Song Hye-kyo
Actor · Born November 22, 1981 (44) · Daegu, South Korea
Song Hye-kyo (born November 22, 1981) is a South Korean actress whose leading television dramas have consistently become both national and international sensations. She starred Autumn in My Heart (2000), which captivated audiences across Asia, and made her a household name at age 19. Song quickly solidified her star power with high-stakes gambling drama, All In (2003), and the mega-hit, romantic-comedy Full House (2004). That Winter, the Wind Blows (2013) earned critical acclaim for her portrayal of a blind heiress, while Descendants of the Sun (2016) became a monumental success with a peak viewership rating of 41.6% in South Korea and in Asia, where it was viewed 2.5 billion times. Throughout her career, Song has won numerous prestigious acting awards, including multiple Grand Prizes (Daesang), the highest honor in Korean television. In 2023, Song took on her first-ever revenge thriller in The Glory, a role that earned her both critical and commercial success. The Glory became a global phenomenon, hitting No. 1 on global streaming charts and solidifying its place as one of the year’s most-watched shows. Her portrayal of a complex, vengeful character earned her the prestigious Best Actress award at the Baeksang Arts Awards. Through her work, Song has solidified her legacy as a trailblazer in the Korean Wave (Hallyu), setting the stage for the worldwide success of K-dramas today.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 22, 1981 (44)
- Daegu, South Korea
- Actor
- 9 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
What are Song Hye-kyo's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 5
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Oh Young in That Winter, the Wind Blows (2013)
- Allyas Mi-ra in My Brilliant Life (2014)
- Allyas Zhou Yunfen in The Crossing 2 (2015)
- Heroas Moon Dong-eun in The Glory (2022)
- Heroas Nun Yunia in Dark Nuns (2025)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Song Hye-kyo's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Song Hye-kyo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
33 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Tantara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Genie, Make a Wish(2025)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Dark Nuns(2025)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Glory(2022)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Now, We Are Breaking Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Encounter(2018)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Descendants of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Crossing 2(2015)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Queens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Crossing(2014)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
My Brilliant Life(2014)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
The Grandmaster(2013)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
A Reason to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Countdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Camellia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Worlds Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Fetish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Hwang Jin Yi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
My Girl and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Full House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
풀하우스 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Shining Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
All In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Guardian Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Hotelier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Autumn in My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Sweet Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
White Nights 3.98 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Soonpoong Clinic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Six Siblings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Career shape
Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 33 titles, 32 of them dated from 1996 to 2025; peak year 2014.
Film career
Peak 2014 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Song Hye-kyo's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser6
Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Song Hye-kyo work with?
People who share at least 2 of Song Hye-kyo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ziyi Zhang shares the most, 3.
Directors
- John WooShared titles: The Crossing 2 (2015), The Crossing (2014)See all 2 shared titles with John Woo
Writers
- Hyo-jin OhShared titles: Dark Nuns (2025), My Brilliant Life (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Hyo-jin Oh
- Chao-Bin SuShared titles: The Crossing 2 (2015), The Crossing (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Chao-Bin Su
- Ching-hui ChenShared titles: The Crossing 2 (2015), The Crossing (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Ching-hui Chen
- Hui-Ling WangShared titles: The Crossing 2 (2015), The Crossing (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Hui-Ling Wang
Actors
- Ziyi ZhangShared titles: The Crossing 2 (2015), The Crossing (2014), The Grandmaster (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Ziyi Zhang
- Bowie LamShared titles: The Crossing 2 (2015), The Crossing (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Bowie Lam
- Dawei TongShared titles: The Crossing 2 (2015), The Crossing (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Dawei Tong
- Masami NagasawaShared titles: The Crossing 2 (2015), The Crossing (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Masami Nagasawa
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Fei ZhaoShared titles: The Crossing 2 (2015), The Crossing (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Fei Zhao
- Ismael Gomez IIIShared titles: The Crossing 2 (2015), The Crossing (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Ismael Gomez III
- Tarô IwashiroShared titles: The Crossing 2 (2015), The Crossing (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Tarô Iwashiro
Producers
- Eugene LeeShared titles: Dark Nuns (2025), My Brilliant Life (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Eugene Lee
- Ergou KongShared titles: The Crossing 2 (2015), The Crossing (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Ergou Kong
- Lumeng CuiShared titles: The Crossing 2 (2015), The Crossing (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Lumeng Cui
- Terence ChangShared titles: The Crossing 2 (2015), The Crossing (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Terence Chang
