LEE DA HAE

LEE DA HAE

Profile

* Name: 이다해 / Lee Da Hae
* Real name: 변다혜 / Byun Da Hye
* Profession: Actress and model
* Birthdate: 1984-Apr-19
* Birthplace: South Korea
* Height: 170cm
* Weight: 47kg
* Star sign: Aries
* Blood type: O
* Family: Older brother
* Talent agency: Star K Entertainment (http://cafe.star-k.co.kr)

TV Series

* East of Eden (MBC, 2008)
* Robber (SBS, 2008)
* Hello! Miss (KBS2, 2007)
* My Girl (SBS, 2005)
* Green Rose (SBS, 2005)
* Five Fingers (MBC, 2005)
* Lotus Flower Fairy (MBC, 2004)
* Star's Echo (MBC/Fuji TV 2004)
* Sweet 18 (KBS2, 2004)
* Good News (MBC, 2003)
* Love of Thousands Years (SBS, 2003)
* Shoot for the Star (SBS, 2002)
* Ling Ling (MBC, 2002)

Recognitions

* 2008 Asia Model Festival Awards: Popular Female Star Award
* 2007 KBS Performance Awards: Excellence Award - Mini Series (Hello! Miss)
* 2006 SBS Performance Awards: Top 10 Popularity Award
* 2005 SBS Performance Awards: Performance Award - Drama Special for Green Rose and My Girl
* 41st Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Actress for Lotus Flower Fairy (2005)
* 2004 MBC Acting Awards: New Actress Award for Lotus Flower Fairy


Trivia

* Education: Burwood Girls High School (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), Dongguk University (Theater and Film degree)
* Hobbies: Watching movies
* Languages: Korean and English
* Has released a digital single called "If You are Willing To" (당신이 원하신다면) from the drama My Girl that she sang in episode 4
* Lee and her family lived in Sydney, New South Wales for 5 years

KIM HYUN JOONG

Profile

• Name: 김현중 / Kim Hyun Joong (Gim Hyeon Jung)
• Profession: Actor, singer
• Birthdate: 1986-Jun-6
• Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
• Height: 180cm
• Weight: 68kg
• Blood type: B
• Star sign: Gemini

TV Series

• Boys Before Flowers (KBS2, 2008)
• Spotlight (MBC, 2008, cameo)
• Hotelier (TV Asahi, 2007, ep 7)
• Can Love Be Refilled? Sitcom (KBS2, 2005)
• Nonstop 5 (MBC, 2005, ep 208)

Trivia

• Notes: He is the leader and eldest member of the Korean group SS501
• Education: Kyonggi University
• Hobbies: Playing the guitar, piano, dancing

External Links

• SS501 Official Site (http://ss501.dspenter.com/)
• Profile (empas.com) (http://people.empas.com/people/info/ss/hy/sshyunj/)

LEE MIN HO

Profile

* Name: 이민호 / Lee Min Ho
* Profession: Actor
* Birthdate: 1987-Jun-22
* Height: 185cm
* Star sign: Cancer
* Blood type: A

TV Series

* Boys Before Flowers as Go Jun Pyo (KBS2, 2008)
* But I Don't Know too (나도 잘 모르지만) as Min Wook Gi (MBC, 2008)
* I'm Sam as Heo Mo Se (KBS2, 2007)
* Mackerel Run (달려라 고등어) as Cha Gong Chan (SBS, 2007)
* Secret Campus (비밀의 교정) as Park Doo Hyun (EBS, 2006)
* Love Hymn (MBC, 2005)

Movies

* Our School E.T (2008)
* Public Enemy Returns (2008)

External Links

* CYworld Personal Page (http://www.cyworld.com/min444)
* Profile (empas) (http://people.empas.com/people/info/le/em/leemin_actor/)
* HanCinema (http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Lee_Min-ho.php)

Retrieved from "http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Lee_Min_Ho"

WON BIN

Profile

* Name: 원빈 / Won Bin
* Real name: 김도진 / Kim Do Jin
* Profession: Actor and model
* Birthdate: 1977-Nov-10
* Birthplace: Jeong-seon, Kangwon-do, South Korea
* Height: 178cm
* Weight: 62kg
* Star sign: Scorpio
* Blood type: O
* Family: One older brother and three older sisters
* Talent agency: Eden 9



Won Bin (born November 10, 1977 as Kim Do Jin in Jeongseon, Gangwon-do) is a South Korean actor. He is the youngest of five siblings, with one older brother and three older sisters. He is a popular actor and is practically famous throughout Asia.

Won Bin made his screen debut in a 1996 KBS drama. His role as a rebellious youngest son in the 2000 drama Kkokji proved his acting potential and has been recongnized as a promising actor. He made his big breakthrough in the widely popular drama Autumn Fairy Tale (2000). His role in this successful drama landed him on the A-list for Korean performers. The drama gained wide popularity in Asia and he became one of the most popular Korean actors in Korea and Asia as well. In 2002, Won Bin became the first Korean actor to get wide popularity in Japan through the first Japan/Korea joint production drama Friends.

