Han Soo-yeon (; born April 24, 1983) is a South Korean actress best known for her roles in
Korean drama
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Love in the Moonlight
''Love in the Moonlight'' () is a South Korean television series starring Park Bo-gum, Kim Yoo-jung, Jung Jin-young, Chae Soo-bin, and Kwak Dong-yeon. It is a coming-of-age story and youth romance set during 19th-century Joseon Dynasty base ...
Budapest
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,
Hungary
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in 1990, where her mother studied classical singing at the
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
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. She began primary school in Budapest and learned to speak Hungarian fluently. The family moved back to South Korea in 1998. She then studied at
Sungkyunkwan University
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU or ''Seongdae'', ) is a private research university with campuses in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea.
The institution traces its origins to the historic Sungkyunkwan founded in 1398 in central Seoul.
Career
Han's first major role was in ''Our Fantastic 21st Century'' (너와 나의 21세기, ''Neowa naui 21 segi''), an independent film directed by Ryu Hyeong-ki. She became known for her role in daily drama, ''Pure Love'' (일말의 순정, ''Ilmarui sunjeong''), which ran from February to August 2013, on
KBS2
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