Lee Soo-kyung (actress, born 1996)

Quick Facts: Who was Lee Soo-kyung (actress, born 1996)?

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Lee Soo-kyung (actress, born 1996)

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South Korean actress known for roles in Hogu's Love and winning Baeksang Arts Awards.

Born:

1996-10-24

Century / Era:

1996s Historical Era Archive

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Origins & Early Life

Lee Soo-kyung (Korean: 이수경; born October 24, 1996) is a South Korean actress. She is the youngest two-time winner of the Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Supporting Actress with the films Heart Blackened (2017) and Miracle: Letters to the President (2021). She made her television debut in the series Hogu's Love in 2015 and starred in Adamas (2022) and Love in the Big City (2024). Lee enrolled in an acting school as part of her parents' wish for Lee to learn various skills like playing musical instruments, etc. She was then chosen to lead 2012 short film In the Summer.

Career & Major Achievements

Her mainstream debut was in 2015, with both crime film Coin Locker Girl as pink-haired rogue girl living in Incheon's Chinatown and tvN's romantic comedy television series Hogu's Love as the protagonist's twin sister. In 2017, Lee received critical acclaim for two films: a romantic coming-of-age about a schoolgirl who falls for her coach Yongsoon in which Lee got nominated for several major film awards, and a crime legal Heart Blackened in which her role as a murder suspect daughter of a powerful businessman earned her the first win and youngest winner on record of Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Supporting Actress. Lee returned to small screen with 2018 SBS workplace drama Where Stars Land, as the youngest team member of Incheon International Airport's Security Service.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

Lee was cast in one series and one film in 2021. She acted as a cold and heavily-pressured law school student in JTBC's legal crime Law School, and as a tough firstborn daughter of the family main cast in the film that brings a second Baeksang Arts Awards for Lee 4 years after her first win, docudrama Miracle: Letters to the President. In 2022, Lee acted in tvN's crime mystery Adamas as a TV reporter who hides a secret of being a murder witness in her childhood.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1996 (1996-10-24): Birth of Lee Soo-kyung (actress, born 1996) — South Korean actress known for roles in Hogu's Love and winning Baeksang Arts Awards.
2. 2012: 2012 Milestone — She was then chosen to lead 2012 short film In the Summer.
3. 2015: 2015 Milestone — She made her television debut in the series Hogu's Love in 2015 and starred in Adamas (2022) and Love in the Big City (2024).
4. 2017: 2017 Milestone — She is the youngest two-time winner of the Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Supporting Actress with the films Heart Blackened (2017) and Miracle: Letters to the President (2021).
5. 2018: 2018 Milestone — Lee returned to small screen with 2018 SBS workplace drama Where Stars Land, as the youngest team member of Incheon International Airport's Security Service.
6. 2021: 2021 Milestone — Lee was cast in one series and one film in 2021.
7. 2022: 2022 Milestone — In 2022, Lee acted in tvN's crime mystery Adamas as a TV reporter who hides a secret of being a murder witness in her childhood.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Lee Soo-kyung (actress, born 1996)

True or False: “Lee Soo-kyung made her mainstream debut in a film role before appearing in television series.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): She made her mainstream debut in 2015 with both the film Coin Locker Girl and the TV series Hogu's Love.

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