Sohn Ye-jin in Harper’s Bazaar
by javabeans
Sohn Ye-jin is featured in the April issue of Harper’s Bazaar, taking some time away from her latest movie project — Chilling Romance with Lee Min-ki — to shoot this spread.
Her look for this shoot is described as “a free-spirited and romantic spring goddess,” which is, as usual, an overstatement of the creative concept. I won’t debate that Sohn’s a goddess, or that she looks fresh and spring-like — but if you’re calling it Spring Goddess, I’m expecting woodland fairies and butterflies dressing you in flowers and moss, is all I’m sayin’.
I miss having Sohn Ye-jin in a drama — disappointment over Personal Taste notwithstanding — because now that she’s back to her movie career, we’ll probably be seeing less of her in the public eye. It’s one of those oddities of the industry where the truly big A-list stars are the ones that many international fans don’t know (I’m incredulous every time a die-hard drama fan shrugs about not knowing who Jang Dong-gun is, or Lee Jung-jae), just because those are the ones who don’t regularly appear in dramas. And while Korea can boast all the Cannes winners and Oldboy hipster-fans it likes, television dramas are really the bread’n’butter of the industry abroad.
So, ahem, Ms. Sohn Ye-jin, get on that drama project, stat! (And Jang Dong-gun too, while we’re at it.)
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1 KdramaAddict
March 21, 2011 at 11:34 AM
She is just gorgeous!
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2 jeri
March 21, 2011 at 11:35 AM
pretttttttttttty!
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3 danna
March 21, 2011 at 11:49 AM
I want that scarf on the third pic!
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4 Haiyuu
March 21, 2011 at 11:54 AM
Ahh SYJ....I even watched 여름 향기 for you (bitter bitter)! Your prettiness knows no bounds.
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5 vannie
March 21, 2011 at 12:08 PM
1st saw her in personal taste, just had to look her up. i watched 3 of her movies already..can't wait for her latest to come out!
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6 :D
March 21, 2011 at 12:12 PM
Jang Dong-gun is in President, no?
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7 ys
March 21, 2011 at 12:17 PM
<33
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8 emy
March 21, 2011 at 12:33 PM
she's so gorgeous in that first pic! i'd also love to see her in more dramas.
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9 weekwand
March 21, 2011 at 12:48 PM
i love the scarf on the last pic.
would be wonderful if i have the skirt using the fabric
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10 irugnotmis
March 21, 2011 at 12:51 PM
gorgeous!
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11 reydio
March 21, 2011 at 12:57 PM
SYJ.....she's such a beauty. Love her in Personal Taste.
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12 LOVE6002theMICKY
March 21, 2011 at 1:16 PM
The first dress is gorgeous!!
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13 luraaa
March 21, 2011 at 1:34 PM
Yeah, I'm bitter about Personal Taste too. At least her movies don't last hours so I can do a SYJ marathon on my free time. And time is actually the reason why I haven't seen Alone in Love yet, which I plan to do this summer.
Back when Personal Taste was airing, I was shocked that some people had no idea who she was, and all they gushed about was Lee Min Ho (which I won't dissent, the guy is gorgeous) and how old she looked when they're together. Being a Son Ye Jin fan, it was hurt a bit, but I'm over it, because I know that after Personal Taste people who only saw the show because of LMH have appreciated her talents (and beauty). So now I hope that no one would criticize her again because, after all, she is Son Ye Jin. :)
(lol, I sound like a dude but really, that statement above was just my inner girl-crush ranting.)
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angelpur
March 21, 2011 at 1:42 PM
urgh i don't ever want to remember the mess that personal taste was...I liked niether son ye jin and lee min ho in it.
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but this movie excites me! its got lee min kin whom i haven't seen since romantic island ~ man, why can't he just go back to dramas so I can watch him for at least 16 hours rather than 2?? :( (die-hard lee min ki fan here!)
