Shin Hyun-jun
Born	(1968-10-28) October 28, 1968 (age 43) Seoul, South Korea
Occupation	Actor, model, professor, MC
Korean name
Hangul	신현준
Hanja	申鉉濬
Revised Romanization	Sin Hyeon-jun
McCune–Reischauer	Shin Hyŏn-jun
Website
http://www.shinhyunjun.jp

Shin Hyun-jun (born October 28, 1968) is a popular actor from South Korea. He is well known for portraying Ki-bong in the movie Barefoot Ki-bong and the photographer in South Korea's most popular music video "Because I'm A Girl" performed by KISS. He is best known as 아랍왕자 (Prince of Arab) due to his foreign look and long eyelashes. Recently, he traveled to Haiti and volunteered to help the victims of 2010 Haiti earthquake. He is currently the main MC in KBS 2TV "Entertainment Weekly" and MBC's Sunday Sunday Night segment, Enjoy Today show.

Career[link]

Shin was an athletics major at Yonsei University before starting a career in modeling and acting in 1989. His film debut came in director Im Kwon-taek's Son of a General series, set under the Japanese occupation in the 1920s. When director Kang Je-gyu was writing 'Gingko Bed', he had Shin in mind for the General Hwang-role even before starting to write the screenplay. He actually said he would not shoot the film if he couldn't get Shin to play that role. In recent years,Shin has turned more towards popular cinema, finding his greatest success in fantasy/sci-fi works such as The Gingko Bed, The Soul Guardians, and the Korean-Chinese coproduction Bichunmoo. In 2001 he starred in the third film by director Jang Jin Guns & Talks. He drew praise in this film for his acting, and the film went on to become hugely successful at the box-office.

In 2008,he released an autobiography titled "Confession". The first print sold out in two days and is currently in its third print in Korea. The book had also been released in China and Japan. The book contains a foreword by international superstar Jackie Chan as well as testimonies by other Korean celebrities, including Choi Ji-woo, Kim Won-hee and Nam Hee-seok. Aside from his job as an actor, he is also an acting professor at Induk University since March 2010.

most recently he started KBS Television series The Bridal Mask when he played Lee Kang-san who was orignal Bride Mask and brother to main character ^[1]

Filmography[link]

Films[link]

• Sin of a Family (film) (2011)
• George and Bong-shik (2010)
• Sin of A Family (2010)
• Kiss Me,Kill Me (2009)
• His Last Gift (2008)
• The Worst Guy Ever (2007)
• Master Kims (2007)
• Hot for Teacher (2006)
• Marrying the Mafia III (2006)
• Barefoot Ki-bong (2006)
• Shadowless Sword (2005)
• Marrying the Mafia II (2005)
• Hi! Dharma 2: Showdown in Seoul (2004)
• Face (2004)
• Blue (2003)
• Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003)
• Guns & Talks (2001)
• Siren (2000)
• Bichunmoo (2000)
• The Soul Guardians (1998)
• The Story of a Man (1998)
• KK Family List (1997)
• Maria and the Inn (1997)
• Lament (1997)
• The Gingko Bed (1996)
• Channel 69 (1996)
• The Taebaek Mountains (1994)
• Hwa-om-kyung (1993)
• Son of a General 3 (1992)
• Son of a General 2 (1991)
• Son of a General (1990)

TV Drama[link]

• The Bride Mask (2012)
• Road No. 1 (2010) - special appearance
• Cain and Abel (2009)
• Star's Lover (2008) - cameo
• Rondo (2006)
• Stairway to Heaven(SBS / 2003)
• I Love You!, I Love You! (1998)
• White Nights 3.98 (1998)
• 1.5 (1996)
• Son of Wind (1995)

Music videos[link]

