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Han Hyo-joo

The latest news on Han Hyo-joo, South Korean actress, model and singer, including showbiz news and updates.

Born

22 Feb 1987

Industry

Entertainment, Film

Job Title

Actor

Han Hyo-joo in a still from Blood Free. Photo: Disney+.

Korean drama reviews

Blood Free: is Disney+ sci-fi K-drama dumping its big ideas already?

Ju Ji-hoon and Han Hyo-joo star in Blood Free on Disney+, a sci-fi series by writer Lee Soo-yeon that looks set to drop its interesting premise involving lab-cultured meat and global food production.

16 Apr 2024 - 8:34AMvideocam

K-drama news

7 of the best new Korean drama series to watch in April 2024

30 Mar 2024 - 7:15PMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

The 15 best K-dramas of 2023 ranked: Mask Girl, Moving and more

9 Jan 2024 - 3:41PMvideocam

Asian cinema: Korean films

Did you hate Believer 2? The 10 best Korean film sequels to watch instead

Believer 2 may be awful, but there are plenty of far superior Korean film sequels to see. We rank the 10 best, including The Roundup, Steel Flower and Memento Mori.

30 Nov 2023 - 11:15AMvideocam

Han Hyo-joo as Big knife in a still from “Believer 2”. Photo: Jung Jaegu/Netflix.

K-pop idols

Drama: 10 of Aespa’s best fashion looks in 2023, from tours to the front row

The K-pop girl group continues to own the music world – fourth mini-album Drama comes out on November 10 – but Karina, Winter, Giselle and Ning Ning are taking on the luxury fashion world too

10 Nov 2023 - 2:00PM

Beauty

Q&A | Caudalie’s co-founder Mathilde Thomas on everything beauty and skincare

French skincare pioneer Caudalie is celebrating 10 years of business here in Hong Kong, and launching a new line of products – Style chats to its co-founder Mathilde Thomas

3 Nov 2023 - 2:00PM

Food and Drinks

Update | A new Korean wave: K-dramas raise profile of Korean instant coffee mixes

Korean exports of coffee mix and instant coffee sticks rose as the world’s K-drama fans saw them in series such as Moving, Vincenzo and My Mister. Entrepreneurs are remaking the humble product.

15 Nov 2023 - 9:43AM

Song Joong-ki (right) and Jeon Yeo-been drink coffee in a still from K-drama series Vincenzo. Photo: courtesy of tvN

Fame and celebrity

Skims does boxers: Kim Kardashian’s brand will launch a menswear collection

The US$4 billion empire is launching its first menswear collection on October 26 – so how do the body-hugging boxers and briefs look, and which male sports stars are promoting the pieces?

24 Oct 2023 - 7:00PM

K-drama news

Moving’s breakout star Han Hyo-joo did quiet luxury before it was cool

From bare make-up to classic ‘fits for Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co., the K-drama actress and model, and former teen beauty queen, is known for her minimalist fashion

16 Oct 2023 - 10:00AM

Asian cinema: Korean films

Review | Believer 2: Netflix sequel is so bad not even Han Hyo-joo can save it

Starring Cho Jin-woong, Cha Seung-won and Han Hyo-joo, new Korean action movie Believer 2 on Netflix is an orgy of senseless violence that adds nothing but questions to its far superior forerunner.

9 Oct 2023 - 7:15PMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

Ranked: the 15 best romantic K-dramas of all time, including Secret Garden

From Crash Landing on You to Crash Course in Romance, there have been some classic romantic K-dramas over the years. We rank our 15 best ever, and why they deserve a spot in the list.

30 Sep 2023 - 7:15PMvideocam

Hyun Bin and Ha Ji-won in a still from “Secret Garden”. Photo: SBS

Korean drama reviews

Review | Moving: fantastic 5-star superhero K-drama reaches epic finale on Disney+

Disney+ K-drama Moving gets a perfect score for lifting comic-book pulp to epic and emotional heights in a soaring superhero saga whose grand five-episode climax is truly unforgettable.

21 Sep 2023 - 7:45PMvideocam

K-drama news

Profile | Meet Kim So-hyun, My Lovely Liar star who started out as a child actress

Kim So-hyun, the 24-year-old star of Korean drama series My Lovely Liar, has been acting for 18 years. We look back at her career, starting when she was a child actress, and ahead to her upcoming roles.

16 Sep 2023 - 11:15AM

K-drama news

K-drama casting latest: Blackpink’s Jisoo eyed for zombie romance Influenza

K-pop superstar Jisoo is focusing more on acting these days, and could appear opposite Park Jung-min in Influenza. Squid Game’s Park Hae-soo and Shin Min-a have been offered lead roles in thriller Evil Destiny.

9 Sep 2023 - 7:15PM

Jisoo of Blackpink is being eyed for K-drama zombie romance Influenza. Photo: Instagram/@sooyaaa__.

Food and Drinks

‘Like heaven’: how Japanese tonkatsu evolved into an iconic dish of Seoul

Tonkatsu features as a symbol of love in the Disney+ K-drama Moving, but how did this Japanese deep-fried pork cutlet dish become so well-loved in Seoul, South Korea?

