Ku Hye-sun

Ku Hye-sun (2013)
Korean spelling
Hangeul	구혜선
Hanja	具 惠 善
Revised Romanization	Gu Hye-seon
McCune- Reischauer	Ku Hyeson
See also : Korean name

Ku Hye-sun (born November 9, 1984 in Incheon , South Korea ) is a South Korean actress , director and screenwriter . She is best known for her role as Geum Jan-di in the television series Boys Over Flowers .

Life

Ku has been studying art at Sungkyunkwan University since 2011 . She was previously enrolled at the Seoul Institute of the Arts , but left because of her tight schedule. She is under contract with the talent agency YG Entertainment .

From 2004 Ku played in a few dramas and from April 23, 2006 to February 18, 2007 presented the music show Inkigayo on SBS together with Kim Hee-chul . With her role in the KBS drama Boys over Flowers , she became very popular across Asia. In 2012 she played in the Taiwanese drama Absolute Darling , which is based on the manga of the same name .

In 2008 Ku released a short film called The Madonna , which marks her directorial debut. In 2010 she released her first full-length film Magic .

Originally Ku was supposed to make his debut in a girl group with Park Bom and Sandara Park (both now members of 2NE1 ). However, the CEO of YG Entertainment , Yang Hyun-seok, advised her to continue her acting career. However, she repeatedly publishes songs for the soundtracks to drama series. In addition, she released a specially composed New Age album in 2009 entitled Breath .

In 2009 Ku published the semi-autobiographical novel Tango about a young woman who experiences love and relationships. The novel became a bestseller and sold more than 30,000 times within a week. In July 2009, Ku's first art exhibition called Tango began , which attracted more than 10,000 visitors.

In 2011 Ku founded her own production company, Ku Hye-sun Film ( 구혜선 필름 ), with which she wants to realize her film projects.

On May 21, 2016, she married the actor Ahn Jae-hyun .

Filmography

Movies

• 2007: The Sound of the Heart ( August Rush )
• 2010: Magic ( 요술 )
• 2014: Daughter ( 다우 더 )

As a director

• 2008: The Madonna ( 유쾌한 도우미 , also screenplay; short film)
• 2010: Dangsin ( 당신 ; short film)
• 2010: Magic (also screenplay)
• 2011: The Peach Tree ( 복숭아 나무 ; also screenplay)
• 2012: Scattered Pieces of Memories (short film)
• 2010: Magic ( 요술 )

Television dramas

• 2004–2005: Drama City ( KBS )
• 2005: Seodongyo ( 서동요 ; SBS )
• 2005: Nonstop 5 ( MBC )
• 2006: Hearts of Nineteen ( 열 아홉 순정 ; KBS)
• 2007: Wang-gwa Na ( 왕 과 나 ; SBS)
• 2008: Mighty Chil-woo ( 최강 칠우 ; KBS2)
• 2009: Boys Over Flowers ( 꽃 보다 남자 ; KBS2)
• 2011: The Musical ( 더 뮤지컬 ; SBS)
• 2012: Take Care of Us, Captain ( 부탁 해요 캡틴 ; SBS)
• 2012: Absolute Darling ( 绝对 达 令 ; GTV )
• 2014: Angel Eyes ( 엔젤 아이즈 ; MBC)
• 2015: Blood ( 블러드 ; KBS2)

Novels

• Ku Hye-sun: Tango . Ungjin Jisik House / Tsai Fong Books, 2009, ISBN 978-89-01-09342-0 .

Awards

• 2006 KBS Drama Awards : Best Young Actress for Hearts of Nineteen
• 2007 SBS Drama Awards : Best New Star for Wang-gwa Na
• 2009 Busan Asian Short Film Festival: Audience Award for The Madonna
• 2009 Andre Kim Best Star Awards: Best Female Star for Boys over Flowers
• 2009 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award for Drama Series and Actress, Popularity Award and Best Screen Couple with Lee Min-ho for Boys Over Flowers
• 2010 Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia: Spotlight Award for The Madonna

Web links

Commons : Ku Hye-sun  - collection of images

• Ku Hye-sun . Stage Vision of YG,accessed February 8, 2016(Korean). 
• Ku Hye-sun in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Ku Hye-sun in the Korean Movie Database
• Ku Hye-sun at HanCinema

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Carla Sunwoo: Ku Hye-sun to star in magic world with custom-order boyfriends. (No longer available online.) In: JoongAng Daily. March 10, 2012, archived from the original on July 17, 2012 ; accessed on July 16, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Yang Sung-hee: Versatile actress aims for the next big hit. (No longer available online.) In: JoongAng Daily. July 30, 2009, archived from the original on July 11, 2012 ; accessed on July 16, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Movie Week interview on Gu Hye-sun's Magic. In: Dramabeans. June 18, 2010, accessed on July 16, 2012 (English, interview). 
4. ↑ Cathy Rose A. Garcia: Actress Koo Hye-sun Reveals Artistic Side. In: Korea Times . July 5, 2009, accessed July 16, 2012 . 
5. ↑ Kim Gyeong-min: 구혜선, 영화사 '구혜선 필름' 설립 뒤늦게 알려져. In: MyDaily. February 17, 2011, Retrieved July 16, 2012 (Korean). 
6. ↑ Lim Hye-seon: Ku Hye-sun's short feature wins at Japan film fest. (No longer available online.) In: 10asia. June 14, 2010, archived from the original on September 25, 2012 ; Retrieved July 15, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Ku is the family name here, Hye-sun is the first name.