1. Jung Ryeo-won is an Australian actress and former singer based in South Korea.
18 Facts About Jung Ryeo-won
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Jung Ryeo-won began her career as a singer in the girl group Chakra, following their disbandment of the group, she transitioned to an actress where she rose to fame in the hit television series My Name Is Kim Sam-soon.
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Jung Ryeo-won is known for her roles in Two Faces of My Girlfriend, Castaway on the Moon, History of a Salaryman and Wok of Love.
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The second of three children, Jung Ryeo-won was born in 1981, and emigrated to Brisbane, Australia in 1992 with her family.
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Jung Ryeo-won encountered discrimination in grade school, which made her determined to become fluent in English.
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Jung Ryeo-won was placed in the K-pop girl group Chakra, along with Eeni, Eun and Hwangbo; their first album was released in 2000.
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Jung Ryeo-won was praised for her portrayal of a fragile but good-natured character who fights for the hero's love, and eventually became one of the few successful singer-turned-actresses in the country.
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Jung Ryeo-won was cast in her first movie leading role as a girl with multiple personality disorder in 2007's Two Faces of My Girlfriend, and though it was not a box office hit, she won Best New Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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Jung Ryeo-won then played a hikikomori in Castaway on the Moon, arguably her most notable film yet.
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Jung Ryeo-won began 2012 by starring as the heroine in quirky series History of a Salaryman.
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Jung Ryeo-won then starred in Never Ending Story, a romantic comedy about two people diagnosed with terminal illness who decide to spend their remaining time together preparing for death.
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In January 2013, Jung Ryeo-won unveiled her official website, through which she hopes to connect with her fans.
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Jung Ryeo-won then reunited with Pained costar Kwon Sang-woo in the medical drama Medical Top Team, playing a charismatic and ambitious thoracic surgeon.
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Jung Ryeo-won next played an impatient and careless radio producer in the cable series Bubble Gum in 2015; she and co-star Lee Dong-wook previously appeared together in the 2003 sitcom Do the Right Thing.
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In 2018, Jung Ryeo-won starred in the black comedy film Gate.
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Jung Ryeo-won then starred in the SBS' gastronomy drama Wok of Love.
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In 2019, Jung Ryeo-won starred in the legal television series Prosecutor Civil War.
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Jung Ryeo-won participated in the program Living Together.