Lee So-yul (Korean: 이소율; born Im Yu-jin on November 22, 1990), known professionally as Lee Yu-bi (이유비) is a South Korean actress.
Lee Yu-bi | |
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Born | Im Yu-jin November 22, 1990 |
Education | Ewha Womans University – Voice |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011–present |
Agent | Ghost Studio |
Family |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 이소율 |
Revised Romanization | I So-yul |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Soyul |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 임유진 |
Hanja | 任侑珍 |
Revised Romanization | Im Yu-jin |
McCune–Reischauer | Im Yuchin |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 이유비 |
Hanja | 李侑菲 |
Revised Romanization | I Yu-bi |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Yupi |
Yu-bi is the daughter of the actors Kyeon Mi-ri 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.[2][3] Lee changed her real name, Lee Yu-jin,[4] to Lee So-yul, but she did not change her stage name.[5]
She began her career in the 2011 sitcom Vampire Idol,[6] then played supporting roles in television dramas The Innocent Man (2012),[7] Gu Family Book (2013),[8] and Pinocchio (2014),[9] as well as the films The Royal Tailor (2014)[10] and Twenty (2015).[11] Lee plays her first leading role in Scholar Who Walks the Night, adapted from the webtoon about a Joseon vampire scholar and a cross-dressing bookseller.[12][13]
In 2017, Lee starred alongside Choi Min-ho in the JTBC web drama Somehow 18.[14] In October 2017, Lee signed with new management agency 935 Entertainment.[15]
In 2018, Lee starred in the medical slice-of-life drama, A Poem a Day.[16]
In July 2023, Lee left 935 Entertainment and signed with new agency Ghost Studio.[17]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | The Royal Tailor | Royal concubine Soui | ||
2015 | Twenty | So-hee | ||
2020 | Best Friend | Lee Eun-jin | ||
TBA | Love Affair | Song Yu-hwa | [18] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2011 | Vampire Idol | Yu-bi | ||
2012 | The Innocent Man | Kang Choco | ||
2013 | Gu Family Book | Park Chung-jo | ||
2014 | Pinocchio | Yoon Yoo-rae | ||
2015 | The Scholar Who Walks the Night | Jo Yang-sun | ||
2016 | Uncontrollably Fond | Lee Yu-bi | Cameo (Episode 4) | [19] |
2018 | A Poem a Day | Woo Bo-young | ||
2020 | Backstreet Rookie | Customer with dog | Cameo (Episode 2) | |
2021 | Joseon Exorcist | Eo-ri | [20] | |
The Penthouse: War in Life | Il-jin | Season 3; Cameo (Episode 7) | [21] | |
Yumi's Cells | Ruby | [22] | ||
2023 | The Escape of the Seven | Han Mo-ne | Season 1–2 | [23] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2017 | Somehow 18 | Han Na-bi | [24] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | Inkigayo | Host | [25][26] | |
2018 | Real Man 300 | Cast | [27][28] | |
Law of the Jungle in Last Indian Ocean | [29] | |||
2019–2020 | Dogs Are Incredible | Host | ||
2022 | Your Punch Line | Cast | [30] |
Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
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2013 | "Reminisce" | Huh Gak | [31] |
2014 | "No More" | Highlight | [32] |
2019 | "Bad Habits" | Shaun | [33] |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Star Awards | 2013 | Best New Actress | Gu Family Book | Won | [34] |
Asia Model Awards | 2021 | Popular Star Award | Yumi's Cells | Won | [35] |
Asia Rainbow TV Awards | 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Gu Family Book | Nominated | |
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2013 | Best New Actress – Television | The Innocent Man | Nominated | |
Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2015 | Best New Actress | Twenty | Nominated | |
Grand Bell Awards | 2015 | Popularity Award | Nominated | ||
KBS Drama Awards | 2012 | Best New Actress | The Innocent Man | Nominated | |
MBC Drama Awards | 2013 | Best New Actress | Gu Family Book | Nominated | |
2015 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Scholar Who Walks The Night | Nominated | ||
Best New Actress in a Miniseries | Won | [36] | |||
MBC Entertainment Awards | 2018 | Rookie Award in Variety Category | Real Man 300 | Nominated | |
7th Mnet 20's Choice Awards | 2013 | 20's Booming Star - Female | Gu Family Book and The Innocent Man | Won | [37] |
SBS Drama Awards | 2014 | New Star Award | Pinocchio | Won | [38] |
2023 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | The Escape of the Seven | Won | [39] |