Lee Soo-mi (born March 3, 1989), professionally known by her stage name Lee Seo-an, is a South Korean actress and singer. She debuted as a new member of SeeYa in 2009 and left the group due to being included in a new group line-up Coed School in 2010 by Core Contents Media and also debuted with the girl group F-ve Dolls in 2011. In 2012, Lee terminated her contracts with Core Contents Media and signed D-Business Entertainment in 2013 to pursue her solo career. After taking a break for three-years, Lee transitioned into acting appearing on China IQIYI's Teacher Good Night in 2016.
Lee Soo-mi | |
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| Born | Lee Soo-mi March 3, 1989 Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Other names | Lee Seo-an, Lee Su-mi |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Agent | FN Entertainment |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–2012 |
| Labels |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이서안 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Seo-an |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Sŏ-an |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 이수미 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Su-mi |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Sŏ-mi |
Early life
editLee auditioned for "SBS's Young Jae Yook Sung Project" in 2001 and won but never became a trainee.[1] She attended the Korea Aerospace University and graduated in Aeronautical Science & Flight Operations.
Career
edit2009–2013: SeeYa, COED School, F-ve Dolls, and solo activities
editShe joined SeeYa in 2009 after Nam Gyuri left the group to pursue a solo career. She was added in October 2009 and released a mini album with the group called Rebloom.[2] She stated that she will work hard to become like her Seeya unnies. During her time with Seeya they released a song with members of T-ara and Davichi called Wonder Women as a single. She was featured in the video as well.
On July 23, 2010 she was dropped out from Seeya to become the leader of the new group Coed School. That consisted of 4 girls and 6 guys which made up 10. She stated in an interview that it was hard for her to become a leader for a group, when she only was a maknae for the group Seeya. She also stated the hair changes from when in Seeya and Coed. Also she lost weight about a total of 4 kg. She stated "I danced since my days with Seeya, so there wasn't a lot of pressure. But the 20-hour rehearsal times really tired me out. I lost about 4 kg." Also that her genre from previous balled and on too Pop music was something she enjoyed because she loved both. She also stated "I liked acting cute and being loved as the maknae when I was with my Seeya unnis. It's fun with Coed because we're all similar in age, but since I'm the leader, I have to earn to take more responsibility and manage a lot more things." she was very responsible and manage to bring the best to Co-ed School.[3]
By mid-2011 Coed School split and became subunits, and Lee was placed in F-ve Dolls with the other 3 girls and one new one, She kept her leader status for F-ve Dolls from being the leader in Co-Ed. By 2013 Co-ed was no longer active and Lee remained in F-ve Dolls until 2012 and wanted to become solo.[4] She left Core Contents Media along with Heo Chanmi the same year.
In December 2013, Lee was featured as the female protagonist in the music video "It's You" by R&B balled group D-Unit.[5] Also in 2013, she signed with D-Business Entertainment to become an actress and solo artist. Where she is housed with artist like C-LUV, Digital Masta and formerly D-UNIT, and 1Punch.
2016–present: Transition into acting
editLee were cast in China drama IQIYI's Hello Mr.Right in 2016. Lee also changes her stage name to Lee Seo-an.
Discography
editFilmography
editDramas
edit| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2011 | The Greatest Love | Candies member | MBC | Guest role | |
| 2016 | Hello Mr. Right | Ye Qing Wen | iQiyi | Support role | |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds | Han Seung-hye | tvN | Support role | |
| Meloholic | Baek Seol-A | OCN | Guest role | ||
| 2018 | Nice Witch | Bae Yoon-hee | SBS | Support role | |
| Ms. Ma, Nemesis | Seo So-jung | SBS | Support role | ||
| 2019 | Justice | Jeong Hae-jin | KBS | Support role | |
| 2020 | When the Weather is Fine | Jo Young-mi | JTBC | Special appereances | |
| Mystic Pop-up Bar | Chae Su-gyung | JTBC | Special appearances | ||
| Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol | Oh Young-joo | KBS | Support role | ||
| 2021 | Sell Your Haunted House | Lee Hyun-ju | KBS | Guest role | |
| The One and Only | Magdalena | JTBC | Support role | ||
| Artificial City | Jung Eun-jung | JTBC | Support role | ||
| Bad and Crazy | Jung Yoo-na | tvN | Guest role | ||
| 2022 | Big Mouth | Cha Seung-tae's wive | MBC | Support role | |
| Love is for Suckers | Jo Ri-eun | ENA | Guest role |
References
edit- ^ "SeeYa new member SooMi revealed". Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ Soompi_Intern2 (August 9, 2013). "Flashback Friday: The Ballad Queens — SeeYa". Soompi. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Soomi on the switch from Seeya to Co-Ed | allkpop.com". allkpop. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ "5dolls' Soomi leaves group to go solo; Park Sejoon and Nayeon join SPEED and 5dolls as new members | CO-ED SCHOOL". 5dolls' Soomi leaves group to go solo; Park Sejoon and Nayeon join SPEED and 5dolls as new members | CO-ED SCHOOL. February 17, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ "Former Seeya/5dolls/CoEd school member Soomi to appear in D-unit's 'It's You' MV". Kpopselca Forums. Retrieved August 13, 2017.