Son Ye Jin

Son Ye-jin has taken on a variety of roles in her career to date, propelling her to fame both in Korea and in other Asian countries. She first appeared in a supporting role in Park Ki-hyung's film Secret Tears in 2000, and then went on to take the lead in TV dramas such as Delicious Proposal, Sun-hee and Jin-hee, and Great Ambition. 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.

Son Ye-jin started her entertainment career as a TV commercial model in 1999 before making her acting debut in 2001 with drama series Delicious Proposal. She starred in movie Lover Concerto in 2002, before making her major breakthrough in 2003 with drama series Summer Scent and movie The Classic, both were huge hit and made her known across Asia. Son Ye-jin continue to raise her profile as an acclaimed actress in movies A Moment to Remember (2004), April Snow (2005) and Open City (2007) and also in drama series Alone in Love in 2006. Her 2008 film My Wife Got Married was arguably her most successful act in terms of award recognitions, winning her best actress gongs at both the Baeksang Arts Awards and Blue Dragon Awards. Son Ye-jin starred in another hit movie White Night in 2009. Her 2010 drama Personal Taste did just ok in Korea, but pretty popular in other Asian countries.

Son further solidified her status as a "hallyu" (Korean wave) star in 2003 by taking the lead in TV drama Summer Scent, a part of the hugely successful series of TV dramas including Autumn in My Heart and Winter Sonata (though this drama would not attract the attention of the previous two). Her next two films also proved to be huge hits in Asia: A Moment to Remember, based on a famous Japanese series, set box office records in Japan and sold over two million tickets in Korea, while April Snow in which she co-starred with superstar Bae Yong-joon was also a smash hit in Japan and China (though not, incidentally, in Korea). Son then cast off her nice girl image in her next projects. She took on the roles of a con artist in The Art of Seduction, an ambitious reporter in Spotlight, a femme fatale in Open City, and a divorcée in the critically acclaimed series Alone in Love. In 2008, her portrayal of a polyandrous woman in My Wife Got Married bagged her Best Actress honors from the prestigious Blue Dragon Film Awards and other local award-giving bodies.