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JD
March 21, 2011 at 9:14 PM
Wow, I thought I was the only one that thought Personal Taste was total blah!
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gailt
March 21, 2011 at 2:05 PM
Gahh, she's too beautiful for words!
To paraphrase JB, get on that drama Alone in Love, stat! She's gorgeous.
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ar
March 21, 2011 at 2:25 PM
I was surprised by that too! I was SURE everyone would know her from The Classic. She won a bunch of awards for her role in that movie too! But then again, it does occur to me that she doesn't do many dramas and I don't think the ratings for her dramas ever hit 20%.
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nikky_p_28
March 21, 2011 at 10:03 PM
I agree, that's a shame though. She'll always be one of my fave actress. I can't believe, they don't know her. The movie" A moment to remember" is one of the best movie korea have ever produced.
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y
March 21, 2011 at 10:58 PM
EXACTLY!!! I was so schock that some ppl dont kw her and think she is bad....=_=
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belleza
March 23, 2011 at 1:20 AM
"And time is actually the reason why I haven’t seen Alone in Love yet, which I plan to do this summer. "
Alone in Love is the greatest Korean trendy of all time. Son Yeh Jin's performance is one of the most realized pieces of acting in a non-historical K-drama in the past decade. Funny, ironic, witty, bitter, angry, tragic, etc.
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14 Ace
March 21, 2011 at 1:41 PM
oh, man! my girl crush is sooo pretty! been a fan since The Classic...endured the second leads of Summer Scent for her...sighed over Personal Tastes's ending...
wish she was cast in Thieves too! her appearance in Secret Garden was sooo short. I had to replay that scene like five times. ;)
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gailt
March 21, 2011 at 2:07 PM
haha, me too! I watched that SG scene many times without subs. I love it when fans cut a scene and put it on youtube for our enjoyment.
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15 Biscuit
March 21, 2011 at 2:17 PM
'Am I the only one who thought she looked awkward/uncomfortable in the last two pictures?
Still looking pretty anyways.
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16 Iviih
March 21, 2011 at 2:27 PM
That is something that is true, a lot of people don't know some actors because they aren't in many dramas and do a lot of movies...
In my case, I get to know her through movies: loved The Classic, a Moment to Remember, April Snow, The Art of Seduction, just then I saw her in Summer Scent and after Personal taste.
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17 zainlovesdramas
March 21, 2011 at 2:32 PM
She really is pretty and I liked her in personal taste even if I didn't know who she was before. Lol I agree with what you said about how die hard drams fans don't know most of the A list actors. At allkpop everyone is excited for thieves just because of kim soo hyun(and I am one of them) and they have no idea who the rest of the cast are. Some recognize the actress from my sassy girl but 90% of the comments are for him. So I do hope that some more good/great actors actually act in dramas.
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18 Birdie
March 21, 2011 at 2:47 PM
I am not sure if rom-com is her thing. I also think the stylist in Personal Taste made her look older,while concentrating on making LMH look hot. Her acting skills are much better than most female leads in dramas, so yes, please come back to dramas and pick a really great character.
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Director Im
March 22, 2011 at 6:26 AM
i really agree with this. i think they overplayed her style as a sort of homebody, i think.
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jcl
March 22, 2011 at 10:16 AM
am I the only one who thinks she looked adorable in that style? My fave is when she had her hoodie on and it looked like she was crying from the back but she was noshing on bibimbap hehehe and then she answered the door with super-dark under eye circles lol.
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Birdie
March 22, 2011 at 2:19 PM
It wasn't just that style. When they did the makeover and after that, she looked older esp. with the hair up. The only time she looked young and trendy was when she went skating.
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19 Aisuo415
March 21, 2011 at 2:47 PM
"I’m incredulous every time a die-hard drama fan shrugs about not knowing who Jang Dong-gun is, or Lee Jung-jae."
Just like when someone in this other article somewhere here didn't know who Won Bin is. I'm going to pull a Janice-from-Friends and say: OHHH MYYY GODDDD.
