For many of us, our first and perhaps most memorable recollection of South Korean actress Gianna Jun Ji-hyun is her role in the 2001 romantic comedy My Sassy Girl. Her career, spanning over 20 years, has been marked with multiple highs and acting awards.
For those who miss her on the screen, Gianna has made her small-screen comeback after five years, starring opposite Kingdom's Ju Ji-hoon in tvN's mystery thriller drama Jirisan.
As one of Korea's top stars, Gianna maintains a relatively squeaky clean image and favourable reputation - all thanks to the good moves she has made. We take a look at how Gianna has inspired us to become better versions of ourselves, at work and in life.
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While we know her as Jun Ji-hyun, Gianna didn't go by that name until she started her acting career. Prior to that, she went by her given name Wang Ji-hyun.
The name change was suggested by producer Oh Jong Rok who cast Gianna in the 1998 drama Steal My Heart as her name didn't read as smoothly as other actresses.
Her surname, Wang, is said to be rare in Korea and belonged to the Gaeseong Wang clan descended from the Goryeo Dynasty.
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When she was younger, Gianna wanted to be a flight attendant until she experienced a particularly turbulent flight. Later at the age of 16, a friend introduced Gianna to a photographer and she debuted as a magazine model in 1997 through fashion publication Ecole.
Gianna made her TV and film debut with Fascinate My Heart and White Valentine in 1998 and 1999 respectively. She shot to fame across Asia with her 2001 role in My Sassy Girl.
Her continued hard work and perseverance paid off when she made her Hollywood debut in 2009 with the lead role in Blood: The Last Vampire.
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In fact, prior to her cameo in Kingdom (2021) and lead role in Jirisan (2021), Gianna's last role was in My Legend of the Blue Sea (2016-17).
As such, it can be said that Gianna doesn't just accept any role offered to her but instead, picks what resonates with her.
We love the fact that the characters that she plays are all empowered, independent women who are able to act on their will.
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Take, for example, her role as top park ranger Seo Yi-kang in Jirisan, the courageous Ashin in Kingdom, or the unapologetic famous actress Cheong Song-yi in My Love from the Star (2013-14).
In a 2020 interview with W Korea, Gianna revealed that her secret to maintaining her svelte, toned figure is consistency in her workout routine.
She wakes up every day between 6am and 7am to exercise, does pilates three times a week and an hour of cardio before. Despite her busy schedule, Gianna works around it to make time for exercise.
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These include Cha Tae-hyun in My Sassy Girl, Jung Woo-sung in Daisy (2006), Li Bingbing in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011), Kim Hye-soo and Lee Jung-jae in The Thieves (2012), Kim Soo-hyun in My Love from the Star (2013-14), Lee Min-ho in Legend of the Blue Sea (2016-17) and most recently, Ju Ji-hoon in Jirisan (2021).
There's no doubt that Gianna has picked up different skills from working with these stars, which have helped her hone her craft and grow into the fine actress she is today.
With many chart-topping productions under her belt, it should come as no surprise that Gianna is one of the highest paid actors in Korea. Tatler Asia estimates that she commands at least $120, 000 per episode.
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In addition, Gianna is one of the top celebrity endorsers too. She has worked with brands such as Samsung and Lotte Duty Free, and is currently the first Korean ambassador for Alexander McQueen, earning over millions of dollars just from commercials.
Another testament to Gianna's star power is her ability to sell things out. Whatever Gianna uses or endorses quickly becomes a hot topic and flies off the shelves.
In 2014, it was rumoured that Gianna wore the YSL Rouge Pur Couture lipstick in shade No. 52, Rosy Coral. And while this has been debunked, the lipstick reportedly sold out in Korea and some countries around the world.
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What impressed us was how Gianna was reportedly involved in every stage of production, from design and wash to fit and accessories.
