Lee Sung-kyung

Lee Sung-kyung

Lee in April 2023

Born August 10, 1990 (age 33)

Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea

 Lee Sung-kyoung
Other names
 Biblee

Alma mater Dongduk Women's University

Occupations  Actress

 model

 singer

Years active 2008–present

Agent YG

Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]

Awards Full list

Korean name

Hangul 이성경
 Hanja 李聖經

Revised Romanization I Seong-gyeong

McCune–Reischauer I Sŏnggyŏng

Website ygfamily.com

Lee Sung-kyung[2] (Korean: 이성경; born August 10, 1990) is a South Korean model,
actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in television series Cheese in the
Trap (2016), The Doctors (2016), Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (2016), Dr. Romantic
2 (2020), Shooting Stars (2022) and Dr. Romantic 3 (2023).
Early life and education[edit]
Lee was born on August 10, 1990, in Goyang city, Gyeonggi, South Korea.[3] On
February 22, 2016, Lee graduated from Dongduk Women's University.[4]
Career[edit]
Lee began her entertainment career as a model where she competed at the local Super
Model Contest in 2008.[3][5] In 2013, The Papers collaborated with Lee with the single "I
Love You".[citation needed]
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 YG KPlus, the joint venture
of YG Entertainment and K-Plus.[6][7] This was followed by weekend drama, Flower of
Queen in 2015.[8] She won "Best New Actress" in a Special Project Drama at the MBC
Drama Awards for her role.[9]
In January 2016, Lee featured in tvN's college romance series, Cheese in the Trap.
[10]
On April 28, 2016, Lee released a collaboration single with Eddy Kim, which is a
cover of Sharp's "My Lips like Warm Coffee".[11] Lee then starred in the SBS' prime-time
medical drama, The Doctors as a neurosurgeon.[12] 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.[13][14][15][16]
In 2017, Lee dubbed the film Trolls alongside Park Hyung-sik.[17] She was also cast in
the romance film Love+Sling, directed by first-time director Kim Dae-woong.[18] She was
also featured in Psy's 4X2=8 with the single "Last Scene".[19] In 2018, Lee starred in the
fantasy melodrama About Time.[20] She was cast in the action comedy film Miss & Mrs.
Cops released on May 9, 2019, alongside Ra Mi-ran.[21][22][23]
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.[24][25][26]
In 2022, Lee starred in the tvN drama Shooting Stars alongside Kim Young-dae.[27]
Philanthropy[edit]
On August 12, 2022, Lee donated ₩100 million to help those affected by the 2022
South Korean floods through the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association.[28]
At the end of 2023, Lee donated ₩50 million to the Comprehensive Support Center for
Seniors Living Alone. [29]
On January 15, 2024, Lee donated ₩100 million to Dankook University Hospital. This
donation was made in response to Lee's appearance in the SBS drama 'Romantic
Doctor Teacher Kim 3'. [30]
Filmography[edit]
Main article: Lee Sung-kyung filmography

Discography[edit]
Singles[edit]

Peak
chart
positio
n
Title Year Album

Gaon
[31]

As featured artist

"My Lips like Warm Coffee"

(내 입술 따뜻한 커피처럼) 2016 3 Non-album single
(Eddy Kim feat. Lee Sung-kyung)[11]

Collaborations

"I Love You" (사랑의 단상) 2013 — 랑의 단상 Chapter 4: You and Me Song
(with The Papers)[32][unreliable source?]

"Love" (러브) 2021 25 Duet Mate

(with Loco)[33]

"Eat Sleep Live Repeat" 2023 — Non-album single

(잘 먹고 잘 살아)
(with Lee Chan-hyuk)[34]

Soundtrack appearances

"True Colors"
(세로라이브) —
(with Park Hyung-sik)[35][36]
2017 Trolls OST (Korean version)

"Get Back Up Again"[37] —

"My Only One Person" —

"I Am What I Am" 2018 — About Time OST Musical Special[38]

"Tomorrow will be a better day! " —

"Show Time" 2019 — Miss & Mrs. Cops OST

(with Ra Mi-ran)[39][40]

"Let the Star Shine Us Again"

(이별이 다시 우릴 비춰주길) 2024 TBA Transit Love 3 OST Part 7
(with Lim Seul-ong)[41][42]

"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs[edit]

Peak
chart
position
Title Year Album

Gaon
[43]

"Last Scene" (마지막 장면) 2017 13 4X2=8

(Psy feat. Lee Sung-kyung)[44]

Awards and nominations[edit]

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the
nomination

Award
Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
ceremony

2015 Best New Actress Flower of Queen Nominated

APAN Star
Awards
Excellence Award,
2020 Dr. Romantic 2 Nominated [45]

Actress in a Miniseries

Artist of the Year Won

2018 Lee Sung-kyung [46]

Asia Artist Best Emotive Won

Awards

[47][unreliable
2020 Best Actress Award Dr. Romantic 2 Won source?]

Asia Model
2020 Model Star Award Won [49][50]

Awards[a]
Lee Sung-kyung
Asia Pacific Super Unix Hair New Style
2009 Won [51]

Model Contest Prize

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the
nomination

Award
Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
ceremony

Baeksang Arts
2016 Best New Actress (TV) Queen's Flower Nominated
Awards

CFDK Fashion Best Female Fashion

2014 Lee Sung-kyung Won [52][53]

Awards Model of the Year

Chunsa Film Art Special Popularity

2019 Miss & Mrs. Cops Won [54]

Awards Award

Korea Drama
2015 Best New Actress Flower of Queen Nominated
Awards

Max Movie
2016 Rising Star Award Lee Sung-kyung Won [55]

Awards

MBC Drama Best New Actress in a

Won [9]

Awards Special Project Drama

Flower of Queen
Popularity Award,
2015 Nominated
Actress

Flower of
Best Couple Award Nominated
Queen (with Yoon Park)

[56]
2016 Excellence Award, Weightlifting Fairy Kim
Won
Actress in a Miniseries Bok-joo

Best Couple Award Weightlifting Fairy Kim Nominated

Bok-joo (with Nam Joo-
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the
nomination

Award
Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
ceremony

hyuk)

Special Award, Actress

2016 The Doctors Nominated
in a Genre Drama

Excellence Award,
Actress in a Miniseries Dr. Romantic 2 Won [57]

Action Drama
2020

Best Couple Award Dr. Romantic 2 (with Ahn Nominated [58]

Hyo-seop)
SBS Drama
Awards
Top Excellence Award,
Actress in a Seasonal Won
Drama
Dr. Romantic 3 [59]

2023
Best Supporting Team Won

Best Couple Award Dr. Romantic 3 (with Ahn Nominated [60]

Hyo-seop)

Super Model
2008 Lex Prize Lee Sung-kyung Won [61]

Contest