Son Ye-jin

Son Ye-jin (born Son Eon-jin on January 11, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in 2003 through The Classic and Summer Scent, which were followed by the commercially successful A Moment to Remember (2004), and April Snow (2005). Her early roles in films garnered her the title "Nation's First Love" in Korea. She has since won various accolades and starred in other high-profile films including My Wife Got Married (2008), The Pirates (2014), and The Last Princess (2016). 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). She has been included in Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 for four consecutive years 2019–2022. Career 2000–2005: Beginnings and East Asia stardom Son Ye-jin was the voice of Jung Mi-jo in Park Ki-hyung's film Secret Tears in 2000, and then went on to take the leading role in television dramas such as Delicious Proposal, Sun-hee and Jin-hee, and Great Ambition. Her first high-profile role in cinema was in Im Kwon-taek's Chi-hwa-seon, which screened at Cannes and took home a Best Director award in 2002.