Producers of ‘Just Makeup’ Praise Lee Hyori’s Leadership and On-Site Influence
Nov 18, 2025
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On the morning of the 18th, producers Shim Woo-jin and Park Sung-hwan met with Sports Chosun at a cafe in Jongno-gu, Seoul, for the end of the interview. Producer Shim Woo-jin said of MC Lee Hyo-ri "Originally, the MC position was vacant. Lee Hyo-ri said to go only as a judge, but since she's been working with our company for a long time, she called and said, 'How can you discuss K-beauty without me?' It would be great if someone like Lee Hyo-ri did it, but I was so happy that Hyori said she would do it. That's why I created an MC position and worked on the right location for Hyori and went to the 1 MC system."
Then "At first, I suggested a judge, but he said it was too much to judge. So I asked him to be the MC. He has been doing Korean makeup for nearly 30 years from the 1990s to now, and I thought he might be the one who received the most makeup in Korea, so I thought he might be able to judge, but he said it would be better to leave the expert area to the expert, so I asked him to be the face of our program."
In addition, producer Shim Woo-jin praised Lee Hyo-ri's MC capabilities, saying, `Since I am a survival MC, I have basically explained the rules in the middle, and everything else has been like that. MCs can talk to each other in the MC position, but they suddenly go down and 'Do you know that person?He said ' and talked to me. Makeup artists are also participants, but there were many people who wanted to try Lee Hyo-ri's makeup. I thought, "'Lee Hyo-ri is Lee Hyo-ri.'"
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Producer Park Sung-hwan once worked with Lee Hyo-ri. I used to do programs that only showed her raw appearance, but 'Hyori's Bed and Breakfast', 'Camping Club', 'Mom, do you want to go on a trip alone?' After doing the same program for the first time in nearly 10 years, I saw her dressed up, and I realized for the first time that she was just an acquaintance and that it was 'superstar Lee Hyo-ri'. Thank you very much."
Just Makeup is a mega makeup survival where makeup artists representing K-beauty fiercely compete in their own colors beyond Korea. In the final round, Paris Goldson, who received the unanimous highest score of four judges, was honored as the final winner, with top artists with clear competence in their respective fields fiercely competing for art. He became a K-beauty legend and the main character of the 300 million won prize money.
lunamoon@sportschosun.com
