Lee Hyori

She is known to be a cheerful girl who laughs very often, but her short temper is also well-known. She is fond of her long straight hair and considers it the most precious part of her body.

According to her, the most important thing for her in life is her family.

Lee Hyori was born Lee Hyo-ri on May 10, 1979 in Cheongwon, South Korea. She is the youngest daughter in her family. Her family included her parents and an older brother as well as an older sister. As a child, she wanted to become a police officer.

Hyori started developed love for acting and drawing at a very young age and took up acting seriously later. She studied in the Gook Min University.

Her stunning natural beauty was discovered during a photo shoot with her friends in early days. She was then trained at Daesung Entertainment.

After getting discovered by Daesung Entertainment and her subsequent training, Hyori joined the K-Pop Girl Group ‘Fin K. L.’ as the eldest and the last member. Just after she joined the group, they officially made their on May 12, 1998 with their first single, ‘Blue Rain’. It was the second song from their album, ‘To My Boyfriend’. They later became very popular in South Korea giving a tough competition to their rivals, the S.E.S. group.

Fin K.L. released around four studio albums in the following year. Just after that, Lee debuted as a solo singer in 2003 with her first solo album ‘Stylish’ which became very popular and earned her many accolades. The lead single ‘10 Minutes’ from the album became her signature song.

She then made her acting debut in the 16-episode drama series, ‘Three Leaf Clover’. However, the series received low ratings and she was criticized as a misplaced character and viewers claimed that she was no match for a character so downtrodden.

After her contract with DSP Entertainment ended, she entered into another one with Mnet Entertainment, which is currently known as Mnet Media. It was a 3-year contract worth ₩2.2 billion. She was then the highest paid female singer in South Korea.

She has co-hosted TV programs like ‘Happy Together’, ‘Sang Sang Plus’, ‘Change’, and ‘Time Machine’ In 2008, she launched her third album ‘It’s Hyorish’. After that, she released her 4th album in 2010, called ‘H – Logic’. It was the last one under Mnet Media.

In 2010, 7 out of 14 songs from her 4th album, H-Logic, were accused of plagiarism. Later, she admitted the accusation, saying that she had been deceived. She stopped all musical activities and television appearances for some time then. However, during this time, she started writing newspaper columns describing her thoughts on life and career. Her writing was known for simplicity, humor, and intelligence.

In 2012, she published ‘Closer’, a photo-essay book that featured her everyday life with her dog Soonshim Whom Lee adopted from an animal shelter.

Hyori released two charity songs on animal welfare. They were ‘Please Stay Behind’ and ‘Remember’.

She had tweeted that she wanted to see SsangYong Motors’ car Tivoli to be successful as she wanted the workers who were fired by SsangYong to get hired again. She even tweeted that, if something like this happens, she would dance in a bikini in front of the car.