Choo Ja-hyun

Choo Ja-hyun
Born Choo Eun-joo
(1979-01-20) January 20, 1979
Daegu, South Korea
Residence Beijing, China
Other names Qiu Cixuan
Alma mater Dankook University
Occupation Actress
Years active 1996-present
Agent BH Entertainment(Korea)
CHS Media (China)
Spouse(s)
Yu Xiaoguang (m. 2017)
Children A son
Korean name
Hangul 추자현
Hanja 秋瓷炫
Revised Romanization Chu Ja-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer Ch'u Ja-hyŏn
Birth name
Hangul 추은주
Hanja 秋恩珠
Revised Romanization Chu Eun-ju
McCune–Reischauer Ch'u Ŭnju

Choo Ja-hyun (born Choo Eun-joo on January 20, 1979) is a South Korean actress. Best known in Korea for the films Bloody Tie (2006) and Portrait of a Beauty (2008), Choo has mostly worked in China since 2007, notably in television drama The Temptation to Go Home (2011).[1]

Early life

Choo Eun-joo was born and raised in Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The only daughter of a cosmetologist and a white-collar worker, her parents divorced when she was 18 years old. She also revealed on a Chinese TV show that she had a little sister who died by drowning when they were younger. Choo graduated from Dankook University in 1997, with a bachelor's degree in Theater and Film.[2]

Career

South Korea

Using the stage name Choo Ja-hyun, she began her entertainment career as a model at age 17. She made her acting debut in 1996, and went on to appear in several television series, among them Successful Story of a Bright Girl (2002), Sunrise House (2002), and Apgujeong House (2003).[3]

Then after a decade in relative obscurity, Choo drew critical acclaim in 2006 for her portrayal of a ravaged drug addict in Bloody Tie, a film noir about the meth trade in 1990s Busan.[4][5] She won acting recognition from the Grand Bell Awards, the Korean Film Awards, and the Director's Cut Awards, as well as nominations from the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Baeksang Arts Awards.[6][7][8]

She was then cast in the erotic period drama Portrait of a Beauty, based on Lee Jung-myung's novel Painter of the Wind which reimagined Joseon artist Shin Yun-bok as a woman disguised as a man.[9][10] Portrait of a Beauty became the 8th best-selling Korean film of 2008,[11][12] and Choo again received supporting actress nominations for playing a gisaeng who entertains noblemen by performing dances and poetry readings.

This was followed by Missing (2009), a slasher film in which Choo's character is determined to find her younger sister, who's been abducted by a psychopath farmer who rapes and murders young women.[13][14]

She starred in Loveholic in 2010, a character-driven romance drama directed by Kwon Chil-in. Choo played a self-destructive woman with a drinking problem and professional crises; she goes to stay at her friend's house until she sorts out her life, then has an affair with the latter's cuckolded husband.[15][16]

Choo next appeared in The Famished, a 27-minute short film about stage actors who eat their own memories to satisfy their hunger; it was included in the omnibus Short! Short! Short! 2010: Fantastic Theater.[17]

China

Choo had begun building her pan-Asian profile when she appeared in the 2003 Taiwanese drama Scent of Love, which ranked number one in the ratings when it aired in Taiwan.

Despite almost a decade of acting experience in her homeland, Choo later said she decided to launch her career in China for practical reasons, "I did not have a choice (but to debut in China). Acting is my trade, and I have to act to make a living, but in Korea the work was not steady enough for a stable income."[18] She was cast as Du Chun's leading lady in The Legend of the Banner Hero (also known as Clan Feuds), adapted from Taiwanese novelist Gu Long's wuxia novel of the same title. It was filmed in 2005, and aired in 2007.[19] In late 2007, Choo was part of the main cast of another Gu Long adaptation, The Legend of Chu Liuxiang.[20]

But it was her leading role as a betrayed wife in revenge melodrama The Temptation to Go Home (also known as Temptation of Going Home or Lure of Homecoming), a 2011 remake of Korea's Temptation of Wife (the original and remake both received high ratings), that catapulted Choo into stardom in Mainland China and made her one of the most sought-after Hallyu stars there.[21] Fluent in Chinese and English, Choo has since relocated to Beijing and concentrated on her acting career in China, with occasional forays in Korean cinema.[1] Her name is rendered in Chinese as Qiu Cixuan.

