name	Han Ji-min
birth date	November 05, 1982
birth place	Seoul, South Korea
years active	1999–present

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

Career

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'', Han challenged herself by playing a cute yet ambitious tomboy who dreams of becoming a pilot in her first movie ''Blue Swallow''.

A car accident on the set of ''Wolf'' seriously injured Han and her co-star Eric Mun, causing the drama to be delayed repeatedly 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'' (also known as ''Invincible Parachute Agent'' or ''Korea Secret Agency'').

Han 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''.

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

She next stars as a veterinarian in ''Padam Padam...The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats'', written by lauded drama writer Noh Hee-kyung. The drama will begin shooting in September 2011 and air in December on newly launched cable channel jTBC.

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

Personal life

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. She then donated all the royalties to help in funding the education of children in North Korea and developing countries in Asia.

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

TV Dramas

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

Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow (2011)

The Cut (2007)

Blue Swallow (2005)

The Act 1, Chapter 2 (animated, 2005)

Variety Shows

Entertainment Relay (KBS, 2006-2008)

Books

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

Awards

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

External links

Han Ji-min at HanCinema

Han Ji-min at the Korean Movie Database

Han Ji-min at the Internet Movie Database

Category:South Korean television presenters Category:South Korean television actors Category:South Korean film actors Category:People from Seoul Category:1982 births Category:Living people

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Name	Lee Hyori
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Lee Hyori
Birth date	May 10, 1979
Origin	Cheongwon, South Korea
Instrument	Keyboards
Genre	Pop, R&B;, hip-hop
Occupation	Singer, actress, dancer, model, designer
Years active	1998–2002 (with Fin.K.L)2003–present (solo)
Label	DSP Entertainment 1998-2006, Mnet Media 2006-2010 B2M Entertainment 2010-present
associated acts	Fin.K.L
Website	}}

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hangul	이효리
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mr	Yi Hyori }}

Lee Hyori () (born May 10, 1979) is a South Korean R&B;/hip-hop singer and actress. She started off as part of the successful pop girl group Fin.K.L, but has since become a solo artist. Her first album was very successful, winning many "Daesangs" (a Korean award equivalent to "Artist of the Year") for that album. She has since become the highest-paid female singer in South Korea.

Biography

Beginning in Fin K.L.

She started her career as part of the Korean pop girl group Fin.K.L. As the oldest member, she would become the leader of the group. Lee was discovered while taking sticker pictures with her friends and was actually the last to join Fin.K.L., just before their debut in January 1998. Fin.K.L. debuted officially on May 22, 1998 with their first single "Blue Rain." It was received quite well. The second release from their first album, ''To My Boyfriend'', became the first of their multiple number one hits. Fin K.L. became one of the most popular and successful Korean groups of all-time, rivaling fellow popular girl group S.E.S..

2002–2005:Establishing a solo entertainment career

A year after Fin K.L.'s fourth album Forever, her solo album was released at the end of 2003, entitled ''Stylish...E''. The singer nearly swept the 2003 Daesangs, the most prestigious South Korean music award, winning more than seven of them, including three of the four most prestigious Daesangs. ''STYLISH...E hyOlee'' sold over 144,182 copies in South Korea alone, according to the Music Industry Association of Korea in 2003. Her popularity in her various activities eventually was dubbed as the "Hyori Syndrome" in South Korea, and the Korean Media nicknamed 2003 "The Year of Hyori" as she was rarely out of the news all year.

Lee Hyori has also appeared as the lead female actress in the SBS drama ''Three Leaf Clover'' co-starring opposite Ryu Jin, Kim Jung Hwa, Kim Kang Woo and Lee Hoon. However, the ratings were continually low, and it ended after 16 episodes. On August 8, 2005 she co-hosted the annual Korean Music Festival for the second year running.

2006–2007: Move to M-Net and ''Dark Angel''

In February 2006, Lee released her follow up album, ''Dark Angel''. The first single, "Get Ya", was controversial as the songwriters of Britney Spears' single "Do Somethin'" accused the "Get Ya" songwriters of plagiarism.

In November 2006, it was revealed that Hyori had signed a three-year contract with M-Net Entertainment for ₩2.2 billion, becoming the highest paid female singer in South Korea (approx. $650,000/year).