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roake
March 21, 2011 at 3:54 PM
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anna hae
March 21, 2011 at 10:24 PM
DITTO!
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saraha
March 22, 2011 at 1:38 AM
Yeah! I was really shocked about that... How can you NOT know Won Bin?! The real heavyweighters in the entertainment industry (even in Hollywood) are the movie stars!
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20 sleeplessinwgtn
March 21, 2011 at 2:49 PM
What about Lee Min Ki? It seems the big screen has stolen him permanently. Any news of him making a comeback to the small screen so we can have more of him?
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annie
March 21, 2011 at 10:44 PM
I know, I miss him.... he needs to do another drama soon!
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21 roake
March 21, 2011 at 3:53 PM
Love her, she is sooo cute. I first saw her in the Classic, she hasn't aged since...
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22 jcl
March 21, 2011 at 4:19 PM
I agree that dramas really bring out the die hard fans. I kind of remember her from summer scent in 2003 b/c my mom is a fan of SSH but i don't remember being a diehard fan...this year on hulu they were showing personal taste and then for some reason I just got hooked on her and I looked up all her movies and cf's etc...I just loved her as Park Gae In....It's like falling in love, you just don't know when lightning will strike!
I can def. appreciate other actresses but she has my heart!
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23 Christy
March 21, 2011 at 4:39 PM
gorgeous ye-jin!
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24 Beng
March 21, 2011 at 4:46 PM
You got it on the mark JB, the hallyu stars became popular because of their kdramas and not their films. They shouldn't stop them at least once a year or if that is too much, once every 2 years. If they don't do it, more and more idols acting in kdrama will rise.
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25 Carinne
March 21, 2011 at 4:51 PM
Why is it she is still single? No man out there brave enough to win this bella's heart and soul?
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26 Ani
March 21, 2011 at 5:07 PM
I doubt Jang Dong-gun is coming back to the small screen anytime soon. But one could only hope that many of our big screen A-listers would venture back to the small screen every now and then. Oh, to hope.
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27 phileo
March 21, 2011 at 5:43 PM
Oh my goodness. Son Ye Jin is too adorable for words! I love the first picture! Gah, she's my ultimate girl crush! ... Okay, well. Not exactly my ultimate... I have a lot... Yipes. Is that wrong? T__T
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28 riley
March 21, 2011 at 5:51 PM
Love that second shot. She should wear saturated colour all the time!
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29 meenuby
March 21, 2011 at 5:56 PM
She's so beautiful. And fresh. And lovely. Please SYJ, come in a drama SOON!!
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30 Bluefyre
March 21, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Too pretty! Too pretty! *jealous*
I'm right with you, JB. True A-listers need to be more balanced. :D I get annoyed too when people don't know who they are just 'cause they're not in the dramas.
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31 bd
March 21, 2011 at 7:59 PM
Those are some real nice pics of SYJ, esp. the 1st one.
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32 Lythial
March 21, 2011 at 9:03 PM
She's so cute and pretty at the same time! I'm jealous and admiring :)
I want her in another drama too...pretty please?
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33 barbie
March 21, 2011 at 9:36 PM
SYJ..i think i've seen more movies featuring her than dramas but i have to say i prefer seeing her in the latter~ well, Summer Scent is my least favorite out of all the seasons dramas but Alone in Love is on my favorites list.
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anna hae
March 21, 2011 at 10:35 PM
Alone in Love is forever relevant.
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34 annie
March 21, 2011 at 10:47 PM
Beautiful.
My first exposure to her was in PT and I liked her but she didn't make a lasting impression. (Or maybe the distaste I had for the drama kind of bled out over everything associated with it.)
Then I saw Alone in Love and I was blown. Away.
Love her.
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35 anotherfan
March 21, 2011 at 11:18 PM
I first saw her in Summer Scent and then Moment to Remember. I just loved her in A Moment to Remember. Also saw a few of her other movies. But didn't really pay much attention her for a few years since she had mostly movies. Then PT - well, not great but at least she stepped back into the small screen. I hope she'll do another small screen project.
