“Asian beauty” Han Chae Young
Referring to the Korean beauty icons of the 2000s, one cannot ignore the name Han Chae Young. Han Chae Young’s real name is Kim Ji Young, a beauty born in 1980 in Daegu (Korea) but immigrated to the US with her family when she was 7 years old.
Since she was still in school, Han Chae Young has been famous for her outstanding beauty and especially her height of 1m7. As revealed at that time Han Chae Young was very popular in school, she was called “Asian beauty” by everyone and had many followers including her current husband.
Graduating from a university in the US, Han Chae Young suddenly returned to Korea to pursue art. According to the disclosure, Han Chae Young had the opportunity to meet a famous Korean actress in the US and was suggested by this person that she possesses the full potential of becoming a star. After returning to Korea, with outstanding height, Han Chae Young began her modeling career, often appearing in promotional clips. To pursue acting, Han Chae Young also entered the performing arts department at Dongguk University.
Han Chae Young when filming Autumn Heart
In 2000, Han Chae Young had her first role in the movie The Record – the movie is always rated in the top 10 of the best horror movies in Korea. The successful start of Han Chae Young gives beautiful people the opportunity to try more in projects.
That same year, Han Chae Young accepted the role Heart of auttum. In the film, Han Chae Young plays Shin Ae, a girl who is always jealous and jealous of the female lead played by Song Hye Kyo. After the success of the film, Song Hye Kyo, Won Bin and Song Seung Hun received much love and popularity throughout Asia. With her role, Han Chae Young is known to many people, but has also earned many antifans. Many people hate Shin Ae’s role, so the beauty is also “hated” in real life.
At that time, the media reported that Han Chae Young and Won Bin had dated but broke up in 2003. Later, it was reported that Han Chae Young once criticized her ex Won Bin for avoiding the old love story.
From high school friend to lifelong companion
In 2007, when her career was flourishing, Han Chae Young suddenly announced her marriage to Choi Dong Joon. As revealed, Choi Dong Joon is a financial expert and Korean-American. Choi Dong Joon also had the opportunity to appear in a small movie.
According to a source, Choi Dong Joon’s family owns a huge fortune and has lived in the US for a long time. Choi Dong Joon has had a crush on his friend Han Chae Young since he was in the same high school in the US, but it was not until 8 years later that he received her nod.
Choi Dong Joon’s marriage proposal to Han Chae Young used to occupy a lot of media at that time. The beauty was proposed by her husband with a diamond ring worth more than 4 billion VND and a gift of a car worth nearly 12 billion VND.
Rare images of Han Chae Young and her husband.