Lee Joo-bin

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Joo-bin (Korean: 이주빈; born September 18, 1989) is a South Korean actress and model.^[4][5] She is best known for her roles in Be Melodramatic (2019), Hello Dracula (2020), Find Me in Your Memory (2020), She Would Never Know (2021), Doctor Lawyer (2022), Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area (2022) and Queen of Tears (2024).

Lee Joo-bin
Lee in July 2024
Born	(1989-09-18) September 18, 1989 (age 35) Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Alma mater	Dongduk Women's University[1]
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	2010 (2010)–present
Agent	Andmarq[2]
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[3]
Korean name
Hangul	이주빈
Hanja	李主儐
Revised Romanization	I Ju-bin
McCune–Reischauer	I Chupin
Website	andmarq.com

Career

Lee is a former DSP trainee who almost debuted as a member of the girl group Rainbow in 2009.^[6] Lee left DSP Media after deciding she did not want to pursue a career as a singer and felt she was too old to become an idol.^[7] She later appeared in KBS's weekend drama My Only One, alongside Go Woo-ri from Rainbow.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Lalala		Short film	[8]
	Joseon Farmers Dictionary		Web film	[9]
2024	The Roundup: Punishment	Han Ji-soo		[10]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Whisper
2018	Mr. Sunshine	Gye-hyang	Minister Lee's Concubine	[11]
2018–2019	My Only One	Jeon Soo-jung		[12]
2019	Trap	Kim Si-hyun		[13]
	Item
	Be Melodramatic	Lee So-min		[13]
	The Tale of Nokdu	Mae Hwa-soo		[14]
2020	JTBC Drama Festa: "Hello Dracula"	Jo Seo-yeon		[15]
	Gu Doo Ri's Sushi Restaurant	Gu Doo-Ri
	Find Me in Your Memory	Jung Seo-yeon		[16]
2021	She Would Never Know	Lee Hyo-joo
	Drama Stage: "Love Spoiler"	Yoon Seo-ul	One act-drama	[17]
2022	Doctor Lawyer	Lim Yu-na		[18][19]
	Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area	Yun Mi-seon		[20][21]
	Love in Contract	Jung Ji-eun	Cameo	[22]
2023	Love to Hate You	Oh Se-na		[23]
2024	Queen of Tears	Cheon Da-hye		[24][25]
	Tarot	Ji-oh		[26]
2025	Twelve	Mir		[27]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2018	Love Is Jungle	Joo-bin	[28]

Music video appearances

Year	Song title	Artist
2008	"A Song Calling for You"	SS501
2011	"Tok Tok" (feat. Soya)	Mighty Mouth
2017	"Yesterday"	Block B
2018	"If I Know" (미리 알았더라면)	Lee Woo
2019	"Never Ending" (십삼월)	Im Chang-jung
2021	"Confession" (고백 프로젝트)	Jang Beom-jun[29]

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.
MBC Drama Awards	2020	Best New Actress	Find Me in Your Memory	Nominated	[30]
	2022	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Doctor Lawyer	Nominated	[31]