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anotherfan
March 21, 2011 at 11:20 PM
Oh just wanted to add that if Jang Dong Gun's All about eve wasn't all the rage, I doubt that I would know him either. I remember thinking to myself back then (2001 or so)... I couldn't understand the hype. And when I finally saw the drama - I understood. Although not a big fan still - but he definitely has charm.
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36 chajjye
March 21, 2011 at 11:50 PM
LOL....Not know Jang Dong Gun?! It's like asking what is honey. LOL. I kid I kid.
But that usually happen with the movie/drama industry, no? They seldom do crossovers. Like Hong Kong drama actors, once proceeded to the movie industry, hardly return to the small screen.
I'm at fault as well. I didn't know who Yoo Ji Tae was until Star's Lover. Haha. Only because I didn't watch Old Boy. :P
A-Listers who need to do dramas soon:
- WonBin
- JDG
- Kim Myung Min (yessir, you need to come back)
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chajjye
March 21, 2011 at 11:54 PM
Oh yeah, Kang Dong Won as well.
Heck, come to think of it, there's a bunch of great actors/actresses who are in the movie industry and not recognized in the drama section. Like...
IM SOO JUNG! :)
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jcl
March 22, 2011 at 10:19 AM
Im Soo Jung is pretty famous for MISA with SJS, right?
I wonder if people know who Sol Kyung Gu and Song Kang Ho is? They are pretty much the creme de la creme of movie stars
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belleza
March 22, 2011 at 1:43 PM
"Im Soo Jung is pretty famous for MISA with SJS, right?"
But it's really the movie Tale of Two Sisters that established her as an actress.
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jcl
March 22, 2011 at 5:11 PM
I liked her in Jeon Woo chi, although her part was small and I've been meaning to check out I'm a Cyborg...but I'm ok.. I'll def. check out TO2sisters...it looks scary from the posters
belleza
March 22, 2011 at 1:45 PM
Jo Seung-Woo's my pick. Perhaps the finest actor of his generation.
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jcl
March 22, 2011 at 5:15 PM
He's wonderful, haven't seen much of him lately.
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37 Anonymous
March 22, 2011 at 5:13 AM
She guest starred in the last episode of Secret Garden rite? I remember there were some speculations that she may star in the next Kim Eun-Suk drama.
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38 Noon0201
March 22, 2011 at 5:30 AM
awww...my girl crush. She's phenomenal!!! my girl crush
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39 Lenita
March 22, 2011 at 6:35 AM
i actually see the theme working here, these pics do evoke the spring blooming of colors. love all the clothes here, so wearable and fresh.
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40 jcl
March 22, 2011 at 5:13 PM
Seems like she'll be busy with another film after EErie Romance, the Tower with Sol Kyung Gu!!!!!!!
I"m really excited for these two films this year!
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41 arke12
March 23, 2011 at 4:08 AM
true A-list stars
Feb 7, 2010
2000-2009 Bankable Actors Top 50
The report is based on the box office, percentage of the film’s box office compare with the annual total box office of domestic films, leading role or supporting role, etc, in past 10 years. Through data processing and evaluation to come up with a ‘Box Office Index’ to get the top 50, and then grouped into 7 categories. (the figure next to the actor’s name is the Box Office Index)
Source: http://movie.naver.com/movie/mzine/cstory.nhn?nid=748
Group 1. Box Office Stars
One special feature about this group is that their movies have more than 50% of chance to be successful. There are 9 actors.
Song Kang Ho ，36.349
Sul Kyung Gu ，34.808
Jang Dong Gun ，23.760
Ha Ji Won ，21.262
Cha Seung Won ，21.164
Lee Byung Hun ，18.689
Won Bin ，14.940
Lee Young Ae ，14.056
Son Ye Jin ，11.589
Group 2. Slow Starters
The actors in this group are mostly stage actor or TV actor, and through supporting roles tailored to their box-office power to fly high after quite some time. Or already a recognized star, but has to take a longer time to be recognized as a box-office star.
