Guiyeoni ( ko, 귀여니, born 1985) is the

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of internet novelist Lee Yoon-sae (이윤세).

Career

She first reached fame with her novel ''

He Was Cool ''He Was Cool'' (; lit. "That Guy was Cool") is a 2004 South Korean film based on the same-titled 2001 Internet novel written by Guiyeoni. The film was released in South Korean cinemas on July 23, 2004, and was the 35th most attended film of the ...

'', which she serialized for 2 months since August of 2001 in Daum's humor threads when she was a 2nd year in high school in Jecheon girl's high school. Subsequent works such as ''

Romance of Their Own ''Temptation of Wolves'' (; also known as ''Romance of Their Own'' or ''True Romance'') is a 2004 South Korean film directed by Kim Tae-kyun, and based on a novel of the same name by Internet author Guiyeoni. Starring Jo Han-sun, Gang Dong-won ...

'', spawned commercially successful films of the same name, as with another book, A Wolf's Attraction. Since then, one of her other books, '' Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do'', has become a film starring

Jang Keun-suk Jang Keun-suk () is a South Korean actor and singer. He is best known for starring in the Korean television dramas ''Beethoven Virus'' (2008), ''You're Beautiful'' (2009), '' Mary Stayed Out All Night'' (2010), ''Love Rain'' (2012), ''Pretty Ma ...

. A movie of ''To My Boyfriend'' is also in planning stages. Despite her commercial success, Guiyeoni has been criticized for her lack of literary perfection, overuse of

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, and unrealistic setting in her works. Besides the aforementioned novels, she has also written ''Africa'', ''Five Stars'', and written and illustrated a

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called ''

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''.

Personal life

She married in 2018.

Works

*''

'' *'' Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do'' *'' Finding An Angel'' *''Five Stars'' *''

Temptation of Wolves ''Temptation of Wolves'' (; also known as ''Romance of Their Own'' or ''True Romance'') is a 2004 South Korean film directed by Kim Tae-kyun, and based on a novel of the same name by Internet author Guiyeoni. Starring Jo Han-sun, Gang Dong-won a ...

(also known as

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References

1985 births Living people People from Jecheon South Korean novelists South Korean manhwa artists South Korean manhwa writers South Korean women writers South Korean female comics artists Female comics writers 21st-century pseudonymous writers Pseudonymous women writers {{Manhwa-stub