Ku Hye-sun

Ku Hye-sun (Hangul: 구혜선, born November 9, 1984 in Incheon, South Korea) is a South Korean actress, singer-songwriter, artist, screenwriter, and director. She first gained popularity for her lead role in Hearts of Nineteen. Ku is also known for her roles in The King and I, Boys Over Flowers, Take Care of Us, Captain, Angel Eyes, and Blood

Ku starred as the female lead, Geum Jan-di, in Boys Over Flowers, which became a global hit.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Ku was born on November 9, 1984 in Incheon, South Korea. She graduated from Bupyeong Girls' High School.^[1] Ku has an older sister.^[2] She studied art during middle and high school.^[3] In 2003, she entered the Department of Broadcasting and Entertainment at Seoul Institute of the Arts. Ku later dropped out.^[4] She became an arts major at Sungkyunkwan University in 2011.^[5]

Career[]

Early success[]

Hye-sun-bts — Ku while filming *Boys Over Flowers*

Ku first gained recognition on the internet as an ulzzang.^[6] She later became a trainee at SM Entertainment.^[7] Ku joined YG Entertainment in hopes of becoming a singer. However, after a difficult period, YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun-suk advised her to try acting.^[8] In 2002, Ku made her acting debut in a computer commercial.^[1] She received audience attention for her appearance in Nonstop 5 (2004).^[6] Ku appeared in Ballad of Seodong in 2005.^[9] Next, Ku starred in the successful daily drama, Hearts of Nineteen (2006), as country girl Yang Gook-hwa.^[10] She went on to appear in two historical dramas in a row, The King and I (2007) and Strongest Chil Woo (2008).^[11] In 2009, Ku reached international popularity with her appearance as Geum Jan-di in Boys Over Flowers.^[12]

In April 2009, Ku released her first illustrated novel, titled Tango.^[13] Illustrations from the novel were featured in her first solo art exhibition.^[14] The same year, she made her directorial debut with the short film, The Madonna (2009).^[15] She directed her first feature-length film, Magic, in 2010.^[16] The following year, Ku established her own film production company.^[17] Ku's next acting project, The Musical, experienced delays before finally airing in late 2011.^[18] In 2012, she starred in Take Care of Us, Captain^[19] and the Taiwanese drama, Absolute Boyfriend.^[20] Her second directorial feature, The Peach Tree, premiered in late 2012.^[21] Ku held her next solo exhibition, Afterimage (2012), in Seoul and Hong Kong.^[22] The following year, her Anything That Leaves Yearning Is All Beautiful was held in Shanghai.^[23]

Recent work[]

Ku returned to the small screen with a starring role in Angel Eyes (2014).^[24] In her third feature, Daughter (2014), Ku also played the lead role.^[25] The following year, she starred in Blood (2015) opposite Ahn Jae-hyun.^[26] Ku held her fourth solo exhibit, Dark Yellow, in 2016.^[27] In 2017, she had to drop out of the drama, You Are Too Much, due to health issues. She was replaced by Jang Hee-jin.^[28] Ku signed with HB Entertainment in June 2019; the same agency as her then husband.^[29] A few months later, she decided to temporarily halt her career to continue her studies at Sungkyunkwan University.^[30] Ku continued holding art exhibitions, including Voyage: Again and Again (2020)^[31] and Ku Hye-sun's New Age under Seo Tai-ji Lyrics (2021).^[32] Ku returned to acting and directing in Dark Yellow (2021).^[33]

In November 2021, Ku signed a contract with the agency, IOK Company.^[34]

Personal life[]

Ku confirmed in March 2016 to have been secretly dating her Blood co-star Ahn Jae-hyun since April 2015.^[35]^[36] In April 2016, they announced their plans to marry on May 21. They donated their wedding expenses to the pediatric ward of Sinchon Severance Hospital.^[37]^[38] The couple registered their marriage on May 20 and held a small, private ceremony the following day.^[39] In 2017, the couple appeared on the reality show, Newlywed Diary.^[40] HB Entertainment announced in August 2019 that Ku and Ahn had separated and agreed to divorce proceedings.^[41] Ku denied that they had come to an agreement and posted text messages between her and her husband, causing a controversy.^[42] In July 2020, Ku and Ahn officially divorced after an agreement was settled by the Seoul Family Court.^[43]

Filmography[]

As actress
Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Nonstop 5	Hye-sun
2004	Drama City: Anagram	Nurse
2005	Drama City: Everybody Cha Cha Cha
2005	Ballad of Seodong	Eun-jin
2006	Hearts of Nineteen	Yang Gook-hwa
2007	The King and I	Yoon So-hwa/Queen Jeheon
2008	Strongest Chil Woo	Yoon So-yoon
2009	Boys Over Flowers	Geum Jan-di
2010	Ku Cine	Herself
2011	The Musical	Go Eun-bi
2012	Take Care of Us, Captain	Han Da-jin
2012	Absolute Boyfriend	Guan Xiao Fei
2014	Heo Nanseolheon	Heo Nanseolheon/Narrator	Documentary
2014	Angel Eyes	Yoon Soo-wan
2015	Blood	Yoo Ri-ta/Yoo Chae-eun
2017	You Are Too Much	Jung Hae-dang	Episodes 1-6

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	August Rush	Girl on couch	Cameo
2014	Daughter	San	Also director and screenwriter
2021	Dark Yellow		Also director and screenwriter

As director
Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	The Madonna	Director Screenwriter Editor	Short film
2010	Magic	Director Screenwriter Cameo
2010	You	Director Screenwriter	Short film
2012	Fragments of Sweet Memories	Director Screenwriter Music director	Short film
2012	The Peach Tree	Director Screenwriter Music director
2013	White Dog	Director	Short film
2014	Daughter	Director Screenwriter Actor
2018	Mystery Pink	Director Screenwriter	Short film
2021	Dark Yellow	Director Screenwriter	Short film

Notes[]

Lee-Min-ho-Ku-hye-sun-in-Taiwan — Ku with Lee Min-ho in Taiwan

Ku was in a car accident on February 27, 2009, which caused a delay in filming. To allow her time to recover, her male costars filmed a special to air in place of episode seventeen.^[44]
She made appearances at the following Boys Over Flowers concerts in Japan: Japan Broadcast Memorial Event,^[45] Premium Event,^[46] Last Event,^[47] and Alumni Event.^[48]
Ku and Lee Min-ho visited Taiwan on May 31, 2009 to promote Boys Over Flowers.^[49]
On March 17, 2019, Ku posted a still from Boys Over Flowers, featuring her and the late actress Jang Ja-yeon. In the caption, she wrote that it was the only picture she had of them together.^[50]
She reunited with Kim Joon on April 4, 2019, which he posted a photo of on his Instagram.^[51]^[52]
In November 2020, Ku talked about Boys Over Flowers on the variety show The Manager. She revealed that she broke up with her boyfriend at the time when he did not believe her about the bad reception during the shooting in New Caledonia. She also talked about suffering from a concussion in one scene.^[53]

Ku appeared in Nonstop 5 (2004), in which Lee Min-ho and Kim Hyun-joong had guest roles.

She appeared in Strongest Chil Woo (2008) with Kim Young-ok.

Ku starred in Take Care of Us, Captain (2012) with Clara Lee, whom had a cameo in F4 Special Edition: After Story.

References[]

External links[]

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