Han Ji-min

Han Ji-min
Born	November 5, 1982 Seoul, South Korea
Education	Seoul Women's University - Social Welfare
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1999–present
Agent	BH Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul	한지민
Hanja	韓志旼
Revised Romanization	Han Ji-min
McCune–Reischauer	Han Chi-min

Han Ji-min (born November 5, 1982) is a South Korean actress. After minor roles in All In and Dae Jang Geum, Han had her breakout role in revenge series Resurrection in 2005. This was followed by period dramas Capital Scandal and Yi San, contemporary dramas Cain and Abel and Padam Padam, and romantic comedy Rooftop Prince.

Career

Han Ji-min started her career in show business while still a high school student. She did various commercial films (CF) and music videos before gaining wider attention in 2003, when she appeared in hit Korean television dramas All In and Dae Jang Geum. Han said she hadn't dreamed of becoming a serious actress, but changed her mind after starring in All In, where she played the teenage counterpart of the drama's main character, played by popular actress Song Hye-kyo. After her breakthrough performance in the critically acclaimed mania drama Resurrection,^[1][2] Han challenged herself by playing a cute yet ambitious tomboy who dreams of becoming a pilot in her first movie Blue Swallow.^[3]

A car accident on the set of Wolf seriously injured Han and her co-star Eric Mun,^[4][5][6][7] causing the drama to be delayed repeatedly^[8] until the decision was finally made to discontinue it with only three episodes aired. After a long recovery for Mun, the two actors reunited instead in the drama Super Rookie Ranger (also known as Invincible Parachute Agent or Korea Secret Agency).^[9]

Han hosted the weekly showbiz news program Entertainment Weekly on KBS from 2006 to 2008.

She continued to act in TV dramas, with memorable turns as a straitlaced resistance fighter in Capital Scandal and a royal concubine in the historical drama Yi San.^[10][11]

Known for her sweet, innocent and fragile image and her depictions of good girls,^[12] Han surprised audiences with her performance as a sexy femme fatale in Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow.^[13]

Han played a cynical veterinarian in Padam Padam... The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats, written by famous drama writer Noh Hee-kyung, which aired on newly launched cable channel jTBC.^[14][15] She then starred in Rooftop Prince, about a Joseon-era prince who time-travels to the 21st century where he meets his dead beloved's doppelgänger.^{[16][17][18][19]} The popularity of Rooftop Prince garnered Han several awards,^[20][21] and increased her international profile, notably in Japan.^[22][23]

In October 2013, Han left her talent agency S.M. Entertainment's SM C&C and joined Lee Byung-hun's BH Entertainment.^[24]

In 2014, she starred in the opposites-attract romantic comedy film The Plan Man, about a methodical, mysophobic librarian who falls for a spontaneous, adventurous musician.^[25][26][27] Following that, she played the dowager Queen Jeongsun in period film The Fatal Encounter, who is the fierce political rival of her step-grandson King Jeongjo.

Han next starred in the 2015 romantic series Hyde, Jekyll, Me, in the role of a circus master who falls for a theme park owner with split personality disorder.^[28][29]

Personal life

A Social Welfare major from Seoul Women's University, Han is widely known for actively participating in volunteer work and fund drives, mostly through the relief organization Join Together Society. In 2009 she published her own book titled We’re Already Friends: Han Ji-min’s Philippines Donation Book, which includes stories and drawings of her time spent in a deep mountain village in the Philippines helping at a village school.^[30] She then donated all the royalties to help in funding the education of children in North Korea and developing countries in Asia.^[31] In 2012 she was designated as goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Environment Programme.^[32]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
2003	All In	young Min Soo-yeon	SBS
	Good Person	Oh Soon-jung	MBC
	Dae Jang Geum	Shin-bi	MBC
2004	Déjà vu (Drama City episode, 2004-08-08)[33]	Soo-yeon	KBS2
2005	Memory (Drama City episode, 2005-01-09)[34]	Soo-kyung	KBS2
	Resurrection	Seo Eun-ha	KBS2
2006	Wolf	Han Ji-soo	MBC
	Great Inheritance	Yoo Mi-rae	KBS2
	Super Rookie Ranger	Gong Joo-yeon	SBS
2007	Capital Scandal	Na Yeo-kyung	KBS2
	Yi San	Seong Song-yeon	MBC
2009	Cain and Abel	Oh Young-ji	SBS
2011	Padam Padam... The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats	Jung Ji-na	jTBC
2012	Rooftop Prince	Park Ha/Hong Bu-yong	SBS
2015	Hyde, Jekyll, Me	Jang Ha-na	SBS
2016	Dramaworld	Herself	Viki

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	The Act 1, Chapter 2	Man (voice)	animated short film[35]
	Blue Swallow	Lee Jung-hee
2007	The Cut	Seon-hwa
2011	Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow	Han Kaek-ju
2012	Ending Note		Narration, Barrier Free version[36]
2014	The Plan Man	Yoo So-jung
	The Fatal Encounter	Queen Jeongsun
2015	Salut d'Amour	Min-jung

Variety show

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2006-2008	Entertainment Weekly	KBS2	MC
2012	Running Man	SBS	guest, episodes 105-106

Book

Year	Title	Publisher
2009	We're Already Friends: Han Ji-min's Philippines Donation Book	Book Log Company

