Son Ye-jin

About Son Ye-jin

Son Ye-jin was born Son Eon-jin on January 11, 1982, and her romantic film roles earned her the title "Nation's First Love" in Korea, according to Wikipedia.

Hallyu star

She started out as a voice in Park Ki-hyung's Secret Tears (2000) and led TV dramas such as Delicious Proposal. Her first big film was Im Kwon-taek's Chi-hwa-seon, which won Best Director at Cannes in 2002. Kwak Jae-yong's The Classic (2003) launched her stardom in Hong Kong and mainland China, and the drama Summer Scent (2003) made her a Korean Wave star. A Moment to Remember (2004) and April Snow (2005) were especially big in Japan.

Award-winning range

Her role in My Wife Got Married (2008) won her Best Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Her other films include Spellbound (2011), The Tower (2012), The Pirates (2014), The Last Princess (2016), Be with You (2018), and Park Chan-wook's The Truth Beneath (2016) and No Other Choice (2025).

Crash Landing on You

On TV she starred in Alone in Love (2006) and Something in the Rain (2018), then reunited with her The Negotiation co-star Hyun Bin in the global hit Crash Landing on You (2019-2020), playing an heiress who falls for a North Korean officer. In January 2021 she confirmed she was dating Hyun Bin. The couple have made large donations together, including ₩200 million for wildfire relief in March 2022 and ₩200 million to Samsung Medical Center at the end of 2025. She was on the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 list four years running, from 2019 to 2022.

Latest news

See her carefree side in Son Ye-jin's Yokohama trip photos.

Sources: Wikipedia