10 unknown facts about Song Hye-kyo, the female lead of Descendants of the Sun

Last Updated on 2016-05-19 , 1:34 pm

With the Descendants of the Sun hype, everyone seems to be focused on Song Joong-ki, since it’s his first drama after his discharge from the army and many people knew him through Running Man, another insanely popular Korea show in Singapore and Malaysia. However, the female actress Song Hye-kyo packs a punch as well: do you know that she started her career when Song Joong-ki was only eleven years old?

Like, seriously.

So, with Song Joong-ki overshadowing Song Hye-kyo, we’ve listed down the top ten facts about this fabulous actress so that you’ll also know more about Dr Kang Mo-yeon!

She took a two-year break during her peak to study English in the US
So yes, if you want to converse with her, you can, because she speaks your language, too!

She started out as a model when she was 14
That was way back in 1996 (when some of you weren’t even born yet!), when she won a school uniform model competition. After that, she went on to acting but did not leave any lasting impression for four years.

Despite her limited success, she continued to persist with her acting career when she was a teenager
While she did act in several dramas in her teens, she did not achieve much popularity. However, she continued taking acting assignments until she got a breakthrough role in 2000.

She got her breakthrough role in 2000’s Autumn in My Heart
If you would remember, this was one of the dramas that made Korea drama popular in Asia. Playing as the female lead, people started to notice Song Hye-kyo and she became one of the hottest stars not just in Korea, but in the entire Asia as well.

Her favourite artiste is Big Bang
Well, now you know what kind of guys she like!

She has starred in so many advertisements, even she might forget about her endorsements
From Levi’s to McDonald’s, she’s been in so many CF (they call advertisements in Korea CF) that advertisers are always wooing her for their next CF. Well, she started out as a model, so that makes sense, eh?

She is allegedly single
OHHH. Her high-profile relationship with Lee Byun-hun came to an end after a year in 2004, and her next announced relationship with actor Hyun Bin came to an end in 2011 after a two-year relationship.

She has starred in Chinese movies as well
Ever since she became an international star, production houses have been wanting her to be in their movies. Here’s one whereby she’s the main lead!

She learned Cantonese for her first Chinese firm
In order to play a role in The Grandmaster, she learned Cantonese and also a bit of martial arts. Talk about dedication to her work!

As you can view from all the points above, she was much more experienced and more popular than Song Joong-ki before Descendants of the Sun
But of course, 人比人，比死人.