Lee's dream of working in broadcasting was ignited during her middle school years as she watched director Hwang In-roe's MBC drama What Do Women Live by? [ko].
[3][full citation needed] Throughout her four years in college, she actively participated in theater clubs and school broadcasts, gaining valuable practical experience.
During her senior year, she prepared her resume and applied to various media broadcasting and advertising companies, only to face rejection from all of them.
Lee received high praise for her directing skills for her next work in the weekend drama Beating Heart, especially for the 'Wind' episode.
The athletes navigate the complexities of youth, shedding tears over their sacrifices and facing temptations of new love.
[7] Writer Lee Ki-won wrote the script based on renowned Japanese novelist Toyoko Yamasaki's representative work Shiroi Kyotō.
[13] It received praise for its exceptional acting (particularly by Kim), as well as its well-crafted writing, direction, and its intelligent and uncompromising storytelling, which avoided melodrama and romance.
The drama tells the story of Go Eun-chan (Yoon Eun-hye), a woman who disguises herself as a man to find employment, and Choi Han-gyeol (Gong Yoo), a wealthy young entrepreneur.
[17] Hailed as a hit for its high ratings, the drama received positive reviews from critics and won multiple awards.
Ha-ru's new figure skating coach, Choi Soo-in (Lee Ha-na) turns out to be Hwal's estranged wife.
[21] Triple get low viewers rating, due to delayed first episode and competition from a soccer game.
[33] The drama tells the story of a mental healing romance between Go Yi-seok (Chun Jung-myung), an attention-seeking obsessive-compulsive doctor, and Cha Hong-do (Choi Kang-hee), a socially-avoidant patient who experiences facial flushing when she receives attention.
Starring Park Hae-jin, Kim Go-eun, Seo Kang-joon, and Lee Sung-kyung, it aired on the cable network tvN on Mondays and Tuesdays for 16 episodes from 4 January to 1 March 2016.
[43] In 2017, Lee was chosen as mentor for the 2017 O'PEN Writers Contest[note 1] and was assigned to direct the drama based on the winning script.
[45][full citation needed] Afterwards, Lee personally invited Shin Ha-eun, to join the writing team for her upcoming drama Argon, alongside Joon Young-shin and Joo Won-gyu.
[46][47] This eight-episode mini-series centers around Team Argon, an investigative television program dedicated to uncovering the truth.
The drama garnered positive reviews for its intelligent writing, compelling acting performances, and realistic depiction of the media industry.
[56] The series stars Kim Seol-hyun and Im Si-wan and is based on a webtoon with the same title, written by Joo Young-hyun.
[57] Produced by GTist, the series serves as Genie TV's original drama of and is available for streaming on its platform and on OTT media service Seezn.
Their upcoming project the Hong sisters' OTT drama Can This Love Be Translated?, starring Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung.
It was reported that preparations for drama production are scheduled to conclude in June 2024, after which filming will commence promptly, with some scenes being shot in overseas locations like Italy.
"[2]She expressed her aversion to creating a drama solely centered around action and reaction, as well as her desire to avoid evoking shallow emotions in the audience.
As an example, she disliked the typical approach in dramas where the protagonist abruptly changes course by screeching the car and making a U-turn when faced with a critical decision.
She didn't consider the conventional approach inherently flawed, but she aimed to offer a different perspective to discourage the audience from easily accepting such actions.
Female characters of Taereung Athletes' Village [ko] like Bang Soo-ah and Jeong Ma-ru also fearlessly pursue love.