He's also had roles in several popular movies, including Guns & Talks and My Brother, but it is his portrayal of the sensitive younger brother in the blockbuster war movie Taegukgi (aka Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War) (2004) that has truly cemented his fame in the international realm. With the success of the critically acclaimed Taegukgi, recognition of his acting skills has reached an ever-wider international audience.


Won Bin was called into military duty in the South Korean Army in November 2005. He was stationed at the Korean border, a position for which he volunteered. On June 2, 2006, the military officially confirmed Won Bin's discharge. The decision was made by the military when the actor sustained injury to his ACL. The actor has undergone surgery and has officially been discharged on June 7, 2006. After the surgery, the actor had gone through rehabilitation program for more than one year to recover from the injury.

Won Bin was appointed as UNICEF Special Representative of the Korean Committee on September 6, 2007. The actor's new movie Mother directed by Bong Joon-Ho will be released in the first half of 2009.


Filmography

Film

* 2009: Mother (마더)
* 2004: My Brother (우리형)
* 2004: Taegukgi (태극기 휘날리며) / Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War / Brotherhood
* 2001: Guns & Talks (킬러들의 수다)

TV drama

* 2002: Friends (4 episodes mini series) (Korea & Japan co-production for the first time)
* 2000: Autumn Fairy Tale (가을동화) (aka: Autumn in My Heart / Endless Love) (16 episodes)
* 2000: Kkokji (50 episodes)
* 2000: Small Station (one-act drama)
* 1999: Kwangki (aka: Ad Maniac) (36 episodes)
* 1998: Ready, Go! (8 episodes)
* 1997: Propose (14 episodes)
* 1997: Super Sunday variety show

Awards

* 2004: Best Newcomer award (Golden Cinematography Award, Korea) for Taegukgi
* 2004: Best Newcomer award (Chinsa Film Art Festival, Korea) for Taegukgi
* 2002: Bvlgari Brilliant Dreams Awards (Japan)
* 2000: Best Newcomer award (TV drama) (Baek-Sang Award, Korea) for Kkokji and Autumn Tale
* 2000: Best Performance Male Actor (KBS TV award)
* 1999: Best Newcomer award (KBS TV award)

SONG SEUNG HUN

Profile

* Name: 송승헌 / Song Seung Hun (Song Seung Heon)
* Real name: 송승복 / Song Seung Bok
* Nickname: Tough guy
* Profession: Actor, model and singer
* Birthdate: 1976-Oct-05
* Birthplace: Suyuri, Seoul, South Korea
* Height: 179cm
* Weight: 70kg
* Star sign: Libra
* Blood type: B
* Family: Brother and sister


After beginning his career as a model, Song Seung-hun (b. October 5, 1976) first became known to viewers in the popular sitcom Three Men, Three Women in 1996. The following year he started his extremely successful career in TV dramas, which made him well-known throughout Korea. His feature film debut came in 1999 in the film Calla together with star Kim Hee-sun.

True stardom only came to Song in late 2000, however, with the broadcast of the hugely popular TV drama Autumn Story (a.k.a. Endless Love). The series was exported all over Asia, making pan-Asian stars of both him and co-stars Song Hye-gyo and Won Bin. Since then he has been actively recuited for film roles and advertisements in Hong Kong and other Asian countries.


In 2002, Song starred in the comic-action film Make it Big by director Cho Ui-seok, and also in the Hong Kong film So Close with Hong Kong actresses: Karen Mok, Shu Qi and Zhao Wei. He also starred in Scent of Summer, the third "season-themed" TV drama after Autumn Story and Winter Sonata, which was well-received, but not as popular as the ones that preceded it.

In 2004 Song appeared in two films, but neither was judged to be a success: Ice Rain, shot in the Canadian Rockies, failed to enthuse viewers with its mixture of mountaineering and melodrama, while He Was Cool, based on an internet novel, proved unable to compete with Harry Potter and other films from the 2004 summer season. Meanwhile in late 2004, just as he was getting ready to start shooting another high profile TV drama, it was revealed that the actor had illegally avoided his compulsory military service by taking a drug that made him fail the military's health test. Amidst the press coverage and scandal this aroused, Song agreed to immediately serve his two-year term in the military.


TV Series

* The City of God (SBS, 2008)
* East of Eden (MBC, 2008)
* Summer Scent (KBS2, 2003)
* Law Firm (SBS, 2001)
* Autumn Tale (KBS2, 2000)
* Popcorn (SBS, 2000)
* Love Story (SBS, 1999)
* Happy Together (SBS, 1999)
* Message (SBS, 1999)
* Cheat (SBS, 1998)
* You and I (MBC, 1997)
* Beautiful Lady 아름다운 그녀 (SBS, 1997)
* Three Guys and Three Girls (MBC, 1996)

Movies

* A Destiny (http://www.cafe.daum.net/MOVIEDESTINY) (2007)
* He Was Cool (http://imdb.com/title/tt0415819) (2004)
* Ice Rain / Bing Woo (http://imdb.com/title/tt0389805) (2004)
* So Close (http://imdb.com/title/tt0300620) (2002)
* Make It Big (http://imdb.com/title/tt0319546) (2002)
* Calla (http://imdb.com/title/tt0380242) (1999)

