Shin Hye-sun

Shin Hye-sun(Korean:신혜선; born August 31, 1989) is a South Korean actress. She made her debut in the television seriesSchool 2013. In 2017, Shin played her first leading role and became well known in the weekend drama,My Golden Life, which garnered more than 8 million viewers.She is also best known for her other leading roles inKorean dramassuch asStill 17(2018),Angel's Last Mission: Love(2019),Stranger(2017–2020),Mr. Queen(2020–2021),See You in My 19th Life(2023), andWelcome to Samdal-ri(2023–2024).
She has been lauded by industry insiders for her acting skills, her ability to convey emotions to her audience and her accurate diction, earning her the nickname "Diction Fairy", and is being called by insiders as one of the best actresses of her generation.
Shin debuted as an actress through the TV dramaSchool 2013, an installment of the long-runningSchoolseries, after successfully passing the audition to cast in a schoolgirl role. She played a minor character with the same name as hers.
Shin began to land bigger roles in 2015 withOh My GhostandShe Was Pretty.Though both titles were romantic comedies, her characters varied significantly.
Her breakthrough came in 2016 withFive Enough.Her role as a gullible, naively-romantic woman and her pairing with actorSung Hoongained popularity among the viewers.The same year, she appeared in the fantasy-romance dramaThe Legend of the Blue Sea.
In 2017, she starred in the mystery thriller filmA Day.Shin then played a key figure in an acclaimedcrimethrillerseriesStranger.Soon after, she was cast in her first lead role in a television drama withKBS2's dramaMy Golden Life.The drama was a major hit in South Korea and surpassed 40% ratings,leading to an increased recognition for Shin.She received a lot of love offers by the advertising industry and producers of movies and dramas.
In 2018, Shin was cast as a lead in theSBSdrama specialThe Hymn of DeathalongsideLee Jong-suk. She played the role ofYun Sim-deok, Korea's first professional soprano singer.
The same year, she starred alongsideYang Se-jongin theSBSromance comedy dramaStill 17, as an aspiring violinist whose life turned upside down due to an accident.
In 2019, Shin starred in theKBS2fantasy romance dramaAngel's Last Mission: LovealongsideKim Myung-soo, as a ballerina who has no interest in love.
In 2020, she was cast to play her first lead role in the legal filmInnocence, as a lawyer who decides to defend her mother (Bae Jong-ok) from prosecution.She received positive reviews for her performance in the film and was nominated in theBest New Actresscategory at the41st Blue Dragon Film Awards.
In November, she appeared in the caper story filmCollectorswithLee Je-hoon, as an art curator Yoonand later in thetvNhit dramaMr. Queenin a dual lead role as both Kim So-yong (Queen Cheorin) as well as Jang Bong-hwan, a male chef from 2020 whose soul travels back in time and gets trapped in Kim So-yong's body. Shin was nominated for57th Baeksang Arts Awardsin the categoryBest Actress (TV)for her performance inMr. Queenand the branch ofBest New Actress (Film)in theInnocence.
On December 14, 2021, Shin renewed her contract with YNK Entertainment once again.
In 2023, Shin played the lead role of Ban Ji-eum inSee You in My 19th Lifeas a woman who can remember all of her previous lives, and wants to reconnect with a man from her previous 18th life. She also played the lead role in the dramaWelcome to Samdal-rialongsideJi Chang-wook. It follows the story of a photographer who returns to her hometown after suffering a fall from grace, rekindling an unfinished romance.
On August 30, 2022, Shin donated ₩100 million to help those affected by the2022 South Korean floodsthrough The Neighbors Honors Club.