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{{Short description|South Korean actress}}
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{{Korean name|[[Seong|Sung]]}}
{{For|the South Korean footballer|Sung Hyun-ah (footballer)}}
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{{Infobox person
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| name = Sung Hyun-ah
|name = Sung Hyun-ah
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| othername = A.One
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|07|23}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|7|23}}
| birth_place = [[South Korea]]
|birth_place = South Korea
| occupation = [[Actress]]
|occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1994–present
|years_active = 1994–present
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|spouse = Heo Eun-gyo (2007-2010; divorced)
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| spouse = Heo Eun-gyo (2007-2010; divorced)
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| hanja = 成賢娥
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|rr = Seong Hyeon-a
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'''Sung Hyun-ah''' (born July 23, 1975) is a [[South Korea]]n [[actress]] and former [[Miss Korea]].
'''Sung Hyun-ah''' (born July 23, 1975) is a South Korean actress and beauty pageant titleholder who placed 2nd runner-up at [[Miss Korea]] 1994.


== Biography ==
==Biography==
Sung Hyun-ah placed second runner-up (or third place) at the [[Miss Korea]] pageant in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|title=Miss Korea profile: Sung Hyun-ah|url=http://misskorea.hankooki.com/popup/miko_profile.php?year_miss=1994&miss_num=37&indexid=1100|work=[[Miss Korea]] via [[Hankook Ilbo]]|language=Korean|accessdate=2013-05-25}}</ref> She was the country's representative at the 1994 [[Miss International]] pageant, where she was a [[Miss International 1994|semi-finalist and won Miss Photogenic]].
Sung Hyun-ah placed second runner-up (or third place) at the [[Miss Korea]] pageant in 1994.<ref>{{Cite news|last=김|first=상민|url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1RUGON75AO|title=성현아 데뷔 시절, 1994년 미스코리아 사진 '미모는 그대로'|work=Seoul Daily|date=2018-01-17|access-date=2018-06-14|language=ko|archive-date=2023-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406115156/https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1RUGON75AO|url-status=live}}</ref> She was the country's representative at the 1994 [[Miss International]] pageant, where she was a [[Miss International 1994|semi-finalist and won Miss Photogenic]].


Sung made her acting debut in ''[[Salut D'Amour (TV series)|Salut D'Amour]]'', and continued to appear in [[Korean drama|TV dramas]] such as ''See and See Again'' (also known as ''Can't Take My Eyes Off You''), ''Should My Tears Show'', ''[[Hur Jun (TV series)|Hur Jun]]'', ''One Day Suddenly'', ''[[Bad Woman, Good Woman]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Min-a|title=For actress, fiction imitates real life|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2862851|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|accessdate=2013-05-25|date=25 December 2006}}</ref> ''[[Yi San]]'', and ''[[Flames of Desire]]''. She also released an [[extended play|EP]] in 2004 titled ''Turn It Up'' under the name A.One.<ref>{{cite web|title=A.One: Turn It Up|url=http://www.maniadb.com/album.asp?a=115681|work=ManiaDB|language=Korean|accessdate=2013-05-25}}</ref>
Sung made her acting debut in ''[[Salut D'Amour (TV series)|Salut D'Amour]]'', and continued to appear in [[Korean drama|TV dramas]] such as ''See and See Again'' (also known as ''Can't Take My Eyes Off You''), ''Should My Tears Show'', ''[[Hur Jun (TV series)|Hur Jun]]'', ''One Day Suddenly'', ''[[Bad Woman, Good Woman]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Min-a|title=For actress, fiction imitates real life|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2862851|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629144203/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2862851|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 29, 2013|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|access-date=2018-04-09|date=25 December 2006}}</ref> ''[[Yi San (TV series)|Yi San]]'', and ''[[Flames of Desire]]''. She also released an [[extended play|EP]] in 2004 titled ''Turn It Up'' under the name A.One.<ref>{{cite web|title=A.One: Turn It Up|url=http://www.maniadb.com/album.asp?a=115681|work=ManiaDB|language=Korean|access-date=2013-05-25|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629182540/http://www.maniadb.com/album.asp?a=115681|archive-date=2013-06-29}}</ref>


