Best known for starring in the 2016-2017 TV series titled Legend of the Blue Sea, Jun Ji Hyun is a three-time SBS Drama Award-winning South Korean model-turned-actress whose fame extends beyond East Asia. and affects the whole world.
The amazing actress whose real name is WangJi-Hyun has strived to stand out as an actress and today, thanks to her hard work and dedication, she is considered one of the best Korean actresses. in the world of cinema.
Jun Ji Hyun Biography, Childhood & Family Life
Also known as Gianna Jun, the young actress was born on October 30, 1981 in Seoul, to Korean parents born in Canada, she grew up with her mother, her younger brother, who encouraged her to embark on a career in actress instead of her passion Flight attendant.
Jun Ji Hyun graduated from Dongguk University with a BA in Drama. In 2017, she was already earning a master’s degree from the University’s Graduate School of Digital Media and Contents.
At 16, young beauty Ji Hyun began her modeling journey when she was introduced to a photographer by her high school friend who was already active in modeling. This paved the way for modeling with ‘Ecole Magazine’ where she also adopted the new name Jun Ji Hyun. Her stunning looks and posture set her apart from her peers and exposed her to better contracts that brought her more money. In fact, it was his pose, posture and dance in Samsung’s My My Printer commercial in 1999 that made him an icon for the young Korean population.
While engaging as a commercial model, Jun Ji Hyun had a try with the 1999 Korean romance film White Valentine. Although the film failed to capture the expected number of viewers, this in no way affected its rise to fame. In the same year, she made her YV debut with the South Korean TV series Happy Together. The following year, she made her first full appearance in a highly publicized South Korean film Il Mare alongside Korean director and producer Lee Hyun-seung.
Jun’s breakthrough as an actress came in 2001 when she played a lead role in the romantic comedy film My Sassy Girl which later emerged as the highest rated Korean comedy film of all time. 2006 was a notable year for the young actress who made her way to Hollywood thanks to her starring role in the English-language horror action film Blood: The Last Vampire. . There, she adopted the Westernized name “GiannaJun.” The film made her more popular than she was before and landed her several commercial roles on several Korean billboards and TV commercials. It also led to his name being mentioned among the ten highest-grossing stars in the Korean film industry by leading filmmakers in a 2005 survey.
Taking advantage of her shocking rise to fame, the young actress launched her own clothing brand, Gianna, by True Religion. She even became the very first Korean actress to be featured in the prestigious American fashion and lifestyle magazine, Vogue. That’s not all, her brilliant performance in the world of entertainment won her a grand prize (Daesang) at “Baeksang Arts Awards” and an “SBS Drama Awards” in 2014. She also received the President’s Award at the Korean Popular. Culture and Arts Award.
She also won two other potential awards: Best Actor at the ‘Max Movie Awards’ and ‘Grand Bell Awards’ for the film, which is currently the seventh-highest-grossing film in Korean film history. She reportedly has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
Jun Ji Hyun’s husband, baby
Jun is married to Choi Joon-hyuk who is not as popular as she is. She married her banker husband on April 13, 2012 at the Shilla Hotel in Jangchung-dong, central Seoul, with over 600 guests including family members, close friends and celebrities. Before their marriage, the spouses were childhood friends and had been dating for about two years. Rumor has it that she dated a South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer and actor, Jung Ji-Hoon, before settling down with Choi.
Choi is the grandson of Lee Young-hee, a popular South Korean designer best known for creating traditional Korean clothing known as Hanbok. Her father, Lee Jung-woo, is also a fashion designer in Jangchung-dong in central Seoul.
Jun and her husband welcomed their first son on February 10, 2016. Their second child, also a boy, arrived on January 26, 2018. The couple have not yet released the names of their children.
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