Song Hye-kyo Profile
Name: Song Hye-kyo (Song Hye-gyo, Song Hae-kyo)
Nickname: Hakkyo (means school in Korean)
Birthdate: November 22, 1981
Birthplace: South Korea
Height: 161cm
Bloodtype: A
Religion: Roman Catholic
Family member: Parents
Education: Sejong University (didn’t finish)
Profession: Actress
Hobbies: Shopping, movies, music, stitching-knitting and perfumes collecting
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Song Hye-kyo Biography
When Song Hye-kyo was born, she was sick and her parents and doctor thought she would never make it. Miraculously Hye-kyo survived and her parents only registered her birth on February 26, 1982.
Song Hye-kyo was introduced into the entertainment world when she won the MTM model contest in 1996 and started appearing on some TV shows; she was just 15.
Song Hye-kyo breakthrough was in 2000 with popular TV drama “Autumn In My Heart” (also known as “Autumn Tale” or “Endless Love”) starring alongside Song Seung-hun and Won-bin.
Not only did she become one of the most popular actresses in Korea, the sad-romance drama swept across Asia… Song Hye-kyo and her co-actors became Asian superstar.
Song Hye-kyo starred in another Asian hit South Korean TV drama “Hotelier” in 2001 and once again won her fans with her performance in 2003 with “All In,” where she met Lee Byung-hun and started a relationship that ended in 2005.
Song Hye-kyo co-starred with rising Korean pop-singer Rain (Bi) in 2004 TV drama “Full House” and unsurprisingly, she won the heart of Asian fans once again.
Song Hye-kyo is also a popular face for TV commercials, and she starred her first movie in 2005 “My Girl and I” with Cha Tae-hyun. Her movie adventure was however not as successful as her TV adventure, but she is not giving up.
Song Hye-kyo has just finished filming her latest movie based on the real life story of a 16th century kisaeng, “Hwang Jin-i.”
Why I like Song Hye-kyo
Song Hye-kyo is probably not the love-at-first-sight type of girl, but the more you see her, the more you will like her.
I think Song Hye-kyo is pleasantly beautiful, and has the kind of girl-next-door feeling. Her popularity is not solely on her appearance, she is well known for her acting performanceKim Tae-hee is one of the most popular Korean actresses; famous for her role in TV drama “Love Story in Harvard”.
Kim Tae-hee Profile
Name: Kim Tae-hee
DOB: March 29, 1980
Birth place: Ulsan, South Korea
Height: 165cm
Blood type: O
Profession: Actress
(Also known as Kim Tae-hui)
Kim Tae-hee Biography
Kim Tae-hee made her entertainment debut as a model in late 90s, before started acting in some cameo roles.
Kim’s breakthrough came in 2003 with popular drama “Stairway to Heaven”, co-starring Kwon Sang-woo and Choi Ji-woo. Kim played the bad character in the drama, but her appearance and acting has won her many fans.
Kim Tae-hee then landed a leading role in “Forbidden Love” before starring in “Love Story in Harvard” (LSIH) alongside Kim Rae-won in 2005. LSIH was a great hit in Korea and some Asian countries, and Kim becomes a regional superstar.
LSIH is Kim’s last drama to date; she starred in movie “The Restless” in 2006… a huge budget movie that ended in disappointment. Her latest movie is “Quarrel” (Ssawoom) which is premiering in December 2007.
Kim Tae-hee has been featuring in lots of commercial films; lots of her CF are well received by fans and consumers, but there are critics arguing that she should spend more time on acting in real dramas and movies instead of all the commercials.
One undeniable fact though, Kim Tae-hee still remains as one of the most popular Korean actresses in Asia.
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Jun Ji-hyun Profile
Name: Jun Ji-hyun (Gianna Jun, Jeon Ji-hyun, Jung Ji-hyeon)
Birthname: Wang Ji-hyeon (Wang Ji-hyun, )
Birthdate: October 30, 1981
Birth place: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 172 cm
Blood Type: B
Religion: Christianity
Family: Parents and a elder brother
Education: Dongguk University (Department of Theater and Film)
Profession: Actress and model
Hobbies: Movies and music
Favorite Actress: Angelina Jolie
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Jun Ji Hyun Biography
Jun Ji-hyun started her career modeling for “Echo” magazine in 1997 and then featuring in some commercial advertisement.
Jun Ji-hyun was noticed overseas when she featured in famous Hong Kong singer Leon Lai’s music video in 1998.
Jun Ji-hyun made her first Korean TV series debut in 1997 in “The Season of Puberty.” In 1999 she starred in the acclaimed TV drama “Happy Together” and made her big screen debut in “White Valentine.”
Jun Ji-hyun first major success in acting was in 2000 box office hit “Il Mare.” The story of Il Mare was being adapted into a Hollywood movie, “Lake House” in 2006 starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock.
It was in 2001 that Ji-hyun got the breakthrough and become an Asian superstar with movie “My Sassy Girl” with actor Cha Tae-hyun. Ji-hyun’s role as a naughty, annoying, raging yet adorable and lovable lady is one of the most classical character in Korean movies.
My Sassy Girl was a superhit across Asia, Ji-hyun became an Asian household name, and one of the first few Korean artist to become international superstar.
Jun Ji-hyun however couldn’t make another box office hit like My Sassy Girl, her 2004 movie “Windstruck” was just moderately successful while 2006 “Daisy” was merely disappointment.
Jun Ji-hyun remains as one of the most talk about actress from Korea, and is still one of the most popular model for commercial ads.
Jun Ji-hyun latest project is Hollywood movie, “Blood: The Last Vampire.” She also adapted her English name as Gianna Jun to venture into Hollywood.
Why I like Jun Ji-hyun
Jun Ji-hyun has the cute and pretty angellic face, and with a sexy body figure. Jun Ji-hyun can act as an innocent babe, a cool beauty, a funky girl or a slutty hot chick.
Jun Ji-hyun is a pretty good actress as well.
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