The Kdrama actress, Lee Yoo-mi, is on a roll. Ever since she starred in Squid Game, the actress has landed a number of other roles. But what are the best movies and TV shows that Lee Yoo-mi starred in? Let's take a look at the list.
Before that, though, let's talk about who Yoo-mi is.
Who is Lee Yoo-mi?
Although Yoo-mi has only gotten popular in the last two years, the actress has actually been acting for almost 13 years.
One thing to note about the 29-year-old actress is that she has taken on various roles. This shows how versatile she is in her craft. She does not get stuck in just one role since she has played both an unselfish and conniving character.
Let's take a look at the shows and movies she has made over the years.
Squid Game
Of course, it would only make sense to start this list with the show that catapulted the actress to stardom: Squid Game.
Yoo-mi starred in the survival game as Ji Yeong or Player 240, a woman who has just been released from prison and is among the 456 other players aiming to win the 45.6 billion won cash prize.
In this series, we see Yoo-mi as the unselfish character who sacrificed her life in the game of marbles.
All of Us Are Dead
In contrast to her role in Squid Game, Yoo-mi played a rich and arrogant character called Lee Na-yeon in All of Us Are Dead.
The series follows a group of students who try to survive when their classmates get turned into zombies.
Na-yeon was one of the hated characters in the show since she caused one of the students to turn into a zombie.
So when it was her time to be eaten, many were actually pleased at how she met her fate.
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Hostage: Missing Celebrity
In the same year that Squid Game came out, Yoo-mi's starred in a thriller film called Hostage: Missing Celebrity.
Yoo-mi starred as Ban So-yeon, a shop assistant who was among those kidnapped by a famous movie star played by Hwang Jung-min.
According to reports, almost 1,000 actors auditioned for her role. With Yoo-mi earning the 2021 Korean Film Writers Association Awards' Best New Actress award for this role, choosing her for the role made a lot of sense.
Young Adult Matters
Also in 2021, Yoo-mi starred in the drama film, Young Adult Matters. She played the role of Yoon Se-jin, a pregnant teenager who ran away from home to get an abortion.
She falls in love with Joo Young (Hani), who helps her look for ways to go through with her abortion.
Yoo-mi also won the Best New Actress award for this role at the 2022 BaekSang Arts Awards.
365: Repeat the Year
365: Repeat the Year is unlike any other Kdramas. Yoo-mi is among the 10 individuals who get to go back in time to change an event in their lives.
Yoo-mi starred as Kim Se-rin, a university student with Munchausen syndrome. She goes back in time to reconnect with her boyfriend.
Superpower Girl
Superpower Girl is a short horror film about two students who are polar opposites. Yoo-mi plays introvert Juri who gains a superpower for her sewing.
She stars with Kim Hye-jun as the top student Mina, who gains the ability to never shut her eyes.
Just Dance
Yoo-mi also starred in the Just Dance series, which was about the ambitions of six high school students. The actress plays Kim Do-yeon, one of the dancers in the group who started as a bad dancer. Eventually, she gets better at her passion.
Just Dance is based on a documentary.
Bonus: Voice 2
Yoo-mi had a cameo in the third episode of Voice 2 as Hwang Hee-joo, a teen who was a child sexual abuse victim. Her abuser gets released from jail and kidnaps her younger brother. She gets the help of Kwang Kwon-joo (played by Lee Ha-na) and Detective Do Kang-woo (played by Lee Jin-wook).
The show is a highly-rated drama that follows the members of the 112 emergency call center team. They investigate real-time crimes that were based on the calls of the victims.
Now that the actress stars in Strong Girl Nam-soon, we're excited about how she will elevate the role further.
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