• Bobby Kim - "Remember The Last Christmas"
• Lee Seung-Cheol - 말리꽃
• Jo Sungmo - "For Your Soul"
• Lee Soo Young - "Never Again"
• KISS - "Because I'm A Girl"
• Zi-A - "Absentmindedly"
• Zi-A - "Together With A Star In My Heart"
• Zi-A - "Guardian Angel"
• Zi-A - "I Love You I'm Sorry"
• Zi-A - "I'm Happy"
• Zi-A - "Choked With Grief"

Awards[link]

• 2010: MBC Special Variety Award
• 2010: Goodwill Ambassador for Red Cross
• 2010: Goodwill Ambassador for Grain Welfare Foundation
• 2010: Goodwill Ambassador for World No Tobacco Day
• 2010: 1004 Marathon Relay for Disabled People Public Ambassador
• 2010: The 2010 Bible EXPO Public Ambassador
• 2008: Goodwill Ambassador for South Korea's World Refugee Day
• 2008: 16th Chunsa Film Festival - Hallyu Culture Award
• 2007: 7th World Paralympic Games Ambassador
• 2006: 26th Hawaii International Film Festival - Asian Star Award
• 2006: 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards - Most Popular Actor
• 2006: 4th Korea Fashion World Awards - Best Dressed Award
• 2001: Baekjusang Awards - Best Dressed Actor
• 1992: 30th Daejong Film Awards - Best New Actor
• 1992: Grand Bell Awards - Promising Actor

External links[link]

• [1] at Cyworld
• Shin Hyun-jun at HanCinema
• Shin Hyun-jun at the Internet Movie Database

References[link]

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Han Ji-min (born November 5, 1982) is a South Korean actress.

Career[link]

Han Ji-min started her career in show business while still a high school student. She did various commercial films (CF) and music videos before gaining wider attention in 2003, when she appeared in hit Korean television dramas All In and Dae Jang Geum. Han said she hadn't dreamed of becoming a serious actress, but changed her mind after starring in All In, where she played the teenage counterpart of the drama's main character, played by popular actress Song Hye-kyo. After her breakthrough performance in the critically acclaimed mania drama Resurrection,^[1] Han challenged herself by playing a cute yet ambitious tomboy who dreams of becoming a pilot in her first movie Blue Swallow.^[2]

A car accident on the set of Wolf seriously injured Han and her co-star Eric Mun,^[3][4][5] causing the drama to be delayed repeatedly^[6] until the decision was finally made to discontinue it with only three episodes aired. After a long recovery for Mun, the two actors reunited instead in the drama Super Rookie Ranger^[7] (also known as Invincible Parachute Agent or Korea Secret Agency).

Han also hosted the weekly showbiz news program Entertainment Relay on KBS from 2006 to 2008.

She continued to act in TV dramas, with memorable turns as straitlaced resistance fighter Jo Ma-ja in Capital Scandal and royal concubine Sung Song-yeon in the historical drama Yi San.^[8][9]

Known for her sweet, innocent and fragile image and her depictions of pretty, good girls,^[10] Han surprised audiences with her performance as a sexy femme fatale in Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow.^[11]

Han played a cynical veterinarian in Padam Padam... The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats, written by lauded drama writer Noh Hee-kyung, which aired on newly launched cable channel jTBC.^[12] She is currently starring in fantasy-sageuk-contemporary romantic comedy fusion drama Rooftop Prince, about a Joseon-era prince whose princess dies, then time-travels to the 21st century where he meets his beloved's doppelgänger.^[13]

Personal life[link]

A Social Welfare major from Seoul Women's University, Han is widely known for actively participating in volunteer work and fund drives, mostly through the relief organization Join Together Society. In 2009 she published her own book titled We’re Already Friends: Han Ji-min’s Philippines Donation Book, which includes stories and drawings of her time spent in a deep mountain village in the Philippines helping at a village school.^[14][15] She then donated all the royalties to help in funding the education of children in North Korea and developing countries in Asia.^[16]

She was rumored to be engaged to Cain and Abel co-star So Ji-sub; both denied any romantic relationship.^[17]

