Jung So-ra is the winner of Miss Korea 2010. She will represent Korea in Miss World 2010 and Miss Universe 2011.

Influenced by hip hop and R&B singers as Nelly and Janet Jackson, many of BoA’s songs fall into those genres. As the singer feels she does not "have any talent for writing [songs]", the writing and composition of her songs are handled mostly by her staff; for this reason, she has drawn some criticism. (Though only a few of her songs are self-written, BoA began composing on her own with her Japanese debut album Listen to My Heart, in which she co-wrote and composed the song "Nothing’s Gonna Change".)

BoA’s multilingual skills (she speaks Japanese and conversational English along with her native Korean and has recorded songs in Mandarin Chinese) have contributed to her commercial success in South Korea and Japan and her popularity throughout East Asia. She is the only non-Japanese Asian to have two million-selling albums in Japan and is one of only two artists to have six consecutive number-one studio albums on the Oricon charts since her debut.

other Information

• Birth name : 권보아 (Kwon Boa)
• Born : November 5, 1986 (1986-11-05) (age 23)
• Origin : Guri, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
• Occupations : Singer-songwriter, composer, dancer, model, voice actress
• Years active : 2000–present
• Labels : SM Entertainment, Avex Trax,
• Associated acts : SM Town, Verbal, M-Flo

Discography

• 2000: ID; Peace B
• 2001: Jumping into the World (mini-album; titled Don’t Start Now in Korea)
• 2002: No.1
• 2002: Miracle (mini-album)
• 2003: Atlantis Princess
• 2003: Shine We Are! (mini-album)
• 2004: My Name
• 2005: Girls on Top
• 2009: BoA / BoA Deluxe
• 2002: Listen to My Heart
• 2003: Valenti
• 2004: Love & Honesty
• 2006: Outgrow
• 2007: Made in Twenty (20)
• 2008: The Face
• 2004: K-pop Selection
• 2005: Best of Soul
• 2009: Best & USA
• 2002: Peace B. Remixes
• 2003: Next World

Bae Geu Rin is a South Korean Actress.

Other Information

• Name: 배그린 / Bae Geu Rin
• Profession: Actress
• Birthdate: 1989-Jan-01
• Height: 169cm
• Weight: 48kg

Television

• You’re Beautiful (SBS, 2009) – A story about the behind-the-scenes life of an idol group. Tae Kyung and On Yu are in search of a new member for their idol group. However at the last minute, the member suffers an injury and his twin sister, Mi Nyu, steps in to disguise as him.
• Friend, Our Legend (MBC, 2009) – At a time when students had to fasten their collars and crease their slacks till they’re razor sharp, these four friends strutted around in their own custom-fashioned uniforms. They walked the streets with their heads held high, shoulders straight, and chests out, fearing nothing when they were together. Joon-suk, a son of a vigilant gang boss; Dong-su, the only son of an undertaker; Sang-taek, a diligent student; Joong-ho, who never keeps his mouth shut. Those are the gang of friends who share their fantasies about naked woman on the porn magazine and their awe at Bruce Lee’s Kungfu. Each of their lives takes different turns as they grow up and their paths cross in conflict with each other’s.
• The Lawyers of The Great Republic Korea (MBC, 2008)

Park Shin-hye (Hangul: 박신혜; born February 18, 1990) is a South Korean actress and model.

Park is currently attending Seoul Young-Pa Girls’ High school. She debuted first in the 2003 Lee Seung-Hwan music video "Ggot – Flower." In 2003 she received a Youth Award from the SBS Acting Awards.

Park’s fame came when she played the younger version of the character Han Jung-suh in the popular Korean drama, Stairway to Heaven. She also starred in a drama series called Tree of Heaven which aired on SBS, starring her former co-star in Stairway to Heaven, Lee Wan. The show had decent ratings, and the reviews and criticism were mixed, but mostly positive. Many critics keyed on in her portrayal of the character Hana’s pain of loving her step brother Yoon-suh Lee Wan as brilliantly done. It should also be noted that due to the age difference between her and Wan, romantic scenes such as kissing on the lips could not occur, as seen in the scenes in the show, where had it been an older actress, such scenes may have occurred. Tree of Heaven started with borderline mediocre ratings, as do many new Korean dramas do, but went on to finish very respectably, and gained a fan base in Korea, which further helped Park’s credibility and young career in acting. Since then, Park has done many commercials (CF) and modeled for a number of Asian companies.

