Career Jun Ji-hyun

1 career

1.1 1997–2005: career beginnings , breakthrough
1.2 2006–2010: hollywood debut
1.3 2012–present: career resurgence

career
1997–2005: career beginnings , breakthrough

jun first became known commercial model , tv actress. although made film debut in little-watched white valentine in 1999, not until later in year when featured in commercial samsung jet printer became popular sensation. dancing , attitude expressed in ad made icon koreans in late teens , twenties.

the following year, jun made first well-publicized film appearance in late 2000 il mare, handsomely shot melodrama set on ganghwa island. film did respectably @ box office (despite opening on same day blockbuster joint security area) , solidified status star.

jun s breakout film comedy sassy girl, tale of gullible college student , unhinged girlfriend. film became highest grossing korean comedy of time in korea , spent 2 weeks @ no. 1 in hong kong, launching jun pan-asia stardom 1 of biggest hallyu star in chinese-language market. huge success of sassy girl solidified jun s domestic popularity, , given title of nation s first love . jun s growing popularity resulted in many companies requesting endorsement. won best actress award @ 2002 grand bell awards.

in 2003, jun starred in physiological thriller film, uninvited wowed critics failed catch on viewers. throughout time constant presence in tv ads , on billboards in korea , in other asian countries. reunited kwak jae-yong, director of sassy girl in 2004, appearing policewoman in romantic comedy windstruck. however, viewers felt role similar sassy girl. there signs popularity had started suffer because of overexposure in advertisements. nonetheless, windstruck became best-performing korean film in japan @ time, sassy girl not known. in 2005 survey of influential movie producers, ranked among top ten bankable stars in korea.

jun s next project daisy teamed jung woo-sung (who appeared in giordano , 2% lotte chilsung water advertisements), , drew attention 100% location shooting in netherlands, , using hong kong director andrew lau (infernal affairs).

2006–2010: hollywood debut

at promotinal event film blood: last vampire in 2009.

in late 2006, announced jun making long-predicted jump hollywood lead role in blood: last vampire. international co-production, filmed in china , argentina in 2007, live-action adaptation of popular japanese anime. went through 3 months of hard training play sword-wielding martial arts heroine. during filming , promotions movie prior 2009 release, adopted westernized name gianna jun. jun launched own luxury jeans brand in 2008, named gianna true religion , first celebrity line. reportedly involved in every stage of production, design deciding on fit , wash , decoration accessories.

for film man superman, jun cut off signature long silky hair play cynical documentary producer meets odd, hawaiian-shirt-clad modern-day hero battles urban apathy , preaches virtues of lending hand. of feeling pressured @ opportunity work acclaimed actor hwang jung-min, said, although luck involved, think s destiny actor meet new work. on first day met him, realized have learn him, not acting, individual.

in 2010, acted opposite chinese actress li bingbing in english-language film snow flower , secret fan, based on lisa see s bestselling novel of same name, directed wayne wang (the joy luck club). film, set in remote 19th-century china, features lifelong friendship between 2 women, lily , snow flower, , imprisonment imposed strict cultural codes of conduct women @ time. photographed annie leibovitz july issue of american edition of vogue, first korean actress included in iconic fashion magazine.

2012–present: career resurgence

at busan international film festival, 22 july 2012

as part of star-studded cast of thieves, jun scene stealer in choi dong-hoon s 2012 heist film thieves korea , china team steal diamond worth us$30 million, locked in special room @ casino in macau. thieves became second top-selling korean film of time.

she next played translator married north korean intelligence agent in 2013 spy thriller berlin file, , director ryoo seung-wan praised jun s action scenes , north korean dialect. jun s success on big screen reaffirmed status 1 of top actresses in korea, being 1 of biggest box office draw in chungmuro.

14 years after happy in 1999, jun made highly anticipated return television in fantasy romance love star, opposite thieves co-star kim soo-hyun. jun plays present-day top actress falls in love alien landed on earth 400 years ago during joseon dynasty, played kim. series ratings success, sparking trends in fashion, make-up , restaurants. jun won daesang (or grand prize ), highest award television, @ 2014 baeksang arts awards , 2014 sbs drama awards. drama reestablished jun leader of hallyu, , given president s award @ korean popular culture , arts awards.

in 2015, reunited director choi dong-hoon assassination, espionage action film set during 1930s colonial era in played sniper assembles squad of independence fighters kill japanese army commander , pro-japanese korean business tycoon. film box-office success choi , jun; assassination highest-grossing korean film of year seventh all-time highest-grossing film in korean cinema history. jun awarded best actress @ grand bell awards , max movie awards.

in january 2016, korean entertainment , media company cj e&m acquired agency culture depot. same year, jun ranked 8th on forbes korea power celebrity. second consecutive year in top 10, having been ranked 4th in 2015.

in november 2016, jun made small-screen comeback in sbs fantasy romance drama legend of blue sea lee min-ho, reuniting love star scriptwriter park ji-eun. jun ranked 9th on gallup korea s list of 10 best actors of 2016, becoming woman included.