Gong Hyo Jin 공효진

[Guest Yippi1430281996]

Woooww, really good news Melusine.

Thanks...

Hmmmm... Now Im currently waiting for the latest news of  "Love Fiction" :  GHJ with Ha Jung Woo...

I dont really know Ha Jung Woo so much. I hope he will make a great chemistry with GHJ.

Cant wait...  

[melusine]

^According to her sked, they've already started filming this August.

Oh, Ha Jung-Woo is a fantastic actor! I have absolutely no worries on that score. For starters check out the 2 movies from his breakout year 2008--The Chaser and My Dear Enemy in which he plays a serial killer and a charming freeloading ex-boyfriend, respectively--his versatility will bowl you over. If you're more into dramas, he was also in H.I.T. opposite Go Hyun-Jung. But imo movies suit him better.

Reportedly when HJW first read the Love Fiction script, he rolled on the floor laughing <source>. And it's a GREAT sign that the director is a fan of dialogue-heavy screwball romantic comedies like His Girl Friday <source> <source>. So I really really hope the movie will be good. But mostly I'm just over the moon that these two amazing actors are finally doing a movie together. Though it's a given that they would totally rock this kind of film, I like that the premise sounds refreshingly atypical.

Not sure how close they are in real life, but they're pretty friendly since they belong to the same agency (which is also producing the film). He's escorted her to 2 events, and they've done 2 ad campaigns together.

APAN Star Road, PIFF (2007) [Video]

Korea Film Awards (2008) [Video]

Max Beer (2010) CF 15s [Video] 30s [Video] CF Making [Video] [Photos]

The North Face (2010) [Video]

Too bad that this year The North Face replaced Hyo-Jin with Lee Yeon-Hee (ending her 3-year contract with them), but that's CFs for ya.

[Guest Yippi1430281996]

Woow, very complete expalanation, Melusine.  Big Thanks.

You have convinced me that Ha Jung Woo is very remarkable celebrity. 

I also heard that GHJ will have a "Bed Scene" for the first time in this movie. Hahahahaha... I think it's another surprise from GHJ. 

I really have huge expectation about this movie. 

Please let us know if there's a latest news concerning this movie.

GHJ, Fighting.....

[melusine]

^Lol, yeah I'm looking forward to that too, though it'll probably be just a "bed scene" (with air quotes) that's played for laughs. In a 2005 Film2.0 interview, she said she didn't want to do nudity. I wonder if she'll ever change her mind, given the right project.

[melusine]

Woman Sense, August 2011

[Guest Yippi1430281996]

^{She looks younger and cuter, Melusine, Hahahaha... I love her more than before...}

[melusine]

Harper's Bazaar, September 2011

via http://twitter.com/#!/Burberry_Korea/status/105831889981538306/

via ikissyou.com, Net to News

via http://www.ikissyou.com/IKY_InMagazine/InMagazineBa.asp

via Eiffel In Seoul, Eiffel In Seoul (CSW's spread)

via Koala's Playground

Dokko Jin and Gu Ae-Jung reunite for Harper’s Bazaar September issue. Due to their latest drama “Best Love”, Cha Seung-Won and Gong Hyo-Jin were chosen as the representatives in the yearly “Cinema Angel” project (2011 is the 5th year). This project sets out to create a small-scale charity foundation which uses the money donated to it (in the actors’ and Bazaar’s names) to help out the Korean film industry, including financing for low-budget independent filmmakers.

To promote the project, Cha and Gong took part in a photoshoot with a 'lovers' concept for Bazaar Korea wearing Burberry. Although “Best Love” wrapped in June, the two actors have reportedly kept a good rapport and were friendly and comfortable with each other on set.

The pictorial and interview will appear in Bazaar's September issue, and a video of the shoot will be released on the Olleh Magazine website.