Meanwhile, Hyori prepared to appear in a new "mini-drama" during February 2007, despite the failure of her previous drama. She starred alongside Lee Dong Gun in ''If In Love... Like Them'' which, although originally announced as being only one episode long, ran for four episodes on MNet. An edited two-episode version of the drama also ran on SBS. During filming for the drama, part of a roof Lee was standing on collapsed. Only her foot fell through the roof and she was able to be saved, and as it was reported the fall would have been fatal if co-star Lee Dong Gun had not rescued her.

In February 2007, Lee announced her new digital single which would essentially be the soundtrack to ''If In Love... Like Them.'' She had her comeback on SBS ''Inkigayo'' on February 25, 2007, performing all three main tracks from the single. The lead song was "Toc Toc Toc", which was a sexy R&B; number like her previous efforts. However, the single also gave Lee an opportunity to sing ballads and to slowly move her image away from the "sexy superstar" that she is known to be. The single, although initially given a digital-only release, was given a limited retail release of only 30,000 copies, and was titled ''If In Love Like Them''. Released on March 6, 2007, it included three of the tracks found in the digital single, along with a reworked version of "Toc Toc Toc". It was the best-selling album for that month, selling 27,845 copies.

Although her single succeeded, her drama was heavily penalized for violating advertising guidelines, as ''If In Love'' had several scenes advertising the products of its sponsors, in addition to using Lee's songs in the soundtrack. The Korean Broadcasting Committee has ruled that the drama can never be aired in South Korea again, and that the network must apologize to its viewers.

According to ''The Chosun Ilbo'', Lee has also been promoting her work in Japan. Japanese network Fuji TV decided to air ''If In Love... Like Them'' and has even invited the singer/actress to visit Japan to promote the drama, where she will be treated to the same VIP treatment offered to other international stars. However, the drama was broadcast on satellite station CS Fuji, a smaller network that Fuji TV owned. The Japanese considered the leading part of this drama to be Lee Dong-gun.

2008–2009: Comeback into the spotlight

During breaks in her solo music career, Lee also hosted various television programs, including ''Time Machine'' and ''Happy Together'', which she co-hosted with Yoo Jae-suk in 2006. It was reported on March 26, 2008 that Lee would join KBS's ''Sang Sang Plus'' as a co-host alongside Country Kko Kko members Shin Jung-hwan and Tak Jae-hoon, replacing various outgoing hosts; she debuted on April 8, 2008. She was one of the original co-hosts of ''Change'', a show on SBS's ''Good Sunday'' line-up, before leaving in early July. She is also a former cast member of season one of the variety show ''Family Outing''. Mnet also ran a 12-episode show called "Off The Record: Lee Hyolee" in which Hyori's life was on the set for three months. The purpose of the show was to lessen the gap between the superstar and her fans/anti-fans by letting them see that she is just another human being like anyone.

Her third album, ''It's Hyorish'', was released on July 16, 2008. "U-Go-Girl", her first single, hit #1 on various online and offline charts, including the various television music shows.

In November 2009, the contract with M-net was set to expire. Lee planned to sign a contract with ''Gil Entertainment'' and work with Gil Jong Hwa who was Fin.K.L's co-manger and worked since as Fin.K.L debuted. However, her 2010 album is released under the label of Mnet Media.

2010–Present: ''H-Logic''

Almost two years after her previous album, Lee returned with ''H-Logic'' on April 13, 2010. The album has 14 tracks, including a collaboration with Daesung from Big Bang, 4Minute's Ji Yoon, After School's Bekah, Gary from Leessang, and Sang Chu from Mighty Mouth. The singer also worked with E-Tribe, the team behind "U-Go-Girl", the lead single from her previous album.

A music video was released for "Geu-ne" (, ''Swing''), featuring Gary from Leessang, on March 31, 2010. The lead single "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and its music video were released soon after. The self-penned song, which features Ceejay (from Freshboyz), was released the same day as her album.She won two mutizens within two weeks for her lead single.

Seven of the songs in her H-Logic album, given by Bahnus, were accused of plagiarism, including Canadian girl group Cookie Couture's "Bring It Back", soon after the album's release. On June 21, 2010, Hyori had announced and admitted that the plagiarism accusations placed against her album were confirmed and that she would temporarily stop all her activities as a singer and also suspended her TV appearances.