TV Dramas[link]

• Rooftop Prince (SBS, 2012)
• Padam Padam... The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats (jTBC, 2011)
• Cain and Abel (SBS, 2009)
• Yi San (MBC, 2007)
• Capital Scandal (KBS2, 2007)
• Super Rookie Ranger (SBS, 2006)
• Great Inheritance (KBS, 2006)
• Wolf (MBC, 2006)
• Resurrection (KBS, 2005)
• Drama City episode "Memory" (KBS2, 2005-01-09)
• Drama City episode "Déjà vu" (KBS2, 2004-08-08)
• Dae Jang Geum (MBC, 2003)
• All In (SBS, 2003)
• Good Person (MBC, 2003)

Films[link]

• Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow (2011)
• The Cut (2007)
• Blue Swallow (2005)
• The Act 1, Chapter 2 (animated, 2005)^[18]

Variety Shows[link]

• Entertainment Relay (KBS, 2006-2008)

Books[link]

• We're Already Friends: Han Ji-min's Philippines Donation Book (2009)

Awards[link]

• 2011 Asia Model Festival Awards: BBF Popular Star Award
• 2009 Ministry of Health and Welfare Minister's Citation
• 2007 MBC Drama Awards: Best Actress, Excellence Award in a Miniseries (Yi San)
• 2007 KBS Drama Awards: Best Actress, Excellence Award (Capital Scandal)
• 2007 KBS Drama Awards: Netizen Award (Capital Scandal)
• 2007 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award with Kang Ji-hwan (Capital Scandal)
• 2005 KBS Drama Awards: Best New Actress (Resurrection)
• 2005 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award with Uhm Tae-woong (Resurrection)
• 2004 KBS Drama Awards: Best Actress, One-Act/Drama Special (Deja Vu)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Han Ji-min at HanCinema
• Han Ji-min at the Korean Movie Database
• Han Ji-min at the Internet Movie Database

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Chae Jung An
Born	Chae Jeong An (1977-10-21) October 21, 1977 (age 34) Busan, South Korea
Alma mater	Dongguk University (BFA)[1]
Occupation	Actress, singer
Years active	1996–present
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1]
Korean name
Hangul	채정안
Hanja	蔡貞安
Revised Romanization	Chae Jeong-an
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ae Chǒngan
Birth name
Hangul	장정안
Hanja	張貞安
Revised Romanization	Jang Jeong-an
McCune–Reischauer	Chang Chǒngan

Chae Jung an (born October 21, 1977 in Busan, South Korea as Jang Jung-an), is a Korean actress^[2] and singer.^[3] She made her debut in acting in 1995.

In 2001 she acted as the lead role in the musical drama Mina.^[4] Many of her songs were played in the drama.

Filmography[link]

Films[link]

• 1998: Amazing Men
• 2003: Run 2 U
• 2004: Grandma's Adventure
• 2008: Hello, Schoolgirl

TV dramas[link]

• 1998: Paper Crane (KBS)
• 2001: Mina (KBS)
• 2001: Snowflakes (KBS)
• 2003: Run (나는 달린다)
• 2003: Over The Green Fields (KBS)
• 2004: Emperor of the Sea (KBS)
• 2007: The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (커피 프린스 1호점) (MBC)
• 2009: Cain and Abel (카인과 아벨) (SBS)
• 2009: Hot Blooded Salesman (KBS)
• 2010: Queen of Reversals (MBC)

Discography[link]

• Cruel (MooJung, 無情, 편지)

• Letter (Pyeonji, 편지)

1. "Intro" 0:52
2. "Shadow" 3:54
3. "Pyeonji" 3:39
4. "Tess" 3:33
5. "Middletro" 0:42
6. "Stay" 3:23
7. "Chindalle" 3:08
8. "Temptation" 3:20
9. "Babo gat-eun miso" 3:49
10. "Geuleogil Balaess-eo" 3:56
11. "My Love" 4:06
12. "White" 3:25
13. "Outro" 0:57

