In "King of High School Savvy" Lee Ha Na played Jung Ma Ri, a quirky temporary secretary who managed to win the hearts of two handsome leading men, Seo In Guk and Lee Soo Hyuk. In her new drama "Unkind Women," she's a teacher who's paired romantically with Song Jae Rim. In 2015 she also worked on the film "Journalist," which is about how news reporting is often not fair and balanced.
Here are a few more things you may want to know about Lee Ha Na.
1. She studied music instead of acting. Her father is composer Lee Dae Heon, who is best known for his folk-rock song Become Dust. So it was only natural that she decided to study for a degree in musicology at Dankook University. She also hosted and performed on the music show "Lee Ha Na's Peppemint" for six months in 2008 to 2009. She released an album and participated in some drama soundtracks.
2. Although she has acted in melodramas she is best known as "the romcom queen."
"I cannot deny that I'm good at playing bubbly roles in rom coms," she said in an interview with the Chosun Ilbo.
3. She often plays odd but lovable characters. Lee Ha Na said that when she was young she used to imitate characters from cartoons. Her 2006 debut role in "Alone In Love" was the role that started her quirky character career. In that drama she played the odd younger sister of the female lead character. In "High School King of Savvy" she played the childishly enthusiastic Jung Soo Young.
4. She took a five-year drama break before appearing in "King of High School Savvy. When asked to explain, she said that no roles grabbed her attention, but she admitted that she was also trying to figure out where her career should go.
"I couldn't bridge the gap between the character that my fans expected from me and my off-screen self," she said in an interview with The Korea Times. "That was really stressful."
Even so, her comeback role was one that her fans would be comfortable with. It was a quirky character in a romantic comedy.
5. She trained as a figure skater for her role in the 2009 drama "Triple" and then went on to narrate a documentary about real life ice skating champion Kim Yuna. She played a skating coach in "Triple."
