Most Prettiest South Korean Actresses
My favorite Korean actresses are Lim Su-jeong, Ji-hyun Jun, Son Ye-jin and Kim Ok-bin, but I tried to be objective, so I didn't put all of them in Top 10. :)
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- Clara Lee is a Korean-American actress from the Republic of Korea. Born in Switzerland, Clara is the daughter of Tom Lee (Seung Kyu Lee) and Kyung Oae Lee, a former ballerina from Europe. Tom Lee, the lead Singer of Korean musical group "Koreana," performed at the Opening ceremonies of the 1988 Seoul Olympics where they sang Olympic the official theme song, "Hand in Hand".
Clara's childhood was full of cultural diversity which made her perfectly bilingual in Korean and English since her parents has been touring around Europe for their performances. Her family then moved to Los Angeles, California where she went to high school and college. Clara had her first casting on the street of Los Angeles, then debuted as a model in a Korean Bank Campaign. With extensive casting calls from Korea, Clara decided to move to Seoul, South Korea in 2005 to begin her career as a professional model.
Finally, Clara made her first professional model debut in Korea from the "Beautiful Face Contest" at the age of 19. She made her first screen debut in advertisement "Man with flowers; Coenzyme Q10" of Somang Cosmetic, which promoted a huge surplus in Korean cosmetic society in the year of 2006. With a successful model debut, Clara was the face of nationwide advertisements of Korea such as SK Telecom, Acuvue, Pizza Hut, Shopping Mall '1 1st', Dunkin Donuts, Shin Han Bank, KTF, Sketchers, Clinique, American Apparel, AXE, Lotte, Sprite, and Toshiba. While becoming a household name in Korea, Clara has become well recognized in other parts of Asia as well.
Although highly regarded for her modeling career, Clara's acting ability caught many film directors' eyes which led to her acting debut in a TV series, "Clear Human, Choi Jang Soo." Clara continued her acting career by landing major roles in popular TV series such as "Taehee, Hyegyo, Jihyeon E," "Good Windy Day," "Please Captain," "Delicious Life," "Goddess of Marriage," and many more. She was also in major movies such as "Five Senses of Eros" and also played the main character in a Japanese movie, "Ask this of Rikyu"which was directed by Mitsubishi Tanaka and won the Art Award at the Montreal International Film Festival in 2013.
While acting, Clara became known as the Music Video heroine as well. She made appearances in some of the hottest music videos such as Korean singer Tei's "Same Pillow," Moon Hee Jun's "Toy," December's "A Story to the Sky," Jay Park's "Jo-ah," and Taiwanese Pop singer, Juno's "Nothing to Lose." Clara can also be found in many popular variety show programs such as "Saturday Night Live."
Clara's distinctive exotic beauty and a novelty of charm fascinates countless fans all across the globe. Gracing the covers of numerous magazines, Clara is not only highly demanded as an actress and model, but also an icon regarded as the new fashionista for the next generation. - Woo Seo was born on 7 July 1985 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for The Housemaid (2010), Misseu Hongdangmu (2008) and Cinderella's Sister (2010).
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Go Ara was born on 11 February 1990 in Jinju, South Korea. She is an actress, known for Papa (2012), Reply 1994 (2013) and Sharp (2003).- In addition to dominating her own country, Song Hye-Kyo has left a lasting impression on the global scene thanks to her stunning beauty, extraordinary acting abilities, and captivating presence. As a model who transitioned into acting, Song has become one of Asia's most well-known and significant actors thanks to her gifts, attractiveness, and contributions to Korean entertainment. Over the years, she has established herself as one of South Korea's most attractive women and even gained recognition as the pinnacle of beauty in the nation of South Korea as a whole.
