Yoon Son-ha
Encyclopedia
Yoon Son-ha is a South Korean actress, singer and television personality (gaijin tarento). She is signed onto Sony Music Japan's SME Records division. Since making her debut in the MBC
dramas, she has acted in Korea and Japan
, probably due to her fluency in Japanese
as well as in her native Korean
, where she has gained popularity from starring in the Fuji TV
drama, Fighting Girl
with co-star Kyoko Fukada
. In Japan, however, she is known as Yun Sona (ユンソナ).
who lives in Seoul
. and she moved her base of operation to South Korea. Afterwards, she shocked her Japanese fans and dimmed her star in the country by making statements that could be construed as being anti-Japanese. For instance, she said that Japanese food was a lacking cuisine and that Japanese people do not eat enough Kimchi
, which she attributes to Korean people having good skin and high thinking processes, implying that Japanese people do not have as good skin or intelligence as Koreans. She also said about her marriage that she wanted to marry a Korean man and live in South Korea, alienating her Japanese male fans. The belief is that she had done this in order to curry favor with her new Korean fanbase, as they have a tendency to be very nationalistic, especially where Japan is concerned.
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
dramas, she has acted in Korea and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, probably due to her fluency in Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
as well as in her native Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
, where she has gained popularity from starring in the Fuji TV
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
drama, Fighting Girl
Fighting Girl
The Fighting Girl is a Japanese television drama starring Kyoko Fukada. Fukada plays Sayoko, a tough, 19-year-old with ambition, energy and nowhere to direct it. Her father clearly favors her blind 16-year-old sister. Junior college is unstimulating...
with co-star Kyoko Fukada
Kyoko Fukada
is an actress and singer. In Japan, her name is sometimes contracted to the nickname Fukakyon. She won the award for Best Actress at the Yokohama Film Festival for Kamikaze Girls.- Career :...
. In Japan, however, she is known as Yun Sona (ユンソナ).
Marriage and Controversy
On July 4, 2006, Yoon announced that she got engaged to a Korean entrepreneurEntrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
who lives 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...
. and she moved her base of operation to South Korea. Afterwards, she shocked her Japanese fans and dimmed her star in the country by making statements that could be construed as being anti-Japanese. For instance, she said that Japanese food was a lacking cuisine and that Japanese people do not eat enough Kimchi
Kimchi
Kimchi , also spelled gimchi, kimchee, or kim chee, is a traditional fermented Korean dish made of vegetables with varied seasonings. There are hundreds of varieties of kimchi made with a main vegetable ingredient such as napa cabbage, radish, green onions or cucumber. It is the most common...
, which she attributes to Korean people having good skin and high thinking processes, implying that Japanese people do not have as good skin or intelligence as Koreans. She also said about her marriage that she wanted to marry a Korean man and live in South Korea, alienating her Japanese male fans. The belief is that she had done this in order to curry favor with her new Korean fanbase, as they have a tendency to be very nationalistic, especially where Japan is concerned.
TV series
- 1994: KBS Salut D'Amour (Love Greeting)
- MBC Ready Go!
- MBC New Non Stop
- 1996: KBS Papa
- 1998: King of the Wind (Path of the Great Dynasty)
- 1999: MBC Did We Really Love?Did We Really Love?Did We Really Love? is a South Korean drama series broadcast by MBC in 1999. Starring Korean superstar Bae Yong Joon, the series portrays the struggles between love, happiness, and the pursuit of material success.- Plot summary :This story is about three people, Jae-Ho, Shih-Yung and Suk-Ho...
- 2000: NHK Mouichido Kisu
- 2001: SnowflakesSnowflakesSnowflakes is the first Christmas album by American R&B singer–songwriter Toni Braxton, released in the United States on October 23, 2001 by Arista Records...
(KBS) - 2001: Fuji TV Fighting GirlFighting GirlThe Fighting Girl is a Japanese television drama starring Kyoko Fukada. Fukada plays Sayoko, a tough, 19-year-old with ambition, energy and nowhere to direct it. Her father clearly favors her blind 16-year-old sister. Junior college is unstimulating...
- 2002: NTV Byoki Wa Nemuranai (Night Hospital / Illness Doesn't Sleep)
- 2003: TBS Good Luck!!Good Luck!!Good Luck!! is a 2003 Japanese television drama starring Takuya Kimura and Kou Shibasaki. The story revolves around an up-and-coming pilot, Hajime Shinkai, and portrays his interactions with others as he progresses along the road to becoming a captain. As is common in many Japanese drama series, it...
- 2003: NTV Ashita Tenki Ni Naare
- 2007: Dear Lover
- 2010, KBS: The Fugitive: Plan BThe Fugitive: Plan BThe Fugitive: Plan B is a South Korean action television drama series broadcast by KBS in 2010.-Production and casting:...