Recognitions

* 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Daesang Award (East of Eden)
* 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Popularity Award (East of Eden)
* 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (with Lee Yeon Hee in East of Eden)
* 2001 SBS Acting Awards: Top Ten Popularity Award
* 2000 KBS Acting Awards: Most Popular Actor Award
* 2000 KBS Acting Awards: Photogenic Award
* 1999 SBS Acting Awards: Popularity Award
* 1998 Baek Sang Arts Award: Popularity Award

KWON SANG WOO

Profile

* Name: 권상우 / Kwon Sang Woo (Gwon Sang Wu)
* Profession: Actor and model
* Birthdate: 1976-Aug-05
* Birthplace: Daejeon, South Korea
* Height: 182cm
* Weight: 70kg
* Star sign: Leo
* Blood type: O
* Family: Wife/actress Son Tae Young, brother, sister-in-law and niece
* Talent agency: ISTAR

Kwon Sang-woo (b. August 5, 1976), the most visible example of the so-called "mom-zzang" (slang for "great body") movement, started his career as a fashion model in the late 1990s. His first acting experience was in the TV drama Delicious Proposal, and for the first few years of his entertainment career he received only minor roles on television, before debuting in Volcano High (2001). The following year he played his first lead role in the comedy Make It Big together with Song Seung-heon.

Kwon's breakthrough came in the phenomenally successful comedy My Tutor Friend, as a troublesome high school boy who is tutored by a college student of the same age (played by actress Kim Ha-neul). In this year he also starred in My Good Partner, the world's first movie made for mobile phones, and in the music video collection Project X.

His next film released in early 2004 was also a great hit. Once Upon a Time In High School portrays the authoritarian society of the 1970s through a notoriously violent high school. Simultaneously, his TV drama Stairway To Heaven was winning over high ratings on TV. The drama was eventually screened throughout Asia and helped to turn him into a regional star. However Kwon's followup film Love So Divine, about a priest in training who falls in love, earned poor reviews and did not get much attention from audiences.

For 2006, Kwon returns in a big-budget action noir titled Running Wild, about a detective, a prosecutor, and a criminal who are all equally vicious.

TV Series

* Bad Love (KBS2, 2007)
* Sad Love Song (MBC, 2005)
* Stairway to Heaven (SBS, 2003)
* Into the Sun (SBS, 2003)
* We Are Dating Now (SBS, 2002)
* Delicious Proposal (MBC, 2001)
* Legend (SBS, 2001)
* Man and Woman (SBS, 2001)


Movies

* A Story Sadder than Sadness (2009)
* A Destiny (http://www.cafe.daum.net/MOVIEDESTINY) (2007)
* Almost Love (http://www.awoongdawoong.co.kr) (2006)
* Running Wild (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485552) (2006)
* Wild Beast (http://www.asiandb.com/browse/movie_detail.pfm?code=5876) (2005)
* Love So Divine (http://www.asiandb.com/browse/movie_detail.pfm?code=5656) (2004)
* Spirit of Jeet Kune Do: Once Upon a Time in High School (http://www.cjent.co.kr/english/productlist/highschool/index.asp) (2004)
* Project X (2003)
* My Tutor Friend (http://www.cjent.co.kr/english/productlist/mytutorfriend/index.asp) (2003)
* Make It Big (http://www.asiandb.com/browse/movie_detail.pfm?code=5292) (2002)
* Volcano High (http://www.asiandb.com/browse/movie_detail.pfm?code=5239) (2001)



Recognitions

* 2005 Korean Movie Association Special Prize
* 25th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Popular Award (2004)
* 40th Baek Sang Art Awards: Most Popular Actor in a Movie (2004)
* 2003 SBS Acting Awards: Best 10 Stars Award
* 2003 SBS Acting Awards: Best Popularity Award
* 39th Baek Sang Art Awards: Best New Actor for "My Tutor Friend" (2003)
* 40th Daejong Film Awards: Best New Actor for "My Tutor Friend" (2003)
* 2002 SBS Acting Awards: New Star Award

BAE YONG JUN

Profile

* Name: 배용준 / Bae Yong Jun
* Japanese nickname: ヨン様 / Yon-sama
* Profession: Actor
* Birthdate: 1972-Aug-29
* Birthplace: Mapo, Seoul, South Korea
* Height: 181cm
* Weight: 78kg
* Star sign: Virgo
* Blood type: RH+ O
* Talent agency: Boundaries of Forest

Bae Yong-joon (b. August 29, 1972) spent the first nine years of his show biz career in TV dramas, gradually building up a tremendous fan base across Asia, and particularly in Japan, that has made him one of Korea's most famous stars. His debut came in the 1994 TV drama Love Greeting, and from 1995 to 2002 he went on to appear in nine more TV dramas. Have We Really Loved? (1999), Hotelier (2001) and especially Winter Sonata (2002) gave him tremendous exposure throughout Asia. In Japan in particular, Winter Sonata enjoyed unprecedented popular success, particularly among middle-aged women. Bae was subsequently dubbed with the honorific nickname "Yonsama", and became the most famous Korean star in Japan. Japanese prime minister Koizumi even joked, perhaps not untruthfully, that Bae's popularity had outstripped his own.