Song Hye Kyo was born on November 22, 1981, in Daegu, South Korea. She grew up in a middle-class family with her parents and older brother. Her parents divorced when she was a young girl and her mother raised her. They moved from her birthplace in Daegu to the Gangnam District in Seoul, where she trained as a figure skater in elementary school, but quit when she was in the eighth grade. From a young age, Song was interested in the arts, particularly in acting. In 1996, she began her career in modeling at the tender age of 14 as Song, who was back then a third-year junior high school student, won first place in the SunKyung Smart Model Contest, and she made her entertainment debut as a model for the school uniform company. This opportunity would lead to her being cast in a small role in her first television drama, First Love (1997).
Song Hye Kyo would go on to star in several different sitcoms and dramas, most notably "Soonpoong Clinic (1998)." But the actress wouldn't become well-known until 2000 when she co-starred with Song Seung-Hun and Won Bin in the lead part of the well-liked KBS drama "Autumn in My Heart (2000)." Because of the romantic melodrama's widespread appeal, Song became well-known in Korea and throughout Asia. The show was a big hit at the time and is now frequently regarded as a classic, setting off a trend in Korean melodramatic television that is now known as the "Korean Wave" and helping to pioneer the genre. In 2003, her popularity continued to climb when she played a leading role alongside Lee Byung-Hun in the gambling drama "All In (2003)", which drew solid viewership ratings nationwide throughout its run with a peak viewer rating of 47.7 percent. The following year, she co-starred with singer Rain in the hit romantic comedy series "Full House (2004)." The drama achieved pan-Asia success and established Song as one of the most well-known Korean actresses in Asia.
In early 2005, She went to San Francisco to study English and later traveled to Seattle. Song took time off to recharge herself after Full House. "I have had a good rest. It was a good opportunity to reflect on myself," said Song. She returned to Korea on March 5, 2005. The same year, She made her big-screen debut in My Girl and I (a Korean remake of Crying Out Love in the Center of the World), which was panned by audiences and critics alike. Vocal about her dissatisfaction with typecasting in the roles she was being offered, she took on different roles the following year.
She made her TV comeback in late 2008 with the Korean Drama "The World That They Live In (2008)" (also known as Worlds Within), a series set at a broadcast station in which Song and Hyun Bin played drama PDs who work together and fall in love. In 2010, she starred in "Kamelia (2010)", an omnibus pic made up of three short films directed by three Asian directors. Each episode is set in the past, present, and future of the city of Busan. In the film's final segment 'Love for Sale', Song and Gang Dong-won play former lovers who forget their memories about each other which later leads them to a fatal destiny.
Song then played a documentary filmmaker who finds the strength to forgive the 17-year-old boy who killed her fiancé but instead of redemption, only finds greater tragedy in A Reason to Live, which was released in October 2011 after several delays. Song was a huge fan of director Lee Jung-Hyang and had actively sought her out. Though she had difficulty getting into character, she said she fell in love with the script and felt her acting had matured. She considers the film "a turning point" in her life.
In 2011, she became the first Asian actress to sign a contract with the French global agency Effigies, paving the way for her possible entry into the European market. She released a photo essay book in 2012 titled It's Time for Hye-Kyo.
Song reunited with the writer and director of Worlds Within in "That Winter, the Wind Blows (2013)", a 2013 remake of the 2002 Japanese drama Ai Nante Irane Yo, Natsu ("I Don't Need Love, Summer"). She played a blind heiress in the melodrama, opposite a con man pretending to be her long-lost brother (played by Jo In-Sung). That Winter, the Wind Blows placed number one in its time slot during most of its run, and Song and Jo were praised for their performances. Song won the Daesang (or "Grand Prize"), the highest television award, at the 2nd APAN Star Awards.
In 2014, Song reunited with Gang Dong-Won in My Brilliant Life (2014), E J-Yong's film adaptation of Kim Ae-Ran's bestselling novel "My Palpitating Life", about a couple who watched their son suffering from Progeria, grow old prematurely. - Lee Hanee was born on 2 March 1983 in Seoul, South Korea. She is an actress, known for The Rebel Hong Gil Dong (2017), Extreme Job (2019) and Night Blooming Flower (2024).
