Song Ji-hyo

Song Ji-hyo is one of those rare performers who can anchor a serious melodrama one season and then show up on Running Man getting absolutely destroyed in a water balloon fight — and she's equally compelling in both. I've been a fan since her breakthrough in the 2008 film A Frozen Flower (well, its precursors and early work), but it was Running Man that really revealed what she's made of: that unflappable cool under pressure earned her the nickname "Ace Member," and it genuinely fits. She's been on that show since 2010 and somehow never feels stale. Born in Pohang — a steel-and-sea city on the southeastern coast of South Korea — there's something grounded and unpretentious about her that the industry gloss never quite covered up. Now in her forties and still very much in the game, she's proof that longevity in Korean entertainment isn't just about hype cycles.

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Name (English)

Song Ji-hyo

Name (Japanese)

ソン・ジヒョ

Reading

そん・じひょ

Born

August 15, 1981 (age 45)

Origin

Pohang, North Gyeongsang, South Korea

Occupation

model / film actor / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rooster

High school

Ilsan International Convention High School

University

Kookje College

• Official sitehttp://www.c-jes.com/ko/artist/about.asp?artist=2&act=1
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/my_songjihyo/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song%20Ji-hyo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%92%E3%83%A7
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q484965

Tags

• North Gyeongsang
• model
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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