ACTRESS: Ha Ji-won

Ha Ji-won

Ha Ji-won is one of Korean cinema’s top actresses. She is also noted as one of the most versatile actresses of all time. She started her career playing supporting roles in television productions.[1] In 2002, Ha Ji-won had her breakthrough role as the lead in the horror film Phone, earning her a best actress nomination at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Since then she has gone on to make films like the Sex Is Zero, Reversal of Fortune, 100 Days with Mr. Arrogant and more recently Sector 7. She has also starred in the movie Haeundae.[2] Ha has also starred in the TV series Something Happened in Bali in early 2004, co-starring Zo In Sung and So Ji-sub. In that project, she played tour guide Lee Soo-jeong, who consequently attracted two men whom she did not like. She won a Baek-Sang Best Actress Award for her performance in this drama. In 2010, she starred as Gil Ra Im in the fantasy drama, Secret Garden. In 2011, she starred in Sector 7, South Korea's first 3D IMAX film, which has broken the year's box office records since its opening on 4 August.[3] On 28 October, Ha along with Kim Hyung Jun of SS501 acted as emcee at the 2011 K-Pop Super Concert held at Gwangalli Beach in Busan, which was broadcast on SBS on 6 November.