Ku Hye-sun

Ku was in a relationship with her ‘Blood’ co-star Ahn Jae-hyun since April 2015. She announced it officially on March 11, 2016. Soon after, the couple registered their marriage at the Gangnam district office on May 20, 2016.

Instead of having a lavish wedding, the couple decided to make donations to Severance Hospital.

The pair appeared in the reality show ‘Newlyweds Diary’, which showed their life after their wedding.

Ku Hye-sun was born in Incheon, South Korea on November 9, 1984. She is the second born child of her parents.

During her early years, Ku developed a liking for music and dreamed of becoming a singer. She enrolled herself at the Sung kyunkwan University – Seoul Institute of Arts, and formed a vocal band with her college friends.

Along with singing, Ku started modeling and did many internet campaigns as well. In no time, she became an internet sensation, and her dream of becoming a singer took a backseat. But she could never take music out of her mind.

Ku Hye-sun was termed as ‘ulzzang’, meaning good looking, and hence many of the modeling agencies approached her. She enrolled herself as a trainee under SM Entertainment and later moved to DSP Media to become part of a three member girl group named ‘Ria’.

After the idea of making her debut with the musical group failed, Ku signed a contract with YG Entertainment, an event management and modeling agency. Ku then decided to go ahead with her acting career and thus her career in films took off.

Before making her debut with the KBS horror series ‘Anagram’, Ku did a commercial for Sambo computers. Initially, she did a few minor roles in some one-act dramas. Her performance was first noticed in the MBC sitcom ‘Nonstop 5’ and the 2006 television drama ‘Pure in Heart’ gave her the much-awaited stardom.

Meanwhile, Ku’s dream of becoming a singer materialized with her debut single ‘Happy Birthday to You’ for the series ‘Nonstop 5’. From then on, she sang some of the tracks for the tele-dramas she acted in. Three years later, Ku released her first album ‘Breath’ in 2009.

Ku's versatility was evidentin her performance in the historical drama ‘The King and I’, for which the critics appreciated her. After this, she starred in the martial arts drama ‘Strongest Chil Woo’.

Ku took a break from acting and two years later, made a comeback with the MBC channel’s documentary, ‘Heo Nanseolheon’. She was also the producer and narrator of the drama.

Ku’s debut directorial venture came in the form of a short film titled ‘The Madonna’, which was screened at the 2009 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. The following year, Ku directed her first feature film, ‘Magic’.

Nonstop 5 – Ku made her acting debut with this 2000 sitcom. The drama was a hit and continued for five more seasons, but Ku's performance was yet to be noticed by the critics and other directors.

Drama City – Aired in 2004 on KBS, this weekly series is a collection of short stories. Ku starred in two stories named ‘Anagram’ and ‘Everybody Cha ChaCha’. The latter was aired in 2005.

Pure in Heart –Also named as ‘Hearts of Nineteen’ and ‘Pure 19’, this drama made Ku a popular television actress. She played a brave secret lover named Yang Guk-hwa. Aired on KBS1 from 2006 to early 2007, the drama was a tremendous success, after havingprocured the highest rating for the year.

The King and I – Ku played a beautiful concubine named Yoon So-hwa, who is also the love interest of the male lead. She later becomes the queen of the kingdom. This historical drama series which was aired on SBS from August 27, 2007 to April 1, 2008 received average ratings.

Boys Over Flowers – Based on a Japanese novel, this series was aired on KBS2 from January 5 to March 31, 2009. Ku played the character of Geum Jan-di, a hardworking, intelligent but poor girl.