Gianna Jun, a Korean actress, was born in Seoul, South Korea on October 30, 1981. She graduated from the Department of Drama and Imaging at Dongguk University. She entered the modeling industry in 1997 and appeared in a series of TV series.
The movie "White Day" was released in 1999. In 2000, he starred in "Unreachable Lovers" and was successful. In 2001, Jun Ji-hyun became a first-line actress in South Korea with the movie "My Sassy Girl". In 2006, he became South Korea's most valuable movie star with the movie "Daisy". In 2009, he entered Hollywood with "Saya Knife". On April 13, 2012, she married Cui Junhyuk. In 2014, he made his first TV comeback in 13 years and starred in the TV series "My Love from the Star".
When she was a child, Jun Ji-hyun was a naughty girl than a boy. She often fought with the children in the neighborhood. Because her father often went abroad at that time and her mother also worked, she was 5 years older than her most of the time. Her 20-year-old brother came to take care of her. At that time, Quan Ji-hyun thought that her brother was great and could stand up for her.
Jun Ji-hyun has been particularly obsessed with painting since she was a child. Once she drew a boxing ring, which attracted the attention of her teacher. Other children drew the audience very carefully, including eyes, noses, etc., but Jun Ji-hyun only used a simple symbol to replace the many audience members, which was very creative. The teacher also praised her for knowing how to simplify complex problems at a young age. In a race, a classmate ran ahead of Quan Zhixian. She unreasonably pulled her leg, causing her to fall down midway, but she won first place.
When I was fifteen or sixteen, I entered the entertainment industry. This was an era when Jun Ji-hyun's acting and studies went hand in hand. When I was in high school, the school required attending classes on time every day and taking notes. So she often had to copy her classmates' notes. When I was filming the TV series "Happyending", I was facing the college entrance examination. So after filming this TV series, I concentrated on preparing for the exam, and in the meantime I filmed a commercial for Samsung. At that time, she had no idea that people in the entertainment industry could get extra points in the college entrance examination, so she had been studying hard.
When she was in her first year of high school, on the recommendation of a sister she knew who was a magazine cover model, Jun Ji-hyun was selected as a magazine cover model and began to embark on the road to stardom.
In 1997, for her, who was still a high school student at the time, being a graphic model was already very tempting, but she did not expect that entering the literary and art circle would be the path she would take in the future. Jun Ji-hyun didn’t want to be an actor from the beginning. At first she felt that the entertainment industry was a very foreign world to her.
At the age of 17, she won the Best Newcomer Award in Korea for the TV series "Happy Time". After that, Jun Ji-hyun filmed the TV series "My Heart Is Fluttering" and "Happyending" and the movies "White Valentine's Day" and "Untouchable Lover". He also served as the host of the "SBS Pop Song Chart" program.
When she was twenty years old, she began to attract the attention of many movie fans after she collaborated with Lee Byung-hun and Song Seung-hun in "Happy Days". In addition, she has also filmed advertisements for cosmetics, coffee, chocolate and many other famous brand products, and appeared in music videos.
In 2000, the advertisement shot for Samsung at the beginning of the year also set off a moderate "dance style" in South Korea.
In 2001, "My Sassy Girl" starring Jun Ji-hyun and Cha Tae-hyun was called "the highest-grossing romantic comedy in the history of Korean movies." It set a record for a comedy in Korean history and was released for 6 days. , the audience exceeded 1 million. It was released in Hong Kong for more than 100 days, with a box office approaching 10 million Hong Kong dollars. The great American director Spielberg wants to take advantage of this craze and produce an English version of the same theme.
At the beginning of 2002, she snatched the LG Credit Card spokesperson contract from Korean actress Lee Young-ae, and later signed an advertising model contract with a Chinese company. Her commercials include air conditioners, drinks, and shampoo. Shampoo, etc., the total *** received 2.7 billion won. Olympus also signed an advertising endorsement agreement with her, and the image of "Sassy Girlfriend" officially became the Olympus brand spokesperson.
In 2003, she took over the performance of "A Dining Table for Four". Although "A Dining Table for Four" failed at the box office, it did not damage Jun Ji-hyun's popularity. In 2004, Jun Ji-hyun starred in "Savage Sister" with Korean actor Jang Hyuk.
In 2006, she served as the heroine of the movie "Daisy" directed by Hong Kong director Liu Weiqiang. Jun Ji-hyun's salary was as high as 700 million won (approximately RMB 5.78 million), making her the most valuable person in South Korea. movie star. After the film was released, it became the box office champion of Hong Kong films in South Korea with more than 2 million seats, surpassing the previous 500,000 seats of "Infernal Affairs" and becoming the highest box office of Korean films in China at that time.
From 2007 to 2008, Jun Ji-hyun and Hwang Jung-min *** starred in the movie "The Man Who Was Superman" based on the short story of the same name by the famous Korean writer Yoo Il-han.
In 2009, the birth of "Saya Knife" marked the beginning of Jun Ji-hyun's entry into Hollywood. At the end of the year, Jun Ji-hyun came to China to participate in the filming of the movie "Snowflake and the Secret Fan" directed by Wang Ying.
In 2010, together with Li Bingbing and Hollywood star Hugh Jackman, she starred in the movie "Snowflake and the Secret Fan" adapted from Lisa Kuang's novel. In the film, Jun Ji-hyun played Lu Xuehua.
In 2012, together with Kim Yun-seok, Kim Hye-soo, and Lee Jung-jae***, she starred in the movie "A League of Thieves" in which Jun Ji-hyun played the role of a tightrope walker. The film became the box office champion in Korean film history.
On April 13, 2012, Jun Ji-hyun and Choi Jun-hyuk, the grandson of Korean fashion designer Lee Young-hee and the son of designer Lee Jung-woo, held a wedding at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul.
On April 9, 2006, together with director Liu Weiqiang and Korean actors Jung Woo-sung and Lee Sung-jae, they attended the "Daisy" charity event. One of Jun Ji-hyun's paintings in the play will be placed on the After the online auction, the proceeds will be donated to UNICEF.
On September 16, 2011, he participated in a charity event called "Rainbow Project" with Korean artists Bae Yongjun, Son Yejin, RAIN, Zhao Insung, etc. The stars will donate to the organizer He sells his used items and holds a charity sale, and the proceeds from the charity sale will be donated to poor children in Africa.
On April 24, 2013, at Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul, he participated in a social welfare event co-organized by a Korean food brand and the Seoul Social Welfare Association***. As the brand spokesperson, Jun Ji-hyun and more than 400 people, including the deputy mayor of Seoul, made kimchi by themselves. The kimchi and other 2,000 "meal companions" made during this event will be given to disadvantaged people in need for free.
In 2013, a fan signing event was held at a coffee shop in Myeongdong, Seoul on May 30. One day’s income from the coffee shop will be used for African children suffering from water shortage and pollution.