Through her roles and their requirements, Park has displayed an instinctive talent for dancing and martial arts. She has also released a digital single, "Prayer", a song she used to sing in the drama Tree of Heaven, however, the track was not released in the Official OST.

Other Information

• Name: 박신혜 / Park Shin Hye (Bak Sin Hye)
• Profession: Actress, model and singer
• Birthdate: 1990-Feb-18
• Birthplace: Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
• Height: 163cm
• Weight: 45kg
• Star sign: Aquarius
• Blood type: A

Television

• You’re Beautiful (SBS, 2009)
• Bicheonmu (SBS, 2008)
• Kimcheed Radish Cubes (MBC, 2007)
• Several Questions That Make Us Happy (KBS2, 2007)
• Goong S (MBC, 2007)
• Tree of Heaven (SBS, 2006)
• Seoul 1945 (KBS1, 2006)
• Cute or Crazy (SBS, 2005)
• Not Alone 혼자가 아니야 (SBS, 2004)
• Stairway to Heaven (SBS, 2003)

Movies

• Evil Twin / The Hometown of Legends (2007)
• Love Phobia (2006)

Links

• Wikipedia
• DramaWiki

Kim Yoo Jin (born April 9, 1988) is member of Korean girl group After School.

Other Information

• Name: 유이 / UEE (Yoo Yi)
• Real name: 김유진 / Kim Yoo Jin
• Profession: Actress, singer
• Birthdate: 1988-Apr-09
• Height: 170cm
• Weight: 50kg
• Star sign: Aries
• Blood type: O
• Talent agency: PLEDIS Entertinment

Television

• You’re Beautiful (SBS, 2009)
• Queen Seon Duk (MBC, 2009)

Links

• After School Official site
• UEE Profile – Music Asia

Go Ah Ra is a South Korea Actress and Model.

Other Information

• Name: 고아라 / Ko Ah Ra (Go Ah Ra)
• Profession: Actress and model
• Birthdate: 1990-Feb-11
• Birthplace: Jinju, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
• Height: 169cm
• Weight: 45kg
• Star sign: Aquarius
• Blood type: A
• Talent agency: SM Entertainment

Television

• Heading to the Ground (MBC, 2009)
• Karei naru Spy (NTV, 2009) Cameo Ep3
• Who Are You? (MBC, 2008)
• Snow Flower (SBS, 2006)
• Sharp 2 (KBS2, 2005)
• Sharp 1 (KBS2, 2004)

Movies

• Subaru (2009)
• The Blue Wolf: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (2007) as Mistress Kulan

Awards

• 43rd Baeksang Art Awards: Best New Actress Award for Snow Flower (2007)
• 2006 SBS Acting Award: Newcomer Award for Snow Flower
• KBS Television Academy Awards: Best Young Actress (Sharp 1, 2004)
• SM Entertainment 5th Anniversary Teen Model Contest: Winner (2003)

Lee Soo Kyung is a South Korean Actress and Model.

Other Information

• Name: 이수경 / Lee So Kyung (Yi Su Gyeong)
• Profession: Actress, model
• Birthplace: South Korea
• Birthdate: 1982-Mar-18
• Height: 170cm
• Weight: 48kg
• Star sign: Pisces

Television

• Loving You a Thousand Times (SBS, 2009)
• Telecinema Triangle Love (SBS, 2009)
• The Lawyers of The Great Republic Korea (MBC, 2008)
• Golden Era of Daughter in Law (KBS2, 2007)
• Soulmate (MBC, 2006)
• Dear Heaven (SBS, 2005)
• You’ll Find Out (KBS 2004)

Movies

• Romantic Island / 로맨틱 아일랜드 [formerly: Feel So Good / 왠지 느낌이 좋아 (2008)
• Rainbow Eyes / Mask (2007)
• The War Of Flower (2006)
• Wet Dreams 2 (2004)

Choi Ji-woo (birth name: Choi Mi-hyang) (born June 11, 1975 in Paju, South Korea) is a South Korean actress and model. Her parents are Choi Woon-yong and Yun Gil-ja, and she has one older brother.

Choi graduated from Pusan Sooyoung Elementary, Sooyoung Girl’s Jr. High, and Dukmoon Girl’s High School, and majored in aerobics at Pusan Woman’s Professional College’s Dance Department. She was first discovered when she won a talent audition organized by MBC in 1994, and made her debut in the 1995 drama series War and Love, after which she adopted the stage name Choi Ji Woo. She also appeared in the popular drama First Love, where she was first paired with actor Bae Yong Joon.

