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| name = Song Hye-kyo
| image = Dinesh Kumar Suthar .jpg
| image =Song Hye-kyo.jpg
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| caption = In October 2017
| caption = In October 2008
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|11|22}}
| birth_place = [[Rajsthan District]], [[Jalore ]],
| birth_place = [[Dalseo District]], [[Daegu]],
| Husbands =Rs Saagar PC
| Husbands = Song Joong Ki
[[South Korea]]<ref>{{cite web|title=rsaagar.blogspot Biography|url=http://frostsnow.com/Dinesh Kumar Suthar |accessdate=18 December 2016|date=21 December 2015}}</ref>
[[South Korea]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye Kyo Biography|url=http://frostsnow.com/song-hye-kyo|accessdate=18 December 2016|date=21 December 2015}}</ref>
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| religion = [[Hindu ]]
| religion = [[Catholic]]
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| years_active = 1996–present
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| education = [[Sejong University]]
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'''Song Hye-kyo''' (born November 22, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She gained popularity through her leading roles in [[Korean drama|television drama]]s ''[[Autumn in My Heart]]'' (2000), ''[[All In (TV series)|All In]]'' (2003), ''[[Full House (2004 TV series)|Full House]]'' (2004), ''[[That Winter, the Wind Blows]]'' (2013) and ''[[Descendants of the Sun]]'' (2016) which achieved pan-Asia success. She has also starred in films ''[[Hwang Jin Yi (film)|Hwang Jin Yi]]'' (2007), ''[[The Grandmaster (film)|The Grandmaster]]'' (2013), ''[[My Brilliant Life]]'' (2014) and ''[[The Queens (film)|The Queens]]'' (2015).
'South Korean Model

The success of Song's television dramas internationally established her as a top [[Hallyu]] star. In 2017, she ranked 7th in ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine's [[Forbes Korea Power Celebrity| Korea Power Celebrity]] list.<ref>{{cite web|title=[SPECIAL EDITION (1)] 박보검·송중기 한국 최고 파워 셀러브리티 |url=http://jmagazine.joins.com/forbes/view/315606|website=Forbes}}</ref>

==Early life==
When Song Hye-kyo was born, she was sick and her parents and doctors thought that she would not survive. Upon her recovery, Song's parents registered her birth on February 26, 1982 (instead of her actual birthdate, November 22, 1981).<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:송혜교, 조촐한 생일파티 공개 '수수하지만 빛나는 미모'|url=http://www.mydaily.co.kr/new_yk/html/read.php?newsid=201211281111361116|work=My Daily|language=Korean|date=November 28, 2012}}</ref>

Song's parents divorced when she was a young girl, and she was raised by her mother.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:스크린으로 돌아온 만인의 연인 송혜교|url=http://shindonga.donga.com/docs/magazine/shin/2011/10/19/201110190500006/201110190500006_7.html|work=[[The Dong-a Ilbo]]|language=Korean|date=October 19, 2011}}</ref> They moved from her birthplace in [[Daegu]] to the [[Gangnam District]] in [[Seoul]], where she trained as a [[figure skater]] in elementary school, but quit when she was in the eighth grade.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:송혜교 ‘어느새 데뷔 10년차!’ 기념 팬미팅|url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=112&aid=0000022508|work=[[Naver Corporation|Naver]]|language=Korean|date=November 25, 2005}}</ref> Though Song considered herself shy and introverted, she was described by her high school teacher as having a "cheerful character, she mixed well with her friends and was always in a bright mood."<ref>I [http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2006/06/06/2006060661005.html History Attests to Korean Stars' All-Natural Looks]. ''[[The Chosun Ilbo]]''. June 6, 2006.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Interview: Song Hye Kyo Believes She's Become More Masculine Over Time|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/74859/interview-songhyekyo-talks-about-how-she-has-changed-over-time|website=enewsWorld|date=August 29, 2014}}</ref> Song Hye-kyo attended college at [[Sejong University]], where she majored in Film Arts.

==Career==

===1996–2004: Breakthrough and international fame===
In 1996, the 14-year-old Song, then a third-year junior high school student, won first place in the [[SK Group|SunKyung]] Smart Model Contest, and she made her entertainment debut as a model for the [[school uniform]] company.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 5 female hallyu stars whose look barely changed over time|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140619001295|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=June 19, 2014}}</ref> This led to her being cast in a small role in her first [[Korean drama|television drama]], ''[[First Love (1996 TV series)|First Love]]''. She would continue to appear in a string of various dramas and sitcoms, notably ''Soonpoong Clinic''. But it wasn't until the [[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]] drama ''[[Autumn in My Heart]]'' in 2000 with [[Song Seung-heon]] and [[Won Bin]] that she rose to fame in Korea and throughout Asia. The romantic melodrama series was a ratings success, pioneering a trend in Korean melodramatic series and launching a fever that is commonly referred to as the "Korean Wave" and leading to Song becoming a [[Hallyu]] star.

In 2003, her popularity continued to climb when she played a leading role alongside [[Lee Byung-hun]] in the gambling drama ''[[All In (TV series)|All In]]'', which drew solid viewership ratings nationwide throughout its run with a peak viewer rating of 47.7 percent. The following year, she co-starred with singer [[Rain (entertainer)|Rain]] in the hit romantic comedy series ''[[Full House (2004 TV series)|Full House]]''. The drama achieved pan-asia success and established Song as one of the most well-known Korean actress in Asia.

===2005–2012: Film debut and overseas ventures===
Early 2005, Song went to San Francisco to study English, and later traveled to [[Seattle]]. Song took time off to recharge herself after the successful asia drama ''[[Full House (South Korean TV series)|Full House]]''. "I have had a good rest. It was a good opportunity to reflect on myself," said Song. Song returned to Korea on March 5 2005.<ref>[http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=401 Song Hye-gyo to Resume Acting Soon]. ''KBS Global''. March 7, 2005.</ref> The same year, Song made her big-screen debut in ''[[My Girl and I]]'' (a Korean [[remake]] of ''[[Crying Out Love in the Center of the World]]''), which was panned by audiences and critics alike. Vocal about her dissatisfaction with [[typecasting (acting)|typecasting]] in the roles she was being offered,<ref>[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/12/22/2005122261017.html A Giant Leap for Song Hye-kyo?]. ''[[The Chosun Ilbo]]''. December 22, 2005.</ref> Song proved in the following year that she took on different roles.

[[File:Song Hye-kyo in Oct 2008 (2).jpg|thumb|upright|In October 2008]]
She returned to the big-screen in 2007, as the titular [[gisaeng]] in the [[film adaptation]] of ''[[Hwang Jin Yi (film)|Hwang Jin Yi]]''.<ref>[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/03/27/2007032761009.html Song Hye-kyo Sheds Cute Image for Gisaeng Role]. ''[[The Chosun Ilbo]]''. March 27, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.hancinema.net/korean-movie-news_9714.php Song Hye-kyo, "Hwangjini only held one man in her heart"]. ''Broasia via [[Hancinema]]''. June 1, 2007.</ref> Because they found Song's image "too cute," [[Jun Ji-hyun]] and [[Soo Ae]] were the producers' original choices for the role, but Song went on a rigorous diet and surprised them with her will and desire to be [[Hwang Jini]].<ref>[http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2874532 New Song picked for ''Hwang Jin Yi'']. ''[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]''. April 17, 2007.</ref> A year later, she made her American debut in the Hollywood [[independent film|indie]] ''Make Yourself at Home'' (formerly titled ''Fetish''), a psychological thriller about a girl who was born to a [[Korean shamanism|shaman]] mother and tries to flee her fate by becoming an immigrant bride in the U.S.<ref>[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/11/22/2007112261013.html Song Hye-kyo Poised for U.S. Debut]. ''[[The Chosun Ilbo]]''. November 22, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/11/23/2010112300402.html Song Hye-kyo Reveals a Dark Side in New Movie]. ''[[The Chosun Ilbo]]''. November 23, 2010.</ref> Despite Song's attempts to challenge herself, both films underwhelmed at the box office.<ref>[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/01/25/2008012561012.html Jeon Ji-hyun Takes a Big-Screen Gamble]. ''[[The Chosun Ilbo]]''. January 25, 2008.</ref>

She made her TV comeback in late 2008 with ''[[The World That They Live In]]'' (also known as ''Worlds Within''), a series set at a broadcast station in which Song and [[Hyun Bin]] played drama [[television director|PD]]s who work together and fall in love.<ref>[http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=94 Song Hye-go, Hyun Bin Star in New KBS Drama Series]. ''KBS Global''. October 28, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/10/25/2008102561001.html Song Hye-kyo Goes Behind the Scenes in New Drama]. ''[[The Chosun Ilbo]]''. October 25, 2008.</ref>