But Sung became best known for her strong, sexy roles in films such as [[Hong Sang-soo]]'s ''[[Woman is the Future of Man]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Seung-jae|title=Woman is the Future of Man?|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=130000&biid=2004042814008|work=[[The Dong-a Ilbo]]|accessdate=2013-05-25|date=27 April 2004}}</ref> Kim Tae-eun's ''The Intimate'', and [[Kim Ki-duk]]'s ''[[Time (2006 film)|Time]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=D'Sa|first=Nigel|title=KIM Ki-duk's ''Time'' to Open Karlovy Vary Fest|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=399|work=Korean Film Council|accessdate=2013-05-25|date=30 May 2006}}</ref> She also appeared in ''[[The Scarlet Letter (2004 film)|The Scarlet Letter]]'' and ''[[The Customer Is Always Right (film)|The Customer Is Always Right]]''. In 2007 Sung won the Best Actress award from the Malaga International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain, for her role in the [[horror film]] ''[[Cello (film)|Cello]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Paquet|first=Darcy|title=SUNG Hyun-ah Wins Best Actress at Malaga Festival|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=850|work=Korean Film Council|accessdate=2013-05-25|date=23 November 2007}}</ref>
But Sung became best known for her strong, sexy roles in films such as [[Hong Sang-soo]]'s ''[[Woman is the Future of Man]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Seung-jae|title=Woman is the Future of Man?|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=130000&biid=2004042814008|work=[[The Dong-a Ilbo]]|access-date=2018-04-09|date=27 April 2004}}</ref> Kim Tae-eun's ''The Intimate'', and [[Kim Ki-duk]]'s ''[[Time (2006 film)|Time]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=D'Sa|first=Nigel|title=KIM Ki-duk's ''Time'' to Open Karlovy Vary Fest|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=399|work=Korean Film Council|access-date=2018-04-09|date=30 May 2006}}</ref> She also appeared in ''[[The Scarlet Letter (2004 film)|The Scarlet Letter]]'' and ''[[The Customer Is Always Right (film)|The Customer Is Always Right]]''. In 2007 Sung won the Best Actress award from the Malaga International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain, for her role in the horror film ''[[Cello (2005 film)|Cello]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Paquet|first=Darcy|title=SUNG Hyun-ah Wins Best Actress at Malaga Festival|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=850|work=Korean Film Council|access-date=2018-04-09|date=23 November 2007}}</ref>


No stranger to controversy, Sung was caught for using the drug [[MDMA|ecstasy]] in 2002,<ref>{{cite web|last=Kwon|first=Mee-yoo|title=Drug Scandal Jolts Showbiz Industry|url=http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/04/117_43997.html|work=[[The Korea Times]]|accessdate=2013-05-25|date=28 April 2009}}</ref> and previously published a book containing nude photographs of herself.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chung|first1=Sun-gu|last2=Wohn|first2=Dong-hee|title=Web logs turn into marketing tools for firms|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2422669|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|accessdate=2013-05-25|date=2 June 2004}}</ref> In 2006, a dispute broke out between Sung and the producers of the movie ''The Intimate'' when she protested against their [[marketing]] [[film promotion|strategy]] to emphasize only the [[nudity in film|nude scenes]]. Sung said, "I filmed the nude scenes to make a good movie. I can't bear to see that such scenes are being used as tools for promotion. I am not an actress who undresses and tumbles about for no reason." She declared that from then on, she would avoid nude scenes altogether.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shin|first=Hae-in|title=What nude scenes mean for actresses|url=http://www.hancinema.net/what-nude-scenes-mean-for-actresses-5629.html|work=[[The Korea Herald]] via [[Hancinema]]|accessdate=2013-05-25|date=27 March 2006}}</ref>
No stranger to controversy, Sung was caught for using the drug [[MDMA|ecstasy]] in 2002,<ref>{{cite web|last=Kwon|first=Mee-yoo|title=Drug Scandal Jolts Showbiz Industry|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/04/117_43997.html|work=[[The Korea Times]]|access-date=2013-05-25|date=28 April 2009}}</ref> and previously published a book containing nude photographs of herself.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chung|first1=Sun-gu|last2=Wohn|first2=Dong-hee|title=Web logs turn into marketing tools for firms|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2422669|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629135745/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2422669|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 29, 2013|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|access-date=2018-04-09|date=2 June 2004}}</ref> In 2006, a dispute broke out between Sung and the producers of the movie ''The Intimate'' when she protested against their marketing [[film promotion|strategy]] to emphasize only the [[nudity in film|nude scenes]]. Sung said, "I filmed the nude scenes to make a good movie. I can't bear to see that such scenes are being used as tools for promotion. I am not an actress who undresses and tumbles about for no reason." She declared that from then on, she would avoid nude scenes altogether.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shin|first=Hae-in|title=What nude scenes mean for actresses|url=http://www.hancinema.net/what-nude-scenes-mean-for-actresses-5629.html|work=[[The Korea Herald]] via [[Hancinema]]|access-date=2018-04-09|date=27 March 2006|archive-date=2008-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201023615/http://www.hancinema.net/what-nude-scenes-mean-for-actresses-5629.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


