Lee El

AKA: 이엘, Kim Ji-hyun, Lee El

2.1863

1982-08-26

Seoul, South Korea

Biography

Kim Ji-hyun, better known by her stage name EL (or Lee El), is a South Korean actress, best known as Lee Byung-hun's ill fated love interest in Inside Men.

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {48}

2019-10-10 6

The Night View of the Ocean in Yeosu

Ji-seok is a performance director in Seoul. When a project he worked on with his friend fails, he leaves on an impromptu trip to Yeosu to get away from the moneylenders. Looking around Yeosu, Ji-seok ...

Genre :Comedy, Drama

Hye-mi

2022-02-11 6.7

Love and Leashes

Love never hurt so good for two co-workers who enter a contractual relationship as partners in consensual play, pleasure and pain. ...

Genre :Romance, Comedy

Dodo

2014-06-01 6.9

Man on High Heels

Ji-wook is a virile detective with a reputation, but deep down in his heart, he always considered himself as a woman and finally decides to get a transsexual operation. However, his plan falls apart a ...

Genre :Action, Drama

Sarah

2014-02-27 4.3

One Thing She Doesn't Have

Na Bi is a former member of an idol girl group and now an actress, but her acting is poor. Meanwhile, Hong is a movie director who studied in Poland. He is recognized as a rising star in the movie ind ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance

Joo Eun-hye

2015-11-19 6.912

Inside Men

A disgruntled henchman teams up with an ambitious prosecutor to bring down a leading presidential candidate and the news editor behind him who is truly pulling the strings. ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

Lady Ahn

2012-09-13 7.71

Masquerade

Though it places his own life in danger, a look-alike commoner secretly takes the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos. ...

Genre :Drama, History

Joo-young

2010-12-22 7.339

The Yellow Sea

A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters wh ...

Genre :Drama, Thriller, Crime

Jenny

2018-04-05 6.7

What a Man Wants

Set on Jeju Island, Seok-Geun is a middle-aged man and he works as a taxi driver. He is married to Dam-Deok. Seok-Geun constantly cheats on his wife, but it doesn't mean he does not love his wife. ...

Genre :Comedy

Ja-ok

2020-11-23 7.503

The Call

Connected by phone in the same home but 20 years apart, a caller puts a woman’s past — and life — on the line to change her own fate. ...

Genre :Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction

Young Partner

2018-12-19 6.32

The Drug King

Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes o ...

Genre :Crime, Action, Drama

Ji-yeon

2019-07-03 7.2

Scent of a Ghost

Ji Yeon is a beautiful university student, majoring in music. She is dating Dong Seok, but Dong Seok’s parents want him to study abroad. The day before he is scheduled to leave South Korea to study ab ...

Genre :Horror, Romance, Comedy

Hee-won

2022-04-08 6.579

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations

Nicknamed after a human-devouring spirit, the ruthless leader of an overseas black ops team takes up a dangerous mission in a city riddled with spies. ...

Genre :Action, Crime, Thriller

Lawyer Kim

2021-10-06 7

Heaven: To The Land of Happiness

Two gentlemen meet by chance and decide to go on an adventure together. Their journey becomes a quest for happiness. ...

Genre :Drama

DIS Agent

2011-02-13 6.6

Athena: Goddess of War

Sometime in the near future, the Korean peninsula attempts to reunify. The South Korean government, which needs enormous funds for the unification to succeed, develops a landmark new technology called ...

Genre :Action, Thriller

Dr. Choi

2012-01-18 7.8

Pacemaker

Man-ho is a pacemaker for Korean national marathon team. His purpose is to stay ahead of others until the 30km mark. But he gradually grows a desire to run for the victory. ...

Genre :Drama

Young-sook

2009-12-03 6.4

Secret

A detective suspects that his wife murdered a gangster's brother. As he tries to misdirect the police and the bloodthirsty gangster while independently investigating his wife, terrible secrets slowly ...

Genre :Thriller, Crime

Oh Young-ju

2024-05-15 7.094

Following

A realtor who loves sneaking into people's homes finds the dead body of a scamming social media influencer – can he find out who did it? ...

Genre :Thriller, Mystery

Wol-hyang

2013-10-31 3

Swine Escape

The prime minister's precious only son Ho-yeon has feelings for courtesan Wol-hyang. Ho-yeon's servant, Spot, who has always had unrequited love for Wol-hyang, drugs Ho-yeon. When he falls unconscious ...

Genre :History

2021-03-21 0

Beauty and the Beast

An observation variety show that viewers will be able to relate to during this contactless period. (Source: MyDramaList) ...

Genre :Reality

Park Soo-young

2013-01-23 7.1

7th Grade Civil Servant

Love and espionage collide in this drama of the National Intelligence Service’s rookie agents. Han Gil Ro realizes his dream of becoming an international man of mystery, after a childhood spent pourin ...

Genre :Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Yoo Hye-mi

2011-03-07 6.4

Detectives in Trouble

Based on real-life cases, this Korean drama focuses on a group of detectives in the Seoul Gangnam Police Homicide Division who solve crimes with their variety of skills and investigative methods. ...

Genre :Drama

Oh Jung-hye

2011-01-30 7.4

White Christmas

Kim Yo Han is a psychiatrist who gets involved in a serial murder when his car broke down on Christmas Eve during a sudden storm and he is forced to take shelter at a private high school. Seven studen ...

Genre :Mystery, Crime, Drama

Oh Jung-ah / Jamie

2014-10-20 6.8

Liar Game

This drama is about various contestants who take part in a game show with a prize of 10 billion won wherein contestants are encouraged to cheat and lie. The contestants who able to cheat the others wi ...

