Lee Ha-nui

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Lee Ha-nui
Born (1983-03-02) March 2, 1983
Seoul, South Korea
Other names Honey Lee
Alma mater Seoul National University
Occupation Actress, model
Agent Saram Entertainment
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Weight 112 lb (51 kg)
Title Miss Korea 2006
Miss Universe 2007 (3rd runner up)
Term 2006
Predecessor Kim Joo-hee (2005)
Successor Lee Ji-sun (2007)
Website Instagram
Korean name
Hangul 이하늬
Revised Romanization I Ha-nui
McCune–Reischauer I Hanŭi

Lee Ha-nui (Hangul: 이하늬; born March 2, 1983), better known as Honey Lee, is a South Korean actress, model, classical musician, gayageum player and beauty pageant titleholder. She is also one of the most well-known vegetarians in South Korea with her TV show, Lee Ha-Nui's Vegan Recipe. She represented her country at the Miss Universe 2007 pageant in Mexico City and placed 3rd Runner-up.

Family background

Lee Ha-nui is the middle child of two daughters and one son. Her father was a high-ranking official with the National Intelligence Service.[2]

Her mother has a Ph.D in Korean Music History and is a professor at Ewha Womans University, has exclusive performances, leads a Gayagum Concert group, and was designated the title of Human Cultural Asset No. 23 in Korea due to her superb musical skills.[3] She is also a music director of Gimhae City Gayageum Orchestra, trustee of the Yegahoe Corporation, and visiting scholar at New York University in 2008 to 2009.

Lee's older sister also graduated with a degree in Korean traditional music from Seoul National University. She has released three albums since 2005 ― "The Song of String," "In the Green Cafe?" and "Blossom." She is a member of the KBS Orchestra of Traditional Korean Music and has received the President's Award from Korea's National Classical Music Institute. Currently a doctoral student in Korean classical music at Seoul National University, she has performed at such venues as Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, KBS Hall, the University of California, Los Angeles and Carnegie Hall.

Lee, like her mother and older sister, is also a professional gayageum player, and was named a gayageum prodigy by the Kumho Art Center, the most prestigious musical foundation in Korea. She has released 4 CDs and played in more than 25 countries worldwide, including concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York City.[4] She has been involved in volunteer work for UNICEF, Compassion, World Vision and is the Goodwill Ambassador for Beautiful Mind Charity and Korea Green Foundation.[5] She also holds a 3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo, is a scuba diver, and a competitive skier.[4]

Career

Miss Korea 2006

Lee competed in the 50th Miss Korea pageant as Miss Seoul, which she won. She got her bachelor's degree from the prestigious Seoul National University, with high honors, after taking up Korean traditional music.[6] She received her master's degree from the same university. She has also appeared on many Korean talk shows.[7]

Post-Miss Universe

Lee Ha-nui co-hosted Real Time TV Entertainment, on the national TV network SBS, a 12-year-old show focusing on show business, beginning July 18.[8] She is now an endorsed model for Tommy Hilfiger Korea[9] and DAKS and Vogue.[10]

She has been advertising for a series of SK Telecom's campaign for CF and prints.[11] CT&T entrusted her as public affairs person.[12]

From 3 to 24 August 2008, she made her musical debut in the musical Polaroid alongside Shinhwa member Andy Lee at PMC Daehangno Jayu Theater in Hyehwa-dong, Jongno-gu[13] Honey Lee garnered a lot of attention as she starred in the law drama series "The Partner", which aired on KBS 2TV, as a femme fatale attorney, which is a bit of a departure from her pretty, smiley image. She also made her second stage lead role as Elle Woods in the Korean production of Legally Blonde: the Musical, alternating with Jessica Jung from the popular Korean girl group Girls' Generation and veteran musical actress Kim Ji-woo. The production opened on November 14, 2009 at Seoul Samsung-dong CoEX Atrium, marking the country's first production of the show. In January 2010, she played in MBC TV drama Pasta as celebrity chef Oh Sae-young.

