Han Hyo-joo

Han HyoJoo 한효주 was born on February 22 1987 in Cheongju Chungcheongbukdo South Korea Her mother worked as an elementary school teacher before becoming an inspector for public schools and her father worked in the military As a child Han HyoJoo was good in sports and enjoyed track field In her sophomore year of high school Han HyoJu moved to Seoul and attended Bulgok High School Although her father conservative strict opposed her move to Seoul she was able to go forth with her wishes After high school Han HyoJoo majored in theatre at Dongguk University According to Han HyoJu her personality fits her blood typeA classification calm doesnt get angry easily able to endure without a lot of expression In 2003 Han HyoJu won the grand prize for the Miss Binggeure contest which attracted the attention from the entertainment world Binggeure is a Korean food company In 2005 Han HyoJu received her first acting roles in the MBC sitcom Nonstop 5 and the movie My Boss My Teacher Her debut performances went largely unnoticed In 2006 Han HyoJu received her first leading role in the KBS2 drama Spring Waltz Director Yun SeokHo of Spring Waltz stated that he first got the idea to cast Han HyoJoo after browsing the Internet and coming across her picture Yun SeokHo felt she still held the purity of a child and a sense of mysteriousness which suited her character well Han HyoJoo also stated that working on Spring Waltz was difficult largely due to her inexperience in acting Han HyoJoos first leading performance in a feature film came with the 2006 independent film Ad Lib Night helmed by wellregarded director Lee YoonKi Han HyoJoos experience working on Ad Lib Night went far more smoothly than her first leading role in a drama series Han HyoJoo recalled that the one month shoot seemed to zoom by and wished it could have lasted longer Her performance was enthusiastically received by critics and Han HyoJoo received Best Actress awards from the 26th Korean Movie Critics Organization and the 20th Singapore International Film Festival Han HyoJoos commercial breakout role came with her performance in the popular 2009 SBS drama series Brilliant Legacy alongside actorsinger Lee SeungKi The drama series mixing a healthy dose of Korean melodrama with a Charles Dickens Great Expectations like storyline captured the attention of Koreans throughout the summer of 2009 Brilliant Legacyregularly received ratings in excess of 40 and catapulted Han HyoJoo as one of the more popular young actresses in Korea With her popularity media reports and gossip magazines began to speculate on who Han HyoJoo was dating In 2010 Han HyoJoo branched out of her comfort zone and took the lead role in the MBC historical drama series Dong Yi