In June 2021, it was also reported that Gianna earned a profit of US$12.5 million (S$16.9 million) after selling a building in Nonhyeon-dong.Jun Ji-hyun (born Wang Ji-hyun on 30 October 1981), also known by her glish name Gianna Jun, is a South Korean actress and model. She has received multiple awards, including two Grand Bell Awards for Best Actress and a Daesang (Grand Prize) for Television at the Baeksang Art Awards.
Jun rose to fame for her role as The Girl in the romantic comedy film My Sassy Girl (2001), which became a tremdous ssation across Asia and sparked an international breakthrough for Korean cinema.
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Other notable films include Il Mare (2000), Windstruck (2004), The Thieves (2012), The Berlin File (2013) and Assassination (2015). She also starred in television series My Love from the Star (2013–2014), The Legd of the Blue Sea (2016–2017) and Jirisan (2021), as well as the Netflix series Kingdom (2020–prest).
She is referred to as one of The Troika, along with Kim Tae-hee and Song Hye-kyo, collectively known by the Acronym Tae-Hye-Ji. Jun Ji-hyun's success in film and television has established her as a top Hallyu star.
Her mother and her mother's frids all couraged her to be a model or actress due to her height and slim figure. Her childhood dream was to become a flight attdant, but she changed her mind after a flight. In 1997, at the age of 16, she followed her high school female sior and began her career as a model for Ecole Magazine.
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Jun attded college at Dongguk University and graduated in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in Theater and Film. She later rolled in Dongguk University's graduate school of Digital Media and Contts in 2011 and obtained a master's degree.
Jun first became well known as a commercial model and as a TV actress. Although she made her film debut in the little-watched White Valtine in 1999, it was not until later in the year wh she was featured in a commercial for Samsung My Jet Printer that she became a popular ssation. The dancing and attitude expressed in the ad made her into an icon for Koreans in their late tes and early twties.
The following year, Jun made her first well-publicized film appearance in late 2000 with Il Mare, a handsomely shot melodrama set on Ganghwa Island.
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The film did respectably well at the box office (despite oping on the same day as blockbuster Joint Security Area) and solidified her status as a star.
Jun's breakout film was comedy My Sassy Girl, a tale of a gullible college studt and his slightly unhinged girlfrid. Jun's sassy, loud, and domineering character while also embodying traits of a pure-hearted girl ran contrary to gder norms in Asia.
The film became the highest grossing Korean comedy of all time in Korea and also spt two weeks at No. 1 in Hong Kong, launching Jun into pan-Asia stardom as one of the biggest Hallyu stars in the Chinese-language market.
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The huge success of My Sassy Girl also solidified Jun's domestic popularity, and she was giv the title of the Nation's First Love.
In 2003, Jun starred in the psychological thriller film The Uninvited, which was rather well received by critics but failed to catch on with viewers.
Throughout this time she was a constant presce in TV ads and on billboards in Korea and also in other Asian countries.
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Jun's next project Daisy teamed her with Jung Woo-sung (who frequtly appeared together with her in Giordano and 2% Lotte Chilsung Water advertisemts), and drew atttion for its 100% location shooting in the Netherlands, and for using the Hong Kong director Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs).
In late 2006, it was announced that Jun would be making her long-predicted jump to Hollywood as the lead role in Blood: The Last Vampire.
Jun th launched her own luxury jeans brand in 2008, named Gianna by True Religion, her first celebrity line. She was reportedly involved in every stage of their production, from design to deciding on fit and wash and their decoration with accessories.
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For the film A Man Who Was Superman, Jun cut off her signature long silky hair to play a cynical documtary producer who meets an odd, Hawaiian-shirt-clad modern-day hero who battles urban apathy and preaches the virtues of lding a hand. Of initially feeling pressured at the opportunity to work with acclaimed actor Hwang Jung-min, she said, Although luck was probably involved, I think it's destiny for an actor to 'meet' new work. On the first day I met him, I realized that I have much to learn from him, not only from his acting, but also as an individual.
In 2010, she acted opposite Chinese actress Li Bingbing in the glish-language film Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, based on Lisa See's bestselling novel of the same name, which was directed by Wayne Wang
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