My Take
Gong Hyo-jin is the kind of actress who makes you forget you're watching someone perform — she just inhabits a character so completely that you end up three episodes deep before you even notice. I've followed her work across a decade of Korean dramas and she almost never misses: Pasta was charming, It's Okay That's Love took real emotional courage, and When the Camellia Blooms reminded everyone why she's at the top of the tier. What I genuinely admire is that she gravitates toward flawed, fully-human women rather than pristine drama heroines, and that choice pays off every time. Born in 1980, she's been in the industry long enough to have range but is still hungry enough to keep surprising people. Quietly one of the most reliable actors working in Korean television.
Overview
Gong Hyo-jin (Korean: 공효진; born April 4, 1980) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading role in the film Crush and Blush (2008), as well as for her popular television series Sang Doo! Let's Go to School (2003), Thank You (2007), Pasta (2010), The Greatest Love (2011), Master's Sun (2013), It's Okay, That's Love (2014), The Producers (2015), Don't Dare to Dream (2016), and When the Camellia Blooms…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gong Hyo-jin
- Name (Japanese)
- コン・ヒョジン
- Reading
- こん・ひょじん
- Born
- April 4, 1980 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
- Origin
- Seoul, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.