Actress Han Ye Ri recently spoke up about her luck in landing co-stars. She stars with BigBang's T.O.P. in the film "The Commitment." She plays a bullied girl that his undercover spy character befriends and then falls for. She is about to co-star with JYJ's Park Yoochun in the film "Sea Fog," playing an illegal Chinese immigrant who stows away on the boat he works on.
How does one girl get so lucky? And what does she think of her attractive co-stars?
"People tell me I must have saved a country in my previous life," said the 29-year old actress. "Choi Seung Hyun (T.O.P.) is very good looking. He's sweet and surprising. I haven't started filming with Park Yoochun yet so I'm not sure about him."
Exactly who is this actress that she snagged such enviable roles? Here are a few facts about her.
1. Although she previously appeared in mostly short and indie films, she's worked with quite a few top leading men, including Daniel Henney, Lee Jong Suk, So Ji Sub, Yoon Kye Sang and Lee Sun Gyun.
2. As well as taking on acting roles, Han also worked as an assistant director. She assisted Choi Si Hyung on the film "Big Good." It's the story of a young man who wants to gain independence from his mom and make some extra cash.
3. Han Ye Ri was one of the hosts of this year's International Women's Film Festival in Seoul. Her co-host was Byun Young Joo, the director of the mystery thriller "Helpless."
4. Han won a New Actress Award at the 49th Baek Sang Arts Awards. She won the award for her work in the film "As One" with Ha Ji Won and Bae Doo Ba. In that sports drama, she was praised for her skillful portrayal of the Hamgyong dialect of Korean to play North Korean table tennis player Yu Son Bok. The film told the story of the 1991 World Tennis Table Championships. Han Ye Ri was also praised for her work in 'South Bound" with Kim Yun Suk and Oh Yun Su. This year, she also appeared in the film "Kundo: Age of the Rampant," directed by Yoon Jong Bin. She was up for the lead female role in the drama "Pretty Man and would have played Jang Geun Suk's love interest.
5. She originally wanted to be a dancer and studied Korean Traditional Dance Performance at Korea National University of Arts.
Odds are this is not the last you will hear of this promising young actress.
