Lee Hyori: Get ya!

This month's first Weekend Babe is South Korean singer and actress Hyori Lee...

Lee Hyori (a.k.a. Hyolee) Her family name is Lee. A Korean personal name consists of a family name followed by a given name. Our Weekend Babe was born on May 10, 1979, Hyori is a popular South Korean singer and actress. She started off as part of the successful Korean pop girl group Fin.K.L, but has since become a solo artist. Her first album was very successful, winning many "Daesangs" (a Korean award equivalent to "Artist of the Year") for that album. She has since become the highest-paid female singer in South Korea. Her second album, due to a plagiarism controversy, was not as successful. Fin.K.L. Lee Hyori (이효리), who would become the group leader as she was the oldest member, was discovered while taking sticker pictures with her friends and was actually the last to join the group, just before their launch in January 1998. Fin.K.L was one of the most popular girl groups in Korean pop, along with S.E.S. Acting Even though Lee Hyori's previous drama Three-Leaf Clover was a flop, Lee has prepared a new "mini-drama" during February 2007. Her current project If In Love...Like Them is a new one episode drama running approximately 70 minutes. Alongside Lee will be popular actor Lee Dong Gun. This drama is scheduled to be released on March 23. Previews on the new drama can be viewed at Mnet.com. Endorsements Although Lee has done many endorsements for various companies (including Dole), her most prominent commercials were made for Samsung Anycall. In late 2004, Lee signed an advertising contract with Samsung, for which she would make three musical commercials and songs for their Anycall cell phones. The first commercial and song, "Anymotion", were released in early 2005, featuring Eric Mun from K-pop group Shinhwa. In early 2006, the followup commercial "Anyclub" was released in two parts; this also featured Eric Mun in addition to Korean actor Kwon Sang Woo. The songs from the commercials served as singles for Lee in between her albums. The final commercial was released in December 2006, titled "Anystar". The commercial differed from the first two in that it featured mostly dialogue. The commercial starred Korean actor and singer Lee Jun Ki and also YG Family trainee Park Bom. Lee Hyori finished her contract with Biotherm early February 2007. Lee is no longer a Biotherm representative. She was recently chosen as first ever Asian-wide model for Calvin Klein Jeans, modeling for the "Pure Calvin" Collection. Singles 10 Minutes One Two Three 'n' Four Hey Girl Remember Me Cleopatra Anymotion (ft.Eric) Anyclub (ft.Teddy) Get Ya Dark Angel Shall We Dance Straight Up Anystar (ft.Lee Jun Ki) If In Love Like Them Dramas 2005: SBS Three Leaf Clover 2007: SBS If In Love...Like Them More Pics... I love Hyolee!!! Now let me leave you with this music video. Scenes are from If In Love... Like Them and the song is Have you ever seen the rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Great song, by the way. Hope you like it. Happy weekend everyone!!! [-ken] ____________________ Text Unlimited does not claim ownership of any of the pictures displayed above. The tag is there only to show that the picture was posted here or scanned or capped for this site. All pictures are copyright to their respective owner. No infringement intended. We believe we are using these images for fan purposes only. However, if you are unhappy with our usage of pictures that belong to you, please contact us and we will remove the image(s) immediately. We will always co-operate, there is no need to threaten us. Hmm...k?

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