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Lee Si Young DKNY store in the 2013 spring / summer collection event 2 April 2013

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April 24, 2013
Actress Lee Si-young makes national boxing team
YonhapNews
CHUNGJU, South Korea, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Actress Lee Si-young, who has dabbled in boxing for the past two years, made the South Korean women's national team on Wednesday.
   At the national team tryout held here in Chungju, about 150 kilometers southeast of Seoul, Lee defeated Kim Da-som 22-20 in the 48-kilogram class.
   Lee, 31, has starred in a few local television shows since her debut in 2008. She first picked up boxing in 2010 after being cast as a female boxer for a TV series. To learn that role, Lee began training in earnest at a local gym under the guidance of former world champion boxer, Hong Soo-hwan.
   The TV show never made it to the airwaves, but Lee has kept up boxing. In March 2011, she claimed the national women's amateur boxing title in the 48㎏ division.
  
Against Kim on Wednesday, Lee overcame a slow start for the come-from-behind win. Kim led 9-7 after two rounds but Lee bounced back with a series of straight left punches and right hooks.
   Lee hadn't been expected to earn the national team spot this week. She had recently undergone a knee surgery and had only trained for about a month, and Kim, her 19-year-old opponent, was a bigger fighter who fought in the 57㎏ class only last year.
   After the bout, Lee said she is now driven to be even better in the future.
   "I was so nervous and I am disappointed that I couldn't show improvements," she said. "But this is still a glorious day. I think I should work even harder from now on."
   Lee said she plans to enter more competitions this year, including the National Sports Festival in October. She said her ultimate goal is to represent South Korea at the Asian Games in Incheon, west of Seoul, in 2014.
   "They say you have to dream a big dream," Lee said. "I am going to do my best."
   To compete in the Asian Games, Lee will have to move up a weight class. The lightest female division at the Asian Games boxing is 51㎏.
   "I know there are some great boxers in the 51㎏ class," Lee said. "But since I will be adding weight myself, I think I will have my chances."
   She admitted it is quite demanding to pursue both boxing and acting careers, but hinted that she will keep her focus on the ring for the foreseeable future, as she tries to qualify for the Asian Games.
   "Whether I can make it or not, I will give my best (in the ring)," she said. "I haven't been able to take part in full training. But I am going to prepare hard so that I won't have any regrets, regardless of the results."

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Congratulations to LSY! Best of luck to her as she attempts to move through the ranks...
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Best of Luck to her!!! She must have trained hard to achieve  it. Not a common path to most actresses. Specially one that kind of puts at risk their money maker (face that is). Kudos to her

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April 25, 2013
Pretty, feisty actress Lee is new model of women
By Jung Min-ho The Korea Times

Actress Lee Si-young, right, lands a left-handed straight in the face of Kim Da-som in the women’s 48-kilogram competition at the National Amateur Boxing Championships in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, Wednesday. / Yonhap

Sweat was pouring off her swollen face and her legs were trembling after a brutal fight, but actress Lee Si-young smiled happily in the ring at the National Amateur Boxing Championships, Wednesday.
With her win in the women’s 48-kilogram event, Lee, who starred in the recent romantic comedy ''How to Use Guys with Secret Tips,’’ became the country’s first mainstream entertainer, male or female, to make it to the national boxing team. Her goal is to medal at the Asian Games in Incheon next year.
But what is driving the 31-year-old in her relentless pursuit of athletic excellence, when her combination of girl-next-door sexiness and natural comedic timing had seemed to promise a decade worth of safe and lucrative, Jennifer Aniston-like roles?
Her management agency, J, Wide-Company, is clearly uneasy about Lee doubling as a boxer. The company’s representatives go out of their way to say that Lee’s stint in boxing will be temporary, and if she lands some sporting brand commercials on the way, then so be it.
Their concerns for Lee are predictable and honestly graceless. No athlete competes with the courage of a boxer, and whenever she steps into the ring, Lee is risking injury, or worse, damaging her face which may or may not be an expensive product of artificial beautification.
And this is a culture that still prefers its actresses to be elegant and sophisticated, which are hardly the adjectives applied to Lee when she puts on her gloves and headgear.
However, Lee seems unfazed by these worries. She has been putting her heart and effort into boxing since she fell for the sport while playing a role in a television drama in 2010. That drama was cancelled, but Lee’s passion for boxing survived and thrived.
''I still believe I have a long way to go. I have great goals to achieve through hard work,’’ Lee said after the bout, noting her ultimate goal is to win a gold medal at the Incheon Asian Games next year. And now few doubt she will try.
Of course, the process of gaining respect as an athlete didn’t come easy for Lee. After joining Incheon City Boxing Team in January, she moved to the city from Seoul to save time for training. In March, she even underwent surgery for a slipped disk. Facing Lee in her moment of truth Wednesday was Kim Da-som, a fighter who was 12 years younger and had a meaner punch.
Kim abused Lee in the opening rounds. However, Lee, trained in an out-boxing style to exploit her reach, gamely maintained her composure. She took blows to the head with open eyes. Her guard was continuously tight. She failed to dominate her more aggressive opponent, but smartly and calmly took the points that were given to her. In the end, the judges favored Lee 22-20.
What made the fans fascinated was not the result. Rather, it was Lee’s pure passion for something in an age when everyone is trained to calculate the gains and losses in whatever they do. So, for those who always fear to lose even without anything to lose, Lee’s punching was perfect catharsis.
Maybe Lee’s sports achievements will boost her acting career in a way that her agency never imagined. Some directors are already calling to make movies loosely based on her journey as a boxer.  
Lee has been a star, but not exactly a megastar: her most successful film has been the romantic comedy ''Dangerous Meeting,’’ which sold about 3 million tickets.
When some fret that Lee was approaching her twilight years in show business where a plethora of pretty-faced actresses come and disappear every day, she reset her starting point through the new challenge and showed what can be achieved if we face fear with passion.

