Lee Se-hee (Korean이세희; born on December 22, 1991)[1] is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2015 with a music video "364 Days of Dream", since then, she has appeared in number of films and television series.[2] She got recognition for portraying role of Park Dan-dan in weekend TV series Young Lady and Gentleman (2021–2022) for which she won the best new actress award at 2021 KBS Drama Awards. She has acted in films as: Midnight Runners (2017) and Midnight (2021) among others. In 2020 she appeared in JTBC TV series Live On.[3][4]

Lee Se-hee
Lee in Oct 2022
Born (1991-12-22) December 22, 1991 (age 32)
Alma materHanyang Women's University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2015–present
AgentJ-Wide Company
Korean name
Hangul
이세희
Hanja
李世熙
Revised RomanizationI Se-hui
McCune–ReischauerI Sehŭi

In 2022 she won the 'Popularity Award (actress)' at 2022 KBS Drama Awards for her performance in the series Bad Prosecutor.[5]

Career

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Lee is affiliated to artist management company Family Entertainment.[6] She was in dental hygiene when she changed her career to acting.[7]

Lee debuted in Na Yoon-kwon's music video in 2015,[8] and was cast in web series Sandwich Theory, Kiss Scene in Yeonnam-dong and Kiss Goblin in 2019. In 2020 she was in supporting cast of KakaoTV's Love Revolution,[9] and appeared in MBC 'Cinematic Drama SF8 - White Crow.[8]

In 2021, Lee appeared in season 2 of Hospital Playlist as Kang So-ye, first-year fellow in the Department of Emergency Medicine[10] and she appeared as female lead in KBS's weekend family drama Young Lady and Gentleman. Her portrayal of Park Dan-dan, a resident tutor was appreciated. She got the role, breaking through the 500:1 competition and being termed as one of the 'discovery of the year'.[11] The series currently ranks at the 3rd place among 'Top 50 series per nationwide viewers in Korea' and logged a national average viewership of 38.2% for its 48th episode.[12] She also won the Best New Actress award and best couple award with Ji Hyun-woo at 2021 KBS Drama Awards for her role in the series.[13]

In 2022, after success of her weekend drama, KBS cast her in their upcoming TV series Bad Prosecutor as Shin A-ra, a senior prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors' Office.[14] In November 2022, Lee signed an exclusive contract with J-Wide Company.[8] In the same year, she won the Best Couple Award with Doh Kyung-soo[15] and 'Popularity Award (actress)' at 2022 KBS Drama Awards for her performance in the series Bad Prosecutor.[16]

Modeling

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In September 2021, Lee was selected by Ed Hardy as a brand model with the launch of the golf wear line,[17] and Liful Minimal Garments selected her as their brand muse.[18] In October 2021, she was selected as model for global denim brand 'Siwy'.[19]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Midnight Runners Club woman Se-hee [20]
2018 Fengshui Gisaeng from Wolyounggak
2020 Things Like Dogs Mi-jeong
2021 Midnight Girlfriend TVING Film
I Can Only See Seo Yoo-ri

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Let Me Introduce Her [20]
2019 Different Dreams [21]
Everybody Says Kungddari Young Jo Soon-ja [22]
Catch the Ghost Madonna [22]
2020 SF8 Jang Joon-oh Episode 6, "White Crow" [23]
Live On Jung Hee-soo [24]
2021 My Roommate Is a Gumiho Gisaeng Cameo (Episode 1,10)
Hospital Playlist Kang So-ye Season 2 [25]
2021–2022 Young Lady and Gentleman Park Dan-dan [26]
2022 Bad Prosecutor Shin A-ra [27]
2024 Beauty and Mr. Romantic Se-ra Cameo (Episode 17) [28]
A Virtuous Business Lee Joo-ri [29]

Web series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2019 Sandwich Theory Choi Sun Hee [30]
Kiss Scene in Yeonnam-dong Nam Jin-joo
2020 Kiss Goblin Yoon Seol-hee
Love Revolution Jang Hae-ri [31]

Music video appearances

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Year Song title Artist Ref.
2015 "364 Days of Dream" Na Yoon-kwon [3][32]
2016 "Just Come to Me" Homme [33]
2017 "Sunny Tomorrow" A Single Rider [34]

Awards and nominations

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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.
KBS Drama Awards 2021 Best New Actress Young Lady and Gentleman Won [13]
Best Couple Award Lee Se-hee with Ji Hyun-woo
Young Lady and Gentleman
Won [35]
2022 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Bad Prosecutor Nominated [36]
Popularity Award Won [5]
Best Couple Award Lee Se-hee with Doh Kyung-soo
Bad Prosecutor
Won [15]

Listicles

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Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Forbes 2022 Korea Power Celebrity Rising Star Placed [37]

References

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  15. ^ a b Hwang Soo-yeon (January 1, 2023). "이승기 "커플상 혼자라 씁쓸"→강하늘♥하지원, 베스트커플상 [KBS 연기대상]" [Lee Seung-gi "It's bittersweet to be alone as a couple" → Kang Ha-neul ♥ Ha Ji-won, Best Couple Award [KBS Drama Awards]]. Xports News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  16. ^ Park Jae-hwan (January 3, 2023). "이세희 '진검승부', 2022 KBS연기대상 2관왕" [Lee Se-hee's 'True Swordsman' wins 2 awards at the 2022 KBS Drama Awards]. KBS Entertainment (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  17. ^ Kang I-jeong (September 30, 2021). "에드하디, 골프웨어 라인 배우 이세희 모델 발탁" [Ed Hardy selected as model for golf wear line actress Lee Se-hee]. Discovery News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  18. ^ Park Hae-Young (September 30, 2021). "라이풀, 뮤즈로 배우 이세희 발탁" [Liful selects actress Lee Se-hee as muse]. Apparel News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  19. ^ Yoon Jeong-hoon (October 15, 2021). "프리미엄 데님 브랜드 '씨위', 배우 이세희 모델 발탁" ['Premium denim brand 'Siwi' selected as model for actress Lee Se-hee]. Edaily (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
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  22. ^ a b "신예 이세희, '유령을 잡아라' 출연.. 채팅녀 역" [Rookie Se-hee Lee to appear in 'Catch the Ghost'.. Chat Girl]. 베리타스알파 (in Korean). November 13, 2019. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
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  27. ^ Kim Jeong-jin (April 13, 2022). "도경수·이세희, KBS 새 드라마 '진검승부' 주연" [Do Kyung-soo and Lee Se-hee to star in KBS' new drama 'True Sword Battle] (in Korean). Yonhap News. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Naver.
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  29. ^ Kim, Myung-mi (July 22, 2024). "이세희 싱글맘 된다…JTBC '정숙한 세일즈' 출연 확정[공식]" [Lee Se-hee becomes a single mother... Confirmed to appear in JTBC's 'Quiet Sales']. Newsen – via daum.
  30. ^ Hwang Su-yeon (August 24, 2020). "'라이브온' 이세희, 출연확정…황민현과 호흡 [공식입장]" ['Live On' Lee Se-hee confirmed to appear... Breathing with Hwang Min-hyun [Official Position]]. Export News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
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