Lee Sung-kyung

Lee Sung-kyung[2] (Korean: 이성경; born August 10, 1990) is a South Korean model, actress and singer. She acted in the television dramas Cheese in the Trap (2016) and The Doctors (2016) before taking her first leading role as the titular character in Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (2016) and Dr. Romantic 2 (2020) alongside Ahn Hyo-seop and Han Suk-kyu.

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Sung-kyung
Lee at a Jimmy Choo event in October 2019
Born (1990-08-10) August 10, 1990
Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Other names
  • Lee Sung-kyoung
  • Biblee
Alma materDongduk Women's University
Occupation
  • Model
  • actress
  • singer
Years active2008–present
AgentYG
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
AwardsFull list
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Seong-gyeong
McCune–ReischauerI Sŏnggyŏng

Early life and education

Lee was born on August 10, 1990 in Goyang city, Gyeonggi, South Korea.[3] On February 22, 2016, Lee graduated from Dongduk Women's University.[4]

Career

2008–present: Modelling and acting debut

Lee began her entertainment career as a model where she competed at the local Super Model Contest in 2008.[3][5] In 2013, The Papers collaborated with Lee with the single "I Love You".

In 2014, Lee made her acting debut with a supporting role in television drama It's Okay, That's Love, being the first model-actress promoted under the joint venture of YG Entertainment and K-Plus.[6][7] This was followed by weekend drama, Flower of Queen in 2015.[8] She won "Best New Actress" in a Special Project Drama at the MBC Drama Awards for her role.[9]

In January 2016, Lee featured in tvN's college romance series, Cheese in the Trap.[10] On April 28, 2016, Lee released a collaboration single with Eddy Kim, which is a cover of Sharp's "My Lips like Warm Coffee".[11] Lee then starred in the SBS' prime-time medical drama, The Doctors as a neurosurgeon.[12] The same year, she took on her first leading role in Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo, a youth sports drama inspired by the real-life story of Olympic weightlifting champion Jang Mi-ran.[13][14][15][16] In 2017, Lee dubbed the film Trolls alongside Park Hyung-sik.[17] She was also cast in the romance film Love+Sling, directed by first-time director Kim Dae-woong.[18] She was also featured in Psy's 4X2=8 with the single "Last Scene".[19] In 2018, Lee starred in the fantasy melodrama About Time.[20] She was cast in the action comedy film Miss & Mrs. Cops released on May 9, 2019 alongside Ra Mi-ran.[21][22][23]

In 2020, Lee starred in the second season of the hit medical drama Dr. Romantic, playing Cha Eun-jae, a skilled cardiothoracic surgeon with Ahn Hyo-seop as her leading man.[24][25][26] Dr Romantic Kim 2 went down to be highest viewed cable drama of 2020, Lee was praised for her portrayal of Cha Eun Jae and won many accolades for her role

Filmography
Main article: Lee Sung-kyung filmography

Discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart position Sales Album
Gaon
[27]
As featured artist
"My Lips like Warm Coffee"
(Eddy Kim feat. Lee Sung-kyung)[11]		 2016 3 N/A Non-album single
Collaborations
"I Love You"
(with The Papers)[28]		 2013 — N/A 랑의 단상 Chapter 4: You and Me Song
Soundtrack appearances
"True Colors"
(with Park Hyung-sik)[29][30]		 2017 — N/A Trolls OST (Korean version)
"Get Back Up Again"[31] —
"My Only One Person" 2018 — About Time OST Musical Special[32]
"I Am What I Am" —
"Tomorrow will be a better day!" —
"Show Time"
(with Ra Mi-ran)[33][34]		 2019 — Miss & Mrs. Cops OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs
Title Year Peak chart position Album
Gaon
[35]
"Last Scene"
(Psy feat. Lee Sung-kyung)[36]		 2017 13 4X2=8

Awards and nominations
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.
APAN Star Awards 2015 Best New Actress Flower of Queen Nominated
2020 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Dr. Romantic 2 Nominated [37]
Asia Artist Awards 2018 Artist of the Year Lee Sung-kyung Won [38]
Best Emotive Won
2020 Best Actress Award Dr. Romantic 2 Won [39]
Asia Model Festival 2020 Model Star Award Lee Sung-kyung Won [40]
Asia Pacific Super Model Contest 2009 Unix Hair New Style Prize Won [41]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2016 Best New Actress (TV) Queen's Flower Nominated
CFDK Fashion Awards 2014 Best Female Fashion Model of the Year Lee Sung-kyung Won [42][43]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2019 Special Popularity Award Miss & Mrs. Cops Won [44]
Korea Drama Awards 2015 Best New Actress Flower of Queen Nominated
Max Movie Awards 2016 Rising Star Award Lee Sung-kyung Won [45]
MBC Drama Awards 2015 Best New Actress in a Special Project Drama Flower of Queen Won [9]
Popularity Award, Actress Nominated
Best Couple Award Lee Sung-kyung (with Yoon Park)
(Flower of Queen)		 Nominated
2016 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Won [46]
Best Couple Award Lee Sung-kyung (with Nam Joo-hyuk)
(Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo)		 Nominated
SBS Drama Awards 2016 Special Award, Actress in a Genre Drama The Doctors Nominated
2020 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Action Drama Dr. Romantic 2 Won [47]
Best Couple Award Lee Sung-kyung (with Ahn Hyo-seop)
(Dr. Romantic 2)		 Nominated [48]
Super Model Contest 2008 Lex Prize Lee Sung-kyung Won [49]

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