Ha Jae-sook

In this Korean name, the family name is Ha.
Ha Jae-sook
Born (1979-01-07) January 7, 1979 (age 46)
Daegu, South Korea
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
AgentFamily Actors Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
하재숙
Revised RomanizationHa Jae-suk
McCune–ReischauerHa Chaesuk

Ha Jae-sook (born January 7, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She dropped out of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies to pursue an acting career, and made her theater debut in 2000. After several years on stage, she first appeared onscreen in 2006 as a pro-wrestler in Alone in Love. Ha has continued to play supporting roles in television dramas, notably as the heroine's best friend in Protect the Boss (2011), and an overweight wife who undergoes extensive plastic surgery in Birth of a Beauty (2014).[1][2]

She married Lee Jun-haeng, a former Special Forces officer, in 2016. The couple has a scuba diving shop in Gangwon-do.

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Alone in Love Na Yoo-ri SBS
How Much Love? Ah-ra MBC
Drama City:
"The Stars Shine Brightly"		 Kang Chang-sook KBS2
2007 Chosun Police Neung-geom MBC Dramanet
2008 Women in the Sun Park Yong-ja KBS2
Chosun Police 2 Neung-geom MBC Dramanet
2009 My Too Perfect Sons Jo Mi-ran KBS2
2010 Pasta Lee Hee-joo MBC
2011 I Believe in Love Kim Chul-sook KBS2
Protect the Boss Lee Myung-ran SBS
Lights and Shadows Lee Kyung-sook MBC
2012 Ice Adonis Kim Young-soon tvN
2013 My Kids Give Me a Headache Sun-hwa (guest) jTBC
One Well-Raised Daughter Jang Ha-myung SBS
Thrice Married Woman Heodang fortune teller (guest)
2014 KBS Drama Special:
"Illegal Parking"[3]		 Oh Mal-sook KBS2
Birth of a Beauty Sa Geum-ran SBS
2015 My Heart Twinkle Twinkle[4] Chun Eun-bi
2016 A Beautiful Mind Jang Moon-kyung KBS2
On the Way to the Airport Lee Hyun-joo
Father, I'll Take Care of You Writer Jo (guest) MBC
2017 Bravo My Life Lee Young-hee SBS
2018 Nice Witch Heo Min-ji (guest)
2019 My Absolute Boyfriend[5] Yeo Woong SBS TV
Perfume[6] Min Jae-Hee KBS2
2021 Revolutionary Sisters[7] Shin Maria KBS2
2023 King the Land Police Officer (Ep. 13) JTBC

Film

Year Title Role
2010 The House[8] Hee-joo (voice)
2012 Miss Conspirator Young-shim
2014 The Plan Man[9] Lethargic woman at group session

Variety shows

Year Title Role Notes
2015-2016 Shaolin Clenched Fists Herself Fixed cast
2016 Running Man Herself Guest; Episode 310, 311 & 313
2017 Happy Together Herself Guest; Episode 487
Battle Trip Herself Contestant with Han Chae-ah; Episode 48-49[10]
2022 I'm't going to miss you Cast Member [11]

Theater

Year Title Role
2000 Don't Ask Me About the Past
The Wizard of Oz
2001 신춘문예해외단막선
Scripture, Culture - Daejeon
Queen Esther
2002 Turandot
2003 Songshan Nights
2004 Tunnel
Padam Padam Padam
2005 Man of the Moment
New Boeing-Boeing
Can't Pay? Won't Pay!
2006 The Good Body
2008 Jumderella[12] Madam

References

  1. ^ Jones, Julie (19 November 2014). "K-Drama BFFs Are Rare". KDramaStars. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ^ 하재숙 "일반적인 미의 기준과 다르다고 희화화되지는 않길". TenAsia (in Korean). 30 October 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ^ Schwartz, William (18 May 2014). "HanCinema's Drama Review: Drama Special - Illegal Parking". Hancinema. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ^ Ghim, Sora (14 January 2015). "The Success Stories Of Two Families Revolve Around Chicken". BNTNews. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. ^ 배우 하재숙, ‘절대 그이’ 출연 확정 ‘홍종현 매니저 여웅으로 활약’. Sports Donga (in Korean). July 5, 2018.
  6. ^ '퍼퓸' 고원희, 출연 검토 중…신성록·차예련·김민규·하재숙 출연 확정. 아시아경제 (in Korean). 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  7. ^ Kim Jung-eun (January 14, 2021). 하재숙, 드라마 '오케이 광자매' 합류...'新캐릭터 예고' [Jae-sook Ha joins the drama'Okay Light Sister'...'New Character Notice']. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Shon, Jay. "The House". 13th International Women's Film Festival in Seoul. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  9. ^ Elley, Derek (14 July 2014). "The Plan Man". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  10. ^ "'Trip' Chaea & Jaesuk take a friendship tour in Malaysia! [Battle Trip]". KBS World. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  11. ^ Jang Woo-young (April 14, 2022). "[단독] 고은아·유정·배윤정·하재숙, 살 뺀다…'빼고파' 출연" [[Exclusive] Go Eun-ah, Yoo-jeong, Bae Yun-jeong, Ha Jae-sook, lose weight... Appeared in 'I Miss You'] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via Naver.
  12. ^ "Event Calendar: Jumderella". Korea JoongAng Daily. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2015.