Ha Ji Won is an award-winning South Korean actress known for taking on physically demanding roles. Born on June 28, 1978, as Jeon Hae Rim, she was first scouted by an agency when she was a senior in high school and is considered one of the most sought-after actresses working today. Ha Ji Won made her acting debut in the 1996 television drama “Adults Don’t Know” and subsequently received many acting accolades for her roles in film and television. She is best known for her roles in the films “Sex Is Zero” (2002) and “Sector 7” (2011), as well as the television dramas “Damo” (2003), “Hwang Jini” (2006), “Secret Garden” (2010), “The King 2 Hearts” (2012), “Empress Ki” (2013) and “The Time I’ve Loved You” (2015). In addition to acting, Ha Ji Won has released many songs since 2003, some of which have been featured in the soundtracks for her films and dramas. In 2013, Ha Ji Won established her own agency, Haewadal Entertainment. The same year, she became the first Korean actor to sign with United Talent Agency in Hollywood.

Ha Ji Won

Ja Geum Soon (Go Doo Shim) was born in 1930 in what is now North Korea. When the Korean War broke out in the 1950s, she escaped to what is now South Korea – and was torn away from her husband and young child. She dreamed of being reunited with them, so she founded a hotel that she hoped would become a metaphorical lighthouse – and bring her lost family back to her. This hotel became the successful Nakwon hotel chain.

Now, Ja Geum Soon is approaching the end of her life, and she dreams of being reunited with the grandson she has never met: Im Moon Sung. Her ever-faithful assistant Jung Sang Cheol (Sung Dong Il) hatches a plan to help bring peace to the old woman before she dies – he will hire an actor to pose as Im Moon Sung. He seeks out Yoo Jae Heon (Kang Ha Neul), a struggling stage actor who has been playing a North Korean soldier in a theater performance. Yoo Jae Heon agrees. He is told to pose as a defector who has come to visit the old woman for a while before attempting to return to the North. However, it soon appears that he has bitten off more than he can chew. He also crosses paths with Park Se Yeon (Ha Ji Won), Ja Geum Soon’s granddaughter – the woman who is running Nakwon...and has vowed not to allow it to fall into anyone else’s hands!

“Curtain Call” is a 2022 South Korean drama series that was directed by Yoon Sang Ho.

Curtain Call

🎭 Lighthouse Keepers 🎭

Marketer Oh Ha Na and flight attendant Choi Won are old friends who have built a strong 17-year-long relationship together. They've always depended on each other and have remained close through the years. Could the fact that they've so comfortable with each other be the reason they are unable to realize when feelings other than friendship begin to develop? Choi Won, a vice manager flight attendant, gains a female friend in a new coworker, and Ha Na doesn't realize how much she is bothered by it. However, Ha Na, reuniting with her former love, pianist Cha Seo Hoo, ignores Won's feelings.

The Time We Were Not in Love

The Timeless Lovers

In a South Korean village in the early 1950s, in the immediate aftermath of the Korean War, a tradition has developed – many males in the village prove their worth by selling their blood. The gesture not only proves that they have the ability to earn money, but also that their blood has been tested and proved healthy enough to sell. For Heo Sam Gwan (Ha Jung Woo), a construction worker and part-time farmhand, selling blood is part of his plan to win the heart of the prettiest young woman in the village: Heo Ok Ran (Ha Ji Won). The task is not easy, particularly as she already has a boyfriend, a womanizer from a relatively affluent background.

Somehow, though, Heo Sam Gwan succeeds in charming Heo Ok Ran and they go on to marry and have children. But as the children grow up, people in the village start to realize that the eldest of the children does not look much like the man who is supposed to be his father. When rumors about the boy’s paternity start to spread in the village, the once-happy family is in danger of breaking up…

This movie was based on a 1995 novel of the same name that was authored by Yu Hua.

“Chronicle of a Blood Merchant” is a 2015 South Korean movie that was adapted for the screen and directed by Ha Jung Woo.

Chronicle of the Blood Merchant

The Blood Ties

When she was just a young girl, Jin Ok (Ha Ji Won) watched helplessly as her father was brutally killed. Her own life was also in danger and she only escaped a bloody death thanks to the man who later goes on to become her mentor, Moo Myung (Go Chang Suk). He then helped her train in martial arts and espionage alongside Hong Dan (Kang Ye Won) and the ace fighter Ga Bi (Ga In). The trio has become the female Korean answer to the Three Musketeers – elite martial artists who are peerless in their field.

