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Song Yoon-ah
South Korean model, singer and actress

Song Yoon-ah

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South Korean model, singer and actress
A.K.A.
송윤아 Song Yun-ah Song Yoon-ah
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Seoul
Age
51 years
Family
Spouse:
Seol Gyeong-gu
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Biography

Song Yoon-ah (Korean: 송윤아, born June 7, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in the film Jail Breakers (2002), as well as the television dramas Hotelier (2001), On Air (2008) and Mama (2014).

Early life

Song Yoon-ah was born in Seoul, but spent her childhood in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province. She has two elder brothers, the first one is a doctor. While studying Cultural Anthropology as a freshman at Hanyang University, she was recommended by an older schoolmate to a modeling agency. Song made her entertainment debut when she won three awards at the KBS Super Talent Contest in 1995, and began appearing in magazine advertisements and as an extra on TV shows.

Career

In 1998, Song rose to fame as the antagonist in Mister Q, playing the head of the design department in an underwear company who bullies the heroine; the trendy drama was a big hit, with a peak viewership rating of 45.3%. Over the next few years, Song became well known for her roles in TV dramas such as Paper Crane (1998), The Boss (1999), and Hotelier (2001).

Her first few films did not make a significant impression at the box office. But in late 2002, Song starred in one of the bigger commercial hits of the year, Jail Breakers with actors Sol Kyung-gu and Cha Seung-won. Her energetic performance in Kim Sang-jin's comedy was recognized with Best Supporting Actress trophies from the Blue Dragon Film Awards, the Chunsa Film Art Awards, and the Grand Bell Awards. Song next played an anthropologist from the National Institute of Scientific Investigation in the 2004 horror film Face.

In 2006, she reunited onscreen with Sol Kyung-gu in Lost in Love, a low-key melodrama directed by Choo Chang-min about two college friends who drift apart and reconnect over the course of ten years. Arang followed, in which Song played a detective on the trail of a serial killer; this was her first time to get top billing over a male costar (rookie actor Lee Dong-wook). But like Face, her previous project in the horror genre, Arang was a commercial and critical failure. Song returned to television with My Beloved Sister, in the title role of a graduate art student who grew up wealthy but must suddenly take on the responsibilities as head of the family and take care of her younger brothers after their father goes bankrupt then disappears.

Her next hit drama came in 2008 with On Air, a behind-the-scenes look at the Korean entertainment industry. Song was cast in the role of scribe Kim Eun-sook's alter ego, a successful, acerbic screenwriter who clashes egos with a top actress (played by Kim Ha-neul) while falling for a TV director (played by Park Yong-ha). Then in the 2009 thriller Secret, Song played the wife of a homicide detective—she becomes the prime suspect in a brutal murder he's investigating, while in the 2010 tearjerker Wedding Dress, her character is a widowed designer who is diagnosed with cancer and begins sewing the ultimate parting gift, a special dress for her young daughter's wedding, which she will never get to see.

After getting married in 2009 and giving birth in 2010, Song went on a five-year hiatus from acting. She became an adjunct professor and part-time lecturer at Seoul Arts College in 2010, as a faculty member of the Department of Performing Arts and the Department of Broadcasting, Entertainment and Visual Arts. Apart from occasional stints as an awards ceremony host (she hosted the Korean Film Awards from 2003 to 2010), in 2011 she also joined the cooking show Food Essay on cable channel Olive, and served as a judge on the first season of talent-reality show Korea's Got Talent.

Song made her acting comeback in the 2014 drama series Mama, which revolved around a terminally ill single mother's quest to find a loving family for her son before her impending death, leading to her befriending the current wife of a former lover. Her performance won Best Television Actress at the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards.

Personal life

Song married actor Sol Kyung-gu on May 28, 2009 in a Catholic church in Bangbae-dong followed by a reception at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Seoul. Both graduates of Hanyang University, they acted opposite each other in Jail Breakers (2002) and Lost in Love (2006). Their son Sol Seung-yoon was born on August 3, 2010.

