Lee Chae-young (; born April 29, 1986) is a South Korean actress."이채영", Nate. She debuted in a music video called "Come On" by the Hip-hop group Turtles in 2003. The following year, she appeared in Rain's "I Do" music video and in 2007, Yoon Mi-rae's "Did You Forget It". Her first television drama was Witch Yoo Hee, a romantic comedy, as Chef Marie. It wasn't until she was cast as Sa Illa in the 2009 historical drama Iron Empress and took the role as a host on the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) variety show Star Golden Bell that her popularity rose. She is a Dankook University graduate"이채영", Naver. "이채영", Daum. and the younger sister of Seo Seung-ah."서승아", Naver. "서승아", Nate.
Personal life
Lee attended Mirim Girls' High School during her youth, and later attended Dankook University. Her hobbies include swimming and judo.
She is sometimes referred to as "Little Jang"; the nickname originated because of her resemblance to actress Jang Jin-young."'트럭' 이채영" , Daum, 19 September 2008. Retrieved on 11 October 2011."이채영, 고 장진영과 닮은꼴 화제", News CJ, 3 December 2009.
Early life and career
2003–07: Debut and Witch Yoo Hee She made her debut in the hip-hop group Turtles' "Come On" music video from the album Turtles 2 in 2003. In 2004, she appeared in Rain's "I Do" music video as his girl and is seen waiting for him in a restaurant at the end of the video. Appearing in two more music video, Air Rise's "Away" and Yoon Mi Rae's "Did You Forget It", she made her first television drama in 2007. Her first television drama was Witch Yoo Hee as Chef Marie and later that year; she appeared in Find My Son, Sam Man Ri.
2008–10: Life is Cool and Iron Empress In 2008, she landed her first movie role in Life is Cool which also happen to be the first rotoscoped movie in South Korea. She was cast as Han Saet Byeol in her second movie, Truck, starring Yoo Hae Jin. Her popular began to rise even more when she was cast as Sa Illa in the 2009 historical drama, Iron Empress. Her character joins the leading character, Empress Cheonchu, and played a supportive role throughout the story. She and Jeon Hyeon-moo took over as host of Star Golden Bell when the show was going through changes."Change of Star Golden Bell MCs" , Allkpop, 16 April 2009. In 2008, she made an appearance in the Homme music video, "I Was Able to Eat Well", as a girl who causes Lee Hyun and Changmin to fight over her."Lee Hyun & Changmin reveal MV for Homme collaboration", Allkpop, 28 July 2010. She accepted modeling deals with DL1961,"Lee Chae Young chosen as the model for DL1961 premium jeans", Allkpop, 1 October 2010. Apple Hip"Lee Chae Young shows off her curves for Apple Hip", Allkpop, 3 November 2010. and Men's Health."Lee Chae Young becomes a party girl for Men's Health", Allkpop, 1 December 2010.
2011–present: Royal Family, "Man Should Laugh" and Miracle In 2011, she was cast in the drama Royal Family as Park Min Kyeong and modeled for 11th Street for 4th modeling shoot."Lee Chae Young for 11th Street", Allkpop, 21 June 2011. She was chosen with Park Han Byul, Lee Tae Im, Jang Ji Eun and Jun Eun Mi in a promotion group called the Ocean Girls for the water park Ocean World."Ocean Girls releases debut music video, Ride Now", Allkpop, 24 June 2011. In July, she appeared Homme's second music video "Man Should Laugh" and it shows the love triangle turning into a serious fight."Homme reveals MV for Man Should Laugh", Allkpop, 18 July 2011. Her latest movie is Bicycle Looking for a Whale (or Miracle) as Yeong Chae, it was released on September 22.
In August 2018, Lee signed with new management agency SidusHQ.
Filmography
TV series 2007: Witch Yoo Hee – Chef Marie 2007: Find My Son, Sam Man Ri – Song Hee-joo 2009: Empress Cheonchu – Sa Il-la 2009: Soul Special – Min Se-hee"쏘울 스페셜" , Daum. Retrieved 18 October 2011. 2009: Wife Returns – Min Yi Hyun 2010: Legend of the Patriots – Dan-yeong 2011: Royal Family – Park Min-kyeong 2012: The Birth of a Family – Ma Ye-ri 2014: Two Mothers – Lee Hwa-young 2015: More Than a Maid – Ga Hee-ah 2017: The Emperor: Owner of the Mask – Mae Chang 2018: A Poem a Day – Kim Yoon-joo 2018: My Strange Hero – a bride (cameo, ep. 1) 2019: Home for Summer – Joo Sang-mi 2020–2021: Man in a Veil – Han Yoo-ra 2023 : Woman in a Veil – Joo Ae-ra 2023 : Family: The Unbreakable Bond - Yoon Chae-ri
Variety shows 2009: Star Golden Bell – Host 2010: A Guy Who Reads Baseball"야구 읽어주는 남자", Daum. 2010: Wonder Woman"여자가 세상을 바꾼다 – 원더우먼", Daum. 2011: Show Show Show"쇼쇼쇼", Daum. Retrieved 18 October 2011. 2019: King Of Mask Singer 2021: Korea's Chicken Battle – judge 2021: Cooking - The Birth of a Cooking King – Contestant 2022–present: Goal Girl – Cast Member (Season 3)
Films 2008: Life is Cool – Kim Mi-young 2008: Truck – Han Saet-byeol 2009: Flight – Soo-ah 2011: Bicycle Looking for a Whale/Miracle – Yeong-chae 2012: The Grand Heist – Seol-hwa 2013: Secretly, Greatly – Ran 2013: The Devil Rider – Seoyeon 2015: The Mirror 2020: The cursed lesson - Hyo Jung 2021: Tomb of the River 2021 : Lady Gambler – Mimi 2022: The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves to Die
Music video appearances 2003: Turtles – "Come On" 2004: Rain – "I Do" 2004: Air Rise – "Away" 2007: Yoon Mi-rae – "Did You Forget It" 2008: Natural – "보내는 마음""이채영,내추럴 '보내는 마음'M/V 여주인공 '화제'" , CNB News "이채영, 내추럴 '보내는 마음' 뮤비에서 열창", E Newstoday 2009: Lee Soo Young – "I Erase It" 2009: Hwayobi – "Once" 2009: K.Will – "사랑한단 말을 못해서" 2010: Rumble Fish – "남잔 다 그래" 2010: Kim Dong Hee – "죽을것같아" 2010: Homme – "I Was Able to Eat Well" 2011: Ocean Girls – "Ride Now" 2011: Homme – "Man Should Laugh"
TV commercials / endorsements Lotte Confectionery SK Telecom CJ Lihom"밥솥모델도 불황맞아 구조조정", FN News, 16 April 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
Modeling 11th Street Men's Health"이채영, 내게 너무 육감六感적인 그녀", Men's Health, December 2010."이제는 당신이 만들어 줄 차례" , Men's Health, March 2008 Apple Hip"Apple Hip – 애플힙: 앉기만 해도 힙업!" DL1961 Premium Jeans Maxim
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref.2014 KBS Drama AwardsBest Supporting ActressTwo Mothers 2020 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily DramaMan in a Veil 2021 7th APAN Star Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama
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