Han Hyo-joo

Han Hyo-joo

Born: February 22, 1987
in Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea
Han Hyo-Joo (한효주) was born on February 22, 1987 in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea. Her mother worked as an elementary school teacher before becoming an inspector for public schools and her father worked in the military. As a child, Han Hyo-Joo was good in sports and enjoyed track & field. In her sophomore year of high school, Han Hyo-Ju moved to Seoul and attended Bulgok High School. Although her father, conservative & strict, opposed her move to Seoul she was able to go forth with her wishes. After high school, Han Hyo-Joo majored in theatre at Dongguk University. According to Han Hyo-Ju, her personality fits her blood type-A classification: calm, doesn't get angry easily, & able to endure without a lot of expression. In 2003, Han Hyo-Ju won the grand prize for the Miss Bing-geure contest, which attracted the attention from the entertainment world (Bing-geure is a Korean food company). In 2005, Han Hyo-Ju received her first acting roles in the MBC sitcom “Nonstop 5” and the movie “My Boss, My Teacher”. Her debut performances went largely unnoticed. In 2006 Han Hyo-Ju received her first leading role in the KBS2 drama “Spring Waltz”. Director Yun Seok-Ho of “Spring Waltz” stated that he first got the idea to cast Han Hyo-Joo after browsing the Internet and coming across her picture. Yun Seok-Ho felt she still held the purity of a child and a sense of mysteriousness which suited her character well. Han Hyo-Joo also stated that working on “Spring Waltz” was difficult, largely due to her inexperience in acting. Han Hyo-Joo's first leading performance in a feature film came with the 2006 independent film “Ad Lib Night,” helmed by well-regarded director Lee Yoon-Ki. Han Hyo-Joo's experience working on “Ad Lib Night” went far more smoothly than her first leading role in a drama series. Han Hyo-Joo recalled that the one month shoot seemed to zoom by and wished it could have lasted longer. Her performance was enthusiastically received by critics and Han Hyo-Joo received “Best Actress” awards from the 26th Korean Movie Critics Organization and the 20th Singapore International Film Festival. Han Hyo-Joo's commercial break-out role came with her performance in the popular 2009 SBS drama series “Brilliant Legacy,” alongside actor/singer Lee Seung-Ki. The drama series, mixing a healthy dose of Korean melodrama with a Charles Dickens' “Great Expectations” like storyline, captured the attention of Koreans throughout the summer of 2009. “Brilliant Legacy”regularly received ratings in excess of 40% and catapulted Han Hyo-Joo as one of the more popular young actresses in Korea. With her popularity, media reports and gossip magazines began to speculate on who Han Hyo-Joo was dating. In 2010, Han Hyo-Joo branched out of her comfort zone and took the lead role in the MBC historical drama series “Dong Yi”.

Movies for Han Hyo-joo...

Title: Blood Free
Character: Yoon Ja-yu
Released: April 10, 2024
Type: TV
After diving down a rabbit hole of tangled leads, a former bodyguard finds himself recruited to protect the CEO of a controversial lab-grown meat company who is also a survivor of the fateful attack that changed his life.
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Believer 2
Title: Believer 2
Character: Big Knife
Released: October 5, 2023
Type: Movie
A determined detective continues his search for the truth behind Asia's largest drug organization and its elusive boss he has unfinished business with.
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Title: Moving
Character: Lee Mi-hyun
Released: August 9, 2023
Type: TV
Children who live in hiding with superpowers, along with their parents who live with painful secrets of the past, face enormous dangers together.
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Title: Just an Excuse
Character: Self
Released: November 17, 2022
Type: TV
Yoo Jae-suk Welfare Content 🐓Pinggyego (Just an Excuse)🐓 It is a content where Yoo Jae-suk freely chats with his favorite friends for various excuses and provides small stories and laughter.
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20th Century Girl
Title: 20th Century Girl
Character: Adult Na Bo-ra
Released: October 6, 2022
Type: Movie
In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.
