Son Ye-jin

Son Ye-jin

Known for
Acting
Born
January 11, 1982 (age 44)
Birthplace
Daegu, South Korea

Biography

Son Eon-jin (born January 11, 1982), better known by her stage name, Son Ye-jin, is a South Korean actress who rose to fame in 2003 in The Classic and Summer Scent, which were followed by the commercially successful A Moment to Remember (2004) and April Snow (2005). Her early romantic roles garnered her the title "Nation's First Love" in Korea. Son has since won accolades and starred in other high-profile films, including My Wife Got Married (2008), Spellbound (2011), The Tower (2012), The Pirates (2014), The Last Princess (2016), Be with You (2018), and Park Chan-wook's The Truth Beneath (2016) and No Other Choice (2025). She has also acted in popular television dramas, such as Alone in Love (2006), Something in the Rain (2018), and Crash Landing on You (2019–2020). From 2019 to 2022, she appeared on Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 for four consecutive years.

Known For

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Filmography

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The Cross

The Cross

Movie · as Vera

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Variety

Variety

TV · as Se-eun · 1 ep

2026
The Scandal poster

The Scandal

TV · as Lady Cho · 8 eps

2025
No Other Choice poster

No Other Choice

Movie · as Mi-ri

2025
New Old Boy : Dir. Park poster

New Old Boy : Dir. Park

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2024
Here for Promo poster

Here for Promo

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2023
Nattering with Nah poster

Nattering with Nah

TV · 1 ep

2022
Thirty-Nine poster

Thirty-Nine

TV · as Cha Mi-jo · 12 eps

2019
Crash Landing on You poster

Crash Landing on You

TV · as Yoon Se-ri · 16 eps

2018
Be With You poster

Be With You

Movie · as Soo-a

2018
The Negotiation poster

The Negotiation

Movie · as Ha Chae-yoon

2018
You Quiz on the Block poster

You Quiz on the Block

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
Something in the Rain poster

Something in the Rain

TV · as Yun Jin-a · 16 eps

2016
The Truth Beneath poster

The Truth Beneath

Movie · as Kim Yeon-hong

2016
The Last Princess poster

The Last Princess

Movie · as Princess Deok-hye

2015
Bad Guys Always Die poster

Bad Guys Always Die

Movie · as Ji-yeon

2014
The Pirates poster

The Pirates

Movie · as Yeo-wol

2013
Blood and Ties poster

Blood and Ties

Movie · as Jeong Daeun

2013
Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus poster

Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus

TV · as Jo Hae-woo · 20 eps

2012
The Tower poster

The Tower

Movie · as Seo Yoon-hee

2012
Baeksang Arts Awards poster

Baeksang Arts Awards

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2011
Spellbound poster

Spellbound

Movie · as Kang Yeo-ri

2010
Personal Taste poster

Personal Taste

TV · as Park Kae-in · 16 eps

2010
Running Man poster

Running Man

TV · 1 ep

2010
Secret Garden poster

Secret Garden

TV · as Herself · 1 ep

2009
White Night poster

White Night

Movie · as Yoo Mi-ho / Lee Ji-ah

2008
Open City poster

Open City

Movie · as Baek Jang-mi

2008
My Wife Got Married poster

My Wife Got Married

Movie · as Joo In-ah

2008
Spotlight poster

Spotlight

TV · as Seo Woo-jin · 16 eps

2007
Yobi, The Five-Tailed Fox poster

Yobi, The Five-Tailed Fox

Movie · as Yobi (voice)

2006
Alone in Love poster

Alone in Love

TV · as Yoo Eun-ho · 16 eps

2005
The Art of Seduction poster

The Art of Seduction

Movie · as Han Ji-won

2005
April Snow poster

April Snow

Movie · as Seo-young

2005
Infinite Challenge poster

Infinite Challenge

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2004
A Moment to Remember poster

A Moment to Remember

Movie · as Kim Su-jin

2003
The Classic poster

The Classic

Movie · as Ji-hye / Joo-hee

2003
Crazy First Love poster

Crazy First Love

Movie · as Ju Il-mae

2003
Summer Scent poster

Summer Scent

TV · as Sim Hye-won · 20 eps

2002
Chihwaseon poster

Chihwaseon

Movie · as So-woon

2002
Lovers' Concerto poster

Lovers' Concerto

Movie · as Shim Soo-in

2002
The Great Ambition poster

The Great Ambition

TV · as Choi Dong-Hee · 26 eps

2001
Delicious Proposal poster

Delicious Proposal

TV · as Jang Hee-ae · 16 eps

2001
Sun-Hee and Jin-Hee poster

Sun-Hee and Jin-Hee

TV · as Shim Sun-Hee · 16 eps

2000
Secret Tears poster

Secret Tears

Movie · as Hong Mi-Jo's voice