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As of her debut in South Korean films, Ye-jin Son became one of the stars of Chungmoore, the Korean Hollywood, notably appearing in the beautiful "Drunk on Women and Poetry" by the master Kwan-taek Im. In "April Snow", directed by Jin-ho Hur (2005), she questioned her pure innocent girl image, playing to perfection an ordinary housewife confronted to tragedy and to an unexpected love story.- Actress
Park Si-yeon was born on 29 March 1979 in Busan, South Korea. She is an actress, known for A Love (2007), Last Knights (2015) and Dachimawa Lee (2008). She has been married to Park Sang-hun since 19 November 2011. They have one child.- Moon Chae-won was born on 13 November 1986 in Daegu, South Korea. She is an actress, known for War of the Arrows (2011), The Princess' Man (2011) and Payback (2023).
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Suzy was born in Gwangju, South Korea on October 10, 1994. She attended Seoul Performing Arts High School. Before debuting, she was an online shopping model. In 2009, she auditioned for Mnet Superstar K and made it through the preliminary round but she was ultimately eliminated. However, she caught the attention of a scout from JYP Entertainment and soon became a trainee. After training for a year, she was paired with fellow members Fei and Jia. After the addition of Min into the group, the four of them prepared to debut as miss A.- Actress
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Versatile and Charismatic, Jun Ji-Hyun is one of the most loved and respected actresses in her homeland of South Korea. She has won numerous accolades, including two Grand Bell Awards for Best Actress and a Baeksang Art Awards Daesang (Grand Prize) for Television. Jun Ji-Hyun's success in film and television has established her as a top Hallyu star. She is also called one of "The Troika," along with Kim Tae-Hee and Song Hye-Kyo, collectively known by the acronym "Tae-Hye-Ji."
South Korea's Seoul is where Jun was born. Her brother is five years her senior. Because of her height and trim figure, her mother and her mother's friends urged her to pursue a career in modeling or acting. She had always wanted to work as a flight attendant, but after one flight, she had second thoughts. She started her career as a model for Ecole Magazine in 1997 at the age of 16, following in the footsteps of her high school senior classmate. On the advice of a producer, she made her acting debut in 1998 and took on the stage name Jun Ji-hyun.
Her movie debut came in Hwaiteu ballenta-in (1999). This was followed by a role in Il Mare (2000), which proved to be a success. However, Jun's biggest breakthrough was in My Sassy Girl (2001), a romantic comedy that won her the Best Actress award at the Daejong Film Festival in 2002 nonetheless sparked an international breakthrough for Korean cinema and became an enormous sensation throughout Asia. Her reputation as one of the top actresses of her generation was cemented by the movie, which gave her the title "Nation's First Love." Decades after the movie that catapulted her to new heights in her career came out, she has kept growing under this label.
Her success has not been confined to Asian territories; in 2009, Jun Ji-Hyun made a crossover into Hollywood, taking on the lead role in Blood: The Last Vampire (2009). This move makes her one of the few South Korean actresses who have made it to Hollywood, cementing her position as Hallyu Queen!- Park Han-byeol was born on 17 November 1984 in Seoul, South Korea. She is an actress, known for I Have a Lover (2015), One Well-Raised Daughter (2013) and Wishing Stairs (2003).
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Kim Ok-bin was born on 29 December 1986 in Chollanam-do, South Korea. She is an actress, known for Thirst (2009), The Villainess (2017) and Yoo-Na's Street (2014).- Actress
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Kim Yoo-Jung is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a model for a confectionery brand at the age of four. After her acting debut in 2003, she became one of the most in-demand child actresses in Korea. She gained public attention for starring in the television series Dong Yi (2010), Moon Embracing the Sun (2012), May Queen (2012), Golden Rainbow (2013), Secret Door (2014), and Angry Mom (2015). She also starred in the films Commitment (2013), Thread of Lies (2014), and Circle of Atonement (2015). She hosted the music show Inkigayo from November 2014 to April 2016.
