Ji Hye-won

Ji Hye-won
Ji in June 2024
Born (1998-03-30) March 30, 1998 (age 26)
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesChi Hye-won
EducationKorea National University of Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2019–present
AgentKeyEast
Korean name
Hangul
지혜원
Revised RomanizationJi Hye-won
McCune–ReischauerChi Hyewŏn

Ji Hye-won (Korean지혜원; born March 30, 1998) is a South Korean actress.[1] She is known for her roles in dramas such as It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020), The Sound of Magic (2022), My Perfect Stranger[2] (2023) and Hierarchy (2024).

Early life and education[edit]

Hye-won was interested in acting and though about acting during her high school first year but her parents opposed her decision as they wanted her to study. Hye-won's grandparents were interested in arts and supported her decision.[3] Later she joined English department and learned English till her high school senior year. In her third year of high school she went to an entrance exam cram school and studied for 7 to 8 months. After graduating from high school Hye-won went to Korea National University of Arts and joined acting department.[3] After taking many acting lessons and then she joined KeyEast.

Career[edit]

In 2019, Ji made her debut as an actress in Justice and she portrayed the role of a rape victim named Jang Yeong-mi, for which she received positive reviews.[4]

Filmography[edit]

Television series[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Justice Jang Yeong-mi [5]
2020 Dr. Romantic Seo Se-young Season 2 [6]
It's Okay to Not Be Okay Lee Ah-reum [7]
2023 My Perfect Stranger Go Mi-suk [8]

Web series[edit]

Year Title Role Ref.
2022 The Sound of Magic Baek Ha-na [9]
2024 Hierarchy Yoon He-ra [10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "배우 지혜원 "진심 담긴 배우 되고파"". TV Daily. October 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "사건의 시작은 지혜원? 연쇄살인 사건의 용의자 3명 공개". X Sports News. April 12, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "'저스티스' 지혜원 "김혜자가 롤모델, 진심 느껴지는 배우 되고파"". Newsen. September 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "'2019 슈퍼루키' 지혜원 "좋은 현장과 응원해주신 분들 덕분에 감사하고 행복했던 시간"(저스티스)". Korean Economy. January 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "'저스티스' 손현주·최진혁·나나·박성훈 첫만남 공개". News 1. September 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "[스타박스] 지혜원★탤런트". Korean Broadcasting System. March 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Zhang, Claire (October 9, 2020). "It's Okay to Not Be Okay explores mental health issues". The Wildcat Tribune. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  8. ^ Park Seo-yeon (April 18, 2023). "정가희·홍나현·김예지·지혜원, '어쩌다 마주친, 그대' 매력 신예 총출동" (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Naver.
  9. ^ Son Ji-na (May 9, 2022). "지혜원, '안나라수마나라' 출연...황인엽·최성은과 호흡" [Ji-won Ji to appear in 'Anna Sumanara'... Breathing with Hwang In-yeop and Choi Eun-eun]. MK Sports (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  10. ^ Choi Yoon-na (May 15, 2023). "노정의·이채민→김재원·지혜원·이원정 '하이라키' 캐스팅 확정[공식]" [Roh Jung-eui · Lee Chae-min → Kim Jae-won · Ji Hye-won · Lee Won-jeong 'Hairaki' Casting Confirmed [Official]] (in Korean). Sports DongA. Retrieved May 15, 2023 – via Naver.

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