It has been reported that Lee Hyori will have her comeback in June 2011.

Endorsements

Although Lee has done many endorsements for various companies (including Dole), her most prominent commercials were made for Samsung Anycall. In late 2003, Lee signed an advertising contract with Samsung, for which she would make three musical commercials and songs for their Anycall cell phones. The first commercial and song, "Anymotion", were released in early 2005, featuring Eric Mun from Shinhwa. In early 2006, the followup commercial "Anyclub" was released in two parts; this also featured Eric Mun in addition to Korean actor Kwon Sang Woo. The song "Anyclub," however, featured neither Eric Mun nor Kwon Sang Woo. Instead, Park Teddy of 1TYM was featured. The songs from the commercials served as singles for Lee in between her albums. The final commercial was released in December 2006, titled "Anystar". The commercial differed from the first two in that it featured mostly dialogue. The commercial starred Korean actor and singer Lee Jun Ki and also YG Family trainee Park Bom(2NE1). Also in the month of March Hyori starred as one of the leading actors in Davichi's music video. Hyori also became a model for Black Bean Therapy, a health drink, and she made several CF (commercials). Hyori also modeled for ''Ceci'' magazine; a well known Korean fashion magazine, showing new, fresh personalities. Hyori finished her contract with Biotherm early February 2007 and is no longer a representative for the company. Her contract with Samsung has also ended in December 2007. She has recently signed on with KB card and has starred in commercials along with fellow K-pop sensation Rain. She was recently chosen as the first ever Asian-wide model for Calvin Klein Jeans, modeling for the "Pure Calvin" Collection. She was also briefly featured in a 2010 CF for clothing company Adidas. Also in 2007, she starred in a commercial for Korean cosmetics company Isa Knox with Jessica Alba. She has done so many CFs in Korea, she is known as being the 'CF queen.'

Discography

; Studio albums

''Stylish...E'' (2003)

''Dark Angel'' (2006)

''It's Hyorish'' (2008)

''H-Logic'' (2010)

;Digital/Commercial Singles

Year !! Track !! Album
2005	Anymotion	Samsung Anycall CF
rowspan=2	2006	Anyclub ft Teddy Park
Anystar	Samsung Anycall CF
2008	Cat on the Roof

Filmography

TV Series

! Year	! Title	! Role
2005	''Three Leaf Clover''	Kang Jina
2007	''If In Love... Like Them''	Lee Na
	''Off The Record: Lee Hyolee''	Herself
''On Air''	Herself (cameo, ep1)

Variety show

! Year	! Title
2001	''Happy Together''
2006
	''Sang Sang Plus''
''Change''
''Family Outing''

Awards

Year	Awards
2009		*2009 SBS Entertainment Awards: Daesang	*2009 SBS Entertainment Awards: Netizene Best Popularity Award	*2009 SBS Entertainment Awards: Best Teamwork Award (Family Outing)	*Mnet 20's Choice Awards: Hot Multitainer	*Mnet 20's Choice Awards: Hot Style Icon	*Mnet 20's Choice Awards: Hot Body
2008		* 2008 M.net KM Music Festival: Best Female Solo Artist	*2008 M.net KM Music Festival: Best Dance Music	*Mnet 20's Choice Awards: Hot Style Icon	*Mnet 20's Choice Awards: Hot Performance Musician
2007		*Mnet 20's Choice Awards: Hot Style Icon
2003		*2003 KBS Music Awards: Daesang	*2003 KBS Music Awards: Bonsang	*14th Seoul Music Awards: Daesang	*14th Seoul Music Awards: Bonsang	*2003 M.net KM Music Festival: Popular Music Video	*18th Golden Disk Awards: Bonsang

See also

Contemporary culture of South Korea

K-pop

Korean music

List of Korea-related topics

List of Koreans

References

External links

Category:1979 births Category:Fin.K.L members Category:K-pop singers Category:Living people Category:People from Seoul Category:South Korean dance musicians Category:South Korean female singers Category:South Korean pop singers Category:South Korean record producers Category:South Korean television actors Category:South Korean television presenters

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name	Han Ga In
birth name	Kim Hyun-joo
birth date	February 02, 1982
birth place	Seoul, South Korea
spouse	Yun Jung Hoon
alma mater	Kyung Hee University(B.A. Tourism Management)
height
agent	J One Plus Entertainment

}} Han Ga In (born Kim Hyun-joo, February 2, 1982) is a South Korean model and actress. Her birthname is the same as fellow actress Kim Hyun-ju. She made her debut in ''Sunshine Hunting''.