She took on her first leading role in the historical romance drama Love in the Moonlight (2016) and starred in the romantic comedy film Because I Love You (2017), television drama Clean with Passion for Now (2018), Backstreet Rookie (2020), mystery thriller film The 8th Night (2021), historical fantasy romance drama Lovers of the Red Sky (2021), and teen romance film 20th Century Girl (2022).
Kim has been nicknamed "Nation's Little Sister" after playing various child roles and "Sageuk fairy" after taking roles in several acclaimed historical dramas in her career. She also gained the nicknames "Nation's First Love" and "Global First Love" following her well-loved performance in 20th Century Girl. In 2017, she ranked 8th on the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list, the youngest to be included in the Top 10 at the age of 17.- Actress
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Min Hyo-rin was born on 5 February 1986 in Daegu, Korea. She is an actress, known for Sunny (2011), The Grand Heist (2012) and Persevere, Goo Hae-Ra (2015). She has been married to Young-Bae Dong since 3 February 2018.- Kim Tae-Hee is a well-known South Korean actress popular for both her beauty and acting endeavors. Declared by the nation's media as the "Most beautiful woman" Kim, a graduate in fashion design from the prestigious 'Seoul National University', chanced upon modeling when she was spotted and offered a contract by an advertising executive in 2000. This led her to feature in several print and TV ads and eventually, such exposure paved her way to appear in a bit role in the South Korean film 'Last Present'. Continuing with other film and TV projects she landed her breakthrough role in the popular SBS TV series 'Stairway to Heaven'. The role not only shot her to stardom earning her both acclaim and awards but also led her to garner many other notable TV series. These included 'Forbidden Love', 'Love Story in Harvard', 'Iris', My Princess' and 'Yong Pal' among others. Meanwhile, she also became one of the most sought-after stars in TV commercials. Though she thrived to become a household name with her notable TV portrayals, her big-screen endeavors including 'The Restless' and 'Venus and Mars' were comparatively less successful.
- Seon Yu was born on 11 February 1976 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House (2009), Moss (2010) and The Uninvited (2003).
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Shin Min-A, born April 5th, 1984 with birth name Yang Min-A, is a popular South Korean actress & model. Her family consists of a father, mother, older sister & brother. In middle school, Min-A took a picture with her friends on a school picnic and sent the photo to teen magazine KiKi. From that picture she was chosen as a model for the magazine. Afterwards she would first appear in commercials and music videos. In 2001, Min-A made her acting debut in the movie "Volcano High" and would appear again two years later in "Madeleine". Her breakout performance would occur in the 2005 gangster film "A Bittersweet Life". Her character, Hee-soo, displayed a mixture of purity and maturity that captivated South Korean audiences. Since that time, Shin Min-A has received an assortment of acting offers from top Korean directors and expanded her acting repertoire by selecting various types of roles: from martial-arts comedy "My Mighty Princess" to 70's go-go dancer "Go Go 70s" to smaller independent film "Sisters on the Road".
More recently in 2009, Shin Min-A participated in the project "Miracle Blue," which is a collaboration between herself, the Korean alternative band Loveholic and fashion design company Calvin Klein. In the music video "Miracle Blue," in which Min-a Shin sings, she performs as various characters displaying child-like innocence to sexy blonde haired singer.- No Jeong-ee was born on 31 July 2001 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for The Phone (2015), Badland Hunters (2024) and Phantom Detective (2016).
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Ji-eun Lee was born on 28 August 1969 in Seoul, South Korea. She was an actress, known for Keum-honga Keum-honga (1995), Rub Love (1998) and Birdcage Inn (1998). She was married to Lee Jin-sung. She died on 8 March 2021 in Seoul, South Korea.- Actress
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Tae-ri Kim is a South Korean actress. Kim started her career appearing in theater productions and modelling in TV adverts. She made her feature film debut in Park Chan-wook's film The Handmaiden (2016) where she was chosen from among 1,500 candidates who auditioned for the role. Park's first impression of Kim reminded him strongly of his first meeting with actress Kang Hye-jung, who had her career breakthrough in Park's film Oldboy (2003).
