Han Ji-hye
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Han Ji-hye is a South Korean actress.
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Han debuted as a model, then started acting in supporting roles in TV dramas such as Summer Scent
. She landed her first leading role in Sweet 18
. The next couple of years saw Han starring in low-rating dramas, but her 2007 daily drama Likeable or Not became very popular, topping the ratings chart during its run and recording the highest rating for a daily drama since 2000. Han then displayed newfound maturity and great improvement in her acting in the 2008 epic drama East of Eden
.
In 2008, Han along with Leon Jay Williams sang the Korean and Chinese versions of Olympic theme song "Friends." She was brought to the project via a proposal from the Chinese Olympic committee to sing "Friends" as the official swimming theme of the Beijing National Aquatics Centre
at the Beijing Olympics
. Less than a year later, she again recorded a digital single, an upbeat electro-pop
song titled "Luv Luv."
After studying the craft of shoemaking and design in Florence, Italy, Han collaborated with existing shoe brand Jinny Kim to design and produce her own line, called "H by Jinny Kim." This was documented on the cable program O'live TV Han Ji-hye: Shoes! My Dream!. The Fall/Winter 2009 collection were sold in major department stores in Seoul and the surrounding metro areas, as well as in a well-known department store in Singapore and various online shopping malls.
Han published My Fair Lady, a collection of autobiographical lifestyle essays. The volume focused on Han’s hobbies and daily life rather than on her onscreen work and contained Han’s writings about her experiences as a twentysomething single woman, as well as her reflections on her life. It also touched on the various projects she has undertaken such as designing shoes, studying tea ceremony, learning about ceramics, DIY furniture making, fabric art, and more.
Director Lee Joon-ik cast Han in his period action film Blades of Blood
without auditioning her — not for her talents, but for her Asian-looking eyes. Aside from finding her single eyelid unique and difficult to find these days, Lee liked that she related to him in a natural manner. Han said she learned a lot from the director while filming. She also sang on the soundtrack, having played a gisaeng
in the film.
In 2011 she starred in her first historical series The Duo. She plays a visually impaired teacher in the 2-part Chuseok
special Dangerous Gift.
and My Boyfriend Is Type B
leading man Lee Dong-gun
. The couple had a highly publicized breakup in early 2008.
On September 21, 2010, Han married her boyfriend, a public prosecutor, in a private ceremony in Hawaii
.
Han's Twitter
account is "blueberryhjh1".
Career
Born Lee Ji-hye, she used the stage name Han Ji-hye upon learning that her real name would cause confusion among fans since an older actress, Lena Lee, also has the same Korean nameKorean name
A Korean name consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both North Korea and South Korea. In the Korean language, 'ireum' or 'seong-myeong' usually refers to the family name and given name together...
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Han debuted as a model, then started acting in supporting roles in TV dramas such as Summer Scent
Summer Scent
Summer Scent is a 20-episode TV drama series made in 2003. It is the third installment of the four part Endless Love drama series directed by Yoon Seok-Ho, produced by South Korean TV Network KBS.- Storyline :...
. She landed her first leading role in Sweet 18
Sweet 18
Sweet 18 is a South Korean television series produced by KBS in 2004. The story strongly focuses on both personal and clan-level relationships between Jung-sook, a member of Papyeong's Yun clan, and Hyuk-joon, a member of Andong's Kwon clan...
. The next couple of years saw Han starring in low-rating dramas, but her 2007 daily drama Likeable or Not became very popular, topping the ratings chart during its run and recording the highest rating for a daily drama since 2000. Han then displayed newfound maturity and great improvement in her acting in the 2008 epic drama East of Eden
East of Eden (TV series)
East of Eden is a South Korean drama produced by Chorokbaem Media. MBC labeled it as their 47th Anniversary Special Project Drama. Twenty-five billion won was spent on the production of East of Eden.-Summary:...
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In 2008, Han along with Leon Jay Williams sang the Korean and Chinese versions of Olympic theme song "Friends." She was brought to the project via a proposal from the Chinese Olympic committee to sing "Friends" as the official swimming theme of the Beijing National Aquatics Centre
Beijing National Aquatics Centre
The Beijing National Aquatics Center , also officially known as the National Aquatics Center, and colloquially known as the Water Cube , is an aquatics center that was built alongside Beijing National Stadium in the Olympic Green for the swimming competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics...
at the Beijing Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. Less than a year later, she again recorded a digital single, an upbeat electro-pop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
song titled "Luv Luv."
After studying the craft of shoemaking and design in Florence, Italy, Han collaborated with existing shoe brand Jinny Kim to design and produce her own line, called "H by Jinny Kim." This was documented on the cable program O'live TV Han Ji-hye: Shoes! My Dream!. The Fall/Winter 2009 collection were sold in major department stores in Seoul and the surrounding metro areas, as well as in a well-known department store in Singapore and various online shopping malls.