Meanwhile his film debut, outside of a brief walk-on in the film Bbilgu in 1995, came after he was already quite famous, in E J-yong's 2003 period drama Untold Scandal. The film, in which he portrayed a womanizing aristocrat quite unlike his popular image from TV dramas, was a hit in Korea and also performed well in Japan. By the time he made his second film April Snow in 2005, his popularity had grown to the extent that an intense media frenzy followed him throughout the shooting schedule. The film, about a man who discovers his wife's infidelity after she falls into a coma, opened weakly in Korea but set a new box office record for a Korean film in Japan.

In fall of 2006, Bae is scheduled to return to TV dramas with the lead role in Taewangsasingi, where he plays an emperor from the Goguryeo Dynasty who lived from 375-413.

TV Series

* The Legend (MBC, 2007)
* Hotelier (TV Asahi, 2007, ep1)
* Winter Sonata (KBS2, 2002)
* Hotelier (MBC, 2001)
* Did We Really Love? (MBC, 1999)
* First Love (KBS, 1997)
* Papa (KBS, 1996)
* A Sunny Place of the Young (KBS, 1995)
* The Six Steps Toward a Separation (KBS, 1995)
* Sea Breeze (PSB, 1995)
* Salut D'Amour (Love Greeting) (KBS, 1994)
* Barefoot Days (KBS2, 1994)

Movies

* April Snow (http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_April_Snow.php) (2005)
* Untold Scandal (http://www.cjent.co.kr/english/productlist/scandal/index.asp) (2003)
* Ppilku (1997)


Recognitions

* 2007 MBC Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (with Lee Ji Ah in The Legend)
* 2007 MBC Drama Awards: Daesang Award for The Legend
* 40th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Male Newcomer for "The Untold Scandal" (2004)
* 2003 Blue Dragon Awards: Best Newcomer Award & Popular Star Award
* 2002 KBS Acting Awards: Popular Actor Award & Best Actor Award
* 38th Baeksang Arts Awards: Popular Actor Award (2002)
* 33rd Baeksang Arts Awards: Popular Actor Award (1997)
* 1996 KBS Acting Awards: Valuable Actor Award & Popular Actor Award
* 1995 KBS Acting Awards: Rookie Award & Photogenic Award

HAN YE SEUL

Profile

* Name: 한예슬 / Han Ye Seul (Han Hye Seul)
* Real name: Leslie Kim
* Nickname: Barbie Doll
* Profession: Actress and model
* Birthdate: 1982-Sep-18
* Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
* Height: 166cm
* Weight: 46kg
* Star sign: Virgo
* Blood type: A
* Talent agency: Maruon (http://www.maruon.com/)


Han Ye Seul (born September 18, 1982) is a South Korean actress and model. Her real name is Leslie Kim.[1] She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, USA. She attended Cerritos High School and graduated from Cerritos College with a degree in computer graphics.

Career

Han debuted as a model after winning a super model competition in 2001.[2] Ye-seul is an all-round artist as she is a singer, actress of dramas and movies. She also has starred in a variety of commercials in Korea ranging from health drinks to beauty products to Venus women's apparel to Pizza Hut TV spots, Samsung ads and commercials for Motorola phones


Drama

* 2008: Tazza (SBS)
* 2006: Couple or Trouble [1] (MBC)
* 2005: The Typhoon In That Summer (SBS)
* 2004: Forbidden Love (KBS)
* 2003: Breathless (MBC)
* 2003: Nonstop 4 (MBC)


Film

* 2007: Miss Gold Digger

Awards

* 2008 Daejong Movie Awards: BEST NEW ACTRESS
* 2008 Paeksang Arts Awards: BEST NEW ACTRESS (MISS GOLD DIGGER)
* 2007 Paeksang Arts Awards: TV section Popularity Award-Actress (Couple or Trouble)
* 2006 MBC: Excellence Award (Couple or Trouble)
* 2006 MBC: Popularity Award (Couple or Trouble)
* 2006 MBC: Best Couple (with Oh Ji Ho in Couple or Trouble)

References & Notes

1. ^ english.tour2korea.com Profile Retrieved on Nov 12, 2007
2. ^ english.chosun.com Han Ye Seul Wins Over Detractors as Amnesiac Heiress Retrieved on Nov 12, 2007


External links

* Han Ye Seul at koreanwiz.org
* Han Ye Seul at koreanstorm.com

JOO JI HOON

Profile

• Name: Ju Ji Hoon (朱智勛, 주지훈, Joo Ji Hoon, Ju Ji Hun)
• Education:
  • Tongwon College, Major: e-Business
  • Kyonggi University, Major: Acting
• Modeling Debut: 2003
• Acting Debut: 2006
• Height: 187 cm
• Weight: 68 kg
• Hobbies: Games, Swimming, Basketball
• Talents: Speed-Reading, Self Defense
• Date of Birth: May 16 1982
• Blood Type: A
• Favorite Sports: Basketball
• Favorite Drinks: Coffee

Joo Ji Hoon (or Ju Ji Hoon) (Korean: 주지훈, Hanja: 朱智勛, born on May 16, 1982) is a popular model and actor from South Korea. He is well known for portraying Crown Prince Lee Shin in Princess Hours (Goong), which was his acting debut.

