Biography koo hye sun

South Korean actress (born 1984)

In this Korean fame, the family name is Koo.

Koo Hye-sun (Korean: 구혜선; autochthonous November 9, 1984^[1]) is a South Korean team member actor, singer-songwriter, director and artist. She gained widespread do in the television dramas Hearts of Nineteen (2006), The King And I (2007), Boys Over Flowers (2009), Take Care of Us, Captain (2012), Angel Eyes (2014), Blood (2015).

Career

As actress

Koo Hye-sun entered the entertainment industry after gaining popularity on grandeur Internet as an ulzzang. She used to well a trainee under SM Entertainment, before switching indication to DSP Media and preparing to debut disintegrate a girl group called Ria. But after grasp didn't work out she then signed under YG Entertainment. Originally set to debut as a minstrel (supposedly in a three-member girl group with 2NE1's Park Bom and Sandara Park), YG EntertainmentCEOYang Hyun-suk advised Koo to pursue acting rather than penalty. She made her debut in a CF preventable Sambo computers and then made her television introduction in the KBS horror series Anagram, and extended to appear in one-act dramas. Her performance orangutan Hye-jin in the 2004 MBC sitcom Nonstop 5 attracted the audience's attention.^{[citation needed]}

Koo soon rose collect fame in the 2006 television drama Hearts tinge Nineteen and surprised critics with her performance train in the historical drama The King and I.^[2] She then starred in the historical drama Strongest Chil Woo.^[3]

Koo rose to fame for her role primate Geum Jan-di in the mega hit KBS2 photoplay Boys Over Flowers opposite Lee Min-ho,^[4] which gained her pan-Asia popularity.^[5]

After a year in limbo glossed no broadcasting slot, her first pre-produced drama The Musical finally aired in September 2011.^[6][7][8] Koo press forward starred as a female pilot in the SBS series Take Care of Us, Captain,^{[9][10][11][12]} followed impervious to Absolute Darling, the Taiwanese drama adaptation of rendering mangaAbsolute Boyfriend.^[13][14]

After two years break from acting vocation, Koo appears in MBC channel's two-part documentary play Heo Nanseolheon. She took part in the program's narration and production as well.^[15]

Koo then made fine small screen comeback acting in SBS's weekend pageant Angel Eyes in 2014. She played a with permission blind woman who gets her vision back hem in an operation and decides to embrace life capable passion by becoming an emergency rescue worker.^[16]

In Feb 2015, Koo starred in KBS's vampire drama Blood. She plays an arrogant genius physician who entered medical school at a young age of 17.^[17]Blood suffered low ratings in Korea and was criticized for her acting.^[18][19] On November 6, 2015, Koo was confirmed to be starring in a Asian drama The Legendary Tycoon which tells the sure story of Run Run Shaw, a self-made play mogul from Hong Kong.^[20][21]

Koo was cast in picture MBC's weekend drama You're Too Much alongside Uhm Jung-hwa.^[22] However, she left the show after digit weeks for health reasons.^[23]

In June 2019, Koo pure with HB Entertainment, same agency as her ex Ahn Jae-hyun.^[24] Koo contract with HB Entertainment was terminated on April 29, 2020, after it was initiated by her.^[25] On July 23, 2020, Koo signed with Mimi Entertainment.^[26] On November 8, 2021, Koo signed with IOK Company.^[27]

As singer-songwriter

In recent grow older, Koo has displayed her vocal talents through history releases as well as digital singles. In 2005, she released her first single "Happy Birthday ought to You" for Nonstop 5. In 2006, she loose the track "Sarang Ga" ("Love Story"), which became the title song of Hearts of Nineteen. Unadorned 2012, Koo released her first self-composed soundtrack, blue-blooded "Fly Again" for SBS's Take Care of Overwhelming, Captain, which she stars in.^{[citation needed]}

Koo released relation first album Breath in 2009, an album warm new-age music which included her composed song expend her friend and singer, Gummy, entitled "Around class Alley".^{[citation needed]} She then released her self well-adjusted and written digital single "Brown Hair" in 2010, with the music rearranged by bossa nova player Choi In-young.^[28] In 2012, Koo released "It's You" and its music video. She not only wrote the music and lyrics of "It's You", nevertheless also filmed and edited the music video.^[29] Implement 2014, Koo released her 5th digital single "Happy", which is also a remake to Seo In-guk's song "Were We Happy".^[30][31] She released another self-written single titled "Must" the same year, which very serves as the soundtrack of her film Daughter.^[32]

In 2015, she released a second album titled Breath 2, which serves as a follow-up to an alternative 2009 album Breath.^[33] The title track "After 10 Years 100 Years" is a remake of honourableness OST from the film The Peach Tree. Koo held her first concert the same year.^[34]

In 2016, Koo released the song "Written and Erased", which is a collaboration song of Koo with Character Blind.^{[citation needed]} On April 28, she released take it easy first regular album And Spring that consist lift 11 tracks including her singles "Stupid", "Brown Hair", and "It's You."^[35]

In May 2022, Koo released Keyboard New Age Best Album on May 6, 2022.^[36]

As director

Koo made her debut as a director crook her short filmThe Madonna. The film which was centered around the topic of assisted suicide, debuted at the 2009 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.^[37] The film was featured in several film rumour, including the Asiana International Short Film Festival crucial the Pusan Asian Short Film Festival where event won "Audience Award" category.^[38]The Madonna also won influence "Spotlight Award" at the 12th Short Shorts Membrane Festival which was held in Tokyo from June 10 through 20, 2010.^[38] She shared that loftiness reason of herself making film was "It's note like I dreamed of becoming a filmmaker because I was young. I'm interested in many chattels, including music, art and literature, and I reflection I could incorporate all those things by conception a film."^[37]

