SON YE JIN

KOREAN STARS

SON YE JIN

PROFILE

Name: 손예진 / Son Ye Jin (Son Yeh Jin)

Real name: 손연진 / Son Yeon Jin (Son Yun Jin)

Profession: Actress and model

Birthdate: 1982-Jan-11

Birthplace: Daegu, South Korea

Height: 165cm

Weight: 45kg

Star sign: Capricorn

Blood type: RH+A

Family: Older sister

Talent agency: Barunson Entertainment

Education: Seoul Institute of the Arts (Film Arts degree)

Hobbies: Listening to music and reading books

Religion: Christianity (Roman Catholic)

Son Ye-jin has taken on a variety of roles in her career to date, propelling her to fame both in Korea and in other Asian countries. She first appeared in a supporting role in Park Ki-hyung's film Secret Tears in 2000, and then went on to take the lead in TV dramas such as Delicious Proposal , Sun-hee and Jin- hee, and Daemang: Great Ambition. Her first high-profile role in cinema was in Im Kwon-taek 's Chi-hwa-seon , which screened at Cannes and took home a Best Director award in 2002. 

The biggest success of her early career was in the subsequent films Lovers' Concerto and The Classic . Both were solid mid-level hits in Korea, and The Classic in particular—being a work of My Sassy Girl director Kwak Jae-yong -- received wide exposure in countries such as Hong Kong and China. Son further solidified her status as a "hallyu" ( Korean wave) star in 2003 by taking the lead in TV drama Summer Scent, a part of the hugely successful series of TV dramas including Autumn Love Story and Winter Sonata (though this drama would not attract the attention of the previous two). Her next two films also proved to be huge hits in Asia: A Moment to Remember , based on a famous Japanese TV series, set box office records in Japan and sold over two million tickets in Korea, while April Snow in which she co-starred with superstar Bae Yong-joon was also a smash hit in Japan and China (though not, incidentally, in Korea). 

Son's most recent work sees her cast off her nice girl image.  She took on the roles of a con artist in The Art of Seduction , an ambitious reporter in Spotlight ,  a femme fatale in Open City , and a divorcée in the critically

acclaimed 2006 TV drama Alone in Love opposite Gam Woo-sung . In 2008, her portrayal of a polyandrous woman in My Wife Got Married bagged her Best Actress honors from the prestigious Blue Dragon Film Awards and other local award-giving bodies.

After filming the dark mystery White Night , Son wanted to do a more fun project, so she chose the romantic comedy Personal Taste , followed by the supernatural love story Spellbound .  She next stars in her first

blockbuster action flick, Tower , a remake of the 1974 Hollywood film The Towering Inferno . 

TV Shows

Year Title Role

2001 MBC Delicious Proposal (맛있는 청혼) Jang Hee-ae

MBC Sun-hee and Jin-hee (선희 진희) Shim Sun-hee

2002 SBS Daemang (대망, lit. Great Ambition) Choi Dong-hee

2003 KBS Summer Scent (여름 향기) Shim Hye-won

2006 SBS Alone in Love (연애시대) Yoo Eun-ho

2008 MBC Spotlight (스포트라이트) Seo Woo-jin

2010 MBC Personal Taste (개인의 취향) Park Gae-in

2011 SBS Secret Garden (시크릿 가든) Herself (cameo)

2011 SBS Running Man EP 70 (런닝맨) As herself

Movies

Accomplice | Gongbum (2012)

The Tower | Tawo (2012) - Seo Yun-Hee

Spellbound | Ossakhan Yeonae (2011) - Kang Yeo-Ri

White Night | Baekyahaeng (2009)

My Wife Got Married | Anaega Gyeorhonhaetta (2008)

Open City | Mobangbi Doshi (2008) - Jang-mi

Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox | Yeu woo bi (2006) - Yobi

Art of Seduction | Jakeob-ui jeongseok (2005) - Han Ji-wan

April Snow | Oechul (2005) - Seo-Young

A Moment to Remember | Nae meorisokui jiwoogae (2004) - Su-jin

Crazy First Love Cheotsarang sasu gwolgidaehoe (2003) - Il-mae Ju

Classic | Keulraesik (2003) - Ji-Hye/Ju-Hee

Lover's Concerto | Yeonae soseol (2002) - Su-in

Painted Fire | Chihwaseon (2002) - So-woon

Secret Tears | Bimil (2000)

Awards

2010 Blue Dragon Film Awards : Popularity Award

2010 Baeksang Arts Awards : InStyle Award

2010 Asia-Pacific Producer's Network (APN) Awards: Actress Recipient

2010 Seoul Arts & Culture Awards: Best Actress ( White Night )

2009 Baeksang Arts Awards : Best Actress for Film ( My Wife Got Married)

2008 Korea Gallup Poll: Best Actress ( My Wife Got Married)

2008 University Film Festival of Korea: Best Actress ( My Wife Got Married)

2008 Blue Dragon Film Awards : Best Actress ( My Wife Got Married)

2008 Blue Dragon Film Awards : Popularity Award ( My Wife Got Married)

2008 Blue Dragon Film Awards : Best Couple with Kim Joo-hyuk (My Wife Got Married)

2008 Korea Best Dresser Awards: Best Dresser - Female Movie Star

2008 Korea Jewelry Awards: Diamond Award

2008 Style Icon Awards: Style Icon - Actress

2008 Style Icon Awards: Fun Fearless Female

2007 Korea Fashion & Design Awards: Fashion Icon Award

2007 Baeksang Arts Awards : Best Actress for TV ( Alone in Love)

2006 Korea International Jewelry & Watch Fair: Best Jewelry Lady

2006 Asia Model Festival Awards: Model Star Award ( CF )

2006 SBS Drama Awards: Best Actress Top Excellence ( Alone in Love)

2006 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars ( Alone in Love)

2006 Asia Pacific Film Festival : Best Actress (April Snow)

2006 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival: Best Actress in a Foreign Film

( A Moment to Remember )

2004 Moscow International Love Film Festival: Best Couple with Jo Seung-woo ( The Classic )

2003 Grand Bell Awards : Best New Actress (The Classic )

2003 Baeksang Arts Awards : Best New Actress (The Classic )

2003 Blue Dragon Film Awards : Popularity Award ( The Classic , Crazy First Love)

2002 Korean Critics Association: Best New Actress (Lovers' Concerto)

2001 MBC Drama Awards: Best New Actress (Delicious Proposal')