• Goddess....Her Fate

1. "I Say"
2. "Magic"
3. "No"
4. "Precious Love"
5. "Parting For You"
6. "Tonight"
7. "I Don't Know"
8. "Warning"
9. "Prism"
10. "Why?!"
11. "But Beautiful"
12. "Love That Looks Stupid"
13. "Only You"

Awards[link]

• 2007 MBC Acting Awards: Nominated, Excellence in Acting
• 2007 MBC Acting Awards: Nominated, Best Couple Award (with Lee Sun Gyun)
• 2010 MBC Drama Awards: PD Award (Queen of Reversals)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Chae Jung An

• Chae Jung-An at HanCinema

Cain and Abel (카인과 아벨 / Cain and Abel, 该隐与亚伯, 닥터 스톱 / Dr. Stop)is a Korean drama broadcast by SBS

Synopsis[link]

Based on the biblical story of Adam and Eve’s first two sons, Cain and Abel is about Cain’s jealousy towards his brother Abel. Lee Cho In is a very gifted doctor who has everything that he wants whereas his older brother, Seon Woo, is jealous of all the attention that Cho In receives. Seon Woo blames his brother for taking everything good in his life away from him. Seon Woo blames Cho In for getting their father’s love, getting more recognition as a doctor, and for stealing the woman he loves.

Cast[link]

• Lee Cho In / Oh Gang Ho: So Ji-sub
• Lee Seon Woo: Shin Hyun Joon
• Oh Young Ji: Han Ji Min
• Kim Seo Yeon: Chae Jung Ahn
• Cho In (child): Kang Yi Suk
• Seon Woo (child): Cha Ja Dol
• Seon Woo (child): Jun Hye Jin
• Seo Yeon (child): Kim Yoo Jung
• Lee Jung Min: Han Da Min
• Lee Jong Min (Seon Woo’s father): Jang Yong
• Na Hye Joo (Seon Woo’s mother): Kim Hae Sook
• Jo Hyun Taek: Ahn Nae Sang
• Kang Suk Hoon: Song Jong Ho
• Uhm Dae Hyun: Kang Yo Hwan
• Nam Yong Tae: Yoo Joo Hee
• Kim Hyun Joo: Ha Yoo Mi
• Oh Kang Chul (Young Ji’s brother): Park Sung Woong
• Kim Jin Geun: Kwon Hae Hyo
• Park Soo Rak: Yoon Ki Won
• Bang Tae Man: Kim Myung Gook
• Oh In Geun: Kim Ha Kyoon
• Choi Chi Soo: Baek Seung Hyun
• nurse: Han Si Yoon

External links[link]

• http://tv.sbs.co.kr/cain/ (Korean)
• Cain and Abel at HanCinema

So Ji-sub
So in 2009
Born	(1977-11-04) November 4, 1977 (age 34) Seoul, South Korea
Other names	So Ji-seob Soh Ji-sup
Occupation	Actor, rapper
Years active	1995–present
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Korean name
Hangul	소지섭
Hanja	蘇志燮
Revised Romanization	So Ji-seob
McCune–Reischauer	So Chisŏp
Website
www.51k.co.kr

So Ji-sub (born November 4, 1977 in Seoul) is a South Korean actor.

Career[link]

It was 1997 when So Ji-sub modeled for the jeans brand "STORM" and first caught the attention of Korean fans. He debuted as an actor in the sitcom Three Guys and Three Girls and remained active in the entertainment industry through dramas and commercials. Although his roles in dramas in the late 90s, such as Model, were small, his popularity grew, and by 2002, he was cast as the male second lead in Glass Slippers. Playing a gangster who falls in love with the main female character, more and more fans found him attractive and talented.

