Lee Hwa-kyum

This article is about the idol-singer from Hello Venus. For the South Korean actress, see Lee Yoo-young. For the figure skater, see You Young.

Lee Yoo-young (Korean: 이유영; born January 23, 1995), known professionally as Lee Hwa-kyum (Korean: 이화겸), is a South Korean actress and former singer. She is best known as a former member of the South Korean girl group Hello Venus. Following the group's disbandment, she turned to acting career.

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Hwa-kyum
이유영
Lee Yoo-young at community work in the general election in June 2018
Born	Lee Yoo-young (1995-01-23) January 23, 1995 (age 30) Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea[citation needed]
Education	Chung-Ang University – Theater and Film[1]
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2012–present
Agent	Prain TPC
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2012–2019
Labels	Fantagio
Formerly of	Hello Venus
Korean name
Hangul	이유영
Hanja	李瑜瑛
Revised Romanization	I Yuyeong
McCune–Reischauer	I Yuyŏng
Stage name
Hangul	이화겸
Hanja	李花兼
Revised Romanization	I Hwagyeom
McCune–Reischauer	I Hwagyŏm

Career

Lee was introduced as a member of the South Korean girl group Hello Venus.^[2] They debuted with their EPs album Venus on May 10, 2012.^[3] On March 14, 2013, Lee made her acting debut in the SBS television series Wonderful Mama which premiered on April 13.^[4]

After Hello Venus disbandment on April 26, 2019, she continued to promote as an actress under the new stage name, Lee Hwa-kyum.^[5] On June 28, 2021, it was announced that Lee had signed a contract with Prain TPC.^[6]

Discography

For Lee's discography with Hello Venus, see Hello Venus discography.

Filmography

For Lee's filmography with Hello Venus, see Hello Venus filmography.

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2014	Futureless Things	Hana	[7]
	Slow Video	Yeo Jang-mi	[8]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Take Care of Us, Captain	Stewardess	Cameo with Kwon Na-ra	[9]
2013	Wonderful Mama	Jang Go-eun		[10]
2014	Cunning Single Lady	Pi Song-hee		[11]
	Mother's Garden	Na Hye-rin		[12]
2015	Who Are You: School 2015	Jo Hae-na		[13]
2017	Circle	Secretary Shin		[14]
2019	When the Devil Calls Your Name	Joo Ra-in		[15]
	Queen: Love and War	Kim Song-yi	Credited as Lee Hwa-kyum	[16]
2021	Monthly Magazine Home	Yook Mi-ra		[17]
	One the Woman	Kim Eun-jung / Kang Mi-na (after surgery)		[18]
2022	Under the Queen's Umbrella	Royal Consort Sug-won Ok		[19]
2024	Face Me	Jung Hee-young		[20]
2024–2025	Who Is She	Lina		[21]
TBA	Salon De Holmes	Yoon-joo		[22]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	After School – Luck or Not		Cameo with Hello Venus members	[23]
2015	To Be Continued		Cameo	[24]
2017	Birth of a Professional	Lee Mi-so		[14][25]
	Idol Fever	Byung-chul		[26]
2018	Drunk in Good Taste	Tae-yi		[27]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2012	Tooniverse's Superhero	Co-host	[28]

Music video appearances

Year	Song Title	Artist	Ref.
2018	"Twenty-something"	Song Joo-hee	[29]