In 2001, Choi gained popularity with her role as an orphaned girl suffering from leukemia in the series Beautiful Days, in which she starred alongside Lee Byung-Hun. That same year, she enrolled in Hanyang University’s Department of Theater/Film Studies. Although Choi completed her first year, she had to withdraw from college studies due to her hectic work schedule.

Choi’s most recent work is the MBC weekend drama “Air City”, her first series in three years. She is currently dating her co-star in Air City, Lee Jin Wok. In the series, she plays Han Do-Kyung, Chief Operating Officer of Incheon Airport, a role that requires her to be multi-lingual. Her co-stars include Lee Jung-jae and Lee Jin-wook, and the trio completed their photo shoot for the series poster in February 2007. The 20-episode drama made its debut on MBC on May 12 and will conclude on July 15.

Other Information

• Name: 최지우 / Choi Ji Woo
• Real name: 최미향 / Choi Mi Hyang
• Chinese name: 崔智友 / Cui Zhi You
• Profession: Actress and Model
• Birthdate: 1975-Jun-11
• Birthplace: Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
• Height: 175cm
• Weight: 50kg
• Star sign: Gemini
• Blood type: A

Television

• Star’s Lover (SBS, 2008)
• Air City (MBC, 2007)
• Rondo (TBS, 2006)
• 101st Proposal (2004)
• Stairway to Heaven (SBS, 2003)
• Winter Sonata (KBS2, 2002)
• Beautiful Days (SBS, 2001)
• Honesty (MBC, 2000)
• Mr. Duke (MBC, 2000)
• Message (SBS, 1999)
• Humaneness (KBS2, 1999)
• Love (MBC, 1998)
• Happiness is in Our Heart (SBS, 1997)
• Three Guys and Three Girls (MBC, 1996, cameo)
• First Love (KBS2, 1996)
• Only Love (MBC, 1996)
• Happiness (MBC, 1995)
• War and Love (MBC, 1995)

Movies

• Yeonliji / Now and Forever (2006)
• Shadowless Sword (2005, cameo)
• Everybody has Secrets (2004)
• The Romantic President / President Who Play the Piano (2002)
• Nowhere To Hide (1999)
• First Kiss / Shall We Kiss (1998)
• Hallelujah (1997, cameo)
• The Hole / The Snare / Olgami (1997)
• The Adventure of Mrs. Park (1996)

Awards

• 2006 Timeless Beauty Acting Award (Seoul)
• 2005 Korean Movie Association: Special Award
• 2005 41th BaekSang Award: Special Award (contribution to Hallyu Wave)
• 2004 40th BaekSang Awards: Popularity Award (TV Part)
• 2003 SBS Acting Award: Best Actress for Special Production Award (Stairway to Heaven)
• 2003 SBS Acting Award: Top 10 Popularity Award selected by netizens
• 2003 Golden Award: Popularity Award in movie part (“The Romantic President”)
• 2002 KBS Acting Awards: Popularity Award
• 2002 KBS Acting Awards: Best Actress Award (Winter Sonata)
• 2002 Best Dresser Awards: TV Talent Category
• 2002 38th BaekSang Arts Awards: Popularity Award (TV Part)
• 2001 SBS Acting Awards: Best Actress for Special Production Award (Beautiful Days)
• 2001 SBS Acting Awards: Top 10 Popularity Award selected by netizens
• 2000 MBC Acting Awards: Great Female Performer Award (Mr. Duke)
• 1999 Video Music Awards: Golden Video Actress Award (MV “For Your Soul”)
• 1998 34th BaekSang Arts Awards: Newcomer Actress Award (“The Hole”)
• 1998 21st Grand Bell Awards: Newcomer Actress Award (“The Hole”)
• 1995 Korean Isabelle Adjani Award

Links

• Wikipedia
• Dramawiki
• Watch Free Drama

Son Ye-jin, born Son Yeon-jin, (January 11, 1982 in Daegu, South Korea) is a South Korean actress. After graduating from the Film Art Department at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, Son made her debut in the lead role of the MBC drama Delicious Proposal (Sweet Proposal) in 2001. Her big-screen debut came in Secret Tears (2000). In 2002 she won the 22nd Korean Federation of Film Critics “Best New Actress Award” for her role as Soo-In in Lover’s Concerto (2002). Her moving acting in the movie The Classic (2003) earned her several other awards as well as international recogniton (see Awards). In 2008 she won “Best Leading Actress” for her role in My Wife Got Married at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.

She is also noted for her acting roles in the 2003 KBS drama Summer Scent, co-starring Song Seung-hun and the 2006 SBS drama Alone in Love. She is very popular in Japan: two of her movies headed the Japanese list of the most popular Korean films there.

