Lee Hyori - What is the difference that makes up the "Sexy Queen" of kpop?

Hyori's success in building a personal image was noticed when public opinion favored her with the title "Sexy Queen", which until now still cannot be surpassed by any artist.

Lee Hyori was born into a poor family, she lives with her parents and four siblings. Her income source for the whole family is based on a barbershop of only 26 square meters. It was her poor childhood that became the driving force that made Hyori constantly rise to find a way out for herself and her family.

She worked part-time at a restaurant before being discovered and recruited by SM Entertainment. Hyori had a trainee period at SM but then she joined DSP Media and debuted as the leader of Fin.KL.

Start your path to independence with ease

After 5 years of working with Fin.KL, Lee Hyori began her personal career with her first album titled Stylish released in the fall of 2003. By the end of that year, Stylish had sold more than 140,000 copies according to the agreement. Recorded by the Korean Music Industry Association.

The title single "10 Minutes" is also considered as Hyori's most representative hit when it swept up to seven Daesang awards, the country's prestigious music award. The success of Stylish quickly put Hyori's name on the top of a superstar in the entertainment world, she was loved so much that the media favored her with the name "Hyori Syndrome".

In early 2005, she broke into the acting field with a role in the TV series Three Leaf Clover with some co-stars such as Ryu Jin, Kim Jung-hwa, Kim Kang-woo and Lee Hoon.

In the fall of 2006, Fin.KL stopped working after eight years of debut because the members left DSP Media one by one and found new destinations.

In 2007, she starred in her second film, If in Love... Like Them and released the soundtrack as a new single. During a period of hiatus from musical activities, Hyori participated in various TV shows with different roles.

First, she became an MC for two TV shows, Time Machine and Happy Together. In 2008, Hyori participated in a number of shows such as Sang Sang Plus, Change or Family Outing.

Her third studio album was released in July 2008 titled It's Hyorish, an album of thirteen tracks including the singles U-Go-Girl and Hey Mr.Big. It's Hyorish sold over 100,000 copies and was one of the most successful albums by an independent female artist in Korea that year.

The journey to the peak of Lee Hyori's career

After almost two years from the album It's Hyorish, she returned with the next album titled H-Logic, which was released around mid-2010. The album contains all fourteen songs with the participation of many guest singers. such as Daesung (Big Bang), Jeon Ji-yoon (4Minute), Bekah (After School), Gary (Leessang) and Sangchu (Mighty Mouth).

After nearly two years of absence from the Kpop race, Lee Hyori and artist Jung Jae-hyung began to perform a music program called You and I by Jung Jae-hyung & Lee Hyori on SBS.

After many times having to go back in time, she officially returned to the music race with her fifth album in mid-2013, the album called Monochrome.

Before the official album was released, the first single from the pre-released album was titled Miss Korea. The retro-jazz song was composed by Hyori herself with the help of her boyfriend then musician Lee Sang Soon.

Hyori personally selected thirty non-celebrity women who she considers to be the real "Miss Korea", who represent the type of woman with self-love and self-respect to perform with Hyori. SBS Gayo Daejeon TV concert 2013. The successful comeback with Monochrome brought Lee Hyori the Best Female Artist award at the 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards.

In the same year, Hyori secretly married her musician boyfriend Lee Sang-soon at a small house on Jeju Island, she was no longer active in the entertainment industry but focused on taking care of her family. more family life.

In the summer of 2015, Lee Hyori closed her Blog, Twitter account and stopped all her television activities for two years to take time for herself. She took a break until the end of 2016 and officially returned to the entertainment industry with the single "Seoul", a song she composed herself with an Electro-R&B style.

Seoul is also the opening track for her sixth album Black, which includes all ten collaboration songs made with songwriter Kim Do-hyun who is also the creator of the legendary hit 10 Minutes.

In the summer of 2017, Lee Hyori and her husband conducted a reality TV show called Hyori's Homestay in their own small house.

Season one of the show starred IU, season two with Yoona and Park Bo Gum. The characters participating in the program will become employees working at the small house Hyori's Homestay.

The show's viewership ratings have always been high, even the ninth episode of the show set a record for the highest viewership ratings among JTBC variety shows.

Hyori then joined the MBC program Hangout with Yoo, she together with Yoo Jae-suk and Bi Rain formed a project group called SSAK3. Hyori, Jae-suk, Bi Rain, respectively, with new stage names Linda G, B.Ryong and U-Doragon released their first product called Beach Again, the group also officially debuted to the audience on the stage of Music. Core.

SSAK3 is a special seasonal project by Hangout with Yoo, the group announced that all proceeds from their songs and promotions will be donated to charities.

After the SSAK3 project, Lee Hyori also shared that Uhm Jung-hwa, Jessi and Hwasa were the people she wanted to create her dream girl group with, they formed the group Refund Sisters and released their debut single. Don't Touch Me in Fall 2020.

Success comes from the courage to be different

Not only because of the achievements that she has on her career path, Lee Hyori's solid foothold in the entertainment industry is also built by her efforts to break the strict limits for an idol that few people can afford. who can overcome.

Coming from a poor family, her life revolves around how to support herself and her family, there seems to be no room for dreams or ambitions.

When she first debuted with Fin.KL, Hyori was not appreciated for her musical ability, her voice was considered weak and musicians often had to edit songs to suit Hyori.

When the Kpop wave became popular and the trend of popular idols often had a fragile beauty, Hyori had healthy brown skin with a sexy body.

Hyori's success in building a personal image was noticed when public opinion favored her with the title "Sexy Queen", which until now still cannot be surpassed by any artist.

A sweet love story with a happy ending

After the secret wedding of Lee Hyori and her husband Lee Sang Soon was revealed, the media and fans were extremely surprised. Lee Hyori and Lee Sang Soon first met in 2009. Hyori was then a top star in the entertainment industry with a great reputation and huge fortune, while Lee Sang Soon was just a little-known artist. and enjoy the simple life.

Lee Hyori and Lee Sang Soon who seemed like two parallel lines finally found a common ground, which is their love for animals. Both of them volunteering at relief centers is also a chance to bring them closer together.

After a period of dating, the couple came to the decision to hold a simple wedding ceremony as a happy ending to a sweet love story. The couple moved to a small house on Jeju Island and rarely appeared on television, but focused on cultivating their married life.

Many people call Hyori's love story "beauty and monster", but for her, Lee Sang Soon has long been "the most handsome man". He is the one who gives her a warm feeling and changes her conception of happiness.

Seven years of marriage, Hyori from the queen of the entertainment industry shed all the glory to become an ordinary wife next to Lee Sang Soon. Although she is no longer active in the entertainment industry, her position as "Kpop queen" does not seem to be shaken, the name Hyori is the representative of the first generation of idols who deserves to be an example for the next generation. admire to follow.

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