Ha Ji-won Profile
Name: Ha Ji-won
Korean name: 하지원
Chinese name: 河智苑 (河智媛, 夏智元)
Birth name: Jeon Hae-rim 전해림 (田海林, 全海琳)
Birth date: June 28, 1979
Birthplace: Seoul, Korea
Height: 168cm
Blood type: A
Profession: Actress and singer
Hobbies: Horse riding
Favorite color: Blue
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Ha Ji-won Biography
Ha Ji-won started acting in 2000 as supporting role and won a few awards for performances in movies “Ditto” (best supporting actress) and “Truth Game” (best newcomer).
Ha Ji-won landed her leading play in 2002 movie “Phone” that made her into superstar status in Korea.
Ha Ji-won become popular in Asia with TV drama “Damo” in 2003, where she played a female cop in the 17th century. Her performance in the TV series was superb and shaped the benchmark for Korean WuXia (martial arts) movies and dramas.
Despite gaining fame in Asia, Ha Ji-won rarely steps out of Korea. Her acting career is still booming since 2003, involving in a few movies and TV dramas, including the popular series “Memories of Bali.”
Ha Ji-won also started singing in 2005, her singing career is however not as successful as her acting career yet.
Ha Ji-won latest TV drama is “Hwang Jin-i,” which started showing in Korea late 2006 and received good ratings. Her latest movie “Miracle of 1st Street” is doing well also, topping the box-office chart for consecutive weeks since February 2007.
Why I like Ha Ji-won
I started to like Ha Ji-won after watching TV drama Damo, which remains as my favorite dramas starring Ji-won.
It’s hard to define her beauty actually… not stunning, but eye-pleasing. She’s a good actress though, that’s for sure.
Ha Ji-won Pictures, Photos and Videos
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:10 am
excellent performance……………………………………….what a good show you have. continue it. for the lead atress your great, you did a good performance just like in memories of bali, korean show rocks…………………………………
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:16 am
wow………………………………………the show was great. everybody did well in their acting skills , i hope i can see all of the cast in personal. again what a good show it was perfect, for HA JI WON yuo are so beautiful, elegant ant so cute. your partner is also cute ane very handsome………………..i hope you could visit here in the philippines …………………we willgive you all a warm welcome…………………..
October 22nd, 2007 at 3:22 pm
galing….very natural in acting shes the bdt actress i had watch….
i hope 2 see u soon…
October 23rd, 2007 at 12:49 am
Hi~
I’m hannah and i’m korean.
I ‘m not really sure u guys like this info..
but i just told jiwon about this site and she want me to give her fan cafe address and she told me that cafe has english part for foreigner fans.
If any one interest about this..you can e-mail me at kc28233@hanmail.net or you can visit cafe.daum.net/jiwonlove but i guess you need to register with korean….any question feel free to e-mail me..
October 23rd, 2007 at 12:07 pm
hannah… I hope the site you mentioned is an official one; which means she will visit it, read it, or even respond to it. Else, it’s just another discussion board like this.
October 23rd, 2007 at 2:53 pm
i really like miss Ha Ji Won! she has the beauty and the talent…wishing u all the best in your career! keep it up, we’ll be always supporting you…im super enjoying watching hwang jini…and hope to see you more on screens and in personal!
October 24th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
l like her….but when i heared her age…she was 8 years older pal ni Jang geun seok o eun ho sa Hwang Jini….when they started taping her tv series…she was 27 yrs old pala at that time…while eun ho is still 19…..big gap!!!
October 28th, 2007 at 9:54 am
wow!!!how cute u r….
ha ji won is very talented actress…
one of the famous actress in korea…
keep it up ha ji won…
gudlock!!
October 29th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
hi ha ji won
October 29th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
hi ha ji won, ur show hwang jini is a very good show………i want that you and jang geun suk will the love team in that show…….u are good actress
November 6th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
…………………………………………………..
huang jini ahm sorry…..
ha ji-won,,,
i wish i can see u in personal,,,
ahm,,,
u know”’
i am the largest and no. 1 fan of u…
i’ll olways watch u in gma 7,,,
u’re so beautiful…
ure my idol f0rever!!!
i love u…
November 6th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 6th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
love u muahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!************************
November 6th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
ha ji-won
love
jang geun suk
FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!**********************
November 6th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
CAN U BE MY FWEN???????????????????????????
November 6th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
MISSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE U !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOPE,,, u can get be here n the philippines!!!!!!!!!!!!!
zo that i can see u n personal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 6th, 2007 at 9:33 pm
ahm…
sorry,,,
its ‘olready huang jini…
i will watch u!!!!!
PROMISE!!!
November 6th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
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o.k nxt time again
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November 6th, 2007 at 9:46 pm
Dear Yummy, Cheiri n All
There’s a gud news from Ha Ji Won. Again, she wins the award again.
Here’s the news of it
Hwang Jin I’s Ha Ji Won wins Golden Chest Prizes Best Actress Award
KBS announced on the 5th that Ha Ji Won who played the role of Hwangjiny in the KBS drama series won the Best Actress Award at the 32nd Annual Golden Chest Prizes.
The Golden Chest International Television Festival hosted by BNT (Bulgarian National Television) is one of Europe’s most prestigious international festivals for television dramas and documentaries. Actors are nominated by the Union of the Bulgarian Actors.
In 2005, Bae Jong Ohk also received the Best Actress Award through the KBS drama “The House I Lived In.”
Source: BroAsia
November 6th, 2007 at 10:30 pm
Thanks for sharing gadizza.