But one day, Jin Ok is approached to help find a mysterious device that envoys were supposed to deliver to the King. The envoys have been killed by assassins and that device’s whereabouts are now unknown. Jin Ok and her sisters in arms agree to take on the mission. But as they begin on their quest, they realize that they may be in over their heads – and that the shady individual responsible for her father’s death is now hoping to ensnare her in his trap!

“The Huntresses” is a 2014 South Korean movie that was directed by Park Je Hyun.

The Huntresses

🦋Pretty Slayers⚔️ Team

Sung Nyang was born a girl but now pretends to be a boy to avoid becoming a palace maidservant. To get revenge on her enemies, she hides her true identity but gets caught up in a Yuan Dynasty conspiracy while watching over the Yuan crown prince To Gon, who was exiled to Koryo. Through a series of twists and turns, she saves To Gon, but her secret about being a woman is discovered, and she is forced to become a royal maidservant. To Gon was the rightful heir to the throne, which was stolen from him by his half-brother, who then exiled him to Koryo. To avoid being murdered, he plays dumb, but he has a fierce rage and sadness within him. He eventually returns to Yuan and becomes Emperor, and with the help of Sung Nyang, a royal maidservant, he becomes a dignified king and fights against those who are a threat to him.

Empress Ki

The Imperial Team

The frivolous prince of South Korea gets involved with the strongest North Korean special force officer at the World Officer Championship! Lee Jae Ha, the South Korean Prince, loves goofing around and has no interest in state affairs at all. Kim Hang Ah, the first female drill sergeant of the North Korean special force, dreams of finding her Mr. Right and getting married to him. Army officers from 16 countries gather for the World Officer Championship, and South and North Korea enter as one team for the first time. There, Hang Ah and Jae Ha get to share a room, but their start as a team doesn\u2019t seem smooth at all.

The King 2 Hearts

The King's Lovers Team

Ra Im dreamed of becoming a firefighter like her father, but she gave up on that dream after losing her father in a fire. Instead, she got to see Jong Soo, the action director, at a filming site while working part-time there. Since then, she has worked as a stuntwoman, aspiring to be the first female action director. Ju Won is a cranky and hysterical man who owns a department store. He is not keen on dating and thinks a marriage of convenience is the best romance. One day, their souls are switched, causing many unexpected incidents to happen. It's only when their souls are switched that they begin a journey to look for their true selves. While they struggle to take their bodies back, they mature, and their romance blooms.

Secret Garden

SG Team

Lee Ji Soo (Ha Ji Won) is a funeral director. Her love life has been turbulent – she has been through two messy divorces.

One day, she is unexpectedly reunited with an old friend, Baek Jong Woo (Kim Myung Min) when his mother dies, and she is commissioned to conduct the ensuing funeral service.

Baek Jong Woo is in a perilous physical condition. He has had Lou Gehrig’s disease since he was in his teens. Regardless, the reunited duo soon falls in love – and Lee Ji Soo decides to tie the knot for the third time in her life.

Soon after they marry, however, Baek Jong Woo’s condition begins to deteriorate. He tries to push her away, hoping to spare her the pain of watching him die. But he is about to discover that true love cannot be deterred so easily…

“Closer to Heaven” is a 2009 South Korean movie that was written and directed by Park Jin Pyo.

Closer to Heaven

💕 The power of love💕

In Joseon Dynasty, there was a professional woman called Damo, a female detective. Along with maids and seamstresses, a woman with the status of a lowly citizen who was in charge of chores in the house of a government official was given the professional responsibility of the right to investigate. Women called Damo are said to have done their parts and have various investigative powers, such as investigating cases about women's quarters, collecting information through spying and interrogation, and searching for female suspects. Chae Ok, who worked as a Damo 300 years ago, should be more progressive than anyone else. Let's follow her exciting life!!

Damo

Chae-Ok

Doosaboo Films/Film Z [두사부필름/필름지]

Note: Some material might not be appropriate persons under 18. 
 
Sex Is Zero (색즉시공, Saekjeuk Shigong) is a 2002 South Korean film written and directed by Yoon Je-kyoon, starring Lim Chang-jung, Ha Ji-won (from ""Secret Garden"") and Yoo Chae-yeong. In the style of American gross-out comedies like American Pie, it follows the exploits of a group of college students, which eventually takes a serious turn. Sex Is Zero sold over 4 million tickets in South Korea, making it the fifth most popular film of 2002.

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