Yeonwoo

"Yeon-woo" redirects here. For the given name, see Yeon-woo (name).

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Da-bin (Korean: 이다빈; born August 1, 1996), better known by her stage name Yeonwoo, is a South Korean actress and singer managed by 9ato Entertainment. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Momoland. She is currently active as an actress, best known for her roles in the television series including Pegasus Market (2019), Touch (2020), Cheat on Me If You Can (2020), and The Golden Spoon (2022).

Yeonwoo
Yeonwoo in January 2018
Born	Lee Da-bin (1996-08-01) August 1, 1996 (age 28) Chungju, South Korea
Alma mater	School of Performing Arts Seoul – Department of Acting
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2016–present
Agent	9ato Entertainment
Musical career
Genres	K-pop electropop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2016–2019
Labels	MLD
Formerly of	Momoland
Korean name
Hangul	이다빈
Hanja	李多斌
Revised Romanization	I Dabin
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Tabin
Stage name
Hangul	연우
Hanja	妍雨
Revised Romanization	Yeonu
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏnu

Early life

Yeonwoo was born on August 1, 1996, in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. She graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul, focusing on Acting.^[1]

Career

2016–2019: Finding Momoland, debut with Momoland and departure

Main article: Momoland

In 2016, Yeonwoo became a contestant on Mnet's reality survival show Finding Momoland to select the members of MLD Entertainment's new girl group Momoland.^[2] She finished the competition in fifth place and officially debuted in Momoland on November 10, 2016, with the mini-album Welcome to Momoland.^[3][4] On November 30, 2019, Yeonwoo departed from Momoland to focus on acting activities.^[5]

2020–present: Acting career

In 2020, after Yeon-woo left Momoland, she joined the dramas Touch, Alice,^[6] Live On, and Cheat on Me If You Can.

In 2021, Yeonwoo appeared in the drama Dali & Cocky Prince.^[7]

In 2022, Yeonwoo appeared in the drama The Golden Spoon^[8] got her an award for best new actress from the award ceremony 2022 MBC Drama Awards.^[9] On January 19, it was confirmed that Yeonwoo signed an exclusive contract with 9ato Entertainment.^[10]

In 2023, Yeonwoo starred in a workplace drama Numbers.^[11] On August 9, she contributed the soundtrack "To You" (그대에게) for MBC TV television series My Dearest.^[12]

Discography

For Yeonwoo's discography with Momoland, see Momoland discography.

Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"To You" (그대에게)	2023	My Dearest OST Part 2

Filmography

For Yeonwoo's filmography with Momoland, see Momoland § Filmography.

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	The Liar and His Lover	Girl group member	Cameo (ep. 6)	[13]
2018	Tempted	Kwon Yeo-min	Cameo (ep. 3)	[1]
2019	Pegasus Market	Kwon Ji-na		[14]
2020	Touch	Jeong Yeong-ah		[15]
	Alice	Yoon Tae-yeon		[6]
	Live On	Kang Jae-yi		[16]
2020–2021	Cheat on Me If You Can	Mi-rae		[17]
2021	Dali & Cocky Prince	Ahn Chak-hee		[18]
2022	The Golden Spoon	Oh Yeo-jin		[19]
2023	Numbers	Jin Yeon-ah		[20]
2024	Bitter Sweet Hell	Lee Se-na		[11]
	Dog Knows Everything	Hong Cho-won	Sitcom	[21]
	The Tale of Lady Ok	Cha Mi-ryeong		[22]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017–2018	Happy Talk 2	Yun-woo	[23]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Finding Momoland	Contestant	Finished 5th	[24]
2017	The Show	Host	Season 5	[25]
	The Beauty			[26]
2018	Song Ji-Hyo's Beautiful Life			[27]
	Law of the Jungle in Last Indian Ocean	Cast member	Episode 340–343	[28]

Awards and nominations

For Yeonwoo's accolades with Momoland, see List of awards and nominations received by Momoland.

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.
KBS Drama Awards	2024	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Dog Knows Everything	Won	[29]
		Best Couple Award (with Lee Soon-jae and Ari)		Won
		Popularity Award, Actress		Nominated	[30][31]
MBC Drama Awards	2022	Best New Actress	The Golden Spoon	Won	[9]
	2023	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Numbers	Nominated	[32]
	2024	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Bitter Sweet Hell	Nominated	[33]

References

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External links

• Yeonwoo at HanCinema
• Yeonwoo at IMDb