Lee Sun Sil

Name: Lee Sun Sil
Native name: 이순실
Also Known as: Lee Soon Shil, Lee Soonshil, Lee Sunsil
Nationality: South Korean
Gender: Female
Born: February 5, 1967
Age: 59

Lee Sun Sil is a South Korean chef, CEO and businesswoman. She was born in Pyongyang, North Korea and tried to defect several times. However, her daughter was taken away by human traffickers and she still has not been found.

After 4 or 5 attempts, she was finally able to escape from North Korea and arrived in Seoul in 2007. By South Korean law, all North Korean-born citizens are also South Korean citizens so, she was able to begin working right away.

She has a YouTube channel and is now the CEO of a food company that specializes in North Korean food and meal kits.

(Source: MyDramaList) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2025	Culinary Class Wars Season 2 Korean TV Show, 2025, 13 eps [Contestant / Black Spoon Chef] (Regular Member)	13	[Contestant / Black Spoon Chef] Regular Member	8.2
2021	On My Way to Meet You Season 3 Korean TV Show, 2021, 200 eps [Panelist - North Korean defector] (Regular Member)	200	[Panelist - North Korean defector] Regular Member	0.0
2021	Let’s Live Together with Park Won Sook Season 3 Korean TV Show, 2021, 240 eps (Ep. 225-226) (Guest)	240	(Ep. 225-226) Guest	0.0
2019	Boss in the Mirror Korean TV Show, 2019, 350 eps [Boss] (Ep. 274~) (Regular Member)	350	[Boss] (Ep. 274~) Regular Member	7.9
2011	On My Way to Meet You Korean TV Show, 2011, 20 eps [Panelist - North Korean defector] (Regular Member)	20	[Panelist - North Korean defector] Regular Member	0.0
2007	Radio Star Korean TV Show, 2007, 975 eps (Ep. 893) (Guest)	975	(Ep. 893) Guest	7.6