Hwang Jung-eum
Hwang Jung-eum | |
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Born | Seoul, South Korea | January 25, 1985
Education | University of Suwon |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Years active | 2002–present |
Agent | Y.ONE Entertainment |
Spouse |
Lee Young-don (m. 2016) |
Children | 2 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 황정음 |
Hanja | 黃正音 |
Revised Romanization | Hwang Jeong-eum |
McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Jŏng'ŭm |
Hwang Jung-eum is a South Korean actress and singer. She rose to stardom through the sitcom High Kick Through the Roof and received her first leading role with television series Listen to My Heart.
Career
Hwang Jung-eum debuted with K-pop girl group Sugar in 2002 as a lead vocalist, but left the group in 2004 to pursue a solo career. Hwang appeared as one of the recurring guests of the variety show Love Letter from 2004 to 2006, in which her onscreen pairing with Kim Jong-min became popular. She officially made her acting debut in the television drama The Person I Love in 2007.
In 2009, she and real-life boyfriend Kim Yong-jun (of boy band SG Wannabe) joined the second season of reality dating show We Got Married as the first real-life couple to be featured on the show. Later that year, Hwang rose to mainstream stardom when she appeared in the daily sitcom High Kick Through the Roof. Her character in the sitcom as a college student who was full of energetic vibes but sometimes clumsy, confident despite lacking money and opportunities, representing today's college students well, therefore stirred sentiments among many young adults. Regarding this breakout in her acting career, Hwang said:
You need to do what you enjoy doing as well as finding what is right for you. I realized my passion for acting during High Kick. You tend to do well when you get compliments and with director Kim Byung Wook encouraging me, I had fun acting. And because it was fun, I was able to achieve good results.
After her turn on High Kick, Hwang signed numerous advertising contracts, and in interviews she often tells the story of how she had just ₩487 (US$0.45) in her bank account when she started the show but walked away with ₩1.2 billion when it ended. She was later ranked 18th on Forbes Korea's Top 40 Celebrities in 2011, and among the Top 7 Female Commercial Stars in Korea as compiled by Ilgan Sports.
In February 2010, Hwang hosted MBC's Star Dance Battle together with Kim Shin-young, Oh Sang-jin, and Shin Bong-sun. Later in December, she was also one of the co-hosts of the annual music program SBS Gayo Daejeon along with Super Junior's Kim Hee-chul, CNBLUE's Jung Yong-hwa, and 2AM's Jo Kwon.
Hwang then began to regularly acts in television series. In 2010-2012, she starred in the 1970s historical epic Giant, melodrama romance Listen to My Heart (2011) in which Hwang received a leading role for the first time, and medical drama Golden Time (2012).
In 2013 Hwang was cast in crime comedy Incarnation of Money. In the same year she acted in TV ratings-hit melodrama crime Secret Love, which resulted in multiple awards-winning for Hwang at the 2013 KBS Drama Awards. The next year, she led the 1980-1990s set period drama, Endless Love.
In 2015, Hwang reunited with some of her former costars, namely Ji Sung from Secret Love for the romantic comedy series Kill Me, Heal Me; then with Park Seo-joon from Kill Me, Heal Me and Go Joon-hee from Listen to My Heart for another romantic comedy, She Was Pretty, which also further solidifies her popularity in China. Ize magazine named her as one of the 10 Persons of the Year and Hwang was selected as Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year in 2015. The two MBC's series also brought multiple awards for Hwang at the 2015 MBC Drama Awards.
Hwang was cast in her first big screen leading role in the 2015 romantic comedy film My Sister, the Pig Lady, which was screened at the 39th Montreal World Film Festival as part of their World Greats selection. The film also won Grand Prize at the 2016 Osaka Asian Film Festival.
Less than a month after her marriage, Hwang has been cast in the 2016 romantic comedy series, Lucky Romance. She was then reunited with Namkoong Min, whom she had starred alongside seven years ago in Listen to My Heart, in 2018 rom-com The Undateables.
