Han Hyo Joo is synonymous with the South Korean beauty and film industry. Since her film debut in 2005, Han has become a major actress in her country’s film and television industry and won a pan-Asian audience. She is best known for her roles in TV series: Spring Waltz, Outstanding Legacy, Dong Yi, W as well as the movie Cold Eyes and has won many coveted awards.
Han Hyo Joo Biography
The Outstanding Legacy actress was born on February 22, 1987 in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Her father is an Air Force officer while her mother is a public school inspector. She decidedly followed a path that she had to discover and that was made for her very early in her life: acting. Although she was good at athletics, especially track and field, Han did not consider sports to be her forte, but rather sought her niche in show business. She attended primary school in Yullyang, Cheongju, then moved to Seoul despite her father’s objection, to go to Bulgok High School. After graduating from high school, she enrolled in the Drama and Film Department of Dongguk University.
Han Hyo Joo was discovered in 2003 through a beauty pageant held by Binggrae (a food company) for teenage girls. She debuted with small roles in 2005 in the sitcom Nonstop 5 and the gangster comedy film My Boss, My Teacher, cementing her foothold in the film industry. In 2006, she played the main role in the series Valse du Printemps as well as in the independent film Nuit ad-lib for which she won the Best New Actress awards at the Korean Film Critics Association awards and at the Singapore International Film Festival.
With each of her roles and her consistency in maintaining her form, she lands important roles in no time, which puts her in a good position. Han’s roles in series like 2007’s KBS daily drama Paradise Land and 2008’s Iljimae, she is on her way to stardom. She has also starred in critically and commercially acclaimed films like Always, Masquerade, Cold Eyes (which won her Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actress).
However, her breakthrough came in the series Outstanding Legacy in 2009. It won her many awards, including SBS Drama Awards and Outstanding Korean Actress Award at Seoul International Drama Awards, as well as numerous endorsement deals and requests for media interviews. The following year, Han embarked on another successful project, the main character (Choi Suk-bin) of the series Dong Yi for which she won the MBC Drama Awards Daesang (Grand Prize) and the award of the best actress at the Baeksang Arts Awards.
Subsequently, his fame found a place on the international scene, marking his roles in his country. She appeared in the Japanese film Miracle: Debikuro-kun no Koi in Maho (“The Love and Magic of Miracle Devil Claus”) in 2014. After a major role in the 2015 film, The Beauty Within and Love, Lies, Han was set to return to the small screen after 6 years. She was a part of the well-received 2016 MBC W fantasy thriller series , the 2018 thriller Golden Sleep and as the female lead in the sci-fi action thriller Illang: The Squad. Wolves.
Besides her acting career, Han has appeared in commercials, variety shows, music videos, and is also an acclaimed singer. She is a goodwill and public relations ambassador for several organizations, including the Republic of Korea Air Force.
Han Hyo Joo Mari
She is an outstanding actress and has often been praised for bringing her characters to life. As a result, Han Hyo Joo has been linked and sent off with most of her co-stars in movies and TV either to have good on-screen chemistry or to just look cute together.
Rumor has it that these actors have something to do with her. They include her co-star in W, Lee Jong Suk who was her most popular couple, Dong Yi fellow hunter Bae Soo Bin. The next guy on her dating list was Lee Seung Gi, a notable actor she worked with in Outstanding Legacy, then actor-turned-businessman Kang Do Han made the rounds in 2009 but she describes him as a brother. and someone she feels comfortable talking to and confiding in.
Han Hyo Joo is not known to be in a relationship and is not married. However, she believes in the institution of marriage and hopes to join it one day, when the right man comes along. She describes her ideal man as someone who is very understanding, someone she can talk to openly and talks a lot, who is basically her friend, as well as someone who is cheerful and healthy.
She doesn’t ask too much, where is she? We wish him the best.
Other facts to know
Her hobbies are watching movies, listening to music, reading books, playing the piano, writing poems and short stories.
She is a big fan of Japanese movies and learned the language by watching Japanese movies.
Han has starred in their films, including the joint Korean-Japanese production Sky Postman and is signed to Japanese agency FLaMme which handles his work in the country.
She participated in a “barrier-free” version (including audio description and subtitles for the hearing or visually impaired) for a Japanese film release. My back page in South Korea. Han also provided descriptive audio for the film which was released on March 15, 2012.
In her book of favorites, she eats bibimbap and potato stew, the fruits of grapes, while her color is pink and blue.
His blood type is A, and according to Han, his calm, not easily irritable, and persistent personality matches the classification.
Han Hyo Joo is 1.72m tall and weighs 48kg.