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| As mentioned before, Lee Hyori was one of the main members of Korean girl group FINKL, in 2003 she went on to pursue a solo career and has since seen major success in Korea . FINKL stands for Fine Killing Liberty which in Korean stands for “Fin” (the end) of “liberty killing”. This means something like the girls will stand up and put an end to anything which is killing our liberty. Its is a bit of a bad title but works for the girls group, the name aws chosen by the bands production company DSP Entertainment, and they are a product of something like pop idol, specially selected for the pop girl group. With FINKL, Lee Hyori would become the girl’s group’s leader dues mainly to her being the oldest person in the teenage group. She was discovered while taking sticker pictures with her friends and was actually the last of the girl group members to join. They were launched in Jan 1998 and they officially debuted on May 22 1998 with their first single “Blue Rain”. Their initial attempts were received quite well considering they new reputation, but it wasn’t until their second album release which launched them into the media spotlight. “To My Boyfriend” proved that FINKL and Hyori’s popularity was due and following that, they received a number of number 1 hits. 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
Hyori Lee is one of Korea’s most recognisable and famous exports endorsing everything from music products to fashion items, she was originally founded with Korean girl group FINKL and I distinctly remember watching her at the 2000 Seoul fencing stadium. Back then, at the time of the 2000 concert, Hyori and her fellow members of FINKL were relatively new to the global scene and to Korea.
However in the years following, their popularity and in particular Hyori’s reputation grew and grew constantly, as fame dawned on Hyori, the fate of FINKL was sealed when Hyori decided that it would be in her best interest to pursue a solo career away from her fellow girl group members. As a result FINKL fell apart with Yuri and Jin choosing not to pursue careers in music, and Joo Hyun choosing to follow her own short lived musical career.
By then it was clear that Hyori was the main attraction of the group and following a number of album releases and TV and movie appearance, she has sort to take the global entertainment scene by appearing in programs outside of Korea.
Hyori’s beautiful looks and he unique singing voice has helped her a lot, to win beauty products endorsements and in my opinion, Lee Hyori is the one person who is able to sell in today’s entertainment market.
Years has have gone by since the split of FINKL and Lee Hyori, however Hyori has grown to develop and become the face of Korea in both at he Asian pacific and more recently the rest of the world. Hyori has been able unlike other entertainment stars to win numerous contracts in advertising. And many companies have jumped at the chance at cashing in on Korea ’s Hyori’s public image. Lee Hyori remains a popular choice with many Korean companies who use her as the face of their products and services; however it may be evident that her singing leaves room for improvement but her looks will always remain the best for years to come.