In 2010, she starred in ''Camellia'', an [[anthology film|omnibus pic]] made up of three short films directed by three Asian directors. Each episode is set in the past, present and future of the city of [[Busan]]. In the film's final segment ''Love for Sale'', Song and [[Kang Dong-won]] played former lovers who forget their memories about each other which later leads them to a fatal destiny.<ref>[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010012011581483119 Gang Dong-won, Song Hye-kyo start filming ''Love'']. ''10Asia''. January 20, 2010.</ref>

Considered one of Korea's most beautiful women,<ref>[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/04/06/2005040661023.html Fans of Snubbed Beauties up in Arms]. ''[[The Chosun Ilbo]]''. April 6, 2005.</ref> in early 2011 Song released the photobook ''Song Hye-kyo's Moment'' which was shot by top photographers in [[Atlanta]], New York City, [[Buenos Aires]], [[Patagonia]], Paris, the [[Netherlands]] and [[Brazil]]. Proceeds from the sales of the photo book was donated to a children's foundation.<ref>[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/01/28/2011012800326.html Song Hye-kyo Returns to Spotlight with Photobook]. ''[[The Chosun Ilbo]]''. January 28, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2931657 Glam picture book]. ''[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]''. January 31, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2931982 Actress’ limited-edition photo essay selling fast]. ''[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]''. February 10, 2011.</ref>

Song then played a documentary filmmaker who finds the strength to forgive the 17-year-old boy who killed her fiance but instead of redemption finds only greater tragedy in ''[[A Reason to Live (2011 film)|A Reason to Live]]'' (Korean title: ''Today''), which after several delays was released in October 2011.<ref>[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011090609375587977 Song Hye-kyo's new film to open in theaters next month]. ''10Asia''. September 6, 2011.</ref> Song was a huge fan of director Lee Jeong-hyang and had actively sought her out,<ref>[http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2942454 In new film, director puts spotlight back on women]. ''[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]''. October 7, 2011.</ref> and though she had difficulty getting into character,<ref>[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011092614071877704 Song Hye-kyo says was difficult getting into character for new movie]. ''10Asia''. September 26, 2011.</ref> Song said she fell in love with the script<ref>[http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=7926 Song Hye Kyo: 'It Is My Honor To Be Compared to Actress Shim Eun Ha']. ''KBS Global''. September 27, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110926000689 Song stars as grieving documentary maker]. ''[[The Korea Herald]]''. September 27, 2011.</ref> and felt her acting had matured.<ref name=shkreturns>[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/10/22/2011102200333.html Song Hye-kyo Returns with New Movie]. ''[[The Chosun Ilbo]]''. October 22, 2011.</ref> She considers the film "a turning point" in her life.<ref>[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2011032310305483651 Song Hye-kyo finishes shooting upcoming drama flick]. ''10Asia''. March 23, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011100820351727540 Song Hye-kyo: I will not think lightly about forgiveness anymore]. ''10Asia''. October 8, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011110314032286095 Interview: Actress Song Hye-kyo – Part 1]. ''10Asia''. November 3, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011110316453991982 Interview: Actress Song Hye-kyo – Part 2]. ''10Asia''. November 3, 2011.</ref>

In 2011, she became the first Asian actress to sign a contract with French global agency Effigies, paving the way for her possible entry into the European market. She released a [[photo-essay]] book in 2012 titled ''It's Time for Hye-kyo''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Actress Song Hye-kyo Talks About Life and Work in Book of Essays|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/09/03/2012090300421.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=September 3, 2012}}</ref>

Song then played a supporting role in ''[[The Grandmaster (film)|The Grandmaster]]'', Chinese director [[Wong Kar-wai]]'s biographical film about [[Bruce Lee]]'s kung fu master [[Ip Man]], for which she learned [[Cantonese]] and martial arts.<ref>[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009122114114810044 Song Hye-kyo to appear in Wong Kar-wai biopic]. ''10Asia''. December 21, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/12/24/2009122400271.html Song Hye-kyo to Star in Wong Kar Wai Film]. ''[[The Chosun Ilbo]]''. December 24, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo Turns Heads in Wong Kar-wai's Kung Fu Flick|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/11/07/2012110700960.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=November 7, 2012}}</ref> She later admitted there had been "a bit of friction and misunderstanding" with Wong while filming, but that the difficulties helped her mature.<ref>{{cite web|title=Actress Song talks about working with director Won|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130702000899|work=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=July 2, 2013}}</ref>

===2013–present: Career resurgence===
Song reunited with the [[Noh Hee-kyung|writer]] and director of ''Worlds Within'' in ''[[That Winter, the Wind Blows]]'', a 2013 remake of 2002 [[Japanese television drama|Japanese drama]] ''Ai Nante Irane Yo, Natsu'' ("I Don't Need Love, Summer"). She played a blind heiress in the melodrama, opposite a con man pretending to be her long-lost brother (played by [[Jo In-sung]]). ''That Winter, the Wind Blows'' placed number one in its timeslot during most of its run, and Song and Jo were praised for their performances.<ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo, Zo In-sung Team Up for TV Soap After Long Sabbatical|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/02/09/2013020900270.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=February 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo Basks in Latest Drama's Success|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/04/06/2013040600337.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=April 6, 2013}}</ref> Song won the Daesang (or "Grand Prize"), the highest award for television, at the 2nd [[APAN Star Awards]].

[[File:Song Hye Kyo.jpg|thumb|upright|left|In June 2016]]
In 2014, Song reunited with Kang Dong-won in ''[[My Brilliant Life]]'', [[E J-yong]]'s film adaptation of [[Kim Aeran]]'s bestselling novel ''My Palpitating Life'' about a couple who watched their son suffering from [[progeria]] grow prematurely old.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kang, Song Hye-kyo to star in new film|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/12/386_147403.html|work=[[The Korea Times]]|date=December 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A-listers bring to life sad story of a fast-aging boy|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2993176|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=August 8, 2014}}</ref>

Romantic epic ''[[The Crossing (2014 film)|The Crossing]]'' was Song's second Chinese film to be released and was directed by [[John Woo]] (Woo's longtime friend and producer [[Terence Chang]] has been managing Song's overseas activities since 2008). Previously titled ''1949'' and ''Love and Let Love'', the long-gestating project had originally been announced at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in 2008,<ref>[http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2008/05/178_24519.html Song Hye-kyo to Star in New John Woo Movie]. ''[[The Korea Times]]''. May 21, 2008.</ref> then cancelled in 2009,<ref>[http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2903055 New John Woo film canceled]. ''[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]''. April 3, 2009.</ref> and revived again in 2011.<ref>[http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?ud=20111220000746 Song Hye-kyo to star in Woo's film]. ''[[The Korea Herald]]''. December 20, 2011.</ref> Woo's recovery from tonsil tumor removal in 2012 led to another delay due to scheduling conflicts among the cast,<ref>{{cite web|title=John Woo Sets ''Crossing'' Release for December|url=http://variety.com/2014/film/news/john-woo-sets-crossing-release-for-december-1201301950/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 9, 2014}}</ref> and Song finally began filming in June 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo to Start Filming John Woo Pic|url=http://www.tenasia.com/song-hye-kyo-to-start-filming-john-woo-pic/|work=10Asia|date=May 29, 2013}}</ref> ''The Crossing'' is based on the true story of the [[Taiping (steamer)|''Taiping'' steamer collision]] and follows six characters and their intertwining love stories in Taiwan and Shanghai during the 1930s; Song played the daughter of a wealthy banker.<ref>{{cite web|title=SONG Hye-kyo Cast in John Woo's New Blockbuster|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=2849|work=Korean Film Council|date=December 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo's Chinese Epic Set for March Release in Korea|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/01/06/2015010601432.html|website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>

Another Chinese film followed in 2015, ''[[The Queens (film)|The Queens]]'', a contemporary romantic comedy about three cosmopolitan women – an actress, a PR specialist and a gallery manager – who manipulate friends and put down their enemies as they play the game of love. Also starring [[Joe Chen]] and [[Vivian Wu]], it was actress [[Annie Yi]]'s directorial debut.<ref>{{cite web|title=BUSAN: Song Hye-kyo to Reign in Desen Media's ''Queens''|url=http://variety.com/2014/film/news/busan-song-hye-kyo-to-reign-in-desen-medias-queens-1201321136/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 4, 2014}}</ref>

