Yoon Eun-hye (; born October 3, 1984) is a South Korean actress and singer. She debuted as a member of girl group Baby Vox, staying with the group from 1999 to 2005, as well as WSG Wannabe, a female project group in 2022. Yoon has since moved on to acting and is best known for starring in the television dramas Princess Hours (2006), The Vineyard Man (2006), Coffee Prince (2007), My Fair Lady (2009), Lie to Me (2011), and Missing You (2012).

Career

1999–2005: Debut with Baby V.O.X
Yoon debuted as a member of Baby V.O.X at the age of 15, replacing an ex-member (Lee Gai) in 1999. Yoon was the sub-vocal in the group.

After she joined, the group released their third album Come Come Come in 1999. This album became their first major success, with their singles "Get Up" and "Killer" reaching the number one spot on the Korean music charts. In the same year, Yoon became a target of anti-fans. She was shot in the eye by an anti-fan who tried to make her blind with a mixture of soy sauce and vinegar using a water gun. She was rushed to the hospital where the doctors confirmed that her cornea was damaged.

Yoon was also a frequent guest on SBS' popular game show X-Man from 2004 to 2005, gaining popularity for her "girl-warrior" image on the show and her love-line with Kim Jong-kook.

Following fellow member Shim Eun-jin, Yoon ended her six-year activities as a member of Baby V.O.X in July 2005 when her contract with DR Entertainment expired.

2006–2007: Breakthrough success with Princess Hours and Coffee Prince
In 2006, Yoon made her acting debut in romantic comedy Princess Hours, where she played an ordinary girl who becomes the crown princess due to an arranged marriage to the crown prince. Initially, fans of the Goong manhwa questioned her acting ability, and sent out petitions against Yoon as the lead role, requesting her to be replaced. Despite the controversy, Princess Hours became a huge success across Asia and catapulted Yoon to Korean Wave stardom.

Yoon then made her debut on the big screen, starring in the film The Legend of Seven Cutter as a boxer. She returned to television with a leading role in The Vineyard Man which aired on KBS in July 2006. The Vineyard Man initially suffered low ratings, but received positive reviews for its heart-warming storyline and the cast's performances, and eventually rose in viewership. Yoon won the Best Actress award at the 2006 Grimae Awards, chosen by cinematographers in every broadcasting station in Korea.

In 2007, Yoon took on the leading role in MBC's drama Coffee Prince. She played a tomboy who was mistaken for a boy by her employer. The drama was another huge success for Yoon, who was hailed by critics as an actress who brings a colorful shade to her character. At the 44th Baeksang Arts Awards, Yoon beat out veteran actresses Kim Hee-ae and Park Jin-hee to win the coveted Best Actress award, becoming the youngest actress ever to win the award. Riding the big success of Coffee Prince and Goong, Yoon became one of the highest-paid actresses in the industry.

2008–2011: Acting criticism
In 2009, Yoon starred in KBS' romantic comedy My Fair Lady, playing an arrogant, strong-headed heiress of a rich business family. Although My Fair Lady was a moderate success, Yoon was harshly criticized for her unnatural speech and accent as well as her regression in acting skills.

Yoon returned to the big screen after five years with the coming-of-age film My Black Mini Dress (2010), based on the same titled chick lit novel by Kim Min-seo. She then starred in SBS's romantic comedy series Lie to Me (2011), playing a smart government official who is unlucky in the love department. However, both projects failed to achieve commercial success.

2012–2015: Directorial debut, acclaim and Goddess Fashion
In 2012, Yoon made her directorial debut with the short film The Knitting, which was her first assignment as a graduate student at Chung-Ang University. The film was screened at the 17th Busan International Film Festival and competed in the Korean Short Film Competition. It was also screened at the 38th Seoul Independent Film Festival as one of the five short films in the "New Choice" category. The same year, she served as jury for the  'Face of Short Film Awards' at the Asiana International Short Film Festival (AISFF).

