Go Hyun-jung

Ko Hyun-jung
Go in October 2023
Born (1971-03-02) March 2, 1971 (age 53)
Hwasun, South Korea
EducationDongguk University (Performing Arts)
OccupationActress
Years active
  • 1989–1995
  • 2004–present
AgentIOK Company
Spouse
(m. 1995; div. 2003)
Children2
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss World Korea 1990
Major
competition(s)
Miss Korea 1989 (1st Runner-Up)
Korean name
Hangul
고현정
Hanja
高賢廷
Revised RomanizationGo Hyeon-jeong
McCune–ReischauerKo Hyŏnjŏng

Go Hyun-jung (Korean고현정; born March 2, 1971), or Ko Hyun-jung, is a South Korean actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She debuted in the entertainment industry as a Miss Korea runner-up in 1989 and went on to star in Sandglass (1995), one of the highest-rated and critically acclaimed dramas in Korean television history. She retired after marrying chaebol Chung Yong-jin in 1995, then returned to acting after their divorce in 2003. Go has since regained her top star status in Korea, becoming the highest-paid actress on TV after the success of her series' Queen Seondeok (2009) and Big Thing (2010).[1]

  1. ^ "10LINE: Ko Hyun-jung" Archived June 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. 10Asia. November 3, 2009.