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South Korean actress (born )

In this Korean name, the kinfolk name is Koo.

Koo Hye-sun (Korean:&#;구혜선; born November 9, ^[1]) recapitulate a South Korean actress, singer-songwriter, director and artist. She gained widespread recognition in the iron dramas Hearts of Nineteen (), The King And I (), Boys Over Flowers (), Take Care of Us, Captain (), Angel Eyes (), Blood ().

Career

As actress

Koo Hye-sun entered say publicly entertainment industry after gaining acceptance on the Internet as fact list ulzzang. She used to rectify a trainee under SM Pastime, before switching over to DSP Media and preparing to premiere in a girl group known as Ria. But after it didn't work out she then shipshape under YG Entertainment. Originally make a fuss of to debut as a crooner (supposedly in a three-member lass group with 2NE1's Park Bom and Sandara Park), YG EntertainmentCEOYang Hyun-suk advised Koo to footprint acting rather than music. She made her debut in organized CF for Sambo computers arena then made her television premiere in the KBS horror stack Anagram, and continued to recur in one-act dramas. Her effectual as Hye-jin in the MBC sitcom Nonstop 5 attracted nobleness audience's attention.^{[citation needed]}

Koo soon red to fame in the small screen drama Hearts of Nineteen focus on surprised critics with her adherence in the historical drama The King and I.^[2] She thence starred in the historical stage show Strongest Chil Woo.^[3]

Koo rose make something go with a swing fame for her role in the same way Geum Jan-di in the jumbo hit KBS2 drama Boys Alter Flowers opposite Lee Min-ho,^[4] which gained her pan-Asia popularity.^[5]

After expert year in limbo with rebuff broadcasting slot, her first pre-produced drama The Musical finally very soon in September ^[6][7][8] Koo loan starred as a female initial in the SBS series Take Care of Us, Captain,^{[9][10][11][12]} followed by Absolute Darling, the Island drama adaptation of the mangaAbsolute Boyfriend.^[13][14]

After two years break pass up acting career, Koo appears rip apart MBC channel's two-part documentary stage production Heo Nanseolheon. She took potential in the program's narration view production as well.^[15]

Koo then prefab a small screen comeback pretence in SBS's weekend drama Angel Eyes in She played spruce legally blind woman who gets her vision back in unmixed operation and decides to hold life with passion by smooth an emergency rescue worker.^[16]

In Feb , Koo starred in KBS's vampire drama Blood. She plays an arrogant genius physician who entered medical school at top-notch young age of ^[17]Blood offer hospitality to low ratings in Korea bracket was criticized for her acting.^[18][19] On November 6, , Koo was confirmed to be prima ballerina in a Chinese drama The Legendary Tycoon which tells representation life story of Run People Shaw, a self-made entertainment big gun from Hong Kong.^[20][21]

Koo was ticket in the MBC's weekend theatrical piece You're Too Much alongside Uhm Jung-hwa.^[22] However, she left probity show after two weeks make available health reasons.^[23]

In June , Koo signed with HB Entertainment, amount to agency as her ex-husband Ahn Jae-hyun.^[24] Koo contract with HB Entertainment was terminated on Apr 29, , after it was initiated by her.^[25] On July 23, , Koo signed jiggle Mimi Entertainment.^[26] On November 8, , Koo signed with IOK Company.^[27]

As singer-songwriter

In recent years, Koo has displayed her vocal genius through soundtrack releases as arrive as digital singles. In , she released her first unique "Happy Birthday to You" muddle up Nonstop 5. In , she released the track "Sarang Ga" ("Love Story"), which became leadership title song of Hearts director Nineteen. In , Koo unbound her first self-composed soundtrack, lordly "Fly Again" for SBS's Take Care of Us, Captain, which she stars in.^{[citation needed]}

Koo on the rampage her first album Breath crumble , an album of new-age music which included her beside song for her friend presentday singer, Gummy, entitled "Around blue blood the gentry Alley".^{[citation needed]} She then unattached her self composed and bound digital single "Brown Hair" crucial , with the music congealed by bossa nova pianist Choi In-young.^[28] In , Koo unconfined "It's You" and its symphony video. She not only wrote the music and lyrics tablets "It's You", but also filmed and edited the music video.^[29] In , Koo released repulse 5th digital single "Happy", which is also a remake concord Seo In-guk's song "Were Miracle Happy".^[30][31] She released another self-written single titled "Must" the be the same as year, which also serves gorilla the soundtrack of her lp Daughter.^[32]

In , she released neat as a pin second album titled Breath 2, which serves as a payoff to her album Breath.^[33] Justness title track "After 10 Mature Years" is a remake advice the OST from the single The Peach Tree. Koo spoken for her first concert the equate year.^[34]

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

In May , Koo released Pianoforte New Age Best Album nip in the bud May 6, ^[36]

As director

Koo prefabricated her debut as a chief through her short filmThe Madonna. The film which was focused around the topic of aided suicide, debuted at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.^[37] Leadership film was featured in very many film events, including the Asiana International Short Film Festival slab the Pusan Asian Short Skin Festival where it won "Audience Award" category.^[38]The Madonna also won the "Spotlight Award" at honesty 12th Short Shorts Film Party which was held in Yedo from June 10 through 20, ^[38] She shared that illustriousness reason of herself making peel was "It's not like Hilarious dreamed of becoming a producer since I was young. I'm interested in many things, as well as music, art and literature, at an earlier time I thought I could embody all those things by fashioning a film."^[37]

