Jung Hye-young for Marie Claire
by girlfriday
Gorgeous actress Jung Hye-young (Playful Kiss, Return of Iljimae) shows that being 38 and the mother of three doesn’t mean you can’t work it on the pages of a magazine, and then some. What’s your secret, and can you share with the rest of the class?
The shoot is decidedly bridal, but regardless, the styling is lovely, and Jung looks as doll-like as she always does. She’s been on a great run with her last two dramas, showing her broad range playing two very different moms to Kim Hyun-joong and Jung Il-woo, despite being only 13-14 years older than both actors. In Playful Kiss she played the quirky, energetic matchmaking mom, who liked to dress her son in girls’ clothing for fun. She was meddlesome and tiring for the hero, but we always loved her crazy antics because they were in service of getting the couple together.
And that came after her heartbreaking role as Iljimae’s mom in Return of Iljimae, who spent her whole life separated from the son she loved so much. Her relationship with Kim Min-jong‘s character just killed me. Such classic love/duty/honor conflict, and so beautifully acted by both. I certainly hope to see her in more roles like this one, that showcase her emotional range and strengths as an actress.
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1 ujsid
February 20, 2011 at 5:28 AM
she is one hot mama!
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zoe
February 20, 2011 at 11:42 PM
Oh yeah she is! Remember her kids in Playful Kiss, Baek- Seung jo and eun jo, they wer hot too lol
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gumiho23
February 23, 2011 at 5:27 PM
she is very pretty too....
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2 strawberryfieldsforever
February 20, 2011 at 5:29 AM
the first portrait shot is just wow! so purty!
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3 GozzipGurl
February 20, 2011 at 5:59 AM
Gorgeous lady!!! btw, she's pregnant on her 4th child right now...
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4 annie
February 20, 2011 at 6:02 AM
She is so amazingly beautiful. I love her in both PK and ROI.
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5 Lilith
February 20, 2011 at 6:04 AM
I hate all the shine from the photoshop, because she just doesn't need it. Her skin is already fucking marvelous and she herself is a piece of art.
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6 rich
February 20, 2011 at 6:44 AM
Very pretty! And no one would believe that she's 38 and a mom of 3.
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7 Z
February 20, 2011 at 6:58 AM
Ridiculously pretty! I better look like that 8 years and two and a half kids from now!
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My2Girls
February 20, 2011 at 8:43 AM
Congratulations!
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Z
February 20, 2011 at 6:01 PM
Thanks!!
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8 Kender
February 20, 2011 at 7:00 AM
Sean is such a lucky man to be married to her. What a gorgeous, wonderful woman.
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9 Deeliteful
February 20, 2011 at 7:03 AM
OMG I remember her from Pheonix, she was a DEMON in that drama (irritating 2nd lead is to nice). I was scarred for a long time after that, but she was very quirky in Playful kiss.
Great actress AND great body...must be nice
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Jane
February 20, 2011 at 7:34 AM
lol. Hold up. She was the psycho in the wheelchair? Maybe it's because I saw Phoenix ages ago but I didn't even recognize it was the same person in PK. Lol.... yes, she played a scary character. lol
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paula253
February 20, 2011 at 10:36 AM
Thanks, Deeliteful! one of the best villains *ever* in Phoenix!
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10 SpongeBob
February 20, 2011 at 7:15 AM
Amazing 38-year old as compared to CJW!! ^^
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11 rubie
February 20, 2011 at 7:26 AM
Thanks girlfriday for JHY updates and lovely photos. She's truly the reason 'Firebird' came alive which otherwise a really depressing series. Love her in the Lawyers, too.
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12 kimsoohanmoo
February 20, 2011 at 7:44 AM
wow. i wanna look like that when i'm 38
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13 djeedjes
February 20, 2011 at 7:49 AM
She's gorgeous with beautiful heart. And I really envy her family, great husband like Sean and 3 adorable kids...and she's good actress too.
I guess we can't find her flaw?
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lessaofpern
February 20, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Ditto!!!!
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14 jeankaycee
February 20, 2011 at 8:11 AM
she's so beautiful!!!!
she puts ladies half of her age to shame!
she looks so marvelous!
and i love her as an actress!
so talented!
i love her being mom of iljimae but i love her even more as mama baek!
hope to see more of her!
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15 Alvina
February 20, 2011 at 8:24 AM
pretty pretty! Her storyline with Kim MinJong was one of my favorite things about The Return. I love both him and her as actors so it was refreshing...
I hope I "look" like this at 38 though (sans the shiney ps)
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16 snow
February 20, 2011 at 8:33 AM
such a beautiful and classy lady (and wonderful mom too, it seems). she also reminds me of park shi yeon in some of these pics.
