Ha Yeon-soo is a popular South Korean actress, photographer, author, and painter.
Wiki/Biography
Ha Yeon-soo was born as ‘Yoo Yeon-soo’ on Wednesday, October 10 (age 32; as of 2022) in Busan, Korea. Her zodiac sign is Libra.
Ha Yeon-soo’s Childhood Photo
She was educated at Peniel Middle School of the Arts in Busan, where she majored in Eastern and Western painting. She then studied at Ulsan Anione High School. Later, due to her interest in painting, she entered Korea Animation High School in Hanam. She studied at the Theater and Film Department of Chung-Ang University in Seoul.
Physical appearance
Height: 5’3″
Eye colour: Black
Hair color: Black (Dyed blue, brown, blond, etc.)
Family and ethnicity
Her father belongs to Busan, while her mother belongs to Gyeongju city in South Korea. She has an older brother.
Ha Yeon soo with her brother
It was previously rumored that she had a relationship with an entrepreneur, but she denied the rumors.
Career
Agency
- BH Entertainment Management
- AND (until 2018)
- PNK Entertainment (2018-Present)
Ha Yeo-soo made her acting debut in the South Korean film “Very Ordinary Couple” (2013) as “Joo Hyo-Seon.”
Ha Yeon-soo in Very Ordinary Couple (2013) as “Joo Hyo-Seon”.
She also played the role in the films Sunshower (2014) and Rose Bud (2019). She made her television debut with the K-drama “Monstar” (2013) under the name “Min Se-yi.”
Ha Yeon-soo in Monstar (2013) as ‘Min Se-yi’
She starred in famous K-dramas, Potato Star 2013QR3 (2013-2014), 4 Legendary Witches (2014-15), Drinking Solo (2016), Oh! Dear Basement Goddesses (2017) and Rich Man Poor Woman (2018). She made her debut as a singer with the K-drama “Monstar”; she sang the OSTS, Past Days, Atlantis Princess, Don’t Make Me Cry, Only That Is My World / March and Practice.
She also sang the song “Todak Todak” from the short film “Sunshower” (2014). She has appeared on a variety of shows like Running Man, My Little Television, and Knowing Brothers.
Ha Yeon-soo in Running Man
She has also hosted shows like Trend With Me Season 2 and Why Not Season 2. She became an author with the release of her photo essay book ‘On The Way Home (2017)’ which she co-wrote with the Rie (photographer)
On the way home by Ha Yeon-soo
Controversial
- In June 2018, she shared a photo from her trip to Russia on her Instagram. In the photo, she was seen posing in front of a red and white tent, which shared similar traits to the Rising Sun flag, a symbol of Japanese imperialism. After posting the photos, people criticized her for it. Later, she clarified her position and said,
“People might be uncomfortable, but it wasn’t a Rising Sun flag. I love Korea, I donate to society, and I do volunteer work. I think I have basic knowledge, and it’s inevitable. I can’t say “Please look at me favorably” to everyone who looks at me. I respect the opinion of anyone who thinks differently, so it’s very I don’t know what other people may think, including journalists, but I don’t think there is anything that bothers me.
- In June 2018, she again became the subject of controversy when she posted a photo of her painting to inform her that she was selling her paintings at an exhibition. Some fans asked her questions about it to which she gave cold answers. She was not liked by netizens and they criticized her for speaking so rudely.
Signature
Autograph of Ha Yeon-soo
Facts and stories
- She loves travelling, photography and pottery.
Ha Yeon-soo talks about one of her creations on Instagram
- Ha Yeon-soo had been passionate about painting since childhood. She is a very good painter and often sends her painting to the exhibition.
- Ha Yeon-soo’s blood type is B.
- At first, she had no intention of becoming an actress. She enrolled in an academy in Hongdae to get into a good university. At the same time, she worked as an Internet model for a shopping center. It was at this time that she was spotted by her agency (BH Entertainment) who offered her to join their agency. She then joined their agency and decided to become an actress.
- Before going on stage, she appeared in the music video for the song “Love is Falling in Drops” by 10Cm. She also appeared in the music videos for the songs Let’s Not Fall In Love by Big Bang and Heart by Punch.
- In 2013, she won the Mnet 20’s Choice Award for Booming Star – Female for the K-drama “Monstar”.
- She changed her last name to “Ha” because of the superstition in the industry that actresses with the last name “Ha” are very successful and also because she liked it.
- She loves animals and has a cat named Jackie and a dog named Comoski.
Ha-Yeon-soo with her pet dog
- She loves the movie “Leon: The Professional” (1994) and has watched the movie more than ten times.
- Ha Yeon-soo’s Instagram profile is quite full of beautiful art images. Her first photo on Instagram was posted on February 28, 2016 and was a snowfall video. She even captioned it with “snow today” in Korean.
- Once during an interview, Ha Yeon Soo talked about a memorable breakup from her past. Ha Yeon Soo shared her breakup story with the world, saying, “I broke up with my first love at Namsan Tower. I had really liked it. She continued, “I didn’t want to break up with him, so I said, ‘If you want to break up, take me to the top,’ and he did.”
- In an interview, Ha Yeon-soo described her character as “A human photocopier.”