In 2016, Song starred in the mega-hit ''[[Descendants of the Sun]]'', an intense drama about an army captain (played by [[Song Joong-ki]]) and a surgeon who fall in love while working amidst disaster-torn areas.<ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo, Song Joong-ki pair up for new drama|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150402000892|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=April 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo talks her next role as military doctor with Elle|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201505191315217835183_2|website=[[The Korea Herald|K-pop Herald]]|date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> The drama was incredibly popular with the final episode recording a 38.8% viewership rating nationwide and 41.6% in the capital area according to Nielsen Korea.<ref>{{cite web|title=‘Descendants of the Sun’ ends with record rating|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160415000713|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=April 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Descendants of the Sun' concludes with 38.8 pct viewership|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/2603000000.html?cid=AEN20160415002400315|website=[[Yonhap]]|date=April 15, 2016}}</ref> The drama reestablished Song as a leader of the [[Hallyu]] and she topped popularity polls in Asia and was noted for her immense brand recognition in South Korea.<ref>{{cite web|title=AmorePacific introduces customizable lipsticks|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160808000904|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=August 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=(Yonhap Feature) Popular TV show stokes Chinese demand for Korean cosmetics|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/2603000000.html?cid=AEN20160507003600315|website=[[Yonhap]]|date=May 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cosmetic sales growth near one-year high in March|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/2603000000.html?cid=AEN20160507001200320|website=[[Yonhap]]|date=May 7, 2016}}</ref> Song won Daesang (Grand Prize), the highest award at the 2016 [[KBS Drama Awards]] along with her co-star, Song Joong-ki.<ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo poses with Song Joong-ki at KBS Drama Awards|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201701041150411363518_2|website=[[The Korea Herald|K-pop Herald]]|date=January 4, 2017}}</ref>

==Personal life ==
In 2003, Song began dating actor [[Lee Byung-hun]] while both were filming ''[[All In (TV series)|All In]]''. Their relationship and subsequent break-up in 2004 generated much media attention and gossip. The experience taught her to draw a clear line between private and public life, saying in a 2008 interview with [[The Dong-a Ilbo]], "The viewers suddenly learned, while in the midst of watching a drama I was acting in, that I was somebody’s girlfriend. In the end, this was an obstacle and only served to create a sense of dislike among viewers."<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:컴백하는 송혜교 "소망? 다작배우 그리고 남친"|url=http://news.donga.com/3//20081001/8638039/1|work=[[The Dong-a Ilbo]]|language=Korean|date=October 1, 2008}}</ref>
[[File:Song Hye-kyo in 2016 KBS Drama Award.jpg|thumb|left|upright|In December 2016]]
Song kept in touch with ''[[The World That They Live In|Worlds Within]]'' co-star [[Hyun Bin]] after the drama ended, but it was their separation while Hyun was filming ''[[Friend, Our Legend]]'' in [[Busan]] that made them realize they were in love. They announced their dating status in June 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/sports/200908/h2009080511275197630.htm|script-title=ko:송혜교ㆍ현빈 "우리 사랑에 빠졌어요|trans_title=Song Hye-kyo & Hyun Bin: "We Fell in Love"|work=[[Hankook Ilbo]]|language=Korean|date=August 5, 2009}}</ref><ref>[http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2908374 ''Worlds Within'' stars couple up]. ''[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]''. August 6, 2009.</ref> But unlike her previous relationship with Lee, Song and Hyun were rarely seen in public together and refused to discuss their relationship with the press. In March 2011 mere hours after Hyun's [[conscription in South Korea|military enlistment]], his and Song's agencies confirmed speculation that the couple had broken up. According to the joint press release, "Both have been very busy shooting films and dramas both in and out of Korea, which inevitably caused them to grow apart." With rumours of their separation circulating since late 2010, the agencies said the two split up in early 2011 but wanted to keep it secret for the time being "because neither of them wanted the public attention to be directed on their split instead of their professional work. Hyun also did not want a personal issue to interfere with his last days with his fans before starting his military service."<ref>[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/03/09/2011030901091.html Hyun Bin, Song Hye-kyo Announce Split]. ''[[The Chosun Ilbo]]''. March 9, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011030810293568137 Hyun Bin and Song Hye-kyo call it quits]. ''10Asia''. March 8, 2011.</ref>

Asked about the after effects of her two romantic relationships that caught the public's attention, Song said in October 2011, "I think the time when I felt uncomfortable about living under a microscope has gone. I'm no longer afraid of such things. What I did was typical of any woman my age. In fact, I haven't had any time to feel lonely."<ref name=shkreturns />

In February 2012, Song filed a [[defamation]] suit against 41 Internet users for fabricating and spreading groundless rumours about her. After an investigation by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, prosecutors charged 24 of the netizens in July 2013.<ref>[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/02/27/2012022701059.html Song Hye-kyo Files Complaint Against 41 Internet Users]. ''[[The Chosun Ilbo]]''. February 27, 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Prosecutors charge 24 in Song case|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2974114|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=July 6, 2013}}</ref>

In August 2014, Song made a public apology for committing [[tax evasion]], arguing that her accountant had mishandled her paper work without her knowledge, with her omitted income tax from 2009 to 2011 totaling {{SK won|2.56 billion}}. She said that after receiving a notification from the National Tax Service, she paid the full amount with additional fines in the amount of {{SK won|3.8 billion}} ({{USD|3.7 million}}) in October 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo expresses deep regret over tax evasion|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140819000545|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=August 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tax accountant victimizes Song Hae-kyo|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/08/511_163219.html|website=[[The Korea Times]]|date=August 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Song probed for tax evasion|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2993713|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=August 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Actress apologizes for tax evasion|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2993823|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=August 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Song deals with a taxing issue|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2994124|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=August 28, 2014}}</ref>

==Other activities==
Not many fans know that Song has donated her time to help animals since 2007 or perhaps earlier. Song has been very careful not to draw any attention to her work. In 2012, pictures of Song secretly participating in volunteer work appears online. The pictures showed of Song volunteering on a rainy day at a stray animal shelter in [[Cheonan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye Gyo is a Volunteer Angel|url=http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/4521/song-hye-gyo-enjoys-volunteering|website=enewsWorld|date=March 20, 2012}}</ref> In 2013, [[Korea Animal Rights Advocates|KARA]] posted photos of Song and her co-star, [[Im Se-mi]] from ''[[That Winter, the Wind Blows]]'' working at a house dog shelter in [[Yeoju]]. Until now, Song still participate in activities related by [[Korea Animal Rights Advocates|KARA]].

