Han Chae Young

Han Chae Young (born Kim Ji Young, 13 September 1980) is a South Korean actress. She is sometimes called "the Barbie Doll of Korea."

Ock Ju-hyun

Ock Ju-hyun (옥주현, born March 20, 1980) is a K-pop singer, known mostly for her role as the lead vocal for South Korean girl group Fin.K.L. The group was immensely popular and catapulted all the members into stardom. Although recognized for her vocal talents, Ock received much criticism for her weight, being larger than the average K-Pop star, and for her looks, which were seen as unattractive. Over the years, she attempted to lose weight and conform to what fans' expectations were of her, but she did not fully succeed. Starting her solo career in summer of 2003, she came out with a strong ballad called "난..." (Nan...; "I'm..."), which received a fair amount of airplay and entered the top 10 of Korea's music charts. However, she did not have a follow-up for this single, and promotions for the album were quickly dropped. By her second album, which came out in the fall of 2004, the public was startled by the sudden change in look, as she had dramatic weight loss; Ock attributed to her intense yoga training. Although her second album succumbed to the decline in Korea's music sales, this new look raised her popularity and she was able to perform on various music shows for a lengthy period with her singles "Catch" and "Sweet Rainyday".

In addition to launching two successful albums, Ock has worked as a radiostation DJ for MBC, and as an MC for Korean networks SBS, MBC, and KBS. She has also received an award for "Best Radio DJ" during the MBC awards of 2003. She obtained the main role in the Korean version of Tim Rice's musical Aida, starting in September of 2005. Also, she has released her own yoga video and photo essay, steaming South Korean DVD/VHS/book charts. Ock also took part in Fin.K.L's digital single Fine Killing Liberty in fall of 2005, which was a sexy dance/R&B number; she also participated in the video shoot. Unfortunately, this last single was not promoted, as each Fin.K.L member was busy with their own projects. Ock has continued to further her "yoga celebrity" career, even helping to open up a yoga studio.

In addition to her music career, Ock has also done television work as a permanent member on various variety shows. In addition to being one of the main girls on Heroine 5 (now Heroine 6), she has also become part of Gold Fish, an MBC variety/acting show that she is still part of.

Jeon Do-yeon

Jeon Do-yeon (전도연) (born February 11, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She won Prix d'interprétation féminine du Festival de Cannes (Best Actress) for Secret Sunshine in 2007 Cannes Film Festival.

Jeon Do-yeon Website: http://www.sidushq.com/starhome/star_mm.asp?board_no=11

BoA

Boa Kwon (born November 5, 1986 in Guri, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) is a South Korean singer, commonly known by her stage name BoA. She is an active singer in both South Korea and Japan. Her Korean record label, SM Entertainment, has positioned her to become a cross-cultural idol in East Asia and parts of Southeast Asia.

She has released a total of ten full-length albums, three mini-albums, two compilation albums, two remix albums, and over thirty singles in total in both Japan and South Korea. Sold in many parts of Asia, BoA's records have passed ten-million copies.

BoA is fluent in her native tongue Korean, Japanese, and speaks conversational English. She is currently learning Mandarin Chinese. BoA has re-recorded several of her songs in Mandarin Chinese and has written the lyrics for several of her Korean and Japanese songs. She has also translated some of her songs from Japanese to Korean and vice-versa and then re-recorded them again. BoA is one of the most commercially successful artists in both South Korea and Japan and is one of the leading stars of the "Korean wave" or "Hallyu". BoA has re-signed an extended contract with SM Entertainment until 2012 for which she will receive 100,000 shares of SM Entertainment.

Kim Tae Hee

Kim Tae Hee (born March 29, 1980) is a South Korean actress from Ulsan. Kim, who studied fashion design at the Seoul National University, rose to stardom via her portrayal of the evil sister in the popular SBS TV series Stairway to Heaven. Her recent TV projects include the supernatural KBS series Tales of the Nine Tailed Fox and the SBS campus romance Love Story in Harvard. Both series were successful. For her performance in the KBS TV series Tales of the Nine Tailed Fox, Kim was honored with the Best Female Newcomer award. Her younger brother is Lee Wan, who is quietly making a name for himself as well in the entertainment industry.

Song Hye Kyo is a South Korean model and actress. Before getting her arts degree at Sejong University, Song made her debut by winning the Grand Prize in model search in SunKyung Smart and starring in a Sunday morning drama called Happy Morning (KBS, 1996). She starred in number of hit dramas including All In, Autumn Fairy Tale, and Full House. Due to her popularity she can be seen frequently on advertisements when she is not acting. She is currently under Sidus HQ.

Lee Young Ae

Lee Young-Ae (born January 31, 1971 in Seoul) is a famous South Korean actress who has a great fan base in numerous countries, particularly in the East and Southeast Asian countries which have been hit by the Korean Wave. She earned a title as 'Oxygen Lady' when she made her debut as TV model. Recently years, she captured the hearts of many fans as a sweetheart of Asia due to her cherubic beauty. (see 2005 NHK Documentary in exterior link below)
Her popularity among East Asian countries has grown in an exponential manner due to her poignant performance in the popular Korean drama Dae Jang Geum. The drama was such a success that several countries had re-runs of the drama shortly after the last episode had ended. In Hong Kong, the last episode had almost half of the Hong Kong population staying at home just to watch it. In China, hundreds of million viewers watched the drama even it was shown at late nights.
Since then, Lee Young-Ae has been invited to visit Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, China and Japan. The fan crowds were phenomenal; in the first time in 12 years, NHK had to use NHK Hall to host the show. Her recent trip was the 2007 Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in China as an Image Ambassador. Many fans came from around the world and spent hours waiting for her under the temperature of -20 degrees Celsius. She flew in an Asiana airplane with four of her Dae Jang Geum portraits painted on the side of the plane