Kim also starred in 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) and Little Forest (2018).- Actress
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Kim Hye-Soo is a South Korean actress and one of the most popular teen stars of the 1980s and 1990s. She is known for her headstrong independence and regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women. During the height of her fame, Kim was referred to as the "Pencil Board Star" of the 1980s due to the popularity of pencil boards printed with her image. She has also been named a part of the "Troika of the 1990s" in Korea along with her contemporaries Kim Hee-Sun and Shim Eun-Ha for their nationwide fame. In 1993, Kim led the main role in the film First Love and gained critical acclaim for her portrayal of the archetypal innocent girl, winning a Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Leading Actress and earning her the title "Nation's First Love" although the film was a box-office failure.
n 1985, Kim was featured in a commercial for Nestlé Milo and as well as the first K-pop music video, Cho Yong-Pil's title song Empty In The Air. In 1986, Kim made her film debut on Kambo when she was a first-year high school student. She also won Best New Actress for Kambo at the 23rd Baeksang Arts Awards. Kim went on to play the leading roles in the television series Samogok (1987), Sun Shim-Yi (1988), and Senoya (1989). She co-starred with Roh Joo-Hyun in When The Flowers Bloom And The Birds Cry (1990). In 1991, she landed the main role in Lost Love.
Over two decades, she amassed a massive filmography of leading and supporting roles, notably in the television series Did We Really Love? with Bae Yong-Joon and Revenge and Passion with Ahn Jae-Wook, as well as the film Tie a Yellow Ribbon (1998). In the 2000s, Kim focused more on her career in film rather than television, featuring in Kick the Moon, YMCA Baseball Team, and Three. At this time, she reinvented her image as a glamorous and confident Femme Fatale in Hypnotized (2004).- Actress
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Kim Ah-jung was born on 16 October 1982 in Seoul, Korea. She is an actress, known for 200 Pounds Beauty (2006), The Accidental Couple (That Fool) (2009) and Punch (2014).- Actress
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Kim Hee-seon was born on 11 June 1977 in Daegu, South Korea. She is an actress, known for The Myth (2005), Wonderful Days (2014) and Bichunmoo (2000). She has been married to Ju-Young Park since 21 October 2007. They have one child.- Actress
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Han Ji-min was born on 5 November 1982 in Seoul, South Korea. She is an actress, known for Miss Baek (2018), The Age of Shadows (2016) and Rooftop Prince (2012).- Actress
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Kang So-ra was born on 18 February 1990 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for Sunny (2011), Doctor Stranger (2014) and Dream High (2011).- Son Tae-Yeong was born on 24 August 1980 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for Sad Movie (2005), Kidarida michyeo (2008) and Gyeongui-seon (2006). She has been married to Kwon Sang-woo since 28 September 2008. They have two children.
- Han Bo-bae was born on 4 March 1994. She is an actress, known for Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), A Company Man (2012) and Voice (2017).
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Kim Seol-hyun was born on 3 January 1995 in Bucheon, South Korea. She is an actress, known for Gangnam 1970 (2015), Memoir of a Murderer (2017) and Orange Marmalade (2015).- Actress
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Sexy and Charismatic, Uhm is considered to be one of the most influential women in the Korean entertainment industry and is known as a Triple Threat, finding success in both music and film. Her legacy and career reinventions have given her the nickname of "Korean Madonna".
Uhm began her career in 1989 as a chorus member for the broadcasting company MBC. She starred in the 1993 romance drama film, On a Windy Day, We Must Go to Apgujeong and released her debut studio album, Sorrowful Secret, that same year. Though both releases found limited audiences, the album's lead single, "Pupil", helped to establish a sensual image for Uhm.