She is close friends with famous actress Kim Tae-hee and called herself "Kim Tae-hee's Bodyguard" when they were studying in the Seoul National University[14]

Lee played the rival princess, Hwangbo Yeo-won, in the 2015 drama Shine or Go Crazy with Jang Hyuk and Oh Yeon-seo, a fictional romance between a cursed Goryeo prince and the last princess of Balhae.[15] [16] [17]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2009 Partner Han Jung-won KBS2
2010 Pasta Oh Sae-young MBC
2011 Indomitable Daughters-in-Law Kim Yeon-jung MBC
2012 Immortal Classic Seo Young-joo Channel A
2013 Shark Jang Young-hee KBS2
2014 Modern Farmer Kang Yoon-hee SBS
2015 Shine or Go Crazy Hwangbo Yeo-won MBC
2016 Please Come Back, Mister Song Yi-yeon SBS

Film

Year Title Role
2011 Hit Fairy
2012 Deranged Yeon-joo
I Am a King Soo-yeon
2013 Behind the Camera
2014 Tazza: The Hidden Card President Woo
2015 Robot, Sori Ji-yeon

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes
2007-2008 TV Entertainment Tonight SBS Host
2010 Honey Lee's My Sweet Canada O'live TV
2011 Opera Star 2011 tvN Host
2014 Four Sons and One Daughter - Season 1 MBC Cast member
2015 Get it Beauty OnStyle Host
2016 Saturday Night Live Korea tvN Host

Musical theatre

Year Title Role
2008 Polaroid Lee Se-yeon
2009-2010 Legally Blonde Elle Woods
2013 Chicago Roxie Hart
2013-2014 Guys and Dolls Sarah Brown

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2006 Miss Korea Pageant Miss Korea - Jin N/A Won
2007 Miss Universe Pageant Third runner-up N/A Won
2011 MBC Drama Awards Best New Actress Indomitable Daughters-in-Law Won
2014 51st Grand Bell Awards Best New Actress Tazza: The Hidden Card Nominated
Hana Financial Group Star Award
(Popularity Award) 		Won
35th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special Modern Farmer Nominated
2015 51st Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress Tazza: The Hidden Card Nominated
4th APAN Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Shine or Go Crazy Nominated

See also

References

  1. ↑ "이하늬". Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. ↑ 미스유니버스4위
  3. ↑ Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
  4. 1 2 Miss Universe 2007: KOREA - Interview
  5. ↑ Lee Ha-nui 3rd Runnerup in Miss Universe(The Korea Times)
  6. ↑ 스포츠한국 : 이하늬 '월드미스' 도전은 이미 시작됐다
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ INSIDE JoongAng Daily
  9. ↑ 이하늬, 힐피거 데님 뮤즈로 선정 : 야후! 미디어 - 세상을 만나는 창
  10. ↑ donga.com[뉴스]-이하늬 ‘신비 소녀’ 변신… “미스코리아는 잊어주세요”
  11. ↑ donga.com[뉴스]-이하늬 ‘도도-발랄-섹시’ 3색 변신 눈길
  12. ↑ 영문 홍보관 > 씨티엔티뉴스 Eng > Ms.Korea and Ms. Universe,Lee Ha-nui was entrusted to public affairs person by CT&T
  13. ↑ "Musicals: Polaroid" Korea Herald. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 2012-04-10
  14. ↑ 일간스포츠
  15. ↑ "Jang Hyuk & Oh Yeon Seo coming back with a new drama called Shine or Go Crazy". StarN News. January 16, 2015.
  16. ↑ http://www.dramafever.com/clip/1039/Shine_or_Go_Crazy_Teaser_-_Lee_Ha_Nui/
  17. ↑ http://www.soompi.com/2015/02/19/review-shine-or-go-crazy-episodes-9-10/

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Preceded by
Kim Joo-hee		 Miss Korea
2007 		Succeeded by
Lee Ji-sun
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