Other Information

• Name: 손예진 / Son Ye Jin (Son Yeh Jin)
• Real name: 손연진 / Son Yeon Jin (Son Yun Jin)
• Profession: Actress and model
• Birthdate: 1982-Jan-11
• Birthplace: Daegu, South Korea
• Height: 165cm
• Weight: 45kg
• Star sign: Capricorn
• Blood type: RH+A

Television

• Spotlight (MBC, 2008)
• Alone in Love (SBS, 2006)
• Summer Scent (KBS2, 2003)
• Daemang (SBS, 2002)
• Sun-hee and Jin-hee (MBC, 2001)
• Delicious Proposal (MBC, 2001)

Movies

• Into the White Night (2009)
• My Wife is Married (2008)
• Open City (2008)
• Yobi The Fox (2007)
• The Art of Seduction (2005)
• April Snow (2005)
• A Moment to Remember (2004)
• Crazy First Love (2003)
• The Classic (2003)
• Lover’s Concerto (2003)
• Chihwaseon (2002)
• Secret Tears (2002)

Awards

• 2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Leading Actress (My Wife Got Married)
• 2008 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Most Popular Actress (My Wife Got Married)
• 2008 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Onscreen Couple (with Kim Joo Hyuk)
• 2008 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Leading Actress (My Wife Got Married)
• 2007 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Leading Actress (Alone in Love)
• 2006 Korean Model Award: Most Popular Commercial Model
• 2006 SBS Performance Awards: Top 10 Stars (Alone in Love)
• 2006 SBS Performance Awards: Top Excellence
• 2006 Asia-Pacific Film Festival: Best Actress (April Snow)
• 2004 9th Moscow International Love Movie Awards: Best Couple (The Classic)
• 2003 Dae Jong Awards: Best New Actress (The Classic)
• 2003 39th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Actress (The Classic)
• 2003 24th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Popular Star (The Classic & Crazy First Love)
• 2002 Korean Federation of Film Critics Award: Best New Actress (Lover’s Concerto)
• 2001 MBC TV Awards: Best New Talent (Delicious Proposal)

Links

• Wikipedia
• Dramawiki
• Watch Free Drama

Sung has also made a name for herself as an actress, first appearing in the miniseries "Bad Girls" which earned her the "Best New Actress" award. She followed it up with the popular series "Thousand Years Of Love" in which she portrayed both a current woman and an ancient princess. In addition to her dramatic work, she has also co-hosted an entertainment show in 2004 and has been a catalogue model for various companies. Although she briefly returned to music for the Fin.K.L digital single in late 2005, she has returned to acting. In 2006 she played the lead role in two dramas, One Fine Day and Snow Queen in which she won high praises and awards for.

Sung, like all of her Fin.K.L group members, has left DSPent; she is now with SidusHQ, suggesting a choice of a permanent acting career.

The daughter of a Christian pastor, she graduated from Kyung Hee University in February 2005.

Other Information

• Name: 성유리 / Sung Yu Ri (Seong Yoo Ri)
• Nicknames: Shil Shilee / Tokki
• Profession: Actress and singer
• Birthdate: 1981-Mar-03
• Birthplace: Tubingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, West Germany
• Height: 168cm
• Weight: 45kg
• Star sign: Pisces
• Blood type: B

Television

• Swallow the Sun (SBS, 2009)
• Hong Gil Dong (KBS2, 2008)
• The Snow Queen (KBS2, 2006)
• One Fine Day (MBC, 2006)
• Prince’s First Love (MBC, 2004)
• Thousand Years of Love (SBS, 2003)
• My Platoon Leader (MBC, 2002)
• Bad Girls (SBS, 2002)

Movies

• Rabbit and Lizard (2009)
• How To Keep My Love (2004)

Awards

• 2008 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award with Kang Ji Hwan for Hong Gil Dong
• 2008 KBS Drama Awards: Popular Actress Award (Hong Gil Dong)
• 2008 44th Baeksang Awards: Popularity Award
• 2006 KBS Acting Awards: Popularity Award
• 2006 KBS Acting Awards: Best Couple Award with Hyun Bin for The Snow Queen
• 2003 SBS Actors Awards: Netizen’s Choice
• 2003 SBS Actors Awards: Best Actress in a Special Drama
• 2002 SBS Actors Awards: New Star
• 2002 MBC Awards: Best New MC, MBC Broadcasting & Entertainment Award

Links

• Wikipedia
• Dramawiki