Oh Hyun-kyung (born Oh Sang-ji on March 25, 1970) is a South Korean actress.

Career

Oh Sang-ji won the 1989

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beauty pageant, and represented her country at the

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pageant. She immediately rose to stardom. Using the

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Oh Hyun-kyung, she received many television offers and began her acting career. She was also briefly an

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at Kongju Communication Arts College. But her career came to a halt in 1998 when a 28-minute video clip explicitly showing her having intercourse with her then-boyfriend was uploaded on file-sharing websites. Oh asked prosecutors to investigate the circumstances that led to the widespread circulation of the sex video, claiming that someone had earlier attempted to

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her for money. Despite proof that the video had been filmed without her consent and the boyfriend had released it with malicious intent, the scandal caused her to be harshly criticized in the media. In 2001, she returned to Korea and later found herself in the public eye once again after a hush-hush wedding in September 2002 to Kemongsa president Hong Seung-pyo (the M&A specialist played by

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in the TV series ''

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'' was based on Hong). Oh gave birth to a daughter in 2003, and started a golf fashion business the year after. But in 2004 her husband Hong was arrested for

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, leading to Oh divorcing him in June 2006. Calling her 10-year self-imposed exile from the public limelight "a living nightmare," Oh returned to television in 2007 in the melodrama ''

First Wives' Club ''First Wives' Club'' () is a 2007 South Korean drama series starring Kim Hye-sun, Kim Hae-sook, Oh Hyun-kyung, Ahn Nae-sang, Lee Joon-hyuk and Son Hyun-joo. The weekend drama aired on SBS from September 29, 2007 to October 5, 2008 on Saturday ...

''. Her acting comeback was a success, and Oh has since starred in a succession of

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, among them ''

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 & ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Miss Ajumma ''Miss Ajumma'' () is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Oh Hyun-kyung, Kwon Oh-joong, Jung Shi-ah, Kim Jung-min and Jung Sung-woon. The morning soap opera aired on SBS on Mondays to Fridays at 8:40 a.m. from May 30, 2011 to ...

'', ''

The Great Seer ''The Great Seer'' (, also known as ''The Great Geomancer'') is a 2012 South Korean historical television series, starring Ji Sung, Ji Jin-hee, Song Chang-eui, Kim So-yeon and Lee Yoon-ji. Set during the turbulent decline of Goryeo, it is about ...

'', ''She Is Wow!'', ''

Wang's Family ''Wang's Family'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Oh Hyun-kyung, Lee Tae-ran, Lee Yoon-ji, Jo Sung-ha, Oh Man-seok and Han Joo-wan. It aired on KBS2 from August 31, 2013 to February 16, 2014 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19: ...

'', ''

4 Legendary Witches ''4 Legendary Witches'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Han Ji-hye, Ha Seok-jin, Go Doo-shim, Oh Hyun-kyung and Ha Yeon-soo. It aired on MBC from October 25, 2014, to March 8, 2015, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 ( KST ...

'', and ''The Bird That Sheds No Tears''.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Variety show

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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