She married businessman Heo Eun-gyo on December 9, 2007 at the Paradise Hotel in [[Busan]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Garcia|first=Cathy Rose A.|title=Actress Sung to Get Married in December|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2007/12/178_11839.html|work=[[The Korea Times]]|accessdate=2013-05-25|date=14 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=TV Star Sung Hyun-ah Marries Businessman|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/12/10/2007121061011.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|accessdate=2013-05-25|date=10 December 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Eun-joo|title=Wedding bells ring overtime on weekend|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2883807|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|accessdate=2013-05-25|date=12 December 2007}}</ref> After she and Heo divorced in 2010, Sung remarried three months later and gave birth to a son in 2012.
She married businessman Heo Eun-gyo on December 9, 2007 at the Paradise Hotel in [[Busan]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Garcia|first=Cathy Rose A.|title=Actress Sung to Get Married in December|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2007/12/178_11839.html|work=[[The Korea Times]]|access-date=2018-04-09|date=14 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=TV Star Sung Hyun-ah Marries Businessman|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/12/10/2007121061011.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|access-date=2018-04-09|date=10 December 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Eun-joo|title=Wedding bells ring overtime on weekend|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2883807|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629135720/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2883807|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 29, 2013|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|access-date=2018-04-09|date=12 December 2007}}</ref> After she and Heo divorced in 2010, Sung remarried three months later and gave birth to a son in 2012.


In December 2013, Sung was indicted on charges of [[prostitution]], for allegedly receiving {{SK won|50 million}} from a businessman surnamed Chae with whom she met up three times for sexual intercourse in 2010. She [[counterclaim|countersued]] to prove her innocence.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cho|first=Hyun-eui|title=Did Sung get paid W50 mil. for having sex?|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/02/116_151954.html|work=[[The Korea Times]]|accessdate=2014-02-21|date=20 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Hee-eun|title=Sung charged for prostitution|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2991079|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|accessdate=2014-07-08|date=25 June 2014}}</ref> In August 2014, the court dismissed Sung's request for a full trial and ruled that she was guilty of prostitution; she was sentenced to a fine of {{SK won|2 million}} ({{USD|1,930}}).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tae-hoon|first1=Lee|title=Actress Sung Hyun-ah found guilty of prostitution|url=http://www.koreaobserver.com/actress-sung-hyun-ah-found-guilty-of-prostitution-22908/|accessdate=2014-08-09|website=The Korea Observer|date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
In December 2013, Sung was indicted on charges of prostitution, for allegedly receiving {{SK won|50 million}} from a businessman surnamed Chae with whom she met up three times for sexual intercourse in 2010. She [[counterclaim|countersued]] to prove her innocence.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cho|first=Hyun-eui|title=Did Sung get paid W50 mil. for having sex?|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/02/116_151954.html|work=[[The Korea Times]]|access-date=2018-04-09|date=20 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Hee-eun|title=Sung charged for prostitution|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2991079|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|access-date=2018-04-09|date=25 June 2014}}</ref> In August 2014, the court dismissed Sung's request for a full trial and ruled that she was guilty of prostitution; she was sentenced to a fine of {{SK won|2 million}} ({{USD|1,930}}).<ref>{{cite news|last=Tae-hoon|first=Lee|title=Actress Sung Hyun-ah found guilty of prostitution|url=http://www.koreaobserver.com/actress-sung-hyun-ah-found-guilty-of-prostitution-22908/|access-date=2018-04-09|website=The Korea Observer|date=8 August 2014}}</ref> But, on February 18, 2016, the Supreme Court ruled that she was innocent of prostitution charges, overturning the lower court's decision.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3015255|title=Actress found not guilty of prostitution|date=19 February 2016|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
==Filmography==


