Gong Hyo-jin공효진Gong Hyo-jin
공효진
Gong Hyo-jin is an actor who debuted in the 1999 film Memento Mori. Her work runs through Family Ties, Crush And Blush and MISSING, and in 2026 she played Yoo Bo-na in MBC's A Bona Fide Killer, which closed on its own best rating.
- Born
- 4 April 1980
- Known for
- A Bona Fide Killer
Who is Gong Hyo-jin?
Gong Hyo-jin (공효진) debuted in the 1999 film Memento Mori. Cine21’s person database lists thirty-two films for her.
They include Kim Su-yeon in Heaven’s Soldiers (2005), Seon-gyeong in Family Ties (2006), Su-yeon in Happiness and Eun-hye in M (2007), Yang Mi-sook in Crush And Blush and Oh Myung-ju in Sisters on the Road (2008), Hyeon-su in Rolling Home with a Bull (2010) and Hui-jin in Love Fiction (2011). Mi-yeon in Boomerang Family (2013), Han-mae in MISSING and Su-jin in A Single Rider (2016), Jo Kyung-min in Door Lock and Eun Si-yeon in Hit-and-Run Squad (2018) and Seon-yeong in Crazy Romance (2019) follow. Jeong-a in The People Upstairs (2025) and Jang-ju in The Journey to Gyeongju (2026) are the most recent entries.
Awards
The prizes Cine21 records as won are the new star award at the 2001 SBS Drama Awards; best new actress at the 2002 Baeksang Arts Awards and the popularity award at the 2002 MBC Drama Awards; the excellence acting award and best couple award at the 2003 KBS Drama Awards; best supporting actress for Happiness in 2007; best actress and actress of the year for Crush And Blush in 2008; and best actress in the television section for The Greatest Love in 2011.
2026
In 2026 she played Yoo Bo-na in MBC’s Friday–Saturday drama A Bona Fide Killer, which began on 31 July. 머니투데이 reported on 3 August that she said of the part, “워킹맘으로 살아가는 유보나의 평범한 일상이 킬러 드라마의 중심을 이루는 게 매력적이었다” — what drew her was that the ordinary daily life of a working mother sits at the centre of a killer drama.
The series closed on its own best rating. 머니투데이 and 일간스포츠 reported that the finale, broadcast on 12 September, drew 10.7 per cent nationwide (Nielsen Korea), with a metropolitan average of 10.4 per cent and a momentary peak of 12.5 per cent.
Known for
Stories
How A Bona Fide Killer ratings moved: 7.4 percent to 10.2 percent
MBC's Friday-Saturday drama "A Bona Fide Killer" opened at 7.4 percent on 31 July 2026, reached 10.2 percent on Nielsen Korea figures reported by News1, and drew 8.8 percent for the 22 August episode, StarNews reported. The Korea Times says it is number one in its time slot.
Translated from the Korean original.
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