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Jun Ji Hyun

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Date of Birth: 1981 , October-30
Birth Nation: South Korea
Height: 5 Feet 8 Inch

Quick Timeline of Jun Ji Hyun

1981 Born in Seoul, South Korea
1997 Began her modeling career
1997 Began her acting career
1999 First feature film, White Valentine
2012 Married to Choi Joon-hyuk
2015 Expecting her first child
1999 Won SBS Drama Awards
1999 Won 35th Baeksang Arts Awards
2013 Won 17th Puchon International Fantastic Film Fest

Detail Timeline of Jun Ji Hyun

October 30 , 1981

Born in Seoul, South Korea

Born as Wang Ji-Hyun in Seoul, South Korea to Muk Chang-ae and Wang Jung-Chuck, Jun was raised in the Buddhist family. She is South Korean national and is of Korean ethnicity. She is five feet and eight inch tall. 

1997

Began her modeling career

Jun Ji Hyun is one of the renowned actresses in South Korea but her childhood dream was different than acting. She dreamed of being a flight attendant but after being discovered by a fashion editor, she began modeling. In 1997, she appeared on the cover of Ecole Magazine. 

1997

Began her acting career

She began modeling since 1997 and the same year she also appeared in the television show, The Season of Puberty. She also played several TV commercials. In 1998, she hosted the show, Inkigayo (Popular Music).

1999

First feature film, White Valentine

She played her first feature movie in 1999 movie, White Valentine and kissed the pinnacle of her success after she appeared in the movie, My Sassy Girl. She is also known for her role in the movie, A Man Who Was Superman.

April 13 , 2012

Married to Choi Joon-hyuk

On 13th of April 2012, Jun got married to Choi Joon-hyuk. Choi Joon-hyuk is the banker in South Korea and is the son of fashion designer Lee Jung-woo. There is no any information about her extra affairs.

2015

Expecting her first child

After being married with banker Choi Joon-hyuk for about two years, she revealed that she is pregnant with her first and she is about to welcome her first child together in 2016. In July 2015, she was 10 weeks pregnant.

1999

Won SBS Drama Awards

SBS Drama Awards is one of the prestigious awards in the Korean film industry and this award is mainly awarded by the Seoul Broadcasting System. She won this award for the first time in 1999 and that was for New Star Award.

1999

Won 35th Baeksang Arts Awards

Till now, she has been nominated in lots of prestigious awards and she has also won several of them. In 1999, she got her first major award nomination and that was in 35th Baeksang Arts Awards. She won this award for Best New Actress.

2013

Won 17th Puchon International Fantastic Film Fest

In 2013, she got nominated in 17th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival for her role in the movies The Thieves and The Berlin File. She was also honored with this award for Producer’s Choice Award. She also got nominated in several other awards that year.

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On the 13th of April 2012, Jun got married to Choi Joon-hyuk. Choi Joon-hyuk is a banker in South Korea and is the son of fashion designer Lee Jung-woo. As a loving spouses, they are about to welcome their first child together in 2016. There is no information about her extra affairs.

Jun Ji Hyun is one of the renowned actresses in South Korea but her childhood dream was different than acting. She dreamed of being a flight attendant but after being discovered by a fashion editor, she began modeling. In 1997, she appeared on the cover of Ecole Magazine. That year she also appeared in the television show, The Season of Puberty. She played her first feature movie in the 1999 movie, White Valentine, and kissed the pinnacle of her success after she appeared in the movie, My Sassy Girl. Her net worth is expected to be high.