Han Go-eun

Han Go-eun entered the Korea Super Elite Model Contest in 1995,{{cite web|last=Kang|first=Hyun-kyung|title=Top actress Han named goodwill envoy to KOICA|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/07/113_70005.html|work=The Korea Times|access-date=2013-07-08|date=23 July 2010}} and after several years of modeling, she began acting full-time in 1998. That year, she made her acting debut in the film City of the Rising Sun,[http://www.sidushq.com/starhome/?oidStarHome=99 "Han Go-eun"]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. SidusHQ (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-07-08. but stayed in television in subsequent years.

Despite the popularity of her television dramas such as Bodyguard (2003), Han was criticized early in her career for poor acting, particularly for her voice articulation and pronunciation.{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Sun-woo|title=Soap Operas Feature Wrong Match Between Actors and Roles|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2004100163248|work=The Dong-A Ilbo|accessdate=2013-07-08|date=30 September 2004}}

But she later earned praise for her roles in More Beautiful Than a Flower, Love and Ambition (2006),{{cite web|title=Supermodel-Turned-Actresses Taking Over Airwaves|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2006/12/13/2006121361007.html|work=The Chosun Ilbo|accessdate=2013-07-08|date=13 December 2006}} Capital Scandal (2007), and The Reputable Family (2010).{{cite web|last=Han|first=Sang-hee|title=Heroines Line Up for Dramas in 2010|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/01/201_58468.html|work=The Korea Times|access-date=2013-07-08|date=5 January 2010}}

In 2011, she starred in Daughters of Bilitis Club, part of the single-episode anthology Drama Special. Named after the American lesbian rights group, it was public broadcaster KBS's first lesbian-themed drama and was a frank portrayal of three same-sex couples across multiple generations. But it was later pulled off the air due to public pressure.{{cite web|title=Drama Special under fire for lesbian content|url=http://www.dramabeans.com/2011/08/drama-special-under-fire-for-lesbian-content/|website=Dramabeans|accessdate=2014-07-11|date=7 August 2011}}{{cite web|last1=Park|first1=Charles Junwoo|title=Lesbians in drama test society's limits|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2940397|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=2014-07-11|date=19 August 2011}}

Afterwards, Han played antagonists in Me Too, Flower! (2011),{{cite web|last=Han|first=Yeo-wool|title=PREVIEW: MBC TV series Flower, I Am|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011110916314620477|work=10Asia|accessdate=2013-07-08|date=16 September 2011}} and Goddess of Fire (2013).

She also hosts Diet Master, a weekly program on cable that invites guests who have struggled to lose weight and provides help from health experts.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Sun-min|title=Diet Master to hit airwaves on Friday|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2972642|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=2013-07-08|date=6 June 2013}}

In 2018, she starred in Same Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My Destiny, a reality show that received favourable feedback and became well known in some countries.

In 2019, she starred in Miss Korea/I Miss Korea, a cook-stay variety program that featured her traveling to homes around the world and sharing her cooking skills.

She lived in the US from middle school until college, which allowed her to learn English.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Her older sister, Han Seong-won, won Miss Korea 1995 Second Runner-up.{{cite web|url=https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2015042412575619881|script-title=ko:한고은 언니 한성원, 연대 경영학사에 미스코리아

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From 2001 to 2003, Han had a highly publicized relationship with Park Joon-hyung, singer and member of the boy band g.o.d.{{cite web|title=g.o.d's Park Jun-hyung and Actress Han Go-eun to be Married|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_musicnews_frame.htm?No=130|work=KBS World|accessdate=2013-07-08|date=2 January 2003}}

She married a corporate employee, Shin Yeong-soo, on August 30, 2015.{{cite web|title=Actress Han Go-eun to Wed in Late August|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/07/24/2015072401489.html|website=The Chosun Ilbo|accessdate=2015-07-24|date=24 July 2015}}{{cite web|last=Jin|first=Min-ji|title=Actress Han will wed mystery man|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3006982|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=2015-07-24|date=24 July 2015}}

