K-drama actress Han Hyo-joo’s best TV and film roles as she turns 33
- South Korean film and television actress Han Hyo-joo is best known for her TV roles in Spring Waltz and W, and for starring in the film Cold Eyes
- Here are some memorable performances that made her one of South Korea’s biggest stars
Han Hyo-joo, a household name across Asia and a former best actress winner at South Korea’s prestigious Blue Dragon Film Awards, turns 33 today. She also celebrates 17 years in the television and film industry.
Here are some of her most outstanding performances.
1. Spring Waltz (2006)
Han’s profile got a boost when she starred in the television drama Spring Waltz, the fourth and final season of director Yoon Seok-ho’s Endless Love series, which helped propel the emerging “Korean wave” across Asia in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
It’s the story of a boy called Lee Soo-ho, played by Seo Do-young, and Seo Eun-young, played by Han, who become close friends. Soo-ho’s gambling addict father runs off with the money Eun-young’s mother has saved for her daughter’s operation, leaving Soo-ho behind. He is later adopted and takes a new name. Fifteen years later, the couple meet again in Austria and their romance is rekindled.
2. Heaven and Earth (2007)