Lee El: Beautiful, talented but difficult, acting for nearly 15 years to get out of the supporting role, U40 is still "unlucky"

Having been in television for nearly 15 years, Lee El just got her first lead role in My Freedom Diary, and had her first central role in Battle for Happiness. In terms of cinema, female stars also took nearly 10 years to play the female lead for the first time in When Men Wanted.

Impressively back, single-handedly carrying the ratting for the whole movie

While JTBC's film projects are "stirring" the Korean screen, a project that has just aired is attracting the attention of the audience due to its thrilling and suspenseful content. Battle for Happiness makes viewers nervous with the element of competition between beauties, but has a way to conquer the viewership ratings quite disparate.

After the first episode with a rate of 0.7%, the drama entered episode 2 with a growth of nearly 1%, up 16 places compared to the beginning on Nielsen's nationwide viewership rating chart. In addition, the film also officially entered the Seoul regional chart at No. 7 of the day.

Starring in Battle for Happiness is the actress who owns the unique beauty and name Lee El. Returning to the screen this time, Lee El plays the role of Jang Mi Ho - a female banker who accidentally re-contacts her old classmate Oh Yoo Jin, then accidentally engages in cruel struggles. Because he is a busy character with work and life pressure, Lee El is no longer as flashy as his previous roles, on the contrary, he looks quite dark, full of confidence and reminiscent of Dong Eun in The Glory.

The character Mi Ho is actually the second TV heroine, and Lee El's first central lead role after My Freedom Diary.

Lee El, a beauty who specializes in pairing with handsome uncles

Lee El's real name is Kim Ji Hyun. She is a Korean actress, born on August 26, 1982 in Seoul. The beauty of the Kim family impressed the audience after the success of a number of films such as Goblin, Travel Journey, Yaksha: Cruel Mission ... It is known that Lee El began to pursue the 7th art. since 2009 with a small role in the MBC drama Good Job, Good Job .

During his acting career, Lee El participated in nearly 40 different large and small film projects (both film and television). With her participation in the entertainment industry for a long time, it is not difficult to understand when she has collaborated many times with the handsome uncles of the Korean screen.

In 2011, Lee El took on a supporting role in the movie Traces of Destiny by actor Song Il Kook. Entering 2012, she again appeared in the work Wild Love starring Lee Dong Wook. In Jo In Sung and Gong Hyo Jin's 2014 drama It Can Only Be Love , Lee El also took on a cameo role.

In 2015, Lee El played with 2 other handsome uncles, Yeon Woo Jin and Shim Hyung Tak, in the TV Series titled Lawyer Love Story . In 2016, she was lucky to be a part of the blockbuster Goblin. Here, Lee El worked with both Lee Dong Wook and Gong Yoo. In the work "Death" (2017), she has the same lens with Song Seung Heon.

Was ridiculed by the director and suggested to act in a movie with a sensitive scene when going to casting

In the TV entertainment program "Knowing bros", Lee El revealed that she was mocked by the director when she participated in a movie casting when she was not famous.

Lee El said that although she was not as beautiful as a great beauty, her appearance was not bad, but the director criticized and said, "I don't know what role to give her", even even suggested that she should act in a movie with sensitive scenes, making her feel hurt.

She said, although she felt hurt by the director's statements, it helped her find the right market for her.

In fact, in the early stage when she first entered the acting path, Lee El was often eliminated in movie castings, there were times when she was so poor that she only had about 8,000 dong in her pocket, not enough money for For a simple meal, you can only buy almond tea from a vending machine to temporarily overcome your hunger.

Thanks to his passion for the acting profession and his perseverance to stick to the profession, Lee El finally succeeded.

Lee El is beautiful and talented but still haven't found the other half

After 13 years of working, Lee El's acting ability is confirmed. Off the screen, she is also a charming, capable woman. But surprisingly, so far, the actress is still lonely.

In fact, in his career, Lee El very rarely gets caught up in love stories. The only name that she has ever caught up with dating rumors is actor Kim Jae Wook. Back in May 2018, Lee El suddenly uploaded a picture of actor Kim Jae Wook sleeping soundly. After a few minutes of sharing, the actress quickly removed the photo. However, this image is still widely shared on social networks. The majority of the audience speculated that Lee El and Kim Jae Wook were dating, so she owned this "sensitive" photo.

Soon after, Lee El's management company released an official statement and denied the dating rumors. "The photo was taken in the waiting room at the theater when the artists were taking a break. Lee El took this photo and posted it because she thought it was simply a funny image. She also deleted it on Facebook. personal page as soon as I know it's noisy".

Meanwhile, Management SOOP - Kim Jae Wook's management company also confirmed that the two are not dating. They have become close friends ever since they starred in the musical "Amadeus" together.

Because before that, if Kim Jae Wook attended the premiere of the movie "When a man wants" starring Lee El in March 2018, the actress also visited the actor on his set in September 2017. .

Then, in June 2019, the famous couple continued to be caught up in dating news for the second time. Kim Jae Wook's management company continued to deny this and revealed, "Kim Jae Wook was surprised when he heard the news. rumors, and of course, rumors that he and Lee El are dating are not true."

Since then, Lee El has not been rumored to be dating anyone. She has also not revealed more about her marriage, even though she has turned 40. However, on the screen, she appears with great frequency.

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