All Of Hyun Bin's Leading Ladies In Film And TV
The handsome A-list Korean actor has had the chance to work with some of the most stunning and talented actresses in Korean entertainment industry
"When I first read the script, I thought the casting was perfect... I really wished him to take the role. It was fortunate that we got to work together... I also think our teamwork is getting better and better," Korean actress Son Ye-jin said of her Crash Landing on You (CLOY) leading man Hyun Bin in a press conference.
Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin starred in the 2018 movie The Negotiation but its narrative didn't require them to film with each other; it features him as an arms dealer who takes hostages and her as a crisis negotiator. Their interactions were negotiations done only via their laptop screens. "Since there was no same scene in the movie Negotiation, it’s hard to say we worked together," Son Ye-jin pointed out. But even when that was the case, the two have become really good friends after filming, and had both been vocal about wanting to work with each other in another project where they'd have a deeper connection. Not long after, they were offered the lead roles in CLOY, and of course, the two couldn't have been happier that both their wishes came true right away.
Such is the charm of Hyun Bin—he's passionate, professional, and pleasant to work with, and the actresses he has collaborated with through the years have nothing but nice words to describe him. They say he makes them feel comfortable on the set, and they appreciate his sincerity and authenticity. If they could, they would love to work with him again. The friendships he has made with them have gone way beyond the time they spent working on their projects. He has bonded with them even off-cam, and as we discovered, he's that type of friend you'd just love to hang out with, too, because he seems to be a good listener and a conversationalist at the same time. Although he's been described as "an actor of few words" and seemingly as reserved as his CLOY character Capt. Ri Jeong-hyeok, we can sense the sociable nature of Libras in him too (FYI: his birthday is September 25, 1982).
In a past interview, his Secret Garden co-star Ha Ji-won opened up about their close relationship via a tvN show, “[He] is my drinking buddy, and a very good friend. We have other friends we also drink with together. They’re not actors, but we often meet and drink soju over a meal of grilled pork belly (samgyeopsal).”
Meanwhile, Memories of the Alhambra actress Park Shin-hye pointed out that Hyun Bin really took good care of her while they were filming their series abroad in Europe. She said, "He created a space for all of us to talk freely about our drama and our careers. We’d sit over a glass of beer and talk about our characters, and also share worries and concerns about our future plans. We became close very quickly, and I was grateful for his leadership."
It's also no secret that Hyun Bin was in a relationship with his Worlds Within leading lady Song Hye-kyo. The series wrapped up production in 2008, and a year later, they confirmed their relationship. The couple broke up in 2011 just before he began his military enlistment. But just recently, they made headlines, because fans think they are dating again.
But as has been proven time and time again all throughout his 17-year-long career, Hyun Bin is a talented and versatile actor who can take on a wide range of projects, and can therefore create magic onscreen whoever he may be acting with and whatever the scene requires.
After all, an actor of his caliber is all about quality and flexibility. "All I can do to repay my fans is to deliver good performances… I’ll repay your kindness with fun projects," he said.
Swipe through the gallery below to look back on Hyun Bin's leading ladies in both film and TV:
Hyun Bin's Leading Ladies
Hyun Bin's Leading Ladies
Lee Na-Young in "Ireland"
In this 2004 K-Drama, Lee Na-young is Lee Joong-ah. Her character is adopted into an Irish family when she was a child, and has been living in Ireland. However, when her family gets killed because his brother is involved with the Irish Republican Army, she returns to Korea to look for her biological family. She then meets Kang Gook (Hyun Bin), a kind and quiet bodyguard who is fond of protecting Joong-ah. They care about each other, but they later realize their hearts are beating for other people.
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Lee Na-Young in "Ireland"
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Lee Na-Young in "Ireland"
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Lee Na-Young in "Ireland"
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Kim Min-Jung in "Ireland"
The other woman Hyun Bin's character, bodyguard Kang Gook, has eyes for in this K-Drama is Han Si-yeon (Kim Min-jung). She is a porn actress who aspires to become a successful movie star. She bumps into Kang Gook at a movie premiere and mistakes him as a stalker because he, on the other hand, mistakes her as the actress he is supposed to protect. As their paths continue to cross, they start falling for each other. He starts to shed his shy personality and opens up, thanks to her comforting presence.