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Title: Blue Dragon Series Awards
Character: Self
Released: July 19, 2022
Type: TV
The Blue Dragon Series Awards (BSA) is a new annual awards ceremony for original streaming content in South Korea.
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Title: Human Table
Released: April 16, 2022
Type: TV
"Human Table" is a food documentary with two men who are passionate about barbecue. "Documentaries look at things slowly, and seriously, and reveal the long-term. It's that kind of genre. Through 'Human Table', I capture that through the topic of food and music", Lee Seung Gi.
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The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure
Title: The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure
Character: Hae-Rang
Released: January 26, 2022
Type: Movie
A gutsy crew of Joseon pirates and bandits battle stormy waters, puzzling clues and militant rivals in search of royal gold lost at sea.
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Title: Happiness
Character: Yoon Sae-bom
Released: November 5, 2021
Type: TV
A new type of deadly virus spread throughout the city, and the apartment where has different social classes of people is sealed off. With the fear of the virus, and the conflicts of the different classes, the residents have to spend and survive in the new habitation.
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Title: House on Wheels: For Rent
Released: September 13, 2021
Type: TV
It is a special spin-off of “House on Wheel” starring the cast of the upcoming film “The Pirates: Goblin Flag." The program’s concept is that the stars of the original show—actors Sung Dong Il and Kim Hee Won will be lending their keys to Kang Ha Neul, Han Hyo Joo, Lee Kwang Soo, Kwon Sang Woo, Chae Soo Bin, EXO’s Sehun, Kim Sung Oh, Park Ji Hwan, and Kim Ki Doo, who will live in the house on wheels without its owners present.
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Title: The Game Caterers
Character: Self
Released: March 12, 2021
Type: TV
A webseries where Na Young Seok, a variety show producer, caters people his iconic games from 'New Journey to the West'.
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The Sun Stands Still
Title: The Sun Stands Still
Character: Ayako
Released: March 5, 2021
Type: Movie
Kazuhiko Takano and Ryoichi Taoka are industrial spies. A conspiracy exits behind the technology which can shake the political and economic world in Japan. Takano faces Korean spy Kim, a mysterious woman Ayako and powerful men from various countries.
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Title: Unexpected Business
Character: Self
Released: February 25, 2021
Type: TV
Set in a small, rural town, the show is about two friends, actors Zo In-sung and Cha Tae-hyun, running a supermarket for 10 days. They not only sell goods, but also operate small restaurant, where they cook and serve dishes. The two actors, who lived their whole lives in the city, experience life in the small town and blend into the neighborhood.
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Title: Hometown Flex
Character: Self
Released: July 12, 2020
Type: TV
Cha Tae-hyun and Lee Seung-gi visit and travel around other celebrities’ hometown. In each episode, the two take a local tour guide by a star who was born and raised in the area. From reminiscing memories of the old days in the town to experiencing local culture, and eating out at local must-eat places, this show is full of special courses that have never been introduced before.
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Title: Treadstone
Character: SoYun Pak
Released: October 15, 2019
Type: TV
The Treadstone project, having created super spy Jason Bourne, turns its attention on a new protocol to develop unstoppable superhuman assassins.
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Illang: The Wolf Brigade
Title: Illang: The Wolf Brigade
Character: Lee Yoon-hee
Released: July 25, 2018
Type: Movie
In 2029, an elite police squad combats an anti-reunification terrorist group while another enemy lurks nearby.
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Golden Slumber
Title: Golden Slumber
Character: Jun Sun-yung
Released: February 14, 2018
Type: Movie
A delivery man has to flee for his life when he is framed for the assassination of a political candidate and the evidence against him begins to accumulate.
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Title: W: Two Worlds Apart
Character: Oh Yeon-joo
Released: July 20, 2016
Type: TV
After being pulled into the webtoon world created by her father, a surgical resident gets entangled in a murder mystery involving the story's hero.