[sources: Korean Drama Choa, hazelnutthursdays@Soompi, allkpop, Koreaboo, Dahee's Plastic Castle]

Snapshots of pages @ http://gall.dcinside.com/list.php?id=csw&no=16048 [YouTube]

[melusine]

http://www.biotherm.co.kr/event/skin_ergetic/

Video: [YouTube]

No hotlinking pls

[Guest ching22194]

I just started watching Best Love and i loved it! She's really an amazing actress.

I last saw her in Pasta and she looks great but now she's much thinner or shall i say

sexier and most definitely prettier. I like her doing comedy she don't over act like most

other actresses, she throws her line perfectly and the best thing i love about her is she

plays the role of a woman in love superbly. I hope her movie will be a hit.

[Guest Yippi1430281996]

Wooow, I think she is cuter with her new hair style...

"Love Fiction", Cant wait...!!!

[Guest ching22194]

I'm dying to watch Sisters on the Road, someone uploaded it in youtube but only

posted 3 out of 10, the waiting is killing me.

BTW i just want to ask what comes first : acting or print model?

[Guest idealisticintrovert]

 Asdfghjkl Hyo Jin unnie is soooo frickin' cool! 

Done watching Greatest Love and Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy in one time! lol No more time for hiatus.

Excited much in Love Fiction! Saw Ha Jung Woo in one of a movie starred by another GHJ, Go Hyun Jung. And H.I.T (Homicide Investigation Team) and he did a great job in both. Hoping that he will likewise do good here.

Will be rewatching BTSC and TGL again after school and will watch more of her series and movies soooon~

Btw,  any idea when will Love Fiction be aired?

[kiefshi1056]

any news if she will do any new series? i hope she collaborates with lee dong wook. maybe a remake of taiwan hit series Fated to love you. She will fit the role very much!

any forum where i can write a request to a director or producer to cast them together?

[GrillinpanDa]

I'm absolutely fascinated by Gong Hyo Jin right now! Ever since "Pasta" and "The Greatest Love", I've been just anticipating her next work! She's truly an actress that is recognized by her skill and talent rather by her looks. After reading the interviews that fellow fans here posted, I started to like her character as well. She seems really down to earth and honest to herself. We need more actresses and talents like this in the acting industry! ^^ Thank you to all the previous posts too. Really enjoying the pictures and etc.

[melusine]

August 24, 2011 - Marc Jacobs F/W 2011 fashion show @ Grand Hyatt Seoul Hotel [Video]

On August 24th, a bevy of stars travelled to the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul to attend the Marc Jacobs F/W 2011 fashion show.

The celebrity guest-list included Kim Hyun Joo, Song Yoon Ah, Jang Yoon Ju, Gong Hyo Jin, Sung Yuri, Cha Ye Ryun, Go Joon Hee, G-Dragon, Sooyoung, YoonA, and many more.

Many of them turned up wearing clothes from the collection, which combined luxurious fabrics with retro details and modern sensibilities. The fashion points for Marc Jacobs’ F/W collection this year lay in pencil skirts that molded against one’s figure, polka dot patterns, latex, and lace.

Sources: allkpop, melkimx@Soompi

credit as labeled + Yahoo

Omo did she get a pixie haircut?! (Her hair hasn't been that short since her debut in '99.) So cuteeee~!

[melusine]

September 20, 2011 - Countdown VIP premiere

Videos: [Y-Star] [SSTV]

credit as labeled + Yahoo, Daum

In an interview with Newsen/TV Report/Joy News/VOP, Jeon Do-Yeon singled out Hyo-Jin and Jung Yoo-Mi as the most promising juniors. Coming from the best damn actress in Korea, that's high praise indeed.

According to her good friend Gong Yoo, she was apparently also at the VIP premiere of his movie The Crucible on Sept 6 (no pics though).

