Son Yejin

Son Yejin at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2014
Korean spelling
Hangeul	손예진
Hanja	孫 藝 珍
Revised Romanization	Son Ye-jin
McCune- Reischauer	Son Yejin
Birth Name
Hangeul	손 언진
Hanja	孫彦 眞
Revised Romanization	Son Eon-jin
McCune- Reischauer	Son Ŏnjin
See also : Korean name

Son Yejin (born January 11, 1982 in Daegu ; real name Son Eon-jin ) is a South Korean actress .

life and career

Son Yejin's acting career began in 2000 with a supporting role in Park Ki-hyeong's film Bimil .

In A Moment to Remember (2004) she plays a young woman who falls in love with a carpenter. She is very forgetful at the beginning of the relationship, but as the relationship progresses, her forgetfulness gets worse and she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's . Her now husband takes care of her while she tries not to forget everything. The melodrama was one of the most successful films of the year in South Korea with over 2 million viewers and achieved great fame in Japan .

In Open City - Hunters and Hunted (2008) she plays the leader of a gang of thieves.

In the romantic comedy Spellbound (2011) she plays a girl who is haunted by ghosts and can therefore not have a love relationship because the ghosts do not grant her happiness. In 2013 she starred in the more serious thriller Blood and Ties in the Sons character, who finds out that her father is the culprit in a murder and kidnapping case.

In 2014 she played a leading role in the disaster film The Tower , a remake of the American film Inferno (1974). She received the Daejong Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Pirates .

2015 she played the female lead in the Sino - Korean action - comedy Bad Guys Always The . The film takes place mainly on the South Korean holiday island Jejudo and is about four Chinese tourists who suddenly get caught up in a murder plot due to a gang's unsuccessful money laundering. The motifs of Son's figure are not initially clear.

In 2016 she played the lead role in the political thriller The Truth Beneath and won the Buil Film Award for Best Actress . She also played the last princess of the Joseon Dynasty , Deokhye , in the biopic The Last Princess by Hur Jin-ho , based on the novel Deokhye Ongju ( 덕혜 옹주 ) by Kwon Bi-yeong . Son accepted the role without hesitation. In an interview she said: “I know how difficult it is to find a film that gives so much importance to a female character and deals with her life path ... I cannot imagine that I will get the chance to do such a film again during my career . "However, she felt tremendous pressure to play a historical person, as this was the first time she had played such a role:" The hardest part of playing Princess Deokhye was thinking all the time about what the princess would have done in situations faced with the discrepancy between existing archival documents and film adaptation. ”After viewing the finished film, she said she did not regret her choice.

Filmography

Movies

• 2000: Bimil ( 비밀 )
• 2002: In the intoxication of colors and love ( 취화선 Chihwaseon )
• 2002: Lovers' Concerto ( 연애 소설 Yeonae Soseol )
• 2003: Classic ( 클래식 )
• 2003: Crazy First Love ( 첫사랑 사수 궐기 대회 Cheotsarang Sasu Gwolgidaehoe )
• 2004: A Moment to Remember ( 내 머리 속의 지우개 Nae Meori Sok-ui Jiugae )
• 2005: April Snow ( 외출 Oechul )
• 2005: The Art of Seduction ( 작업 의 정석 Jakeob-ui Jeongseok )
• 2007: Yobi, the Five-Tailed Fox ( Cheonnyeonyeou Yeoubi , speaking role)
• 2008: Open City - Hunters and the Hunted ( Mubangbi Dosi )
• 2008: My Wife Got Married ( 아내 가 결혼 했다 Anae-ga Gyeolhonhaetda )
• 2010: White Night ( 백야행 - 하얀 어둠 속 을 걷다 Baekyahaeng: Hayan Eodum Sokeul Geotda )
• 2011: Spellbound ( 오싹한 연애 Ossakhan Yeonae )
• 2012: The Tower - Deadly Inferno ( Ta-weo )
• 2013: Blood and Ties ( 공범 Gongbeom )
• 2014: Pirates - The King's Seal ( 해적 Haejeok )
• 2015: Bad Guys Always Die (坏蛋 必须 死)
• 2016: The Truth Beneath ( 비밀 은 없다 )
• 2016: The Last Princess ( 덕혜 옹주 )
• 2018: Be with You ( 지금 만나러 갑니다 Jigeum Mannareo Gamnida )
• 2018: The Negotiation ( 협상 )

TV Shows

• 2001: Delicious Proposal ( 맛있는 청혼 Masitneun Cheonghon , MBC )
• 2001: Seon-hui Jin-hui ( 선희 진희 , MBC)
• 2002: Great Ambition ( 대망 Daemang , SBS )
• 2003: Summer Scent ( 여름 향기 Yeoreum Hyanggi , KBS2 )
• 2006: Alone in Love ( 연애 시대 Yeonae Sidae , SBS)
• 2008: Spotlight ( 스포트라이트 , MBC)
• 2010: Personal Taste ( 개인 의 취향 Gaein-ui Chwihyang , MBC)
• 2011: Secret Garden ( cameo , episode 20, SBS)
• 2013: Shark ( 상어 Sangeo , KBS2)
• 2018: Something in the Rain ( 밥 잘 사주 는 예쁜 누나 Bap Jal Sajuneun Yeppeun Nuna , JTBC )
• 2019: Crash Landing On You

Web links

Commons : Son Ye-jin  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website
• Son Ye-jin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Son Yejin in the Korean Movie Database
• Son Yejin at HanCinema
• Official Facebook account

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 'Roaring Currents' Named This Year's Best Film. In: Chosun Ilbo . November 24, 2014, accessed March 7, 2015 . 
2. ↑ 부일 영화상. In: Naver . Retrieved November 1, 2016 (Korean). 
3. ^ Song So-young: Korea's 'Last Princess' comes alive in new film. Strong casting, deft direction helps period flick stay compelling. In: Korea JoongAng Daily . July 29, 2016, accessed October 31, 2016 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Woo Jae-yeon, Koo Jung-mo: Son Ye-jin says she gave her all as Princess Deokhye. In: Yonhap . July 29, 2016, accessed October 31, 2016 (English, interview). 
5. ^ Rumy Doo: 'Last Princess' is career-defining film, says actress Son Ye-jin. Son reflects on school years, early acting days, preparing for the latest role. In: The Korea Herald . August 3, 2016, accessed November 1, 2016 . 
6. ^ Actress Son Ye-jin reveals difficulties in playing historical figure. In: Yonhap . June 29, 2016, accessed November 1, 2016 . 

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Son is the family name here, Yejin is the first name.