References

1. Hong Young-joon (December 20, 2017). "'김민석과 열애설' 이주빈 누구? 레인보우 원년멤버 출신 배우 '인형 미모+완벽 몸매'까지". Sports Q (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
2. Kim Kyung-hee (April 29, 2022). "닥터 로이어' 이주빈, 앤드마크와 전속계약 체결" [Doctor Royer' Lee Joo-bin signs exclusive contract with Endmark] (in Korean). iMBC. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Naver.
3. Lee, So-jung (September 9, 2024). '163cm 46kg' 이주빈, 살이 더 빠졌나…꽁꽁 싸매도 가녀린 실루엣 [화보] ['163cm 46kg' Lee Joo-bin, did she lose more weight? Even wrapped up tightly, her silhouette is slender [Photoshoot]] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Naver.
4. "Lee Joo-bin on SWMP official website". SWMP (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
5. "Lee Joo-bin Shows Chic and Lovely Charm". HanCinema. March 2, 2020. Archived from the original on April 5, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
6. Lee, Song-hee (October 4, 2019). "'멜로가 체질' 이주빈 "레인보우 연습생→배우, 연기 오래하고 싶어" [엑's 인터뷰③]". Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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10. Kim Bo-ra (November 18, 2022). "마동석 '범죄도시4' 오늘 크랭크인...김무열·이동휘·이주빈 합류[공식]" [Ma Dong-seok 'Crime City 4' crank-in today... Kim Moo-yeol, Lee Dong-hwi, and Lee Ju-bin joined [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2022 – via Naver.
11. Jung, Hee-yeon (November 15, 2017). "이주빈, 김은숙 작가 신작 '미스터 션샤인' 출연 확정 [공식입장]". Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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13. Kim, Yoon-ji (March 18, 2019). "'트랩' 이주빈, 이병헌 감독 '멜로가 체질' 합류(공식)". Edaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
14. Yu, Byung-chul (July 31, 2019). "이주빈, KBS2 '조선로코-녹두전' 출연...김소현 절친으로 등장". Wow TV (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
15. Yu, Byung-cheol (November 15, 2019). "이주빈, JTBC '드라마 페스타-안녕 드라큘라' 주연". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
16. Park, Se-yeon (March 18, 2020). "'그남자의 기억법' 이주빈 "발레리나 役, 욕심났다"...김동욱 극찬". MK (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
17. "이주빈, TVN 드라마 스테이지 2021 '러브스포일러' 주연 확정". February 5, 2021. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
18. Lee Yu-na (January 6, 2022). "[단독] 이주빈, 드라마 '닥터 로이어' 합류...소지섭·신성록과 호흡" [[Exclusive] Lee Joo-bin joins drama 'Doctor Royer'... Breathing with So Ji-sub and Shin Seong-rok] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Naver.
19. Beak Seung-hoon (January 7, 2022). "이주빈, MBC '닥터로이어' 주연 합류...소지섭·임수향과 호흡 [공식입장]" [Lee Joo-bin joins MBC's 'Dr. Royer' as the lead... Breathing with So Ji-sub and Im Soo-hyang [Official Position]] (in Korean). iMBC. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Naver.
20. Kim Na-young (March 31, 2021). "한국판 '종이의 집', 유지태·김윤진→박해수·전종서·김지훈 출연 확정 (공식)". MKSports (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Naver.
21. Lee Min-ji (April 29, 2022). "'종이의 집:공동경제구역' 6월 24일 파트1 공개, 하회탈 선택[공식]" [House of Paper: Common Economic Zone' Part 1 released on June 24, Hahoe Mask Selection [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Naver.
22. Moon Ji-yeon (October 14, 2022). "고경표, ♥박민영에 직진..로맨티스트 남편 변신('월수금화목토')[SC리뷰]" [Go Kyung-pyo, ♥ Park Min-young straight ahead.. Transformed into a romantic husband ('Love in Contract') [SC Review]] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Naver.
23. Ahn Tae-hyun (November 17, 2021). "[단독] 이주빈, 넷플릭스 '연애대전' 합류...김옥빈·유태오 만난다" [[Exclusive] Lee Joo-bin joins Netflix's 'Love Wars'... Ok-bin Kim and Tae-oh Yoo meet] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Naver.
24. Yeon Hwi-seon (April 4, 2023). "이주빈, '눈물의 여왕' 합류...곽동연과 부부 호흡 [공식입장]" [Lee Ju-bin joins 'Queen of Tears'...Kwak Dong-yeon and married couple [Official position]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Naver.
25. Ahn Tae-hyun (January 12, 2024). '눈물의 여왕' 김수현·김지원·박성훈·곽동연·이주빈, 출연 라인업 완성 ['Queen of Tears' Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Ji-won, Park Seong-hoon, Kwak Dong-yeon, and Lee Joo-bin complete the cast lineup] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024 – via Naver.
26. Jang Woo-young (January 16, 2024). "덱스, '타로' 남주 확정..조여정·박하선→고규필까지 라인업 공개 [공식]" [DEX confirms male lead in 'Tarot'...Lineup revealed from Jo Yeo-jeong, Park Ha-sun to Ko Gyu-pil [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
27. Yoo, Ji-hee (October 24, 2024). [단독] 마동석‧박형식‧서인국→안지혜…12지신 히어로물 ‘트웰브’, 막강 라인업 [종합] [[Exclusive] Ma Dong-seok‧Park Hyung-sik‧Seo In-guk → Ahn Ji-hye…12 zodiac hero movie 'Twelve', powerful lineup [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Naver.
28. Lee, Jae-eun (October 4, 2019). "'멜로가 체질' 이주빈 "29세 데뷔...초조하긴 했지만 연기에 집중했다"[SS인터뷰②]". Sports Seoul (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
29. Jeong Ha-eun (October 25, 2021). "장범준·십센치→신용재 '고백 프로젝트', 리메이크 릴레이로 감동 선사" [Jang Beom-jun and 10cm → Shin Yong-jae's 'Confession Project' impresses with a remake relay] (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Naver.
30. Hong Se-young (December 30, 2020). "[2020 MBC 연기대상] 안보현·김혜준 남녀 신인상 영광". sports.donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
31. Lee, Seung-rok (December 30, 2022). "'우수연기상' 혜리 "'일당백집사', 20대 마지막 작품이라 얘기했는데..." [MBC연기대상]" ['Excellent Acting Award' Hyeri "I said 'One Dang Baek Butler' was the last work in my 20s..." [MBC Drama Awards]] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Naver.

External links

• Official website at SWMP (in Korean)
• Lee Joo-bin at HanCinema
• Lee Joo-bin at the Korean Movie Database
• Lee Joo-bin at IMDb