Hong Soo-hyun

Hong Soo-hyun
Hong Soo-hyun in 2017
Born (1981-02-15) February 15, 1981
Incheon, South Korea
EducationDongduk Women's University
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
AgentFN Entertainment[1]
SpouseUnknown (m. 2021)
Korean name
Hangul
홍수현
Hanja
洪洙賢
RRHong Suhyeon
MRHong Suhyŏn

Hong Soo-hyun (Korean: 홍수현; born February 15, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in Dae Jo-yeong, The Princess' Man, and Goodbye Dear Wife.

Career

After she debuted as a magazine model in high school, Hong appeared in a Johnson & Johnson commercial in 1996, and began her acting career in 1999. In the following decade, true stardom remained elusive as she mostly found herself restricted to supporting roles.[2] Then Hong received strong reviews for her back-to-back strong performances in the 2011 period drama The Princess' Man as a role Princess Kyunghye, and the 2012 quirky comedy History of a Salaryman,[2][3] as well as Goodbye Dear Wife (2012).

Personal life

Marriage

On May 28, 2021, Hong married her non-celebrity boyfriend in a private wedding ceremony.[4][5]

Philanthropy

On August 9, 2022, Hong donated ₩10 million to help those affected by the 2022 South Korean floods through the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2000 Summer story
2001 Bungee Jumping of Their Own Yeo Hye-su
2008 Fate Jo Hyo-sook
2008 Rough Cut Kang Mi-na
2009 Insadong Scandal Choi Ha-kyeong
2010 Camellia[7] Seon Ah (Kamome)

Television series

Year Title Role Notes
1999 KAIST Hong Soo-jin
1999 Ghost (Guest appearance)
2000 New Nonstop
2001 Great Friends 2
Delicious Proposal Hong Joo-ri
Orient Theatre Harada Kasuko
Like Father, Unlike Son Jang Jin-joo
Tender Hearts Mi-ran
2002 Open Drama Man & Woman:
"Scandal"
guest appearance
Mom's Song Hyun Soo-jin
Let's Get Married Moon Chae-kyung
2003 King's Woman Queen Inmok
Sang Doo! Let's Go to School Han Se-ra
2004 Drama City:
"Our Ham"
herself [8]
Ms. Kim's Million Dollar Quest Lee Jin
My Lovely Family Go Hee-soo
2005 Pingguari N/A
HDTV Literature:
"The Outdoor Lamp"
N/A [9]
Only You Ji Soon-yeon
2006 Tokyo Holiday Hong Soo-hyun / Tour Guide
Banjun Drama:
"Finding Lost Time"
Hong Soo-hyun
MBC Best Theater N/A
Dae Jo-yeong Suk-yeong
2009 Her Style Kong Mi-joo
Temptation of an Angel Yoon Jae-hee / Joo Kyeong-ran
2011 Lie to Me Yoo So-ran [10]
Pianissimo
The Princess' Man Princess Gyeonghye [11]
2012 History of a Salaryman Cha Woo-hee
Goodbye Dear Wife Kang Sun-ah [12]
KBS Drama Special:
"Another Wedding"
Chae Ha-kyeong
2013 Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love Queen Inhyeon
A Little Love Never Hurts Song Mi-joo [13]
2015 Mom Lee Se-ryung
2017 Mad Dog Cha Hong-joo
2018 The Rich Son Kim Kyung-ha [14]
Queen of Mystery 2 Joo Hyun-ah
2020–2021 Cheat on Me If You Can Baek Soo-jeong [15]
2021 Police University Choi Hee-soo
2022 From Now On, Showtime! Virgin ghost Cameo[16]
2022–2023 Red Balloon Han Ba-da [17]
2023 Our Blooming Youth Royal Consort Gye-bi [18]
2025 My Lovely Journey Yoo Ha-na
2026 No Tail to Tell Hong Yeon-su

Variety shows

Year Title Role
2010 Fashion of Cry Cast Member
2014 Roommate

Music video appearances

Year Title Artist
2010 "I Swear" Jo Sung-mo
2001 "Sad" NRG
2007 "I Love You" Lee Seung-chul
2008 "Tree" Hong Soo-hyun
2010 "Im" Why Love
2011 "Lucky Guy"[19] Kim Hyun-joong
2016 "One More Day"[20] Sistar, Giorgio Moroder

Theater

Year Title
2007 Bingo! The Winning Musical[21]