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Kim Min-Jung in "Ireland"
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Kim Min-Jung in "Ireland"
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Kim Sun-A in "My Lovely Sam-Soon"
This iconic rom-com K-Drama back in 2005 features Hyun Bin as a young owner of upscale French restaurant Bon Appetit, and Kim Sun-a as Kim Sam-soon, a voluptuous lady with a loud personality and excellent baking skills. He hires her as the resto's new pastry chef and later proposes a deal with her to become his pretend girlfriend. Eventually, they realize they're no longer pretending to be in a relationship; they have truly fallen in love with each other.
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Kim Sun-A in "My Lovely Sam-Soon"
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Kim Sun-A in "My Lovely Sam-Soon"
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Kim Sun-A in "My Lovely Sam-Soon"
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Sung Yu-Ri in "The Snow Queen"
In this 2006 series, Hyun Bin is Han Tae-woong. One day, he sees a little girl being bullied on the street and saves her. The girl develops a crush on him, and they promise to see each other again but that only happens eight years later. From being a math genius, Tae-woong is now pursuing boxing, while she turns out to be the daughter of a rich businessman who suffers from an incurable disease. They meet again when Tae-woong gets hired as her chauffeur. They fall in love with each other, but they eventually learn they have painful pasts that are connected. She is the sister of Tae-woong's friend who, after losing an international Math Olynmpiad competition to Tae-woong, commits suicide.
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Sung Yu-Ri in "The Snow Queen"
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Sung Yu-Ri in "The Snow Queen"
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Song Hye-Kyo in "Worlds Within"
This 2008 K-Drama has the classic rich girl-poor guy, rich girl's mother doesn't approve of the poor guy type of plot. Joo Joon-young (Song Hye-kyo) and Jung Ji-oh (Hyun Bin) are college lovers who break up and later reconcile. They are now both part of a TV production team; he's a director while she's a producer that he's mentoring. Their relationship becomes complicated when her mother gets in the way, leading Ji-oh to break up with her. Together, they must overcome all the challenges to make their relationship work.
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Song Hye-Kyo in "Worlds Within"
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Song Hye-Kyo in "Worlds Within"
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Song Hye-Kyo in "Worlds Within"
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Ha Ji-Won in "Secret Garden"
This iconic 2010 K-Drama casts Hyun Bin as Kim Joo-won, the handsome yet arrogant CEO of a high-end department store. Ha Ji-won, on the other hand, is Gil Ra-im, a stunt woman for an action school who is obsessed with Hallyu star Oska (Yoon Sang-hyun), Joo-won's cousin. Joo-won and Ra-im meet, and he's instantly drawn to her. On a trip to Jeju Island, where Oska is scheduled to shoot a music video, Joo-won and Ra-im's paths cross again, but they end up getting stranded in a mysterious secret garden. The plot twist: the next day, they are surprised to find out their bodies have switched! And as they try to solve this dilemma, their relationship becomes deeper and deeper. (Watch out for Son Ye-jin's cameo here!) Hyun Bin and Ha Ji-won also appeared in the 2005 film "Daddy Long Legs."
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Ha Ji-Won in "Secret Garden"
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Ha Ji-Won in "Secret Garden"
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Ha Ji-Won in "Secret Garden"
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Han Ji-Min in "Hyde Jekyll, Me"
This 2015 rom-com drama features Hyun Bin as Gu Seo-jin, a third-generation chaebol who runs the theme park called Wonder Land; he has a dissociative identity disorder and has a second persona named Robin. Han Ji-min is Jang Ha-na, the circus master at Wonder Land. Seo-jin wants to remove the circus from the theme park, but Ha-na is against it. Their arguments turn into love quarrels, as Ha-na starts falling for Robin, and eventually Seo-jin learns to open up to her, too!
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Han Ji-Min in "Hyde Jekyll, Me"
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Han Ji-Min in "Hyde Jekyll, Me"
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Han Ji-Min in "Hyde Jekyll, Me"
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Han Ji-Min in "The Fatal Encounter"
Hyun Bin and Han Ji-min first got to work together in the 2014 period film "The Fatal Encounter," but their roles are not each other's love interest. Hyun Bin stars as King Jeongjo from the Joseon Dynasty, while Han Ji-min is Queen Jongsun, he queen dowager, consort of Jeongjo's grandfather King Yeongjo, and King Jeongjo's political rival.
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Han Ji-Min in "The Fatal Encounter"
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Park Shin-Hye in "Memories of the Alhambra"
In this 2018 K-Drama, Hyun Bin is Yoo Jin-woo, the CEO of an investment company that specializes in optical devices. Their company comes across a groundbreaking AR game about medieval battles in Alhambra. Jin-woo travels to Spain to meet its creator but discovers that he is missing. He meets the sister of this young programmer instead—she's Jung He-joo (Park Shin-hye), the owner of the hostel Jin-woo stays at. While he finds the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of Hee-jo's brother, their fates continue to overlap, and the division between the AR world and the real world becomes blurred.