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Love, Lies
Title: Love, Lies
Character: Jung So-yool
Released: April 13, 2016
Type: Movie
Two best friends, So-yool and Yeon-hee, dream of becoming the top artists in Seoul together. But their friendship doesn't last long as Yoon-woo, So-yool's first love and songwriter, falls in love with Yeon-hee and her voice. So-yool's feeling of jealousy and inferiority towards Yeon-hee grows by the day, and she eventually makes a drastic decision to bring the two lovers down.
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The Beauty Inside
Title: The Beauty Inside
Character: Yi-soo
Released: August 20, 2015
Type: Movie
Woo-jin, a furniture designer who wakes up in a different body every day, falls for Yi-soo, a woman he meets through his work.
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C'est Si Bon
Title: C'est Si Bon
Character: Min Ja-young (20s)
Released: February 5, 2015
Type: Movie
A beautiful socialite enters the lives of three bickering musicians and inspires them to write a series of hit love-songs.
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Miracle: Devil Claus' Love and Magic
Title: Miracle: Devil Claus' Love and Magic
Character: Tae So-young
Released: November 22, 2014
Type: Movie
The intertwined love story of four young people on Christmas night.
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Cold Eyes
Title: Cold Eyes
Character: Ha Yoon-joo / "Piglet"
Released: July 3, 2013
Type: Movie
Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high-profile criminals. She teams up with Hwang Sang-jun, the veteran leader of the unit, and tries to track down James who is the cold-hearted leader of an armed criminal organization.
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Love 911
Title: Love 911
Character: Mi-soo
Released: December 19, 2012
Type: Movie
A doctor tries to woo a grieving, widowed firefighter in her attempt to get him to testify on her behalf in a medical malpractice case.
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Masquerade
Title: Masquerade
Character: Queen Joong-jun
Released: September 13, 2012
Type: Movie
Though it places his own life in danger, a look-alike commoner secretly takes the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.
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Always
Title: Always
Character: Jung-hwa
Released: October 20, 2011
Type: Movie
A former boxer turned parking lot attendant finds hope in the love of the blind telemarketer who walks into his booth one day.
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Title: Running Man
Character: Self
Released: July 11, 2010
Type: TV
A reality and competition show where members are joined by celebs to complete a weekly mission to win the race with Seoul as the beautiful backdrop.
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Title: Dong Yi
Character: Dong Yi
Released: March 22, 2010
Type: TV
Set during the reign of King Sukjong in the Joseon dynasty, the story focuses on Dong Yi, a water maid who gains the trust of Queen Inhyeon and later the favour of the king when he is moved by her prayers for the health of the Queen during the court disputes caused by Jang Hee Bin. Dong Yi becomes a concubine with the rank of sook-bin and bears a son who will later become the 21st king of Joseon, Yeongjo.
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Heaven's Postman
Title: Heaven's Postman
Character: Jo Ha-na
Released: November 11, 2009
Type: Movie
Jae-jun delivers letters to heaven from those who can't get over the loss of their loved ones. One day Ha-na, who writes to her late boyfriend, discovers Jae-jun's secret identity. He offers her a part-time job assisting him, and they set off on a 14-day journey.
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Title: Soul Special
Character: Jin Mi Ah
Released: September 28, 2009
Type: TV
Jin Mi A has returned back to Korea. Upon exiting the airport she stumbles onto Yu Gil. Thus begins their series of encounters and their story.
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Title: Brilliant Legacy
Character: Go Eun Sung
Released: April 25, 2009
Type: TV
A series of misunderstandings and unfortunate events conspire to shatter the once-promising life of girl from an affluent family.
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Title: You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
Character: Self
Released: April 24, 2009
Type: TV
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook is a Korean pop music program that is both a talk show and live music show. The host of this program is You Hee-yeol, also known as Toy, a one-man project band. This program has aired since April 24, 2009.
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My Dear Enemy
Title: My Dear Enemy
Character: Woman at a Bus Stop
Released: September 25, 2008
Type: Movie
Hee-soo is desperate for money and finds her ex-boyfriend who owes her money. He goes around to various ex-girlfriends to get cash and she trails along to make sure he does not cheat her.
