"Secret Garden" is a love story about Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin), the manager of a wealthy but cold shopping mall who doesn't believe in love, and Gil Ra Im (Ha Ji Won), an actress gorgeous, an outgoing stuntwoman who lives in poverty. They meet by chance and begin a misunderstanding relationship. After once the two got lost in the forest and were given a strange medicine, every time it rained, they swapped souls. After many days together, the two souls suddenly became in tune and they began to have feelings for each other again.

The good combination of the main couple, funny situations, and the soundtrack helped Secret Garden achieve a rating of 35.2% in the last episode, becoming one of the unforgettable walls of the romance series at that time. In particular, the female lead Gil Ra Im played by Ha Ji Won is not weak but a strong girl, a genuine stuntman. The actress's efforts were understood by viewers and turned the love story between Kim Joo Won and Gil Ra Im into a modern-day fairy tale.

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Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Directed by: Shin Woo Chul, Kwon Hyuk Chan
Release date: 2010
Episodes: 20

Empress Ki is a historical drama with a fascinating plot, broadcast on MBC, about the life of Empress Ki Seung Nyang (played by Ha Ji Won). The girl Yang Yi with an unfortunate fate of disguising herself as a man, changing her name to Seung Nyang, becoming a tribute palace maid, getting caught up in the harem struggles, and fighting against the forces of treason. The love triangle between Seung Nyang, Ta Hwan (played by Ji Chang-wook), the king of the Yuan Dynasty, and Wang Yoo (Joo Jin Mo), the king of the Goryeo Dynasty, is another major plot point in the film. The film's most notable aspect is how it depicts the intense conflict between factions in the imperial court while also showcasing Seung Nyang's talent and intelligence.

Starting from an ordinary woman, when becoming the empress Ha Ji Won showed all the talent and beauty of the character Seung Nyang as a gentlewoman. She successfully transformed from the image of a maid with a witty, obedient appearance to the image of a noble concubine favored by the emperor. It also emphasizes the discreet, sharp, and extremely beautiful features.

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Genre: History, Romance, Tragedy

Directed by: Han Hee

Release date: 2013

Episodes: 51

Truth Game revolves around the death of a famous pop star at the time: Cho Ha Rock. The pop star was murdered during a break during a concert, and the murder suspect turned himself in and is the head of the singer's fan club. Suspect Han Da Hye (Ha Ji Won) is still a high school girl, the case is very popular with public opinion and crazy fans and constantly pressured. The famous inspector of the Seoul investigation bureau is assigned to handle this case. Faced with the young schoolgirl who holds the case's secret, he plays a game with her: Truth Game. Since then, the dark and dirty corners behind the lavish curtain of Korean entertainment are gradually exposed through his investigation.

Overcoming many opponents, Ha Ji Won has proven her ability when completely becoming Han Da Hye with the mysteries of the luxurious but dark world of artists. Thanks to the compelling plot and Ha Ji Won's serious attitude and hard work, the film has become an important milestone for the actress to win the 24th Golden Film Award (2001) after 4 years of acting. She also became an A-list star in Korean cinema.

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Genre: Action, Horror

Directed by: Kim Ki-Young

Release date: 2000

Episodes: 1 (126 minutes)

Something Happened In Bali is the love story of the four main characters-two men and two women-centers the movie. The love triangle between powder the rich man -Jung Jae Min (Jo In Sung), his fiancee Choi Young Joo (Park Ye Jin), and Young Joo's ex, Kang In Wook (So Ji Jin), was the primary focus of the drama at first. While visiting Bali, they accidentally bring tour guide, Lee Soo Jung (Ha Ji Won), into their already troubled relationship. Soo Jung, who carries a family debt, must do anything to make money, including serving as Jae Min's mistress, but she soon develops feelings for him. Until tragedy struck, she then said to him, "I love you ".

The film follows the familiar prince Cinderella motif, the poor girl and the rich boy who plays lewdly but has innovation when building the strong but deep image of the heroine Soo Jung with many changes in thoughts and feelings. It can be said that Ha Ji Won excelled at showing emotional and delicate features when transforming into Soo Jung with her tragic love.

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Genre: Drama, Romance

Directed by: Choi Moon-suk

Release date: 2004

Episodes: 20

One of the humanistic and very popular psychological drama movies from 2002 is Sex Is Zero. The movie tells the story of Jang Eun-Sik (Im Chang-Jung), a first-year university student who also belongs to the Chayon Ryu club, a martial arts organization with a demanding training schedule that calls for stamina. He has a crush on the beautiful Eun-Hyo (played by Ha Ji Won) even though she doesn't like him at all. When the wealthy school playboy Ham Sung-Ok (Jung Min) expresses interest in Eun-Hyo, she falls in love with him without realizing that he is still dating the well-known Kim Ji-Won (Jin Jae-Young).

In addition, Sex Is Zero also mentions the love story and sex quite bold for college students but bold sex education for young people. Ha Ji Won has undergone a flexible transformation in her acting over the course of many films, and she is praised for accepting to change her appearance and being unafraid to display hot scenes with her co-stars. Ha Ji Won received many compliments from the audience and helped the movie become one of the most well-liked ones at the time of its release thanks to her professional demeanor, dedication, and forward-thinking acting.

