Lee Sung-kyung
Lee Sung-kyung is a South Korean model, actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in television series Cheese in the Trap, The Doctors, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo, and the second and third seasons of Dr. Romantic .
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Early life and education
Lee was born on August 10, 1990, in Goyang, South Korea. On February 22, 2016, Lee graduated from Dongduk Women's University.Career
2008–2013: Beginnings as a model
Lee began her entertainment career as a model where she competed at the local Super Model Contest in 2008. In 2013, The Papers collaborated with Lee with the single "I Love You".2014–2017: Acting and singing debut
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. This was followed by weekend drama, Flower of Queen in 2015. She won "Best New Actress" in a Special Project Drama at the MBC Drama Awards for her role.In January 2016, Lee featured in tvN's college romance series, Cheese in the Trap. On April 28, 2016, Lee released a collaboration single with Eddy Kim, which is a cover of Sharp's "My Lips like Warm Coffee". Lee then starred in the SBS' prime-time medical drama, The Doctors as a neurosurgeon.
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. In 2017, Lee dubbed the film Trolls alongside Park Hyung-sik. She was also cast in the romance film Love+Sling, directed by first-time director Kim Dae-woong. She was also featured in Psy's 4×2=8 with the single "Last Scene".
2018–present: Rising popularity
In 2018, Lee starred in the fantasy melodrama About Time. In 2019, She starred in the action comedy film Miss & Mrs. Cops released on May 9, 2019, alongside Ra Mi-ran. 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.In 2022, Lee starred in the tvN drama Shooting Stars alongside Kim Young-dae. In 2023, Lee starred in Disney+ Original drama Call It Love. and returning in season three of the medical drama Dr. Romantic replaying the role of Cha Eun-jae. On December 13, she released her first song "Eat Sleep Live Repeat" with Lee Chan-hyuk from AKMU.
In 2024, Lee was chosen to play the role of Princess Jasmine in the Korean-adaption of the 2011 musical Aladdin and it is her first musical debut career. On August 20, iQIYI announced Lee will be participate in the International Boy Group Talent Show, Starlight Boys as an MC.
In June 2025, after YG Entertainment announced it would end its actor management division, Lee signed an exclusive contract with Fantagio.