=== Film ===
===Film===
* ''[[Time (2006 film)|Time]]'' (2006)
*''[[Time (2006 film)|Time]]'' (2006)
* ''The Customer Is Always Right'' (2006)
*''The Customer Is Always Right'' (2006)
* ''The Intimate'' (2005)
*''The Intimate'' (2005)
* ''[[Cello (film)|Cello]]'' (2005)
*''[[Cello (2005 film)|Cello]]'' (2005)
* ''[[The Scarlet Letter (2004 film)|The Scarlet Letter]]'' (2004)
*''[[The Scarlet Letter (2004 film)|The Scarlet Letter]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Woman is the Future of Man]]'' (2004)
*''[[Woman is the Future of Man]]'' (2004)
* ''Live or Die'' (2003)
*''Live or Die'' (2003)
* ''Boss X-File'' (2002)
*''Boss X-File'' (2002)
* ''Hallelujah'' (1997)
*''Hallelujah'' (1997)


=== Television drama ===
===Television drama===
* ''[[Flames of Desire]]'' (MBC, 2010-2011)
*''[[KBS TV Novel]]:'' "[[Through the Waves]]" (KBS, 2018)
* ''[[Ja Myung Go]]'' (SBS, 2009)
*''[[Flames of Desire]]'' (MBC, 2010-2011)
* ''[[Yi San]]'' (MBC, 2007–2008)
*''[[Ja Myung Go]]'' (SBS, 2009)
* ''[[Bad Woman, Good Woman]]'' (MBC, 2007)
*''[[Lee San, Wind of the Palace]]'' (MBC, 2007–2008)
* ''One Day Suddenly'' (SBS, 2006)
*''[[Bad Woman, Good Woman]]'' (MBC, 2007)
* ''Open Drama Man and Woman'' "I'm Mr. Heidi and Married" (SBS, 2001)
*''One Day Suddenly'' (SBS, 2006)
*''Open Drama Man and Woman'' "I'm Mr. Heidi and Married" (SBS, 2001)
* ''Twins'' (KBS, 2001)
*''Twins'' (KBS, 2001)
* ''Lipstick'' (iTV, 2001)
*''Lipstick'' (iTV, 2001)
* ''MBC Best Theater'' "Train Heading to Kaikoura" (MBC, 2000)
*''MBC Best Theater'' "Train Heading to Kaikoura" (MBC, 2000)
* ''Because of You'' (MBC, 2000)
*''Because of You'' (MBC, 2000)
* ''[[Hur Jun (TV series)|Hur Jun]]'' (MBC, 1999-2000)
*''[[Hur Jun (TV series)|Hur Jun]]'' (MBC, 1999-2000)
* ''Should My Tears Show'' (MBC, 1999)
*''Should My Tears Show'' (MBC, 1999)
* ''Crystal'' (SBS, 1999)
*''Crystal'' (SBS, 1999)
* ''Advocate'' (MBC, 1998)
*''Advocate'' (MBC, 1998)
* ''See and See Again'' (MBC, 1998-1999)
*''See and See Again'' (MBC, 1998-1999)
* ''Kim Chang-wan's Three Stories'' (KBS, 1998)
*''Kim Chang-wan's Three Stories'' (KBS, 1998)
* ''Devotion'' (KBS, 1997)
*''Devotion'' (KBS, 1997)
* ''70-Minute Dramas'' "가방을 든 남자" (SBS, 1997)
*''70-Minute Dramas'' "A Man With a Bag" (SBS, 1997)
* ''18 Years of Growing Up'' (SBS, 1996)
*''18 Years of Growing Up'' (SBS, 1996)
* ''Exploration of Man'' (SBS, 1996)
*''Exploration of Man'' (SBS, 1996)
* ''LA Arirang'' (SBS, 1995-1996)
*''LA Arirang'' (SBS, 1995-1996)
* ''MBC Best Theater'' "Adelaide" (MBC, 1995)
*''MBC Best Theater'' "Adelaide" (MBC, 1995)
* ''[[Salut D'Amour (TV series)|Salut D'Amour]]'' (KBS2, 1994)
*''[[Salut D'Amour (TV series)|Salut D'Amour]]'' (KBS2, 1994)