Before entering the entertainment industry, he studied at Tongwon College, majoring in e-Business. He was known as "Handy Man" in his school for his tall height of 6'2".

Career

Model

Ji Hoon started out as a model. In 2003, he went into modeling and advertised for brand names like Calvin Klein, Levi's and Reebok. He has won many awards for modelling.

Acting

2006: Breakthrough Success

Ji Hoon's debut drama was "Old Love," but it was Princess Hours that made him notable throughout Asia. In Princess Hours, also known as Goong, he portrayed Prince Shin, a cold-hearted prince who was forced to marry a regular town girl. He starred alongside former Baby V.O.X. member Yoon Eun Hye and UN member Kim Jeong Hoon. He won the MBC Drama Awards for "Best New Actor." The drama was so popular that a similar season has been released, though it isn't a sequel, named "Goong S."

2007: The Devil

In 2007, Ji Hoon stared in the 2007 KBS drama, The Devil, alongside popular actress Shin Min A. In "The Devil," he portrays a lawyer. He also cut his hair, which use to be rather shaggy, into a neat trim that framed his long face. He also lost 5 kg by eating only chicken and exercising three times a day. ^[1] In March, "The Devil" was one of the three most highly anticipated dramas along with "The Thank You" and "Witch Amusement". ^[2]

Ji Hoon was selected in 2007 to be the New Asian Star of 2007 at the 1st Astar TV Drama Awards which was held on March 30, 2007 at the COEX in Seoul. New Asian Stars have been chosen from Asian countries such as South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, and Thailand. Astar TV said the six were chosen for their high recognition in their respective countries, their celebrity status, and potential to emerge as top Asian stars. Singer/Actor Kamenashi Kazuya was chosen among Japanese stars, while Fan Bing Bing represented China. Actor Wilson Chan was chosen among Taiwanese stars, actor Daniel Wu among Hong Kong stars and model/actress Patcharapa Chaichua among Thai stars. ^[3]

Filmography

Movie

• Antique Bakery(2008)

TV Series

• The Devil / Mawang (KBS, 2007)
• Princess Hours / Goong (MBC, 2006)
• Old Love (MBC, 2004)

Commercials

• Crown Butter Waffle
• Clride
• Bon
• Hi Harriet Shopping Mall
• Calvin Klein
• CF- SKT
• Cass Beer
• IBM
• Levi's
• POLO
• Reebok
• Cyworld
• KTF
• Sshil On-line game
• OB Lager Beer
• SK Teleco

SONG HYE KYO

Song Hye-kyo (born November 22, 1981; registered on February 26, 1982) is a South Korean model and actress. While getting her arts degree at Sejong University (did not finish degree), Song made her debut by winning the Grand Prize in model search in SunKyung Smart and starring in a Sunday morning drama called Happy Morning (KBS, 1996). She starred in number of hit dramas including All In, Autumn Fairy Tale, and Full House. Due to her popularity she can be seen frequently on advertisements when she is not acting. She is currently signed to Eden 9 talent agency.

Career

Song debuted in the entertainment industry when she won the Grand Prize in SunKyung Smart, a school uniform company in 1996 when she was finishing her third year in junior high school. It was not long until she starred in her first drama, Happy Morning. Since then, she would continued to star in a string of various dramas and sitcoms but it wasn't until the KBS drama Autumn Fairy Tale in 2000 with Song Seung-hun and Won Bin that Song rose to fame throughout Asia. The show quickly became popular as it depicted a tragic love story between three people.

Song's popularity continued to climb when she played a leading role in the poker drama All In, alongside Lee Byung-Hun. The drama was so popular that the title of the show itself entered everyday vocabulary in Korea.[citation needed]

Song then played as a supporting role in the drama Sunlight Pours Down, and later in the popular TV comedy series Full House, in which she co-starred with pop figure Rain. Full House became one of the highest rating drama during its year. After the successful Full House, Song starred in the movie, My Girl And I, which was critically panned by audience and critics alike. Song went on a 2-year hiatus afterward, returning to acting to star in her second film, the movie-version of Hwang Jin-i, which was released in South Korea on June 6, 2007, as the kisaeng Hwang Jin-i. Though promoted heavily, it fared poorly at the box office.

She is planning to release a video album, produced by StarM Planning entertainment company because she has been pursuing her dream of becoming a "hallyu queen" in Japan. However, while the shooting is already completed, the release date is still unconfirmed. She also became known in computer graphics circles when Indonesian 3D artist Max Edwin Wahyudi created a remarkable quality 3D picture of her.[1]

Song is currently preparing to star in KBS2 Miniseries The World They Live In, together with fellow Korean actor Hyun Bin. Filming is scheduled to start in July and will end this year. On the 2008 Cannes Festival, Director John Woo announced Song will be starring in his next work 1949, joining Taiwanese actor Chang Chen. 1949 will start filming at the end of the year and aims to release sometime in 2009.[2][3]



