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Birth Name: Wang Ji-Hyun (왕지현)

Age: 44, born 30 October 1981

Country of origin: Korea, Republic of

Currently Residing In: Korea, Republic of

Height: 5' 8"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Choi Joon-hyuk

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Description: Wang Ji-hyun, known professionally as Jun Ji-hyun, is a South Korean actress and model. She rose to fame with her role in the romantic comedy film My Sassy Girl (2001), which became a tremendous sensation across Asia and sparked an international breakthrough for Korean cinema. Other notable films include Il Mare (2000), Windstruck (2004), The Thieves (2012), The Berlin File (2013) and Assassination (2015). She also starred in the popular television series My Love from the Star (2013–2014) and The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016–2017), as well as the Netflix series Kingdom (2021). Jun has received multiple awards, including two Wang Ji-hyun, known professionally as Jun Ji-hyun, is a South Korean actress and model. She rose to fame with her role in the romantic comedy film My Sassy Girl (2001), which became a tremendous sensation across Asia and sparked an international breakthrough for Korean cinema. Other notable films include Il Mare (2000), Windstruck (2004), The Thieves (2012), The Berlin File (2013) and Assassination (2015). She also starred in the popular television series My Love from the Star (2013–2014) and The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016–2017), as well as the Netflix series Kingdom (2021).
Jun has received multiple awards, including two Best Actress trophies at the Grand Bell Awards and a Grand Prize for Television at the Baeksang Arts Awards. Her success in film and television has established her as a top hallyu star. She is referred to as one of "The Troika," along with Kim Tae-hee and Song Hye-kyo, collectively known by the acronym "Tae-Hye-Ji".
Jun was born in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. She has a brother who is five years older. Her mother and her mother's friends all encouraged her to be a model or actress due to her height and slim figure. Her childhood dream was to become a flight attendant, but she changed her mind after a flight. In 1997, at the age of 16, she followed her high school female senior and began her career as a model for Ecole Magazine. In 1998, she debuted as an actress and adopted the stage name Jun Ji-hyun, at the suggestion of a producer.
Jun attended college at Dongguk University and graduated in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in Theater and Film. She later enrolled in Dongguk University's graduate school of Digital Media and Contents in 2011 and obtained a master's degree.
Jun married Choi Joon-hyuk on 13 April 2012, at Shilla Hotel in Jangchung-dong, central Seoul, with more than 600 guests, including celebrities, close friends and family attending the wedding. Choi, a banker, is the grandson of famed hanbok designer Lee Young-hee and the son of fashion designer Lee Jung-woo.
She and Choi have two sons together, born in 2016 and 2018.

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"Movies:• The Berlin File (2013) : Shot in the stomach by Seung-bum Ryoo while Ji-hyun and Jung-woo Ha are fleeing. She dies in Jung-woo's arms shortly afterwards, after Jung-woo kills Seung-bum. Ji-hyun was pregnant at the time of her death, consequently, her unborn child also died. • Assassination (2015) : Played dual role as 'Ahn Okyun' and 'Mitsuko'.'Mitsuko' is shot in the neck by Geung-young Lee. 'Ahn Okyun' is shot multiple time by Japanese soldier on her vision, Ji-hyun survives on th"

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