| Oh Hyun-kyung | |||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Oh Sang-ji | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 25 March 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation: | Actress | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||
| Education: | Dankook University – Theater and Film Chung-Ang University Graduate School – Theater and Film | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 1988–present | ||||||||||||||||||
| Children: | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Oh Hyun-kyung (; born Oh Sang-ji on March 25, 1970) is a South Korean actress and beauty pageant titleholder.
Oh Sang-ji won the 1989 Miss Korea beauty pageant,[1] and represented her country at the Miss Universe 1990 pageant. She immediately rose to stardom. Using the stage name Oh Hyun-kyung, she received many television offers and began her acting career. She was also briefly an adjunct professor at Kongju Communication Arts College. But her career came to a halt in 1998 when a 28-minute video clip explicitly showing her having intercourse with her then-boyfriend was uploaded on file-sharing websites. Oh asked prosecutors to investigate the circumstances that led to the widespread circulation of the sex video, claiming that someone had earlier attempted to blackmail her for money.[2] Despite proof that the video had been filmed without her consent and the boyfriend had released it with malicious intent,[3] the scandal caused her to be harshly criticized in the media.
In 2001, she returned to Korea and later found herself in the public eye once again after a hush-hush wedding in September 2002 to Kemongsa president Hong Seung-pyo (the M&A specialist played by Bae Yong-joon in the TV series Hotelier was based on Hong).[4] Oh gave birth to a daughter in 2003, and started a golf fashion business the year after. But in 2004 her husband Hong was arrested for embezzlement, leading to Oh divorcing him in June 2006.[5] [6]
Calling her 10-year self-imposed exile from the public limelight "a living nightmare," Oh returned to television in 2007 in the melodrama First Wives' Club.[7] Her acting comeback was a success,[8] and Oh has since starred in a succession of dramas, among them High Kick Through the Roof, Gloria,[9] Miss Ajumma, The Great Seer,[10] She Is Wow!, Wang's Family, 4 Legendary Witches, and The Bird That Sheds No Tears.
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Tree of Love | KBS2 | |
| 1989 | People from Dangchu-dong | taekwondo instructor | KBS1 |
| 1990 | Ambitious Times | Park Hyung-sook | KBS2 |
| 1992 | The Kingdom of Anger | Lee Bok-nam | MBC |
| Wild Chrysanthemum | Eun-kyung | KBS1 | |
| Wind in the Grass | Je-ni | MBC | |
| 1994 | Keep Your Voice Down | SBS | |
| Way of Living: Man | Jang Soo-mi | SBS | |
| Police | Song Chae-yeon | KBS2 | |
| My Son's Woman | Im Ji-sook | MBC | |
| 1995 | Flames of Ambition | Park Boo-hee | SBS |
| To Make a Man | Young-ae | KBS2 | |
| 1996 | Color | KBS2 | |
| A Faraway Country | Jang Sang-hee | KBS2 | |
| Splendid Holiday | Lee Han-na | MBC | |
| 1997 | Into the Storm | Eun-joo | KBS2 |
| Fireworks | Jae-hee | MBC | |
| Three Women | Moon-jung | KBS2 | |
| Because I Love You | Eo Ji-na | SBS | |
| 2007 | First Wives' Club | Na Hwa-shin | SBS |
| 2009 | High Kick Through the Roof | Lee Hyun-kyung | MBC |
| Mrs. Town | Seo Hong-joo | tvN | |
| 2010 | Gloria | Na Jin-joo | MBC |
| 2011 | Miss Ajumma | Kang Geum-hwa | SBS |
| Protect the Boss | blind date (cameo) | SBS | |
| Birdie Buddy | Min Se-hwa | tvN | |
| The Peak | Lee Joong-jik | MBC | |
| 2012 | The Great Seer | Soo Ryun-gae | SBS |
| 2013 | She Is Wow! | Jo A-ra | tvN |
| Yoo Sun-young | KBS2 | ||
| Wang's Family | Wang Su-bak | KBS2 | |
| 2014 | A Mother's Choice | Jin So-young | SBS |
| 4 Legendary Witches | Son Poong-geum | MBC | |
| 2015 | A Bird That Doesn't Sing | Chun Mi-ja | tvN |
| 2016 | Beautiful Gong Shim | Joo Jae-boon | SBS |
| The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop | Lee Dong-sook | KBS2 | |
| 2018 | Radio Romance | Nam Joo-ha | KBS2 |
| A Pledge to God | Kim Jae-hee | MBC | |
| 2020 | Amanza | Mum | KakaoTV |
| 2021 | My Roommate Is a Gumiho | Cameo[11] | tvN |
| You Are My Spring | Mun Mi-ran[12] | ||
| 2021–2022 | Young Lady and Gentleman | Cha Yeon-sil[13] | KBS2 |
| 2022 | The Empire | Lee Ae-heon[14] | JTBC |
| 2024 | Suji & Uri | Oh Seon-young | KBS2 |
| width=10 | Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Twenty | Dong-woo's mother (cameo) | |
| 2023 | Unlocked | CEO Oh[15] | |
| Year/Date | Title | Role | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | FM Is My Friend | MBC | ||
| 1995 | In the Field of Stars, We Can Match | HBS | ||
| 1996 | Saturday Mystery Theatre | SBS | ||
| Challenge! Man Among Men | HBS | |||
| Super Sunday – Woman Theater with Oh Hyun-kyung | KBS2 | |||
| 1997 | Attention Focused Fashion Jockey | GTV | ||
| Quiz Movie Adventure | MBC | |||
| 2011 | Love Story | tvN | ||
| 2013 | Miss Korea Secret Garden | JTBC | ||
| The Bucket List | KBS2 | |||
| 2014 | Child Comfort | JTBC | ||
| Tell Me Your Wish | MBC QueeN | |||
| 2017 | Battle Trip | Contestant with Jung Si-ah | KBS2 | |
| Living Together in Empty Room | Cast member | MBC | ||
| 2022 | Curling Queens | Cast / Holiday specials | MBC[16] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | |||||
| 1990 | Best New Actress | Ambitious Times | |||
| 2008 | Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Best Actress, TV category | First Wives' Club | ||
| Top 10 Stars | |||||
| Best Coup with Lee Sang-woo | |||||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | |||||
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | |||||
| 2011 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Miss Ajumma | |||
| 2012 | Special Acting Award, Actress in a Drama Special | The Great Seer | |||
| 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Wang's Family | |||
| 2014 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | 4 Legendary Witches | |||
| Special Award, Actress in a Drama Short | A Mother's Choice | ||||
| 2015 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | 4 Legendary Witches | |||
| 2018 | MBC Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Weekend Special Project | A Pledge to God |