Han published My Fair Lady, a collection of autobiographical lifestyle essays. The volume focused on Han’s hobbies and daily life rather than on her onscreen work and contained Han’s writings about her experiences as a twentysomething single woman, as well as her reflections on her life. It also touched on the various projects she has undertaken such as designing shoes, studying tea ceremony, learning about ceramics, DIY furniture making, fabric art, and more.
Director Lee Joon-ik cast Han in his period action film Blades of Blood
Blades of Blood
Blades of Blood is a 2010 South Korean action drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik. The film is based on the graphic novel Like the Moon Escaping from the Clouds.- Production :...
without auditioning her — not for her talents, but for her Asian-looking eyes. Aside from finding her single eyelid unique and difficult to find these days, Lee liked that she related to him in a natural manner. Han said she learned a lot from the director while filming. She also sang on the soundtrack, having played a gisaeng
Kisaeng
Kisaeng , sometimes called ginyeo , were female Korean official prostitute or entertainers. Kisaeng are artists who work to entertain others, such as the yangbans and kings....
in the film.
In 2011 she starred in her first historical series The Duo. She plays a visually impaired teacher in the 2-part Chuseok
Chuseok
Chuseok , originally known as Hangawi , is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. Like many other harvest festivals, it is held around the Autumn Equinox...
special Dangerous Gift.
Personal life
Han was in a long-term relationship with Sweet 18Sweet 18
Sweet 18 is a South Korean television series produced by KBS in 2004. The story strongly focuses on both personal and clan-level relationships between Jung-sook, a member of Papyeong's Yun clan, and Hyuk-joon, a member of Andong's Kwon clan...
and My Boyfriend Is Type B
My Boyfriend is Type B
My Boyfriend is Type B is a South Korean romantic comedy film from the year 2005. The basic premise of the film comes from the Japanese blood type theory of personality, which claims that a person's blood type can determine their personality traits...
leading man Lee Dong-gun
Lee Dong-gun
Lee Dong-gun is a South Korean actor.-Career:Lee made his debut in 1998 as an actor and singer. However, he has long since given up his singing career...
. The couple had a highly publicized breakup in early 2008.
On September 21, 2010, Han married her boyfriend, a public prosecutor, in a private ceremony in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
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Han's Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
account is "blueberryhjh1".
TV drama
- SBS: Great Luck Family (2002–2003)
- MBCMunhwa Broadcasting CorporationMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
: 남자의 향기 Scent of a Man (2003) - KBS: 여름향기 Summer ScentSummer ScentSummer Scent is a 20-episode TV drama series made in 2003. It is the third installment of the four part Endless Love drama series directed by Yoon Seok-Ho, produced by South Korean TV Network KBS.- Storyline :...
(2003) - SBS: Open Drama Man and Woman "One More Step Than Love" (2003)
- MBCMunhwa Broadcasting CorporationMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
: 내 인생의 콩깍지 The Bean Chaff of My Life (2003) - KBS: 낭랑18세 Sweet 18Sweet 18Sweet 18 is a South Korean television series produced by KBS in 2004. The story strongly focuses on both personal and clan-level relationships between Jung-sook, a member of Papyeong's Yun clan, and Hyuk-joon, a member of Andong's Kwon clan...
(2004) - SBS: 반전드라마 Banjun Drama (2004)
- SBS: 섬마을 선생님 Island Village Teacher (2004)
- MBCMunhwa Broadcasting CorporationMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
: 비밀남녀 Secret Lovers (2005) - KBS: 구름계단 Cloud Stairs (2006)
- KBS: 미우나 고우나 Likeable or Not (2007–2008)
- MBCMunhwa Broadcasting CorporationMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
: 에덴의 동쪽 East of EdenEast of Eden (TV series)East of Eden is a South Korean drama produced by Chorokbaem Media. MBC labeled it as their 47th Anniversary Special Project Drama. Twenty-five billion won was spent on the production of East of Eden.-Summary:...
(2008–2009) - CCTVChina Central TelevisionChina Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the major state television broadcaster in mainland China. CCTV has a network of 19 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers...
: 天堂绣 Heavenly Embroidery (2010) - KBS: Drama Special 피아니스트 "Pianist" (2010)
- MBCMunhwa Broadcasting CorporationMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
: 짝패 The Duo (2011) - SBS: ChuseokChuseokChuseok , originally known as Hangawi , is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. Like many other harvest festivals, it is held around the Autumn Equinox...
