Lee Hyo Ri

Cheongwon, South Korea (1998 – 2002, 2003 – present) Lee Hyori (Korean: 이효리, also romanized as Lee Hyolee and officially Lee Hyo-lee), born on May 10, 1979 in Cheongwon, South Korea, is a popular South Korean singer and actress. She started off as part of the successful K-pop girl group Fin.K.L, debuting in 1998, but has since become a solo artist after Fin K.L.’s fourth and last album Forever, which released in 2002. Her solo career started off as an MC on popular Korean shows “Time Machine” and “Happy Together”. Her first album Stylish…E, released in 2003, was her most successful album, winning 13 “Daesangs” (the most prestigious of Korean music award), 7 “Female Solo Artist of the Year” awards and selling over 170,000 copies in Korea. A couple of years later Lee released her highly anticipated yet controversial second album Dark Angel, starred in a mini-drama, and became the highest-paid female singer in South Korea to date. Lee has since released a 4-track digital single called Toc Toc Toc. It became the best-selling album for its month of release, selling 27,845 copies. She released a third album, It’s Hyorish on July 16, 2008. Hyori released her new album, H-Logic on the 14th of April, 2010.