Actor Lee Joo-been spoke about misconceptions and the misuse of her ID photo.
Lee Joo-been held an end-of-series interview for the tvN Monday-Tuesday drama Spring Fever (writer Kim A-jung, director Park Won-guk, planned by CJ ENM STUDIOS, produced by Bon Factory) on the 13th at a cafe in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
Spring Fever is a drama that portrays the hot-pink romance of a teacher, Yoon Bom (Lee Joo-been), who feels the biting cold wind, and Seon Jae-gyu (Ahn Bo-hyun), a man with a burning heart, that will also melt their frozen hearts. As of the fourth week of broadcasting it recorded a cumulative 410 million views, achieving one of the highest levels of success among tvN Monday-Tuesday dramas aired since 2025, and episode 12 recorded an average 5.7% nationwide on paid platforms integrating cable, IPTV and satellite (based on paid platforms integrating cable, IPTV and satellite, provided by Nielsen Korea).
Spring Fever ended its grand finale with episode 12, which aired on the 10th, and Lee Joo-been delivered excitement with her passionate performance as Yoon Bom. With her distinctive urban and sophisticated image layered with a poignant sadness, Lee Joo-been added depth to the character and proved she could flawlessly handle not only quirky or haughty images but also classic melodrama and lyrical drama genres.
Lee Joo-been, who pleasantly finished Spring Fever ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, said of her holiday plans, I might stay at home or see friends who are in Seoul.
Meanwhile, the open online encyclopedia Namu Wiki, which contains Lee Joo-been's profile and filmography, was mentioned. Namu Wiki is an open reference that anyone can participate in, and Lee Joo-been's Namu Wiki entry lists everyone except her and her father as residing in Guam, U.S.
In response, Lee Joo-been said, It's not Guam but the United States. Fans sometimes post things I don't even know about on Namu Wiki, and many of them are untrue. They mention school, birthplace, participation in boxing competitions, and so on, but some of it isn't true.
She laughed and said, They say I'm from Gangwon Province, but I'm actually from Guui-dong. It's true that I belong to the Jeonju Yi clan. I've never participated in boxing or taekwondo competitions. My parents are Christian but I don't attend church. Sometimes people say they saw me somewhere, but I haven't been there, so I think there are many people who look similar. My least confident body parts are my hands and feet.
A well-known piece of fake news related to Lee Joo-been is the widespread misuse of her ID photo. Recalling the time, Lee Joo-been said, The court contacted the company and asked me to verify the facts after someone used my ID photo to create a resident registration card and a fraud report was filed. But that photo wasn't used just once or twice; I was told my photo is still being used when you go to other countries. At first I was scared, but now I think, so this is how it's used. The photo became famous even before I properly acted in a project, and back then I was misunderstood. I also received messages saying a used car dealer used it.
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