Wang Ji-won (; born November 12, 1988) is a South Korean actress and ballet dancer.

Career

Wang trained with the

Royal Ballet School The Royal Ballet School is a British school of classical ballet training founded in 1926 by the Anglo-Irish ballerina and choreographer Ninette de Valois. The school's aim is to train and educate outstanding classical ballet dancers, especially ...

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and studied Dance at the

Korea National University of Arts Korea National University of Arts () is a national university in Seoul, South Korea. Korea National University of Arts was established in 1993 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as the only national university of arts with an aim to ...

, she was a member of the

Korea National Ballet The Korea National Ballet is a South Korean ballet company. It was founded in 1962 in Seoul as the National Ballet Company. It was one of the affiliates of the National Theater of Korea until 1999, when it separated to independently reestablish its ...

in 2009. Wang began acting in 2012 and has appeared in

television drama In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional te ...

s, notably ''

I Need Romance 3 ''I Need Romance 3'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kim So-yeon, Sung Joon, Namkoong Min, Wang Ji-won, Park Hyo-joo, Yoon Seung-ah and Park Yu-hwan. It aired on cable channel tvN from January 13 to March 4, 2014, on ...

'' and '' You Are My Destiny''. In December 2018, Wang signed with

YG Entertainment YG Entertainment () is a South Korean Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment agency established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and conce ...

. She decided not to renew and has signed a contract with SH Media Corp.

Personal life

On January 20, 2022 it was confirmed that Wang is preparing for marriage with Park Jong-suk, a South Korean ballerino. They got married in Seoul on February 6, 2022.

Filmography

Television series

Films

Variety Shows

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Ji-won South Korean television actresses 1988 births Living people Actors educated at the Royal Ballet School South Korean film actresses YG Entertainment artists