In 2014, Song filed a defamation suit against 57 netizens who spread online rumors that she began having an extramarital affair with Sol in 2002 while he was still married to his first wife and was the cause of their divorce in 2006. Sol and Song have denied these rumors, stating that their relationship started in 2007.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
19971818 (Profanity)Hong Se-in
1998Zzang (The Best)Song Na-young
2000A Masterpiece in My LifeKang Yeo-kyung
2002Jail BreakersHan Gyeong-sun
2004FaceJung Sun-young
2006Lost in LoveYeon-soo
ArangSo-young
2009SecretYoo Ji-yeon
2010Wedding DressSeo Go-eun

Television drama

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
1995Age of IndividualityKBS2
Brilliant PeopleKBS1
1996Tears of the DragonMs. Jung,
Yi Suk-beon's wife
KBS1
1997Drama City
"The Road to Gorangpo"
KBS2
Hometown of LegendsKBS2episode: "The Nine-Tailed Fox"
Beyond the HorizonSBS
1998LoveLee Hee-sooMBC
Mister QHwang Joo-riSBS
납량특선 8부작Jung-inSBSepisode: "The Eye of Terror"
Paper CraneCha Yeon-heeKBS2
AdvocateJang Hye-miMBC
1999The BossHan Yeon-jiMBC
You Don't Know My FeelingsNa Sook-jaMBC
Love StoryJung-inSBSepisode 3: "Lost Baggage"
2000Bad FriendsHa Young-seoMBC
2001HotelierSeo Jin-youngMBC
Sweet BearHan Jung-eunMBC
2002The PresentKim Hye-jinMBC
2004Into the StormCha Mi-seonSBS
2005Hong Kong ExpressHan Jung-yeonSBS
2006My Beloved SisterYoon Seung-jooMBC
2008On AirSeo Young-eunSBS
2010Secret GardenTop star at giveaway event
(cameo, episode 2)
SBS
2014MamaHan Seung-heeMBC
2015AssemblyChoi In-kyungKBS2
2016The K2Choi Yoo-JintvN
Drama Special- Sweet HomeDr.Song (cameo)KBS2

Variety show

YearTitleNetworkNotes
1998Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival -
Big Concert Musical Journey
KMTVHost
Go! Our HeavenMBCHost
1999Super TV Sunday Is Fun - Song Yoon-ah's Summer EscapeKBS2
Korean Video and Records AwardsMBCHost
2000SBS Drama AwardsSBSHost
2002Golden Disk AwardsMBCHost
2003Korean Film AwardsMBCHost
SBS Drama AwardsSBSHost
2004Korean Film AwardsMBCHost
2005Korean Film AwardsMBCHost
2006Korean Film AwardsMBCHost
2007Korean Film AwardsMBCHost
2008Korean Film AwardsMBCHost
2010Korean Film AwardsMBCHost
2011Food EssayOlive TVHost
Korea's Got Talent - Season 1tvNJudge
The Miracle of Kangaroo Mother CareMBCDocumentary narrator
2012Spring Hasn't Come Yet: One Year After the Earthquake in JapanSBSDocumentary narrator
2014Hope TV SBSSBSHost

Discography

YearSong titleNotes
2002"Pink Lipstick"Track from Jail Breakers OST
2008"Shadow"Track from On Air OST

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1995KBS Super Talent ContestGold AwardN/AWon
Photogenic AwardN/AWon
Julia AwardN/AWon
1998SBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, ActressMister QWon
KBS Drama AwardsPopularity Award, ActressPaper CraneWon
199935th Baeksang Arts AwardsMost Popular Actress (TV)Mister QWon
MBC Drama AwardsExcellence Award, ActressThe BossWon
2000SBS Drama AwardsBig Star AwardLove Story "Lost Baggage"Won
45th Information and Communication DayPrime Minister's CommendationN/AWon
2001MBC Drama AwardsTop Excellence Award, ActressHotelier, Sweet BearWon
200223rd Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressJail BreakersWon
Korea Best Dressed Swan AwardsRecipientN/AWon
200311th Chunsa Film Art AwardsBest Supporting ActressJail BreakersWon
40th Grand Bell AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon
2004SBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actress in a Special Planning DramaInto the StormWon
Top 10 StarsWon
20064th Korea Fashion World AwardsBest Dressed, Movie Actress categoryN/AWon
MBC Drama AwardsExcellence Award, ActressMy Beloved SisterNominated
20073rd Andre Kim Best Star AwardsBest Star AwardN/AWon
MBC Entertainment AwardsAchievement AwardWon
2008CosmopolitanFun Fearless FemaleN/AWon
SBS Drama AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)On AirNominated
Top Excellence Award, ActressWon
Top 10 StarsWon
20094th Andre Kim Best Star AwardsFemale Star AwardN/AWon
20102nd Korea Jewelry AwardsDiamond AwardN/AWon
20143rd APAN Star AwardsTop Excellence Award, Actress in a MiniseriesMamaNominated
27th Grimae AwardsBest ActressWon
MBC Drama AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project DramaWon
201551st Baeksang Arts AwardsBest Actress (TV)Won
KBS Drama AwardsExcellence Awards, Actress in a Mid-length DramaAssemblyNominated

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