Hwang Jung-eum is a South Korean actress and singer. She rose to stardom through the
sitcom
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''
High Kick Through the Roof
''High Kick Through the Roof'' () was a popular South Korean situation comedy revolving around the life of the Lee family.
Cast Soon-jae's House
;Lee Soon-jae (, Lee Soon-jae) : President of the self-named food company Lee Soon-jae F&B (Food & ...
'' and received her first leading role with
television series
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''
Listen to My Heart''.
Career
Hwang Jung-eum debuted with
K-pop
K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gos ...
girl group
A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female pop music singing groups, many of who ...
Sugar
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in 2002 as a lead vocalist, but left the group in 2004 to pursue a solo career. Hwang appeared as one of the recurring guests of the variety show ''
Love Letter
A love letter is an expression of love in written form. However delivered, the letter may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy explanation and description of feelings.
History
One of the oldest references to a lo ...
'' from 2004 to 2006, in which her onscreen pairing with
Kim Jong-min
Kim Jong-min (; born September 24, 1979) is a South Korean singer, dancer and television personality. He has been a member of the K-pop group Koyote since 2000 and a cast member of the variety show '' 2 Days & 1 Night'' since 2007.
Kim has w ...
became popular. She officially made her acting debut in the
television drama
In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms t ...
''The Person I Love'' in 2007.
In 2009, she and real-life boyfriend
Kim Yong-jun (of
boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform Love song, love songs marketed towards girls and young ...
SG Wannabe
SG Wannabe () is a South Korean vocal group consisting of members Kim Yong-jun, Kim Jin-ho and Lee Seok-hoon. The group debuted in January 2004 with the single, "Timeless", from the album ''SG Wanna Be+'', and won Best New Artist at the Golden ...
) joined the
second season of reality dating show ''
We Got Married
''We Got Married'' () was a South Korean reality variety show that aired on MBC from 2008 to 2017. The show paired up celebrities who pretended to be married couples and completed various challenges together. The show ran for four seasons and ...
'' as the first real-life couple to be featured on the show. Later that year, Hwang rose to mainstream stardom when she appeared in the daily
sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ne ...
''
High Kick Through the Roof
''High Kick Through the Roof'' () was a popular South Korean situation comedy revolving around the life of the Lee family.
Cast Soon-jae's House
;Lee Soon-jae (, Lee Soon-jae) : President of the self-named food company Lee Soon-jae F&B (Food & ...
''. Her character in the sitcom as a college student who was full of energetic vibes but sometimes clumsy, confident despite lacking money and opportunities, representing today's college students well, therefore stirred sentiments among many young adults.
Regarding this breakout in her acting career, Hwang said:
After her turn on ''High Kick'', Hwang signed numerous advertising contracts, and in interviews she often tells the story of how she had just () in her bank account when she started the show but walked away with when it ended. She was later ranked 18th on ''
Forbes
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Koreas Top 40 Celebrities in 2011, and among the Top 7 Female Commercial Stars in Korea as compiled by ''Ilgan Sports''.
In February 2010, Hwang hosted
MBC's ''Star Dance Battle'' together with
Kim Shin-young
Kim Shin-young (born December 20, 1983) is a South Korean comedian, MC and DJ. She debuted in 2004 on the SBS show ''People Looking For Laughter'' and won 'Best Variety Performer' at the 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards in 2006. She has hosted num ...
,
Oh Sang-jin
Oh Sang-jin (born February 15, 1980) is a South Korean former news anchor, television personality, and actor.
Career
He joined MBC in 2006, and became one of the network's most popular news anchors and TV show hosts. A member of the reporters ...
, and
Shin Bong-sun
Shin Bong-sun (; born October 6, 1980) is a South Korean comedienne and entertainer. She took a five-year hiatus from comedy from 2010 to 2015, which ended when she joined '' Comedy Big League''. She is currently a member of the South Korean girl ...
. Later in December, she was also one of the co-hosts of the annual music program ''
SBS Gayo Daejeon
''SBS Gayo Daejeon'' (, broadly ''SBS'' '' Battle of the Bands'') is an annual televised music festival that is broadcast by the Seoul Broadcasting System at the end of each year. The program first aired in 1997, and awards were given to musica ...
'' along with
Super Junior
Super Junior (; stylized in all caps), also known as SJ or SuJu, is a South Korean boy band formed by Lee Soo-man, the founder of SM Entertainment in 2005. They are also dubbed by the media as the "King of Hallyu Wave" due to their prominent ...