In 2020, Hwang has been cast in two drama series, a fantasy mystery Mystic Pop-up Bar and romantic comedy Men Are Men.
Hwang accepted the offer to star in the new work of well-known screenwriter Kim Soon-ok, 2023 SBS's mystery crime The Escape of the Seven.
In July 2023, Hwang signed with new agency Y.ONE Entertainment.
Personal life
Hwang dated Kim Yong-jun for nine years. They first met in 2005, when Hwang starred in the SG Wannabe music video for My Heart's Treasure Box. The couple then publicly confirmed their relationship in January 2008. Yonhap News Agency broke the news on May 15, 2015, that the couple had ended their relationship after she wrapped up the filming of Kill Me, Heal Me. Hwang later confirmed it in her interview with KBS2's Entertainment Relay.
On December 8, 2015, Hwang's agency, C-JeS Entertainment, confirmed that she had been dating Lee Young-don, a professional golfer and businessman, for the past four months. On January 7, 2016, Hwang announced her planned marriage to Lee Young-don, with the ceremony to be held in February. On February 26, 2016, the wedding reception was held at Hotel Shilla, Seoul.
Hwang was confirmed to be four months pregnant in February 2017 and gave birth to their first child, a son, on August 15, 2017.
On September 3, 2020, after four years of marriage, Hwang's agency C-JeS Entertainment announced that Hwang had submitted an application for divorce and would start the divorce mediation process.
On July 9, 2021, agency C-JeS Entertainment announced that Hwang and her husband had mediated their divorce and decided to continue their relationship. Both of them decided to live together.
On October 12, 2021, Hwang's agency announced that is pregnant with her second child. and was expected to give birth the next year. On March 16, 2022 she gave birth to a baby boy, her second son.
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2005 | Princess Lulu | Mi-so (cameo, ep. 13) | SBS |
Banjun Drama "Love Virus" | |||
Banjun Drama "Memories of Love" | |||
2007 | The Person I Love | Lee Jung-min | |
Winter Bird | Jin-ah | MBC | |
2008 | Last Scandal | Sa Ruby | |
Little Mom Scandal - Season 1 | Na Hye-jung | CGV | |
Little Mom Scandal - Season 2 | Na Hye-jung | ||
East of Eden | Kim So-jung | MBC | |
2009 | Two Wives | Song Ji-ho's blind date (cameo) |
SBS |
High Kick Through the Roof | Hwang Jung-eum | MBC | |
2010 | Giant | Lee Mi-joo/Cha Soo-jung | SBS |
2011 | Listen to My Heart | Bong Woo-ri | MBC |
High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged | Hwang Jung-eum (cameo, episode 106) | ||
2012 | Golden Time | Kang Jae-in | |
Full House Take 2 | Jang Man-ok/Michelle Jang | TBS/SBS Plus | |
2013 | Incarnation of Money | Bok Jae-in | SBS |
Potato Star 2013QR3 | Noh Soo-dong's secretary (cameo, episode 1) |
tvN | |
Secret Love | Kang Yoo-jung | KBS2 | |
2014 | Endless Love | Seo In-ae | SBS |
2015 | Kill Me, Heal Me | Oh Ri-jin | MBC |
She Was Pretty | Kim Hye-jin | ||
2016 | Lucky Romance | Shim Bo-nui | |
2018 | The Undateables | Yoo Jung-eum | SBS |
2020 | Mystic Pop-up Bar | Wol-joo | JTBC |
Men Are Men | Seo Hyun-ju | KBS2 | |
2023 | The Escape of the Seven | Geum Ra-hee | SBS |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | The Relation of Face, Mind and Love | Eun-bin | Telecinema |
Wish | Joo-hee | ||
2010 | Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp | Park Eun-su | |
2015 | My Sister, the Pig Lady | Jae-hwa |
Variety show
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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2009 | We Got Married - Season 2 | MBC | Cast member |
2010 | It City: Fukuoka Together with Hwang Jung-eum |
O'live | Host |
Ultra Fashion with Hwang Jung-eum | MBC Every 1 |
Music video
Year | Song Title | Artist | Costar |
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2005 | "My Heart's Treasure Box" | SG Wannabe | Chun Jung-myung, Bong Tae-gyu |
"A Dreamy Conversation" | |||
2006 | "Craze" | Han Eun-jung | |
2007 | "I Can't Help Liking You" | Black Pearl | Jung Woo |
"Finally... It's You" | |||
