Lee Hye-young (born December 22, 1971) is a South Korean actress,
singer and businesswoman. As a singer in the 1990s, Lee released two
dance music albums each with 1730 and Coco, and one album as a solo
artist. When she switched to acting, Lee starred in television series
such as Premonition (1997), Dal-ja's Spring (2007) and Queen of
Housewives (2009), and also founded the fashion brand Miss Dorothy.Lee
Hye-young made her entertainment debut as a singer performing dance
music. In 1992, she became part of the three-member K-pop group 1730
alongside Kim Joo-hoon and Hwang Ho-young; 1730 released two albums
then disbanded. Lee and Yoon Hyun-sook (from another defunct group
ZAM) then formed the duo Coco in 1994, which also released two albums.
Following two soundtrack contributions, she released her first album
as a solo artist, Her First Sense in 2000, and a Christmas single in
2008.Lee began acting in 1995, and went on to star in television
dramas such as First Love (1996), Premonition (1997), Can't Help Being
Born Well (2001), Dal-ja's Spring (2007) and Kimchi Cheese Smile
(2008), as well as the films If (2000) and How the Lack of Love
Affects Two Men (2006). Lee notably drew praise in the role of a high
school geek-turned-glamorous leader of an elite clique of corporate
spouses in ratings hit Queen of Housewives, for which she won an
Excellence Award at the 2009 MBC Drama Awards.Lee soon built a
reputation for being one of trendiest and most fashionable Korean
celebrities (pre-stardom, she previously worked as a stylist for the
band Chakra). She parlayed this to another successful career when she
launched the clothing and accessories brand Miss Dorothy in 2004. Sold
through the CJ home shopping TV channel and online shopping mall MD
Story-net, Miss Dorothy recorded high sales of â‚©15 billion in its
first year and â‚©40 billion by its third year in operation, making it
the best-selling fashion brand owned by a Korean celebrity for eight
consecutive years. More than just a model and endorser for Miss
Dorothy, as CEO Lee oversaw the brand's product design and
development, marketing and promotion; she also became a director for
lingerie company M Corset when it merged with Miss Dorothy in 2007.
Once she entered her forties, Lee felt that her age would be
incompatible with Miss Dorothy's target demographic of women in their
twenties and thirties, so she left the company and sold her shares in
2012, then donated all the proceeds to charity.
singer and businesswoman. As a singer in the 1990s, Lee released two
dance music albums each with 1730 and Coco, and one album as a solo
artist. When she switched to acting, Lee starred in television series
such as Premonition (1997), Dal-ja's Spring (2007) and Queen of
Housewives (2009), and also founded the fashion brand Miss Dorothy.Lee
Hye-young made her entertainment debut as a singer performing dance
music. In 1992, she became part of the three-member K-pop group 1730
alongside Kim Joo-hoon and Hwang Ho-young; 1730 released two albums
then disbanded. Lee and Yoon Hyun-sook (from another defunct group
ZAM) then formed the duo Coco in 1994, which also released two albums.
Following two soundtrack contributions, she released her first album
as a solo artist, Her First Sense in 2000, and a Christmas single in
2008.Lee began acting in 1995, and went on to star in television
dramas such as First Love (1996), Premonition (1997), Can't Help Being
Born Well (2001), Dal-ja's Spring (2007) and Kimchi Cheese Smile
(2008), as well as the films If (2000) and How the Lack of Love
Affects Two Men (2006). Lee notably drew praise in the role of a high
school geek-turned-glamorous leader of an elite clique of corporate
spouses in ratings hit Queen of Housewives, for which she won an
Excellence Award at the 2009 MBC Drama Awards.Lee soon built a
reputation for being one of trendiest and most fashionable Korean
celebrities (pre-stardom, she previously worked as a stylist for the
band Chakra). She parlayed this to another successful career when she
launched the clothing and accessories brand Miss Dorothy in 2004. Sold
through the CJ home shopping TV channel and online shopping mall MD
Story-net, Miss Dorothy recorded high sales of â‚©15 billion in its
first year and â‚©40 billion by its third year in operation, making it
the best-selling fashion brand owned by a Korean celebrity for eight
consecutive years. More than just a model and endorser for Miss
Dorothy, as CEO Lee oversaw the brand's product design and
development, marketing and promotion; she also became a director for
lingerie company M Corset when it merged with Miss Dorothy in 2007.
Once she entered her forties, Lee felt that her age would be
incompatible with Miss Dorothy's target demographic of women in their
twenties and thirties, so she left the company and sold her shares in
2012, then donated all the proceeds to charity.
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