feelings-between-we-got-married-couple-yoon-han-and-lee-so-yeon-revealed.htm|publisher=KpopStarz|date=November 25, 2013|access-date=January 5, 2014|archive-date=January 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122115402/http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/67169/20131125/confused-feelings-between-we-got-married-couple-yoon-han-and-lee-so-yeon-revealed.htm|url-status=live}}{{Unreliable source|reason=Per WP:KO/RS#UR|date=December 2023}}{{cite web|title=We Got Married Lee So Yeon and Yoon Han Couple to Say Good Bye to Married Life|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/61066/yoonhan-and-leesoyeon-to-go-their-separate-ways|publisher=enewsWorld|date=March 14, 2013|access-date=March 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235456/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/61066/yoonhan-and-leesoyeon-to-go-their-separate-ways|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}} She returned to acting in the cable drama 12 Years Promise in 2014.{{cite web|title=Min Nam-gung 'happy' to act in new comedic family drama|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2986530|publisher=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=March 19, 2014|access-date=March 19, 2014|archive-date=March 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319060013/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2986530|url-status=live}}

In June 2022, Lee launched her personal YouTube channel called 'Lee So-yeon So So TV.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0001465819|author=Kim Yu-jin|title=이소연, 유튜브 '이소연 쏘쏘TV' 개설...다이어트→뷰티, 싱글라이프 소통|trans-title=Soyeon Lee, YouTube 'Soyeon Lee Soso TV' opened... Diet → beauty, single life communication|publisher=X-ports News|via=Naver|date=June 23, 2022|access-date=June 23, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=June 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623152358/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0001465819|url-status=live}}

In January 2024, Lee signed with new agency Ekkeul Entertainment.{{cite web|url=https://enews.imbc.com/News/RetrieveNewsInfo/405857|author=Jang Da-hee|title=이소연, 이끌엔터와 전속계약 체결…김선아→지진희와 한솥밥[공식]|trans-title=Lee So-yeon signs an exclusive contract with Lead Entertainment... Kim Sun-a → Ji Jin-hee and One Pot Rice [Official]|publisher=iMBC|via=Naver|date=January 10, 2024|access-date=January 10, 2024|language=ko|archive-date=January 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110031318/https://enews.imbc.com/News/RetrieveNewsInfo/405857|url-status=live}}

Lee married an IT entrepreneur on September 12, 2015.{{cite web|title=Lee So-yeon to marry in fall|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3005358|publisher=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=June 15, 2015|access-date=June 17, 2015|archive-date=October 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005050938/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3005358|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Actress Lee So-yeon to Wed IT Entrepreneur|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/06/16/2015061601660.html|publisher=The Chosun Ilbo|date=June 16, 2015|access-date=June 17, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924230229/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/06/16/2015061601660.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Actress Lee So-yeon confirms wedding date|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201506251624477333632_2|publisher=K-pop Herald|date=June 25, 2015|access-date=June 26, 2015|archive-date=September 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925035337/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201506251624477333632_2|url-status=live}} In May 2018, it was reported that the couple were divorcing.{{Cite web|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/05/29/2018052900858.html|title=Actress Lee So-yeon Divorces After 3 Years of Marriage|website=The Chosun Ilbo|date=May 29, 2018|access-date=March 12, 2020|archive-date=September 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912083614/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/05/29/2018052900858.html|url-status=live}}

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• [http://www.newikkle.com/artist/artist_sub01_view.html?artist_idx=14 Lee So-yeon] at Ekkeul Entertainment {{in lang|ko}}
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• {{IMDb name|1452474|Lee So-yeon}}
• {{kmdb person|00015112|Lee So-youn}}

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