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Song Hye-kyo Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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Song Hye-kyo Biography

Song Hye-kyo is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on November 22, 1981 in Dalseo District, Daegu, South Korea. Television actress who is known for her role in the likes of South Korean drama series as All In, Autumn in My Heart as well as That Winter, The Wind Blows. Her many acting awards include Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) Drama Awards.

She played opposite Korean pop star She acted opposite Korean pop singer Rain in Full House, a KBS2 drama series that aired in 2004. She acted opposite Korean pop singer Rain in Full House, a KBS2 drama series that aired in 2004. in Full House, a KBS2 drama that aired in 2004.

When Song was born, she was sick and her parents and doctors thought that she would not survive. Upon her recovery, Song’s parents registered her birth on February 26, 1982 (instead of her actual birthdate, November 22, 1981).

In 1996, the 14-year-old Song, then a third-year junior high school student, won first place in the SunKyung Smart Model Contest, and she made her entertainment debut as a model for the school uniform company. This led to her being cast in a small role in her first television drama, First Love. She would continue to appear in a string of various dramas and sitcoms, notably Soonpoong Clinic. But it wasn’t until the KBS drama Autumn in My Heart in 2000 with Song Seung-heon and Won Bin that she rose to fame in Korea and throughout Asia. The romantic melodrama series was a ratings success, pioneering a trend in Korean melodramatic series and launching a fever that is commonly referred to as the “Korean Wave” and leading to Song becoming a Hallyu star.

She was romantically entwined with other South Korean actors She was romantically tied to fellow South Korean actors Lee Byung-hun and Hyun Bin. In 2017, she married actor Song Joong-ki, but the two separated in 2019. and Hyun Bin. She was married in 2017 got married to the actor Song Joong-ki however, the couple were divorced in 2019.

NameSong Hye-kyo
First NameSong
Last NameHye-kyo
OccupationTV Actress
BirthdayNovember 22
Birth Year1981
Place of BirthDalseo District
Home TownDaegu
Birth CountrySouth Korea
Birth SignScorpio
Full/Birth Name
ParentsSong Dae-seob
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseSong Joong-ki
Children(s)Not Available

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Early 2005, Song went to San Francisco to study English and later traveled to Seattle. Song took time off to recharge herself after the successful Asia drama Full House. “I have had a good rest. It was a good opportunity to reflect on myself,” said Song. Song returned to Korea on March 5, 2005. The same year, Song made her big-screen debut in My Girl and I (a Korean remake of Crying Out Love in the Center of the World), which was panned by audiences and critics alike. Vocal about her dissatisfaction with typecasting in the roles she was being offered, Song proved in the following year that she took on different roles.

Song Hye-kyo Net Worth

Song Hye-kyo is one of the richest TV Actress from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Song Hye-kyo's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the age of 14 she was the winner of a national contest for modeling which was sponsored by a energy and telecommunications giant company known as the SK Group. She then appeared in a television show named First Love.

She briefly halted her acting career in order to travel and to study for a semester in San Francisco, California and Seattle, Washington. Her return on South Korean television in 2008.

Song Hye-kyo (Korean: 송혜교 ; born November 22, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She gained international popularity through her leading roles in television dramas Autumn in My Heart (2000), All In (2003), Full House (2004), That Winter, the Wind Blows (2013), Descendants of the Sun (2016), and Encounter (2018). Her film work includes Hwang Jin Yi (2007), The Grandmaster (2013), My Brilliant Life (2014), and The Queens (2015).

Net Worth$20 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeTV Actress
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

She returned to the big-screen in 2007, as the titular gisaeng in the film adaptation of Hwang Jin Yi. Because they found Song’s image “too cute,” Jun Ji-hyun and Soo Ae were the producers’ original choices for the role, but Song went on a rigorous diet and surprised them with her will and desire to be Hwang Jini. A year later, she made her American debut in the Hollywood indie Make Yourself at Home (formerly titled Fetish), a psychological thriller about a girl who was born to a shaman mother and tries to flee her fate by becoming an immigrant bride in the U.S. Despite Song’s attempts to challenge herself, both films underwhelmed at the box office.

Romantic epic The Crossing was Song’s second Chinese film to be released and was directed by John Woo (Woo’s longtime friend and producer Terence Chang has been managing Song’s overseas activities since 2008). Previously titled 1949 and Love and Let Love, the long-gestating project had originally been announced at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008, then cancelled in 2009, and revived again in 2011. Woo’s recovery from tonsil tumor removal in 2012 led to another delay due to scheduling conflicts among the cast, and Song finally began filming in June 2013. The Crossing is based on the true story of the Taiping steamer collision and follows six characters and their intertwining love stories in Taiwan and Shanghai during the 1930s; Song played the daughter of a wealthy banker.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Song Hye-kyo height 5 ft 3 in Song weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 3 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

In 2003, her popularity continued to climb when she played a leading role alongside Lee Byung-hun in the gambling drama All In, which drew solid viewership ratings nationwide throughout its run with a peak viewer rating of 47.7 percent. The following year, she co-starred with singer Rain in the hit romantic comedy series Full House. The drama achieved pan-Asia success and established Song as one of the most well-known Korean actresses in Asia.

In 2010, she starred in Camellia, an omnibus film made up of three short films directed by three Asian directors. Each episode is set in the past, present, and future of the city of Busan. In the film’s final segment Love for Sale, Song and Kang Dong-won played former lovers who forget their memories about each other which later leads them to a fatal destiny.

Who is Song Hye-kyo Dating?

According to our records, Song Hye-kyo married to Song Joong-ki . As of December 1, 2023, Song Hye-kyo’s is not dating anyone.

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She made her TV comeback in late 2008 with The World That They Live In (also known as Worlds Within), a series set at a broadcast station in which Song and Hyun Bin played drama PDs who work together and fall in love.

Facts & Trivia

Song Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Song Hye-kyo celebrates birthday on November 22 of every year.

In 2011, she became the first Asian actress to sign a contract with French global agency Effigies, paving the way for her possible entry into the European market. She released a photo-essay book in 2012 titled It’s Time for Hye-kyo.

Is Song Hye Kyo in relationship?

As one of the highest-paid K-drama queens, Song Hye-kyo’s love life has always sparked the curiosity of her fans and the media alike. Beautiful, talented and currently single, the A-list actress has been the subject of countless dating rumours with her co-stars.

Is Song Hye Kyo pure Korean?

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What is Song Hye Kyo doing now?

Meanwhile, Song Hye Kyo is set to make her TV comeback very soon via the upcoming Netflix drama titled The Glory.

Is soon Joong Ki married?

Song Hye-kyo

Why did the Song couple break up?

They were married on the last day of October of the same year, making #SongSongCoupleWedding trend worldwide. In June 2019, barely two years into their marriage, the Song-Song couple had decided on a divorce, citing personality differences as the reason for their split.

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