In 2004, he was cast in two immensely popular dramas - What Happened in Bali and I'm Sorry, I Love You. Cha Moo-hyuk in I'm Sorry, I Love You in particular became his breakout role, garnering positive feedback from critics and fans. Through those two dramas, he began drawing attention from not just Korea, but from all over Asia. To this day he still considers them the best dramas in his filmography.^[1]

After completing his mandatory Korean military service as a public relations officer with the Mapo District Office,^[2] So returned to the entertainment world in 2007. His comeback was in Jang Hoon's directorial debut Rough Cut, in which he plays a thug who dreams of becoming an actor, while Kang Ji-hwan plays an actor who beats up and hospitalizes his co-stars.^[3] The low-budget film was a critical and surprise box office success.^[4]

2009 was the year So tried to break into the Japanese and Chinese markets. In I am GHOST, a five-minute 24-episode action drama aired every Thursday and Sunday on Japan’s mobile-exclusive broadcaster BEE TV, So played a killer on the run with a high school girl. He spoke no lines in the mobile drama, and was "worried whether (their) emotions would be delivered just through (their) motions." The year before, he had appeared in a supporting role as a monster in the Japanese manga live-action adaptation GeGeGe No Kitaro 2: Kitaro and the Millenium Curse.^[5]

So then starred in the Chinese romantic comedy Sophie's Revenge, with Zhang Ziyi in the titular role^[6] (he later signed with a Chinese talent agency^[7]). He returned to Korean television with the drama Cain and Abel, about the intense relationship between two brothers, one a genius doctor and the other outshone by his sibling.^[8]

Expectations were high for his big-budget Korean war drama Road No. 1,^[9][10][11] but the series tanked in the ratings, averaging 4% to 5% for its entire run.^[12]

So published his photo-essay collection, So Ji-sub's Road in 2010. The volume covers stories and photos over the past 13 years since his debut, using unpretentious language and sensitive photography taken during So's trips to the DMZ and Gangwon province. The usually taciturn and stoic actor reveals his inner thoughts throughout the book, with essays on the number 51 (reflected in the name of his company - it means a 50-50 probability then believing just 1% more; the K stands for Korea), Romeo and Juliet, why he likes rainy days, and stories about his interactions with other celebrities and artists such as Tiger JK.^[13] Within ten days of its release, the book hit the bestseller list, having sold 50,000 copies by pre-order, and entered its third printing.^[14] He was subsequently named the goodwill ambassador of Gangwon-do in an effort to boost tourism there, and a 51 km-long trail in the province was named "So Ji-sub Road", which was unveiled to the public on May 20, 2012. He is the first Korean celebrity to have an entire road named after him.^[15][16]

A professed longtime hip-hop lover, So rapped for two original tracks – Lonely Life and Foolish Love – under the artist pseudonym "G" or "G-Sonic" for the Rough Cut and Cain and Abel soundtracks, respectively.^[17][18] In 2011 he released another digital single Pick Up Line under his own name. Two teaser videos were released, the first teaser described as a comedic version that features guest stars Jung Joon-ha (who is a close friend of So's) and Kim Byung-man (whom So named as one of his favorite comedians).^[19] The three of them reportedly enjoyed filming the teaser. The second teaser gave a better taste of the MV.^[20] The music video itself, along with the single, were released on February 17th.^[21][22]

So then starred in auteur Song Il-gon's romantic melodrama Always (Korean title: Only You). He plays a boxer who falls in love with a girl (Han Hyo-joo) who begins to lose her eyesight.^[23] It was the opening film of the 2011 Busan International Film Festival.^[24][25] He published a second book of photo-essays titled So Ji-sub's Only You featuring photographs, notes and commentary on playing his movie character Jang Chul-min.^[26]

On March 14, 2012, he launched a magazine for his fans titled SONICe, inside are So's suggested dating ideas and locations, favorite food and books, and more stories through his eyes. Its name is a combination of “so nice” and “Sonic,” which is So’s nickname.^{[27][28][29][30]}

