Lee Soo-yeon: A beautiful writer who graduated from the Chinese Department, she ranks among the top screenwriters in Korea with "Secret Forest"

The Korean suspense drama "Secret Forest 2" led by Cho Seung Woo, and Bae Doona ushered in the finale of

, with a new record in ratings, and the average ratings are more than double the first series in 2017. Screenwriter Li Xiuyan, as the main hero of the play, contributed to this successful work. Surprisingly, there are mysteries everywhere in the creation of the plot, and the lines and sentences can be considered. Such a classic suspense work Li Xiuyan turned out to be a beautiful writer who graduated from the Chinese Department, and before she became a screenwriter, she was just a writer. Ordinary company employee.


After graduating from high school in 1990, Lee Soo-yeon was admitted with honors to the Chinese Department of Ewha Womans University in South Korea to study Chinese. In college, Li Xiuyan, who liked writing very much, was not bound by her studies. She often skipped classes and went to the library to read books. She also participated in many club activities and contributed articles to school magazines, which led to her five years of university education before graduating. After graduating from


, Li Xiuyan did not choose a job related to literature, but entered the company and became an ordinary office worker. The unremarkable work life makes Li Xiuyan, who loves freedom by nature, feel extremely depressed. She has never given up writing. Despite the persuasion of her family, Li Xiuyan finally gave up her work life and worked hard to become a professional screenwriter.



However, it is not easy to become a screenwriter in the high-level Korean entertainment industry. Thousands of works are thrown into the trash can of TV stations every year, which is even more difficult for a non-professional amateur writer like Li Xiuyan. The family did not understand Li Xiuyan's behavior, and felt that she was daydreaming.


Li Xiuyan, who is middle-aged and is not understood and has no support, "moves into" the library life alone. In order to create good works, she keeps writing and revising manuscripts. Because of repeated failures, she even fell into depression and anxiety, but these did not stop Li Xiuyan from pursuing her dream. After continuous collection of materials and repeated field inspections, after three years, she finally wrote the first draft of "Secret Forest". Although only eight episodes were completed at the time, tvn TV station did not hesitate to shoot the first work of the newcomer Lee Soo Yeon. Once the



work was launched, the tension of "all suspects" immediately made the audience want to stop. The "one case, multiple possibilities" narrative model has given new life to the Korean suspense drama. Lee Soo-yeon also won the Best TV Drama Screenplay Award at the Baeksang Arts Awards for the play, and overwhelmed the great screenwriters such as , Kim Eun-sook and , and became a dazzling new star in the Korean screenwriting circle.


Unlike other screenwriters, Li Xiuyan's work is not very productive, but it is definitely of high quality. In addition to the "Secret Forest" series of works, the medical drama "LIFE" also allows the audience to see Li Xiuyan's sharp pen. Li Xiuyan's works are always very in-depth, inducing the audience to reflect on the entire society. Although

has only debuted for three years, Lee Soo-yeon has succeeded in becoming one of the top screenwriters in South Korea. This is inseparable from her years of hard work and social experience. "Secret Forest 2" has reached its finale. Looking forward to the next one written by Lee Soo-yeon Quality work!