Lee Se-hee
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Biography
Lee Se-hee (Korean: 이세희; born on December 22, 1991) 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. 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.
In 2022 she won the 'Popularity Award (actress)' at 2022 KBS Drama Awards for her performance in the series Bad Prosecutor.
Career
Lee is affiliated to artist management company Family Entertainment. She was in dental hygiene when she changed her career to acting.
Lee debuted in Na Yoon-kwon's music video in 2015, 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, and appeared in MBC 'Cinematic Drama SF8 - White Crow.
In 2021, Lee appeared in season 2 of Hospital Playlist as Kang So-ye, first-year fellow in the Department of Emergency Medicine 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'. 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. 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.
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. In November 2022, Lee signed an exclusive contract with J-Wide Company. In the same year, she won the Best Couple Award with Doh Kyung-soo and 'Popularity Award (actress)' at 2022 KBS Drama Awards for her performance in the series Bad Prosecutor.
Modeling
In September 2021, Lee was selected by Ed Hardy as a brand model with the launch of the golf wear line, and Liful Minimal Garments selected her as their brand muse. In October 2021, she was selected as model for global denim brand 'Siwy'.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Midnight Runners | Club woman Se-hee | ||
| 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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Let Me Introduce Her | |||
| 2019 | Different Dreams | |||
| Everybody Says Kungddari | Young Jo Soon-ja | |||
| Catch the Ghost | Madonna | |||
| 2020 | SF8 | Jang Joon-oh | Episode 6, "White Crow" | |
| Live On | Jung Hee-soo | |||
| 2021 | My Roommate Is a Gumiho | Gisaeng | Cameo (Episode 1,10) | |
| Hospital Playlist | Kang So-ye | Season 2 | ||
| 2021–2022 | Young Lady and Gentleman | Park Dan-dan | ||
| 2022 | Bad Prosecutor | Shin A-ra | ||
| 2024 | Beauty and Mr. Romantic | Se-ra | Cameo (Episode 17) | |
| A Virtuous Business | Lee Joo-ri |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sandwich Theory | Choi Sun Hee | |
| Kiss Scene in Yeonnam-dong | Nam Jin-joo | ||
| 2020 | Kiss Goblin | Yoon Seol-hee | |
| Love Revolution | Jang Hae-ri |
Music video appearances
| Year | Song title | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "364 Days of Dream" | Na Yoon-kwon | |
| 2016 | "Just Come to Me" | Homme | |
| 2017 | "Sunny Tomorrow" | A Single Rider |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best New Actress | Young Lady and Gentleman | Won | |
| Best Couple Award | Lee Se-hee Young Lady and Gentleman | Won | |||
| 2022 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Bad Prosecutor | Nominated | ||
| Popularity Award | Won | ||||
| Best Couple Award | Lee Se-hee Bad Prosecutor | Won |
Listicles
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes | 2022 | Korea Power Celebrity Rising Star | Placed |
