Jung Ryeo-won

This is a Korean name; the family name is Jung.

Jung Ryeo-won
Born	Jeong Ryeo-won January 21, 1981 (1981-01-21) (age 30) Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater	Korea University (Journalism)[1] Griffith University (International business)[1]
Occupation	Actress, singer, model
Years active	1999–present
Agent	One Entertainment
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)[1]
Korean name
Hangul	정려원
Hanja	鄭麗媛
Revised Romanization	Jeong Ryeo-won
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Ryŏwŏn

Jung Ryeo-won (born January 21, 1981) is a South Korean singer turned actress and model. She is an ex-member of now disbanded girl group Chakra and is best known for her role in the television drama My Lovely Sam Soon.

Biography

The second of three children, Jung was born in Seoul, but emigrated to Australia.^[2]

On a trip to Korea in 1999, Jung was discovered by an agent who cast her into the K-pop group Chakra. She was one of the exotic female foursome Chakra, along with Eeni, Eun and Hwang Bo. After the girl group disbanded, she made her debut as a full-time TV actress in MBC's My Lovely Sam Soon.

In 2010, Jung returns with the 2010 film Sleeping with the Enemy, which co-stars Kim Joo-hyuk and is set during the Korean War.^[3][4]

Jung is really good friends with My Lovely Sam Soon co-star Daniel Henney. ^[5][6]

Filmography

Dramas

Year	Title	Role
2002	Saxophone (KBS2)	Ja-nam
2003	Argon (MBC)	Su-hyeon Kwon
2004	Banjun Drama (SBS)
	Father of the Ocean (MBC)	Ju-Hong
2005	Hello Franceska (MBC)	Elizabeth
	My Lovely Sam Soon (MBC)	Yoo Hee-jin
	Autumn Shower (MBC)	Park Yeon Seo
2006	Which Star Are You From (MBC)	Kim Bok-shil/Lee Hye Su/Lee Hae-rim
2009	Princess Ja Myung Go (SBS)	Princess Ja-myeong

Films

Year	Title	Role
2002	Emergency 19	(Cameo)
2005	My Boyfriend Is Type B
2007	Two Faces of My Girlfriend	A-ni
2009	Castaway on the Moon	Kim Jung-yeon
2011	In Love And The War	Sul-hee
	Pain	Dong-hyun
2012	Neverending Story	Song-Kyung

TV Commercials / Advertisements

• Neutrogena
• Maypole (clothing) (with Yoon Eun Hye)
• Giordano (clothing) (with Bi and Jang Dong Gun)
• Minute Maid (with Daniel Henney)
• Biotherm
• Soolsool (Korean Wine)
• Hankook Tire
• Sansachun
• Actyon

Music video

• One by Epik High ft. Ji Sun from Loveholic
• As a Man by Gummy
• Can't Be Crazy - Alex (Clazziquai)

Awards

Years	Awards
2007	28th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best New Female Performer Award (Two Faces of My Girlfriend)
2006	MBC Drama Awards: PD Award
2005	MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award (My Lovely Sam Soon)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "정려원 탤런트, 영화배우" (in Korean). Naver Profiles. 23 March 2011. http://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?sm=tab_txc&where=people_profile&ie=utf8&query=%EC%A0%95%EB%A0%A4%EC%9B%90&os=158095. Retrieved 6 August 2011. 
2. ^ Jung Ryu Won Music Asia. 31 Aug 2009. Retrieved 1 Sep 2011.
3. ^ (단독) 정려원, '적과의 동침' 女주연 낙점
4. ^ Jung Ryeo-won in Sleeping With the Enemy.Dramabeans. 14 March 2010.
5. ^ Daniel Henney & Jung Ryeo Won :) Asian's Finest. 31 Dec 2005. Retrieved 1 Sep 2011.
6. ^ Jeong Ryeo-won and Daniel Henney! HanCinema. 30 Jan 2009. Retrieved 1 Sep 2011.

External links

• Jung Ryu Won Official Website (Korean)
• Jung Ryu Won Personal Cyworld (Korean)
• Naver
• Profile (epg.co.kr)
• Profile (empas.com)
• HanCinema the Korean Movie and Drama database profile

Persondata
Name	Jeong, Ryeo-Won
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Date of birth	January 21, 1981
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
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