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Biography
Biography
Lee Yoo-young (Korean: 이유영; born January 23, 1995), known professionally as Lee Hwa-kyum (이화겸), is a South Korean actress and former singer. She is best known as a former member of the South Korean girl group Hello Venus. Following the group's disbandment, she turned to acting career.
Early life and education
Lee was born on January 23, 1995. She has an older sister who is three years older than her. She got accepted into the Department of Theatre and Film at Chung-Ang University.
Career
Lee was introduced as a member of the South Korean girl group Hello Venus. They debuted with their EPs album Venus on May 10, 2012. On March 14, 2013, Lee made her acting debut in the SBS television series Wonderful Mama which premiered on April 13.
After Hello Venus disbandment on April 26, 2019, she continued to promote as an actress under the new stage name, Lee Hwa-kyum. On June 28, 2021, it was announced that Lee had signed a contract with Prain TPC. On March 24, 2023, It was confirmed that Lee had decided to renew her contract with Prain TPC.
Marriage
On March 13, 2026, Lee announced through an Instagram post that she would be marrying her non-celebrity partner.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Lee Hwa-kyum head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| HELLOVENUS(band) | 27 April 2012 | 8 May 2019 | original |
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a40526d0-a8bd-4329-bd1d-1ae234478772core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15427708genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15427708seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Hwa-kyumbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Hwa-kyum
Why this artist is in the database
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Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: 내가 사는 이유영 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q15427708 · MusicBrainz: a40526d0-a8bd-4329-bd1d-1ae234478772
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