Thank you for another great Actor Spotlight write-up, @missvictrix ~!!!!

"White Nights 3.98 (1998) [Drama]
Choi Min-soo and Lee Byung-hun star in this spy drama. It looks like Song Hye-gyo plays the younger version of one of the characters."

- Interesting... So Song & Lee actually kinda-sorta crossed paths even before co-starring as a couple in 2003's "All In" (and then reel became real for a bit)

"Worlds Within (2008) [Drama]
Song Hye-gyo reunites with the director of Full House and stars with Hyun Bin in this inside look at the Korean drama broadcasting industry."

- another reel-to-real situation

"The Grandmaster (2013) [Film]
Song Hye-gyo stars with Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi in this Chinese film by the amazing Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai."

Too bad it was such a small role for her T.T And I think all her scenes, because they were so small and insignificant, actually got cut in the final version of the movie :( But she got to meet one of her now-besties, Zhang Ziyi, who also attended the Song-Song wedding and was one of the biggest/most famous attendees :)

I really like Song Hye Kyo. I adored World's Within and Full House. Those were my favorites of hers. I like that winter the wind blows too. Descendents was fun for the obvious chemistry between the leads, but the GIANT Kdrama Truck of Death size plot holes prevented it from being better.

beauty !!!.. the most b'ful korean ever.. one of the most b'ful asians
and just one of the most rare b'ful lady overall

elegant!

I loved her in the movie 'The Brilliant Life'. It's my most fav work of hers.

That was the one of her work besides 'The Worlds Within' which didn't distract me from the story. Because in most of her work I ended up getting distracted by how beautiful she looks on screen. Cause she always looks super super gorgeous. And her chemistry with Hyun Bin in Worlds Within was no joke. I was a happy fan when they announced dating and later heartbroken when they broke up. But now since she is living HEA in real life all is well. And Hyun Bin still single, so may be I got a shot? A girl can dream right?. LOL jk.

I really have no idea why Descendants of the Sun is so popular. Things happens in the show but also at the same time NOTHING really happens. It just felt like plot points popped up just because. It was just odd and random.

Autmn tale was my first introduction to Kdrama, i remember thinking Song Hye Gyo was the most beautiful girl i've ever seen and crying my heart out with this classic melodrama, i also fell in love with Won Bin and suffered for the first time from the second lead syndrome xD It's amazing that this lady is still as classy and charming and bautiful after all these years :))

Just realized I have only ever watched Song Hye-gyo in something once and that was back in high school (Hwang Jin-yi). I wish she did more dramas I'd be into. :(

Full house became the key to my love for Korean Dramas. The plot was very fresh at the time I discovered - it think it was 2006-2007? And I remembered it being the funniest I’ve seen that I switched from watching TWdramas to purely K-Dramas since then.

Also found her again in Autumn in My Heart where I bawled my eyes out, it hurt to watch every episode. I don’t watch Makjang dramas anymoew, but darn dramas back then really could really break your heart into pieces with their tragic stories. I remember how hard I used to cry that they were siblings/not really siblings that fell with each other, and that she was actually seriously ill! Now I dread and hate watching Makjang over the top dramas.

I didn't start out liking Song Hae-gyo. While I found her face really pretty (one of the first Kactresses when I embarked on my first drama - Autumn In My Heart - with its 3 gorgeous beings: SHG, SSH, WB) - I also found her role a little irritating. As I did the next drama I saw her in next - Hotelier. Didn't register her at all in Wedding Dress - it was Kim Hee-sun who was more interesting. Caught a bit of Sunlight Pours Down and some of the older dramas but nothing captivating.

I liked her with her calm maturity in All In finally ... but then the later Full House was super-noisy and kind of immaturely-inane (to me).

SHG earned my respect in her break up with LBH, and daring to go up against his legions of fans. All that brouhaha about her then only sparked more curiosity and respect - for being the independent strong child in a single parent family.
It was finally the Worlds Within which warmed me up to SHG and I started enjoying her acting since - That Winter, The Wind Blows ... Hwang Jinyi ... Descendants of the Sun (wasn't a fan of the drama, but it was enjoyable for the ride nevertheless) ... and now Boyfriend aka Encounter.

