Ye-jin Son
Actress

Ye-jin Son Net Worth

Ye-jin Son is a South Korean actress who made her debut in South Korean films in the early 2000s. She quickly became one of the stars of Chungmoore, the Korean Hollywood, appearing in the acclaimed "Drunk on Women and Poetry" by Kwan-taek Im. In "April Snow", directed by Jin-ho Hur (2005), she challenged her innocent girl image, playing a housewife who is confronted with tragedy and an unexpected love story.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress
Birth Day January 11, 1982
Birth Place  Daegu, South Korea, South Korea
Age 42 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aquarius
Occupation Actress
Years active 1999–present
Agent MSTeam Entertainment
Hangul 손연진
Hanja 孫彦眞
Revised Romanization Son Yeon-jin
McCune–Reischauer Son Ŏnjin

💰 Net worth: $1.4 Million (2024)

Ye-jin Son is a highly talented and revered actress in South Korea, who has gained international recognition for her exceptional acting skills. As of 2024, her net worth is estimated to be $1.4 million, which showcases her success and prominence in the entertainment industry. With her captivating performances in numerous films and television dramas, Ye-jin Son has captured the hearts of millions around the world. Her talent, combined with her beauty and charisma, has positioned her as one of the most influential actresses in South Korea and beyond.

Biography/Timeline

2000

Son Ye-jin first appeared in a supporting role in Park Ki-hyung's film Secret Tears in 2000, and then went on to take the leading role in television dramas such as Delicious Proposal, Sun-hee and Jin-hee, and Great Ambition. Her first high-profile role in cinema was in Im Kwon-taek's Chi-hwa-seon, which screened at Cannes and took home a Best Director award in 2002.

2008

Son then cast off her nice girl image in her next projects. She took on the roles of a con Artist in The Art of Seduction, an ambitious reporter in Spotlight, a femme fatale in Open City, and a divorcée in the critically acclaimed series Alone in Love. In 2008, her portrayal of a polyandrous woman in My Wife Got Married bagged her Best Actress honors from the prestigious Blue Dragon Film Awards and other local award-giving bodies.

2012

In 2012, Son starred in her first blockbuster The Tower, a remake of the 1974 Hollywood disaster film The Towering Inferno. She returned to television in 2013 in the revenge drama Shark (also known as Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus), then headlined Blood and Ties, a thriller about a daughter who suspects that her father was involved in a kidnap-murder case.

2014

Son reunited with Shark costar Kim Nam-gil in the 2014 period adventure film The Pirates, which received mixed reviews but was a commercial hit and won Son the Best Actress award at the Grand Bell Awards. Son next starred in the black comedy Bad Guys Always Die opposite Taiwanese actor Chen Bolin, a Chinese-Korean co-production that was filmed on Jeju Island.

2016

In 2016, Son reunited with My Wife Got Married co-star Kim Joo-hyuk in The Truth Beneath, a political thriller. She won Best Actress at the 25th Buil Film Awards and 17th Busan Film Critics Awards for her performance. She then played Princess Deokhye in the biopic The Last Princess, helmed by April Snow Director Hur Jin-ho. The film drew positive reviews by critics and went on to become a box office hit, grossing US$40.35 million worldwide. Son was praised by critics for her "outstanding" performance in her portrayal of "the unfathomable depths of the emotional ups and downs of Deokhye".

2017

In 2017, Son was cast in the crime thriller Negotiation alongside Hyun Bin.

2018

In 2018, Son starred alongside So Ji-sub in the romance film Be with You, based on the Japanese novel of the same name. The same year, Son returned to the small screen after five years with JTBC's romance drama Something in the Rain.

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