The year she turned 23, she debuted on SBS’s Utchatsa. In 2011, she appeared in the segment Jeokbanhajang on SBS’s Gag Tonight. In 2012, she appeared in a new segment of the same program, Sagwanamu.
The breakthrough yearThe year she turned 32, the Utchatsa segment Namjakkiri drew attention on social media and made her name known. It was nine years after her debut, and “Jaehunjaehun” became a catchphrase. At the end of that year, she won the Excellence Award (female) in comedy at the SBS Entertainment Awards.
In 2017, she married the comedian Kang Jae-jun, and in May Utchatsa had its last broadcast. In 2018, she appeared in Gapbunssa, a new segment on tvN’s Comedy Big League.
In 2020, she appeared in JTBC’s Don’t Be the First One!, and the YouTube channel Giyu TV passed 100,000 subscribers. In December 2021, she was introduced as a member of FC Gaebenjyeoseu in season 2 of SBS’s Kick a Goal.
In 2022, she appeared as a new part-timer on tvN’s Unexpected Business 2. In 2023, she started TV Chosun’s Bubu Seonsuchon with Kang Jae-jun.
In 2024, she announced a pregnancy in February and gave birth to a son in August. In 2025, she appeared with Kang Jae-jun as a guest on Netflix’s Closet Battle, and in September she appeared on MBN’s Gabojago.
In 2026, the year she turned 43, she published her first parenting essay, and in September she appeared on SBS Power FM’s Cultwo Show.
Lee Eun-hyung (born Apr 16, 1983) debuted in 2006, the year she turned 23, on SBS’s Utchatsa, and became known in 2015, the year she turned 32, through the segment Namjakkiri. She married the comedian Kang Jae-jun in 2017, the year she turned 34, and gave birth to a son in 2024.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
Debuted as a comedian. Newsis and Sports Chosun write that she debuted through SBS’s special recruitment.
Source 01 · MyDaily (Korean) · Kang Jae-jun and Lee Eun-hyung marry · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Newsis (Korean) · Birth of a son · opens in a new tabSource 20 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · News before the essay’s release · opens in a new tab The month and day of her debut are not in the articles.An SBS open-audience comedy show that came about a year after Utchatsa ended. She teamed with Kang Jae-jun in the segment Jeokbanhajang.
Source 22 · Xportsnews (Korean) · Gag Tonight press conference · opens in a new tabSource 23 · TV Report (Korean) · Gag Tonight press conference · opens in a new tab Xportsnews gives the 5th as the first broadcast; TV Report gives 12:10 a.m. on the 6th.The Jeokbanhajang team showed a new segment, Sagwanamu, and she appeared in it with Kang Jae-jun.
Source 24 · SBS Entertainment News (Korean) · Gag Tonight new segment · opens in a new tab The article gives the scheduled air time as 12:05 a.m. on the 3rd.A segment with Kang Jae-jun and Lee Jae-hoon. Hankook Ilbo reported on Aug. 30 that it drew 1 million social media views a week. “Jaehunjaehun,” which she called out in the segment, became a catchphrase, and Tenasia writes that she raised her profile through it.
Kang Jae-jun, from the same segment, won the Top Excellence Award in comedy.
Source 06 · Korea Economic Daily (Korean) · 2015 SBS Entertainment Awards · opens in a new tabHer agency announced it officially on Mar. 9. Yoo Jae-suk was emcee and Sung Si-kyung sang at the wedding. MyDaily writes that they had registered the marriage first and were already legally a couple.
Source 07 · Spotv Star (Korean) · Marriage announced · opens in a new tabSource 08 · Sports Kyunghyang (Korean) · Wedding · opens in a new tabSource 01 · MyDaily (Korean) · Kang Jae-jun and Lee Eun-hyung marry · opens in a new tabThe broadcast of May 31 was the last.
Source 09 · Seoul Economic Daily (Korean) · Utchatsa ends · opens in a new tabAppeared with Jang Do-yeon and Heo An-na in the new segment Gapbunssa. She was still active in it in June 2019.
Source 26 · Star News (Korean) · Comedy Big League, new segment Gapbunssa · opens in a new tabSource 10 · MK Sports (Korean) · Comedy Big League, Gapbunssa · opens in a new tabAppeared with Kang Jae-jun as one of three comedian couples.
Source 27 · Tenasia (Korean) · Don’t Be the First One! first-broadcast preview · opens in a new tabSource 11 · Ilgan Sports (Korean) · Don’t Be the First One! · opens in a new tab The date of the first broadcast is based on a preview article before the show.The channel she runs with Kang Jae-jun passed 100,000 subscribers. Wikitree reported it in an interview on July 29.
Source 12 · Wikitree (Korean) · Interview · opens in a new tab The date of passing the mark was not confirmed. July 29 is the date of the article.The season 2 league matches began, and Lee Eun-hyung was introduced as a new member of FC Gaebenjyeoseu.
Source 13 · Newsis (Korean) · Kick a Goal · opens in a new tab The date she joined was not confirmed. This date is the start of the league matches.Appeared in episode 6 as a new part-timer, with Hong Hyun-hee.
Source 14 · Celuvmedia (Korean) · Unexpected Business 2 · opens in a new tab Based on a preview article from the day of the broadcast.Took on badminton with Kang Jae-jun.
Source 15 · TV Report (Korean) · Bubu Seonsuchon · opens in a new tabAnnounced the news at 14 weeks.
Source 16 · Asia Economy (Korean) · Pregnancy news · opens in a new tabAppeared with Kang Jae-jun and gave an update after the pregnancy.
Source 17 · MK Sports (Korean) · Same Bed, Different Dreams 2 · opens in a new tabNewsis writes that they became parents after seven years of marriage.
Source 02 · Newsis (Korean) · Birth of a son · opens in a new tabAppeared with Kang Jae-jun as a guest on the Netflix variety show in which Jung Jae-hyung and Kim Na-young go through a client’s closet and compete in styling.
Source 28 · Topstarnews (Korean) · Netflix Closet Battle · opens in a new tabSource 29 · Nocut News (Korean) · Closet Battle season 2 · opens in a new tab The program was first released on Aug. 4. The release date of the episode with the couple was not confirmed.Appeared with Ayumi and Son Dam-bi and talked about marriage, childbirth and raising a child.
Source 18 · Sports Kyunghyang (Korean) · Gabojago · opens in a new tabThe publisher Youngjin.com announced the official release.
Source 19 · Korea Wood News (Korean) · Parenting essay published · opens in a new tabSource 20 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · News before the essay’s release · opens in a new tabAppeared with Kang Jae-jun. The special DJ that day was Hwang Chi-yeul.
Source 21 · Newsen (Korean) · Cultwo Show · opens in a new tabEND OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2006–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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