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Ride Away
Title: Ride Away
Character: Lim Ha-jung
Released: August 7, 2008
Type: Movie
Ha-jung, a college freshman, is interested in a boy who works at a secondhand book store near her school. Although a clerk is excited by her, he cannot forget his old girlfriend who has been unconscious since a car accident three years earlier. The growing pains mature the awkward and immature twenty-year-old.
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Title: Iljimae
Character: Byun Eun Chae
Released: May 21, 2008
Type: TV
Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Ryung acts as a useless gangster in the marketplace by day but at night he is a chivalrous robber who robs corrupt government officials to give to the poor. After each robbery he leaves behind a wooden branch from a plum tree at the site of the robbery to take responsibility for the robbery. The poor citizens only know him as Iljimae. Bong Soon is a hilarious girl with good martial art skills and lives as a swindler. She only loves Ryung and sacrifices her whole life for him. Eun Chae is a government official's daughter and is good in nature and usually helps miserable people. She meets Iljimae once by chance, and their sweet love story begins. However, her love puts Iljimae in a dangerous situation because an Imperial Guard also loves her.
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Title: 1 Night and 2 Days
Released: August 5, 2007
Type: TV
2 Days & 1 Night is a South Korean reality-variety show with the motto "real wild road variety." Its main concept is to recommend various places of interest that viewers can visit in South Korea.
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Title: Like Land and Sky
Character: Suk Ji Soo
Released: January 15, 2007
Type: TV
Like Land And Sky is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Park Hae-jin, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Joo-hyun, Kang Jung-hwa, and Hong Soo-ah. It aired on KBS1 from January 15 to August 31, 2007 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:25 for 165 episodes. The daily drama was a hit, maintaining an average viewership rating of 30% throughout its nine-month run. Its peak viewership rating of 36.1% made it the third highest-rated Korean drama of 2007.
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Ad Lib Night
Title: Ad Lib Night
Character: Lee Bo-kyung
Released: November 30, 2006
Type: Movie
A young girl is asked by strangers to impersonate a prodigal daughter to fulfill a father's dying wish, and in doing so tests the fragility of family bonds.
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Title: Spring Waltz
Character: Seo/Park Eun-young
Released: March 6, 2006
Type: TV
Will the tragedy of spring be repeated years later? To escape debt, Lee Su Ho's father escaped to a remote island where his friend has a young daughter Eun Young, who is the same age as Su Ho. After being abandoned by his father, Su Ho sought to leave, but his mind changed after being touched by Eun Young's pure heart. A series of unfortunate events ensue, and Su Ho disappears, while Eun Young is sick in the hospital. Years later, while travelling in Austria, Eun Young meets the talented pianist Jae Ha, a man with a cold exterior with a few words, who bears a resemblance to Su Ho. As their love starts to develop, the truth unfolds... Can their love endure the harsh spring tragedy many years ago?
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My Boss, My Teacher
Title: My Boss, My Teacher
Character: Yoo Mi-jung
Released: January 19, 2006
Type: Movie
A mobster must complete college and spend some time as an ethics teacher in order to receive a promotion to a coveted territory.
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Title: X-Man
Character: Herself
Released: November 8, 2003
Type: TV
Celebrity guests are split into two teams to compete in various contests. One guest, known only to himself, is designated the "X-Man", and does his best to cause his team to lose the contests. At the end, all guests try to determine the X-Man's identity.
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Title: Real Romance Love Letter
Character: Herself
Released: October 16, 2003
Type: TV
Male and female contestants compete for "each other" in romance games. For example guests have to dance in order to impress the person they are after. Contestants are artists, actors, models, comedians, and MCs of the South Korean entertainment industry.
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Title: Nonstop
Released: May 15, 2000
Type: TV
Nonstop is a South Korean slice-of-life sitcom that broadcast its first season in 2000 on MBC. It continued with 5 more seasons. The series was popular for its cast of teen idols, many who debuted through the show..
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Title: Romantics Anonymous
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Story of a chocolatier who is overly timid but has genius skills gets a job at a small chocolate shop.