Lee Chae-young (Korean: 이채영; born April 29, 1986) is a South Korean actress.[1] 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[2][3] and the younger sister of Seo Seung-ah.[4][5]
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.[6][7]
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.[8] 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.[9] She accepted modeling deals with DL1961,[10] Apple Hip[11] and Men's Health.[12][13][14]
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.[15] 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.[16] In July, she appeared Homme's second music video "Man Should Laugh" and it shows the love triangle turning into a serious fight.[17] 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.[18]
^Park Seo-yeon (December 15, 2022). "최윤영·이채영·이선호·이루·신고은·이은형, '비밀의 여자' 캐스팅 확정 [공식]" [Choi Yoon-young, Lee Chae-young, Lee Seon-ho, Lee Ru, Shin Go-eun, Lee Eun-hyeong confirmed casting for 'Secret Woman' [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Naver.
^"쇼쇼쇼", Daum. Retrieved 18 October 2011. (in Korean)
^Jo Min-jeong (October 27, 2021). "치킨대전', 이연복·김풍·영탁·이혜성 심사위원 합류" ['Chicken Daejeon', Lee Yeon-bok, Kim Poong, Young-tak, Lee Hye-seong join the judges] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
^JTBC Mobile Operations Team (November 17, 2021). "'쿡킹' 박정현vs이채영, '오징어 요리' 주제로 준결승전" ['Cooking' Park Jung-hyun vs. Lee Chae-young, semi-finals with the theme of 'Squid Cooking] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Naver.
^Lee, Ji-hyun (September 28, 2022). "이채영, '골때녀' 새 멤버 됐다…시즌1 지원했던 문지인도 합류" [Lee Chae-young becomes a new member of 'Goal Girl'... Moon Ji-in, who applied for season 1, also joined.] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via Naver.
^Jeon Hyung-hwa (September 16, 2021). "유오성x장혁 액션 느와르 '강릉' 11월 개봉 확정 [공식]" [Yoo Oh-seong x Jang Hyuk action noir 'Gangneung' confirmed for November release [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Naver.
^Kim No-eul (October 21, 2021). "이채영-정혜인 주연 '여타짜' 11월 개봉 확정[공식]" [Lee Chae-young and Jung Hye-in's 'Others' confirmed for November release [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Naver.
^Yang So-young (January 1, 2021). "[2020 KBS 연기대상] 천호진 두번째 대상…'한다다' 15관왕 "이변無"(종합)" [[2020 KBS Drama Awards] Cheon Ho-jin's second grand prize... 'Handada' 15 crowns, "no change" (total)]. The Daily Economy Star (in Korean). Retrieved February 13, 2021.