[melusine]

September 28, 2011 - Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean watch collection launching event

Recently on September 28, famous actors/actresses gathered for the launching event of ‘Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean’ watch collection. They arrived at the Banyan Tree Club and Spa Oasis looking dashing and sleek. The stars who were in attendance included Jung Woo Sung, Ha Jung Woo, Gong Hyo Jin, Lee Dong Wook, Kim Min Joon, Jang Mi Hee, Kim Yun Seo, and Korea’s top swimmer Park Tae Hwan.

Meanwhile, the Seamaster Omega Planet Ocean line was first released in 2005 and is prominent for its knack to function well under 600 meter of water and is well known for the stylish qualities and designs it upholds. The newly upgraded 2011 watch is equipped with new materials such as ceramic and liquid metal.

Sources: green-rose@Soompi, allkpop

credit as labeled + Yahoo

[Guest ching22194]

아시아나국제단편영화제, 특별심사위원 배우 공효진

"Gong Hyo Jin, Asiana International Short Film Festival Special Jury"

오는 11월 2일(수) 개막하는 제9회 아시아나국제단편영화제(집행위원장 안성기)가 국제경쟁부문 ‘단편의 얼굴상’을 심사하게 될 특별심사위원으로 배우 공효진을 위촉했다.

공효진이 심사하게 될 ‘단편의 얼굴상’ 은 본선진출작 중 국내 우수 단편영화 연기자들에게 주어지는 상으로, 매년 한국 영화계를 대표하는 배우와 전년도 ‘단편의 얼굴상’을 수상한 배우가 짝을 이루어 그 해의 ‘단편의 얼굴상’ 주인공을 뽑는 방식으로 진행된다.

공효진은 영화 <미쓰 홍당무>, <품행제로>, <다짜마와 리-악인이여 지옥행 급행열차를 타라>, <가족의 탄생>, 그리고 드라마 <상두야, 학교가자>, <고맙습니다>, <파스타>, <최고의 사랑> 등 에서 그녀만의 독특한 개성으로 다양한 캐릭터를 훌륭히 연기하여 대한민국 최고 국민 호감 배우로 자리매김했다. 최근 각종 광고와 드라마, 영화에서 러브콜을 받고 있는 공효진은 아시아나국제단편영화제의 특별심사위원으로 위촉된 것에 대해 “국제경쟁영화제의 특별심사위원을 맡게 돼 너무나도 기쁘다. 짧지만 강렬한 단편영화들을 만나는 일은 언제나 설렌다. ‘단편의 얼굴’을 뽑는 자리인 만큼 같은 배우의 입장에서 성실한 마음과 자세로 심사위원직을 잘 수행해내겠다” 는 소감을 밝혔다.

또한, 영화 ‘아따쿨’로 지난해 ‘단편의 얼굴상’을 수상한 배우 이명행도 특별심사위원의 자격으로 공효진과 함께 한다. 이명행은 ‘아따쿨’에서 아버지라는 존재 앞에 무력해지는 아들 상준역을 맡아 이 시대의 평범한 아들을 진정성 있게 연기했다는 평가를 받았다. 이명행은 대학로에서 연극배우로 오랫동안 활동했다. 현재 단편영화에서 작은 역할을 오가며 서서히 영화의 매력을 알아가고 있는 중이라는 이명행은 “단편의 얼굴상’이 배우에게 큰 힘을 주는 의미 있는 상인만큼 심사 숙고해 심사하도록 노력하겠다”는 소감을 전했다.

‘충무로 흥행 퀸’ 공효진과 ‘주목 받는 기대주’ 이명행이 선정하게 될 ‘단편의 얼굴상’ 주인공은 누가 될 것인지 벌써부터 기대가 큰 가운데, 제9회 아시아나국제단편영화제는 오는 11월 2일(수)부터 7일(월)까지 광화문 씨네큐브에서 개최된다.

[Madamtongy]

Hi, I'm Kong hyo jin's new fan.

I fell for her after finished The greatest love.

I heard in the news that her nickname is 공블리 but what is it mean, anyone know?

