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Son Ye-jin Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1982-01-11

Birthplace:
Daegu, South Korea

Credits:
43 Total Roles

Son Ye-jin

Acting

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Biography

Son Eon-jin (born January 11, 1982), better known by her stage name, Son Ye-jin, is a South Korean actress who rose to fame in 2003 in The Classic and Summer Scent, which were followed by the commercially successful A Moment to Remember (2004) and April Snow (2005). Her early romantic roles garnered her the title "Nation's First Love" in Korea.

Son has since won accolades and starred in other high-profile films, including My Wife Got Married (2008), Spellbound (2011), The Tower (2012), The Pirates (2014), The Last Princess (2016), Be with You (2018), and Park Chan-wook's The Truth Beneath (2016) and No Other Choice (2025). She has also acted in popular television dramas, such as Alone in Love (2006), Something in the Rain (2018), and Crash Landing on You (2019–2020). From 2019 to 2022, she appeared on Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 for four consecutive years.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 New Old Boy : Dir. Park TV Self
2025 No Other Choice MOVIE Mi-ri
2023 Nattering with Nah TV Self
2022 Thirty-Nine TV Cha Mi-jo
2019 Crash Landing on You TV Yoon Se-ri
2018 The Negotiation MOVIE Ha Chae-yoon
2018 You Quiz on the Block TV Self
2018 Something in the Rain TV Yun Jin-a
2018 Be With You MOVIE Soo-a
2016 The Last Princess MOVIE Princess Deok-hye

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