The following year, Koo directed her first feature-length ep Magic.^[39][40] The film was gratifying and screened at the Ordinal Jecheon International Music & Pick up Festival (JIMFF) from August 12 to 17, ^[41] and honesty 23rd Annual Tokyo International Coating Festival.^[42] She continued directing as a result films such as You () Fragments of Sweet Memories (),^[43] as well as trailers fetch film festivals. Fragment of Honeyed Memories was selected as undeniable of Korea's outstanding 3D pictures, and was shown at rendering Cinemountain in Busan Cinema Interior during the International 3D Ceremony (I3DF), which Koo serves though the promotional ambassador of.^[44][45] Dignity film was also selected hoot a finalist for the Seoul Senior Film Festival, and stuffy citation from the Mayor Stand-in Won-soon.^{[citation needed]}

In , Koo accepted her own company, Koo Hye-sun Film, under which she would produce and film her projects.^[46] Her second directorial feature The Peach Tree was the head film made under her recently established production company.^{[47][48][49][50]} She too wrote the theme song give orders to novel version of the film.^[51] On October 25, , she was awarded the Minister Honour at the 14th Annual Federation of Korea Design Award confirm The Peach Tree.^[52]

In , Koo directed a short film yen for Samsung Galaxy S4, as end up of the project "Story wages Me and S4".^[53][54] The outfit year, she served as description jury for the 9th Jecheon International Music and Film Festival.^[55]

In , Koo released her onefifth directed film, Daughter.^[56] Not did she took part delight producing, script-writing and directing criticize the movie, she also plays the main character as unmixed mother who gives her girl an oppressive corporal punishment.^[57] Rendering film aims to address explode make known to society integrity problems of child abuse. Daughter was invited to Busan Worldwide Film Festival.^[58]

In , her consequently film Dark Yellow had topping special screening at 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival punch-up July She addressed a weight conference and met with goodness audience. She also acted come to terms with the film as a lady working at a flower shop.^[59]

In , Koo was a magistrate at the Chunsa Film Center of attention Awards Film Festival.^[60]

As artist tolerate an ambassador

Aside from her meticulous and directional works, Koo participates in a wide range possession projects, including writing and haulage as well as ambassador activities. In recognition of her agreeableness and talents, Koo was nominated as the Best Female Head in the Entertainment Industry monitor ^[61] She also received rank Korea Fulfillment Award, and primacy Ministry Award for "sharing happiness" for her charitable acts.^[62][63]

In , Koo published her first lucid novel Tango (탱고), centered roughly a something young girl who goes through two separate appositenesss to finally mature into top-hole woman. The book was fastidious bestseller, selling 30, copies innards everted a week.^[64] Its release coincided with her first solo shut exhibition, also titled "Tango" which was held in July power La Mer Gallery and excited a total of 10, ensemble. The exhibition featured around 40 of Koo's illustrations, some shun her novel.^[65] She held tiara second art exhibition in , titled "Afterimage" at the Hangaram Design Arts Center in nobleness Seoul Arts Center.^[66] She commendatory all proceeds from the move to an earlier time of her artwork toward securing "clean cars" (germ-free automobiles) school the Korea Leukemia Patient Group.^[67][68][69]

From 17 to 31 August , she held exhibition entitled "Anything That Leaves Yearning Is Put the last touches to Beautiful".^[70][71] The same year, Koo attended the Hong Kong Advanced Art Fair.^[72] The illustration authorize of her cat 'Mango' last wishes be sold at this spectacle, where the profit will weakness donated to charity organization ‘Community Chest Hong Kong’.^[73][74] Koo was also appointed as the Cheongju International Craft Biennale (CICB) ambassador,^[75] as well as the legate for ArtisTree, an organization touch encourage arts.^[76]

Personal life

On March 11, , Koo was confirmed like be dating her Blood co-star Ahn Jae-hyun since April ^[77] The couple officially registered their marriage at the Gangnam local office on May 20, , and married on May 21, ^[78] They announced that if not of holding a wedding assemble, they would donate the currency to the pediatric ward cancel out Severance Hospital.^[79] The pair attended in the reality show Newlywed Diary produced by Na Young-seok, which showcased their married life.^[80]

In August , it was coeval Ahn requested a divorce strip Koo.^[81] On August 18, , Koo posted an image pointer text messages between her cope with her husband Ahn Jae-hyun discussing divorce to her Instagram balance. Another image was posted have a crush on a caption that explained she wanted to preserve her matrimony, while Ahn did not. Rank posts were later deleted.^[82][83] Koo suffered numerous malicious comments engage in battle social media every time she criticized Ahn publicly.^[84] Ahn submitted an application to the Seoul Family Court on September 9, , for divorce against Koo, and it was delivered pass away Koo on September 18, ^[85]

On September 1, , Koo destroy in Instagram post that she would be taking a surpass from the entertainment industry chisel resume college.^[86]

Philanthropy

On July 12, , Koo made a donation manage her alma mater, Sungkyunkwan Academia, to help the needy make use of the Senior Love Learning Backing Fund. The prize money came from the 24th Short Trousers International Short Film Festival.^[87]

In Dec , Koo donated a belief pet companion animal separation doubt and anxiety solution to Choson Abandoned Animal Welfare 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 playing field nominations

Notes

References