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Han Hyo-joo (born February 22, 1987) is a South Korean film and television actress. She is best known for her leading roles in television drama series: Spring Waltz (2006); Brilliant Legacy (2009); Dong Yi (2010) and W (2016); as well as the film Cold Eyes (2013), for which she won Best Actress at the 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards, and romance film The Beauty Inside (2015).
Han was first discovered in a teenage beauty pageant organized by food corporation Binggrae in 2003. She began her acting career in the sitcom Nonstop 5 and the gangster comedy film My Boss, My Teacher.[3][4] Han later raised her profile by starring in Spring Waltz, the fourth and final installment of TV director Yoon Seok-ho's "season drama" series.[5]
In 2019, Han was confirmed as part of the main cast of American television series Treadstone, an offshoot from Universal’s Bourne franchise.[52][53]
In 2010, Han took on the titular character in MBC's 49th anniversary project Dong Yi,[17][18] The series became a hit during its run both domestically and across Asia.[19][20] Han won several acting awards for her portrayal of Choi Suk-bin, including the Daesang (Grand Prize) award at MBC Drama Awards and the coveted Best Actress award at Baeksang Arts Awards.[21][22]
Later that year, Han got together with Yoo Yeon-seok and Chun Woo-hee, both of her co-stars in The Beauty Inside, again for Love, Lies, a movie which depicts the last story of gisaeng during the Japanese occupation in the 1940s.[43][44]
In 2014, Han and Love 911 costar Go Soo reunited in Myohyangsangwan ("View of Mount Myohyang"), which depicts the rendezvous of a South Korean painter and a North Korean waitress in a North Korean restaurant. The short film is a collaboration by contemporary artists Moon Kyung-won and Jeon Joon-ho, and combined a theatrical plot, experimental imagery, dance and performance art.[36][37]
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In 2011, Han played a blind telemarketer opposite So Ji-sub's ex-boxer in the melodrama film Always.[23] Helmed by director Song Il-gon, it premiered as the opening film of the 2011 Busan International Film Festival.[24][25][26] Han later contributed voice narration to the "barrier-free" version of Japanese film My Back Page, which features descriptive audio and subtitles for people with hearing or visual impairments.
The first script reading of the drama was held in May 2016.
The drama is Han Hyo-joo's small screen comeback after 6 years.
Lee formed a management company, BH Entertainment, which manages many actors including Han Hyo-joo, Go Soo, Jin Goo, and Han Ji-min. He owns a shop, BHNC, which sells hats, scarfs and wallets.
Love, Lies () is 2016 South Korean period drama film directed by Park Heung-sik, reuniting "The Beauty Inside" co-stars Han Hyo-joo, Chun Woo-hee and Yoo Yeon-seok. The story takes place in 1943, during the Imperial Japanese occupation of Korea. In the film, best friends Jung So-yul (Han Hyo-joo) and Seo Yeon-hee (Chun Woo-hee) are two of the last remaining "gisaeng". Although they enjoy pop music, they are committed to singing "jeongga", or classical Korean songs. So-yul's life falls apart when her lover, pop music producer Kim Yoon-woo (Yoo Yeon-seok), falls in love with Yeon-hee and helps her debut as a pop singer. The story follows So-yul's downward spiral as she is consumed by uncontrollable jealousy.
Han Hyo-joo received a Best Actress nomination at the 49th Baeksang Arts Awards in 2013.
Han then filmed the Korean-Japanese telecinema co-production Heaven's Postman, which also featured pop star Jaejoong from TVXQ (now JYJ).[10] After several postponements, it was released in theaters in late 2009, and broadcast on TV in 2010.
In November 2011, they were replaced by director Choo Chang-min and actor Lee Byung-hun in his first ever historical film. A month later, Han Hyo-joo was cast as Lee's co-star.
Han's breakthrough came in Brilliant Legacy costarring Lee Seung-gi, which became a massive hit in 2009, reaching a peak viewership rating of 47.1%.[11][12][13] It catapulted Han to stardom, and after the drama's conclusion, she experienced a sharp rise in endorsement deals and media requests for interviews, as well as increased pan-Asian popularity.[14][15] Later that year Han wrapped up her starring role in the musical drama Soul Special, which aired on KBS Joy.[16]
Kim Hyo-joo (; ; born 14 July 1995), also known as Hyo Joo Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She won the 2014 Evian Championship while setting the record for lowest 18-hole score at a major with a 61 in the first round. The 2014 Evian Championship was her first major appearance. She later accepted membership on the LPGA Tour for 2015.
A South Korean remake titled "Cold Eyes" starring Sol Kyung-gu, Jung Woo-sung and Han Hyo-joo was released in 2013.
He made his debut in acting in the "Soul Special: Music Drama" where he worked with Han Hyo-Joo. The drama “Soul Special” was a revolution in the entertainment business since all episodes were only released online.
In 2013, Han starred opposite Sol Kyung-gu and Jung Woo-sung in action thriller Cold Eyes, a remake of the 2007 Hong Kong film Eye in the Sky.[31][32] The film dominated the box office after its release and became one of the biggest domestic hits of 2013.[33] Han received acting recognition for her performance, winning Best Actress from the Blue Dragon Film Awards and Buil Film Awards.[34][35]
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He was then cast as the male lead in SBS's weekend drama "Brilliant Legacy" in 2009, co-starring Han Hyo-joo. The drama maintained its top spot in viewer ratings throughout its run, with its final episode attaining a viewer rating of 47.1%. The huge success boosted Lee's popularity as an actor and led to increased advertising offers for the actor. With this drama, he received the "Excellence in Acting" award, the "Top 10 Stars" award and the "Best Couple" award with Han Hyo-joo at the 2009 SBS Drama Awards.
In 2016, Han returns to the small screen with MBC's fantasy suspense series W alongside Lee Jong-suk.[45] Helmed by director Jung Dae-yoon who directed She Was Pretty and writer Song Jae-jung whose previous works include Nine: Nine Time Travels and Queen In-hyun's Man, expectations rises when this also marks Han's small screen comeback after 6 years.[46][47] She won the Top Excellence award at the 5th APAN Star Awards and MBC Drama Awards for her performance in W.
Park Hyo-joo (born October 8, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading role in the period police procedural "Chosun Police Season 1" (also known as "Byeolsungeom"), as well as her supporting roles in the hit film "Punch", and the television series "Air City", "Girl K", and "The Chaser".
In 2018, Han starred in the thriller Golden Slumber alongside Kang Dong-won.[48] The same year, she reunited with Kang as the female lead in sci-fi action thriller Illang: The Wolf Brigade, based on the Japanese animated flick of the same name.[49][50][51]
Han Hyo-joo was born in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province.[1] 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.[2]