Lee graduated from Chung-Ang University (중앙대학교; literally Central University) after 9 years of studies, while Ivy from Dongduk Women’s University after 7 years.

Lee is a veteran singer and actress; she was already quite famous when she enrolled into CAU in 1999. Ivy is relatively new but was arguably the most outstanding Korean female pop star in 2007.

Ivy’s graduation… shiny shoes and expensive bag

Lee Jung-hyun’s graduation… (Image credits to Newsen and Spn)

Koreans in general give high priority to education; lots of Korean artists took their studies seriously as well despite their hectic schedule, and most of them obviously took a longer period to graduate.

Other big names that have high level education include pop star Lee Hyori; actress Lee Young-ae, Kim Tae-hee, Ha Ji-won; actors Lee Byung-hun and Kim Jeong-hoon etc.

[Update] Actor Yoo Ji-tae was graduating on Feb 22 too… his achievement is more remarkable than the above two as he has obtained his master’s degree instead of bachelor’s degree.

The 6th Korean Film Awards was held last Saturday (Dec 1) in Seoul. “Secret Sunshine” (밀양; Milyang) was the biggest winner of the night, bagging the best movie, best director (Lee Chang-dong), best actor (Song Kang-ho) and best actress (Jeon Do-yeon) awards.

The winning trio from “Secret Sunshine”…
(L-R) Song Kang-ho, Jeon Do-yeon and Lee Chang-dong

Hostess for the event… Son Yun-ah

Best actress Jeon Do-yeon

Cho Seung-woo and Kim Hye-soo

Kim Tae-hee and Sol Kyung-gu

Son Yeh-jin and Kim Myung-min

Daniel Henney, winner of best newcomer (male) award

Han Chae-young

Jo In-sung

Kim Ah-joong

Joo Jin-mo

Son Tae-young

Jang Geun-suk

Chu Ja-hyun

Image credits as labeled, with reference from Ganjjang and Popseoul.

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“The Show Must Go On” won the best movie and best actor award (Song Kang-ho); best director is won by Hur Jin-ho with “Happiness”; while Jeon Do-yeon, as expected, won the best actress with “Secret Sunshine”.

Below are pictures from the event (red carpet mostly)…

Best actor Song Kang-ho and best actress Jeon Do-yeon

Best supporting actor Kim Sang-ho and best supporting actress Nah Moon-hee

Kim Tae-hee and her co-star in movie “Ssawoom”, Sol Kyung-gu

Kim Ha-neul and Yoon Kye-sang

Kim So-yeon and Kim Kang-woo

Jang Geun-suk and Cho Han-sun

Choi Yeo-jin and Jeong Ryeo-won

Joo Jin-mo and Kim Min-joon

Park Si-yeon and Lim Jung-eun

Lee Min-ki and Shin Hyun-jun

Image credits as labeled, with reference from Ganjjang, K-popped and Popseoul.

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Picture of Kim Tae-hee

Kim Tae-hee Profile

Name: Kim Tae-hee
Korean name: 김태희
DOB: March 29, 1980
Birth place: Ulsan, South Korea
Height: 165cm
Blood type: O
Profession: Actress

(Also known as Kim Tae-hui)

Kim Tae-hee Biography

Kim Tae-hee made her entertainment debut as a model in late 90s, before started acting in some cameo roles.

Kim’s breakthrough came in 2003 with popular drama “Stairway to Heaven”, co-starring Kwon Sang-woo and Choi Ji-woo. Kim played the bad character in the drama, but her appearance and acting has won her many fans.

Kim Tae-hee then landed a leading role in “Forbidden Love” before starring in “Love Story in Harvard” (LSIH) alongside Kim Rae-won in 2005. LSIH was a great hit in Korea and some Asian countries, and Kim becomes a regional superstar.

LSIH is Kim’s last drama to date; she starred in movie “The Restless” in 2006… a huge budget movie that ended in disappointment. Her latest movie is “Quarrel” (Ssawoom) which is premiering in December 2007.

Kim Tae-hee has been featuring in lots of commercial films; lots of her CF are well received by fans and consumers, but there are critics arguing that she should spend more time on acting in real dramas and movies instead of all the commercials.

One undeniable fact though, Kim Tae-hee still remains as one of the most popular Korean actresses in Asia.

Kim Tae-hee Related Websites

Official Website ll Kim Tae-hee Forum

The 12th edition of the film festival features a total of 275 films from 64 countries, 193 of which are world, international or Asia premieres.

Opening Ceremony – Red Carpet (Part 1)

Celebrity couple director Jang Jun-hwan and actress Moon So-ri hosted the event

Kim Tae-hee (bio) and Lee Kyu-han

Kim Ok-bin and Lee Tae-sung

Park Si-yeon and Joo Jin-mo

Lee So-yeon and Lee Jung-jin

Uhm Jung-hwa and Lee Dong-gun

Daniel Dae Kim and Jang Hyuk

Jung Il-woo and fashion designer Andre Kim

(Image credits as labeled, with reference from K-popped, Shenyue and Popseoul)