Updated Jan.28,2004 19:19 KST

Korean Playboy Model Lee Comes Home
Lee Sabi, a Playboy model, smiles at a press conference held at the Westin Chosun Hotel on Wednesday afternoon./Yonhap
Lee Sabi (whose real name is Lee Eon-jeong), who was chosen as a new nude model for Playboy, returned to Korea after a nude photo session in Los Angeles from Jan. 10 to 21.

Lee said Wednesday at a meeting with reporters, hosted by the cable channel Spice TV, that some Korean reporters have often asked her if she didn¡¯t hesitate to take nude photos. She guessed that she have gotten the question frequently because she is a Korean woman.

¡°Playboy is not a porn magazine, and if you become a Playboy model, people in the U.S. consider it a kind of honor and envy you,¡± she said. ¡°I have a lot of things to show you besides my naked body. I¡¯d like to take part in many film works as an actress.¡±



Spice TV unveiled nude pictures and audio-video formats of Lee on Wednesday, saying that they were not porn photos but photos that show the beauty of a woman¡¯s body. The company said that it selected Lee in order to enhance its image in South Korea before making inroads into the country. (Kim Su-hye, goodluck@chosun.com )