Jung Jae Young ，20.694
Jung Jin Young ，20.636
Kim Hye Soo ，13.938
Kim Yoon Seok ，10.671
Lee Bum Soo ，14.875
Hwang Jung Min ，11.169
Joo Jin Mo ，11.339
Kim Sang Kyung ，8.031
Group 3. Steady Sellers
Perhaps the true glory for the actor may not be the short moment of ‘Best Sellers’. In that sense, ‘Steady Sellers’ belong to a group of actors who are the most solid.
An Sung Ki ，14.041
Park Joong Hoon ，7.644
Jung Woo Sung ，11.983
Lee Jung Jae ，9.934
Jeon Do Yeon ，8.700
Moon So Ri ，7.553
Shin Ha Kyun ，19.417
Kam Woo Sung ，12.033
Um Jung Hwa ，9.375
Group 4. Genre Masters
Actors in this group are strong in a particular genre. A lot of their works are comedy genre. The capability of the actors in this group reflect the trend of movies in Korea in past 10 years.
Lim Chang Jung ，15.085
Kim Sun A ，6.851
Cha Tae Hyun ，16.891
Kim Jung Eun ，9.674
Jung Jun Ho ，19.899
Shin Hyun June ，15.703
Group 5. Ups and Downs
Whether their movies can meet audiences’ taste are fluctuated. The actor also has ups and downs. One has to hope for good opportunity.
Choi Min Shik ，7.858
Han Suk Kyu ，6.818
Yoo Oh Sung ，9.349
Lee Sung Jae ，11.334
Park Shin Yang ，7.207
Group 6. All-Round Players
Starring in main role or supporting role, switching between various genres, they all seem capable. Regardless of the proportion of the role, they still can give out good performance.
Park Hae Il ，11.297
Kim Soo Ro ，10.590
Lee Mum Shik ，10.066
Yu Hae Jin ，9.936
Group 7. Youth Power
Their stardom based on youth audiences as they love the image of the actors. We have to see what will happen to their movies in the next 10 years.
Jo Seung Woo ，12.225
Yoo Ji Tae ，9.429
Kim Ha Neul ，11.447
Kwon Sang Woo ，10.836
Ryu Seung Bum ，7.765
Ha Jung Woo ，10.408
Jun Ji Hyun ，9.009
Kang Dong Won ，7.235
Lim Soo Jung ，7.050
all credits to Rita at wonbin yuku
http://wonbin.yuku.com/topic/4235/t/Feb-News-2-1-2000-2009-Bankable-Actors-Top-50.html
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jcl
March 23, 2011 at 11:56 AM
This list seems weird, with all the different sections. Can't believe Jeon Do Yeon is in steady category when she should definately be on the bankable stars list, her movies are definately critically and commercially successful most of the time. Ha Ji Won is really high on the list and she's had a few flops but I don't know how successful her horror films were, did Haeundae push her over the top? Kang Dong Won should be on bankable list, not youth power.....his films have done really well at the box office, esp. in 2010.
I don't see why son ye jin isn't in youth power list when she's younger than Im Soo Jung, Kim Ha Neul, Ha Jung Woo...actually she's younger than everyone on that list.
Wasn't Moon Geun Young considered #1 bankable female movie star at one point?
So is the number besides the actor just for that category or for the whole list?
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arke12
March 23, 2011 at 3:31 PM
Can’t believe Jeon Do Yeon is in steady category
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just look at her movies....
