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Lee Hyori is a member of the Korean pop group Fin. K.L. but also went solo in 2003, Fin. K.L. stands for "Fine Killing Liberty", which loosely translates into the "fin" (i.e the end) of "liberty killing," which means that the girls will stand up against and put an end to anything that will "kill (our) liberty." The name was chosen for the band by DSP Entertainment even before the members were chosen. Lee Hyori, who would become the group leader due to Lee Hyori being the oldest, was discovered while taking sticker pictures with her friends and was actually the last to join the group, just before their launch in January 1998. Fin. K.L. debuted officially on May 22, 1998 with their first single "Blue Rain." It was received quite well, but it was not until their second release from their first album: To My Boyfriend, that Fin. K.L. truly proved their popularity and "To My Boyfriend" became the first of their numerous number 1 hits. Following their fourth album Forever, Hyori launched her solo career: first as an MC, of "Time Machine" and "Happy Together" and then with the release of her first album, Stylish E. Lee Hyori swept the Daesangs, the most prestigious of Korean music awards, of 2003, winning more than 7 'artist of the year' awards. Her first solo album, Stylish E, sold more than 170,000 copies in Korea alone. She also appeared as the lead female actress in the SBS drama Three Leaf Clover co-starring opposite Ryu Jin, Kim Jung Hwa, Kim Kang Woo & Lee Hoon. Hyori's popularity, in her various activities, eventually came to be dubbed as "Hyori Syndrome" in South Korea, and the Korean Media nicknamed 2003 "The Year of Hyori" as she was rarely out of the news all year. Hyori is a very well-known model and spokesperson as well, for Samsung (and their "Anycall" range of phones), FR Jeans, GGPX New York, Biotherm Korea, G-Market, Dove (company), Delmonte and Samsachun. Her magazine resumé includes AnAn, Ceci, Ecole, InStyle, Khaki Girl, Luxury Wedding, Seventeen, Stylish Fashion Message, Travel & Leisure, Women We Love and most recently (September 2005) Harper's Bazaar, Cosmo and (October 2005) Ceci. Hyori also regularly appears in television adverts for Samsung and G-Market. In October 2005 the long-awaited follow-up to the very successful Samsung "Anycall" cf (long advert) was released, dubbed "Anycall 2", to wide acclaim and accompanied the launch of a flagship Samsung Anycall Centre in Seoul, opened by Hyori. In November 2005, Hyori was once again chosen to be the face of GGPX New York's winter range of clothing, fronting the GGPX Winter Collection with a very high profile advertising campaign in her native Korea. Hyori is currently working on her second album, which will be released in December, 2005 (title still unknown) and a digital album with Fin. K.L. which was released online mid-October 2005. On August 8, 2005 Lee Hyori co-hosted the annual Korean Music Festival for the second year running, to wide acclaim once again. While
the debut solo album of her teammate Oak Joo-hyun has been so
well received, it is high time Lee Hyo-lee (hyori), who is the
leader of the Korean female quartet Fin.K.L. (Fine Killing Liberty),
bombarded the Korean music industry with her premier work "Lee
Hyori Vol.1"!
August in 2003 seems to a year full of new surprises
for Lee Hyori (a.k.a Chori). It is the month not only for her
solo album to be released but also for Lee Hyori's debut movie "Sam
Soo Sang's Love Story" to begin shooting in which she plays
YooNi, an innocent and beautiful art student. As the first project
to be presented between her two debuts, this very first album
abounds in musical genres of different sorts including hip-hop,
funky, dance, ballad, trendy R & B, trance and many more.
Together with her own contribution, Hyo-lee this time is joined
by Ahn Jung-hoon, the former Position member, as the producer,
Cho Kyu-man, Kim Do-hyun, Yun Il-sang, Lee Hyun-do and a lot
more top elite in the local industry. Did you know That Hyolee ( Hyori ) can drink
a lot? Hyori's friendly and very open. Hyori likes asian-americans
and loves to dance! |
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Full Name: Lee
HyoRi
Nickname: Cho Ri
Birthday: May 10, 1979
Birthplace: Choong Book
Height: 166 cm.
Weight: 47 kg
Religion: Christian
Family: Mom, dad, 1 older brother, 1 older
sister
School: Gook Min University
Childhood Ambition: Police Officer
Other Talents: Acting
I discovered Hyori and Finkl whilst I watched a live concert by FINKL (2000 Seoul Fencing Stadium. At the time of the concert Hyori and Finkl were relatively new. In the successful years taht followed, Hyori's popularity grew and grew, but in the recent years I formed the following opinion about the fate of Lee Hyori and Finkl members once Finkl fell apart. - Yuri and Jin would not pursue musical careers; - Joo Hyun, the powerhouse of the band, would definitely go on, and produced a relatively good comeback after face surgery and a strick diet plan.. Although I personally thought Hyori was the best looking of all of four and I loved lee Hyori's singing as well, I knew Hyori would make it big, but it would not be because of Hyori's singing but more for Hyori's looks, and as a result, she has won numerous contracts for hair and beauty products.. - Hyo Ri Lee was the only one who had what sells today: Lee hyori was a babe, and Lee Hyori had tolerable singing ability. The proof is on he latest albums. She sings OK, the song selection is well suited for hyo ri's ability, but since Hyori's ability does leave much choice for melodic variety, the album is musically uninteresting. This is not to say that I will not buy Lee Hyori's next album.
As the years have gone by since the split of Lee hyori and FinKL, Hyori has grown to be the face of Korea both in Asia and the rest of the world. The beauty of Lee Hyori
has won her numerous contracts with advertising first willing to cash in on Lee Hyori's public appeal, and as a result, hyori has been forever imprinted in Korean entertainment history. Hyori remains a popular choice with many companies who use her as a face of their products, her singing may have room for imporment, but its her looks that will remain for time to come.
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Author KPop Music :- Jon Bock ( Chinese Pop Music Learn Korean )