# Lee Soo-young

Lee Soo-young (Hangul: 이수영; born Lee Ji-yeon, Hangul: 이지연 on April 12, 1979) is a South Korean ballad singer. She debuted in 1999 with the hit album, I Believe, and quickly gained popularity due to her strong singing skills. During the mid-2000s, Lee was one of South Korea's best-selling singers, selling more than 700,000 albums in 2004 alone despite a recession in the music industry at the time.

## Career

In 2001, she sang the official Korean version of the Final Fantasy X song “Suteki Da Ne” in Korean, titled “얼마나 좋을까” (“Eolmana Joheulkka”).
She released her seventh album, Grace, on January 21, 2006. It performed very well, able to shoot straight to the top of the charts. The popularity of the album led to a limited edition (repackage) release of Grace, of which only 30,000 copies were produced.
Lee has performed the new song written by her titled "Lavender" from her new album at the wedding ceremony of her close friend, Park Kyung-lim, Kim Yoo-mi, Seo Min-jung.

## Personal life

Lee married her boyfriend of one year in October 2010. They have one son, who was born in July 2011.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| I Believe | Released: November 12, 1999 Label: Yiga Entertainment Format: CD, cassette | 8 | KOR: 169,748 |
| Never Again | Released: February 8, 2001 Label: Yiga Entertainment Format: CD, cassette | 32 | KOR: 178,990 |
| Made In Winter | Released: December 11, 2001 Label: Yiga Entertainment Format: CD, cassette | 7 | KOR: 263,917 |
| My Stay In Sendai | Released: September 11, 2002 Label: Yiga Entertainment Format: CD, cassette | 4 | KOR: 504,656 |
| This Time | Released: August 21, 2003 Label: Sony Music Format: CD, cassette | 3 | KOR: 435,904 |
| The Colors Of My Life | Released: September 10, 2004 Label: Yiga Entertainment Format: CD, cassette | 1 | KOR: 343,724 |
| Grace | Released: January 20, 2006 Label: Recode Entertainment Format: CD, cassette | 1 | KOR: 212,191 |
| Set It Down (내려놓음) | Released: September 12, 2007 Label: Have Entertainment Format: CD, cassette | 2 | KOR: 64,115 |
| Dazzle | Released: October 15, 2009 Label: KT Music Format: CD, digital download | — | — |
| Sory | Released: May 17, 2022 Label: New Era Project Format: CD, digital download | 78 | — |
| * Data not available for 2009. ||||

### Live and compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| Thank Her (그녀에게 감사해요) live album | Released: September 17, 2001 Label: Yiga Entertainment Format: CD, cassette | 34 | KOR: 16,886 |
| Sweet Holiday in Lombok compilation album | Released: January 23, 2003 Label: Yiga Entertainment Format: CD, cassette | 3 | KOR: 227,636 |
| Classic: The Remake Album cover album | Released: January 12, 2004 Label: Yiga Entertainment Format: CD, cassette | 2 | KOR: 380,868 |
| As Time Goes By compilation album | Released: January 13, 2005 Label: Yiga Entertainment Format: CD, cassette | — | — |
| An Autumn Day Japanese compilation album | Released: October 20, 2005 Label: Fantom Entertainment Format: CD, cassette | 7 | KOR: 44,361 |
| Classic: The 2nd Remake Album cover album | Released: March 28, 2013 Label: Cornerstone Format: CD, digital download | — | — |
| White Heart Baekgu (하얀마음 백구) with Jang Sook Hee, original soundtrack album | Released: December 7, 2016 Label: Hollywood Manor Format: CD, digital download | — | — |

### Extended plays

* [2008.11.13] Once

### Singles

* [2004.06.23] "Saigo no Wagamama" (最後のわがまま / The Final Indulgence)
* [2012.10.10] "Nice Girl" (착한 여자) (The Innocent Man OST)
* [2013.06.11] "Will It Reach You" (닿을수 있나요) (Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love OST Part.6)
* [2014.04.11] "Love in Memory 2" (Love in Memory 2 (To My Dearest) OST Part.2)
* [2013.06.11] "Salang Moshae" (사랑 못해 / I can't love you) (My Only One OST Part.26)
* [2020.03.03] "Find Me"
* [2022.06.02] "The Expression of Time" (구필수는 없다) (Never Give Up OST Part 9)

## TV series

* The Accidental Couple (KBS2, 2009) as Jo Seung-eun

## Movies

* The Quiz Show Scandal (2010) as the radio singer

## Variety show

| Year | Network | Title | Role | Note |
| 2021 | B tv Cable | Healing Mountain Lodge 2 | Host | |
| 2021 | MBN | Chosun Panstar | judge | |
| 2020 | JTBC | Two Yoo Project Sugar Man 3 | Contestant | Episode 13 (2020.02.28) |
| 2016 | SBS TV | Fantastic Duo | Contestant | Episodes 11 & 12 (2016.06.26 & 2016.07.03) |
| 2015 | MBC | King of Mask Singer | Contestant | Episode 37 and 38 (with the stage name "The Goddess of Beauty Aphrodite Playing A Harp") |
| 2015 | KBS2 | 1 vs. 100 | Contestant | 2015.11.24 |
| 2014 | KBS World | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend | Contestant | 2014.08.09 |
| 2013 | JTBC | Hidden Singer | Contestant | Episode 5 - Season 1 (2013.03.30) |
| 2009 | KBS2 | Happy Together | Guest | Episode 105 - Season 3 (2009.07.16) |
| 2006 | SBS | X-Man | Guest | Episode 118 to 126 |

## Awards

* 2003 MBC Top 10 Gayo Festival: Daesang
* 2002 Mnet Asian Music Awards - Best Ballad Performance
* 2003 Mnet Asian Music Awards - Best Female Solo
* 2004 Mnet Asian Music Awards - Best Female Video
* 2004 Golden Disk Awards: Daesang
* 2004 MBC Top 10 Gayo Festival: Daesang