===Collaboration with Professor Seo Kyung-duk===
A representative from Song's agency said, "Because Song has travelled extensively for work, she has become aware of how important it is for tourists to be able to read information in their own language.”<ref>{{cite web|title=Actress Song Hye-gyo funds update to MoMA’s Korean-language guide|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2946873|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=January 10, 2012}}</ref> So, Song in collaboration with professor Seo Kyung-duk of [[Sungshin Women's University]] have decided to donate brochure or information in Korean to various historic Korean sites, art galleries and museums in the world. Professor Seo praised Song who is supporting her country quietly.<ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo’s quiet Korean love|url=http://www.hancinema.net/song-hye-kyo-s-quiet-korean-love-48349.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|date=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
*In January 2012, Song and Seo funds publication of new [[Museum of Modern Art|MoMA]] Korean guidebook in [[New York City]]. "Song covered the cost of publishing a new Korean guidebook for [[Museum of Modern Art|MoMA]]," said Seo.<ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye Gyo Funds New MoMA Korean Guidebook|url=http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/2683/song-hye-gyo-funds-new-moma-korean-guidebook|website=enewsWorld|date=January 10, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Song funds publication of MoMA Korean guidebook|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20120110000665|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=January 10, 2012}}</ref>
*In April 2012, Song also covered the cost for the production of the new Korean brochure for [[Yun Bong-gil]] Memorial Hall in [[Shanghai]], [[China]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye Gyo to Fund Korea Brochure Distribution in China|url=http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/6056/song-hye-gyo-to-fund-korea-brochure-distribution-in-china|website=enewsWorld|date=April 27, 2012}}</ref>
*In November 2012, Song and Seo installed a promotional video box about Korea at the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|Museum of Fine Arts]] in [[Boston]].
*Song acutely aware of the challenges faced by the visually impaired when Song playing the role as them in ''[[That Winter, the Wind Blows]]''. So, In March 2013, Song has decided to sponsor the publication of guidebooks for the blind at the Independence Hall of Korea in [[Cheonan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo Opens Wallet to Help the Blind|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/03/28/2013032800838.html|website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=March 28, 2013}}</ref>
*In August 2013, Song and Korea PR expert Seo Kyung-duk have donated a relief work of three independence fighters to the [[Yi Jun]] Peace Museum in [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Actress, professor donate relief to Yi Jun museum|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130814000847|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=August 14, 2013}}</ref>
*In October 2013, Song and Korea PR specialist Seo Kyung-duk again donated guidebooks to Korean at [[An Jung-geun]] Memorial Hall in [[Harbin]], [[China]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye Kyo Supports Patriot Ahn Joong Kun Memorial Hall in Harbin, China|url=http://bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=7443|website=BNTNews|date=October 29, 2013}}</ref>
*In November 2013, Korea PR specialist Seo Kyung-duk and the fan club of Song Hye-kyo announced that they donated Korean guidebooks to National History Museum in [[Uzbekistan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye Kyo’s Fan Club Donates Korean Guidebooks to History Museum in Uzbekistan|url=http://bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=7844|website=BNTNews|date=November 21, 2013}}</ref>
*In April 2014, Song and Seo have decided to donate 10,000 Korean information pamphlets for the building of the now-defunct Provisional Government of Korea in [[Hangzhou]], [[China]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Actress donates pamphlets to historic building in China|url=http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/people/2014/04/178_155175.html|website=[[The Korea Times]]|date=April 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye Kyo Donates Korean Guidebooks to the Provisional Government in Hangzhou|url=http://bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=11010|website=BNTNews|date=April 11, 2014}}</ref>
*In April 2015, Song has donated money to print brochures at a church in [[New York City]], which has been deemed as a historic Korean site.<ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo donates to 'historic Korean site' in NY|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201504171533479382843_2|website=[[The Korea Herald|K-pop Herald]]|date=April 17, 2015}}</ref>
*In April 2016, Song and Seo have donated 10,000 Korean language brochures to the historic site of the Korean Provisional Government in [[Changsha]]. She has donated Korean language brochures to the [[Statue of Liberty]] in [[New York City]] too.
*In August 2016, To commemorate the National Liberation Day of Korea on August 15, Song in collaboration with professor Seo donated a total of 10,000 brochures to the Utoro Village in [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye Kyo makes generous efforts on Korean Independence Day|url=http://www.ibtimes.sg/song-hye-kyo-makes-generous-efforts-korean-independence-day-2800|website=IBTimes|date=August 17, 2016}}</ref>
*In December 2016, Song & Professor Seo have donated 10,000 copies of a Korean guidebook to [[Yun Bong-gil]] Memorial Hall in [[Shanghai]] for commemoration of his passing day (December 19, 1932).<ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo donates Korean Guidebook to Yoon Bong Gil Memorial|url=http://www.hancinema.net/song-hye-kyo-donates-korean-guidebook-to-yoon-bong-gil-memorial-101650.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|date=December 19, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo endows memorial in China|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201612191450510373768_2|website=[[The Korea Herald|K-pop Herald]]|date=December 19, 2016}}</ref>
*In March 2017, Song celebrates the [[March 1st Movement|Independence Movement Day]] with donated 10,000 copies of a Korean guidebook to historic Korean sites in [[Tokyo]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:송혜교, 3·1절 맞아 역사 유적지 안내서 日 배포|url=http://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=241&aid=0002646068|website=[[Naver Corporation|Naver]]|language=Korean|date=March 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo promotes Korean history in Tokyo|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201703011828084492094_2|website=[[The Korea Herald|K-pop Herald]]|date=March 1, 2017}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Television dramas===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 750px;"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Network
|-
| 1995
| ''New Generation Report: Adults Don’t Know''
| bit part
| [[KBS1]]
|-
| 1996-1997
| ''[[First Love (1996 TV series)|First Love]]''
| one of the students being tutored by Hyo-kyung
| rowspan="2" | [[KBS2]]
|-
| rowspan=4| 1997
| ''Happy Morning''
| Oh Ye-boon
|-
| ''Beautiful Face''
| bit part
| rowspan="2" | [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]
|-
| 70-minute Drama: ''When They Met''
| [[extra (acting)|extra]]
|-
| ''One of a Pair'' <!--aka Partner-->
| [[extra (acting)|extra]]
| [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]]
|-
| 1997–1998
| ''Wedding Dress''
| granddaughter
| [[KBS2]]
|-
| 1998-1999
| ''Six Siblings''
| Choi Eun-shil
| [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]]
|-
| 1998–2000
| ''Soonpoong Clinic''
| Oh Hye-kyo
| rowspan="6" | [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]
|-
| rowspan=2| 1998
| ''Deadly Eyes''
| Oh Jung-ah
|-
| ''[[White Nights 3.98]]''
| young Hong Jung-yeon
|-
| 1998–1999
| ''How Am I?''
| Ye-rin
|-
| rowspan=2| 1999–2000
| ''Marching''
| Song Hye-kyo
|-
| ''Sweet Bride''
| Kim Young-hee
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Autumn in My Heart]]''
| Yoon/Choi Eun-seo
| [[KBS2]]
|-
| rowspan=2| 2001
| ''[[Hotelier (TV series)|Hotelier]]''
| Kim Yoon-hee
| [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]]
|-
| ''[[Guardian Angel (TV series)|Guardian Angel]]''
| Jung Da-so
| rowspan="3" | [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]
|-
| 2003
| ''[[All In (TV series)|All In]]''
| Min Su-yeon/Angela
|-
| rowspan=2| 2004
| ''[[Sunlight Pours Down]]''
| Ji Yeon-woo
|-
| ''[[Full House (2004 TV series)|Full House]]''
| Han Ji-eun
| rowspan="2" | [[KBS2]]
|-
| 2008
| ''[[The World That They Live In|Worlds Within]]''
| Joo Joon-young
|-
| 2013
| ''[[That Winter, the Wind Blows]]''
| Oh Young
| [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Descendants of the Sun]]''
| Kang Mo-yeon
| [[KBS2]]
|-
|}

===Films===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 750px;"
! width=30| Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2005
| ''[[My Girl and I]]''
| Bae Su-eun
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Hwang Jin Yi (Film)|Hwang Jin Yi]]''
| Hwang Jin-yi
|
|-
| 2008
| ''Make Yourself at Home''
| Sookhy
| American [[Independent film|indie]] film
|-
| 2010
| ''Camellia'' – "Love for Sale"
| Bo-ra
| [[Anthology film|Omnibus]] film
|-
| rowspan=2|2011
| ''[[Countdown (2011 film)|Countdown]]''
| pretty girl ([[poster]])
| Special appearance
|-
| ''[[A Reason to Live (2011 film)|A Reason to Live]]''
| Da-hye
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[The Grandmaster (film)|The Grandmaster]]''
| Zhang Yongcheng
| Chinese film
|-
| rowspan=2|2014
| ''[[My Brilliant Life]]''
| Choi Mi-ra
|
|-
| ''[[The Crossing (2014 film)|The Crossing: Part 1]]''
| Zhou Yunfen
| rowspan="3" | Chinese film
|-
| rowspan=2|2015
| ''[[The Queens (film)|The Queens]]''
| Annie
|-
| ''[[The Crossing (2014 film)|The Crossing: Part 2]]''
| Zhou Yunfen
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 750px;"
|-
! width=30| Year
! Song Title
! Artist
! Co-star
|-
| 1996
| "This Promise" || Kim Soo-keun ||
|-
| rowspan=2|2000
| "Curious Destiny" || [[Shin Sung-woo]] || [[Shin Sung-woo]]
|-
| "Once Upon a Day" || [[Kim Bum-soo]] || [[Song Seung-heon]], [[Ji Jin-hee]]
|-
|}

===Educational, music, radio and entertainment shows===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 750px;"
|-
! width=70| Year
! Title
! Role
! Network
|-
| 1998
| ''GO! Our Heaven''
|
| [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]]
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Inkigayo]] Live 20''
| Host with Park Soo-hong
| rowspan="2" | [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]
|-
| 1999-2000
| ''Our Happy Saturday''
| Host
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Music Bank (TV series)|Music Bank]]''
| Host with [[Lee Hwi-jae]]
| [[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]]
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Mnet KM Music Festival]]''
| Host with [[Cha Tae-hyun]]
| [[Mnet (TV channel)|Mnet]]
|-
| rowspan=3|2007
| ''She's Olive: Song Hye-kyo in Paris''
| Herself
| [[O'live]]
|-
| ''Guerilla Date''
| rowspan="3" | Guest
| [[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]]
|-
| ''Blue Night with Sung Si-kyung''
| [[MBC FM4U]]
|-
| 2008
| ''Gutannubo''
| [[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]]
|-
| 2009
| ''Good Morning Panda'' (Documentary)
|Narrator
|[[Educational Broadcasting System|EBS]]
|-
| rowspan=3|2011
| ''[[Cultwo Show]]''
| rowspan="3" | Guest
| [[SBS Power FM]]
|-
| ''Blue Night with An Jung-yup''
| rowspan="2" | [[MBC FM4U]]
|-
| ''[[Bae Cheol-soo's Music Camp]]''
|-
| 2016
| ''May, the Children'' (Documentary)
|Narrator
|[[KBS1]]
|}