When Choo appeared in a semi-nude hanbok photo shoot for a Chinese magazine in 2011, she was criticized by Korean netizens for "damaging the national costume's image."[22] Because of the controversy, she closed down her Twitter account and is instead active on the Chinese microblogging platform Weibo.[23] Choo's old nude photos were also leaked to Chinese websites that year; her Chinese agency said the photos had been taken for personal reasons and threatened legal action against those circulating them.[24][25]

She continued playing lead roles in Chinese television dramas of various genres (epic, fantasy, period drama, contemporary romance), such as Wipe Out the Bandits of Wulong Mountain (2012), Turbulence of the Mu Clan (2012), Hu Xian (2013), Legend of Southwest Dance and Music (2013), Xiu Xiu's Men (2014), and Gorgeous Workers (2014).[26][27]

Personal life

Choo announced on November 30, 2016 that she would be marrying Chinese actor and singer Yu Xiaoguang in 2017. Her management agency said that the families of the two recently met and discussed how to prepare for the wedding. The actress first revealed their romantic relationship through Chinese social media site Weibo in September 2015. They first met while appearing in a Chinese drama in 2012.[28] They married on January 18, 2017.

On June 1, 2018, Chu Ja-hyun gave birth to a boy at a hospital in Seoul, South Korea.[29][30][31][32]

Filmography

Film

Year English Title Original Title Role Notes
1996The Adventures of Mrs. Park박봉곤 가출 사건Hye-soo
2005Short Time이대로, 죽을 순 없다Yang Jung-ae
Travel in Fog안개 속의 여행
2006Bloody Tie사생결단Ji-young
2008Portrait of a Beauty미인도Seol-hwa
2009Missing실종Hyun-jung
2010Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle식객:김치전쟁Seong-chan's mother (cameo)
Loveholic참을 수 없는Ji-heun
2011Short! Short! Short! 2010:
Fantastic Theater		환상극장Lee Seo-yeonsegment: "The Famished"
(허기)
2014The Boundary全城通缉

Korean television

Year English Title Korean Title Role Network
199618, Feeling of Growing Up성장느낌 18세SBS
1997Miss & Mister미스&미스터SBS
1998The Eldest맏이MBC
1999KAIST카이스트SBS
The Last War마지막 전쟁MBC
2000Legends of Love사랑의 전설SBS
Because of You당신때문에Ahn Soo-eunMBC
Cruise of Love사랑의 유람선KBS2
2001Outing외출Jung Nan-youngSBS
2002Successful Story of a Bright Girl명랑소녀 성공기Hwang Bo-baeSBS
Sunrise House해뜨는 집Jung Mi-heeSBS
2003Apgujeong House압구정 종갓집Eldest daughterSBS
S#arp 1반올림1Lee Ok-rim's narrationKBS2
2004Oh Feel Young오! 필승 봉순영Heo Song-jaKBS2
2005Family Scandal가족 연애사Sun-ahOCN
2010A Man Called God신이라 불리운 사나이Seo Mi-soo/Choi Kang-heeMBC
2018Misty[33]미스티JTBC
2019Asadal Chronicles[34]아스달 연대기tvN

Chinese television

Year English Title Chinese Title Role Network
2003Scent of Love恋香Jeon Ho-yeon/Yin XiangzhiTTV
2007The Legend of the Banner Hero大旗英雄传Shui LingguangCCTV-8
The Legend of Chu Liuxiang楚留香传奇Shi GuanyinCCTV-8
Let Love Rain Like Pearls让爱化作珍珠雨Bei Xinru
2011The Temptation to Go Home回家的诱惑Gao Shanshan/Lin PinruHunan TV
2012Wipe Out the Bandits of Wulong Mountain新乌龙山剿匪记Chen Feng JiaoHunan TV
Turbulence of the Mu Clan木府风云A LeqiuCCTV-8
从将军到士兵Guan Biyun
2013Hu Xian狐仙Nie XiaoqianHNTV
Legend of Southwest Dance and Music舞乐传奇Ye ShaluoCCTV-8
2014长安三怪探Wei RuozhaoSDTV
Xiu Xiu's Men秀秀的男人ZJSTV
Gorgeous Workers华丽上班族Zhang WeiJSTV

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2006 7th Busan Film Critics AwardsBest Supporting Actress
Bloody Tie
Won
43rd Grand Bell AwardsBest New ActressWon
27th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest New ActressNominated
5th Korean Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon
Best New ActressWon
9th Director's Cut AwardsBest New ActressWon
2007 43rd Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New ActressNominated
2009 46th Grand Bell AwardsBest Supporting Actress
Portrait of a Beauty
Nominated
30th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
17th Korean Culture and Entertainment AwardsExcellence Award, Actress in FilmWon
2012 CCTV Chinese TV Star of the Year AwardsInternational Cooperation AwardWon
2013 2nd APAN Star AwardsAchievement AwardN/AWon
8th Seoul International Drama AwardsBest ActressTurbulence of the Mu ClanNominated
2015 10th Seoul International Drama AwardsMango TV Popularity AwardN/AWon
2017 11th SBS Entertainment AwardsHot Star of the YearSame Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My DestinyWon

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