=== Variety show ===
===Variety show===
*''Scandal 2.0'' (tvN, 2009)
*''Scandal 2.0'' (tvN, 2009)
*''Catch-One's World of Film'' (Catch-One, 1999)
*''Catch-One's World of Film'' (Catch-One, 1999)
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== Discography ==
== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class=wikitable
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!Album information
!Album information
!align="center" width="290px"|Tracklisting
!align="center" width="290px"|Track listing
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|''Turn It Up''
|''Turn It Up''
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*Released: September 24, 2004
*Released: September 24, 2004
*Label: EMG Media/[[EMI]]
*Label: EMG Media/[[EMI]]
|style="font-size: 85%;"|{{hidden|'''Tracklisting'''|
|style="font-size: 85%;"|{{hidden|'''Track listing'''|
# Intro
#Intro
# Turn It Up
#Turn It Up
# Hush (Remix)
#Hush (Remix)
# 어서
#어서
# What You Say
#What You Say
# 탐
#탐
# Hush (Original Mix)}}
#Hush (Original Mix)}}
|-
|-
|}
|}


== Awards ==
==Awards==
*2007 10th Malaga International Fantastic Film Festival: Best Actress (''[[Cello (film)|Cello]]'')
*2007 10th Malaga International Fantastic Film Festival: Best Actress (''[[Cello (2005 film)|Cello]]'')
*[[Miss International 1994|1994 34th]] [[Miss International]] Pageant: Miss Photogenic
*[[Miss International 1994|1994 34th]] [[Miss International]] Pageant: Miss Photogenic
*1994 38th [[Miss Korea]] Pageant: 2nd Runner-up
*1994 38th [[Miss Korea]] Pageant: 2nd Runner-up


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}


== External links ==
==External links==
*{{KMDb person|00004129}}
* [http://blog.naver.com/hinasung.do Sung Hyun-ah blog] at [[Naver]] {{ko icon}}
* {{KMDb person|00004129}}
*{{IMDb name|1234301}}
* {{IMDb name|1234301}}
*{{HanCinema person}}

* {{hancinema person|Seong_Hyeon-ah}}
{{Miss International 1994 delegates}}
{{Authority control}}


{{Persondata
| NAME = Sung, Hyun-ah
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = South Korean actress
| DATE OF BIRTH = July 23, 1975
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[South Korea]]
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sung, Hyun-ah}}
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 14 December 2024

For the South Korean footballer, see Sung Hyun-ah (footballer).
In this Korean name, the family name is Sung.
Sung Hyun-ah
Born (1975-07-23) July 23, 1975 (age 49)
South Korea
Other namesA.One
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
SpouseHeo Eun-gyo (2007-2010; divorced)
Korean name
Hangul
성현아
Hanja
成賢娥
Revised RomanizationSeong Hyeon-a
McCune–ReischauerSŏng Hyŏn-a

Sung Hyun-ah (born July 23, 1975) is a South Korean actress and beauty pageant titleholder who placed 2nd runner-up at Miss Korea 1994.

Biography

[edit]

Sung Hyun-ah placed second runner-up (or third place) at the Miss Korea pageant in 1994.[1] She was the country's representative at the 1994 Miss International pageant, where she was a semi-finalist and won Miss Photogenic.

Sung made her acting debut in Salut D'Amour, and continued to appear in TV dramas such as See and See Again (also known as Can't Take My Eyes Off You), Should My Tears Show, Hur Jun, One Day Suddenly, Bad Woman, Good Woman,[2] Yi San, and Flames of Desire. She also released an EP in 2004 titled Turn It Up under the name A.One.[3]

But Sung became best known for her strong, sexy roles in films such as Hong Sang-soo's Woman is the Future of Man,[4] Kim Tae-eun's The Intimate, and Kim Ki-duk's Time.[5] She also appeared in The Scarlet Letter and The Customer Is Always Right. In 2007 Sung won the Best Actress award from the Malaga International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain, for her role in the horror film Cello.[6]

No stranger to controversy, Sung was caught for using the drug ecstasy in 2002,[7] and previously published a book containing nude photographs of herself.[8] In 2006, a dispute broke out between Sung and the producers of the movie The Intimate when she protested against their marketing strategy to emphasize only the nude scenes. Sung said, "I filmed the nude scenes to make a good movie. I can't bear to see that such scenes are being used as tools for promotion. I am not an actress who undresses and tumbles about for no reason." She declared that from then on, she would avoid nude scenes altogether.[9]

She married businessman Heo Eun-gyo on December 9, 2007 at the Paradise Hotel in Busan.[10][11][12] After she and Heo divorced in 2010, Sung remarried three months later and gave birth to a son in 2012.