Television shows

* 2008 KBS2 Miniseries: The World That They Live In (그들이 사는 세상)[4]
* 2004 KBS Miniseries: Full House (풀하우스)
* 2004 SBS Miniseries: Sunlight Pours Down (also titled Sunshine of Love) (햇빛 쏟아지다)
* 2003 SBS Miniseries: All In (올인)
* 2001 MBC Miniseries: Hotelier (호텔리어)
* 2001 SBS Miniseries: Guardian Angel (수호천사)
* 2000 KBS: Host of Music Bank
* 2000 KBS Miniseries: Endless Love I: Autumn in My Heart (가을동화)
* 1999 SBS Comedy: Soonpoong Clinic (순풍 산부인과)
* 1999 SBS Sunday Morning Drama: Sweet Bride
* 1999 Angels in LoveLetter Skit
* 1998 SBS Situation Comedy: Who am I? (나 어때?)
* 1998 SBS Special Drama: A White Night 3.98 (백야 3.98)
* 1998 SBS: Host of Gippeun Toyoil (Happy Saturday)
* 1998 SBS Situation Comedy: Marching
* 1998 SBS Special Summer Evening Drama: Lively Eyes
* 1998 MBC Week Drama: Five Siblings
* 1997 KBS: Dalkomhan Sinbu
* 1997 MBC: Jack (Couple match)
* 1997 KBS: Wedding Dress
* 1996 KBS Weekend Drama: First love (첫사랑)
* 1993 KBS Sunday Morning Drama: Merry Morning

Movies

* 2009: 1949
* 2008 Hollywood Indie Film: Make Yourself at Home
* 2007 Sidus: Hwang Jin-i (황진이)
* 2005 Sidus: My Girl and I (파랑주의보)

Awards

* 2004 KBS Drama Awards: Best Actress (Full House)
* 2004 KBS Drama Awards: Most Popular Actress in Asia
* 2004 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple (with Rain)
* 2003 SBS Drama Awards: Best Actress (Full House)
* 2003 SBS Drama Awards: Top 5 Star
* 2002 CE (China Entertainment) TV Awards: Top 10 Asian Entertainer
* 2001 SBS TV Awards: SBS Top 10 Star
* 2001 37th Baeksang Art Awards: Most Popular Award (TV category)
* 2001 Gold Song Awards (Hong Kong): Top Korean Star
* 2000 KBS Drama Awards: Photogenic Award (Endless Love I)
* 2000 KBS Drama Awards: Most Popular Actress (Endless Love I)
* 1998 SBS TV Awards: Best Newcomer Award (Soonpoong Clinic)
* 1996 First Prize for MTM (Model Talent Management)


References

1. ^ Making of the Korean Actress "Song Hye Kyo" by Max Edwin Wahyudi, Indonesia
2. ^ Han Sang-hee (2008-05-21). "Song Hye-kyo to Star in New John Woo Movie". The Korea Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
3. ^ (Korean) "송혜교 "첫사랑 같은 영화를 하게 됐어요"". Star News (2008-05-20). Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
4. ^ (Korean) "송혜교 4년만에 드라마 복귀, 현빈과 연기호흡 맞춰". Newsen.com (2008-05-06). Retrieved on 2008-05-07.

External links

* Official website (Korean)
* Song Hye-kyo at the Internet Movie Database
* Song Hye-kyo at HanCinema
* A Giant Leap for Song Hye-gyo? from Chosun Ilbo
* KBS News: Song Hye-gyo to Release Video Album

YOON EUN HYE

Yoon, Eun-Hye (Korean: 윤은혜, Hanja: 尹恩惠, born October 3, 1984) is a South Korean actress, singer, and model. She debuted as a member of the popular girl group Baby V.O.X, staying with the group from 1999 - 2005. She has since moved on to acting, receiving popularity and fame from her role as a crown princess on the drama Princess Hours, also known as "Goong", as well as her role as the main protagonist in the highly successful drama, The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince. She is a sufferer of Pernicious Anaemia, a disease that causes great weakness, clumsiness and eventual death in the patient.

In addition to her acting and singing, Yoon Eun-Hye graduated from Kyung Hee Cyber University in February 2007, receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, specializing in Tourism Management. [1]

Baby V.O.X. days

Main article: Baby V.O.X

When the girl group Baby V.O.X dropped a member due to a scandal, Yoon Eun-Hye was chosen to replace her. Yoon Eun-Hye was by far the youngest member in the group, debuting at the age of 15. She recorded four albums with the band before leaving the group in July 2005[2] in order to pursue an acting career. While with the group, Eun-Hye quickly became known as the "cute" one not only for her young age, but because of her bright personality. However, she was also criticized for her weight, as she looked overweight compared to her very slim band mates. Although she debuted a new, skinnier body in early 2005, she appeared to be experiencing a "yoyo" effect, as noted by various Korean netizens.[3]

Eun-Hye suffered in the hands of detractors Baby V.O.X. when she joined the group to produce their third album. In a water gun incident, Baby V.O.X. was scheduled to appear on Gyun-Ahn Broadcasts Music Engine and was waiting inside their van when Eun-Hye was shot by a water gun by an unidentified man. The man pretended to be a passionate fan of the group and attempted to offer a Pikachu doll as a present. Suddenly, he took out a water gun and shot Yoon Eun-Hye right in the eye before fleeing. After being shot, Eun-Hye expressed severe pain and could not open her eyes for a long period of time. Baby V.O.X. had to cancel their performance and Eun-Hye was taken straight to the hospital. There, Eun-Hye was informed that her cornea was damaged. The members of the group claimed they smelled soy sauce and vinegar from the water that came out of the water pistol. No further information regarding this incident was released.[4]

Music career

Besides singing in the band, Baby V.O.X, Yoon Eun-Hye lent her voice to Mighty Mouth, for their song 'Sarang Hae,' better known as 'I Love You.' She however, DOES NOT appear in the music video. Yoon Eun-Hye preformed with Mighty Mouth in 2008 at her fan meeting. In 2008, Yoon Eun-Hye sang 'Salad Song' with korean actor Lee Dong Gun to promote Samsung CF.