's
Kim Hee-chul
Kim Hee-chul (; born July 10, 1983), better known mononymously as Heechul, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, presenter and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Super Junior and has further participated in its subgroup Super ...
,
CNBLUE
CNBLUE ( ko, 씨엔블루) is a South Korean pop rock band formed in 2009. The band consists of Jung Yong-hwa (leader, main vocals, guitar, keyboard, rap), Kang Min-hyuk ( drums), and Lee Jung-shin ( bass). First bassist Kwon Kwang-jin left the ...
's
Jung Yong-hwa
Jung Yong-hwa (; ; born June 22, 1989) is a South Korean singer, musician and actor. He is the leader, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band CNBLUE. Jung made his television debut in ''You're Beautiful'' (2009), and has since sta ...
, and
2AM's
Jo Kwon
Jo Kwon ( born on August 28, 1989) is a South Korean singer, television host, actor, entertainer and the leader of South Korean boy band 2AM. He has starred in multiple musicals such as ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' playing the role of King Her ...
.
Hwang then began to regularly acts in television series.
In 2010-2012, she starred in the 1970s
historical epic
Epic films are a style of filmmaking with large-scale, sweeping scope, and spectacle. The usage of the term has shifted over time, sometimes designating a film genre and at other times simply synonymous with big-budget filmmaking. Like epics in ...
''
Giant
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'', melodrama romance ''
Listen to My Heart'' (2011) in which Hwang received a leading role for the first time, and
medical drama
A medical drama is a television show or film in which events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any medical environment. Most recent medical drama (film and television), dramatic programming go beyond the events pertaining to the chara ...
''
Golden Time'' (2012).
In 2013 Hwang was cast in crime comedy ''
Incarnation of Money
''Incarnation of Money'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series about greed, ambition, and love. Starring Kang Ji-hwan, Park Sang-min, Hwang Jung-eum, Oh Yoon-ah, Choi Yeo-jin and Kim Soo-mi, it aired on SBS from February 2 to April 21, 20 ...
''.
In the same year she acted in TV ratings-hit melodrama crime ''
Secret Love'', which resulted in multiple awards-winning for Hwang at the
2013 KBS Drama Awards
The 2013 KBS Drama Awards () is a ceremony honoring the outstanding achievement in television on the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) network for the year of 2013. It was held on December 31, 2013 and hosted by actors Lee Mi-sook, Shin Hyun-joon ...
. The next year, she led the 1980-1990s set
period drama
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romance film, romances, adventure f ...
, ''
Endless Love''.
In 2015, Hwang reunited with some of her former costars, namely
Ji Sung
Ji Sung (born Kwak Tae-geun on 27 February 1977) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas '' All In'' (2003), '' Save the Last Dance for Me'' (2004), ''New Heart'' (2007), ''Protect the Boss'' (2011), ' ...
from ''Secret Love'' for the
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...
series ''
Kill Me, Heal Me
''Kill Me, Heal Me'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Ji Sung, Hwang Jung-eum, Park Seo-joon, Oh Min-suk, and Kim Yoo-ri. It aired on MBC from January 7 to March 12, 2015 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. ...
'';
then with
Park Seo-joon
Park Seo-joon (born Park Yong-kyu; December 16, 1988) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his starring roles in the television series ''Kill Me, Heal Me'' (2015), ''She Was Pretty'' (2015), ''Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth'' (2016– ...
from ''Kill Me, Heal Me'' and
Go Joon-hee
Go Joon-hee (born Kim Eun-joo on August 31, 1985) is a South Korean actress. She made her entertainment debut as a school uniform model in 2001, then launched an acting career in 2003.
Background
Kim adopted the stage name Go Joon-hee in 2008, ...
from ''Listen to My Heart'' for another romantic comedy, ''
She Was Pretty
''She Was Pretty'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Hwang Jung-eum, Park Seo-joon, Go Joon-hee and Choi Si-won. It aired on MBC from September 16 to November 11, 2015, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00.
The series was b ...
'', which also further solidifies her popularity in
China
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. ''Ize'' magazine named her as one of the 10 Persons of the Year and Hwang was selected as
Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year in 2015. The two MBC's series also brought multiple awards for Hwang at the
2015 MBC Drama Awards.
Hwang was cast in her first big screen leading role in the 2015 romantic comedy film ''
My Sister, the Pig Lady
''My Sister, the Pig Lady'' (; lit. "A Pig Like Woman") is a 2015 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Jang Moon-il. It was invited to the 39th Montreal World Film Festival as part of their ''World Greats'' selection. The film also won ''G ...