• Never Give Up (Netflix, 2022){{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=477&aid=0000324833|author=Kang Hyo-jin|script-title=ko:[단독]한고은, '구필수는 없다' 주연…곽도원과 부부 호흡 '이미지 변신|trans-title=[Exclusive] Go-eun Han, starring in 'There is no Goo Pil-su'... Kwak Do-won and couple breathing 'image transformation|publisher=SPOTV news|via=Naver |date=October 22, 2021|access-date= October 22, 2021|language=ko}}
• Undercover (JTBC, 2021)
• Love Alert (MBN, 2018){{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003838132|script-title=ko:[공식입장] 한고은, '설렘주의보' 출연 확정..윤은혜·천정명과 호흡|date=August 7, 2018|website=OSEN|language=ko}}
• Should We Kiss First? (SBS, 2018)
• Miss Mamma Mia (KBS, 2015)
• A Little Love Never Hurts (MBC, 2013)
• Goddess of Fire (MBC, 2013)
• Suspicious Family (MBN, 2012)
• Me Too, Flower! (MBC, 2011)
• KBS Drama Special "Daughters of Bilitis Club" (KBS2, 2011)
• The Slave Hunters 2010
• A Man Called God (MBC, 2010)
• The Reputable Family (KBS1, 2010)
• Can Anyone Love (SBS, 2009)
• Formidable Rivals (KBS2, 2008) (cameo, ep 16)
• Woman of Matchless Beauty, Park Jung-geum (MBC, 2008)
• Capital Scandal (KBS2, 2007)
• Love and Ambition (SBS, 2006)
• Lawyers (MBC, 2005)
• Spring Day (SBS, 2005)
• Jang Gil-san (SBS, 2004)
• More Beautiful Than a Flower (KBS2, 2004)
• Bodyguard (KBS2, 2003)
• That Woman Catches People (SBS, 2002)
• Like Father Unlike Son (KBS, 2001)
• Medical Center (SBS, 2000)
• Money.com (SBS, 2000)
• Love Story – "Lost Baggage" (SBS, 1999)
• Sweet Bride (SBS, 1999)
• Happy Together (SBS, 1999)
• LA Arirang (SBS, 1995)

• The Black Hand (2015)
• City of Damnation (2009)
• City of the Rising Sun (1998)

• Legendary Actors (KBS2, 2021 , Chuseok special program) {{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=011&aid=0003963430|author=Do Hye-won|title=KBS2 '전설의 배우들' 한고은X이유리X최민호 출연···배우들이 들려주는 숨은 전설|trans-title=KBS2 'Legendary Actors' Han Go-eun X Lee Yu-ri X Choi Min-ho Appearance... Hidden legends told by actors |work=The Seoul Economic Daily|via=Naver |date=September 16, 2021 |access-date= September 16, 2021 |language=ko}}
• Miss Korea (2019)
• Same Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My Destiny (2018)
• Diet Master (StoryOn, 2013)
• Law of the Jungle W (SBS, 2012){{cite web|last=Sunwoo|first=Carla|title=Female version of Law of the Jungle to hit TV soon|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2958660|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=2013-07-08|date=31 August 2012}}
• Diet Wars 6 (StoryOn, 2012)
• Entertainment Weekly (KBS2, 2001){{cite web|title=KBS2 TV's Entertainment Weekly Celebrates 1,000th Broadcast|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2004/01/09/2004010961004.html|work=The Chosun Ilbo|accessdate=2013-07-08|date=9 January 2004}}
• Section TV (MBC, 1999)

• {{ill|Beige (singer)|ko|베이지 (가수)|lt=Beige}} – "I Can't Drink" (2011)
• {{ill|Park Hye-kyung|ko|박혜경 (가수)}} – "New Boyfriend" (2010)
• Cho Eun – "Sad Love Song" (2004)
• MC the Max – "Poem of Love" (2003)
• Lee Soo-young – "Never Again" (2001)

• 2007 KBS Drama Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Capital Scandal)
• 2003 KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award (Bodyguard)
• 2002 SBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award (That Woman Catches People)
• 2001 KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award, Photogenic Award (Like Father Unlike Son)

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