Koo Hye Sun

Profile

• Name: 구혜선 / Koo Hye Sun (Gu Hye Seon)
• Profession: Actress, singer and author
• Birthdate: 1984-Nov-09
• Birthplace: Incheon, South Korea
• Height: 163cm
• Weight: 42kg
• Star sign: Scorpio
• Blood type: A
• Talent agency: YG Entertainment (http://www.ygfamily.com/)

TV Shows

• Boys Before Flowers (KBS2, 2009)
• Strongest Chil Woo (KBS2, 2008)
• The King and I (SBS, 2007)
• Pure 19 (KBS1, 2006)
• Ballad Of Suh Dong (SBS, 2005)
• Nonstop (MBC, 2005)
• Drama City (KBS2, 2004|2005)

Movies

• August Rush (http://augustrushmovie.warnerbros.com/) (cameo, 2007)

Awards

• 2007 SBS Acting Awards: New Star Award
• 2006 KBS Acting Awards: New Actress Award

Trivia

• Education: Shin Chon Elementary School, Bu Pyeong Dong Elementary School, Bu Heung Middle School, Bu Pyeong Girls' High School, Seoul Art College
• She was the MC of the popular music program Inkigayo on SBS (2006-2007)
• She hosted the SBS Drama Award in 2007
• She sang the theme song for her drama Pure 19

TV Shows

• Boys Over Flowers (꽃보다 男子) (KBS 2TV, 2009)...as Geum Jan-di
• Strongest Chil-Woo (KBS2TV, 2008)...as Yoon So-yun
• The King and I (SBS, 2007)...as Yoon So-hwa
• Pure in Heart (KBS2TV, 2006)...as Yang Guk-hwa
• Ballad Of Suh Dong (SBS, 2005)...as Eun Jin
• Nonstop 5 (MBC, 2005)...as herself
• Drama City - Everybody Cha Cha Cha (다함께 차차차) (KBS, 2005)...as Yeong-ae
• Drama City - Anagram (아나그램) (KBS, 2004)...as Nurse

Films

• August Rush (2007) ... as a cameo role

Career

Besides being an actress, she has various other occupations such as MC-ing, being in music videos, and even showing her face to others by doing CFs. She is the cover model for Taiwan's Vogue Magazine July 2009.

MC

• 2007 SBS Acting Awards (2007)
• SBS Inkikayo (SBS 인기가요) (2006-2007)

CF

• DOUTORU (kind: iced tea)...2009
• ADefying (뚜레쥬르뚜)(kind: cream)...2009
• LG Teen Ring...2009
• cheoum cheoreom...
• Coenzym Q10 (kind: cream)...
• Elgaa....
• Tous les jours (뚜레쥬르) (kind: cookie)...2007
• Like the First Time (처음처럼) (kind: soju)...2007
• Da-Na-Han RG II (다나한 RG II) (kind: make-up)...2007
• Sharp Rieuldic: electronic dictionary (샤프 리얼딕: 전자사전)...2005
• Coca-Cola...2003
• Sam-Bo Computer Slim PC...2002

Music Video

• Soul Star- Will Forget (소울스타 - 잊을래)...2006
• Sung Si Kyeong- We Quite Match Well (성시경 - 우린 제법 잘 어울려요)
• Im Taebin- The Reason I Close My Eyes (태빈 - 내가 눈을 감는 이유)
• Kim Ji Eun- Yesterday is Different from Today (지은 - 어제와 다른 오늘)

Singer

Originally supposed to debut as a singer under her label YG Entertainment instead of an actress, she did however sing "Saranga" which became the title song of the Pure in Heart drama, and Shim Soo Bong's "I Don't Know Anything But Love" in Boys Over Flowers. She also did a duet of Kim Gun Mo's "Rain Falls on a Sleepless Night" with Big Bang member Seungri on talk show Peppermint on March 7, 2009.

Author

She recently wrote a book, "Tango" (탱고) which is a love story focusing on one girl who falls in love with three men. The book received good reviews and many critics praised her for her well structured sentences. This book is currently a bestseller, selling 30,000 copies within one week.

Awards

• 2009 Audience Award at the Busan Asian Short Film festival for a short film that she had directed and for which she wrote the script.
• 2007 SBS Acting Awards: Rookies of the Year, The King and I (TV series)
• 2006 KBS Acting Awards: New Actress Award, Pure in Heart