Song Ji-hyo

Acting

Song Ji-hyo

Born August 15, 1981 · Pohang, North Gyeonsang, South Korea (age 45)

Cheon Seong-im (Hangul: 천성임; born August 15, 1981), better known by her stage name Song Ji-hyo (송지효), is a South Korean actress and model. She made her acting debut in Wishing Stairs (2003), one of Whispering Corridors film series. She then received further recognition for her roles in Princess Hours (2006), Jumong (2007), A Frozen Flower (2008), New World (2013), Emergency Couple (2014), and My W…

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A Frozen FlowerA Frozen Flower · 2008
A Frozen Flower
6.92008
MovieDrama
A despotic king orders his male lover to produce an heir for him with his Queen. But when they instead fall in love, will tragic consequences follow?
New WorldNew World · 2013
New World
7.42013
MovieThrillerCrime
An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies.
Sex Is Zero 2Sex Is Zero 2 · 2007
Sex Is Zero 2
5.62007
MovieRomanceComedy
In his 10th year at college, Eun-sik is part of a nearly ideal campus couple with swimming champ Kyung-ah. While their three-year relationship is solid, Eun-sik struggles to get to the next level with Kyung-ah; despite the help and support of his friends, he can't manage to get her into bed.
UnstoppableUnstoppable · 2018
Unstoppable
7.52018
MovieCrimeAction
Dong-chul and Ji-soo are a happily married couple. One day, Dong-chul comes home to find his house in disarray and his wife missing.
The FavorThe Favor · 2025
The Favor
6.02025
MovieHorrorThriller
Young-beom and Seon-hee once lived a picture-perfect life. But after a tragic car accident leaves their teenage son unable to walk, they find themselves desperately wishing for a miracle. One day, when Young-beom encounters a mysterious elderly man in the neighborhood, strange miracles begin unfolding at home. Word spreads quickly, and the village turns to the family, hoping to share in their blessings. While the old man seems like their secret savior, the family soon learns that every blessing casts a shadow: this miracle is no gift or favor—it's a curse that threatens to tear their family apart.
Wishing StairsWishing Stairs · 2003
Wishing Stairs
6.22003
MovieHorror
A staircase leading to a schoolgirls' dormitory usually has 28 steps, but sometimes a 29th step appears. Any wish you make while standing on this step comes true, even if it must come true in the most horrific way possible.
IntruderIntruder · 2020
Intruder
6.72020
MovieMysteryThriller
Seo-jin is a widower still grieving his wife's death. Then he receives the news that his long-lost younger sister, Yoo-jin, who went missing 25 years ago, has turned up. Unlike the rest of his family, who welcome her into their arms, Seo-jin feels that Yoo-jin is a stranger.
Super ExpressSuper Express · 2016
Super Express
5.62016
MovieRomanceComedy
A modest super-express delivery courier gets entangled in a spiral of adventure and romance in Shanghaï

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Deep Dive Korea: Song Ji-hyo’s Haenyeo AdventureDeep Dive Korea: Song Ji-hyo’s Haenyeo Adventure · 2025
Deep Dive Korea: Song Ji-hyo’s Haenyeo Adventure
2025
SeriesDocumentary
The extraordinary lives of Jeju Island’s female free divers are brought to the surface by one of South Korea’s biggest television personalities – Song Ji-hyo. The television star undertakes her greatest challenge yet – free diving with the legendary Haenyeo. Now mostly in their 80s, they risk their lives plunging up to 20 metres to the seafloor without air apparatus to gather shellfish. Most Haenyeo start training aged eight. Ji-hyo crams over 30 years of preparation into a month. As she tests her limits, Ji-hyo discovers how the changing marine environment coupled with an ageing population threatens the nation’s incredible Haenyeo heritage – and explores what it will take to preserve their way of life.