Lee Sa-bi

Lee Sa-bi
Lee Sa-bi
Born	Lee Eon-jeong; July 3, 1977 (age 47); Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Education	Catholic University of Daegu - Dance (leave of absence)
Occupation(s)	Model, actress
Years active	1998-present
Korean name
Hangul	이사비
Hanja	李思枇
Revised Romanization	I Sabi
McCune–Reischauer	I Sabi
Birth name
Hangul	이언정
Hanja	李言貞
Revised Romanization	I Eonjeong
McCune–Reischauer	I Ŏnjŏng

Lee Sa-bi (born Lee Eon-jeong on July 3, 1977) is a South Korean model and actress. She began her modelling career as a runway model in Daegu in 1998. Lee was the first native Korean to become a Playboy model.^[1] Her nude photo shoot was published in February 2004, and broadcast by South Korea's three largest telecommunication carriers to 16 mobile and internet services.^[2]^[3] Lee has since appeared in minor roles on TV and film since her acting debut in 2009: Lost Memories (2002). She also released a yoga exercise video in 2006.^[4]^[5]

Filmography

Television drama

Family Secret (tvN, 2014) - Kim Mi-yeon
A Touch of Purity (KBS2, 2013) - Se-young
Love Again (jTBC, 2012)
Iris (KBS2, 2009) - Tae-young
Empress Cheonchu (KBS2, 2009) - Hyeolmae
Urban Legends Deja Vu 1 (Super Action, 2007) - Shin So-ra (guest appearance, ep 4)
One Fine Day (SBS, 2006) - Choi Sun-kyung
My Girl (SBS, 2005-2006) - Yoon Jin-kyung
Hello Franceska (MBC, 2005) - Victoria (guest appearance)
Toji, the Land (SBS, 2004-2005) - Jang-yi
You are a Star (KBS1, 2004-2005) - Young-ran

Film

Hot Service: A Cruel Hairdresser (2015) - Nan-ja
Man on High Heels (2014) - Joo-yeon
A Touch of Unseen (2014) - Yeon-soo
The Fatal Encounter (2014) - gisaeng at gibang 1
Way Back Home (2013) - KBC TV writer
Hindsight (2011) - coffee shop clerk
Iris: The Movie (2010) - Tae-young
Our School's E.T. (2008) - chemistry teacher
She's on Duty (2005)
Doll Master (2004)
Hypnotized (2004)
2009: Lost Memories (2002)

Variety show

Studio Pink (OnStyle, 2007-2008)

Music video

Sung Si-kyung - "사랑하는 일 (To Love)" (2008)
Epik High - "Fly" (2005)

Theater

Thief's Diary (2009)

References

^ "Lee Sa-bi to be Korea's First Playboy Model". The Chosun Ilbo. 7 January 2004. Archived from the original on 2023-09-06. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
^ "Second Round of Lee Sa-bi Nude Pics to Go Public". The Chosun Ilbo. 26 February 2004. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
^ Koehler, Robert (1 March 2004). "ICEC Debates Lee Sabi's 'Hair Nudes'". The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
^ "Lee Sa-bi Gains Lively Following in Japan". The Chosun Ilbo. 25 September 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
^ "Lee Sa-bi Talks About Her Big Screen Dreams". The Chosun Ilbo. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-08-23.

External links

Lee Eon-jeong on Twitter
Lee Eon-jeong on Cyworld (in Korean)
Lee Eon-jung at Double M Entertainment
Lee Eon-jeong at HanCinema
Lee Eon-jeong at IMDb

[1] "Lee Sa-bi to be Korea's First Playboy Model". The Chosun Ilbo. 7 January 2004. Archived from the original on 2023-09-06. Retrieved 2011-06-25.

[2] "Second Round of Lee Sa-bi Nude Pics to Go Public". The Chosun Ilbo. 26 February 2004. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-08-23.

[3] Koehler, Robert (1 March 2004). "ICEC Debates Lee Sabi's 'Hair Nudes'". The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-08-23.

[4] "Lee Sa-bi Gains Lively Following in Japan". The Chosun Ilbo. 25 September 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-08-23.

[5] "Lee Sa-bi Talks About Her Big Screen Dreams". The Chosun Ilbo. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-08-23.

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