Acting career

Yoon Eun-Hye has played a small role on the sitcom "Nonstop Four", where she had a small role with MC Mong, before moving on to became a regular guest for the variety show X-Man on SBS. While on "X-Man", she became involved in a romantic scandal with popular K-pop singer Kim Jong Kook which received coverage from a local newspaper. Although "X-Man" raised her public profile, she left the show a year later in order to pursue acting. Eun Hye also played Kim Jong Kook's love interest in his music video "Saying You Love Me" which was released in July 2006.

Eun Hye had her first major acting role in popular Korean drama, Princess Hours (also known as Goong). Initially, however, fans of Goong had questioned her acting ability leading to controversy.[5][6] The success of the drama also appeared unclear as it competed with My Girl which also boasted casting of popular celebrities such as Lee Jun Ki and Lee Dong Wook.[7] The drama began with average ratings, but as it continued, viewership increased to 28.3% nationally, leading to an extension of the first season (from 20 to 24 episodes) and a Princess Hours special on MBC. Although Yoon and the other main actors initially agreed to work on a second season of Princess Hours, only one of them officially agreed to do so. Another director of a different company eventually filmed a spin-off series with brand new characters, known as Goong S which was not to be confused with the actual Goong sequel planned by the original director and company.

Due to the success of her first drama, Yoon has been able to continue acting in other dramas such as The Vineyard Man. Like most Korean dramas at that time[citation needed], The Vineyard Man initially suffered from low ratings due to strong competition from the MBC 45th anniversary drama Jumong; however, the drama ratings gradually increased and reached a successful 15.6% on its finale.

Yoon's second lead role was for MBC's Monday/Tuesday drama The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince that started airing in July 2007, where she plays the employee Go Eun-chan at a coffee shop, who was once a master of Taekwondo. With her short haircut and tomboyish ways, she is presumed to be a boy by the owner of the shop, thus leading to romantic complications.[8] The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince garnered higher ratings than her first series Princess Hours. Coffee Prince reached the viewership ratings as high as 32.1% in Seoul, making it number one for it's timeslot in MBC and 29.9% nationwide. During the time of her popularity peaking, Yoon was also diagnosed with Pernicious anemia.[9][10]

Complications also ventured out around the same time with Yoon's own management company. Although the producer initially planned to produce a Princess Hours 2, a fued evolved and Yoon eventually filed the second certification of contents (COC) to cancel her contractual agreement with her management company, Eight Peaks. When asked to reveal the information behind the second COC, Yoon's counsel stated, "if Eight Peaks refused to cancel the contract then they would not hesitate to file a lawsuit, suing them for their refusal." The contents of the first COC stated that in January 2007 Yoon was confirmed to be starring in the MBC drama Que Sera Sera and had even participated and completed the script reading and rehearsal for the upcoming shoot. However, Eight Peaks had cancelled Yoon's involvement in Que Sera, Sera in order for Yoon to star in Princess Hours 2, which is Eight Peaks' self produced drama.

Consequently, after the cancellation of Yoon's involvement in Que Sera, Sera, Yoon took a two day vacation to Gangwon-do in March. Eight Peaks claimed that they had no knowledge of this so-called incident and spread a rumor of Yoon's irresponsibility online which damaged her reputation. Yoon's manager, Park Geun-Soo has stated "the second COC includes evidence to support the disagreeable actions made by Eight Peaks." Those actions included the improper handling and distribution/division of earnings and proceeds as well as the unilateral (one-sided) manner of making and carrying out decisions which caused immense problems.[11]

After it was been reported that Yoon was paid 20 million won per episode for starring in Coffee Prince, she was enable to join South Korea's A-list of stars who also are members of the 20 million won club, which includes of Bae Yong-joon, Kwon Sang Woo, Ko Hyun Jung, and Song Il kook. Due to the success of Coffee Prince, Yoon Eun Hye got a huge fan following not only in Korea, but also in Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and China. She has recently visited Japan to meet her fans and inaugrate her fan club. Her growing popularity can also be seen in the Korean entertainment as many business conglomerates are vying to get Eun Hye to be the product ambassador, where she was later dub as the "CF Queen" in Korea.

After having settled the disputes with Eight Peaks through careful negotiation, Yoon later sign with her new management agency, Kraze Entertainment. As a result, she was able to focus on her acting career, which will be Kraze Entertainment's focal point of attention. Her successful performance in 'Coffee Prince', has put her in the list of being one of the best actresses in Korean entertainment.