2008 | "Shoes" | SeeYa | Choi Jung-won |
"Crazy Love Song" | |||
2009 | "It's a Lie" | Ock Joo-hyun | Kim Yong-jun |
"Did You Really Hate My Love?" | |||
"Sunflower" | Kim Jong-wook |
Discography
Digital single
Release date | Title | Artist | Notes |
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2009-09-22 | "N-Time" | Hwang Jung-eum feat. T-ara | |
2011-06-11 | "Good Person" | Hwang Jung-eum | from Listen to My Heart OST |
Collaboration
Release date | Title | Artist | Notes |
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2008-09-26 | "Going" | SeeYa feat. Kim Yong-jun, Hwang Jung-eum, Mario |
from the album Brilliant Change |
2009-06-12 | "Couple" | Kim Yong-jun feat. Hwang Jung-eum | from We Got Married |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2009 | 3rd Mnet 20's Choice Awards | Hot Couple with Kim Yong-jun | We Got Married - Season 2 | Won | |
MBC Entertainment Awards | Best Female Newcomer in a Variety Show | Won | |||
Best Female Newcomer in Comedy/Sitcom | High Kick Through the Roof | Won | |||
2010 | 46th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress | Won | ||
3rd Korea Drama Awards | Most Popular Actress | Won | |||
11th Korea Visual Arts Festival | Photogenic Award, TV Actress category | Won | |||
1st Barbie & Ken Awards | Korean Barbie | — | Won | ||
26th Korea Best Dresser Swan Awards | Best Dressed, TV Actress category | — | Won | ||
23rd Grimae Awards | Best Actress | Giant | Won | ||
SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Special Planning Drama | Nominated | |||
New Star Award | Won | ||||
Best Couple Award with Joo Sang-wook | Won | ||||
2011 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Listen to My Heart | Won | |
2012 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Golden Time | Nominated | |
2013 | SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special | Incarnation of Money | Nominated | |
KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Secret Love | Won | ||
Netizen Award, Actress | Won | ||||
Best Couple Award with Ji Sung | Won | ||||
2014 | 7th Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Secret Love, Endless Love | Nominated | |
SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Endless Love | Won | ||
Top 10 Stars | Won | ||||
2015 | 10th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Actress | Kill Me, Heal Me | Won | |
8th Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Nominated | |||
MBC Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kill Me, Heal Me, She Was Pretty | Nominated | ||
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Won | ||||
Popularity Award, Actress | Won | ||||
PD Award | Won | ||||
Top 10 Stars | Won | ||||
2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | She Was Pretty | Nominated | |
43rd Korea Broadcasting Awards | Best Actress | Won | |||
9th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress | Lucky Romance | Nominated | ||
MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Nominated | |||
7th Korea Popular Culture and Art Awards | Prime Minister Award | — | Won | ||
2018 | 26th SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | The Undateables | Nominated | |
2020 | 34th KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Men Are Men | Nominated | |
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Nominated | ||||
2021 | Seoul International Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress | Nominated |
Listicles
Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
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Forbes | 2010 | Korea Power Celebrity | 20th | |
2011 | 18th |
- Best Actress for Grimae Awards winners
- Best New Actress for SBS Drama Awards winners
- 1985 births
- Living people
- South Korean television actresses
- South Korean film actresses
- 21st-century South Korean actresses
- Actresses from Seoul
- South Korean female idols
- 21st-century South Korean singers
- 21st-century South Korean women singers
- Singers from Seoul
- University of Suwon alumni
- Jangsu Hwang clan