Hwang Jung-eum (born January 25, 1985) is a South Korean actress and
singer.Hwang Jung-eum debuted with K-pop girl group Sugar in 2001 as a
lead vocalist, but left the group in 2004 to pursue a solo career.
Hwang appeared as one of the recurring guests of the variety show Love
Letter from 2004 to 2006, in which her onscreen pairing with Kim
Jong-min became popular. She officially made her acting debut in the
television drama The Person I Love in 2007.In 2009, she and real-life
boyfriend Kim Yong-jun (of boy band SG Wannabe) joined the second
season of reality dating show We Got Married as the first real-life
couple to be featured on the show. Later that year, Hwang rose to
mainstream stardom when she appeared in the daily sitcom High Kick
Through the Roof. Her character in the sitcom as a college student who
was full of energetic vibes but sometimes clumsy, confident despite
lacking money and opportunities, representing today's college students
well, therefore stirred sentiments among many young adults. Regarding
this breakout in her acting career, Hwang said: "You need to do what
you enjoy doing as well as finding what is right for you. I realized
my passion for acting during High Kick. You tend to do well when you
get compliments and with director Kim Byung Wook encouraging me, I had
fun acting. And because it was fun, I was able to achieve good
results."After her turn on High Kick, Hwang signed numerous
advertising contracts, and in interviews she often tells the story of
how she had just â‚©487 (US$0.45) in her bank account when she started
the show but walked away with â‚©1.2 billion when it ended. She was
later ranked 18th on Forbes Korea's Top 40 Celebrities in 2011, and
among the Top 7 Female Commercial Stars in Korea as compiled by Ilgan
Sports.
singer.Hwang Jung-eum debuted with K-pop girl group Sugar in 2001 as a
lead vocalist, but left the group in 2004 to pursue a solo career.
Hwang appeared as one of the recurring guests of the variety show Love
Letter from 2004 to 2006, in which her onscreen pairing with Kim
Jong-min became popular. She officially made her acting debut in the
television drama The Person I Love in 2007.In 2009, she and real-life
boyfriend Kim Yong-jun (of boy band SG Wannabe) joined the second
season of reality dating show We Got Married as the first real-life
couple to be featured on the show. Later that year, Hwang rose to
mainstream stardom when she appeared in the daily sitcom High Kick
Through the Roof. Her character in the sitcom as a college student who
was full of energetic vibes but sometimes clumsy, confident despite
lacking money and opportunities, representing today's college students
well, therefore stirred sentiments among many young adults. Regarding
this breakout in her acting career, Hwang said: "You need to do what
you enjoy doing as well as finding what is right for you. I realized
my passion for acting during High Kick. You tend to do well when you
get compliments and with director Kim Byung Wook encouraging me, I had
fun acting. And because it was fun, I was able to achieve good
results."After her turn on High Kick, Hwang signed numerous
advertising contracts, and in interviews she often tells the story of
how she had just â‚©487 (US$0.45) in her bank account when she started
the show but walked away with â‚©1.2 billion when it ended. She was
later ranked 18th on Forbes Korea's Top 40 Celebrities in 2011, and
among the Top 7 Female Commercial Stars in Korea as compiled by Ilgan
Sports.
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