Son Tae-young (; born August 19, 1980) is a South Korean actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss International Korea 2000 and was crowned 1st runner up at Miss International 2000 pageant.
She is known for her work on television, with starring in lead and supporting roles in dramas such as ''One Million Roses'' (2003), '' Two Wives'' (2009), and '' Into the Flames'' (2014).
Career
As Miss
Daegu
Daegu (; ), formerly spelled Taegu and officially Daegu Metropolitan City (), is a city in southeastern South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; the fourth-largest List of provincial-level ci ...
, Son placed second runner-up (or third place) at the Miss Korea pageant in 2000. She was the country's representative at the 2000 Miss International pageant, where she won 1st runner-up and Miss Photogenic. Son was also named Miss Grand Slam 2000 2nd place.
Son later turned to acting, appearing in the films ''
Sad Movie
''Sad Movie'' is a 2005 South Korean romantic melodrama film with an ensemble cast. The film was released in South Korean theaters on October 20, 2005, and had a total of 1,066,765 admissions nationwide.The Railroad'' (2007), and '' Crazy Waiting'' (2008). Son is more prolific in television, with starring and supporting roles in dramas such as ''One Million Roses'' (2003), '' Two Wives'' (2009), '' You Are the Best!'' (2013), and '' Into the Flames'' (2014).
In 2014, Son played the leading role of a wife with a cheating husband in the Chinese
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...
film ''Love War'', opposite Hu Bing and Winston Chao.
Known for her sense of style, she has also hosted several beauty and fashion programs, among them ''Son Tae-young's Life Magazine'' (2008), ''Actress House - Season 2'' (2011), and ''Son Tae-young's W Show!'' (2013).
Personal life
Marriage and family
Son married actor
Kwon Sang-woo
Kwon Sang-woo (; born August 5, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He rose to stardom in 2003 with the romantic comedy film '' My Tutor Friend'' and the melodrama series ''Stairway to Heaven''. His other notable credits include the films '' Once Upo ...
at the Shilla Hotel on September 28, 2008. On February 6, 2009, she gave birth to a son, christened as Luke (nicknamed Rookie). Their second child, a daughter, was born on January 10, 2015. Son's brother-in-law is pianist and composer, Yiruma.