Byun Jung-soo

In this Korean name, the family name is Byun.

Byun Jung-soo (born April 15, 1974) is a South Korean model and actress. As a model in the 1990s, Byun walked the runways in Seoul, Paris and New York, notably for the brand Kenzo.^[3] She began acting in 2002, and starred in television dramas such as Women Next Door (2003), You're Not Alone (2004), Can Love Be Refilled? (2005), Last Scandal (2008) and Manny (2011).^[4][5][6] In 2005, Byun became the creative director for clothing label Ellahoya, when it launched its higher-end line for the Hyundai Home Shopping Network.^{[3][7][8][9][10]} Known for her chic sense of style, in 2008 she became the host of talk show Olive Show, which featured trends in fashion.^[11][12] Byun also created the make-up line Licht in 2009, and has written three books.^[13]

Byun Jung-soo
Born	(1974-04-15) April 15, 1974 (age 50) Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Education	Kyungwon University - Textile Art
Occupation(s)	Model, actress
Years active	1995–present
Agent	SP Entertainment
Spouse	Andrew Liu (m. 1997)[1]
Children	Liu Chae-won[2] Liu Jung-won
Family	Byun Jung-min (sister)
Korean name
Hangul	변정수
Revised Romanization	Byeon Jeong-su
McCune–Reischauer	Pyŏn Chŏngsu

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2002	Man in Crisis	Yoon Na-mi
	Shoot for the Stars	Lee Mi-ryun
2003	The Bean Chaff of My Life	Bae Hyun-ah
	Women Next Door	Ae-kyung
	First Love	Hong Young-ja
2004	The Woman Who Wants to Marry	Jang Seung-ri
	You're Not Alone	Reporter Byun Jung-soo
	Wives on Strike	Kim Jung-kang
2005	Can Love Be Refilled?	Hong Jin-joo
2006	What's Up Fox	Fashion show attendee (cameo, episode 2)
2007	Bad Couple	Na Dol-soon
2008	Last Scandal	Lee Na-yoon
2009	Style	(cameo)
2010	Pasta	Kim Kang
	Marry Me, Please	Han Kyung-joo
2011	Manny	Janice
	Bravo, My Love!	Byun Joo-ri
2013	KBS Drama Special: "Their Perfect Day"[14]	Lee Mi-bok
	The Queen's Classroom[15]	Go Na-ri's mother
	Ruby Ring	Jung Cho-rim
2014	4 Legendary Witches[16]	Ma Joo-ran
2015	Best Couple[17]	Kang Min Kyung
2017	Band of Sisters[18]	Go Pil Soon
2021	Melancholia	Yoo Hye-mi [19]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Marrying the Mafia	(cameo)
2003	If You Were Me	Mom	segment: "The Man with an Affair"
2011	White: The Melody of the Curse	Agency representative
2021	Brother	Mun	[20]

Variety/radio show

Year	Title	Notes
1996	The Best Dining Table
	Time Capsule
	앗2시다	DJ
2008-2009	Olive Show	Host
	May I Sleep Over Tonight?
2012	Talk & City - Season 6
2013	Moms Running in High Heels
	Look at 美

Books

Year	Title	Publisher
1997	Yes! I'm a Wife	Songrim
2003	Byun Jung-soo's 7 Open Interiors	Sigongsa
2005	Byun Jung-soo's Massive Childcare	Chosun Ilbo Living Media

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1995	Model Line	Best New Model of the Year	—	Won
2002	MBC Drama Awards	Popularity Award, Actress	Man in Crisis	Won
2003	Model Line	Korea's Best Dressed	—	Won
2004	MBC Drama Awards	Special Acting Award	The Woman Who Wants to Marry	Won
	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Sitcom	You're Not Alone	Won
2006	Korean Conference on Volunteering	Prime Minister's Award	—	Won
2007	Donation Culture Innovation Forum[21]	Minister's Award from the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs	—	Won
2010	44th Taxpayer's Day	Exemplary Taxpayer Commendation	—	Won
	3rd Korea Sharing Awards	National Assembly Standing Committee Chairperson's Award	—	Won
	3rd Korea Sharing and Volunteer Activities Awards	Top Excellence Award in the Private Sector	—	Won

References

1. "Byeon Jeong-soo's handsome husband". Hancinema. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
2. "Byeon Jeong-soo and her two daughters in dresses". Hancinema. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
3. Cho, Ines (5 September 2005). "Model turned designer brings class to TV shopping". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
4. Han, Sang-hee (4 March 2008). "Last Scandal: A New Drama of Strong Spirited Ajumma". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
5. "Manny has its love triangle". Dramabeans. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
6. "Byeon Jeong-soo "I almost quit acting"". Hancinema. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
7. Hwang, You-mee (24 August 2006). "Herald Interview: Model watch: All-around player going strong". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
8. "Trends 2006: Starlets Turn to Fashion". The Chosun Ilbo. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
9. Cho, Ines (6 March 2007). "Come buy, I want to be famous and rich". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
10. Lee, Eun-joo (18 February 2008). "Stars are taking turns starting their own businesses on the side". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
11. Han, Sang-hee (22 July 2008). "Stars Offer Trendy Tips Through Programs". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
12. "Pregnant Model Shows off New Curves". The Chosun Ilbo. 23 June 2006. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
13. Koh, Young-aah (2 February 2009). "Beauty finds a way to buck the recession". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
14. "Byeon Jeong-soo cast for Drama Special - Their Perfect Day". Hancinema. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
15. "The Queen's Classroom Byeon Jeong-soo does background check on Ko Hyeon-jeong". Hancinema. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
16. "The Legendary Witch Kim Soo-mi deceives Byeon Jeong-soo into donating 4 billion won". Hancinema. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
17. "The Greatest Couple / Best Lovers This is a drama about love and relationships, from the point of view of a mother and two daughters. The story is told through their flings, love and relationships, and marriage, and the drama will try to tell its viewers about the trials and strife of the single, divorced, and re-married women in our era. Han Ah Reum (Kang Min Kyung) is a design assistant at a high-end boutique clothing shop. She is the younger daughter of a divorced woman, Na Bo Bae (Ha Hee Ra). Meanwhile, Han Ah Jung (Jo An) will be her elder sister". Dramanice.
18. Sister Is Alive, retrieved 2017-05-26
19. Lee Min-ji (July 15, 2021). "멜랑꼴리아' 진경-최대훈→장현성-변정수, 황금 라인업 완성(공식)" [‘Melancholia’ Jin-Kyung-Choi Dae-Hoon → Jang Hyun-Sung-Byeon Jeong-Soo completes the golden lineup]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
20. Jo Ji-young (September 17, 2021). "거침없는 리얼 범죄 액션"…정진운X조재윤 주연 '브라더', 메인 포스터→예고편 공개" ["Unstoppable Real Crime Action"... 'Brother' starring Jinwoon Jeong and Jaeyoon Cho, main poster → trailer released]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Naver.
21. "Byun Jeong-soo Does Volunteer Work in Africa". KBS Global. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 2015-03-01.

External links

• Byun Jung-soo Fan Cafe at Daum (in Korean)
• Byun Jung-soo at HanCinema
• Byun Jung-soo at the Korean Movie Database
• Byun Jung-soo at IMDb
• Byun Jung-soo at IMDb