Hwang Jung-eum
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Hwang Jung-eum on January 5, 2013
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| Born |
January 25, 1985 Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | University of Suwon - Theater and Film |
| Occupation | Actress, Singer |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Agent | C-Jes Entertainment (2014-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Lee Young-don (m. 2016) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 황정음 |
| Hanja | 黃正音 |
| Revised Romanization | Hwang Jeong-eum |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Jŏngŭm |
Hwang Jung-eum (born January 25, 1985) is a South Korean actress and singer.
Hwang Jung-eum debuted with K-pop girl group Sugar in 2001 as a lead vocalist, but left the group in 2004 to pursue a solo career. Hwang appeared as one of the recurring guests of the variety show Love Letter from 2004 to 2006, in which her onscreen pairing with Kim Jong-min became popular. She officially made her acting debut in the television drama The Person I Love in 2007.
In 2009, she and real-life boyfriend Kim Yong-jun (of boy band SG Wannabe) joined the second season of reality dating show We Got Married as the first real-life couple to be featured on the show. Later that year, Hwang rose to mainstream stardom when she appeared in the daily sitcom High Kick Through the Roof. Her character in the sitcom as a college student who was full of energetic vibes but sometimes clumsy, confident despite lacking money and opportunities, representing today's college students well, therefore stirred sentiments among many young adults. Regarding this breakout in her acting career, Hwang said: "You need to do what you enjoy doing as well as finding what is right for you. I realized my passion for acting during High Kick. You tend to do well when you get compliments and with director Kim Byung Wook encouraging me, I had fun acting. And because it was fun, I was able to achieve good results."
After her turn on High Kick, Hwang signed numerous advertising contracts, and in interviews she often tells the story of how she had just ₩487 (US$0.45) in her bank account when she started the show but walked away with ₩1.2 billion when it ended. She was later ranked 18th on Forbes Korea's Top 40 Celebrities in 2011, ranked 7th on the list of richest K-pop idols on Mnet's Idol Chart Show, and among the Top 7 Female Commercial Stars in Korea as compiled by Ilgan Sports.
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