Lee Si-young

Lee Si-young fascinates me precisely because she refuses to be boxed in. A serious amateur boxer who became a respected actress, and now a director too, she carries a toughness most performers can only imitate. I suspect that pugilist's discipline is exactly why her on-screen presence feels so grounded and unflinching. What I value most is her hunger, the unwillingness to settle into a comfortable lane once success arrives. Athletes who reinvent themselves as artists often disappoint, but Si-young strikes me as someone whose fighting spirit makes every new pursuit credible. She is a genuine doer, not a dabbler.

Name (English)

Lee Si-young

Name (Japanese)

イ・シヨン

Reading

い・しよん

Born

April 17, 1982 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dog

Origin

Cheongwon County, North Chungcheong, South Korea

Occupation

boxer / actor / film actor / film director / television actor

University

Dongduk Women's University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/leesiyoung38/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Si-young
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A8%E3%83%B3%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q489046

Tags

• North Chungcheong
• boxer
• actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-20

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