Han Ye Seul
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Han Ye Seul is a Korean actress and model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

 primarily working in Korea.

Biography

Han's real name is Kim Ye-Seul-Yi, while her English name is Leslie Kim. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, before moving to South Korea to pursue acting/modeling. She attended Cerritos High School
Cerritos High School
Cerritos High School, also called CHS, is a public high school in Cerritos, California, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the ABC Unified School District.-History:...

 and graduated from Cerritos College
Cerritos College
Cerritos College is a public comprehensive community college founded in 1955 located in Norwalk, California. It was named after Rancho Los Cerritos, a ranch that served prominently in the region in the 19th century...

 with an AA degree in computer graphics and is fluent in both English and Korean.

Naturalization

Han Ye Seul gave up her American nationality in 2004 for a Korean one in order to fully establish herself on the Korean market as a Korean actress.

Debut

Han debuted as a model after winning a super model competition in 2001. Ye-seul is an all-round artist as she is a singer, actress of dramas and movies. She also has starred in a variety of commercials in Korea ranging from health drinks to beauty products to Venus women's apparel to Pizza Hut TV spots, Samsung ads and commercials for Motorola phones. She is also the voice for the character Susan Murphy in the Korean-language version of the DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Animation
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 film Monsters vs. Aliens
Monsters vs. Aliens
Monsters vs. Aliens is a 2009 American computer-animated 3-D science fiction film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures...

(2009). She also appeared in Rain's music video for "Love Song".

The Spy Myung-wol Incident

She was involved in a dispute with Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) for failing to show up to filming of the drama Myung Wol the Spy on 14 August 2011. Her agency cited conflicts with her PD
Program director
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 over her working conditions, although it earlier explained that her absence was the result of poor health. It was revealed that she worked several extra hours and slept for only one to two hours for several weeks. She also received an injection for fatigue. She unexpectedly left South Korea to return to Los Angeles that day. At a meeting on the 15th, Kim agreed to return to filming on 16 August. She returned to Korea on the 18th bringing her mother back with her for support. She was reported to have given a press conference at the airport apologizing on her sudden absence citing difficulties and hardships she had. She also remarked that she firmly believes that what she did was right despite criticism from the public and other media sources that pointed out her unexpected sudden absence from shooting.

Drama

  • 2011, KBS2: Spy Myung-wol
    Spy Myung-wol
    Spy Myung Wol is a 2011 KBS2 Television romantic comedy series starring Han Ye-seul and Eric Mun in the lead roles. It is about a North Korean spy who was tasked to kidnap a popular South Korean actor in order to get a South Korean wave in North Korea, but she ends up falling in love with him...

  • 2009, SBS: Will It Snow On Christmas?
  • 2008, SBS: Tazza
    Tazza
    A tazza is a shallow saucer-like dish either mounted on a stem and foot or on a foot alone. The word has been generally adopted by archaeologists and connoisseurs for this type of vessel, used either for drinking, serving small items of food, or just for display.The Farnese Tazza is a 2nd century...

  • 2006, MBC: Couple or Trouble
    Couple or Trouble
    Couple or Trouble is a South Korean TV drama which starred Oh Ji Ho and Han Ye Seul . The original meaning of the title is Fantasy Couple. The drama was aired in Korea from October 14 to December 3, 2006 through MBC network. It was Oh Ji Ho and Han Ye Seul first leading roles in a TV drama...

  • 2005, SBS: The Typhoon In That Summer
  • 2004, KBS: Forbidden Love
  • 2003, MBC: Breathless
  • 2003, MBC: Nonstop 4

Awards

  • 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Top Ten Stars (Tazza)
  • 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Female Lead Award: Special Planning Drama (Tazza)
  • Golden Cinematography Awards: Best New Actress for "Miss Gold Digger" (2008)
  • 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best New Actress for "Miss Gold Digger" (2008)
  • 45th Grand Bell Awards: Best New Actress for "Miss Gold Digger" (2008)
  • 45th Grand Bell Awards: BMW Popularity Award - Female (2008)
  • 44th Baeksang Awards: Best New Actress for "Miss Gold Digger" (2008)
  • Asia Model Awards: Model Star Award (2007)
  • 43rd Baeksang Awards: Popularity (2007)
  • MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award for Couple of Fantasy (2006)
  • MBC Drama Awards: Popularity (2006)
  • MBC Drama Awards: Best Couple with Oh Ji Ho in Couple of Fantasy (2006)
  • MBC Entertainment Awards: Top Exellence Actress in Sitcom (2004)
  • Super Model Contest: Juliet Award (2001)

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