4 Sep 2023 - 11:42AM

Tonkatsu served with white rice, cabbage salad, cream soup, kimchi and peppers, at a restaurant on Mount Nam, Seoul. The Japanese dish features in Disney+‘s new K-drama Moving, but how did it become so well-loved in the South Korean capital? Photo: Naver

Korean drama reviews

Moving midseason recap: sweeping superhero K-drama sets hearts aflutter

Ryoo Seung-ryong and Han Hyo-joo lead Disney+ Korean drama series that has an epic feel. The set-up was breathless, introducing us to students with super powers. Now we’ve learned their parents’ shocking past.

2 Sep 2023 - 10:32PMvideocam

TV shows and streaming video

Disney+ K-drama Moving: Go Youn-jung on her similarity to her character

Korean actress Go Youn-jung, who plays high-school student Jang Hee-soo in Moving, the Disney+ series about teenagers with superpowers who fight dark forces, talks about playing a character similar to herself.

29 Aug 2023 - 4:42AMvideocam

K-drama news

Profile | Meet Han Hyo-joo, star of K-drama Moving who’s a chameleon actress

Moving’s Han Hyo-joo has appeared in big-budget and low-budget productions spanning a variety of genres, and tackled a wide range of roles. Look out for her next in Believer 2 on Netflix, and Dominant Species.

19 Aug 2023 - 12:16PM

Korean actress Han Hyo-joo, currently on screens in big-budget series “Moving”, has played a variety of roles in different movie and drama genres in a screen career that began in 2005. Photo: Instagram/@hanhyojoo222.

Korean drama reviews

Moving: superhero K-drama on Disney+ shows its ambition

Ryoo Seung-ryong and Han Hyo-joo are among the stars of Moving on Disney+, the most expensive Korean drama series yet, which follows superheroes who face off against a mysterious spy operative.

19 Aug 2023 - 1:31PMvideocam

K-drama news

9 of the best new Korean drama series to look out for in August 2023

From the second season of The First Responders to period drama My Dearest to the webtoon adaptation Moving, Mask Girl and The Killing Vote, 9 new K-drama series to watch in August 2023.

30 Jul 2023 - 4:15PMvideocam

K-drama news

Coming soon on Disney+: Nam Joo-hyuk in Vigilante, BTS docuseries

Nam Joo-hyuk takes the lead role in Vigilante, a K-drama on Disney+, Han Hyo-joo is one of a trio of supernatural crime fighters in K-drama Moving, Ji Chang-wook is an undercover cop in The Worst of Evil.

13 Jul 2023 - 9:56AMvideocam

“BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star”, to premiere in the latter half of 2023 on Disney+, will chart the journey of the 21st-century pop sensation BTS. Photo: Disney+

K-drama news

Profile | Meet Park Hyung-sik, star of K-drama Our Blooming Youth and K-pop singer

The South Korean actor was part of K-pop boy band ZE:A for two years before landing his first meaty screen role, since which he has been a K-drama regular in series such as Happiness and Strong Girl Bong-soon.

16 Feb 2023 - 3:22PM

Park Hyung-sik, star of K-dramas Our Blooming Youth and Happiness, and member of K-pop group ZE:A. Photo: Instagram.

K-drama news

The 11 most anticipated K-dramas of 2023, from Queen of Tears to Mask Girl

From ‘Queen of Tears’ starring Kim Soo-hyun to ‘Uncle Samshik’, featuring Song Kang-ho in his first ever TV drama role, here are the Korean dramas we’re most looking forward to in 2023.

23 Jan 2023 - 4:15PM

TV shows and streaming video

Kim You-jung, of Netflix’s 20th Century Girl, on music, acting and the ’90s

Kim You-jung, star of Netflix’s Korean film 20th Century Girl, talks about ’80s and ’90s music, feeling ‘confused and emotionally unstable’ when she turned 20, and her stance on love.

29 Oct 2022 - 4:15PM

Asian cinema: Korean films

Review | 20th Century Girl: Kim Yoo-jung shines in Netflix romantic comedy

Kim Yoo-jung plays the well-meaning but wilful Bo-ra, who is tasked with researching a potential love interest for her best friend, only for things to backfire. Byeon Woo-seok, Park Jung-woo and Roh Yoon-seo also star.

8 Oct 2022 - 4:51AMvideocam

Kim Yoo-jung as Na Bo-ra in a still from 20th Century Girl. Photo: Netflix

South Korean celebrities

5 richest K-pop groups of 2022, revealed – from BTS to Blackpink

Nope, BTS or Blackpink don’t top the list – from mega music deals to epic endorsements, find out which Korean artists are making bank the fastest

22 Aug 2022 - 11:40AMvideocam

Blackpink, BTS and Twice are all doing very well for themselves in K-pop showbiz. Photos: @blackpinkofficial, @bts.bighitofficial/Instagram; JYP Entertainment

Korean drama reviews

Soundtrack #1: Han So-hee, Park Hyung-sik in Disney+ romance K-drama

Four-part romance drama on Disney+ stars Han So-hee and Park Hyung-sik of the K-pop boy band ZE:A as best friends who enter uncharted territory in their relationship.

10 May 2022 - 4:02PMvideocam

Asian cinema: Korean films

Review | The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure – Korean adventure on Netflix

Netflix’s The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure is too long, but delivers just enough swordplay, sea creatures and marauding mayhem to keep action fans happy.

3 Mar 2022 - 7:45PMvideocam

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