Lee Yu-bi

In this Korean name, the family name is Im. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Lee.

Lee So-yul (Korean: 이소율; born Im Yu-jin, November 22, 1990), better known by the stage name Lee Yu-bi (이유비) is a South Korean actress.

Lee Yu-bi
이소율
Lee in March 2024
Born	Im Yu-jin (1990-11-22) November 22, 1990 (age 34) Seoul, South Korea[1]
Education	Ewha Womans University (Voice)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present
Agent	Ghost Studio
Mother	Kyeon Mi-ri
Relatives	Lee Seung-gi (brother-in-law)
Family	Lee Da-in (sister)
Korean name
Hangul	이소율
RR	I Soyul
MR	I Soyul
Birth name
Hangul	임유진
Hanja	任侑珍
RR	Im Yujin
MR	Im Yujin
Stage name
Hangul	이유비
Hanja	李侑菲
RR	I Yubi
MR	I Yubi
Signature

Early life

Yu-bi is the daughter of the actors Kyeon Mi-ri and Im Young-gyu. Her parents divorced in 1993. When her mother remarried in 1998 their stepfather, Lee Hong-heon legally adopted her and her sister, Lee Da-in who is also an actress.^[2][3] Lee changed her real name, Lee Yu-jin,^[4] to Lee So-yul, but she did not change her stage name.^[5]

Career

Lee during Twenty promotions in 2015

She began her career in the 2011 sitcom Vampire Idol,^[6] then played supporting roles in television dramas The Innocent Man (2012),^[7] Gu Family Book (2013),^[8] and Pinocchio (2014),^[9] as well as the films The Royal Tailor (2014)^[10] and Twenty (2015).^[11] Lee plays her first leading role in Scholar Who Walks the Night, adapted from the webtoon about a Joseon vampire scholar and a cross-dressing bookseller.^[12][13]

In 2017, Lee starred alongside Choi Min-ho in the JTBC web drama Somehow 18.^[14] In October 2017, Lee signed with new management agency 935 Entertainment.^[15]

Lee in 2018

In 2018, Lee starred in the medical slice-of-life drama, A Poem a Day.^[16]

In July 2023, Lee left 935 Entertainment and signed with new agency Ghost Studio.^[17]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2014	The Royal Tailor	Royal concubine Soui	[10]
2015	Twenty	So-he	[18]
2020	Best Friend	Lee Eun-jin	[19]
TBA	Love Affair	Song Yu-hwa	[20]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	Vampire Idol	Yu-bi		[6]
2012	The Innocent Man	Kang Choco		[21]
2013	Gu Family Book	Park Chung-jo		[22]
2014	Pinocchio	Yoon Yoo-rae		[9]
2015	The Scholar Who Walks the Night	Jo Yang-sun		[23]
2016	Uncontrollably Fond	Lee Yu-bi	Cameo (Episode 4)	[24]
2018	A Poem a Day	Woo Bo-young		[16]
2020	Backstreet Rookie	Customer with dog	Cameo (Episode 2)	[25]
2021	Joseon Exorcist	Eo-ri	Episode 1–2[a]	[26]
	The Penthouse: War in Life	Il-jin	Season 3; Cameo (Episode 7)	[27]
2021–present	Yumi's Cells	Ruby	Season 1–3	[28][29]
2023–2024	The Escape of the Seven	Han Mo-ne	Season 1–2	[30]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017	Somehow 18	Han Na-bi	[31]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2014	Inkigayo	MC	[32][33]
2018	Real Man 300	Cast member	[34][35]
	Law of the Jungle in Last Indian Ocean		[36]
2019–2020	Dogs Are Incredible	Host	[37]
2022	Your Punch Line	Cast member	[38]

Music video appearances

Year	Title	Artist	Ref.
2013	"Reminisce"	Huh Gak	[39]
2014	"No More"	Highlight	[40]
2019	"Bad Habits"	Shaun	[41]

Awards and nominations

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

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2013	Best New Actress	Gu Family Book	Won	[42]
Asia Model Awards	2021	Popular Star Award	Yumi's Cells	Won	[43]
Asia Rainbow TV Awards	2014	Best Supporting Actress	Gu Family Book	Nominated
Baeksang Arts Awards	2013	Best New Actress – Television	The Innocent Man	Nominated
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2015	Best New Actress	Twenty	Nominated
Grand Bell Awards	2015	Popularity Award		Nominated
KBS Drama Awards	2012	Best New Actress	The Innocent Man	Nominated
MBC Drama Awards	2013	Best New Actress	Gu Family Book	Nominated
	2015	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Scholar Who Walks The Night	Nominated
		Best New Actress in a Miniseries		Won	[44]
MBC Entertainment Awards	2018	Rookie Award in Variety Category	Real Man 300	Nominated
7th Mnet 20's Choice Awards	2013	20's Booming Star - Female	Gu Family Book and The Innocent Man	Won	[45]
SBS Drama Awards	2014	New Star Award	Pinocchio	Won	[46]
	2023	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama	The Escape of the Seven	Won	[47]

Notes

1. Cancels complete broadcast of show due to history distortion and Chinese style props. The show faced a massive amount of criticism leading to sponsorships and advertisements pulling out.