"Learn to swim when young, still spend a lot of time swimming when on trips, started taking yoga lesson because it soothe both body and mind. Taking photo using a mobile phone is more fun than taking photo with a camera. So i always have my mobile phone with me and take pictures, whether i am in the car, coffee shop or taking a break."

Personality? "Can be talkative and easy going with people i feel close to, but tend to be shy and find it difficult to befriend people i dont know well. As a result, people sometimes take me for a cold and reserved person."

"No particular habit but sometimes talk in my sleep."

Her ideal man. "A man who is understanding and knows how to make person feels comfortable."

"Satine in Moulin Rouge is a very attractive character, would like to play such a passionate character if i have the chance."

Son Ye-jin , after graduated from the Seoul Institute of Arts (The Film Art Department) made her first big screen debut in "Secret Tears"(2000).

Her first lead role is in the drama "Delicious Proposal"(2001) and her first recognition came in 2002 where she won the 22nd Korea Movie Critics Best New Actress Award for her role as Soo-In in "Lover's Concerto"(2002), who contracted leukemia since young. Her subsequent movie "The Classic"(2003) earned her several other awards. Her fascinating acting and crying skill has won her praises from directors and co-actors.

Her career highlight is when she won the 2003 Blue Dragon popular actress award. The characters she played had simply moved and won the heart of the audience. In mid 2003 we realised that not only that she has a lovable face, she also has a sizzling hot body figures as demonstrated in "Crazy First Love" (2003) where for the first time on screen she wore a bikini to seduce co-actor Cha Tae-Hyeon. More of her daring acts in a recent box office hit "April Snow"(2004).

We can see Son Ye-jin's mature growth and she is able to shake off her typical portrait of delicate ailing figures with her recent works, her popularity is on the rise with her inroad into the Japanese commercial market that looks promising.

Another highlight of her acting career when she is announced as the highest paid actress in Korea commanding a record of US 25 thousand per episode for "Season of Love/Alone in Love".

In June 2006, Son Ye Jin was chosen by Celine to be the model to endose their products in Asian region. She was also voted as the "2006 Jewelry Lady" which was won by Kim Hyun Joo & Han Chae Young previously.

Son Ye Jin's popularity in Japan was once again confirmed as two of her movie top the Japanese list of most popular Korean film. Son Ye Jin and Jung Woo Sung's "Moment to Remember" was the most popular Korean movie with a box office of 30 billion yen. Her other work with Korean heart-throb Bae Yong Joon "April Snow" came in second with 27.5 billion yen

[30.11.06] Shooting commercial and involvement in the drama series "Agent Zero"

Title: The Classic
Directed by: Kwak Jae-yong
Cast: Jo In Seong, Son Ye Jin
Release date: January 30, 2003

Descriptions:
Another great work of director Kwak Jae-yong after "My Sassy Girl". This film told the love stories of 2 generations. Both the mother and daughter was played by Son Ye Jin. The story began with the daughter (Ji-hye)reading her mother(Joo-hee)'s diary and discovered her mum's love story with Joon Ha, classmate of her father. Coincidently both mother and daughter fell into a triangular love relationship. Both of them have different characters and their approach to love are different. It will be regretable to miss this romantic classic.

Son Ye Jin's Awards for this movie :
2003 Paeksang Arts Awards "Best New Actress"
2003 DaeJong Awards "Best New Actress"
2003 Blue Dragon Awards "Popular Star Award"

Title: Lovers' Concerto
Directed by: Lee Han
Cast: Cha Tae-hyun, Lee Eun Joo, Son Ye-jin, Moon Geun-young
Release date: August 15, 2002

Descriptions:
Anonymous love letters with photos of lovely children and faint soap fragrance keep coming to Ji-hwan, refreshing his memories 5 years ago of two long-lost best friends. The three youngsters used to spend much time together, but when love rushed in, the two girls decided to withdraw from their friendship, leaving Ji-hwan depressed and miserable. A poignant secret is waiting to be unfolded...

Love fades. So does friendship. Can photographs help preserve them? Let "Lover's Concerto'' unfold a photo album filled with the closeness and even some regrets of the lives of these three young people.

