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" (the end) of "liberty killing," implying 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 Daesung Entertainment even before the members were chosen. Lee Hyori, who would become the group leader as she was the oldest member, 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. "To My Boyfriend" became the first of their numerous number one hits. Fin K.L. became one of the most popular and successful Korean groups of all-time and rivalled with fellow popular girl group S.E.S..
Following Fin K.L.'s fourth album Forever, Hyori launched her solo career: first as an emcee of "Time Machine" and "Happy Together" and then with the release of her first album, Stylish E. Lee Hyori swept the 2003 Daesangs, the most prestigious of Korean music awards, winning more than seven 'artist of the year' awards. Stylish E sold over 170,000 copies in Korea alone.
Lee Hyori has 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 and 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's second solo album was released in February, 2006 called Dark Angel. A digital album with Fin. K.L. which was released online mid-October 2005. On August 8, 2005 she co-hosted the annual Korean Music Festival for the second year running. Unfortunately, her first single from her album "Get Ya'!" was accused of plagiarizing Britney Spears's "Do Somethin'," as proposed by the composer of the American pop star's hit. If it is confirmed that her song is guilty of plagiarism she will either have to share half or give up her entire profit raised by and related to her single. Soon after news of the lawsuit spread, Lee stopped promoting "Get Ya" and instead moved on to her second single, "Shall We Dance?" Unfortunately, the negativity resulting from "Get Ya" forced Lee to end her promotional activities, causing album sales to drop off significantly. She is taking a break from the music industry as of summer 2006.
Hyori is a well-known model and spokesperson, with her résumé including work for Samsung (and their "Anycall" range of phones), FR Jeans, GGPX New York, Biotherm Korea, G-Market, Dove, Del Monte and Samsachun. Her magazine resumé includes AnAn, Ecole, InStyle, Khaki Girl, Luxury Wedding, Seventeen, Stylish Fashion Message, Travel + Leisure, Women We Love and most recently Harper's Bazaar (September 2005), Cosmo and Ceci (October 2005). 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 (Anymotion) was released, dubbed "Anyclub", 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 high profile advertising campaign in her native Korea. In December, the CF "Anystyle" was released as an Samsung Anycall online mystery advert.
MY FAVORITE IMAGE OF HYOLEE!!!!!!
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