Son Ye-jin

Son Ye-jin
Son Ye-jin in 2014
Born Son Eon-jin
(1982-01-11) January 11, 1982
Suseong District, Daegu, South Korea[1]
Education Seoul Institute of the Arts - Film
Occupation Actress
Years active 2000–present
Agent MSTeam Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Son Ye-jin
McCune–Reischauer Son Yejin
Birth name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Son Eon-jin
McCune–Reischauer Son Ŏnjin

Son Ye-jin (born Son Eon-jin on January 11, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in romance-themed films and television series such as The Classic (2003), Summer Scent (2003), A Moment to Remember (2004), and April Snow (2005). She has won acting recognition for her versatility in diverse genres, notably in Alone in Love (2006), My Wife Got Married (2008), The Pirates (2014), The Truth Beneath and The Last Princess (both in 2016).[2]

Career

2000–2005: Beginnings and Pan-asia stardom

Son Ye-jin first appeared in a supporting role in Park Ki-hyung's film Secret Tears in 2000, and then went on to take the leading role in television dramas such as Delicious Proposal,[3] Sun-hee and Jin-hee,[4] and Great Ambition.[5] Her first high-profile role in cinema was in Im Kwon-taek's Chi-hwa-seon, which screened at Cannes and took home a Best Director award in 2002.[6] [7]

The biggest success of her early career was in the subsequent films Lovers' Concerto and The Classic.[8][9] Both were solid mid-level hits in Korea, and The Classic in particular — being a work of My Sassy Girl director Kwak Jae-yong — received wide exposure in countries such as Hong Kong and China, and launched Son into pan-asia stardom.[10] Son further solidified her status as a Hallyu (Korean Wave) star in 2003 by taking the lead in TV drama Summer Scent, the third installment of season-themed tetralogy Endless Love drama series directed by Yoon Seok-ho.[11]

Her next two films also proved to be huge hits in Asia: A Moment to Remember,[12][13] based on a famous Japanese series, set box office records in Japan and sold over two million tickets in Korea,[14][15] while April Snow in which she co-starred with superstar Bae Yong-joon[16] was also a hit in Japan and China.[17] Son, who adorned a pure and innocent image in her films The Classic and A Moment to Remember, was given the title of the "Nation's First Love" in Korea.[18]

2006–2015: Film roles in diverse genres

Son then cast off her nice girl image in her next projects.[7] She took on the roles of a con artist in The Art of Seduction,[19] an ambitious reporter in Spotlight,[20] a femme fatale in Open City,[21] and a divorcée in the critically acclaimed series Alone in Love.[22][23][24] In 2008, her portrayal of a polyandrous woman in My Wife Got Married[25] bagged her Best Actress honors from the prestigious Blue Dragon Film Awards[26] and other local award-giving bodies.

After filming the dark mystery White Night,[27] Son wanted to do a more fun project, so she chose the romantic comedy series Personal Taste,[28][29] followed by the horror-romantic comedy film Spellbound.[30]

In 2012, Son starred in her first blockbuster The Tower, a remake of the 1974 Hollywood disaster film The Towering Inferno.[31] She returned to television in 2013 in the revenge drama Shark (also known as Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus),[32] then headlined Blood and Ties, a thriller about a daughter who suspects that her father was involved in a kidnap-murder case.[33]

Son reunited with Shark costar Kim Nam-gil in the 2014 period adventure film The Pirates, which received mixed reviews but was a commercial hit and won Son the Best Actress award at the Grand Bell Awards.[34][35] Son next starred in the black comedy Bad Guys Always Die opposite Taiwanese actor Chen Bolin, a Chinese-Korean co-production that was filmed on Jeju Island.[36]

2016–present: Critical acclaim

In 2016, Son reunited with My Wife Got Married co-star Kim Joo-hyuk in The Truth Beneath, a political thriller;[37] where she received acclaim for her performance.[38] She won Best Actress at the 25th Buil Film Awards and 17th Busan Film Critics Awards for her performance. She then played Princess Deokhye in the biopic The Last Princess, helmed by April Snow director Hur Jin-ho.[39][40] The film drew positive reviews by critics and went on to become a box office hit, grossing US$40.35 million worldwide. Son was praised by critics for her "outstanding" performance in her portrayal of "the unfathomable depths of the emotional ups and downs of Deokhye"; winning multiple accolades for her performance.[41][42]

In 2018, Son starred alongside So Ji-sub in the romance film Be with You, based on the Japanese novel of the same name.[43][44] The same year, Son returned to the small screen after five years with JTBC's romance drama Something in the Rain.[45][46] The series was a commercial hit and Son received rave reviews for her performance.[47] Son also starred in crime thriller The Negotiation, alongside Hyun Bin, playing a professional negotiator working to save hostages.[48][49]

