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Model, actress
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Seoul, Empire of Japan, South Korea
Age
34 years
Education
Dongduk Women's University
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Biography

Lee Sung-kyung (Korean: 이성경; born August 10, 1990) is a South Korean model, actress and singer. She acted in the television dramas Cheese in the mousetrap (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.

Early life and education

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

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. 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. This was followed by weekend drama, Flower of Queen in 2015. She won "Best New Actress" in a Special Project Drama at the MBC Drama Awards for her role.

In January 2016, Lee featured in tvN's college romance series, Cheese in the Trap. On April 28, 2016, Lee released a collaboration single with Eddy Kim, which is a cover of Sharp's "My Lips like Warm Coffee". Lee then starred in the SBS' prime-time medical drama, The Doctors as a neurosurgeon. 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. In 2017, Lee dubbed the film Trolls alongside Park Hyung-sik. She was also cast in the romance film Love+Sling, directed by first-time director Kim Dae-woong. She was also featured in Psy's 4X2=8 with the single "Last Scene". In 2018, Lee starred in the fantasy melodrama About Time. She was cast in the action comedy film Miss & Mrs. Cops released on May 9, 2019 alongside Ra Mi-ran.

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.

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionSalesAlbum
Gaon
As featured artist
"My Lips like Warm Coffee"
(Eddy Kim feat. Lee Sung-kyung)
20163N/ANon-album single
Collaborations
"I Love You"
(with The Papers)
2013N/A랑의 단상 Chapter 4: You and Me Song
Soundtrack appearances
"True Colors"
(with Park Hyung-sik)
2017N/ATrolls OST (Korean version)
"Get Back Up Again"
"My Only One Person"2018About Time OST Musical Special
"I Am What I Am"
"Tomorrow will be a better day!"
"Show Time"
(with Ra Mi-ran)
2019Miss & Mrs. Cops OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionAlbum
Gaon
"Last Scene"
(Psy feat. Lee Sung-kyung)
2017134X2=8

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
200817th Super Model ContestLex PrizeN/AWon
20092nd Asia Pacific Super Model ContestUnix Hair New Style PrizeN/AWon
2014CFDK Fashion AwardsBest Female Fashion Model of the YearN/AWon
20158th Korea Drama AwardsBest New ActressFlower of QueenNominated
4th APAN Star AwardsNominated
34th MBC Drama AwardsBest New Actress in a Special Project DramaWon
Popularity Award, ActressNominated
Best Couple AwardNominated
201611th Max Movie AwardsRising Star AwardN/AWon
52nd Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New Actress (TV)Queen's FlowerNominated
35th MBC Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actress in a MiniseriesWeightlifting Fairy Kim Bok JooWon
Best Couple AwardNominated
24th SBS Drama AwardsSpecial Award, Actress in a Genre DramaThe DoctorsNominated
20183rd Asia Artist AwardsArtist of the YearN/AWon
Best EmotiveWon
201924th Chunsa Film Art AwardsSpecial Popularity AwardMiss & Mrs. CopsWon
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