Lee Ha-na explained

Lee Ha-na
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Birth Date:23 September 1982
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2006–present
Education:Dankook University
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Hangul:이하나
Rr:I Ha-na
Mr:I Hana

Lee Ha-na (born September 23, 1982) is a South Korean actress. Lee made her acting debut with Alone in Love (2006). She is best known for her role as Kang Kwon-joo in the multiple seasons-procedural thriller Voice (2017–present).

Early life

Lee Ha-na was born in Irwon bon-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul. Her father is a composer, best known for folk-rock legend Kim Kwang-seok's signature song "Become Dust".[1]

In 2008, she graduated from the College of Music at Dankook University (Cheonan campus) with a degree in Life Musicology.

Career

Lee Ha-na first appeared in a commercial for telecom KTF's "umbrella service" in 2005. A year later, she made a memorable acting debut in the critically acclaimed television drama Alone in Love, as the extremely odd younger sister of the female protagonist.[2]

She played another supporting role as a small-time swindler in When Spring Comes in 2007. Later that year, Lee was cast in her first leading role in Merry Mary (also known as Me-ri vs. Dae-gu's Attack and Defense Battle), a quirky romance between a mediocre singer and a failed novelist.[3] This was followed by her big screen debut in Le Grand Chef, a film adaptation of Huh Young-man's manhwa Sikgaek, in which Lee played a TV producer who teams up with an aspiring chef.[4]

Unlike her previous cheerful roles, Lee surprised critics and audiences in 2008 when she played a darker character in Women in the Sun (also known as Sisters in Love).[5] In the melodrama, her character wreaks revenge when she learns that her older adopted sister abandoned her (when she was a five-year-old child) at a train station out of jealousy, causing her to grow up impoverished in an orphanage.[6] Lee won an Excellence Award at the year-end KBS Drama Awards.

From November 21, 2008 to April 17, 2009, she was the host/MC of the live music program Lee Ha-na's Peppermint.[7] Before she turned to acting, Lee had early aspirations of becoming a singer, so aside from introducing and interviewing guests, she frequently performed on the show, sometimes accompanying herself on the guitar or piano.[8]

Lee then underwent training for her role as a figure skating coach in Triple, who finds herself in a love triangle with her ex-husband and his best friend who pursues her.[9] [10]

In 2010, Lee was cast opposite veteran actor Ahn Sung-ki in Shin Yeon-shick's film The Fair Love. She played a role of college student who after her father's death, embarks on an awkward yet endearing love affair with his friend, a bachelor in his fifties.[11] [12] This was followed in 2012 by the aviation action film , a remake of Shin Sang-ok's 1964 film Red Scarf.[13]

After a five-year absence from the small screen, Lee returned in High School King of Savvy, a 2014 cable romantic comedy about a high school student who masquerades as an executive at his brother's IT company; she played a temp who shows him the ropes.[14] [15] [16]

In 2015, Lee was cast in the film Journalist, about the ruthless and at times unethical world of news reporting.[17] In the same year, she also starred in KBS2's family-romance Unkind Ladies.[18]

In 2017, Lee starred in OCN's drama Voice as a policewoman with an enhanced sense of hearing.[19] The drama was a hit, and its ratings broke existing OCN viewership records when it aired in Korea.[20] [21] She then filmed comedy film Summer Vacation.[22]

In 2018, Lee reprised her role in Voice 2, the sequel to OCN's drama Voice.[23] [24] Despite the shorter run, Voice 2 surpassed the first season's ratings and eventually became the highest-rated OCN drama.[25] That same year, Lee was appointed as an honorary member of the police force by South Korea's National Police Agency.[26]

In 2019, Lee once again reprised her lead female role in the third season of Voice.[27]

In 2020, Lee starred in the melodrama A Piece of Your Mind.[28]

Lee again returned for the fourth season of Voice in 2021, making her the lead on all four seasons of the Voice series.[29]