She pivoted to dance music with 1996's "Sad Expectation", and found success with "Rose of Betrayal" from her third studio album, After Love (1997). Subsequent releases Invitation (1998) and 005.1999.06 (1999) were bolstered by a string of hit singles: "Poison", "Invitation", "I Don't Know", and "Festival", which gained status as her signature songs.
Starting in 2001, Uhm began to concentrate efforts on her acting career. Her performance in the 2002 erotic comedy Marriage Is a Crazy Thing won Best Actress at the 39th Baeksang Arts Awards, a category she received another nomination for in 2006 with Princess Aurora and won again in 2012 with Dancing Queen.
Her 2000s musical output saw declining commercial reception but greater appeal with critics. Uhm began experimenting with electronica on Self Control (2004), and funk on Prestige (2006), the latter of which won Best Dance and Electronic Album at the 4th Korean Music Awards. In 2008, she experienced a commercial resurgence with the single "D.I.S.C.O". Following a nearly decade-long hiatus from music, she released her tenth studio album The Cloud Dream of the Nine in 2017.- Han Yeo-reum was born on 25 October 1983 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for The Bow (2005), Samaritan Girl (2004) and Ajoomma (2022).
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Moon Choi (aka Hee-Seo Choi) is a Korean actress who is currently based in Seoul, South Korea.
She spent her childhood in South Korea, Japan and the United States where she learned versatile culture, art and language. At the age of 18, she returned to Seoul and attended Yonsei University where she studied Journalism and English Literature during the day, and trained as an actor at Yonsei Theater Art Club at night. At the age of 21, Choi went on to take acting classes at UC Berkeley as an exchange student for a year. On her return to Seoul, she auditioned for her first commercial film "Lifting King Kong"(2009, South Korea), a dramatic story of female weightlifters, and landed on her first professional acting career. After her major supporting role from the film "Lifting King Kong", she acted in several independent films and short films which were screened in prestigious film festivals worldwide. Her short "Janus", a 15-minute film which premiered in Cannes Film Festival 2014, has won Jury's Grand Prize at Poitiers Film Festival in France, 2015.
In 2016, Choi met a life-changing opportunity on her way to a rehearsal: a prominent writer and director Shin Yeon-shick, who, after observing her memorizing her lines on subway, gave her his name card and invited her to meet the venerated director of "King and the Clown", Lee Jun-ik. The coincidental encounter led her to land a role of "Kumi" in director Lee's new film "Dong-Ju: the Portrait of the Poet," which earned several prizes in South Korea as "Best Film of the Year" in 2016. Her performance in the film was acclaimed by film critics and she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the Wildflower Film Awards in 2016. In 2017, Choi achieved widespread recognition and acclaim for her breakthrough role in "Anarchist from Colony", also directed by Lee Jun-ik, where she portrayed the Japanese anarchist and a feminist Kaneko Fumiko, who fought for freedom and equal rights of Korean people from Japanese imperialism. After the nationwide release, Choi rose to fame for her breakout performance as Fumiko and for the number of prizes she received for the role: she won 9 awards including Best New Actress from Blue Dragon Awards, Korean Association of Film Critics Awards, Buil Film Awards, etc., and received both Best New Actress and Best Actress at Grand Bell Awards. Choi was the first actress to have received Best New Actress and Best Actress awards at the same time in the 54-year-history of Grand Bell Awards.
Choi performs in fluent Korean, English and Japanese. She also speaks conversational Italian.- Actress
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Jung Suh was born on 19 June 1972 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for The Isle (2000), Green Chair (2005) and Peppermint Candy (1999).- Actress
Ko So-young was born on 6 October 1972 in Seoul, Korea. She is an actress, known for A Day (2001), Beat (1997) and Chinguya chinguya (1990). She has been married to Jang Dong-gun since 2 May 2010. They have two children.- Actress
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Park Min-Young was born on 4 March 1986 in Seoul, South Korea. She is an actress, known for The Good the Bad the Weird (2008), Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010) and Healer (2014).- Yunjin Kim (born November 7, 1973), also known as Kim Yun-Jin is a South Korean-American film and theater actress. She is best known for her role as Sun on the American television series Lost, and as the North Korean spy Bang-Hee in the South Korean film Shiri. She also starred as Dr. Karen Kim in the ABC drama series Mistresses.
Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea on November 7, 1973. She immigrated to the United States with her family in 1980. They lived in Staten Island, New York. She joined the middle school drama club in the 7th grade and performed in the musical My Fair Lady.
Kim attended high school at the prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, a public high school located in Manhattan. From there, she went on to study drama at the London Academy of Performing Arts and later earned her BFA degree in drama at Boston University. Kim has remarked that in her zeal to become Americanized quickly, she studied acting, academics and pronunciation with equal intensity. She is also a trained dancer and martial arts fighter.
After graduation, Kim devoted herself full-time to acting. She garnered several minor parts on MTV, in soap opera-style dramas on ABC, and on the off-Broadway stage. In 1997, she starred in Splendid Holiday, a Korean TV drama shot on location in New York. Kim decided to return to Korea. She was cast in the TV drama Wedding Dress and was also invited to act in Lee Kwangmo's feature Spring in My Hometown, although she ended up not taking this role. Her breakthrough debut came in the 1999 film Shiri, South Korea's first blockbuster film. Shiri became the highest-grossing film in Korean history at the time. In November 2000, she continued her association with Kang Je-gyu in The Legend of Gingko.
After acting in a Japanese film and a feature set in Los Angeles, Kim appeared in the sci-fi feature Yesterday. Then in 2002, Kim took the lead role in Ardor, the feature film debut of documentarist Byun Young-ju. The film was invited to screen in a non-competitive section at the 2003 Berlin film festival.
In 2004, Kim started appearing in the U.S. television series Lost, which ran for six seasons.
In May 2006, Maxim named Kim number 98 on its annual Hot 100 List. In October 2006 she was featured on the cover of Stuff, as well as an inside spread.
In 2013, she had a leading role in the ABC drama series Mistresses.
In 2018, Kim returned to Korean television by headlining the series Ms. Ma, Nemesis. - Seo Ye-ji was born on 6 April 1990 in Seoul, South Korea. She is an actress, known for It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020), By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture (2019) and Recalled (2021).
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Soo Ae was born on 25 July 1981 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for A Family (2004), Nim-eun-meon-go-sae (2008) and Midnight FM (2010).- Yi-jae Heo was born on 19 February 1987 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for A Dirty Carnival (2006), Sunflower (2006) and Girlfriends (2009).
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Han Hyo-Joo (born February 22, 1987 Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province) is a South Korean film and television actress. She is best known for her leading roles in television drama series: Spring Waltz (2006) (2006); Shining Inheritance (2009) (2009); Dong Yi (2010)(2010) and W (2016) (2016) as well as the film Cold Eyes (2013) (2013), for which she won Best Actress at the 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards. Her mother was an elementary school teacher before becoming an inspector for public schools, and her father was an air force officer. As a child, she was good in sports, particularly track and field. In her sophomore year of high school, she moved to Seoul and attended Bulgok High School, despite the objections of her strict and conservative father. She then entered Dongguk University, where she joined the theater and film department. She chieved the grand prize for the Miss Bing-Geure (Korean food company) contest in 2003, which attracted the attention of the entertainment world. Then she began to appear in a minor role in the sitcom titled Nonstop (2000) in 2005. She even continued with a stint in 2006's Spring Waltz (2006). In 2006, she became popular through her brilliant acting and got signed by the popular independent filmmaker known as Yoon-ki Lee, who cast her in his film Aju teukbyeolhan sonnim (2006). The movie became a success and was listed in festival favorite and brought several honors to the director and of course Han. After her debut, she won the Best New Actor honor at the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards. Her success let her star in two big TV series, Il Ji Mae (2008) and Dong Yi (2010). Both series became hit, and she even achieved good ratings from Korean viewers. Later, she appeared in