Genre :Mystery, Drama

Lady Kang

2014-12-12 5

Maids

Set in the Joseon Dynasty, three women learn what love means as they try to navigate through the class system and survive. In Yup (Jung Yoo Mi) is a beautiful noblewoman who becomes a servant overnigh ...

Genre :Drama

Han Mi-ri

2015-04-18 6.5

Divorce Lawyer in Love

Ko Cheok-Hee worked as a lawyer and she would do anything to win her case. So Jung-Woo was her office manager. He pointed out any mistake made by Ko Cheok-Hee which irked her. Their relationship was r ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance, Drama

Son Hye-Jung

2015-06-20 6.6

My Beautiful Bride

This drama is about a husband, Kim Do Hyung who desperately searches for his wife, Yoon Joo Young who suddenly disappears. Meanwhile, Cha Yoon Mi is the detective on the case who helps him along the w ...

Genre :Mystery, Crime

Mi-jin

2012-01-04 7

Wild Romance

Baseball player Muyeol is a star in baseball, but is known for his wild image. Eunjae is a bodyguard who is also a Diamond member of Muyeol's anti-fan club. One day, Muyeol and Eunjae get into a fight ...

Genre :Comedy

Jae-shik's girlfriend

2015-06-22 7.278

I Remember You

This drama is a romantic thriller that centers around a criminal profiler, Lee Hyun who previously work as a consultant at the police department in New York. After he returns to south Korea, he’s in c ...

Genre :Mystery, Drama

Dok Ko-soon

2015-11-24 2.4

Imaginary Cat

Hyun Jong-hyun is a webtoon writer and works part-time at a bookstore. He always dreamed of working of as webtoon writer, but he has difficulties due to his stubborn and self-centered personality. He ...

Genre :Comedy, Drama, Romance

Ok Chae-Ryung

2016-03-28 6.9

Monster

The story of a man who fights against greed, and experiences every hardship and adversity known to man in order to make something of himself and find love. ...

Genre :Drama

Sam-shin

2016-12-02 8.6

Goblin

In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past. ...

Genre :Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy

Yeom Gi-jeong

2022-04-09 7.9

My Liberation Notes

Three siblings, exhausted by the monotony of day-to-day adulthood, seek to find fulfillment and freedom from their unremarkable lives. ...

Genre :Drama

Yoon Soo-Wan

2017-10-14 7.9

Black

A Grim Reaper, a detective and a woman who foresees death get ensnared in matters of life and death -- and dark mysteries of twenty years past. ...

Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Crime, Drama, Comedy

Self

2020-09-03 8.6

Sixth Sense

Korea’s top stars have gathered to really use their sixth sense. Each week they will encounter the hottest places or people and have to distinguish one fake set-up. The production crew uses all of the ...

Genre :Talk, Reality

Ms. Ma Ji-young

2017-12-23 8

A Korean Odyssey

A self-serving mythical creature's bid for invincibility backfires when he finds himself at the mercy of a woman who can see otherworldly beings. ...

Genre :Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

Self

2016-11-04 7.7

Entourage

Young-Bin is a rising star actor in South Korea. He has been best friends with Ho-Jin, Joon and Geobook since they were all children. Young-Bin belongs to a management company with Kim Eun-Gab as the ...

Genre :Comedy

Jin Yoo-Young

2018-10-08 7.8

Matrimonial Chaos

Is marriage really the completion to love? This comedy drama begins with this question and defines the difference in thought between men and women about love, marriage and family. ...

Genre :Comedy, Drama

Ji Seo-Young

2019-07-31 7.7

When the Devil Calls Your Name

Music producer and composer Ha Rib made a contract with the devil to trade his soul for fame. This devilish transaction brought him all the fame he could ask for, producing many hit songs. As the cont ...

Genre :Comedy

Self

2011-12-03 8.2

SNL Korea

Korea's version of the late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast ...

Genre :Reality, Comedy

Jang Mi-ho

2023-05-31 4.8

Battle for Happiness

A suspense drama depicting mothers engaged in a fierce social media battle to destroy each others' happiness for their own, to free themselves from oppression, hurt, and secrets, and regain their true ...

Genre :Drama, Mystery

Self

2015-12-05 7.512

Men on a Mission

Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick. ...

Genre :Reality, Comedy

2023-06-02 10

Nattering with Nah

Genre :Talk

Kang Tae-hee

2025-01-04 7.449

When the Stars Gossip

From two different worlds and with separate missions, an astronaut and a space tourist entangle in space — only to start falling for each other. ...

Genre :Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

Bong-suk

2024-11-08 8.1

Mr. Plankton

A man plagued by misfortune and his ex, the unluckiest bride-to-be, are forced to accompany one another on the final journey of his life. ...

Genre :Comedy, Drama

Na-hee

2025-09-05 7.3

Queen Mantis

Cha Su-yeol, a police officer who has long despised his mother, the notorious 'Mantis' serial killer, must reluctantly turn to her for help when a copycat killer emerges. ...

Genre :Crime, Mystery, Drama

Ko Hee-young

2025-08-18 6.9

My Troublesome Star

A romantic comedy that follows the story of a top actress who, after reaching the peak of her career and even winning the youngest-ever Best Actress award, suffers an accident and finds herself transp ...

Genre :Comedy, Drama, Crime

Seo Ji-yeon

2025-12-06 8.8

Surely Tomorrow

In their twenties, Lee Kyeong-do and Seo Ji-woo part ways after two passionate relationships. A decade later, they meet again as a reporter who covers an adultery scandal and the wife of the man at th ...