KOREAN STARS
HAN
HYO JOO
PROFILE
Name: 한효주
/ Han Hyo Joo (Han Hyo Ju)
Profession: Actress and Model
Birthdate: 1987-Feb-22
Birthplace: Cheongju, South Korea
Height: 170cm
Weight: 48kg
Star sign: Pisces
Blood type: A
Talent agency: Fantom Ent
Family: Younger brother
Education: Dong Gook University (Dramatics and Films
department)
Hobbies: Singing, Watching Movies, Writing, Practice acting,
Playing piano, Listening to music, Reading, etc.
Talents: Piano, telling fairy tales, writing, running,
fencing
Religion: Christian
Discovered at a teenage beauty pageant in 2003
Han Hyo-Joo was born on February 22, 1987 in Cheongju,
Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea. Her mother worked as an elementary school
teacher before becoming an inspector for public schools and her father worked
in the military. As a child, Han Hyo-Joo was good in sports and enjoyed track
& field. In her sophomore year of high school, Han Hyo-Ju moved to Seoul
and attended Bulgok High School. Although her father, conservative &
strict, opposed her move to Seoul she was able to go forth with her wishes.
After high school, Han Hyo-Joo majored in theatre atDongguk University.
According to Han Hyo-Ju, her personality fits her blood type-A classification:
calm, doesn't get angry easily, & able to endure without a lot of
expression.
In 2003, Han Hyo-Ju won the grand prize for the Miss
Bing-geure contest, which attracted the attention from the entertainment world
(Bing-geure is a Korean food company). In 2005, Han Hyo-Ju received her first
acting roles in the MBC sitcom “Nonstop 5” and the movie “My Boss, My Teacher”.
Her debut performances went largely unnoticed. In 2006 Han Hyo-Ju received her
first leading role in the KBS2 drama “Spring Waltz”. Director Yun Seok-Ho of
“Spring Waltz” stated that he first got the idea to cast Han Hyo-Joo after
browsing the Internet and coming across her picture. Yun Seok-Ho felt she still
held the purity of a child and a sense of mysteriousness which suited her
character well. Han Hyo-Joo also stated that working on “Spring Waltz” was
difficult, largely due to her inexperience in acting.
Han Hyo-Joo's first leading performance in a feature film
came with the 2006 independent film “Ad Lib Night,” helmed by well-regarded
director Lee Yoon-Ki. Han Hyo-Joo's experience working on “Ad Lib Night”
went far more smoothly than her first leading role in a drama series. Han
Hyo-Joo recalled that the one month shoot seemed to zoom by and wished it could
have lasted longer. Her performance was enthusiastically received by critics
and Han Hyo-Joo received “Best Actress” awards from the 26th Korean Movie Critics
Organization and the 20th Singapore International Film Festival.
Han Hyo-Joo's commercial break-out role came with her
performance in the popular 2009 SBS drama series “Brilliant Legacy,” alongside
actor/singer Lee Seung-Ki. The drama series, mixing a healthy dose of
Korean melodrama with a Charles Dickens' “Great Expectations” like storyline,
captured the attention of Koreans throughout the summer of 2009. “Brilliant
Legacy”regularly received ratings in excess of 40% and catapulted Han Hyo-Joo
as one of the more popular young actresses in Korea. With her popularity, media
reports and gossip magazines began to speculate on who Han Hyo-Joo was dating.
In 2010, Han Hyo-Joo branched out of her comfort zone and
took the lead role in the MBC historical drama series “Dong Yi”.
TV Shows
Telecinema Heaven’s Postman (SBS, 2009)
Nonstop 5 (MBC, 2005)
Movies
Love 911 / Bandage (2012)
Only You / Always(2011)
Ride Away (2008)
Ad-Lib Night (2006)
My Boss, My Teacher (2005)
Awards
2011 47th Baeksang Art Awards: Best Actress (Drama) (Dong
Yi)
2010 MBC Drama Awards: Grand Prize (Dong Yi)
2010 MBC Drama Awards: Popularity Award (Dong Yi)
2010 Korea Drama Festival: Best Actress (Dong Yi)
2010 5th Seoul Drama Awards: Hallyu Special Award for Female
Actress (Shining Inheritance)
2009 SBS Drama Awards: Top Ten Star Award
2009 SBS Drama Awards: Best Actress (Special Planning),
(Shining Inheritance)
2009 SBS Drama Awards: Best Couple with Lee Seung Ki
(Shining Inheritance)
2009 MNET 20′s Choice Awards: Hot Female Drama Star (Shining
Inheritance)
2008 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Award
2007 KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award (Female)
2007 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple (with Park Hae Jin)
2007 Korea’s Best Dressed Award
2007 20th Singapore International Film Festival: Best
Actress Award
2006 26th Korean Screen Critics Award: Best Female Newcomer
Award
2003 Binggrae Smile Awards: First Prize
Notes
1. Some of Han Hyo-Joo's
hobbies include watching movies, reading books, and children's storytelling.
2. Han Hyo-Joo is also
a fan of Japanese movies and learned Japanese language because of Japanese
movies. She has also appeared in the joint Korean-Japanese production
"Postman to Heaven" and the 2006 independent film "Ad Lib
Night" - which is based on a Japanese short story.
3. Read Q&A for
movie "Always" with So Ji-Sub, Han Hyo-Joo and
director Song Il-Gon(from press conference at the 2011 Busan
International Film Festival).
4. For the release of
Japanese film "My Back Page" in South Korea, Han Hyo-Joo took part in
a "barrier free" version (featuring descriptive audio and subtitles
for people with hearing or visual impairments). Han Hyo-Joo provided the
descriptive audio for the movie. "My Back Page" is released in South
Korea on March 15, 2012.
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