==Discography==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 550px;"
|-
! width=30| Year
! width=190| Song Title
! Notes
|-
| 2012 || "Switch: Be White" || duet with [[John Park (musician)|John Park]] (single) for [[Laneige]] ads
|-
|}

==Books==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 750px;"
|-
! width=30| Year
! width=190| Title
! Type
! Publisher
! ISBN
|-
| 2011 || ''Song Hye-kyo's Moment'' || [[Photograph album|Photo Book]] || rowspan="2" | Nangman Books || {{ISBNT|9788994842127}}
|-
| 2012 || ''It's Time for Hye-kyo'' || [[Photo-essay|Photo Essay]] || {{ISBNT|9788994842226}}
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Nominated work !! Result
!Ref.
|-
| 1996 || SunKyung Smart Model Contest || Grand Prize || {{NA}} || {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=AOA Seolhyun|url=http://www.hancinema.net/aoa-seolhyun-on-my-way-to-my-dreams-81410.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|date=April 28, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 1998 || [[SBS Drama Awards]] || Best New Actress in a Sitcom || ''Soonpoong Clinic, How Am I?'' || {{won}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2000 || rowspan=2|[[KBS Drama Awards]] || Photogenic Award, Actress || rowspan=4|''[[Autumn in My Heart]]'' || {{won}}
|
|-
| Popularity Award, Actress || {{won}}
|
|-
| rowspan=6|2001 ||rowspan=2| 37th [[Baeksang Arts Awards]] || Most Popular Actress (TV) || {{won}}
| <ref>[http://isplus.live.joins.com/award/bs/2011/history/h_history.asp?menuid=2&R=37 "37th Baeksang Arts Awards"] (in Korean). ''[[Paeksang Arts Awards|Baeksang Arts Awards]]''. Retrieved 2017 January 12.</ref>
|-
| Best New Actress (TV) || {{nom}}
|
|-
| Gold Song Awards (Hong Kong) || Top Korean Star || {{NA}} || {{won}}
|
|-
| 16th [[Golden Disk Awards]] || Popular Music Video Award || [[Kim Bum-soo]]'s ''Once Upon a Day'' || {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:골든디스크 대상에 그룹 god의 '길'|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0000120161|website=Naver|language=Korean|date=December 14, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:[골든디스크] 대상에 god 수상|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=038&aid=0000115949|website=[[Naver Corporation|Naver]]|language=Korean|date=December 14, 2001}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|[[SBS Drama Awards]] || Top 10 Stars || rowspan=2|''[[Guardian Angel (TV series)|Guardian Angel]]'' || {{won}}
|
|-
| SBSi Award || {{won}}
|
|-
| 2002 || [[China Entertainment Television|CETV Awards]] || Top 10 Asian Entertainers || {{N/A}} || {{Won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:윤시윤, 중국에서는 내가 왕…송혜교급|url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=104&oid=003&aid=0004870802|website=[[Naver Corporation|Naver]]|language=Korean|date=December 9, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|2003 || rowspan=2|[[SBS Drama Awards]] || Top 10 Stars || rowspan=2|''[[All In (TV series)|All In]]'' || {{won}}
|
|-
| Top Excellence Award, Actress || {{won}}
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2004 || rowspan=3| [[KBS Drama Awards]] || Best Couple <small>with [[Rain (entertainer)|Rain]]</small> || rowspan=4|''[[Full House (2004 TV series)|Full House]]'' || {{won}}
| rowspan="3" | <ref>[http://www.kbs.co.kr/end_program/drama/2006award/redcarpet/2004.html "2004 KBS Drama Awards"] (in Korean). ''[[KBS Drama Awards]]''. Retrieved 2017 January 12.</ref>
|-
| Popularity Award, Actress || {{won}}
|-
| Top Excellence Award, Actress || {{won}}
|-
| 2005 || [[41st Paeksang Arts Awards|41st]] [[Baeksang Arts Awards]] || Best Actress (TV) || {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2006 || [[42nd Paeksang Arts Awards|42nd]] [[Baeksang Arts Awards]] || Best New Actress (Film) || rowspan=2|''[[My Girl and I]]'' || {{nom}}
| <ref>[http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/fi/prize.nhn?code=19&rnd=42 "42nd Baeksang Arts Awards"] Naver (in Korean). ''[[Paeksang Arts Awards|Baeksang Arts Awards]]''. Retrieved 2017 January 12.</ref>
|-
| [[43rd Grand Bell Awards|43rd]] [[Grand Bell Awards]] || Best New Actress || {{nom}}
| <ref>[http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/fi/prize.nhn?code=30&rnd=43 "43rd Daejong Film Awards"] Naver (in Korean). ''[[Grand Bell Awards]]''. Retrieved 2017 January 12.</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|2007 || [[28th Blue Dragon Film Awards|28th]] [[Blue Dragon Film Awards]] || Best Actress || rowspan=2|''[[Hwang Jin Yi (film)|Hwang Jin Yi]]'' || {{nom}}
| <ref>[http://www.blueaward.co.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=awards_news&sca=28 "28th Blue Dragon Film Awards"] (in Korean). ''[[Blue Dragon Film Awards]]''. Retrieved 2017 January 12.</ref>
|-
| 6th [[Korean Film Awards]] || Best New Actress || {{won}}
| <ref>[http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/ent/koreafilm/06/winner/index.html "6th Korean Film Awards"] (in Korean). ''[[Korean Film Awards]]''. Retrieved 2017 January 12.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=6th Korean Film Awards Winners|url=http://www.hancinema.net/6th-korean-film-awards-winners-11650.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|date=December 4, 2007}}</ref>
|-
| 2008 || [[2008 KBS Drama Awards|KBS Drama Awards]] || Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries || ''[[Worlds Within]]'' || {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2009 || Shanghai New Entertainment All Star Charity Awards || Most Charming Charity Star Award || {{NA}} || {{won}}
|
|-
| 43rd Taxpayer's Day || Prime Minister's Commendation || {{NA}} || {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:[삼성서] 송연식 서장 "세금 낭비 없도록하자"|url=http://www.taxtimes.co.kr/hous01_sejeong.htm?bigcode=2&middlecode=6&r_id=125223|website=Taxtimes|language=Korean|date=March 3, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| 2011 || 12th Women in Film Korea Awards || Best Actress || ''[[A Reason to Live (2011 film)|A Reason to Live]]'' || {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye Gyo Named Female Cineaste of the Year|url=http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/2129/song-hye-gyo-named-female-cineaste-of-the-year|website=enewsWorld|date=December 13, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo, 2011 Female Movie People Acting Awardee|url=http://www.hancinema.net/song-hye-kyo-2011-female-movie-people-acting-awardee-36280.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|date=December 13, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=9|2013 || [[49th Paeksang Arts Awards|49th]] [[Baeksang Arts Awards]] || Best Actress (TV) || rowspan=9| ''[[That Winter, the Wind Blows]]'' || {{nom}}
| <ref>[http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/fi/prize.nhn?code=19&rnd=49 "49th Baeksang Arts Awards"] Naver (in Korean). ''[[Paeksang Arts Awards|Baeksang Arts Awards]]''. Retrieved 2017 January 12.</ref>
|-
| 7th [[Mnet 20's Choice Awards]] || 20's Drama Star – Female || {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Suzy nominated for "20's Choice"|url=http://www.hancinema.net/suzy-nominated-for-20-s-choice-for-3-years-in-a-row-57923.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|date=July 7, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| 8th [[Seoul International Drama Awards]] || Outstanding Korean Actress || {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[6th Korea Drama Awards|6th]] [[Korea Drama Awards]] || Daesang (Grand Prize) || {{nom}}
| <ref>[http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/fi/prize.nhn?code=251&rnd=6 "6th Korea Drama Awards"] Naver (in Korean). ''[[Korea Drama Awards]]''. Retrieved 2017 January 12.</ref>
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| rowspan=2|[[2nd APAN Star Awards|2nd]] [[APAN Star Awards]] || Top Excellence Award, Actress || {{nom}}
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| Daesang (Grand Prize) || {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Song wins top Star award|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2980560|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=November 18, 2013}}</ref>
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| rowspan=3| [[2013 SBS Drama Awards|SBS Drama Awards]] || Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries || {{won}}
| rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|title=SBS Drama Awards 2013 Winners|url=http://www.hancinema.net/sbs-drama-awards-2013-winners-64428.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|date=December 31, 2013}}</ref>
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| Top 10 Stars || {{won}}
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| Best Couple <small>with [[Jo In-sung]]</small> || {{nom}}
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| rowspan="13" |2016
| rowspan="3" |[[52nd Paeksang Arts Awards|52nd]] [[Baeksang Arts Awards]]
|Best Actress (TV)
| rowspan="6" |''[[Descendants of the Sun]]''
|{{Nominated}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Top stars in line for acting awards|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3018490|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=May 10, 2016}}</ref>
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|Most Popular Actress (TV)
|{{Won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Director Lee takes top Baeksang honor|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3019614|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=June 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://isplus.live.joins.com/award/bs/2011/history/h_history.asp?menuid=2&R=52 "52nd Baeksang Arts Awards"] (in Korean). ''[[Paeksang Arts Awards|Baeksang Arts Awards]]''. Retrieved 2017 January 12.</ref>
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|[[iQiyi]] Global Star Award
|{{Won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=52nd Baeksang Arts Awards 2016 Winners in Dramas|url=http://www.hancinema.net/52nd-baeksang-arts-awards-2016-winners-in-dramas-95244.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|date=June 3, 2016}}</ref>
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| rowspan=3| [[5th APAN Star Awards|5th]] [[APAN Star Awards]] || Daesang (Grand Prize) || {{nom}}
| rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|title=APAN Star Awards Nominees List: Song Joong-ki, Park Shin-hye, Song Hye-kyo, Jo Jin-woong and more|url=http://www.hancinema.net/apan-star-awards-nominees-list-song-joong-ki-park-shin-hye-song-hye-kyo-jo-jin-woong-and-more-99111.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|date=September 29, 2016}}</ref>
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| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Couple <small>with [[Song Joong-ki]]</small> || {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2016 APAN Star Awards Winners|url=http://www.hancinema.net/2016-apan-star-awards-winners-99187.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|date=October 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Song Joong-ki wins grand prize at APAN awards|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20161003000276|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=October 3, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 7th Korean Popular Culture & Arts Awards || President's Award || {{NA}} || {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo, Song Joong-ki to Receive Presidential Awards|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/10/26/2016102601077.html|website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=October 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Namgung Won, Kim Ji-mi among cultural medal recipients|url=http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/10/135_216889.html|website=[[The Korea Times]]|date=October 26, 2016}}</ref>
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| 1st [[Asia Artist Awards]] || Best Artist Award, Actress || rowspan="6" |''[[Descendants of the Sun]]'' || {{nom}}
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| rowspan="5" | [[2016 KBS Drama Awards|30th]] [[KBS Drama Awards]] || Daesang (Grand Prize) || {{won}}
| rowspan="5"|<ref>[http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/2016award/fame/awards/index.html "2016 KBS Drama Awards"] (in Korean). ''[[KBS Drama Awards]]''. Retrieved 2017 January 12.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Song-Song couple wins top KBS Award|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201701011310526615185_2|website=[[The Korea Herald|K-pop Herald]]|date=January 1, 2017}}</ref>
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|Top Excellence Award, Actress || {{nom}}
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|Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries || {{nom}}
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| Best Couple <small> with [[Song Joong-ki]]</small> || {{won}}
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| Asia Best Couple <small> with [[Song Joong-ki]]</small> || {{won}}
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==References==
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Song Hye-kyo
In October 2008
Born (1981-11-22) November 22, 1981 (age 42)
Dalseo District, Daegu,
EducationSejong University
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
AgentUnited Artists Agency
WebsiteWebsite
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSong Hye-gyo
McCune–ReischauerSong Hye-kyo