In late 2012, Yoon starred in MBC's melo-thriller Missing You, playing a victim of sexual abuse. The role marked a turning point for Yoon, who received critical acclaim for her performance. This was followed up with a leading role in KBS's romantic comedy Marry Him If You Dare, where she played a 32-year-old call center agent who travels back in time to change her future. In 2014, Yoon was cast alongside Park Si-hoo in the Chinese-South Korean romance film After Love.

In 2015, Yoon made a special appearance in the film  Chronicle of a Blood Merchant, directed by Ha Jung-woo. She then joined the second season of Goddess Fashion, a Chinese fashion design survival program where the participants have to show off their own created designs to the judges. On August 29, 2015, Yoon was awarded No. 1 in an evaluation.

2017–present: Return from hiatus
In 2017, Yoon made her return to the Korean entertainment industry by appearing as a regular in tvN's variety show Dear Pet, We Need to Talk.

In 2018, Yoon was cast in the romantic comedy drama Love Alert. This marks her return to the small screen five years since her last drama Marry Him If You Dare in 2013.

In 2019, Yoon starred in the 2-episode romance drama Go Go Song.

Controversies

Conflicts with management
In July 2007, conflicts with Yoon's Management Eight Peaks surfaced; eventually Yoon filed a Certification Of Contents (COC) to cancel her contractual agreement with the company. The contents of the first COC stated that in January 2007, Yoon was confirmed to star in the MBC drama Que Sera Sera and had even completed the script reading and rehearsal for the upcoming shoot. However, the company forced Yoon to withdraw for Yoon to star in a company-produced drama, and as an effect, she was replaced by Jung Yu-mi. After her withdrawal, Yoon took a two-day vacation to Gangwon-do in March. Eight Peaks claimed that they had no knowledge of this so-called incident and spread a rumour of Yoon's irresponsibility online which damaged her reputation. Yoon filed a second COC in August, which included evidence to support the disagreeable actions made by Eight Peaks. These actions included the improper handling and distribution/division of earnings and proceeds as well as the unilateral (one-sided) manner of making and carrying out decisions which caused immense problems."

Yoon and Eight Peaks finally came to a mutual agreement through careful negotiations and settled their disputes amicably. With her contract dispute resolved, it was reported in October 2008 that Yoon signed on with Kraze Entertainment as her new management company.

Plagiarism accusations
Following Yoon's win on the Chinese fashion program Goddess Fashion, in which she presented a white coat with collars and a unique fringe on the sleeves to give a feeling of wings following the film theme of Chronicles of Narnia, Yoon was accused of plagiarism by Korean fashion designer Yoon Choon-ho. The designer accused the actress of ripping off his design after being made aware of her piece on the show, and posted a comparison of his creation versus hers, stating that he and his team had worked hard on the piece from the F/W (Fall/Winter) line. Yoon Choon-ho additionally revealed that he had heard her and her stylist had picked up a sponsorship outfit just days ago. Additionally, she was embroiled in another allegation of plagiarism when another design of hers was accused of being similar to a dress from 2015 F/W Dolce & Gabbana.

She denied the allegations, saying that her idea for the outfit came from a 2008 Victor & Rolf style and the 2014 Lanvin Collection, which used feather decorations. She further condemned Yoon Choon-ho for trying to cash in on her fame.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show

Discography

Singles

Ambassador 
 Public relations ambassador for famine countermeasures (2023)

Awards and nominations

All Awards listed below are referenced from The House Company & Naver

References

External links

  

1984 births
K-pop singers
Living people
Actresses from Seoul
South Korean women pop singers
South Korean female idols
Kyung Hee Cyber University alumni
South Korean film actresses
South Korean television actresses
Singers from Seoul
21st-century South Korean singers
21st-century South Korean women singers
Best Actress Paeksang Arts Award (television) winners
윤은혜(, 1984년 10월 3일 ~ )는 대한민국의 가수, 배우로, 걸그룹 베이비복스의 멤버였다.

키는 169cm이다.