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17 Jaeminuf
February 20, 2011 at 9:08 AM
I first saw her in By Your Side (당신 옆이 좋아) with Ha Hee Ra. Then, didn't see her until Return of Iljimae and was shocked at how little she had changed and that she still was able to pull off playing an aging mother. She aged probably 20 years in that drama and was believable all throughout.
I love her!
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18 ditdut
February 20, 2011 at 10:08 AM
She reminds of Song Jihyo in some of these pictures. Jung is sooooo pretty. I will never forget her Baek Mae ;___;
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19 keke
February 20, 2011 at 10:23 AM
aw she's pregnant again!
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20 Rexy
February 20, 2011 at 11:00 AM
38?! More like, 28. I'm totally in awe.
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21 ockoala
February 20, 2011 at 11:35 AM
I'm rewatching PK and my husband actually is watching along. He remarks "what is the point of this story again?", but he can't stop talking about how beautiful and classy and wonderful "the mom" is.
He has a crush on Jung Hye Young, and who could blame him. She's stunning.
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22 MJP
February 20, 2011 at 11:50 AM
In reading the back-story provided by GF (previous article), I didn't know that she was so young, way to young to have played KHJ's mom in PK. I thought she looked young when watching PK, my first Kdrama.
She looks absolutely stunning in these photos. She really makes the clothing stand out! The photographer did a great job.
I wonder who the designer(s) are of the clothing she is wearing?
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23 Christy
February 20, 2011 at 11:53 AM
She s definitely beautiful, but also photoshopped that it hurts...
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24 Ladymoonstone143
February 20, 2011 at 12:43 PM
Pretty...pretty. I wish I will look like that at 38...lol
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25 hapacalgirl
February 20, 2011 at 12:59 PM
Can you believe this woman is a mother of 3 and soon to be four. Also depending on when this was shot, she may also pregnant in this shoot since it was revealed last month that her and Sean (of hip hop duo Jinusean) are expecting their 4th child.
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ck1Oz
February 20, 2011 at 8:01 PM
Sigh.
Nothing to comment but sigh....she's gorgeous,kind,caring,donates to charity...
SIGH!!
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26 x0mi07
February 20, 2011 at 1:02 PM
she's soooo pretty!^^
but... "She was meddlesome and tiring for the hero"?! who's the hero in playful kiss?=P hyun joong? naaaahh.... can't be... he's the bad guy!>=D
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27 gingganggolli
February 20, 2011 at 2:58 PM
...deliciously beautiful! hahahaha
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Katey B
February 20, 2011 at 3:59 PM
She's a yummy mummy for sure!
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28 QD
February 20, 2011 at 3:41 PM
DANG!!! I have to do some serious weight loss as well as plastic surgery !!! I'm a woman and even I find her stunning!!!
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29 jomo143
February 20, 2011 at 4:07 PM
My heart was shattered in a million pieces all through R of I because of her.
No spoilers, but that ONE scene, you know, the one where he doesn't until it's too late, made me sob in front of my computer for 20 minutes. My family was rather worried about me during that time...
Why writers, why?
So nice to see her beautiful and happy with 3 sons. Prolly why she played the R o I part with such truth, too.
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30 Phyllis
February 20, 2011 at 4:32 PM
She was also wonderful in "East of Eden;" so much so that I was hoping she would be the one who ended up with the main character (SSH). They had this awesome, noble, and trusting relationship.
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31 Kay
February 20, 2011 at 6:09 PM
Did she have her 4th child already?? Cause I swear she was still pregnant like a month ago, if so, that is an amazing post-baby body!!
She's gorgeous, as usual and has the most picture perfect husband and family....they're so amazing!
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32 diana
February 21, 2011 at 8:25 AM
hi,
I love to get my daily dose of dramabeans.com
and i noticed above the blogher updates there's a picture with the title 'Goolge pays me $173 per hour', i've heard of the program before but can it be trusted?
sorry this comment is unrelated, it's just that i saw the picture there and wanted to ask,i never expected to see it in dramabeans.com
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33 samgetang
February 21, 2011 at 7:22 PM
She is one of the redeeming factors of PK :-)
She looks more than ten years younger than her real age but with the elegance and heart to go with it, too. Stunning to the core!
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34 Bita
February 22, 2011 at 10:01 AM
The first picture is adorable, I hardly recognized her.
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35 jaehye
July 28, 2011 at 10:46 AM
cant believe she.s 38 and has 4 children!!
sooo yummy pretty!!
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36 Sharon
December 11, 2013 at 5:40 PM
Realmente ud. es muy bella
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