Biography
Song Hye Kyo (born November 22, 1981, registered February 26, 1982) is a Korean model and actress. Before getting her arts degree at Sejong University, Song made her debut by winning the Grand Prize in model search in SunKyung Smart (school uniform brand) and in a Sunday morning drama called “Happy Morning” (KBS,1996).
Song
debuted in the entertainment industry in 1996 when she won the Grand
Prize in SunKyung Smart (a school uniform company) when she was
finishing her third year in junior high school. It was not long until
she starred in her first drama, Happy Morning. Since then, she would
continue to star in a string of various dramas and sitcoms but it wasn't
until the KBS drama Autumn in My Heart in 2000 with Song Seung Hun and
Won Bin that Song rose to fame throughout Asia. The show became famous
for depicting a tragic love story between three people.
Song's
popularity continued to climb when she played a leading role in the
poker drama All In, alongside Lee Byung Hun. She was also in a highly
publicized relationship with Lee during this time (they broke up in
2004).
Song costarred with pop star Rain in the popular romantic
comedy series Full House. After the pan-Asian success of Full House,
Song starred in the movie My Girl and I, which was panned by audiences
and critics alike. Song went on a 2-year hiatus, returning to acting as
the kisaeng Hwang Jin-i in the movie version of Hwang Jin-i, which was
released in South Korea in 2007. Though promoted heavily, it fared
poorly at the box office. She then made her American debut in the
Hollywood indie film Make Yourself At Home (originally titled Fetish) in
2008.
To pursue her dream of becoming a "hallyu queen" in Japan,
she is planning to release a video album produced by entertainment
company StarM Planning. However, while the shooting is already
completed, the release date is still unconfirmed.
In late 2008,
Song starred in the KBS2 drama The World That They Live In opposite Hyun
Bin. Not romantically involved during filming, the two had kept in
touch after the drama ended and they started dating in June 2009. Hyun
Bin's being away for the filming of Friend, Our Legend in Busan
reportedly made the two realize they were in love.[1] Song Hye Kyo is
considered Korea's Most Beautiful Woman and Korea's Natural Beauty.