Special 선물 "Gift" (2011)
Film
- 굳세어라 금순아 Saving My HubbySaving My HubbySaving My Hubby is a 2002 South Korean film starring Bae Doona, and is the directorial debut of Hyun Nam-seop.- Plot :Former volleyball star Guem-sun is now a married housewife with a young daughter...
(2002) - 싱글즈 SinglesSingles (2003 film)Singles is a 2003 romantic comedy film from South Korea, starring Jang Jin-young, Uhm Jung-hwa and Lee Beom-soo, and based on the novel Christmas at Twenty-Nine by Japanese writer Kamato Toshio. Jang won "Best Actress" for her performance as Na-nan at the 2003 Blue Dragon Film Awards.- Plot summary...
(2003) - B형 남자친구 My Boyfriend Is Type BMy Boyfriend is Type BMy Boyfriend is Type B is a South Korean romantic comedy film from the year 2005. The basic premise of the film comes from the Japanese blood type theory of personality, which claims that a person's blood type can determine their personality traits...
(2005) - 허밍 Humming (2008)
- 구르믈 버서난 달처럼 Blades of BloodBlades of BloodBlades of Blood is a 2010 South Korean action drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik. The film is based on the graphic novel Like the Moon Escaping from the Clouds.- Production :...
(2010)
Music video
- 그댄 행복에 살텐데 (Leeds, 2002)
- 잊을 수 있을까요? (Leeds, 2003)
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휠릴리 Whistle to Me (Hwilili) Andante (Lee Soo Young Lee Soo YoungLee Soo Young is a Korean ballad singer. She made her debut in 1999 in Korea with the hit “I Believe.” Currently, she has nine released albums and five mini-albums and sang six OSTs...
, 2004) - 포에버 유 Forever You (Lee Soo YoungLee Soo YoungLee Soo Young is a Korean ballad singer. She made her debut in 1999 in Korea with the hit “I Believe.” Currently, she has nine released albums and five mini-albums and sang six OSTs...
, 2005) - 광화문 연가 Gwanghwamun Love Song (Lee Soo YoungLee Soo YoungLee Soo Young is a Korean ballad singer. She made her debut in 1999 in Korea with the hit “I Believe.” Currently, she has nine released albums and five mini-albums and sang six OSTs...
, 2005)
Discography
- Love You Forever (2 duet tracks from Humming OSTSoundtrackA soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
, 2008) - Friends (Beijing Olympics swimming theme song, 2008)
- Luv Luv (digital single featuring Soul Tronik, 2009)
- 상사몽 (track from Blades of BloodBlades of BloodBlades of Blood is a 2010 South Korean action drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik. The film is based on the graphic novel Like the Moon Escaping from the Clouds.- Production :...
OSTSoundtrackA soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
, 2010)
Awards
- 2001: Korea Supermodel Contest - Special Prize
- 2003: KBS Drama Awards - Best New Actress (Summer ScentSummer ScentSummer Scent is a 20-episode TV drama series made in 2003. It is the third installment of the four part Endless Love drama series directed by Yoon Seok-Ho, produced by South Korean TV Network KBS.- Storyline :...
) - 2004: Baeksang Arts Awards - Best New Actress (Sweet 18Sweet 18Sweet 18 is a South Korean television series produced by KBS in 2004. The story strongly focuses on both personal and clan-level relationships between Jung-sook, a member of Papyeong's Yun clan, and Hyuk-joon, a member of Andong's Kwon clan...
) - 2004: MBC Entertainment Awards - Best New Star, Variety Show category
- 2006: Korea Best Dresser Swan Awards - Best Dresser, TV Actress category
- 2007: KBS Drama Awards - Female Excellence Award for Daily Drama (Likeable or Not)
- 2008: Korea Drama Festival - Female Excellence Award (Likeable or Not)
- 2008: MBC Drama Awards - Female Excellence Award (East of EdenEast of Eden (TV series)East of Eden is a South Korean drama produced by Chorokbaem Media. MBC labeled it as their 47th Anniversary Special Project Drama. Twenty-five billion won was spent on the production of East of Eden.-Summary:...
) - 2009: Asia Model Festival Awards - Model Star Award
- 2009: Korea Cadastral Survey Corporation - Plaque of Appreciation
- 2010: Korea International Jewelry & Watch Fair - Best Jewelry Lady
External links
- Mini-Homepage at CyworldCyworldCyworld is a South Korean social network service operated by SK Communications , a subsidiary of SK Telecom .Members cultivate relationships by forming Ilchon or "friendships" with each other through their minihompy....
- Han Ji-hye at Wayz Company
- Han Ji-hye at Yedang Entertainment
- Fan Cafe at Daum
- Han Ji-hye at HanCinema