Jeong Ryeo-won
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Jung Ryeo-won is a South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n singer turned actress and model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

. She is an ex-member of now disbanded girl group Chakra and is best known for her role in the television drama My Lovely Sam Soon
My Lovely Sam Soon
The My Lovely Sam Soon soundtrack was released on June 18 2005. A famous Korean electronica band Clazziquai contributed two songs on its soundtrack: "Be My Love" and "She Is", the former of which became the show's theme song...

.

Biography

The second of three children, Jung was born in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, but emigrated to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

.

On a trip to Korea in 1999, Jung was discovered by an agent who cast her into the K-pop group Chakra. She was one of the exotic female foursome Chakra, along with Eeni, Eun and Hwang Bo. After the girl group disbanded, she made her debut as a full-time TV actress in MBC's My Lovely Sam Soon
My Lovely Sam Soon
The My Lovely Sam Soon soundtrack was released on June 18 2005. A famous Korean electronica band Clazziquai contributed two songs on its soundtrack: "Be My Love" and "She Is", the former of which became the show's theme song...

.

In 2010, Jung returns with the 2010 film Sleeping with the Enemy, which co-stars Kim Joo-hyuk
Kim Joo-hyuk
Kim Joo-hyuk is a South Korean actor.- Filmography :-Awards:*2008 Blue Dragon Awards - Best Couple Award with Son Ye-jin *2006 Baeksang Arts Awards - Best Actor for TV...

 and is set during the Korean War.

Jung is really good friends with My Lovely Sam Soon
My Lovely Sam Soon
The My Lovely Sam Soon soundtrack was released on June 18 2005. A famous Korean electronica band Clazziquai contributed two songs on its soundtrack: "Be My Love" and "She Is", the former of which became the show's theme song...

co-star Daniel Henney.

Dramas

Year Title Role
2002 Saxophone (KBS2) Ja-nam
2003 Argon (MBC) Su-hyeon Kwon
2004 Banjun Drama
Banjun Drama
Banjun Drama is a minidrama series that airs on Sundays as part of SBS's Good Sunday programme. Each Banjun Drama is usually unrelated to previous dramas, unless it is split into parts, and generally has a large twist in the story at the end...

(SBS)
Father of the Ocean (MBC) Ju-Hong
2005 Hello Franceska (MBC) Elizabeth
My Lovely Sam Soon
My Lovely Sam Soon
The My Lovely Sam Soon soundtrack was released on June 18 2005. A famous Korean electronica band Clazziquai contributed two songs on its soundtrack: "Be My Love" and "She Is", the former of which became the show's theme song...

(MBC)
Yoo Hee-jin
Autumn Shower
Autumn Shower
Autumn Shower, , is a Korean drama broadcast from September to November 2005 on MBC.-Plot:A story about a man, Choi Yoon-jae who ends up getting into a car accident causing the passenger, who is his wife, Gyoo-eun to end up in the hospital who now suffers from a coma...

(MBC)
Park Yeon Seo
2006 Which Star Are You From
Which Star Are You From
Which Star Are You From is a South Korean television drama that airs on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation .-Plot:...

(MBC)
Kim Bok-shil/Lee Hye Su/Lee Hae-rim
2009 Princess Ja Myung Go (SBS) Princess Ja-myeong

Films

Year Title Role
2002 Emergency 19 (Cameo)
2005 My Boyfriend Is Type B
My Boyfriend is Type B
My Boyfriend is Type B is a South Korean romantic comedy film from the year 2005. The basic premise of the film comes from the Japanese blood type theory of personality, which claims that a person's blood type can determine their personality traits...

2007 Two Faces of My Girlfriend A-ni
2009 Castaway on the Moon Kim Jung-yeon
2011 In Love And The War Sul-hee
Pain Dong-hyun
2012 Neverending Story Song-Kyung

TV Commercials / Advertisements

  • Neutrogena
    Neutrogena
    Neutrogena is an American brand of premium-priced skin care, hair care and cosmetics, that is headquartered at Los Angeles, California. According to product advertising at their website, Neutrogena products are distributed in more than 70 countries....

  • Maypole (clothing) (with Yoon Eun Hye
    Yoon Eun Hye
    Yoon Eun-hye is a South Korean actress, singer, entertainer and model. She debuted as a member of girl group Baby V.O.X, staying with the group from 1999 to 2005...

    )
  • Giordano (clothing) (with Bi
    BI
    Bi or bi may refer to:*Bi , a type of jade disc produced in ancient China*"Bi" , a 1993 song by Living Colour*Bi , a 2008 album by Astyplaz*Bi-, a number prefix denoting two*Billon , an alloy of less than 50% silver...

     and Jang Dong Gun)
  • Minute Maid (with Daniel Henney)
  • Biotherm
  • Soolsool (Korean Wine)
  • Hankook Tire
    Hankook Tire
    The Hankook Tire group, based in Seoul, South Korea is the seventh largest tire company in the world. Established in 1941 as the Chosun Tire Company, it was renamed Hankook Tire Manufacturing in 1968....

  • Sansachun
  • Actyon

Music video

  • One by Epik High
    Epik High
    Epik High is a South Korean indie hip hop group from Seoul, South Korea. The group is composed of Tablo, Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz...

     ft. Ji Sun from Loveholic
    Loveholic
    Loveholic is a South Korean modern rock group.Their song "Shingiru " was used as the ending theme to the Japanese anime Black Blood Brothers...

  • As a Man by Gummy
    Gummy (singer)
    Park Ji Yeon , better known by her stage name Gummy , is a South Korean recording artist under YG Entertainment.-2003-2009: Debut and Breakthrough Success:...

  • Can't Be Crazy - Alex (Clazziquai)

Awards

Years Awards
2007
  • 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards
    Blue Dragon Film Awards
    The Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....

    :
    Best New Female Performer Award (Two Faces of My Girlfriend)
2006
  • MBC Drama Awards: PD Award
  • 2005
  • MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award (My Lovely Sam Soon
    My Lovely Sam Soon
    The My Lovely Sam Soon soundtrack was released on June 18 2005. A famous Korean electronica band Clazziquai contributed two songs on its soundtrack: "Be My Love" and "She Is", the former of which became the show's theme song...

    )

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