Lee Da-hee

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Da-hee (Korean: 이다희; born March 15, 1985) is a South Korean model and actress.^[3] Her breakout role was in the 2013 SBS courtroom drama I Can Hear Your Voice.^[4] She is also known for her role as Kang Sa-ra in The Beauty Inside (2018) and Cha Hyeon in Search: WWW (2019).

Lee Da-hee
이다희
Lee attending the Colombo AriK Levy Collection in April 2024
Born	(1985-03-15) March 15, 1985 (age 40)[1] Yongin, South Korea[2]
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	2002–present
Agent	Ghost Studio
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Korean name
Hangul	이다희
Revised Romanization	I Dahui
McCune–Reischauer	I Tahŭi

Career

At the age of 17, Lee Da-hee competed in the 2002 SBS Super Elite Model Contest [ko], where she was a finalist.^[4] She began her acting career by playing supporting roles in television dramas, including The Legend, Birdie Buddy, and Secret Love, and in films, including Harmony.^[5][6]

Lee's breakout year was 2013, when she appeared in the hit courtroom drama I Can Hear Your Voice.^[4] This was followed by her first leading role in a television drama, the 2014 revenge drama Big Man.^[7] Her popularity increased further when she appeared in the 2015 drama Mrs. Cop.^[8] In 2016, Lee signed with the talent agency Huayi Brothers.^[6]

In 2018, Lee starred in the hit romantic comedy series The Beauty Inside.^[9] In 2019, Lee was cast as one of three female leads in the romance drama Search: WWW alongside Lee Jae-wook.^[10] On July 3, she was announced as a host for the girl group reality series Queendom alongside Jang Sung-kyu, and premiered in late August.^{[11][unreliable source?]}

On March 11, 2020, she was announced as a host, alongside Jang Sung-kyu, for the upcoming Mnet boy group reality series Road to Kingdom, which is the sequel to Queendom.^[12]

In November 2022, Lee signed with Ghost Studio.^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2008	Delivering Love	Jang Na-rae	[14]
2010	Harmony	Gong Na-yeong	[15]
2015	Begin Again (오월)	Jeong Da-jeong	[16]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2003	Thousand Years of Love	Cafe girl		[17]
	Open Drama: "That's How The Star Came to Us"	Mi-hui		[18]
2004	Into the Storm	Lee Jeong-yeon		[19]
2005	Sad Love Story	Kang Shin-hee
2007	Air City	Han Yi-kyung		[20]
	The Legend	Gakdan		[21]
2008	The Secret of Coocoo Island	Lee Da-hee		[22]
2011	Royal Family	Prosecutor
	I Need Romance	Lee Min-jung	Cameo (Ep. 16)
	Birdie Buddy	Min Hae-ryung		[23]
	Saving Mrs. Go Bong-shil	Oh Eun-mi	Cameo	[24]
2012	Welcome Rain to My Life	Han Dan-bi		[25]
2013	I Can Hear Your Voice	Seo Do-yeon		[4]
	Secret Love	Shin Se-yeon		[26]
2014	Big Man	So Mi-ra		[7]
2015	Mrs. Cop	Min Do-young		[8]
2018	Queen of Mystery 2	Jung Hee-yeon/Seo Hyun-soo		[27]
	The Beauty Inside	Kang Sa-ra		[9]
2019	Search: WWW	Cha Hyeon		[28]
2021	L.U.C.A.: The Beginning	Goo Reum		[29]
2022	Love Is for Suckers	Goo Yeo-reum		[30]
2022–2023	Island	Won Mi-ho		[31]
2025	The Divorce Insurance	Jeon Na-rae		[32]
TBA	S Line	Gyu-jin		[33]

Television show

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	Food Essay	Host		[34]
2015	Real Men	Cast member	season 1	[35]
2015–2016	Entertainment Weekly	Host		[36]
2017–2018	Law of the Jungle in Cook Island	Part of second half cast members.	Episodes 299–301	[37]
2018	Law of the Jungle in Sabah	Cast member	Episode 330–333	[38]
2019	Queendom	Host
2020	Road to Kingdom
2024	Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival			[39]

Web show

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021–2025	Single's Inferno	Host	Season 1–4	[40]

Music video appearances

Year	Title	Artist
2007	"To Some Degree of Love"	Tim
2012	"Far Away... Young Love"	C-Clown
2013	"Missing You Today"	Davichi
2014	"Arm Pillow"

Hosting

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2020	34th Golden Disc Awards	Day 1 with Sung Si-kyung	[41][unreliable source?]
2021	35th Golden Disc Awards	Day 2 with Sung Si-kyung	[42]
2022	36th Golden Disc Awards	with Sung Si-kyung and Lee Seung-gi	[43]
2023	37th Golden Disc Awards	with Sung Si-kyung, Park So-dam and Nichkhun	[44]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"You In The TV (Tv에서 보는 그대 모습은)"	2019	Search:WWW OST Part 6
"Your Eyes (Acoustic Ver.)"	2021	L.U.C.A.: The Beginning OST Part 3
"I Want Love" (사랑을 원해) (with Choi Si-won)[45]	2022	Love Is for Suckers OST Part 3

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.
Asia Artist Awards	2018	Asia Brilliant Award	The Beauty Inside	Won	[46]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2019	Best Supporting Actress – Television		Nominated	[47]
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2022	Best New Female Entertainer	Single's Inferno	Nominated	[48]
Dong-A.com's Pick	2019	Sister Take Me Award	Lee Da-hee	Won
KBS Drama Awards	2013	Best Supporting Actress	Secret Love	Won	[49]
		Netizen Award, Actress		Nominated
		Best Couple Award	Lee Da-hee (with Bae Soo-bin) Secret Love	Nominated
	2014	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Big Man	Nominated
		Popularity Award, Actress		Won	[50]
Korea Drama Awards	2013	Excellence Award, Actress	I Can Hear Your Voice	Nominated
MBC Entertainment Awards	2015	Top Female Excellence Award in Variety Show	Real Men: Female Edition 2	Nominated
SBS Drama Awards	2013	New Star Award	I Can Hear Your Voice	Won	[51]
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries		Nominated
	2015	Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Mrs. Cop	Won	[52]
SBS Entertainment Awards	2018	Best Challenge Award	Running Man	Nominated	[53][54]
Soompi Awards	2019	Best Supporting Actress	The Beauty Inside	Nominated