'', which was screened at the 39th
Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Internat ...
as part of their ''World Greats'' selection. The film also won Grand Prize at the 2016 Osaka Asian Film Festival.
Less than a month after her marriage, Hwang has been cast in the 2016 romantic comedy series, ''
Lucky Romance
''Lucky Romance'' () is a 2016 South Korean television series based on the webtoon of the same name published in 2014 on Naver, starring Hwang Jung-eum and Ryu Jun-yeol. It aired on MBC TV's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 ( KST) timeslot ...
''. She was then reunited with
Namkoong Min
Namkoong Min (Hangul: 남궁민, born March 12, 1978) is a South Korean actor, director and screenwriter. He first gained recognition with neo-noir film ''A Dirty Carnival'' (2006), and has since received praise for his performances in '' Rememb ...
, whom she had starred alongside seven years ago in ''Listen to My Heart'', in 2018 rom-com ''
The Undateables
''The Undateables'' was a British reality television series that follows a range of people on dates who have long term conditions, including: disabilities, developmental disorders, neurodevelopmental conditions, and learning difficulties. The ...
''.
In 2020, Hwang has been cast in two drama series, a fantasy mystery ''
Mystic Pop-up Bar
''Mystic Pop-up Bar'' () is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Hwang Jung-eum, Yook Sung-jae and Choi Won-young. Based on the Daum webtoon ''Twin Tops Bar'' by Bae Hye-soo, it is the first series to air on JTBC's Wednesday–Thursda ...
'' and romantic comedy ''
Men Are Men''.
Hwang accepts the offer to star in the new work of well-known
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
...
Kim Soon-ok with 2023
SBS mystery crime ''The Escape of the Seven''.
Personal life
Hwang dated
Kim Yong-jun for nine years. They first met in 2005, when Hwang starred in the SG Wannabe music video for ''My Heart's Treasure Box''. The couple then publicly confirmed their relationship in January 2008. ''
Yonhap News Agency
Yonhap News Agency is a major South Korean news agency. It is based in Seoul, South Korea. Yonhap provides news articles, pictures and other information to newspapers, TV networks and other media in South Korea.
History
Yonhap (, , translit. ' ...
'' broke the news on May 15, 2015, that the couple had ended their relationship after she wrapped up the filming of ''
Kill Me, Heal Me
''Kill Me, Heal Me'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Ji Sung, Hwang Jung-eum, Park Seo-joon, Oh Min-suk, and Kim Yoo-ri. It aired on MBC from January 7 to March 12, 2015 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. ...
''. Hwang later confirmed it in her interview with
KBS2
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters.
KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...
's ''Entertainment Relay''.
On December 8, 2015, Hwang's agency, C-JeS Entertainment, confirmed that she had been dating Lee Young-don, a professional golfer and businessman, for the past four months. On January 7, 2016, Hwang announced her planned marriage to Lee Young-don, with the ceremony to be held in February. On February 26, 2016, the wedding reception was held at
Hotel Shilla
Hotel Shilla ( ko, 신라호텔) is a South Korean operator of luxury hotels and duty-free shops. It is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. The company is an affiliate of Samsung.
History
Hotel Shilla started operations in March 1979 at ...
, Seoul.
Hwang was confirmed to be four months pregnant in February 2017 and gave birth to their first child, a son, on August 15, 2017.
On September 3, 2020, after four years of marriage, Hwang's agency C-JeS Entertainment announced that Hwang had submitted an application for divorce and would start the divorce mediation process.
On July 9, 2021, agency C-JeS Entertainment announced that Hwang and her husband had mediated their divorce and decided to continue their relationship. Both of them decided to live together.
On October 12, 2021, Hwang's agency announced that is pregnant with her second child. and was expected to give birth the next year. On March 16, 2022 she gave birth to a baby boy, her second son.
Filmography
Television series
Film
Variety show
Music video
Discography
Digital single
Collaboration
Awards and nominations
Listicles
References
External links
Hwang Jung-eumat
C-JeS Entertainment
C-JeS Entertainment is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2009, handling the management of various artists. Its roster includes popular boy band JYJ; singer Gummy; actors Sol Kyung-gu, Ryu Jun-yeol, and Lee Jae-wook; and actres ...
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1985 births
Living people
South Korean television actresses
South Korean film actresses
21st-century South Korean actresses
Actresses from Seoul
IHQ (company) artists
South Korean female idols
21st-century South Korean singers
21st-century South Korean women singers
Singers from Seoul
University of Suwon alumni