In Photos: Song Joong-Ki And His Leading Ladies Through The Years
Here's a look back at the Korean actresses this in-demand Hallyu star was paired with
Song Joong-ki's fans must be so thrilled, as this top Korean actor is not only back with a film but a series as well this year: space opera film Space Sweepers and black comedy series Vincenzo.
The 35-year-old actor was last seen in K-drama Arthdal Chronicles, which ended in September 2019. News about a season 2 for the said series made headlines in early 2020, but its production was said to have been postponed due to COVID-19. Good thing, not long after that news, in August last year, Song Joong-ki was confirmed to take on the lead role for tvN's Vincenzo with Jeon Yeo-bin and Taecyeon.
Of course, like many of his fans, we're still hoping to see the mythical land of Arth and Song Joong-ki as Eun-seom / Saya. But, in the meantime, his role in Vincenzo is likely to please, impress, and leave viewers satisfied (and maybe even wanting more). It's nothing like the previous ones he's worked on.
In K-dramas, he's portrayed a second-year resident (OB & GY), an upperclassman in the Joseon era (Sungkyunkwan Scandal), a bartender/gigolo (The Innocent Man), the captain of an elite special forces team (Descendants of the Sun), and a dual character of identical twin warriors (Arthdal Chronicles). In his new series set to premiere on February 20, his character is an Italian lawyer and mafia consigliere who appears to be a cold-hearted, dark hero.
While we excitedly wait for Vincenzo, you can get your Song Joong-ki fix on Netflix today, February 5, via the space opera film Space Sweepers. In the futuristic film set in 2092, he's a genius pilot who'll do anything for money, and is chasing after space debris for a living.
Check out the gallery below to take a look back on Song Joong-ki's leading ladies in both films and K-dramas:
Song Joong-Ki's Leading Ladies
Song Joong-Ki's Leading Ladies
Han Ye-Seul in "Penny Pinchers"
In this 2011 rom-com film, Song Joong-ki's character (Chun Ji-woong) is a jobless college graduate who's still dependent on his mother. He meets Han Ye-seul's character (Gu Hong-sil) who is extremely frugal; she's all about saving up and doesn't have time for romance as she considers getting into a relationship a luxury. She teaches him the art of penny-pinching and involves him in a moneymaking scheme on the condition that he's supposed to follow what she tells him to do in a span of two months.
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Han Ye-Seul in "Penny Pinchers"
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Han Ye-Seul in "Penny Pinchers"
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Han Ye-Seul in "Penny Pinchers"
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Park Bo-Young in "A Werewolf Boy"
The 2012 fantasy romance film features Park Bo-young in two characters: one as the young version of an elderly woman in her sixties (Kim Sun-yi) who returns to South Korea from the US, to check on their family home that's about to be sold and the other being Sun-yi's granddaughter Eun-joo. Going back to that property brought back memories from 47 years ago when Sun-yi met a teenage boy who has a beast-like attitude and is assumed to be one of the thousands of children orphaned in the Korean War; he was adopted and named Chul-soo by Sun-yi's mother. Sun-yi tames him and teaches him how to behave like a human, and in the process they became close and develop feelings for each other. However, they get separated, with her promising that she'll come back for him. 47 years later, Sun-yi finds Chul-soo in the exact place she left him, still waiting for her. She leaves Chul-soo behind again, but she decides to no longer sell the property.
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Park Bo-Young in "A Werewolf Boy"
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Park Bo-Young in "A Werewolf Boy"
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Park Bo-Young in "A Werewolf Boy"
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Moon Chae-Won in "The Innocent Man"
This 2012 melodrama features Song Joong-ki as Kang Ma-ru, a medical student who becomes a bartender and gigolo; getting his heart broken changed him for the worse. He meets Moon Chae-won's character, Seo Eun-gi, a cold and arrogant chaebol heiress who he later uses to take revenge on the woman (portrayed by Park Si-yeon) that betrayed him to become the mistress of Eun-gi's father. He, however, falls in love with Eun-gi.
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Moon Chae-Won in "The Innocent Man"
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Moon Chae-Won in "The Innocent Man"
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Moon Chae-Won in "The Innocent Man"
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Park Si-Yeon in "The Innocent Man"
TV reporter Han Jae-hee (portrayed by Park Si-yeon) is the woman "nice guy" Kang Ma-ru (Song Joong-ki) fell in love with first in "The Innocent Man." Madly and deeply in love with her, he finds himself sacrificing a lot for Jae-hee. However, she's blinded by ambition and ends up betraying him and leaving him for a rich CEO (Kim Yeong-cheol as Seo Jung-gyu). This turns Ma-ru into a bad guy, and it's become his goal to take revenge on the two.
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Park Si-Yeon in "The Innocent Man"
Photo Credit: KBS
Park Si-Yeon in "The Innocent Man"
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Park Si-Yeon in "The Innocent Man"
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Song Hye-Kyo in "Descendants of the Sun"
2016's "Descendants of the Sun" casts Song Joong-ki as Yoo Si-jin (aka "Big Boss"), the captain and leader of an elite special forces team who falls in love with the beautiful cardiothoracic surgeon Kang Mo-yeon (portrayed by Song Hye-kyo). Because of his job, however, they have to part ways, as he's sent on a peacekeeping mission in a war-torn country called Uruk. Months later, they reunite in Uruk, where she's sent to be one of the medical volunteers. There, they rekindle their relationship amidst a war, an earthquake, and an epidemic.
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Song Hye-Kyo in "Descendants of the Sun"
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Song Hye-Kyo in "Descendants of the Sun"
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Song Hye-Kyo in "Descendants of the Sun"
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Kim Ji-Won in "Arthdal Chronicles"
In this 2019 historical/fantasy series, Song Joong-ki plays the characters of identical twins Eun-seom and Saya. They got separated at birth, and were raised in different environments. Eun-seom grew up with the Wahan tribe of Iark, while Saya was found and hidden in a fortress by Ta-gon (Jang Dong-gun), who later establishes himself as the hero of all Arthdal tribes. Kim Ji-won is Tan-ya, who's destined to be the next Great Spiritual Mother of the Wahan tribe. She grew up with Eun-seom, and he inevitably falls for her. When the Wahan tribe gets captured and taken to Arthdal, Tan-ya meets Saya, and he becomes obsessed with her.
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Kim Ji-Won in "Arthdal Chronicles"
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Kim Ji-Won in "Arthdal Chronicles"
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Kim Ji-Won in "Arthdal Chronicles"
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Space Sweepers and Vincenzo are both available on Netflix.
Lead photos from @historydnc (Song Joong-ki), @sulwhasoo.official via @kyo1122 (Song Hye-kyo), @mzuu.co.kr via @l.h.mom (Park Si-yeon), J. Estina (Kim Ji-won), Namoo Actors (Moon Chae-won), and Ivy Son for Pexels
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