Lee Se Young is one of the South Korean actresses whose name is very famous among Korean drama lovers. She started her career in acting since 1997.
This beautiful actress started her career since the age of 5. Throughout her career in acting, Lee Se Young has starred in a number of interesting and exciting dramas.
Of the many dramas she has starred in, there are some of them that you should watch. Let’s find out the recommendations here!
1. The Crowned Clown (2019)
The Crowned Clown is a sageuk drama starring Lee Se Young and Yeo Jin Goo. The drama tells the story of a rebellion that took place during the reign of King Lee Hun (Yeo Jin Goo).
To avoid the assassination of the King, a clown is brought into the palace to replace King Lee Hun. He is Ha Sun, played by Yeo Jin Goo as well.
After replacing King Lee Hun’s position in the palace for a long time, Ha Sun began to fall in love with the beauty and kindness of Queen Yoo So Woon (Lee Se Young). At first, the Queen did not know that the man in front of her was not her real husband.
However, as time goes by she realizes the difference between the two and suspects that they are 2 different people.
The Crowned Clown successfully ended with a rating of more than 10%.
2. Memorist (2020)
This drama carries the mystery thriller genre. Here Lee Se Young plays Han Sun Mi who is a smart profiler and has a myriad of achievements. Behind her intelligence that often amazes those around her, she has a cold character.
One day, she has to work with a detective who has supernatural powers to read other people’s memories. He is Dong Baek, played by handsome actor Yoo Seung Ho.
Dong Baek and Han Sun Mi work together to solve a mysterious serial murder case. With the intelligence possessed by Sun Mi and the supernatural powers possessed by Dong Baek, they finally managed to catch the perpetrator of the murder.
Launching from IMDb, Memorist scored a rating of 7.6/10.
3. The Red Sleeve (2022)
Lee Se Young’s name is increasingly famous among Korean drama lovers after starring in this sageuk drama. Lee Se Young plays Sung Deok Im who is a court lady.
The Red Sleeve tells the love story of King Jeongjo (Lee Jun Ho) with a court lady who was eventually appointed as the royal concubine Uibin Sung. However, their love story did not go smoothly after Deok Im was appointed as a royal concubine.
In addition, Sung Deok Im also rejected King Jeongjo’s offer to become his concubine, because she wanted to live her life freely outside the palace. Therefore, many fans are quite disappointed with the ending of this drama.
The Red Sleeve itself successfully ended with a rating of more than 17%.
4. What Comes After Love (2024)
Many Korean drama fans can’t wait to watch this drama. Because, What Comes After Love not only stars Lee Se Young, but also Kentaro Sakaguchi. The drama is based on a best-selling novel by Gong Ji Young and Hitonari Tsuji.
Here Lee Se Young plays Hong who is a Korean student studying in Japan. While studying in Japan, she meets Jungo (Kentaro Sakaguchi) and falls in love.
However, their relationship had to break up midway due to a difference of opinion between them. Five years later, Hong and Jungo were reunited by fate in South Korea.
Launching from IMDb, What Comes After Love received a rating of 9.2/10.