Filmography

Film

Year English title Korean title Role Ref.
2000 Secret Tears 비밀
2002 Chi-hwa-seon 취화선 So-woon [6]
Lover's Concerto 연애소설 Shim Soo-in/Gyung-hee [8]
2003 The Classic 클래식 Ji-hye/Joo-hee [9]
Crazy First Love 첫사랑 사수 궐기대회 Ju Il-mae [50]
2004 A Moment to Remember 내 머리 속의 지우개 Kim Su-jin [12]
2005 April Snow 외출 Seo-young [16]
The Art of Seduction 작업의 정석 Han Ji-won [19]
2007 Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox 천년여우 여우비 Yobi (voice) [51]
2008 Open City 무방비 도시 Baek Jang-mi [21]
My Wife Got Married 아내가 결혼했다 Joo In-ah [25]
2009 White Night 백야행: 하얀 어둠 속을 걷다 Yoo Mi-ho/Lee Ji-ah [52]
2011 Spellbound 오싹한 연애 Kang Yeo-ri [53]
2012 The Tower 타워 Seo Yoon-hee [54]
2013 Blood and Ties 공범 Jung Da-eun [55]
2014 The Pirates 해적: 바다로 간 산적 Yeo-wol [56]
2015 Bad Guys Always Die 나쁜놈은 반드시 죽는다 Ji-yeon [57]
2016 The Truth Beneath 비밀은 없다 Kim Yeon-hong [58]
The Last Princess 덕혜옹주 Princess Deokhye [59]
2018 Be with You 지금 만나러 갑니다 Soo-ah [60]
The Negotiation 협상 Ha Chae-yoon [61]

Television series

Year English title Korean title Role Network Ref.
2001 Delicious Proposal 맛있는 청혼 Jang Hee-ae MBC [62]
Sun-hee and Jin-hee 선희 진희 Shim Sun-hee [4]
2002 Great Ambition 대망 Choi Dong-hee SBS [5]
2003 Summer Scent 여름향기 Shim Hye-won KBS2 [11]
2006 Alone in Love 연애시대 Yoo Eun-ho SBS [63]
2008 Spotlight 스포트라이트 Seo Woo-jin MBC [20]
2010 Personal Taste 개인의 취향 Park Kae-in
2011 Secret Garden 시크릿 가든 Herself (cameo, episode 20) SBS [64]
2013 Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus 상어 Jo Hae-woo KBS2
2018 Something in the Rain 밥 잘 사주는 예쁜 누나 Yoon Jin-ah JTBC [65]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2001 MBC Drama Awards Best New Actress Delicious Proposal Won [66]
2002 22nd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Lovers' Concerto Won [67]
23rd Blue Dragon Film Awards Nominated
1st Korean Film Awards Nominated
2003 39th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress (Film) The Classic Won [68]
40th Grand Bell Awards Best New Actress Won [69]
Popularity Award Won
24th Blue Dragon Film Awards Popular Star Award Won [70]
2nd Korean Film Awards Best New Actress Nominated
KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress Summer Scent Nominated
2004 9th Moscow International Love Film Festival Best Couple with Cho Seung-woo The Classic Won [71]
2005 13th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Actress April Snow Nominated
26th Blue Dragon Film Awards Nominated
2006 51st Asia Pacific Film Festival Won [72]
15th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival Best Actress in a Foreign Film A Moment to Remember Won [73]
4th Korea International Jewelry & Watch Fair Best Jewelry Lady N/A Won
SBS Drama Awards Top 10 Stars Alone in Love Won [74]
Top Excellence Award, Actress Won [75]
2007 2nd Asia Model Festival Awards Model Star Award N/A Won [76]
43rd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (TV) Alone in Love Won [77]
Korea Fashion & Design Awards Fashion Icon Award N/A Won[78]
2008 1st Style Icon Awards Style Icon - Actress N/A Won [79]
Fun Fearless Female N/A Won
1st Korea Jewelry Awards Diamond Award N/A Won
25th Korea Best Dresser Awards Best Dressed - Female Movie Star N/A Won [80]
29th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Couple with Kim Joo-hyuk My Wife Got Married Won [81]
Popular Star Award Won [82]
Best Actress Won [26]
4th University Film Festival of Korea Won [83]
7th Korean Film Awards Nominated
2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (Film) Won[84]
2010 1st Seoul Arts & Culture Awards Grand Prize, Film Actor category White Night Won [85][86]
46th Baeksang Arts Awards InStyle Award N/A Won [87]
5th Asia-Pacific Producer's Network (APN) Awards Award for Figure in Asian Film N/A Won [88]
31st Blue Dragon Film Awards Popular Star Award White Night Won [89]
2012 48th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (Film) Spellbound Nominated
2013 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Shark Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress Nominated
2014 18th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival Producer's Choice Award N/A Won [90]
51st Grand Bell Awards Best Actress The Pirates Won [35]
35th Blue Dragon Film Awards Blood and Ties Nominated
Korea Film Actor's Association Awards Korean Top Star The Pirates Won [91]
2015 10th Max Movie Awards Best Actress Nominated
51st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (Film) Nominated
4th KOPA & NIKON Press Photo Awards Most Photogenic Actress N/A Won [92]
2016 25th Buil Film Awards Best Actress The Truth Beneath Won [93]
36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Won [94]
17th Busan Film Critics Awards Won [95]
37th Blue Dragon Film Awards The Last Princess Nominated
Popularity Award Won [96]
17th Women in Film Korea Awards Best Actress Won [97][98]
3rd Korean Film Producers Association Awards The Truth Beneath Won [99]
53rd Grand Bell Awards The Last Princess Won [100]
2017 8th KOFRA Film Awards Won [101]
11th Asian Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
53rd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (Film) Won [102]
22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Actress The Truth Beneath Won [103]
2018 54th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (Film) Be with You Nominated [104]
13th Seoul International Drama Awards Outstanding Korean Actress Something in the Rain Won [105]
6th APAN Star Awards Grand Prize Nominated [106]
K-Star Award Nominated
2nd The Seoul Awards Best Actress (Drama) Pending [107]
Best Actress (Film) Be with You Pending

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