Ji Jin-hee
| Ji Jin-hee | |
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| Born |
June 24, 1971 South Korea |
| Education | Myongji University - Visual Design |
| Occupation | Actor, model |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Agent | HB Entertainment |
| Spouse(s) | Lee Su-yon (m. 2004) |
| Children | 2 (sons) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 지진희 |
| Hanja | 池珍熙 |
| Revised Romanization | Ji Jin-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chi Chin-hŭi |
Ji Jin-hee (born June 24, 1971) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the TV period dramas Dae Jang Geum (2003) and Dong Yi (2010).
Ji Jin-hee graduated from Myongji University with a degree in Visual Design. He was working as a photographer at an advertising agency when a talent agent from SidusHQ approached him about pursuing a career in entertainment. Content at his present job and doubtful that he had any acting talent, Ji refused the offers for a year, but finally agreed when the ad agency downsized during the IMF financial crisis and he got laid off.
In 1999, Ji appeared in the music video for Jo Sung-bin's "Like a Third-rate Movie," and he made his acting debut in 2000 with the television drama Female Secretary. In the next few years, he continued his television career with Juliet's Man (2000), Four Sisters (2001), and the Korean-Japanese co-production Afternoon After the Passing Rain (2002) with Ryoko Yonekura.
Ji made his big screen debut in 2002, playing a detective in the thriller H. This was followed by If You Were Me, a human rights-themed omnibus where he starred in Park Kwang-su's short film Face Value.
He had drawn positive reviews for his portrayal of a surgeon caught up in a love triangle with a priest in the melodrama Love Letter, but Ji's breakthrough came in late 2003 with period drama Dae Jang Geum (also known as Jewel in the Palace). As a Joseon-era government official who falls in love with a female chef turned royal physician (played by Lee Young-ae), Ji's gentlemanly and integrity-filled character attracted female fans across Asia, for not only did Dae Jang Geum receive high viewership ratings domestically (reaching a peak of 57.8%), it also became popular overseas and became one of the proponents of the Korean Wave.
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