Son Ye Jin's Awards for this movie :
2002 Korean Federation of Film Critics Award "Best New Actress"

Title: A Moment to Remember
Directed by: Lee Jae-Han
Cast: Jung Woo-sung, Son Ye Jin, Baek Jong-hak
Release date: November 5, 2004

Descriptions:
Beautiful Son Ye Jin (The Classic) and handsome Jung Woo Sung (Musa - The Warrior, Mutt Boy) share A Moment to Remember! Su-Jin (Son Ye Jin) and Chol-Su (Jung Woo Sung) meet under seemingly average, normal circumstances. Su-Jin is exiting an affair with a married man, and Chol-Su is working for Su-Jin's father as a carpenter, and when they finally meet it's as if it was meant to be. Their love is affectionate and their marriage as close to perfect as can be...but is fate truly that kind? Su-Jin surprisingly contracts Alzheimer's disease, and the tragic struggle they face both threatens and strengthens their love. But for how long? As Su-Jin's memory begins to leaves her, the disease they face may turn out to be too much for even a love as strong as theirs...

Actor Jung Woo Sung once said that the ending of the movie is not tragic but instead it represent hope. Watch this touching and fascinating movie.

Title: April Snow
Directed by: Hur Jin-ho
Cast: Bae Yong Joon, Son Ye-jin
Release date: September 8, 2005

Descriptions:
Released in Korea and Japan simultaneously, the film centers on In Su (Bae Yong Joon) as he travels to Korea's east coast after discovering that his wife Su Jin (Im Sang Hyo) was critically injured in a car accident. To In Su's surprise, it seems that she was traveling with a man named Kyung Ho (Ryoo Seung Soo, from The President's Barber), and both of them now lie in the operating room as they undergo treatment for their injuries. While waiting for news of his wife's condition, In-Su meets the man's wife, Seo-Young (Son Ye Jin, from A Moment to Remember), and together the two of them piece together the devastating truth: their spouses were having an affair.

Deeply upset by this shocking revelation, the duo's world spins out of control, as they both come to grips with their feelings of sorrow and betrayal. After several chance encounters, the two become closer. Both stay at the same dingy motel, and soon enough, they forge a deep connection. Will they act on their feelings for each other? And if they do succumb to their passions, will it be out of revenge or out of love? The answers await in Heo Jin Ho's April Snow, the stirring romance that swept Asia by storm!

Son Ye Jin's Awards for this movie :
2006 Asia-Pacific Film Festival"Best Actress"(April Snow)

Title: Art of Seduction
Directed by: Oh Ki-hwan
Cast: Song Il-Guk, Son Ye-jin
Release date: March 11, 2006

Descriptions:
With a screenplay provided by Shin Jeong-Gu and Oh Ki-Hwan, this is a thoroughly modern romance in which sparks are certain to fly! The film centers on two characters with similar attitudes toward love and life. First up, there's Seo Min-Joon (Song Il-Guk, from Red Eye), a man who is living a double life of sorts. By day, he's a successful, well-respected architect, but by night, he's a Korean Casanova, whose amazing skills in the art of seduction are seemingly unmatched. However, one fateful day, he crosses paths with the beautiful Ji-Won, a woman who gives Min-Joon a run for his money, much to his surprise!

Son Ye-Jin, star of such films as The Classic, A Moment to Remember, and April Snow, plays Han Ji-Won, a private banker who is as proficient at her job as she is at seducing men. When she meets up with Min-Joon, she sees a prime opportunity to add yet another name to her long list of conquests, but considering the man's own talents in the area of romance, it seems that things aren't going to be quite as easy as Ji-Won expects! Who will come out on top in this hilarious battle of the sexes? Find out in The Art of Seduction, a charming romantic comedy, which features appearances by Park Joon-Gyu (Wet Dreams 2, Sex is Zero,), Noh Joo-Hyun (She's On Duty), Park Yong-Woo (Blood Rain), Hyun Young (Princess Aurora), and Ahn Seon-Young (Jenny, Juno)!

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