Lee was cast in the 2022 KBS2's family weekend drama Three Bold Siblings, which marked her 4th collaboration with screenwriter Kim In-young, after 2007s Merry Mary, 2008s Women in the Sun and 2015s Unkind Ladies.[30]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Alone in LoveYoo Ji-ho
2007When Spring ComesMoon Jae-ri
Merry MaryHwang Me-ri
2008Women in the Sun Yoon Sa-wol
2009TripleChoi Soo-in
2014High School King of Savvy Jung Soo-young
2015Unkind Ladies Jung Ma-ri
Oh My Ghostradio DJVoice cameo (Ep. 1)
KBS Drama Special Kim Eun-sooEpisode: "Fake Family"
2017–2021VoiceKang Kwon-jooSeason 1–4
2018MistressMysterious womanCameo (Ep. 12)
2020A Piece of Your MindMoon Soon-ho
2022Three Bold SiblingsKim Tae-joo

Film

YearTitleRole
2007Le Grand ChefJin-su
2009Dance of TimeNarrator
2010The Fair LoveNam-eun
2012Captain Oh Yoo-jin
2015Soo-jin
TBASummer Vacation Jung-sun

Music video appearances

YearTitleArtist
2008 "Running" Jung Jae-hyung
2009 "Still You (song)Still You" Yoon Dohyun
2014 "Garota" Erlend Øye

Discography

width=10YearSong titleNotes
2006"당신의 연애시대, Love is 2" (Your Age of Love, Love is 2)Track from Alone in Love OST
2007"하얀 민들레" (White Dandelion)Track from When Spring Comes OST
"그대 혼자일 때" (When You Are Alone)Track from Merry Mary OST
"맛있는세상" (Delicious World) Track from Le Grand Chef OST
2010"Fallen"Track from The Fair Love OST
"우리 (We)" (single) (with Jang Dong-gun, Kim Seung-woo, Hwang Jung-min, Ji Jin-hee and Gong Hyung-jin)[31]

Ambassador

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2006SBS Drama AwardsNew Star AwardAlone in Love
200743rd Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New Actress (TV)
MBC Drama Awards[35] Best New ActressMerry Mary
Best Couple Award with Ji Hyun-woo
KBS Drama AwardsBest New ActressWhen Spring Comes
200844th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New Actress (Film)Le Grand Chef
45th Grand Bell AwardsBest New Actress
16th Buil Film AwardsBest New Actress
7th Korean Film AwardsBest New Actress
29th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest New Actress
KBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actress in a MiniseriesWomen in the Sun
Best New Actress
Popularity Award, Actress
2015KBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actress in One-Act/Special/Short DramaKBS Drama Special

