With Descendants of the Sun doing gangbuster prime time ratings, the best since You From Another Star two years ago, it gives K-media a chance to wax rhapsodic about the A-list actresses who continue to deliver in looks and/or ratings. A recent OSEN article has the balls to argue that the top 5 most beautiful face K-actresses with successes works are Kim Hee Sun, Son Ye Jin, Song Hye Kyo, Han Ga In, and Kim Tae Hee. It’s true these ladies all have representative dramas and today still land big roles to varying degrees of success.
Son Ye Jin’s Pirates, Kim Hee Sun’s buzzy Angry Mom and solid Wonderful Days, Song Hye Kyo in DotS and the well received That Winter, the Wind Blows, Han Ga In forever riding on The Moon Embraces the Sun‘s over 40% ratings at the peak, and Kim Tae Hee managing to bring eyeballs to Yongpal. In terms of looks, all five are definitely always mentioned in any top whatever list, and it’s pretty interesting to note that they don’t resemble each other at all, which goes to show that Korean viewers have certain standards of beauty but it’s not completely cookie cutter.
I think the most glaring omission on that OSEN list is Jeon Ji Hyun, who has hit after hit whether drama with YFAS or movies in Assassination and Thieves. In terms of pure facial beauty she’s definitely the visual top for me personally, but the more I watch Song Hye Kyo in DotS the more I see why she’s still popular two decades into her career. Kim Tae Hee I think wins on a balance of looks and brains, K-viewers still love a Seoul University grad even if she’s super toothy. She’ll forever have my goodwill thanks to a acting breakthrough performance in Jang Ok Jung, Live in Love.
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Personally, I think Son Ye Jin and Kim Tae Hee are #1 and #2 (respectively) at their prime. Son Ye Jin during her A Moment to Remember era and Kim Tae Hee circa Love Story in Harvard and IRIS era.
I also think Jeon Ji Hyun beats Han Ga In in terms of visuals but she fits Korean beauty standards to a T so I can understand why she's on the list. I just reeeeeaaaally appreciate JJH's aura of tomboyishness/pretty that I don't think the other 5 on the list has (or not to her extent anyway.)
Yes.. Son Ye Jin, for me, is still the best when it comes to beauty and acting. Everytime you look at her, the more you lend your eyes on her, her eyes says everything. Until now, her smiles are innocent. Dunno, but I always love her and she act like she's really into it that makes my heart melt. :)
I hopebthis comment senction not turned like NB or OH where everyone else put down kim tae hee called her overrated or anything else....
Initially i dont get her hype..but slowly by watching her drama...i understand whybkorea love her so much....she smart, sweet and on top of that educated woman..
Please beauty is subjective.. examplebeveryone spazzing song hye kyo ...but i perhaps minority who found her overrated and not charming at all
Dont call me shk anti..i love her but srsly seeing how many people called her most beautiful woman and putting down fellow beauties realyy....
Even i dare to say gong hyo jin, moon chae won or oh yeon seo prettier than song hye kyo
Nice additions. I agree those women are not only beautiful but very charming as well which enhances their beauty
SHK in naturally pretty and her beauty is timeless.
However, in case of KTH, she has the looks and aura, even she is aging she still have her own aura that cannot beat by anyone else. and.. she has a good education background too..
Song Hye Kyo is so bland looking ,she's not ugly but she's not as beautiful as some make her seem ,just like Kim tae hee..
Again ,they're not ugly but they're also not goddesses or whatever.
Song Hye Gyo is really pretty in sense of she is natural pretty looking and elegant as well.
God, so far koala, dramabeans and kkuljaem remained purest comment senction regarding korea news...
Nb used to be rational but now nevermind...kpopkfans more tolerable...pannchoa and oh place for delusional fanwar...allkpop and soompi perhaps the worst
To every koala reader..thank you to keep rational and sane hahahaha
What is "nb?"
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I personally think all ladies above are beautiful. But Jeon Ji Hyun and Han Ga In are riding on My Sassy girl and The Moon that embraces sun for forever. Even thought Kim Tae Hee is so beautiful, her acting isnt par with Song Hye Kyo and Song Ye Jin. I have no interest in Kim Hee Sun becoz she always boasts her beauty saying she is in number one in korea etc. I prefer Song Hye Kyo better than in this set. What there are many beautiful and hardworking actresses.
I agree with han gain...but are you never checked to jun ji hyun acting work...she has hit film and drama..but undeniably my sassy girl and ywcfts are her representative works..and in term acting skill... she and son yejin superior than restvof this list
I remember watching song hye gyo in Autumn tales, and thinking she was absolutely stunning, but honestly in DOTS I feel like song joong ki is prettier than her.
I feel like her beauty hasn't aged the way kim hee sun or han ga in or even jeon ji hyun
but of course this is all superficial, and song hye gyo is still gorgeous and killing it on DOTS
I get Son Yejin, Han Gain and Kim Taehee mixed up when I first getting into K-dramas.... I feel that they have the same type of beauty, even though I can easily differentiate them now.
Lol. I once thought Han Ga In and Song Hye Kyo were the same person.
I have no qualms about this list although I do think there're more beauties out there among K actresses. When I read the title of this blog, the one in the omission up in my mind is Jeong Ji Hyun. I'm glad Koala mentioned recognized her too. JJH not only has acting talents and beautiful, but also has a very good taste on style and fashion. I'm not her fan, but I can't deny her charm. Some of these 5 actresses in the list have aged a bit. But they were all really beautiful when they were in their 20s. I think when Koreans rank beauty, they surely exclude those who have gone through PS. It's not a secret that which K actresses have done PS and which never had.
Yep, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
And you can be a beauty with the help of cosmetics, the right attitude and fashion.
In my eyes the six names mentioned above are beautiful but without the successes bar, I consider Lee Hyori, Jung hye Young , Park Si Yeon and there was this one I cannot remember what movie or drama she is.
I think she's not active anymore, she has big eyes and thick eyebrows.
And i realized i havent finish my comment, hahaha.
Yes, the names I mentioned are beautiful in my understanding.
Maybe you're talking about Lim Eun Kyeong. She starred in the film "Dollmaster" as Mina, and also in "Marrying a High School Girl".