Lee Joo-young
| Education | Sangmyung University (furniture design) |
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Biography
Lee Joo-young is a South Korean craft artist who appeared on the Netflix dating series Single's Inferno season 5 in 2026. Born in 2000, she makes handmade decorative objects, mainly vases and pieces in resin, and holds her own exhibitions. She is not the actress of the same name.
On Single's Inferno 5 she weighed interest from IT employee Youn Hyun-jae before choosing contemporary dancer Kim Jae-jin in the finale, and the two left the island as one of the season's five couples.
On Single's Inferno 5 she weighed interest from IT employee Youn Hyun-jae before choosing contemporary dancer Kim Jae-jin in the finale, and the two left the island as one of the season's five couples.
Early Life
Lee majored in furniture design at Sangmyung University, according to the show's Wikipedia cast listing and English-language cast guides. On the show she described herself as having been popular since birth and as "a ray of sunshine".
Career
Lee works as a craft designer and artist, making resin vases, pressed-flower resin pieces and other home decor, and she has staged her own exhibitions. Her craft background was one of the more unusual jobs among the season 5 cast.
During the season her storyline grew around Kim Jae-jin, who had gone to Paradise with Ham Ye-jin on the first night, and around Youn Hyun-jae, who also pursued her. Late arrival Lee Ha-eun also showed interest in Kim. In the final, Lee chose Kim Jae-jin over Youn Hyun-jae, and Kim chose her in return.
At the reunion special released on 14 February 2026, the pair said they had kept in regular contact after filming. Kim attended one of her exhibitions and she attended one of his performances, but they did not publicly confirm a relationship and said they preferred to keep things low-key.
During the season her storyline grew around Kim Jae-jin, who had gone to Paradise with Ham Ye-jin on the first night, and around Youn Hyun-jae, who also pursued her. Late arrival Lee Ha-eun also showed interest in Kim. In the final, Lee chose Kim Jae-jin over Youn Hyun-jae, and Kim chose her in return.
At the reunion special released on 14 February 2026, the pair said they had kept in regular contact after filming. Kim attended one of her exhibitions and she attended one of his performances, but they did not publicly confirm a relationship and said they preferred to keep things low-key.