Fake Family

2022KBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actress in a Serial DramaThree Bold Siblings
Popularity Award, Actress
20239th APAN Star Awards[36] Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ko:'먼지가 되어 그대 곁으로...' 언더그라운드 포크록 가수 이대헌. http://music.interview365.com/. Interview365. Korean. 2014-04-16. 14 June 2008.
  2. Web site: Alone in Love Review. Twitch Film. 2014-04-16. 1 September 2006. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202223903/http://twitchfilm.com/2006/09/alone-in-love-review.html. 2 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Kim. Kyung-wook. 이하나, MBC '메리 대구 공방전' 여주인공 낙점. Money Today. Korean. 16 April 2007.
  4. Web site: Le Grand Chef depicts story of talented cook. The Korea Herald via Hancinema. 2014-04-16. 25 October 2007.
  5. Web site: Star Focus: Lee Ha-na. Arirang News. 2014-04-16.
  6. Web site: Oh. Jean. Women in the Sun heats up summer. The Korea Herald. 2014-04-16. 28 May 2008.
  7. http://www.kbs.co.kr/2tv/enter/peppermint/ Peppermint
  8. Web site: Actress Lee Ha-na's unexpected singing ability. 27 February 2015. HanCinema.
  9. Web site: Oh. Jean. MBC's new series a Triple threat. The Korea Herald. 2014-04-16. 10 June 2009.
  10. Web site: Yoon. Hee-seong. MBC <트리플> "아, 모르겠다. 지금은 그냥 뺏고 싶을 뿐이다!". TenAsia. MBC "I don't know. I just want to steal her away!". Korean. 2014-04-16. 24 June 2009.
  11. Web site: Star Focus: Lee Ha-na. Arirang News. 2014-04-16.
  12. Web site: The Fair Love (2009). The Chosun Ilbo. 2014-04-16. 15 January 2010.
  13. Web site: Cho. Sung-jin. Lee Hana's return after a long break. StarN News. 2014-04-16. 10 August 2012.
  14. Web site: Kim. Hee-eun. Lee Ha-na returns to drama. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-06-20. 12 June 2014.
  15. Web site: Baek. Byung-yeul. Return of romantic comedy queen. The Korea Times. 2014-07-04. 17 June 2014.
  16. Web site: Rom-Com Queen Lee Ha-na Returns to Airwaves. The Chosun Ilbo. 2014-07-26. 26 July 2014.
  17. Web site: Conran. Pierce. JO Jung-suk, LEE Ha-na Pair Up for ROH Deok's JOURNALIST. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2015-02-15. 11 February 2015.
  18. Web site: 'Unkind Women' Song Jae-rim, Lee Ha-na and Kim Ji-suk in triangle relationship. 23 February 2015. HanCinema.
  19. Web site: 'Voice' director listens, hints at tempering down gore. 15 February 2017. Yonhap News Agency.
  20. Web site: Crime drama 'Voice' leans on fear factor. The Korea Times. 1 March 2017.
  21. Web site: Lee Ha-na Credits Breakthrough Performance to 'Total Immersion'. 18 March 2017. The Chosun Ilbo.
  22. Web site: KIM Hee-won and LEE Ha-na Hit the Road for SUMMER VACATION. Korean Film Biz. 6 July 2017.
  23. Web site: 이진욱·이하나, '보이스2' 출연 확정…'실종느와르M' 이승영 PD 연출. 17 April 2018. Naver. Xports News. ko.
  24. Web site: A new perspective on crime drama: After the success of the first season, 'Voice 2' promises more thrills. 9 August 2018. Korea JoongAng Daily.
  25. Web site: '보이스2' OCN 최고 시청률로 종영, '보이스3' 관심 폭발. September 17, 2018. TV Daily. ko.
  26. Web site: 창설 61주년 112의 날 행사 개최. November 1, 2018. South Korean National Police Agency. ko.
  27. Web site: OCN 측 "이하나 '보이스3' 출연 확정, 이진욱 검토중"(공식입장). January 15, 2019. Newsen. ko.
  28. Web site: Hwang. Hye-jin. tvN 측 "정해인 채수빈 이하나 김성규 '반의 반' 출연 확정"(공식). October 11, 2019. Newsen. Naver. ko. October 11, 2019.
  29. Web site: Park. So-young. 이서진 '타임즈'→이하나 '보이스4'..넷플릭스 뺨치는 OCN 2021 라인업 (공식). February 11, 2021. Osen. Naver. ko. February 14, 2021.
  30. Web site: [공식]이하나x임주환, '삼남매가 용감하게' 출연…주말 안방 찾는다]. Jeong Bit. [Official] Hana Lee x Joo-Hwan Lim to appear in 'Three Siblings Bravely'... looking for a weekend home. Sports Chosun. Naver. June 22, 2022. June 22, 2022. ko.
  31. Web site: Kim. Hannah. WE are singing for charity. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-04-16. 4 March 2010.
  32. Web site: 이하나, 46회 대종상영화제 홍보대사 선정. September 10, 2009. Star News. ko.
  33. Web site: 이하나, 20일 장애인 허브나눔 홍보대사 위촉. April 19, 2011. TV Report. ko.
  34. Web site: 이하나, 서울시 홍보대사 위촉 '시민이 행복한 서울 함께 꿈꾼다'. May 4, 2016. Star Daily News. ko.
  35. Web site: 2007 Year-end Korean drama awards round-up. 7 January 2008. HanCinema.
  36. Web site: '재벌집'부터 '더글로리'까지‥'APAN STAR AWARDS' 치열한 수상 후보 공개. 이하나. Newsen. Naver. June 22, 2022. December 19, 2023. ko.