Song Hye-kyo

In this Korean name, the family name is Song.

Song Hye-kyo
Song in 2023
Born (1981-11-22) November 22, 1981 (age 42)[A]
Daegu, South Korea[2]
EducationSejong University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Agent(s)United Artists Agency
Jet Tone Films[3]
Spouse
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(m. 2017; div. 2019)​
Korean name
Hangul
송혜교
Hanja
宋慧敎[B]
Revised RomanizationSong Hyegyo
McCune–ReischauerSong Hyegyo
Websitesonghyekyo.co.kr
Signature

Song Hye-kyo (Korean: 송혜교; born November 22, 1981)[A] is a South Korean actress. She gained international popularity through her leading roles in the television dramas Autumn in My Heart (2000), All In (2003), Full House (2004), That Winter, the Wind Blows (2013), Descendants of the Sun (2016), Encounter (2018) and The Glory (2022). Her film work includes Hwang Jin Yi (2007), The Grandmaster (2013), My Brilliant Life (2014), and The Queens (2015).

In 2017, Song Hye-kyo ranked 7th in Forbes magazine's Korea Power Celebrity 40 list,[5] and 6th in 2018.[6] She is referred to as one of "The Troika," along with Kim Tae-hee and Jun Ji-hyun, collectively known by the acronym "Tae-Hye-Ji". The success of Song's television dramas internationally established her as a top Hallyu star.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference birth was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ 송혜교. Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Actress Song Hye-kyo Joins Famed Director Wong Kar-wai's Studio". The Chosun Ilbo. April 16, 2019. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Song Hye-kyo's signature". Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  5. ^ "[SPECIAL EDITION (1)] 박보검·송중기 한국 최고 파워 셀러브리티". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). February 23, 2017. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  6. ^ "[2018 대한민국 셀러브리티(8)] 한국 연예계의 세대교체". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). March 23, 2018. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "'Tae-Hye-Ji' sweeping Korea's entertainment biz". Kpop Herald. August 25, 2015. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2020.


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