Discography

Album information Track listing
Tree
  • Track from 상근이의 소망 album
  • Artist: Various
  • Released: December 23, 2008
  • Label: Universal Music Korea
Track listing
2. 나무 (Tree) - Hong Soo-hyun
Her Style OST[22]
  • Artist: Hong Soo-hyun
  • Released: April 14, 2009
  • Label: DND Music
Track listing
  1. 아침햇살
  2. 그런사랑
  3. 기억하나요 (Vocal. U)
Today Cloudy
  • Track from Melody Picnic
  • Artist: Sang Sang Band
  • Released: June 11, 2009
  • Label: SBSi
Track listing
  1. 오늘은 맑음 (Today Cloudy) - Sang Sang Band feat. Hong Soo-hyun
Traveler[23]
Track listing
  1. In Paris
  2. Love, Love, Love (feat. Kiggen)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1996Johnson & Johnson Model ContestGold PrizeN/aWon
2001KBS Drama AwardsBest New ActressOrient TheatreWon
2003Best Supporting ActressSang Doo! Let's Go to SchoolWon
2005Excellence Award, Actress in a One-Act DramaThe Outdoor LampWon
20112011 KBS Drama AwardsBest Couple Award with Lee Min-wooThe Princess' ManWon
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length DramaWon
Monte-Carlo Television FestivalOutstanding Actress in a Drama SeriesNominated
2012 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries History of a Salaryman Nominated
2013 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama A Little Love Never Hurts Won
2017 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Mad Dog Nominated [24]
2018 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Soap Opera The Rich Son Nominated
2020 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Cheat on Me If You Can Nominated
2021 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Police University Nominated [25]

References

  1. ↑ "HONG SOO HYUN". FN Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Actress Hong Soo-hyun Enjoying Her Time in the Sun". The Chosun Ilbo. March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  3. ↑ Noh, Hyun-gi (December 25, 2011). "History of Salaryman, comic tribute to breadwinners". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ Park Soo-in (May 6, 2021). 홍수현 측 "5월 중 비연예인 남성과 결혼, 날짜는 비공개"(공식입장). Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  5. ↑ Park Soo-in (May 28, 2021). 홍수현 5월의 신부 된다‥오늘(28일) 동갑내기 비연예인과 결혼. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  6. ↑ Lee Chang-gyu (August 10, 2022). 폭우 피해에 연예계 '기부 행렬'...김혜수→김진우 '선한 영향력' [종합] [Celebrity 'donation procession' for heavy rain damage... Kim Hye-soo → Kim Jin-woo 'Good Influence' [Comprehensive]]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Naver.
  7. ↑ Hong, Lucia (January 29, 2010). "Actress Hong Soo-hyun cast in Komome". 10Asia. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  8. ↑ "KBS 드라마".
  9. ↑ "KBS 드라마".
  10. ↑ Kwon, Mee-yoo (May 8, 2011). "True Romance: new spin on rom-coms?". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  11. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (September 4, 2012). "A fan meet event in Japan for Princess' Man". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  12. ↑ Hong, Lucia (March 28, 2012). "Ryu Si-won, Hong Soo-hyun attend 1st script reading for new TV series". 10Asia. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Hong Soo-hyun, Lee Sang-yeob to Pair Up in New Drama". 10Asia. August 14, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ Jo, Yoon-sun (January 24, 2018). '부잣집 아들' 이규한X홍수현X이창엽 합류...탄탄한 라인업. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  15. ↑ "If You Cheat, You Die (Korean Drama - 2020) - 바람피면 죽는다". HanCinema.
  16. ↑ Yoo Byung-chul (June 2, 2022). 홍수현, '지금부터, 쇼타임!' 처녀귀신 역 특별출연...고규필과 러브라인 '눈길 [Hong Soo-hyun, 'From now on, Showtime!' A special appearance as a virgin ghost... Go Gyu-pil and love line 'eyes']. Korea Economy TV (in Korean). Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Naver.
  17. ↑ Hwag, So-young (August 25, 2022). 서지혜·이성재·홍수현·이상우, 문영남作 '빨간풍선' 출연확정 [Seo Ji-hye, Lee Seong-jae, Hong Su-hyeon, Lee Sang-woo, and Moon Young-nam's 'Red Balloon' confirmed]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Naver.
  18. ↑ Lee Min-ji (December 29, 2022). '청춘월담' 박형식X전소니, 케미로 설렘 더한 대본리딩 현장 ['The Tale of Youth' Park Hyung-sik X Jeon So-ni, script reading scene with thrilling chemistry]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved December 29, 2022 – via Naver.
  19. ↑ Lee, Kyung-nam (October 11, 2011). "Lucky Guy Kim Hyun Joong Releases New Teaser". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved March 8, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  20. ↑ Hwang, Ji-young (November 21, 2016). "파격 섹시 씨스타의 '원모어데이'"...홍수현·송해나 19금 뮤비 ("One-of-a-kind sexiness on SISTAR'S One More Day" Hong Soo-hyun, Song Hae-na in a 19-rated MV). JoongAng Ilbo. Joongang Media Network. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Actress Hong Su-hyeon Cast for Musical Bingo". KBS Global. October 10, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  22. ↑ "그녀의스타일OST"[link removed]. ManiaDB. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Traveler (Digital Single)"[link removed]. Mnet. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  24. ↑ "[2017 KBS 연기대상] 김영철·천호진 공동대상...'쌈마이' 최다 수상 (종합)". sports.donga.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  25. ↑ Jung Ji-hyun (December 31, 2021). 이이경·최대철·금새록·함은정, 조연상 수상 [2021 KBS 연기대상] [Lee Yi-kyung, Choi Dae-cheol, Geum Sae-rok, Ham Eun-jung, Best Supporting Actor [2021 KBS Drama Awards]]. MyDaily (in Korean). Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Naver.