Lee So-yul (; born Im Yu-jin, November 22, 1990), better known by the

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Lee Yu-bi () is a South Korean actress.

Early life

Yu-bi is the daughter of the actors

Kyeon Mi-ri Kyeon Mi-ri (; born January 27, 1965) is a South Korean actress and singer. She is best known for her role as the antagonist Lady Choi in the hit period drama ''Jewel in the Palace'' (2003). Career Kyeon Mi-ri graduated from Seoul Traditiona ...

and Im Young-gyu. Her parents divorced in 1993. When her mother remarried in 1998 their stepfather, Lee Hong-heon legally adopted her and her sister, Lee Da-in who is also an actress. Lee changed her real name, Lee Yu-jin, to Lee So-yul, but she did not change her stage name.

Career

She began her career in the 2011

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'', then played supporting roles in

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s '' The Innocent Man'' (2012), ''

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'' (2013), and ''

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'' (2014), as well as the films '' The Royal Tailor'' (2014) and '' Twenty'' (2015). Lee plays her first leading role in '' Scholar Who Walks the Night'', adapted from the

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about a

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vampire scholar and a cross-dressing bookseller. In 2017, Lee starred alongside

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in the JTBC web drama ''Somehow 18''. In October 2017, Lee signed with new management agency 935 Entertainment. In 2018, Lee starred in the medical slice-of-life drama, ''

A Poem a Day ''A Poem a Day'' () is a 2018 medical South Korean television series starring Lee Yu-bi, Lee Joon-hyuk and Jang Dong-yoon. It aired on tvN from March 26 to May 15, 2018, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:30 KST. Synopsis The story of the live ...

''. In July 2023, Lee left 935 Entertainment and signed with new agency Ghost Studio.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Music video appearances

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Yu-bi 1990 births Living people Actresses from Seoul People from Gwangjin District South Korean female models South Korean film actresses South Korean television actresses South Korean web series actresses 21st-century South Korean actresses Ewha Womans University alumni