So's first mini-album Corona Borealis was released on March 20, 2012. It featured collaborations with songwriter Kim Kun-woo, vocal trainer Mellow, soprano Han Kyung-mi, and singers Huh Gak and Bobby Kim.^[31] Bobby Kim complimented So's rapping in their duet track "One Day Long Ago", saying, “So has a talent in feeling the groove and it’s as good as his acting skills.”^[32][33] So also starred in a music video of the album's title song "Some Kind of Story."^[34]

So has recently finished filming The Salary Man, about a hitman in a killer-for-hire company who, after he falls in love and decides he wants out of his job, finds himself the target of his former colleagues.^[35] For his next TV role in the procedural Phantom, So portrays a workaholic detective in the cyber criminal investigative service.^[36]

Filmography[link]

TV dramas[link]

• Phantom (SBS, 2012)
• Road No. 1 (MBC, 2010)
• I am Ghost (BeeTV Japan, 2009) (mobile drama)
• Cain and Abel (SBS, 2009)
• U-Turn (OCN, 2008)
• I'm Sorry, I Love You (KBS, 2004)
• What Happened in Bali (SBS, 2004)
• Thousand Years of Love (SBS, 2003)
• Glass Slippers (SBS, 2002)
• We Are Dating Now (SBS, 2002)
• Law Firm (SBS, 2001)
• Delicious Proposal (MBC, 2001)
• Long Way (SBS New Year's Day Drama, 2001)
• Cheers for the Women (SBS, 2000)
• Have You Ever Said 'I Love You'? (MBC Best Theater, 2000)
• Wang Rung's Land (SBS, 2000)
• Because of You (MBC, 2000)
• Joa, Joa (SBS, 2000)
• Love Story: "Miss Hip-hop and Mister Rock" (SBS, 2000)
• I Hate You, But It's Fine (SBS, 1998)
• What You Cherish Can Never Be Forgotten (MBC Best Theater, 1998)
• Model (SBS, 1997)
• Three Guys and Three Girls (MBC, 1996) (sitcom)

Films[link]

• The Salary Man (2012)
• Always (2011)
• Sophie's Revenge (2009)
• Rough Cut (2008)
• Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (2008)
• Can't Live Without Robbery (2002)

Music videos[link]

• Some Kind of Story (So Ji-sub feat. Huh Gak and Mellow, 2012)
• Take (Seo In-guk, 2010)
• Smiling Goodbye (Soya n Sun, 2010)
• Lonely Life (G-Sonic, 2008)
• Love Seat (Wheesung, 2008)
• Only You (Go Yu-jin, 2008)
• Tears Are Forming (Jo Sungmo, 2005)
• 못다한 한마디... (Jo Sungmo, 2005)
• Mr. Flower (Jo Sungmo, 2004)
• Beautiful Days (Jang Hye-jin, 2001)
• The End (Lee Hyun-woo, 2001)
• For You (Ryu Chan, 1999)
• Good-Bye Yesterday (Turbo, 1997)

Variety shows[link]

• Infinity Challenge (MBC, 2011) (guest star in episodes 260, 264, 265)
• Crossing the Korea Strait (SBS Beautiful Sunday, 2000)
• Music Camp (MBC, 1999–2000) (MC, co-hosted by Chae Rim)
• 결정 Inkigayo 43 (KMTV, 1999) (MC)
• 자유선언 (KBS) (MC)
• 토요대행진 "Faust" (KBS, 1998)
• Saturday Power Start: "Oh Happy Day" (KBS, 1997) (sitcom)

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• Corona Borealis (2012)

Digital singles[link]

• Pick Up Line (2011)
• Foolish Love (2008)
• Lonely Life (2008)

Books[link]

• SONICe (2012, magazine)
• So Ji-sub's Only You (2011, photo-essays)
• So Ji-sub's Road (2010, photo-essays)

Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• 51k Official Website
• So Ji-sub at HanCinema
• So Ji-seob at the Internet Movie Database