Choo Ja-hyun
| Choo Ja-hyun | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Choo Eun-joo January 20, 1979 Daegu, South Korea |
| Residence | Beijing, China |
| Other names | Qiu Ci Xuan |
| Alma mater | Dankook University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996-present |
| Agent | BH Entertainment(Korea) CHS Media (China) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Chu Ja-hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'u Ja-hyŏn |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Chu Eun-ju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'u Ŭnju |
Choo Ja-hyun (born Choo Eun-joo on January 20, 1979) is a South Korean actress. Best known in Korea for the films Bloody Tie (2006) and Portrait of a Beauty (2008), Choo has mostly worked in China since 2007, notably in television drama The Temptation to Go Home (2011).
Choo Eun-joo was born and raised in Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The only daughter of a cosmetologist and a white-collar worker, her parents divorced when she was 18 years old. Choo graduated from Dankook University in 1997, with a bachelor's degree in Theater and Film.
Using the stage name Choo Ja-hyun, she began her entertainment career as a model at age 17. She made her acting debut in 1996, and went on to appear in several television series, among them Successful Story of a Bright Girl (2002), Sunrise House (2002), and Apgujeong House (2003).
Then after a decade in relative obscurity, Choo drew critical acclaim in 2006 for her portrayal of a ravaged drug addict in Bloody Tie, a film noir about the meth trade in 1990s Busan. She won acting recognition from the Grand Bell Awards, the Korean Film Awards, and the Director's Cut Awards, as well as nominations from the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Baeksang Arts Awards.
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