Choi Ji-woo (born Choi Mi-hyang on June , ) is a South Korean actress.
Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful women, she has received
critical acclaim for her work in a wide range of melodramas, most
notably Beautiful Days (), Winter Sonata (), Stairway to Heaven (),
The Suspicious Housekeeper () and Temptation (), as well as the
romantic comedy series Twenty Again () and Woman with a Suitcase
().Choi Mi-hyang was first discovered when she won a talent audition
organized by MBC in , then made her acting debut in the drama series
War and Love in . Afterwards, she adopted the stage name Choi
Ji-woo.She was cast in her first major role in film The Gate of
Destiny, but her limited acting skills resulted in her being replaced
during filming. In the next couple of years Choi continued to star in
both TV dramas and films, including The Hole (the Original version of
Hollywood thriller Hush), as well as the romantic comedies First Kiss
with Ahn Jae-wook and The Romantic President with Ahn Sung-ki. It was
her portrayals on TV of tragic heroines with a pure and innocent
imageâ€"notably in Truth opposite Ryu Si-won and Beautiful Days
opposite Lee Byung-hunâ€"that boosted her rising popularity.In , she
reunited onscreen with Bae Yong-joon (she previously had a supporting
role in his drama First Love) that she would star in her most famous,
iconic role. Directed by Yoon Seok-ho as the second installment of his
"season dramas," Winter Sonata became a phenomenal hit throughout Asia
and has been credited as one of the initiators of the Korean Wave. As
a result, Choi gained wide pan-Asian recognition, especially a huge
following in Japan where she acquired the nickname Ji-woo Hime
("Princess Ji-woo"). In she and Bae reprised their roles as voice
actors for Winter Sonata Anime. She continues to be a lucrative star
and brand in Japan, fetching high licensing/broadcasting rights for
her dramas and selling out concerts and merchandise (tvN's E News
compiled a list of the top Hallyu stars in Japan based on their
approximate gross incomes for the first half of , and Choi was number
five with approximately US$ million).
Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful women, she has received
critical acclaim for her work in a wide range of melodramas, most
notably Beautiful Days (), Winter Sonata (), Stairway to Heaven (),
The Suspicious Housekeeper () and Temptation (), as well as the
romantic comedy series Twenty Again () and Woman with a Suitcase
().Choi Mi-hyang was first discovered when she won a talent audition
organized by MBC in , then made her acting debut in the drama series
War and Love in . Afterwards, she adopted the stage name Choi
Ji-woo.She was cast in her first major role in film The Gate of
Destiny, but her limited acting skills resulted in her being replaced
during filming. In the next couple of years Choi continued to star in
both TV dramas and films, including The Hole (the Original version of
Hollywood thriller Hush), as well as the romantic comedies First Kiss
with Ahn Jae-wook and The Romantic President with Ahn Sung-ki. It was
her portrayals on TV of tragic heroines with a pure and innocent
imageâ€"notably in Truth opposite Ryu Si-won and Beautiful Days
opposite Lee Byung-hunâ€"that boosted her rising popularity.In , she
reunited onscreen with Bae Yong-joon (she previously had a supporting
role in his drama First Love) that she would star in her most famous,
iconic role. Directed by Yoon Seok-ho as the second installment of his
"season dramas," Winter Sonata became a phenomenal hit throughout Asia
and has been credited as one of the initiators of the Korean Wave. As
a result, Choi gained wide pan-Asian recognition, especially a huge
following in Japan where she acquired the nickname Ji-woo Hime
("Princess Ji-woo"). In she and Bae reprised their roles as voice
actors for Winter Sonata Anime. She continues to be a lucrative star
and brand in Japan, fetching high licensing/broadcasting rights for
her dramas and selling out concerts and merchandise (tvN's E News
compiled a list of the top Hallyu stars in Japan based on their
approximate gross incomes for the first half of , and Choi was number
five with approximately US$ million).
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