Dramas

* Princess Hours (MBC, 2006)
* The Vineyard Man (KBS, 2006)
* The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (MBC, 2007)

Movies/TV Shows

* The Legend of Seven Cutter, also known as Escaping Charisma (2006)
* X-Man (Korean Variety Show) 2004-2005
* Nonstop 4 (MBC, 2005) sitcom
* Emergency 19 (2002)

Awards

- 2008 44th Baeksang Awards: Best Actress Award for The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince

- 2007 MBC Drama Awards: Top Excellence Acting Award for The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince

- 2006 The Grime Awards: Best Actress for The Vineyard Man

- 2006 KBS Acting Awards: Best New Actress Award for The Vineyard Man

- 2006 KBS Acting Awards: Best Couple Award with Oh Man Suk

- 2006 MBC Drama Awards: New Actress Award for Goong

- 2004 Hallyu Award: 15th Seoul Music Awards

- 2003 Korean Music Awards: Best Singer Award

- 2002 SBS Music Awards: Representative Award

- 2001 Award Model Line: Best Dressed Singer

- 1999 10th Seoul Music Awards: Best Singer Award


MORE ABOUT YOON EUN HYE

Yoon Eun-hye has fallen in a happy dilemma, for she is becoming popular after the success of "Coffee Prince".

She is not doing a drama or movie right now but is so busy with commercials that she hasn't found time to recharge as an actress. It seems she's resting after her drama but truthfully, she is spending at least twenty days in a month for promotions. For this month, she has filming for Basic House and JoinUs, and a commercial for v=b in April.

She is a model for many clothing brands, and although she received proposals for alcohol, tire, candy, and fast food commercials, she refused because it did not fit with either her image or her busy schedule.

"Coffee Prince" has gained much popularity in Japan and China, and there are requests for her to visit or have promotions there. But she is so busy in Korea that it is impossible to have three free days. The media press of Japan, who has become tired of waiting, requested press coverage of Yoon Eun-hye in Korea, and are planning to go in April.

It has been a while since she became the first choice for dramas and movies. Because of this, there are rumors that the pay must be 50,000 dollars per drama episode, and it is leaving her company speechless.

CHAE RIM
Park Chae-rim(박채림) (born March 28, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She was noted for her role in the MBC drama All About Eve. Park made her debut in the drama Kaist. She is widely known and addressed as "Chae Rim" to many of her fans as well as fan propaganda magazines. Park married singer Lee Seung-hwan (14 years her senior) on May 24th, 2003. On March 31st, 2006, Lee's agency "Cloud Fish" released news of the couple's divorce. The reason stated was because of the couple personality differences, which caused the couple to separate since early December 2005. [1]

Profile

* Name: 채림 / Chae Rim (Chae Lim)
* Real name: 박채림 / Park Chae Rim
* Chinese name: 蔡琳 / Cai Lin
* Profession: Actress
* Birthdate: 1979-Mar-28
* Height: 168cm
* Weight: 48kg
* Blood type: A
* Star sign: Aries
* Family: Younger brother/actor Park Sang Wook
* Talent agency: Olive9 Entertaiment (http://www.olive9.com/)



TV Series

* Powerful Opponents (KBS2, 2008)
* My Bratty Princess 2 (2008)
* Dal Ja's Spring (KBS2, 2007)
* Kang Xi Mi Shi as He She Li (BTV, 2006)
* Lost City in Snow Heaven (2006, cameo)
* Princess Sheng Ping (2005)
* Warriors of the Yang Clan (2004)
* Oh! Pil Seung And Bong Soon Young (KBS2, 2004)
* Love at the Aegean Sea (CTS, 2004)
* On the Prairie (KBS2, 2003)
* We Are Dating Now (SBS, 2002)
* Four Sisters (MBC, 2001)
* Cheers For The Women (SBS, 2000)
* All About Eve (MBC, 2000)
* Air Force (MBC, 2000)
* Loving You (MBC, 1999)
* Kaist (SBS, 1999)
* Lost One’s Way / The Song of Hope (1999)
* Shy Lover / 수줿쿀 연쿸 (MBC, 1998)
* Jump / 젿프 (1998) sitcom
* As We Live Our Lives / 살다보면 / sahl da bo myun (KBS, 1998)
* My Mother's Daughters / 엄마쿘 딸 / umma eul ddal (SBS, 1998)
* Ban Buhl Ee / 방울쿴 (MBC, 1997)
* A Daughter's Choice / 딸쿘 선탿 / ddal eul sun taek (MBC, 1996)
* Pair / 짿 / jjak (MBC, 1995)
* Journey / 갈채 / gal chae (1994)
* Warm River / 뜨거운 강 (1994)


Recognitions

* 2007 KBS Drama Awards: Female Top Excellence Award for Dal Ja's Spring
* 2006 Annual Golden TVS Awards: Most Popular International Star
* 2000 SBS Drama Awards: Popular Actress Award
* 1999 MBC Drama Awards: Popular Actress Award
* 35th Baeksang Art Awards: New Actress Award (TV Section) (1999)
* 1998 MBC Drama Awards: New Actress Award