{"id":255665,"date":"2026-04-05T00:10:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T15:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/05\/actress-lee-elia-thriving-agency-surprising\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:47:30","slug":"actress-lee-elia-thriving-agency-surprising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/entertainment\/2026\/04\/05\/actress-lee-elia-thriving-agency-surprising\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Actress Lee Elia Is Thriving Without an Agency: The Surprising Role of Her Manager, Singer Youngji"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result. <\/p>\n<div class=\"view_article\">\n<div id=\"article\">  [Sports Today reporter Song O-jeong] Actress Lee Elijah revealed she has been working without an agency, and it was disclosed that singer Youngji has been quietly acting as her manager.<\/p>\n<p> Lee Elijah appeared on the April 4 broadcast of MBC&#8217;s Omniscient Interfering View (also known as The Manager).<\/p>\n<p> When Lee Elijah&#8217;s vocal coach was introduced, viewers spotted a familiar face: Youngji, who previously performed as a member of the four-piece vocal group Bubble Sisters.<\/p>\n<p> Youngji now serves as a professor in an applied music department and works as a vocal trainer.<\/p>\n<p> The two did not have overlapping careers in music and acting before, but they connected when Lee Elijah competed on Miss Trot 4 and Youngji served as the show&#8217;s head vocal coach.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table cellpadding=\"2\" class=\"news_photo\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/04\/CP-2023-0081\/image-d118da3a-24dc-4275-b78d-6c12a26e8002.jpeg\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font color=\"#3522A4\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p> Viewers were surprised when Lee Elijah&#8217;s manager did not appear on the show. Youngji explained that Lee has been working on her own for six to seven months without a company, so she currently has no manager.<\/p>\n<p> Youngji said, \\&#8221;During the competition I often saw her running around. It was painful to watch an actress I admire rushing like that. When I asked why, she told me she had been driving herself, going to the salon alone, and shooting projects by herself. As a teacher, I had to remain impartial during the competition and couldn&#8217;t approach her. After the contest ended, feeling concerned, I asked for her phone number and told her I&#8217;d act as her aide until she found a good agency. I&#8217;m not her official manager, but I am serving as a temporary guardian.\\&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> Without an agency, Lee Elijah has been taking casting offers directly and managing her own schedule.<\/p>\n<p> [Sports Today reporter Song O-jeong <span><font color=\"blue\">ent@stoo.com<\/font><\/span>]<br \/>\u300cThe closest, most entertaining news \u00a9 Sports Today\u300d   <\/p>\n<div class=\"byeline\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- view_related --><!-- view_related\/\/ --><!-- byline bottom two-line highlight --><!-- byline bottom highlight --><!-- next_article\/\/ --><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Lee Elia revealed she has been working without an agency, with singer Youngji assisting her as a temporary 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