1. Hahm Eun-jung, known professionally as Eunjung and Elsie, is a South Korean singer, actress, model, host, entertainer, and lyricist.
52 Facts About Hahm Eun-jung
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Hahm Eun-jung began her career at the age of seven as an entertainer in 1995, when she won the Little Miss Korea competition and debuted as a child actress in the same year in a television drama A New Generation of Adults.
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Hahm Eun-jung has won the Child Actor Award for her role in "Drama of The Year" multi-winner Land at the 2004 SBS Drama Awards.
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Hahm Eun-jung was nominated and won awards for comedies Coffee House and Dream High, reality show We Got Married, family drama Be My Dream Family, and daily soap opera Love Twist.
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Hahm Eun-jung debuted as a solo artist by the name Elsie with her EP, I'm Good, on May 7,2015, which went on to win her The Best Female Artist at V Chart Awards, China's largest video-sharing platform.
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Hahm Eun-jung was born in Sanggye-dong, Nowon District, Seoul, South Korea.
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Hahm Eun-jung's mother, a graduate of Ewha Womans University, was a former piano teacher who worked as Hahm's agent.
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Hahm Eun-jung's mother made the decision to quit teaching and manage her career upon her high school graduation in 2007.
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Later that year, Hahm Eun-jung enrolled in Dongguk University where she took performance courses.
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In 1995, when Hahm Eun-jung was seven years old, she participated in the "Little Miss Korea" pageant and won.
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In 2007, Hahm Eun-jung made appearances in a number of music videos.
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Namely, eighteen-year-old Hahm Eun-jung is featured in SG Wannabe's music video "Gasiri" from Story In New York.
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Hahm Eun-jung appeared in the 2008 horror film Death Bell, where she plays a student who was murdered by her teacher.
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Hahm Eun-jung originally trained to be an actress, and later debuted as a member of T-ara in July 2009.
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Hahm Eun-jung was the first leader of the group, until September 2010.
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Hahm Eun-jung featured in Davichi's music video "Time, Please Stop" which was released on May 6,2010.
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Hahm Eun-jung's popularity began to rise in 2011 when she starred in the teen drama Dream High.
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Hahm Eun-jung won the Best Newcomer Award at the MBC Entertainment Awards.
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Hahm Eun-jung was then cast in historical dramas The King of Legend and Insu, The Queen Mother.
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In June 2012, Hahm Eun-jung was confirmed to star in the drama Five Fingers.
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The Korean Actors Labor Union demanded that Hahm Eun-jung be issued an apology by the producer and crew.
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In October 2013, MBK Entertainment revealed that Hahm Eun-jung participated in the arrangement of T-ara's upcoming track "I Know The Feeling" from their newest EP Again.
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Hahm Eun-jung made her return to acting in 2014, with SBS' weekend period drama Endless Love.
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In 2015, it was announced that Hahm Eun-jung was offered the lead role in the Thai romantic comedy Micro Love, making her the first female idol to star in a Thai film.
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In 2016, Hahm Eun-jung was cast in Flowers of Evil, a thriller directed by Cho Sung-kyu.
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In 2017, Hahm Eun-jung was cast in MBC's daily drama, Sisters-in-Law, which premiered in April that year.
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In January 2018, Hahm Eun-jung confirmed her departure from MBK after her contract expired.
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On February 26,2019, it was announced that Hahm Eun-jung would be the narrator for the Korea-Vietnam co-production documentary named The Muse Story, which will be broadcast on KBS World.
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Hahm Eun-jung was cast in the leading role of the TV drama Be My Dream Family, which aired on KBS1 every weekday from March 29,2021, to October 1.
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In 2021, along with Supernova's Gonil, Hahm Eun-jung took the lead role in short original drama Cell Division which was released on DramaX.
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On February 15,2023, Hahm Eun-jung was confirmed to be part of the main cast of JTBC's variety program Differential Class for its new season which premieres on March 5.
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Later in the year, Hahm Eun-jung was cast in Kunio Shimizu's "Dressing Room" portraying the character "D".
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On February 19,2024, Hahm Eun-jung signed an exclusive contract with Mask Studio.
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In September 2024, Hahm Eun-jung was appointed as a judge for the 4th Geumcheon Fashion Film Festival which will be held in Geumcheon District from September 6 to September 9.
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On March 26,2025, Sports Chosun reported that Hahm Eun-jung has been cast in KBS2's new revenge drama The Queen's House.
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Hahm Eun-jung, who debuted as a child actress and model, has significantly diversified her career over the years.
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Hahm Eun-jung has frequently been recognized as one of the best idol-actors throughout her three-decade acting career.
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In September 2024, Hahm Eun-jung was appointed as a judge for the 4th Geumcheon Fashion Film Festival, held in Geumcheon District from September 6 to September 9.
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Hahm Eun-jung's performances have earned her several prestigious nominations, including multiple nods for Excellence Awards at the MBC Drama Awards and KBS Drama Awards, as well as a nomination for the Top Excellence Award at the APAN Star Awards, both one of the highest honors in South Korea's acting industry.
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Hahm Eun-jung rose to prominence not only through her acting but through her widespread popularity on Cyworld pages, an early social media platform, where she frequently topped the most-visited and popular pages with hundreds of thousands of weekly views.
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In 2022, Hahm Eun-jung was awarded the Korea-China Culture Exchange Award Grand Prize at the 2022 World Creators Awards for her channel on Bilibili, one of the major Chinese streaming platforms, which garnered nearly 200,000 subscribers and 10 million views.
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Hahm Eun-jung has modeled for several brands since before her debut as a singer.
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Hahm Eun-jung's first-ever advertisement was a print ad for Korea's No 1 mineral water, Jeju Samdasoo, in 1998.
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In 2015, Hahm Eun-jung became the face of Burger King in Korea, following fellow T-ara members Hyomin and Jiyeon, who had endorsed the brand the previous year.
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Hahm Eun-jung has been appointed as an ambassador for numerous institutions and events across various countries since her debut in 1995.
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Internationally, Hahm Eun-jung represented South Korea in Brunei at the Korea-Brunei 30th Year Relations Ceremony in 2014, participating in the signing ceremony of a 500 billion won joint project between the two nations.
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Beyond writing, Hahm Eun-jung was involved in the creative process, designing the cover and accompanying merchandise.
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In 2018, to celebrate her 30th birthday, Hahm Eun-jung held a charity event in Vietnam during which she met up with her fans, visited a nursing home and provided meals to 300 homeless people.
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Hahm Eun-jung gave gifts to 150 of her fans including bottles, photos, key chains and slogans that she made herself.
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Hahm Eun-jung explained that her Vietnamese fans celebrated her last birthday which warmed her heart and inspired her to organize the event.
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Hahm Eun-jung frequently showcased her martial arts skills on live television programs such as Haha Mong Show, Three Wheels, and Let's Go Dream Team in Vietnam.
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In October 2013, MBK Entertainment revealed that Hahm Eun-jung participated in the arrangement of T-ara's upcoming track "I Know The Feeling" from their newest EP Again.