In December 2013, Sung was indicted on charges of prostitution, for allegedly receiving ₩50 million from a businessman surnamed Chae with whom she met up three times for sexual intercourse in 2010. She countersued to prove her innocence.[13][14] In August 2014, the court dismissed Sung's request for a full trial and ruled that she was guilty of prostitution; she was sentenced to a fine of ₩2 million (US$1,930).[15] But, on February 18, 2016, the Supreme Court ruled that she was innocent of prostitution charges, overturning the lower court's decision.[16]

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]

Television drama

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  • KBS TV Novel: "Through the Waves" (KBS, 2018)
  • Flames of Desire (MBC, 2010-2011)
  • Ja Myung Go (SBS, 2009)
  • Lee San, Wind of the Palace (MBC, 2007–2008)
  • Bad Woman, Good Woman (MBC, 2007)
  • One Day Suddenly (SBS, 2006)
  • Open Drama Man and Woman "I'm Mr. Heidi and Married" (SBS, 2001)
  • Twins (KBS, 2001)
  • Lipstick (iTV, 2001)
  • MBC Best Theater "Train Heading to Kaikoura" (MBC, 2000)
  • Because of You (MBC, 2000)
  • Hur Jun (MBC, 1999-2000)
  • Should My Tears Show (MBC, 1999)
  • Crystal (SBS, 1999)
  • Advocate (MBC, 1998)
  • See and See Again (MBC, 1998-1999)
  • Kim Chang-wan's Three Stories (KBS, 1998)
  • Devotion (KBS, 1997)
  • 70-Minute Dramas "A Man With a Bag" (SBS, 1997)
  • 18 Years of Growing Up (SBS, 1996)
  • Exploration of Man (SBS, 1996)
  • LA Arirang (SBS, 1995-1996)
  • MBC Best Theater "Adelaide" (MBC, 1995)
  • Salut D'Amour (KBS2, 1994)

Variety show

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  • Scandal 2.0 (tvN, 2009)
  • Catch-One's World of Film (Catch-One, 1999)
  • 진상을 찾아라 (HBS, 1997)
  • 세상체험, 온몸을 던져라 (SBS, 1997)
  • 행운의 일요특급 (KBS, 1995)
  • 명사 가요초대석 (MBC, 1995)

Discography

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Album information Track listing
Turn It Up
  • EP
  • Artist: A.One
  • Released: September 24, 2004
  • Label: EMG Media/EMI
Track listing
  1. Intro
  2. Turn It Up
  3. Hush (Remix)
  4. 어서
  5. What You Say
  6. 탐
  7. Hush (Original Mix)

Awards

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References

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  2. ^ Lee, Min-a (25 December 2006). "For actress, fiction imitates real life". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  3. ^ "A.One: Turn It Up". ManiaDB (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
  4. ^ Lee, Seung-jae (27 April 2004). "Woman is the Future of Man?". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  5. ^ D'Sa, Nigel (30 May 2006). "KIM Ki-duk's Time to Open Karlovy Vary Fest". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  6. ^ Paquet, Darcy (23 November 2007). "SUNG Hyun-ah Wins Best Actress at Malaga Festival". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  7. ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (28 April 2009). "Drug Scandal Jolts Showbiz Industry". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
  8. ^ Chung, Sun-gu; Wohn, Dong-hee (2 June 2004). "Web logs turn into marketing tools for firms". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  9. ^ Shin, Hae-in (27 March 2006). "What nude scenes mean for actresses". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  10. ^ Garcia, Cathy Rose A. (14 October 2007). "Actress Sung to Get Married in December". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  11. ^ "TV Star Sung Hyun-ah Marries Businessman". The Chosun Ilbo. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  12. ^ Lee, Eun-joo (12 December 2007). "Wedding bells ring overtime on weekend". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  13. ^ Cho, Hyun-eui (20 February 2014). "Did Sung get paid W50 mil. for having sex?". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  14. ^ Kim, Hee-eun (25 June 2014). "Sung charged for prostitution". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  15. ^ Tae-hoon, Lee (8 August 2014). "Actress Sung Hyun-ah found guilty of prostitution". The Korea Observer. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  16. ^ "Actress found not guilty of prostitution". Korea JoongAng Daily. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
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