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Song Hye-kyo (born November 22, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She gained popularity through her leading roles in television dramas Autumn in My Heart (2000), All In (2003), Full House (2004), That Winter, the Wind Blows (2013) and Descendants of the Sun (2016) which achieved pan-Asia success. She has also starred in films Hwang Jin Yi (2007), The Grandmaster (2013), My Brilliant Life (2014) and The Queens (2015).

The success of Song's television dramas internationally established her as a top Hallyu star. In 2017, she ranked 7th in Forbes magazine's Korea Power Celebrity list.[3]

Early life

When Song Hye-kyo was born, she was sick and her parents and doctors thought that she would not survive. Upon her recovery, Song's parents registered her birth on February 26, 1982 (instead of her actual birthdate, November 22, 1981).[4]

Song's parents divorced when she was a young girl, and she was raised by her mother.[5] They moved from her birthplace in Daegu to the Gangnam District in Seoul, where she trained as a figure skater in elementary school, but quit when she was in the eighth grade.[6] Though Song considered herself shy and introverted, she was described by her high school teacher as having a "cheerful character, she mixed well with her friends and was always in a bright mood."[7][8] Song Hye-kyo attended college at Sejong University, where she majored in Film Arts.

Career

1996–2004: Breakthrough and international fame

In 1996, the 14-year-old Song, then a third-year junior high school student, won first place in the SunKyung Smart Model Contest, and she made her entertainment debut as a model for the school uniform company.[9] This led to her being cast in a small role in her first television drama, First Love. She would continue to appear in a string of various dramas and sitcoms, notably Soonpoong Clinic. But it wasn't until the KBS drama Autumn in My Heart in 2000 with Song Seung-heon and Won Bin that she rose to fame in Korea and throughout Asia. The romantic melodrama series was a ratings success, pioneering a trend in Korean melodramatic series and launching a fever that is commonly referred to as the "Korean Wave" and leading to Song becoming a Hallyu star.

In 2003, her popularity continued to climb when she played a leading role alongside Lee Byung-hun in the gambling drama All In, which drew solid viewership ratings nationwide throughout its run with a peak viewer rating of 47.7 percent. The following year, she co-starred with singer Rain in the hit romantic comedy series Full House. The drama achieved pan-asia success and established Song as one of the most well-known Korean actress in Asia.

2005–2012: Film debut and overseas ventures

Early 2005, Song went to San Francisco to study English, and later traveled to Seattle. Song took time off to recharge herself after the successful asia drama Full House. "I have had a good rest. It was a good opportunity to reflect on myself," said Song. Song returned to Korea on March 5 2005.[10] The same year, Song made her big-screen debut in My Girl and I (a Korean remake of Crying Out Love in the Center of the World), which was panned by audiences and critics alike. Vocal about her dissatisfaction with typecasting in the roles she was being offered,[11] Song proved in the following year that she took on different roles.

In October 2008

She returned to the big-screen in 2007, as the titular gisaeng in the film adaptation of Hwang Jin Yi.[12][13] Because they found Song's image "too cute," Jun Ji-hyun and Soo Ae were the producers' original choices for the role, but Song went on a rigorous diet and surprised them with her will and desire to be Hwang Jini.[14] A year later, she made her American debut in the Hollywood indie Make Yourself at Home (formerly titled Fetish), a psychological thriller about a girl who was born to a shaman mother and tries to flee her fate by becoming an immigrant bride in the U.S.[15][16] Despite Song's attempts to challenge herself, both films underwhelmed at the box office.[17]

She made her TV comeback in late 2008 with The World That They Live In (also known as Worlds Within), a series set at a broadcast station in which Song and Hyun Bin played drama PDs who work together and fall in love.[18][19]

In 2010, she starred in Camellia, an omnibus pic made up of three short films directed by three Asian directors. Each episode is set in the past, present and future of the city of Busan. In the film's final segment Love for Sale, Song and Kang Dong-won played former lovers who forget their memories about each other which later leads them to a fatal destiny.[20]

Considered one of Korea's most beautiful women,[21] in early 2011 Song released the photobook Song Hye-kyo's Moment which was shot by top photographers in Atlanta, New York City, Buenos Aires, Patagonia, Paris, the Netherlands and Brazil. Proceeds from the sales of the photo book was donated to a children's foundation.[22][23][24]

Song then played a documentary filmmaker who finds the strength to forgive the 17-year-old boy who killed her fiance but instead of redemption finds only greater tragedy in A Reason to Live (Korean title: Today), which after several delays was released in October 2011.[25] Song was a huge fan of director Lee Jeong-hyang and had actively sought her out,[26] and though she had difficulty getting into character,[27] Song said she fell in love with the script[28][29] and felt her acting had matured.[30] She considers the film "a turning point" in her life.[31][32][33][34]

In 2011, she became the first Asian actress to sign a contract with French global agency Effigies, paving the way for her possible entry into the European market. She released a photo-essay book in 2012 titled It's Time for Hye-kyo.[35]

Song then played a supporting role in The Grandmaster, Chinese director Wong Kar-wai's biographical film about Bruce Lee's kung fu master Ip Man, for which she learned Cantonese and martial arts.[36][37][38] She later admitted there had been "a bit of friction and misunderstanding" with Wong while filming, but that the difficulties helped her mature.[39]

2013–present: Career resurgence

Song reunited with the writer and director of Worlds Within in That Winter, the Wind Blows, a 2013 remake of 2002 Japanese drama Ai Nante Irane Yo, Natsu ("I Don't Need Love, Summer"). She played a blind heiress in the melodrama, opposite a con man pretending to be her long-lost brother (played by Jo In-sung). That Winter, the Wind Blows placed number one in its timeslot during most of its run, and Song and Jo were praised for their performances.[40][41] Song won the Daesang (or "Grand Prize"), the highest award for television, at the 2nd APAN Star Awards.