She is gorgeous. As a model, she can rock so many looks. As an actress - these days she captivates - she has improved so much, over the years since Autumn and Hotelier days. And lucky girl, she has an adorable puppy who dotes on her.

Descendants of the Sun will always hold a very special place in my heart. I dropped Boyfriend but I have to say, Song Hye-gyo's acting in that drama was really good. The maturity and personality she manages to exude is compelling. I don't know. I felt like I had to say something about that.

That is the best description of Descendants ever, thank you! Love it.

I saw SHK for the first time in Full House back in 2004. Full House was my first and only kdrama for 12 years! I never saw any kdrama after that. So when people talked about Korea (K-pop, kdrama and mostly k-skin care), I only had SHK in my mind.
I recall back in 2004 when I watched Full House, I was perplexed by her beauty. I realized she's beautiful but not in the definition of beauty that I understand at the time. High cheek bones, sharp nose, small and pouty mouth, I think she's the epitome of Korean beauty. I only see her in three production, Full House, DoTS and Boyfriend, but I really enjoy her performance in all of them. I'm glad that my first Korean celeb crush still on the top of the industry 14 years after I saw her for the first time.

I love, love, love My Brilliant Life and I think it is her best film.

She and Kang Dong-won ( seriously, he a chameleon and one of the best working right now) totally worked as young parents growing up with their kid. The scene when it finally hit them that their son was not getting better, man, you finally saw two parents in their 30's.

I absolutely adore the film because while the subject is sad, it is also uplifting, charming and funny as hell.

Thanks @missvictrix I actually watched 3 out of the 4 shows with Song Hye Kyo that you featured. I did enjoy them, warts and all.

When I think about what Korean beauty is, I think of SHK. She has a great stillness on the outside, with a suggestion of much going on underneath as she observes silently. I cannot imagine her acting wildly emotional in a makjang way, but her comedic timing is not bad and the sense of her being in another world naturally flows from her.

Her style is particularly suited to the current show, Encounter/Boyfriend, where she is always on display and unable to express herself freely. In portraying almost quiet submission verging on despair, she got me rooting for her character to break free and assert herself: the sign that I find her a great actress, with her own special style.

Yeogsi, our @missvictrix. We definitely share similar taste for kdramas. I love how you describe That Winter, The Wind Blows & Descendants of the Sun, coz it’s exactly how I feel too. However, I could never write it out so beautifully. *looking forward to your future posts too!*

P.S. Can’t wait to start on Encounter!

SHK, while not a favorite actress of mine, will always hold a special place in my heart for appearing in the two dramas that really got me into kdramas, Autumn Story and Full House. A couple of years have passed and it is great to still see her starring in blockbuster dramas.

Just realised the first DVDs I bought were Song Hye-gyo's works: "Full House" and "My Girl and I." I used to re-run and marathoned "Full House" in the weekdays and got fluffy eyes the next day because I went to bed really late. She and Rain were super cute back then. The serial was light, and funny with a simple plot; although the whole serial was just like to wait they kissed in the episode 16, LoL. This drama is my first encountering with Tous les Jours, even though the franchise itself started selling in my country years after this drama aired, LoL. Back then, I wanted to try eating croissant while sipping hot chocolate.

And I bawled my eyes watching "My Girl and I." The I regretted why bought the DVD in the first place. But then I remembered that I love SHK, LoL. I only watched the movie just once, and I don't know where the DVD now.

She's so beautiful and the more i watch her the more i get drawn. Her movies and dramas never fails to entertain me.

She's lovely, no one can deny that, so pretty to look at, but that's about it.

i was introduced to hallyu wave then via 2 dramas Winter Sonata and Autumn Tale. Thats where i saw Song Hyegyo (and Won Bin) and more than a decade later they are still my favourite faces and actors. too bad Won Bin is not active in acting anymore.

I remember watching Fullhouse every semester break from college at home back then that my mom comes to recognize Song Hyegyo and sometimes will ask me where is the pretty lady, whats she up to these days and stuff hahaxp

Oh man... I remember Full House as being the first K drama I've ever seen EVER; on TV with my parents when I was just one-digit years old. I remember the house, the bike rides, the fun dynamic and the OST. I did not, however, remember SHG's face; so when I found out she was in it after researching her for Boyfriend, I was delighted. So in a way, she was a part of my childhood. XD