Lee Da-Hee On Being An Actress, Host And Occasional OST Singer

Fresh from the conclusion of South Korean sci-fi action-drama, L.U.C.A.: The Beginning, full-fledged multi-hyphenate, Lee Da-Hee describes how she relishes the challenges of being an actress, host and occasional ost singer

- Ian Lee

Congratulations on L.U.C.A.: The Beginning, which scored high ratings earlier this year. How was the filming process for you?

Filming L.U.C.A.: The Beginning was a new experience for me, as I had to take on action scenes that were much more challenging compared to the other action roles that I had done before.

For the perfection of the series, I needed to fully devote myself to the role of a detective, and shot most of the action scenes myself without a stunt double, except for some of the really dangerous parts. It was physically challenging and wasn’t easy to perform such intense scenes, but the results were very satisfying and this sense of achievement hugely motivated me till the end of the series.

Since I had previously done a detective role for a drama Mrs. Cop from SBS few years ago, it was an interesting challenge to bring out a different type of detective for L.U.C.A.: The Beginning.

What else will you be busy with this year?

After shooting L.U.C.A.: The Beginning last year, I had a short break until earlier this year. Now, I am preparing to show another side of actress Lee Da-hee, through another piece of work.

What is it that you like about each: acting, doing variety shows, and hosting?

While being an actor is obviously my main career, I enjoy being outside of my comfort zone, and express different sides of myself as a person by being on various TV variety shows – and sometimes even by being an MC to host awards shows.