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Park Shin-Hye in "Memories of the Alhambra"
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Park Shin-Hye in "Memories of the Alhambra"
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Park Shin-Hye in "Memories of the Alhambra"
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Son Ye-Jin in "Crash Landing on You"
A deeply touching and amusing love story between two star-crossed lovers is what "Crash Landing on You" is about. Hyun Bin is Capt. Ri Jeong-hyeok, a North Korean military officer. Son Ye-jin is a South Korean heiress. Because of a paragliding accident, she lands in North Korea and meets Capt. Ri. He helps her escape from their country, and along the way, the two become close and fall in love with each other. But with their countries in conflict, their love story is complicated from the beginning. Eventually they find a way to make their relationship thrive even in a seemingly impossible scenario.
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Son Ye-Jin in "Crash Landing on You"
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Son Ye-Jin in "Crash Landing on You"
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Son Ye-Jin in "Crash Landing on You"
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Son Ye-Jin in "Crash Landing on You"
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Son Ye-Jin in "The Negotiation"
This is a 2018 film that revolves around a hostage situation, masterminded by Min Tae-gyu (Hyun Bin), an arms dealer for an international crime organization. Tasked to handle the matter is Ha Chae-yoon (Son Ye-jin), a crisis negotiator for the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.
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Son Ye-Jin in "The Negotiation"
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Son Ye-Jin in "The Negotiation"
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Im Yoona in "Confidential Assignment"
In this 2017 film, Hyun Bin is Im Chul-Ryung, an officer in a special investigation team in North Korea. His superior, Cha Ki-sung (portrayed by Kim Ju-hyeok) stole master plates to print counterfeit money and escaped to Seoul, Soith Korea. Im Chul-ryung is tasked to bring back Cha Ki-sung to North Korea. To catch this criminal, he gets help from detective Kang Jin-tae (Yu Hae-jin) from Seoul. There, Hyun Bin's character meets Yoona's character, Park Min-young, the sister-in-law of Kang Jin-tae.
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Im Yoona in "Confidential Assignment"
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Im Yoona in "Confidential Assignment"
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Lee Yeon-Hee in "A Millionaire's First Love"
Hyun Bin's character is Kang Jae-kyung, a rich high school senior who is set to become a millionaire. He finds out he can only inherit his late grandfather's fortune if he graduates from the countryside school his grandfather stated in his will. Left with no other choice, Jae-kyung moves to the countryside, where he meets Choi Eun-hwan (Lee Yeon-hee). As he spends more and more time in this place with Eun-hwan, the arrogant. Jae-kyung becomes more down-to-earth, loving, and caring.
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Lee Yeon-Hee in "A Millionaire's First Love"
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Lee Yeon-Hee in "A Millionaire's First Love"
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Lee Bo-Young in "I Am Happy"
Two individuals who are both going through personal problems meet, and find comfort in each other's presence. Man Soo (Hyun Bin) is a patient at a psychiatric ward, while Soo-kyung (Lee Bo-young) is a nurse at this psychiatric hospital.
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Lee Bo-Young in "I Am Happy"
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Lee Bo-Young in "I Am Happy"
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Tang Wei in "Late Autumn"
This is a story about the chance encounter between a prisoner named Anna (Tang Wei) and a gigolo on-the-run named Hoon (Hyun Bin). She has been imprisoned for seven years for killing her husband. She requests for a 72-hour parole to visit her mother's funeral in Seattle. He, on the other hand, is hiding from a powerful businessman whose wife Hoon had an affair with. She meets Hoon, who borrows money from her and promises to pay her back. They meet again in Seattle, and spend three memorable days together.
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Tang Wei in "Late Autumn"
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Tang Wei in "Late Autumn"
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Im Soo-Jung in "Come Rain, Come Shine"
In this 2011 film, Hyun Bin and Im Soo-jung play a married couple on the verge of separation. One day, on their way home, she tells him she's leaving him for another man. She packs up her stuff and gets ready to leave but because of a rainstorm, she decides to move out the following day instead. The two are left at home to tackle their issues and find out if going their separate ways is indeed the solution to what they're going through.
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Im Soo-Jung in "Come Rain, Come Shine"
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Im Soo-Jung in "Come Rain, Come Shine"
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