Hong Soo-hyun

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.

Hong Soo-hyun (Korean: 홍수현; born February 15, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in Dae Jo-yeong, The Princess' Man, and Goodbye Dear Wife.

Hong Soo-hyun
Hong Soo-hyun in 2017
Born	(1981-02-15) February 15, 1981 (age 44) Incheon, South Korea
Education	Dongduk Women's University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Unknown (m. 2021)
Korean name
Hangul	홍수현
Hanja	洪洙賢
Revised Romanization	Hong Su-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Hong Suhyŏn

Career

After she debuted as a magazine model in high school, Hong appeared in a Johnson & Johnson commercial in 1996, and began her acting career in 1999. In the following decade, true stardom remained elusive as she mostly found herself restricted to supporting roles.^[1] Then Hong received strong reviews for her back-to-back strong performances in the 2011 period drama The Princess' Man as a role Princess Kyunghye, and the 2012 quirky comedy History of a Salaryman,^[1][2] as well as Goodbye Dear Wife (2012).

Personal life

On May 28, 2021, Hong married her non-celebrity boyfriend in a private wedding ceremony.^[3][4]

Philanthropy

On August 9, 2022, Hong donated ₩10 million to help those affected by the 2022 South Korean floods through the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2000	Summer story
2001	Bungee Jumping of Their Own	Yeo Hye-su
2008	Fate	Jo Hyo-sook
2008	Rough Cut	Kang Mi-na
2009	Insadong Scandal	Choi Ha-kyeong
2010	Camellia[6]	Seon Ah (Kamome)

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	KAIST	Hong Soo-jin
1999	Ghost		(Guest appearance)
2000	New Nonstop
2001	Great Friends 2
	Delicious Proposal	Hong Joo-ri
	Orient Theatre	Harada Kasuko
	Like Father, Unlike Son	Jang Jin-joo
	Tender Hearts	Mi-ran
2002	Open Drama Man & Woman: "Scandal"		guest appearance
	Mom's Song	Hyun Soo-jin
	Let's Get Married	Moon Chae-kyung
2003	King's Woman	Queen Inmok
	Sang Doo! Let's Go to School	Han Se-ra
2004	Drama City: "Our Ham"	herself	[7]
	Ms. Kim's Million Dollar Quest	Lee Jin
	My Lovely Family	Go Hee-soo
2005	Pingguari	N/A
	HDTV Literature: "The Outdoor Lamp"	N/A	[8]
	Only You	Ji Soon-yeon
2006	Tokyo Holiday	Hong Soo-hyun / Tour Guide
	Banjun Drama: "Finding Lost Time"	Hong Soo-hyun
	MBC Best Theater	N/A
	Dae Jo-yeong	Suk-yeong
2009	Her Style	Kong Mi-joo
	Temptation of an Angel	Yoon Jae-hee / Joo Kyeong-ran
2011	Lie to Me	Yoo So-ran	[9]
	Pianissimo
	The Princess' Man	Princess Gyeonghye	[10]
2012	History of a Salaryman	Cha Woo-hee
	Goodbye Dear Wife	Kang Sun-ah	[11]
	KBS Drama Special: "Another Wedding"	Chae Ha-kyeong
2013	Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love	Queen Inhyeon
	A Little Love Never Hurts	Song Mi-joo	[12]
2015	Mom	Lee Se-ryung
2017	Mad Dog	Cha Hong-joo
2018	The Rich Son	Kim Kyung-ha	[13]
	Queen of Mystery 2	Joo Hyun-ah
2020–2021	Cheat on Me If You Can	Baek Soo-jeong	[14]
2021	Police University	Choi Hee-soo
2022	From Now On, Showtime!	Virgin ghost	Cameo[15]
2022–2023	Red Balloon	Han Ba-da	[16]
2023	Our Blooming Youth	Royal Consort Gye-bi	[17]

Variety show

Year	Title	Role
2010	Fashion of Cry	Cast Member
2014	Roommate

Music video appearances

Year	Title	Artist
2010	"I Swear"	Jo Sung-mo
2001	"Sad"	NRG
2007	"I Love You"	Lee Seung-chul
2008	"Tree"	Hong Soo-hyun
2010	"Im"	Why Love
2011	"Lucky Guy"[18]	Kim Hyun-joong
2016	"One More Day"[19]	SISTAR, Giorgio Moroder

Theater

Year	Title
2007	Bingo! The Winning Musical[20]

Discography

Album information	Track listing
Tree Track from 상근이의 소망 album Artist: Various Released: December 23, 2008 Label: Universal Music Korea	Track listing 2. 나무 (Tree) - Hong Soo-hyun
Her Style OST[21] Artist: Hong Soo-hyun Released: April 14, 2009 Label: DND Music	Track listing 아침햇살 그런사랑 기억하나요 (Vocal. U)
Today Cloudy Track from Melody Picnic Artist: Sang Sang Band Released: June 11, 2009 Label: SBSi	Track listing 오늘은 맑음 (Today Cloudy) - Sang Sang Band feat. Hong Soo-hyun
Traveler[22] Digital Single Artist: Hong Soo-hyun Released: March 22, 2010 Label: LOEN Entertainment	Track listing In Paris Love, Love, Love (feat. Kiggen)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1996	Johnson & Johnson Model Contest	Gold Prize	—	Won
2001	KBS Drama Awards	Best New Actress	Orient Theatre	Won
2003		Best Supporting Actress	Sang Doo! Let's Go to School	Won
2005		Excellence Award, Actress in a One-Act Drama	The Outdoor Lamp	Won
2011	2011 KBS Drama Awards	Best Couple Award with Lee Min-woo	The Princess' Man	Won
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama		Won
	Monte-Carlo Television Festival	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series		Nominated
2012	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	History of a Salaryman	Nominated
2013	MBC Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	A Little Love Never Hurts	Won
2017	KBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Mad Dog	Nominated	[23]
2018	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Soap Opera	The Rich Son	Nominated
2020	KBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Cheat on Me If You Can	Nominated
2021	KBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Police University	Nominated	[24]