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2004	KBS Drama Awards	Best Actress in a One-Act/Drama Special	Déjà vu	Won
2005	KBS Drama Awards	Best New Actress	Resurrection	Won
		Best Couple Award with Uhm Tae-woong		Won
2006	43rd Grand Bell Awards	Best New Actress	Blue Swallow	Nominated
2007	28th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best New Actress	The Cut	Nominated
	MBC Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress	Yi San	Won
	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress	Capital Scandal	Won
		Netizen Award, Actress		Won
		Best Couple Award with Kang Ji-hwan		Won
2008	44th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress (TV)		Nominated
2009	Ministry of Health and Welfare	Minister's Commendation	N/A	Won
2011	6th Asia Model Festival Awards	BBF Popular Star Award	N/A	Won
2012	46th Taxpayer's Day	Presidential Commendation as Exemplary Taxpayer	N/A	Won
	6th Mnet 20's Choice Awards	20's Female Drama Star	Rooftop Prince	Won
	7th Seoul International Drama Awards	Outstanding Korean Actress		Won
	5th Korea Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress		Won
	1st K-Drama Star Awards	Excellence Award, Actress	Padam Padam	Won
	SBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special	Rooftop Prince	Won
		Top 10 Stars		Won
		Best Couple Award with Park Yuchun		Won

References

1. "Han Ji-min: I am a Happy Woman Addicted to Revenge". KBS Global. July 7, 2005
2. "KOREAN TV DRAMA REVIEWS: 부활 (Rebirth - Director's Cut) PART 2". Twitch Film. April 12, 2006. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009.
3. "Sky's the Limit for Han Ji-min". The Korea Times via Hancinema. January 8, 2006.
4. "Eric Hurt in Gallant Attempt to Save Han Ji-min". The Chosun Ilbo. January 23, 2006.
5. "Stars of TV drama Wolf injured in car accident". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. January 24, 2006.
6. "Moon Jung-Hyuk Suffers Serious Injury". Twitch Film. January 22, 2006.
7. "Moon Hospitalized After Car Accident". The Korea Times. January 24, 2006.
8. "늑대 (Wolf) Return Set For Summer". Twitch Film. February 14, 2006.
9. "Super Rookie Ranger". SBS Global. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
10. "Interview: Han Ji-min, who finished filming Yi San, "I wouldn't love a real king"". Herald Media via Hancinema. June 12, 2008.
11. "Interview with Han Ji-min (October 18, 2007), who plays the role of Song-yeon in Lee San, Wind of the Palace". MBC Global Media. March 3, 2008.
12. "'Joseon Detective' mixes wit and tradition". The Korea Times. December 21, 2010.
13. "Han Ji Min: 'I Played Sexy and Mysterious Character'". KBS Global. January 21, 2011.
14. "Jung Woo Sung and Han Ji Min are Lovey-Dovey on Set". enewsWorld. October 5, 2011.
15. "Han Ji Min Likes Her Co-star Jung Woo Sung". enewsWorld. November 30, 2011.
16. "Han Ji-min to star in Park Yuchun drama". 10Asia. January 18, 2012.
17. "TV series Rooftop Prince ready to make the audience raise the roof". 10Asia. March 5, 2012.
18. "Interview: Han Ji-min and Micky Yoochun's ending of The Rooftop Prince". Asia Today via Hancinema. June 3, 2012.
19. "Han Ji Min, In Blossoms". CeCi via Hallyu Interview. January 26, 2013.
20. "Han Ji-min takes Mnet drama award". Korea JoongAng Daily. June 30, 2012.
21. "Deep Rooted Tree scoops up grand prize at Seoul International Drama Awards". 10Asia. August 31, 2012.
22. "Han Ji Min Holds First Fan Meet in Japan". enewsWorld. November 19, 2012.
23. "Han Ji-min has first Japan fan meet". Korea JoongAng Daily. November 20, 2012.
24. "Rooftop Prince's Han Ji Min moves from SM C&C to BH Entertainment". Allkpop. October 1, 2013.
25. "Heroine Han Ji-min talks about new movie Plan Man". The Dong-a Ilbo. January 3, 2014.
26. "Han Ji-min Grunges Out But Still Adorable in New Movie". The Chosun Ilbo. January 16, 2014.
27. "Han Ji-min happy to be loud, wild". Korea JoongAng Daily. January 21, 2014.
28. "Han Ji Min to Transform into Circus Master and Hyun Bin's Love Interest in Jekyll, Hyde, I". enewsWorld. October 29, 2014.
29. "Han Ji-min, Hyun Bin together again". Korea JoongAng Daily. October 31, 2014.
30. 우리 벌써 친구가 됐어요 - 한지민의 필리핀 도네이션 북 (in Korean). Aladin. August 15, 2009.
31. "Actress Han Ji-min's Movie Picks". 10Asia. February 7, 2011.
32. "Han Ji-min to stand up for the environment". Korea JoongAng Daily. September 13, 2012.
33. http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/dramacity/view/1326273_1355.html
34. http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/dramacity/view/1339698_1355.html
35. "The Act 1, Chapter 2". IndieStory. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
36. "'Talent Donation' Han Ji-Min "I hope the disabled would watch the movie with us"". Innolife. November 17, 2012.

External links

• Han Ji-min on Facebook (Korean)
• Han Ji-min at HanCinema
• Han Ji-min at the Korean Movie Database
• Han Ji-min at the Internet Movie Database