She starred in ''Super Rookie'' with Eric Mun of Shinhwa (MBC 2005) after marrying fellow actor Yun Jung Hoon, who was her co-star on ''Yellow Handkerchief'', on April 26, 2005. In March to May 2007, she played the lead actress in romantic comedy drama, ''Witch Amusement'' with Jae Hee, Kim Jeong Hoon, and Dennis Oh. She was part of 101 Entertainment until 2009.

TV series

2000: Sunshine Hunting

2003: Yellow Handkerchief

2004: Terms of endearment

2005: ''Super Rookie (aka ''New Employee'')

2005: The Snow Princess

2006: Dr. Kkang

2007: ''Witch Yoo Hee

2010: Bad Guy(Tv series)

Movies

2004: ''Spirit of Jeet Kune Do: Once Upon a Time in High School''

Awards

2005 MBC: Excellence Awards

2004 KBS: Excellence Awards

2004 KBS: Best Couple

2003 KBS: Best New Actress

References

External links

Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:South Korean actors

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Lee Huei Min (also known as Min Lee) is a young renowned classical violinist from Singapore. She has been dubbed as "Singapore's poster girl of classical music."

She started playing violin at the age of two, and gave her first public performance at five at the Victoria Concert Hall. She went to the United States at the age of nine to study music at the University of Michigan and later at Oberlin College's Conservatory of Music. At the age of 14, Min she was accepted to the Masters program at Yale University. She was tutored by the late, eminent violinist Erick Friedman. Erick himself was a protégé of Jascha Heifetz and Nathan Milstein.

Lee has performed with renowned orchestras including Prague Chamber Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra and Russian National Orchastra.

She recorded an album ''Debut'' with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

She was given the Singapore Youth Award in 2004.

In April 2011 she became brand ambassador for Finnair in Singapore.

External links

Min Lee - Official homepage

Category:Living people Category:Singaporean people of Chinese descent Category:Singaporean classical violinists Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Oberlin College alumni

name	Lee Na-young
birth date	February 22, 1979
birth place	Seoul, South Korea

}} Lee Na-young (born in Seoul, South Korea on February 22, 1979) is one of Korean film, TV and CF industry's most popular actresses. She first made a name for herself as the star in the dramatic mini-series ''Ruler of Your Own World''.

She has taken a variety of roles, playing the role of a deadly warrior in the thriller ''Dream of a Warrior''; a quirky, love-sick public official in the romantic comedy film ''Please Teach Me English''; and a reserved, yet charming girl who has secretly admired a man for 10 years, but has never said a word to him, in the romantic comedy ''Someone Special''. At the 25th Blue Dragon Film Awards, Lee Na-Young won the award for best actress for her role in ''Someone Special''.

Recently, it has been announced that she will be in a new drama called "도망자 (''Fugitive''). She will be the female lead in the drama alongside Rain as the male lead. The drama is set to air in either late September or early October.

Filmography

Drama

2010, KBS2: ''The Fugitive: Plan B''

2009, MBC: ''High Kick Through the Roof''

2004, MBC: ''Ireland''

2002, MBC: ''Ruler of Your Own World''

2001: ''Running Seven Dogs''

2000, SBS: ''KAIST''

1999, SBS: ''Queen''

1999, MBC: ''Did We Really Love?''

Film

2010: ''Lady Daddy''

2008: ''Dream''

2006: ''Maundy Thursday''

2004: ''Someone Special''

2004: ''Leaving Me, Loving You''

2003: ''Please Teach Me English''

2002: ''Who R U?''

2001: ''Dream of a Warrior''

1999: ''Eiji''

External links

Category:South Korean television actors Category:South Korean film actors Category:People from Seoul Category:1979 births Category:Living people

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