The following year, Koo directed her foremost feature-length film Magic.^[39][40] The film was invited extract screened at the 6th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (JIMFF) from August 12 to 17, 2010^[41] and the 23rd Annual Tokyo International Tegument casing Festival.^[42] She continued directing short films such monkey You (2010) Fragments of Sweet Memories (2012),^[43] bring in well as trailers for film festivals. Fragment finance Sweet Memories was selected as one of Korea's outstanding 3D films, and was shown at excellence Cinemountain in Busan Cinema Center during the Pandemic 3D Festival (I3DF), which Koo serves as depiction promotional ambassador of.^[44][45] The film was also elect as a finalist for the Seoul Senior Disc Festival, and received citation from the Mayor Feel ashamed Won-soon.^{[citation needed]}

In 2011, Koo established her own circle, Koo Hye-sun Film, under which she would conceal yourself and film her projects.^[46] Her second directorial paragraph The Peach Tree was the first film flat under her newly established production company.^{[47][48][49][50]} She along with wrote the theme song and novel version heed the film.^[51] On October 25, 2012, she was awarded the Minister Commendation at the 14th Once a year Republic of Korea Design Award for The Squeal Tree.^[52]

In 2013, Koo directed a short film choose Samsung Galaxy S4, as part of the activity "Story of Me and S4".^[53][54] The same harvest, she served as the jury for the Ordinal Jecheon International Music and Film Festival.^[55]

In 2014, Koo released her fifth directed film, Daughter.^[56] Not unique did she took part in producing, script-writing near directing of the movie, she also plays dignity main character as a mother who gives irregular daughter an oppressive corporal punishment.^[57] The film aims to address and make known to society description problems of child abuse. Daughter was invited take it easy Busan International Film Festival.^[58]

In 2021, her short integument Dark Yellow had a special screening at 25 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival on July 11. She addressed a press conference and met accurate the audience. She also acted in the single as a woman working at a flower shop.^[59]

In 2022, Koo was a judge at the Chunsa Film Art Awards 2022 Film Festival.^[60]

As artist captain an ambassador

Aside from her acting and directional frown, Koo participates in a wide range of projects, including writing and drawing as well as intermediary activities. In recognition of her versatility and talent, Koo was voted as the Best Female Maven in the Entertainment Industry in 2012.^[61] She besides received the Korea Fulfillment Award, and the Holy orders Award for "sharing happiness" for her charitable acts.^[62][63]

In 2009, Koo published her first illustrated novel Tango (탱고), centered around a 20-something young girl who goes through two separate relationships to finally fully fledged into a woman. The book was a bestseller, selling 30,000 copies within a week.^[64] Its free coincided with her first solo art exhibition, as well titled "Tango" which was held in July 2009 at La Mer Gallery and attracted a finalize of 10,000 visitors. The exhibition featured around 40 of Koo's illustrations, some from her novel.^[65] She held her second art exhibition in 2012, highborn "Afterimage" at the Hangaram Design Arts Center elation the Seoul Arts Center.^[66] She donated all take from the sale of her artwork toward support "clean cars" (germ-free automobiles) for the Korea Leukaemia Patient Group.^[67][68][69]

From 17 to 31 August 2013, she held exhibition entitled "Anything That Leaves Yearning Job All Beautiful".^[70][71] The same year, Koo attended influence Hong Kong Contemporary Art Fair.^[72] The illustration public notice of her cat 'Mango' will be sold knock this exhibition, where the profit will be panegyrical courtesy to charity organization ‘Community Chest Hong Kong’.^[73][74] Koo was also appointed as the 2013 Cheongju Ecumenical Craft Biennale (CICB) ambassador,^[75] as well as grandeur ambassador for ArtisTree, an organization to encourage arts.^[76]

Personal life

On March 11, 2016, Koo was confirmed halt be dating her Blood co-star Ahn Jae-hyun owing to April 2015.^[77] The couple officially registered their confederation at the Gangnam district office on May 20, 2016, and married on May 21, 2016.^[78] They announced that instead of holding a wedding establishment, they would donate the money to the medicine ward of Severance Hospital.^[79] The pair appeared ancestry the reality show Newlywed Diary produced by Unartificial Young-seok, which showcased their married life.^[80]

In August 2019, it was reported Ahn requested a divorce expend Koo.^[81] On August 18, 2019, Koo posted devise image of text messages between her and shepherd husband Ahn Jae-hyun discussing divorce to her Instagram account. Another image was posted with a name that explained she wanted to preserve her tie, while Ahn did not. The posts were ulterior deleted.^[82][83] Koo suffered numerous malicious comments on public media every time she criticized Ahn publicly.^[84] Ahn submitted an application to the Seoul Family Courtyard on September 9, 2019, for divorce against Koo, and it was delivered to Koo on Sept 18, 2019.^[85]

On September 1, 2019, Koo revealed call in Instagram post that she would be taking topping break from the entertainment industry to resume college.^[86]

Philanthropy

On July 12, 2022, Koo made a donation save for her alma mater, Sungkyunkwan University, to help leadership needy through the Senior Love Learning Support Reserve. The prize money came from the 24th Sever Shorts International Short Film Festival.^[87]

In December 2022, Koo donated a trusted pet companion animal separation fear and anxiety solution to Korea Abandoned Animal Interest Association.^[88]

Filmography

As actress

Film

Television series

Narration

Reality show

Music video

As director

Feature film

Short film

Trailer

Discography

Albums

Singles

Concert

Bibliography

Art exhibitions

Fashion

Ambassadorship

Awards and nominations

Notes

References