Lee Kyoung-Hee: South Korean Screenwriter and Television Drama Creator

Lee Kyoung-Hee (Hangul: 이경희) is a prominent South Korean television screenwriter born in 1969. She is widely recognized for penning numerous popular South Korean television dramas, spanning major broadcast networks including KBS2, MBC, SBS, and JTBC.

Career and Notable Works

Lee began her television writing career in the late 1990s, contributing to series such as Model (SBS, 1997). Throughout her career, she has established a reputation for melodramatic storytelling and emotional depth in prime-time television.

Her breakthrough work came with series in the early 2000s, including Pure Heart (KBS2, 2001) and Tough Guy's Love (KBS, 2000). She gained widespread domestic and international recognition for writing Sangdoo, Let's Go to School! (KBS2, 2003) and the critically acclaimed melodrama Sorry, I Love You (KBS2, 2004), which starred So Ji-sub and Im Soo-jung.

Subsequent notable television projects written by Lee include:

A Love to Kill (KBS2, 2005)
Six Love Stories (MBC, 2005)
Thank You (MBC, 2007)
Will It Snow For Christmas? (SBS, 2009)
The Innocent Man (KBS2, 2012)
Wonderful Days (KBS2, 2014)
Uncontrollably Fond (KBS2, 2016)
Chocolate (JTBC, 2019–2020)
Love on the Menu (KBS2, 2026)