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In June 2016

In 2014, Song reunited with Kang Dong-won in My Brilliant Life, E J-yong's film adaptation of Kim Aeran's bestselling novel My Palpitating Life about a couple who watched their son suffering from progeria grow prematurely old.[42][43]

Romantic epic The Crossing was Song's second Chinese film to be released and was directed by John Woo (Woo's longtime friend and producer Terence Chang has been managing Song's overseas activities since 2008). Previously titled 1949 and Love and Let Love, the long-gestating project had originally been announced at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008,[44] then cancelled in 2009,[45] and revived again in 2011.[46] Woo's recovery from tonsil tumor removal in 2012 led to another delay due to scheduling conflicts among the cast,[47] and Song finally began filming in June 2013.[48] The Crossing is based on the true story of the Taiping steamer collision and follows six characters and their intertwining love stories in Taiwan and Shanghai during the 1930s; Song played the daughter of a wealthy banker.[49][50]

Another Chinese film followed in 2015, The Queens, a contemporary romantic comedy about three cosmopolitan women – an actress, a PR specialist and a gallery manager – who manipulate friends and put down their enemies as they play the game of love. Also starring Joe Chen and Vivian Wu, it was actress Annie Yi's directorial debut.[51]

In 2016, Song starred in the mega-hit Descendants of the Sun, an intense drama about an army captain (played by Song Joong-ki) and a surgeon who fall in love while working amidst disaster-torn areas.[52][53] The drama was incredibly popular with the final episode recording a 38.8% viewership rating nationwide and 41.6% in the capital area according to Nielsen Korea.[54][55] The drama reestablished Song as a leader of the Hallyu and she topped popularity polls in Asia and was noted for her immense brand recognition in South Korea.[56][57][58] Song won Daesang (Grand Prize), the highest award at the 2016 KBS Drama Awards along with her co-star, Song Joong-ki.[59]

Personal life

In 2003, Song began dating actor Lee Byung-hun while both were filming All In. Their relationship and subsequent break-up in 2004 generated much media attention and gossip. The experience taught her to draw a clear line between private and public life, saying in a 2008 interview with The Dong-a Ilbo, "The viewers suddenly learned, while in the midst of watching a drama I was acting in, that I was somebody’s girlfriend. In the end, this was an obstacle and only served to create a sense of dislike among viewers."[60]

In December 2016

Song kept in touch with Worlds Within co-star Hyun Bin after the drama ended, but it was their separation while Hyun was filming Friend, Our Legend in Busan that made them realize they were in love. They announced their dating status in June 2009.[61][62] But unlike her previous relationship with Lee, Song and Hyun were rarely seen in public together and refused to discuss their relationship with the press. In March 2011 mere hours after Hyun's military enlistment, his and Song's agencies confirmed speculation that the couple had broken up. According to the joint press release, "Both have been very busy shooting films and dramas both in and out of Korea, which inevitably caused them to grow apart." With rumours of their separation circulating since late 2010, the agencies said the two split up in early 2011 but wanted to keep it secret for the time being "because neither of them wanted the public attention to be directed on their split instead of their professional work. Hyun also did not want a personal issue to interfere with his last days with his fans before starting his military service."[63][64]

Asked about the after effects of her two romantic relationships that caught the public's attention, Song said in October 2011, "I think the time when I felt uncomfortable about living under a microscope has gone. I'm no longer afraid of such things. What I did was typical of any woman my age. In fact, I haven't had any time to feel lonely."[30]

In February 2012, Song filed a defamation suit against 41 Internet users for fabricating and spreading groundless rumours about her. After an investigation by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, prosecutors charged 24 of the netizens in July 2013.[65][66]

In August 2014, Song made a public apology for committing tax evasion, arguing that her accountant had mishandled her paper work without her knowledge, with her omitted income tax from 2009 to 2011 totaling ₩2.56 billion. She said that after receiving a notification from the National Tax Service, she paid the full amount with additional fines in the amount of ₩3.8 billion (US$3.7 million) in October 2012.[67][68][69][70][71]

Other activities

Not many fans know that Song has donated her time to help animals since 2007 or perhaps earlier. Song has been very careful not to draw any attention to her work. In 2012, pictures of Song secretly participating in volunteer work appears online. The pictures showed of Song volunteering on a rainy day at a stray animal shelter in Cheonan.[72] In 2013, KARA posted photos of Song and her co-star, Im Se-mi from That Winter, the Wind Blows working at a house dog shelter in Yeoju. Until now, Song still participate in activities related by KARA.

Collaboration with Professor Seo Kyung-duk

A representative from Song's agency said, "Because Song has travelled extensively for work, she has become aware of how important it is for tourists to be able to read information in their own language.”[73] So, Song in collaboration with professor Seo Kyung-duk of Sungshin Women's University have decided to donate brochure or information in Korean to various historic Korean sites, art galleries and museums in the world. Professor Seo praised Song who is supporting her country quietly.[74]

  • In January 2012, Song and Seo funds publication of new MoMA Korean guidebook in New York City. "Song covered the cost of publishing a new Korean guidebook for MoMA," said Seo.[75][76]
  • In April 2012, Song also covered the cost for the production of the new Korean brochure for Yun Bong-gil Memorial Hall in Shanghai, China.[77]
  • In November 2012, Song and Seo installed a promotional video box about Korea at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
  • Song acutely aware of the challenges faced by the visually impaired when Song playing the role as them in That Winter, the Wind Blows. So, In March 2013, Song has decided to sponsor the publication of guidebooks for the blind at the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan.[78]
  • In August 2013, Song and Korea PR expert Seo Kyung-duk have donated a relief work of three independence fighters to the Yi Jun Peace Museum in The Hague, Netherlands.[79]
  • In October 2013, Song and Korea PR specialist Seo Kyung-duk again donated guidebooks to Korean at An Jung-geun Memorial Hall in Harbin, China.[80]
  • In November 2013, Korea PR specialist Seo Kyung-duk and the fan club of Song Hye-kyo announced that they donated Korean guidebooks to National History Museum in Uzbekistan.[81]
  • In April 2014, Song and Seo have decided to donate 10,000 Korean information pamphlets for the building of the now-defunct Provisional Government of Korea in Hangzhou, China.[82][83]
  • In April 2015, Song has donated money to print brochures at a church in New York City, which has been deemed as a historic Korean site.[84]
  • In April 2016, Song and Seo have donated 10,000 Korean language brochures to the historic site of the Korean Provisional Government in Changsha. She has donated Korean language brochures to the Statue of Liberty in New York City too.
  • In August 2016, To commemorate the National Liberation Day of Korea on August 15, Song in collaboration with professor Seo donated a total of 10,000 brochures to the Utoro Village in Japan.[85]
  • In December 2016, Song & Professor Seo have donated 10,000 copies of a Korean guidebook to Yun Bong-gil Memorial Hall in Shanghai for commemoration of his passing day (December 19, 1932).[86][87]
  • In March 2017, Song celebrates the Independence Movement Day with donated 10,000 copies of a Korean guidebook to historic Korean sites in Tokyo.[88][89]

Filmography

Television dramas

Year Title Role Network
1995 New Generation Report: Adults Don’t Know bit part KBS1
1996-1997 First Love one of the students being tutored by Hyo-kyung KBS2
1997 Happy Morning Oh Ye-boon
Beautiful Face bit part SBS
70-minute Drama: When They Met extra
One of a Pair extra MBC
1997–1998 Wedding Dress granddaughter KBS2
1998-1999 Six Siblings Choi Eun-shil MBC
1998–2000 Soonpoong Clinic Oh Hye-kyo SBS
1998 Deadly Eyes Oh Jung-ah
White Nights 3.98 young Hong Jung-yeon
1998–1999 How Am I? Ye-rin
1999–2000 Marching Song Hye-kyo
Sweet Bride Kim Young-hee
2000 Autumn in My Heart Yoon/Choi Eun-seo KBS2
2001 Hotelier Kim Yoon-hee MBC
Guardian Angel Jung Da-so SBS
2003 All In Min Su-yeon/Angela
2004 Sunlight Pours Down Ji Yeon-woo
Full House Han Ji-eun KBS2
2008 Worlds Within Joo Joon-young
2013 That Winter, the Wind Blows Oh Young SBS
2016 Descendants of the Sun Kang Mo-yeon KBS2

