Lee Young-ah

Quick Facts: Who was Lee Young-ah?

Subject:

Lee Young-ah

Known for:

Acclaimed South Korean actress known for roles in Golden Bride and Bread, Love and Dreams.

Born:

1984-10-23

Century / Era:

1984s Historical Era Archive

Verified Source:

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Origins & Early Life

Lee Young-ah (Korean: 이영아; born October 23, 1984) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for playing the role of Nguyen Jin Joo in Golden Bride, a 2008 drama that was extended by 14 episodes due to its popularity. It was in the Top 3 Korean Dramas of the South Korean Nielson Ratings during January–February 2008 and the Top 7 for TNmS Ratings. She is also known for her role in the drama Bread, Love and Dreams as Yang Mi-sun, the love interest of main character, Kim Tak-goo. She won the 2010 KBS Drama Awards "Best Couple Award" for this role together with Yoon Shi-yoon.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Lee Young Ah began acting when she was 19 years old. She first appeared in the SBS TV Drama I Love You, My Enemy as well as The Youth in Bare Foot, Golden Apple and Wedding. In the 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards, she won the Best New Actress Award for her role as the young Kyung Sook in Golden Apple. She also put in cameo appearances in movies such as Ghost Story, Caramel, Two Faces of My Girlfriend and lent her voice in Dachimawa Lee. In 2006, she got her first lead in a TV series, Love Can't Wait, where she plays a 19-year-old senior in a girls' school who falls in love with a poor college law student played by Hong Kyung-min.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

In the same year, she appeared in a music video by Eru, titled Black Glasses along with Kim Hyun-joong. Her next lead role in a drama was Golden Bride in 2007, where Lee plays a young bride from Vietnam. In order to appease her blind mother, she marries a Korean man to search for her father in Korea. The drama acquired high TV Ratings which led to the addition of 14 more episodes. In 2008, she was cast as the second female lead in the drama Iljimae where she played Bong Soon, a funny and silly swindler related to the past of the male lead.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1984 (1984-10-23): Birth of Lee Young-ah — Acclaimed South Korean actress known for roles in Golden Bride and Bread, Love and Dreams.
2. 2006: 2006 Milestone — In 2006, she got her first lead in a TV series, Love Can't Wait, where she plays a 19-year-old senior in a girls' school who falls in love with a poor college law student played by Hong Kyung-min.
3. 2007: 2007 Milestone — Her next lead role in a drama was Golden Bride in 2007, where Lee plays a young bride from Vietnam.
4. 2008: 2008 Milestone — She is best known for playing the role of Nguyen Jin Joo in Golden Bride, a 2008 drama that was extended by 14 episodes due to its popularity.
5. 2010: 2010 Milestone — She won the 2010 KBS Drama Awards "Best Couple Award" for this role together with Yoon Shi-yoon.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Lee Young-ah

True or False: “Lee Young-ah won the Best New Actress Award at the 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards for her role in Golden Apple.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): She won the award for her role as the young Kyung Sook in Golden Apple, but the text does not specify that this was the 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards.

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