Jeon Do Yeoun's Movies in past ten years
* My Dear Enemy (2008)
* Secret Sunshine (2007)
* You Are My Sunshine (2005)
* My Mother, the Mermaid (2004)
* Untold Scandal (2003)
* No Blood No Tears (2002)
* I Wish I Had a Wife (2001)
Ha Ji Won is really high on the list and she’s had a few flops
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flops ? never heard about it , i only heard about that everything Ha touches turns to gold
Ha Ji Won's movies in past ten year
* 2009 Closer to Heaven
* 2009 Haeundae
* 2008 BA:BO
* 2007 Miracle on 1st Street
* 2005 Duelist
* 2005 Daddy-Long-Legs
* 2004 Love, So Divine
* 2004 100 Days with Mr. Arrogant
* 2003 Reversal of Fortune
* 2002 Sex Is Zero
* 2002 Phone
* 2000 Truth Game
* 2000 Ditto
* 2000 Nightmare
Kang Dong Won's movies in past ten years
*The Taoist Wizard Jeon Woo Chi (2009)
* M (2007)
* Voice of a Murderer (2007)
* Maundy Thursday (2006)
* Duelist (2005)
* Temptation of the Wolves (2004)
* Too Beautiful to Lie (2004)
I don’t see why son ye jin isn’t in youth power list when she’s younger than Im Soo Jung, Kim Ha Neul, Ha Jung Woo…actually she’s younger than everyone on that list.
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Group 7. Youth Power
Their stardom based on youth audiences as ("they love the image of the actors.") We have to see what will happen to their movies in the next 10 years.
So is the number besides the actor just for that category or for the whole list?
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whole list
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42 arke12
March 23, 2011 at 3:35 PM
Wasn’t Moon Geun Young considered #1 bankable female movie star at one point?
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it was just vote result, not statistic....
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jcl
March 23, 2011 at 5:08 PM
thanks for the clarification. I thought HJW had a few flops but even her flops were pretty successful, lol. (BA:BO did close to a million admissions) I see the list doesn't include 2010, which i thought it did.
Let's see who reigns at the box office this decade!
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43 arke12
March 23, 2011 at 5:54 PM
yeah, BA :BO was not successful ,but still .......
BA:BO was released in South Korea on February 28, 2008, and was ranked second at the box office on its opening weekend, grossing $2,302,058. By April 6 the film had grossed a total of $6,377,089, and as of March 23 the total number of tickets sold was 951,573.
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44 arke12
March 23, 2011 at 6:03 PM
Son Ye Jin is terrific actress, Im really anticipating her movies ,
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45 filmbeats
March 25, 2011 at 11:08 PM
The first Korean movie I ever saw starred Son Ye Jin and I was certainly quite taken with her beauty. I've seen some of her other films but for me she's the best in the TV drama Alone in Love. I watched it for free at http://www.crunchyroll.com/alone-in-love and liked it so much that I bought the YA entertainment region 1 box set.
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46 heavenscent01
May 8, 2011 at 10:22 AM
aarrggghhh im too late f0r this!!
anyways, i saw Son ye jin first in her movie, Art of Seduction. Actually i just saw this like two months ago and it's my 1st exposure to korean entertainment shows! I didn't know her then but I had soo much fun watching the movie.
Then i gathered she has this rom-com drama, Personal taste, so i watched it as im a sucker of that genre kind of tv-shows! I was addicted to the show and finished the whole thing in just 3 days (i think thats too quick for a 1st timer & being it in a foreign language!).
I think she was really cute in PT, and i like her from then!I find her acting so natural and has truly performed her role as someone who is quirky, clumsy, naive and somehow plucky despite the difficulties! And i think it was her character that carried this show through out! And yes many people failed to see that!
Being too curious about what other movies/drama she has, i found out who she is!! I wouldn't have known how great an actress she is!
Anyway, to cut it short.. when it comes to drama, i love her most in Alone in Love (..by the way i finished this in just 2 days!!). although being more fond of rom-com, this drama has really moved me!! It's very realistic and one of them few tv-shows that presents deep meaning of love and/or life itself. It's one that would truly inspire people. I really hope, too, she'll be doing drama after her 2 movies this year! :]
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