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2005 My Girl and I Bae Su-eun
2007 Hwang Jin Yi Hwang Jin-yi
2008 Make Yourself at Home Sookhy American indie film
2010 Camellia – "Love for Sale" Bo-ra Omnibus film
2011 Countdown pretty girl (poster) Special appearance
A Reason to Live Da-hye
2013 The Grandmaster Zhang Yongcheng Chinese film
2014 My Brilliant Life Choi Mi-ra
The Crossing: Part 1 Zhou Yunfen Chinese film
2015 The Queens Annie
The Crossing: Part 2 Zhou Yunfen

Music videos

Year Song Title Artist Co-star
1996 "This Promise" Kim Soo-keun
2000 "Curious Destiny" Shin Sung-woo Shin Sung-woo
"Once Upon a Day" Kim Bum-soo Song Seung-heon, Ji Jin-hee

Educational, music, radio and entertainment shows

Year Title Role Network
1998 GO! Our Heaven MBC
1998 Inkigayo Live 20 Host with Park Soo-hong SBS
1999-2000 Our Happy Saturday Host
2000 Music Bank Host with Lee Hwi-jae KBS
2001 Mnet KM Music Festival Host with Cha Tae-hyun Mnet
2007 She's Olive: Song Hye-kyo in Paris Herself O'live
Guerilla Date Guest KBS
Blue Night with Sung Si-kyung MBC FM4U
2008 Gutannubo Fuji TV
2009 Good Morning Panda (Documentary) Narrator EBS
2011 Cultwo Show Guest SBS Power FM
Blue Night with An Jung-yup MBC FM4U
Bae Cheol-soo's Music Camp
2016 May, the Children (Documentary) Narrator KBS1

Discography

Year Song Title Notes
2012 "Switch: Be White" duet with John Park (single) for Laneige ads

Books

Year Title Type Publisher ISBN
2011 Song Hye-kyo's Moment Photo Book Nangman Books 9788994842127
2012 It's Time for Hye-kyo Photo Essay 9788994842226

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1996 SunKyung Smart Model Contest Grand Prize — Won [90]
1998 SBS Drama Awards Best New Actress in a Sitcom Soonpoong Clinic, How Am I? Won
2000 KBS Drama Awards Photogenic Award, Actress Autumn in My Heart Won
Popularity Award, Actress Won
2001 37th Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actress (TV) Won [91]
Best New Actress (TV) Nominated
Gold Song Awards (Hong Kong) Top Korean Star — Won
16th Golden Disk Awards Popular Music Video Award Kim Bum-soo's Once Upon a Day Won [92][93]
SBS Drama Awards Top 10 Stars Guardian Angel Won
SBSi Award Won
2002 CETV Awards Top 10 Asian Entertainers — Won [94]
2003 SBS Drama Awards Top 10 Stars All In Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress Won
2004 KBS Drama Awards Best Couple with Rain Full House Won [95]
Popularity Award, Actress Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress Won
2005 41st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (TV) Nominated
2006 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress (Film) My Girl and I Nominated [96]
43rd Grand Bell Awards Best New Actress Nominated [97]
2007 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actress Hwang Jin Yi Nominated [98]
6th Korean Film Awards Best New Actress Won [99][100]
2008 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Worlds Within Nominated
2009 Shanghai New Entertainment All Star Charity Awards Most Charming Charity Star Award — Won
43rd Taxpayer's Day Prime Minister's Commendation — Won [101]
2011 12th Women in Film Korea Awards Best Actress A Reason to Live Won [102][103]
2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (TV) That Winter, the Wind Blows Nominated [104]
7th Mnet 20's Choice Awards 20's Drama Star – Female Nominated [105]
8th Seoul International Drama Awards Outstanding Korean Actress Nominated
6th Korea Drama Awards Daesang (Grand Prize) Nominated [106]
2nd APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Nominated
Daesang (Grand Prize) Won [107]
SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Won [108]
Top 10 Stars Won
Best Couple with Jo In-sung Nominated
2016 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (TV) Descendants of the Sun Nominated [109]
Most Popular Actress (TV) Won [110][111]
iQiyi Global Star Award Won [112]
5th APAN Star Awards Daesang (Grand Prize) Nominated [113]
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated
Best Couple with Song Joong-ki Won [114][115]
7th Korean Popular Culture & Arts Awards President's Award — Won [116][117]
1st Asia Artist Awards Best Artist Award, Actress Descendants of the Sun Nominated
30th KBS Drama Awards Daesang (Grand Prize) Won [118][119]
Top Excellence Award, Actress Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated
Best Couple with Song Joong-ki Won
Asia Best Couple with Song Joong-ki Won

References

  1. ^ "Song Hye Kyo Biography". 21 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ^ Song Hye-kyo's signature
  3. ^ "[SPECIAL EDITION (1)] 박보검·송중기 한국 최고 파워 셀러브리티". Forbes.
  4. ^ 송혜교, 조촐한 생일파티 공개 '수수하지만 빛나는 미모'. My Daily (in Korean). November 28, 2012.
  5. ^ 스크린으로 돌아온 만인의 연인 송혜교. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). October 19, 2011.
  6. ^ 송혜교 ‘어느새 데뷔 10년차!’ 기념 팬미팅. Naver (in Korean). November 25, 2005.
  7. ^ I History Attests to Korean Stars' All-Natural Looks. The Chosun Ilbo. June 6, 2006.
  8. ^ "Interview: Song Hye Kyo Believes She's Become More Masculine Over Time". enewsWorld. August 29, 2014.
  9. ^ "Top 5 female hallyu stars whose look barely changed over time". The Korea Herald. June 19, 2014.
  10. ^ Song Hye-gyo to Resume Acting Soon. KBS Global. March 7, 2005.
  11. ^ A Giant Leap for Song Hye-kyo?. The Chosun Ilbo. December 22, 2005.
  12. ^ Song Hye-kyo Sheds Cute Image for Gisaeng Role. The Chosun Ilbo. March 27, 2007.
  13. ^ Song Hye-kyo, "Hwangjini only held one man in her heart". Broasia via Hancinema. June 1, 2007.
  14. ^ New Song picked for Hwang Jin Yi. Korea JoongAng Daily. April 17, 2007.
  15. ^ Song Hye-kyo Poised for U.S. Debut. The Chosun Ilbo. November 22, 2007.
  16. ^ Song Hye-kyo Reveals a Dark Side in New Movie. The Chosun Ilbo. November 23, 2010.
  17. ^ Jeon Ji-hyun Takes a Big-Screen Gamble. The Chosun Ilbo. January 25, 2008.
  18. ^ Song Hye-go, Hyun Bin Star in New KBS Drama Series. KBS Global. October 28, 2008.
  19. ^ Song Hye-kyo Goes Behind the Scenes in New Drama. The Chosun Ilbo. October 25, 2008.
  20. ^ Gang Dong-won, Song Hye-kyo start filming Love. 10Asia. January 20, 2010.
  21. ^ Fans of Snubbed Beauties up in Arms. The Chosun Ilbo. April 6, 2005.
  22. ^ Song Hye-kyo Returns to Spotlight with Photobook. The Chosun Ilbo. January 28, 2011.
  23. ^ Glam picture book. Korea JoongAng Daily. January 31, 2011.
  24. ^ Actress’ limited-edition photo essay selling fast. Korea JoongAng Daily. February 10, 2011.
  25. ^ Song Hye-kyo's new film to open in theaters next month. 10Asia. September 6, 2011.
  26. ^ In new film, director puts spotlight back on women. Korea JoongAng Daily. October 7, 2011.
  27. ^ Song Hye-kyo says was difficult getting into character for new movie. 10Asia. September 26, 2011.
  28. ^ Song Hye Kyo: 'It Is My Honor To Be Compared to Actress Shim Eun Ha'. KBS Global. September 27, 2011.
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  62. ^ Worlds Within stars couple up. Korea JoongAng Daily. August 6, 2009.
  63. ^ Hyun Bin, Song Hye-kyo Announce Split. The Chosun Ilbo. March 9, 2011.
  64. ^ Hyun Bin and Song Hye-kyo call it quits. 10Asia. March 8, 2011.
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  79. ^ "Actress, professor donate relief to Yi Jun museum". The Korea Herald. August 14, 2013.
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  81. ^ "Song Hye Kyo's Fan Club Donates Korean Guidebooks to History Museum in Uzbekistan". BNTNews. November 21, 2013.
  82. ^ "Actress donates pamphlets to historic building in China". The Korea Times. April 11, 2014.
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  113. ^ "APAN Star Awards Nominees List: Song Joong-ki, Park Shin-hye, Song Hye-kyo, Jo Jin-woong and more". HanCinema. September 29, 2016.
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  116. ^ "Song Hye-kyo, Song Joong-ki to Receive Presidential Awards". The Chosun Ilbo. October 26, 2016.
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