Ku Hye Sun (Korean: 구혜선, born November 9, 1984) is a South Korean actress. An admirer of Leonardo Da Vinci, Ku also dabbles in directing, writing, illustrating, singing and composing.
Ku entered the entertainment industry after gaining popularity on the internet as an ulzzang. She soon rose to fame in the drama
Pure in Heart and surprised critics with her performance in the historical drama
The King and I. But Ku is most well-known for portraying Geum Jan-di in the hit KBS drama
Boys Over Flowers. With her drama
The Musical currently without a broadcaster, Ku will next star in the Taiwanese drama adaptation of the manga
Absolute Boyfriend.
Originally set to debut as a singer (supposedly in a 3-member girl group with 2NE1's Park Bom and Sandara Park), YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun-seok advised Ku to pursue acting rather than music. In recent years, she has displayed her vocal talents through
Saranga (which became the title song of
Pure in Heart), a cover of Shim Soo-bong's
I Don't Know Anything But Love (which played during a crucial scene in
Boys Over Flowers), and a duet of Kim Gun Mo's song
Rain Falls on a Sleepless Night with Big Bang member Seungri on the music talk show
Lee Hana's Peppermint. Ku has also composed an album of New Age music titled
Breath.
Ku wrote
Tango, a semi-autobiographical novel about a twentysomething woman's experience with love and relationships. The book was a bestseller, selling 30,000 copies within a week. Its release coincided with her first solo art exhibition, also titled
Tango, in July 2009 at La Mer Gallery, which attracted 10,000 visitors. The exhibition featured around 40 of Ku's illustrations, some from her novel. She has also done artwork for Gummy's fourth album
Comfort.
Ku made her official debut as a director through her short film
The Madonna (Korean title translates to
The Cheerful Caretaker) at the 13th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. She has since written and directed her first feature-length film
Magic, and pre-production on her second film
Peach Tree is underway.
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