Jun Ji-hyun (Jeon Ji-Hyun) (born 30 October 1981, Seoul) is a Korean actress, model and singer. She is gaining more fame worldwide due to her roles in extremely popular Korean films in recent times. Starting her career of as a model, Jun later took up acting as well. Making her film debut White Valentine in 1999, she later gained her fame from the movies she later starred in, especially from the movie Il Mare, owing to its handsomely shot scenes at Ganghwa island.
She studied at Don-guk University and made her debut as a model for Echo, and since then has modelled many clothing lines and more recently, mobile phones and iPod. Some of her more popular product endorsements include Giodarno, KFC, Samsung. Her dancing grooves in many of the commercials caught the hearts of many men. She was voted as the "Best Behind in Asia", polling 41% of the total votes, beating Lee Hyo-ri who only at polled 30%.
The romance/comedy movie Windstruck, which was flimed this year together with Jang Hyuk, romantically reunited her with the young director, Kwak Jae Young of My Sassy Girl.
Filmography
- Whte Valentine (1999) (Korean title - Hwaiteu ballenta-in)
- Il Mare (2000) (Korean title - Siworae)
- My Sassy Girl (2001) (Korean title - Yeopgijeogin geunyeo)
- Uninvited (2003) (Korean title - 4 Inyong siktak)
- Windstruck (2004) (Korean title - Nae yeojachingureul sogaehamnida)
Drama
- 1999 Happy Together
- 1998 Fascinate My Heart
- 1997 The Season of Puberty
Statistics
- Height: 172cm
- Weight: 48kg
- Religion: Christianity
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