another indie film known as Dal-lyeo-la ja-jeon-geo (2008) and earned a lot of respect from the series cinema-goers for her performance. In the year 2010, she established her as one of the best mainstream actresses of that year. She played a lead role in the series Shining Inheritance (2009). The series was so hit that it increased the endorsements deals for Han. She even received big drama awards at the South Korean award function. Han appeared as a blind telemarketer in the emotional drama film known as Always (2011) in 2011. Her acting skills went on to open the Busan International Film Festival that year. She played the role of a queen in her next film which was a period action drama Masquerade (2012). The drama series went on to become the highest grossing South Korean film of that time. She had also played an action thriller film Cold Eyes (2013), the film received good response from the critics and slowly became one of the top-grossing films of the year. Han was also awarded as Best Actress awards at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Buil Film Awards for her performance. Moreover, she had played many movies including, Miracle: Devil Claus' Love and Magic (2014), The Beauty Inside (2015), Golden Slumber (2018) and many more. She returned to the small screen with series W (2016), an MBC's fantasy suspense alongside actor Lee Jong-suk. She has also achieved and won the Top Excellence award at the 5th APAN Star awards and also MBC Drama Awards for her well performance. Recently, she also starred in the thriller, Golden Slumber (2018) in 2018, with Gang Dong-won. Moreover, she was cast as the female lead in sci-fi action thriller Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018).- Yoon So-yi was born on 5 January 1985 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for Hieoro (2009), Arahan (2004) and Shadowless Sword (2005).
- Lim Soo-jung was born on 11 July 1980 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006) and All About My Wife (2012).
- Jang Shin-yeong was born on 17 January 1984 in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea. She is an actress, known for The Chaser (2012), Empire of Gold (2013) and Drama Special (2010).
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Yum Jung-ah was born on 28 July 1972 in Seoul, South Korea. She is an actress, known for A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), The Big Swindle (2004) and Cart (2014). She has been married to Il Heo since 30 December 2006. They have two children.- Han Ga-in was born on 2 February 1982 in Seoul, South Korea. She is an actress, known for Bad Boy (2010), Haereul poomeun dal (2012) and Architecture 101 (2012). She has been married to Yeon Jeong-hun since 26 April 2005. They have one child.
- Song Ji-Hyo is a South Korean TV and film actress. She is well known for her portrayal of ballerina Min Hyo-Rin in Goong (2006), Lady Ye So-ya in Jumong (2006) and as the Queen in A Frozen Flower (2008).
She was co-MC with Kim Heechul of Super Junior on SBS's weekly live music show Inkigayo (1991), from November 11, 2007 to May 4, 2008. She was also the co-MC for the 2009 Dream Concert with Heechul, which was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on October 10.
She is a permanent cast member of SBS variety show Running Man (2010). She was originally a guest for the second (episode 2-3) and third landmark (episode 4-5). She officially joined the program in the fourth landmark (episode 6) but was unable to attend until the fifth landmark (episode 7). Some of her characters on the show are Mong (blank) Ji-Hyo, Ace Ji-Hyo, Bad Ji-Hyo and also one half of the Monday couple with Gary Kang.
On September 19, 2011, she was sent to an emergency room with breathing difficulties following an all-night shoot on the set of MBC television series Gye Baek (2011). This also led to her canceling her appearance on episode 63 and 64 of Running Man. - Cha Ye-ryun was born on 16 July 1985 in South Korea. He is an actor, known for Gracious Revenge (2019), Voice (2005) and Sector 7 (2011). He has been married to Joo Sang-uk since 25 May 2017. They have one child.
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Kim So-hyun was born on 4 June 1999 in Australia. She is an actress, known for River Where the Moon Rises (2021), Who Are You: School 2015 (2015) and The Emperor: Owner of the Mask (2017).- Actress
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Seo Yeong-hie was born on 13 June 1980 in Seoul, South Korea. She is an actress and writer, known for The Chaser (2008), Bedevilled (2010) and All for Love (2005).