Han Ji-hye
| Han Ji-hye | |
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| Born |
Lee Ji-hye June 29, 1984 Gwangju, South Korea |
| Education | Sejong University - Film Arts |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Agent | KeyEast (2016–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Jung Hyuk-joon (m. 2010) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 한지혜 |
| Hanja | 韓智慧 |
| Revised Romanization | Han Ji-hye |
| McCune–Reischauer | Han Chihye |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 이지혜 |
| Hanja | 李智慧 |
| Revised Romanization | I Ji-hye |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Chihye |
Han Ji-hye (born Lee Ji-hye on June 29, 1984) is a South Korean actress.
Born Lee Ji-hye, she used the stage name "Han Ji-hye" upon learning that her real name would cause confusion among fans since an older actress, Lena Lee, also has the same Korean name.
Han made her entertainment debut as a model, then started acting in supporting roles in TV dramas such as Summer Scent. She landed her first leading role in Sweet 18. The next couple of years saw Han starring in low-rating dramas, but her 2007 daily drama Likeable or Not became very popular, topping the ratings chart during its run and recording the highest rating for a daily drama since 2000. Han then displayed newfound maturity and great improvement in her acting in the 2008 epic drama East of Eden.
In 2008, Han along with Leon Jay Williams sang the Korean and Chinese versions of Olympic theme song "Friends." She was brought to the project via a proposal from the Chinese Olympic committee to sing "Friends" as the official swimming theme of the Beijing National Aquatics Centre at the Beijing Olympics. Less than a year later, she again recorded a digital single, an upbeat electro-pop song titled "Luv Luv."
After studying the craft of shoemaking and design in Florence, Italy, Han collaborated with existing shoe brand Jinny Kim to design and produce her own line, called "H by Jinny Kim." This was documented on Han Ji-hye: Shoes! My Dream! which aired on cable channel O'live TV. The Fall/Winter 2009 collection were sold in major department stores in Seoul and the surrounding metro areas, as well as in a well-known department store in Singapore and various online shopping malls.
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