[melusine]

First of all, hi to both old and new fans of Hyo-Jin! So fantastic that many are (re)discovering her amazingness through Best Love.

@ching22194 She's always been thin, but I wouldn't be surprised if she lost a lot of weight while filming Best Love. She's been frank in her interviews that the live-shoot took its toll on the cast and crew, which is why she was reportedly against an extension. (when will K-dramas switch to a more pre-produced system, sigh...)

Yeah, one of the things I love most about her is her naturalistic acting, none of the OA/OTT mugging for the camera that some actresses pass off as comedy. I do hope she keeps doing romcoms once in a while, because like you I find it a delight watching her fall in love onscreen.

Enjoy watching Sisters on the Road, it's a nice, quiet little film about unconventional family ties. Hyo-Jin and Shin Min-Ah were good in their roles, and for me there was a pleasant meta component knowing that the 2 best friends had a great time acting together. If you get antsy waiting for the next parts to be uploaded on YouTube, you can download the movie via MyAsianCiNEMA or Lets Look.

BTW i just want to ask what comes first : acting or print model?

Not sure exactly what you mean by your question... If it's what came first, i.e. career history: Hyo-Jin was a teen model before she ventured into acting. But as for what comes first, i.e. what is more important to her now: It is acting, undoubtedly. Modeling for CFs and magazine shoots are just a side benefit. But acting is her vocation.

@idealisticintrovert I know, right?! Hyo-Jin is sooo cool. For GHJ completists who haven't seen them, I always rec Thank You, Sang-Doo, Let's Go to School and Ruler of Your Own World--all 3 are great dramas in different ways. Pasta could've been better, but she and Lee Seon-Gyun had wonderful chemistry together.

Yay, another Ha Jung-Woo fan! Those 2 acting together is this fangirl's dream come true. And the fact that it's the first big-screen romcom for both--that's just the cherry on top. Ohhh I want so badly for Love Fiction to be good~

Btw, any idea when will Love Fiction be aired?

Probably sometime next year. They've only started filming.

any news if she will do any new series? i hope she collaborates with lee dong wook. maybe a remake of taiwan hit series Fated to love you. She will fit the role very much!

any forum where i can write a request to a director or producer to cast them together?

Nope no news, she doesn't do dramas back-to-back (too exhausting, and alternating movies and TV makes for a more diverse filmography). If we're lucky, maybe she'll do one mid- or late 2012. But if not, and she decides to focus on movies for a while, that's cool too. There was a 3 year interval between Thank You and Pasta, during which she did such rich, interesting film work (Crush & Blush, Sisters on the Road, Happiness, M, Dachimawa Lee).

Haven't seen Fated to Love You, but I'm aware of its popularity. What's it about and why do you think Hyo-Jin would fit Rainie's role?

Wouldn't mind seeing her act opposite Lee Dong-Wook--I've liked him since My Girl, and he always has great chemistry with his leading ladies.

Sorry, I can't help you with the request, especially with no particular director/production company/project in mind. Casting involves so many factors of agency wheeling&dealing + star availability + star bankability + prior relationship with the writer/PD/broadcast station etc, that it's doubtful the powers-that-be listen to fans much.

I heard in the news that her nickname is 공블리 but what is it mean, anyone know?

The press came up with the nickname "Gong-vely" which is a combination of her last name Gong (공) and the English word lovely ('vely' when transliterated into Korean consonants becomes 블리 'beulri').

She's truly an actress that is recognized by her skill and talent rather by her looks. After reading the interviews that fellow fans here posted, I started to like her character as well. She seems really down to earth and honest to herself. We need more actresses and talents like this in the acting industry! ^^

Word.

Btw, she recently got a Best Actress nomination for Best Love from the Korea Drama Festival [via DongBangData, Love Kim Hyun Joo] which she eventually lost to Yeom Jung-Ah of Royal Family [via allkpop].

Keep on posting, everyone!