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Genre: Romance, Humor

Directed by: Yoon Je-kyoon

Release date: 2002

Episodes: 1 (96 minutes)

One of the best Korean horror films ever made is Phone, which follows young reporter Ji-won (Ha Ji Won) to learn the truth about the rampant prostitution cases of the criminal underworld and disclose their crimes to the media. Since then she has started receiving so many threatening calls that she had to change her phone number and move to a new house so she doesn't have to receive harassing calls and the constant, disturbing ringing of the phone. However, the threat persists unabated. Her life is disrupted and her nerves are strained by the jingle of the phone.

At the same time, a friend's young daughter answers one of the calls and behaves increasingly strange and creepy as more and more people begin to die mysteriously. Ji-won struggles desperately to unravel the mystery of the scandalous underworld. Playing a thorny role in the horror movie "Phone", young actress Ha Ji Won was then named by the audience with the title of "horror movie queen" for a long time.

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Genre: Horror

Directed by: Ahn Byeong-ki

Release date: 2002

Episodes: 1 (104 minutes)

True to the name of the film, Chocolate is a film depicting a love that is as sad and bitter as chocolate but becomes sweeter later on. Chocolate tells the love story between Lee Kang (played by Yoon Kye-Sang) and Moon Cha-Young (played by Ha Ji Won). They have all grown up, experienced many ups and downs of life, and carried their own pain. The two of them met as children and Lee Kang was Cha-Young's, first love.

Lee Kang (Yoon Kye-Sang) grew up in a small seaside town, dreaming of becoming a chef. But due to circumstances, he became a neurosurgeon. He looks cold but has a warm heart. When Moon Cha-Young was young, she used to eat the food that Lee Kang's mother cooked, which inspired her to become a chef. One day, neurosurgeon Lee Kang and chef Moon Cha-Young meet again at a hospice, the two begin a love story and heal each other.

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Genre: Drama, Romance

Directed by: Lee Hyung Min

Release date: 2019

Episodes: 16

The film is the story of the life of the beautiful and intelligent Hwang Jin Yi (Ha Ji Won). Born to a gisaeng mother and a noble father, Hwang Jin Yi was left behind in a temple by her mother because she did not want to become a gisaeng like her. One day, she happened to see some gisaengs at the market and wanted to be one of them. That prompted her to go to a gisaeng's house, where she met her mother for the first time. Jin Yi shows outstanding talent in playing the geomungo (a traditional Korean musical instrument) and dancing. She then falls in love with Eunho, a man from a powerful noble family.

Although they love each other, they can't get over the fact that they come from different backgrounds and are vehemently opposed by everyone. In the end, Eunho had to die from a broken heart. Unable to forget his first love Eunho, Jin Yi lives a life of suffering because of alcohol. She drank all day and lost interest in dancing. In a drunken stupor, she decides to commit suicide but is saved by Jeonghan. From there, he became her new life and love.

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Genre: Drama

Directed by: Kim Chul-kyu

Release date: 2006

Episodes: 24

Hospital Ship tells the story of doctors who work aboard the Medical Ship, a ship used to treat people on remote islands who don't have the resources and facilities to treat them. Each member's steps on the ship have a reason, a different story, but their goal is only one thing: Save people. This film also marks the spectacular return of actress Ha Ji Won.

Hospital Ship is also a love story between doctors Song Eun-Jae (Ha Ji Won) and Kwak Hyun (Kang Min-Hyuk). Song Eun-Jae is a talented surgeon and the youngest female head doctor in Seoul. She is a strong personality, independent but sometimes arrogant. Due to some incidents, she decided to get on a medical train to save people. Meanwhile and Kwak Hyun is a warm guy who always cares about everyone around him. Much influenced by his father, he always wanted to be a good doctor, so he volunteered to work on the ship to help people. The two of them together with the doctors save the people and find their ideal life.

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Genre: Medical, Romance

Directed by: Park Jae-bum

Release date: 2017

Episodes: 40

Pawn is a movie set in the city of Incheon, South Korea in the years 1993. The film tells the story of two gangsters Du-seok (Sung Dong Il) and Jong-bae (Kim Hiewon) who claims debtors have kidnapped little Seung-yi (Park Soi), a 9-year-old girl, hostage to force her mother to pay for them. However, as an immigrant, her mother could not bring her home. Reluctantly, Du-seok becomes her guardian. After taking care of her for a while, he considered her his own daughter.

In the film Pawn, Ha Ji Won plays an adult Seung Yi, who portrayed Seung-yi from a little girl to an adult woman. This is also a film product marking her return after many years of absence on the small screen. Her acting, combined with the chemistry between the actors has helped make the film a moving film that makes viewers cry about the theme of family, about the love between a father and daughter.

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Genre: Humor, Family
Directed by: Kang Dae-gyu
Release date: 2020
Episodes: 1 (113 minutes)