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have been a fan of her since Wild Romance....and i like her more since she was very earnest in boxing...Gud luck and allthe best for you!!

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Lee Si Young Movie 'The Chelsea: notice murder' production report meeting 30 May 2013

for more pics..http://sunshineemine.blogspot.com/2013/05/lee-si-young-movie-chelsea-notice.html

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June 9, 2013
Boxer-actress Lee talks on ‘biased judgment’ controversy
The Korea Herald


Actress and boxer Lee Si-young said that the heated debate on the legitimacy of her victory in the national boxing team tryout has helped her to focus on training. 
“First of all, both the opponent and I did our best,” said Lee during an interview with KBS2‘s showbiz program “Entertainment Weekly” on Saturday.
Lee was at the center of dispute about the fairness of the final judgment when she won 22-20 against Kim Da-som in the national boxing team tryout for the 48-kilogram class. Many commented that the referees gave out the scores in favor of the actress.
“I always needed to try more. I think that even the disputes on the judgment will be of help in the future,” added the 31-year-old actress.
Maintaining her positive spirit about the controversy, she also said, “I learned a lot from the incident. I have to stand in the boxing ring again. I am going to try harder.”
From news reports

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I admire everything about this person and her efforts to improve upon her already amazing talents and skills, but, I also thought that her opponent actually should have won the bout...
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July 1, 2013
Actress breaks mold, tackles ‘Killer’ role‘I decide to take a part if I like the character’
BY CARLA SUNWOO Korea JoongAng Daily


Lee said she found it easy to play the character of Jiyoon in “Killer Toon” because her voice is low-pitched. Provided by CJ Entertainment
It’s a cutthroat world out there in show biz. And everyone knows, a pretty face just won’t cut it anymore, especially if you’re on the wrong side of 30. That’s why you add a jab, a hook and try and venture out from the mold now and then. And this is especially so if you are a late bloomer like Lee Si-young. Having made her debut five years ago, it’s only lately that the 31-year-old has risen to the spotlight after becoming a professional boxer and winning the national championship. Riding on her newfound fame, Lee is trying something new on the big screen: the first major role away from the romantic-comedy genre that she’s been getting comfortable in. And it seems to be a change for the better. In just one weekend, her new horror film, “Killer Toon,” exceeded 400,000 views and was the No.1 Korean film. The film marks the third time that the 400,000 mark has been reached in the homemade horror genre since “A Tale of Two Sisters” in 2003 and “Death Bell” in 2008. Just before the weekend, Lee talked films, boxing and her career. 
Q. What attracted you to “Killer Toon?”
A. I like the Web toon component in the movie. The graphics, they are almost like a character in the film. In a sense I relied a lot on the computer graphics. 
You said that playing a character in a horror film suited you well. Are you like the character Jiyoon in real life? 
I’m not at all like the character. I’m a bright person. But I do have a low-pitched tone [of voice], which was great for a horror film. And because of that I found it easy to play the character, at least vocally. When I film a rom-com, I have to speak in a higher pitch. 
What do you think about Jiyoon?
She’s a pitiable character. I felt sorry for her from start to end. She’s defensive and tries hard to protect herself. And the fact that she erases memories from the past, because of the pain, she’s forgotten it. She just believes that her talent got her that far as a Web toon writer. That’s what’s so tragic about her; she can’t even remember how she got by. 
Especially when toward the end she gets what she wants - she sees dead people - but the sad thing is she is actually happy. She thinks she won. 

Actress Lee Si-young’s new film, “Killer Toon,” was the No. 1 Korean movie over the weekend. By Park Sang-moon
Does the film signal the end of rom-com for you?

That’s absurd. No actor would ever say no a certain genre. I’m a big fan of rom-coms and because that’s the only thing I’ve been doing up until now, I did want to try something different; then, by luck I came across “Killer Toon.” Of course, the next time I’m presented with a good script I’ll take up the offer despite the genre. I think I’m attracted to characters more.
You are a boxer, too. Why not take on an action film rather than a horror film? 
If I’m presented with an offer, it’d be nice to take on an action film. I don’t have a preferred genre. I decide to take a part if I like the character. I’m not sure how other actors decide on a project, but that’s the way I do it.
Then what kind of characters do you find yourself drawn to?
Is there such a thing as a preferred character? If there is, I haven’t decided on it. I guess if I come across a character I can emphasize with, I’d be drawn to her.
There are supernatural elements to the film. Did you find yourself getting spooked at all?
Before I started working on the movie, I experienced intense paralyzing nightmares and saw a ghost. But otherwise I’ve never seen a ghost. I didn’t have a hard time snapping out of character once filming was over. If anything, I was a bit down before I started working on the film. 
Your TV debut was somewhat late [mid-20s]. Why did you wait so long to break into acting?
It wasn’t by choice, it just didn’t work out for me earlier. From a young age I prepared to be an actor. Looking back, I think you need a lot of factors to line up to break into the industry. Now I can see that I wasn’t ready at all. 

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