18 Facts About Han Ga-in

Kim Hyun-joo, better known by the stage name Han Ga-in, is a South Korean actress and model.

Han Ga-in starred in television series Yellow Handkerchief and Terms of Endearment early in her career, and became a sought-after model in commercials.

Han Ga-in attended Seoul Gusan Elementary School, Sunjung Middle School and Baehwa Girls' High School.

Han Ga-in excelled academically and scored 384 points out of 400 points on the South Korean University entrance examinations.

On December 22,2000, while attending high school, Han participated in KBS1 quiz show Challenge Golden Bell and reached the 34th stage.

Han Ga-in studied hospitality management at Kyung Hee University; after entering the entertainment industry, she continued her studies part-time and graduated in 2007.

Han Ga-in decided to use her current stage name as she shares a birth name with another actress who debuted earlier than her.

Han Ga-in debuted in an Asiana Airlines commercial in 2002, and was cast in the KBS2 drama Sunshine Hunting.

Han Ga-in subsequently appeared in a supporting role in the popular daily drama Yellow Handkerchief and made her big-screen debut in Once Upon a Time in High School.

In 2005, Han Ga-in acted in Super Rookie, a satire on Korea's corporate culture and unemployment among the country's younger generation.

Han Ga-in went on a three-year hiatus afterwards, merely starring in advertisements.

Han Ga-in struggled to shake the perception that she was only a lovely face and not a professional actor, having only portrayed stereotypical characters, even though she quickly rose to the top of the TV advertising industry's most sought-after faces list.

Mainly categorized as a "CF star," Han Ga-in wanted to change that misconception with her comeback in 2010.

Han Ga-in first starred in period drama, Moon Embracing the Sun, in which she played the heroine, an amnesiac noblewoman-turned-shaman.

Han Ga-in appeared on episode 87 of the popular variety show, Running Man.

In 2018, Han Ga-in returned to the small screen after six years with mystery thriller Mistress.

In February 2022,4 years after Mistress, Han Ga-in returned to television as a host of SBS talk show Circle House.

Han Ga-in had a miscarriage in 2014, and later gave birth to a daughter on April 13,2016.