학력 
 서울신용산초등학교 (졸업)
 용강중학교 (졸업)
 압구정고등학교 (졸업)
 경희사이버대학교 관광레저경영학과 (졸업)
 중앙대학교 첨단영상대학원 영상학과 (졸업)

경력

가수 및 가수로서의 예능 활동 
1999년에 베이비복스의 멤버 중 막내로 가수 활동을 시작하였다. 당시 오락 프로그램 등에 출연하면서 '소녀장사' 등의 이미지로 관심을 받았다. 2008년에는 마이티 마우스의 곡 '사랑해'에 피처링으로 참여하였다.

배우 
2006년에 베이비복스가 해체되면서 배우로 전향하였다. 영화 《카리스마 탈출기》 등에 출연하기도 했으며, 연기자로서 주목을 받게 된 건 MBC 수목 미니시리즈 《궁》에 여주인공으로 발탁됐을때부터이다. 해당 작품 이후에도 활발한 활동을 하고 있다. 2007년에는 《커피프린스 1호점》이 인기를 끌었다. 2009년에는 KBS 2TV 수목 드라마 《아가씨를 부탁해》에서 주연을 맡았다.

트리비아 
KBO 리그 삼성 라이온즈의 투수 우규민과는 서울잠전초등학교 동창으로 우규민이 2학기 때 야구부로 유명한 서울 성동초등학교로 전학을 가며 연락이 끊겼다고 전했고 스포츠 신문의 꼭지에서 윤은혜에게 보내는 편지를 썼으나 답장을 못 받았다.

출연작 및 진행

드라마 
 2006년 MBC 수목미니시리즈 《궁》 - 신채경 역
 2006년 KBS 월화미니시리즈 《포도밭 그 사나이》 - 이지현 역
 2007년 MBC 월화미니시리즈 《커피프린스 1호점》 - 고은찬 역
 2009년 KBS 수목드라마 《아가씨를 부탁해》 - 강혜나 역
 2010년 MBC 수목드라마 《개인의 취향》 - 윤은수 역 (카메오 출연)
 2011년 SBS 월화드라마 《내게 거짓말을 해봐》 - 공아정 역
 2012년 MBC 수목미니시리즈 《보고싶다》 - 이수연 역
 2013년 KBS2 월화미니시리즈 《미래의 선택》 - 나미래 역
 2018년 MBN 수목드라마 《설렘주의보》 - 윤유정 역
 2019년 CGNTV 본격 러브액션드라마 《고고송》 - 공선화 역

영화 
 2006년 《카리스마 탈출기》 - 한민주 역 (조연)
 2011년 《마이 블랙 미니드레스》 - 이유민 역 (주연)
 2015년 《허삼관》 - 임분방 역 (우정출연)
 2016년 《사랑후애》 - 은홍 역 (주연)

시사 교양 
 제24회 MBC 창작동요제 MC
 KBS 2012 희망로드 대장정 마다가스카르 편
 2022년 TV조선 식객 허영만의 백반기행 - 게스트 (136회)

예능 
 2003년 KBS2 《TV는 사랑을 싣고》
 2004년 MBC 《행복주식회사》
 2004 ~ 2005년 SBS 《X맨》(17기)
 2015년 중국 예능 《여신의 패션 2》
 2017년 《대화가 필요한 개냥》
 2020년 MBC 《황금어장 라디오스타》
 2020년 tvN 《신박한 정리》 - 게스트 출연
 2020년 KBS2 《신상출시 편스토랑》 - 게스트
 2020년 SBS 《정글의 법칙》 - 게스트
 2020년 KBS2 《슈퍼맨이 돌아왔다》 - 게스트
 2021년 MBC 《전지적 참견 시점》 - 139회 게스트
 2021년 JTBC 《아는형님》 - 게스트
 2021년 JTBC 《쿡킹: 요리왕의 탄생》
 2022년 TV조선 《식객 허영만의 백반기행》
 2022년 채널A 《엄마의 여행 고두심이 좋아서》
 2022년 MBC 《황금어장 라디오스타》 - 766회 게스트
 2022년 MBC 《놀면 뭐하니?》
 2022년 tvN 《인생에 한 번쯤, 킬리만자로》 - 고정 출연

CF 
 2005년 LG텔레콤, 트로쉬
 2005년 ~ 2007년 DHC 코리아
 2006년 삼성그룹 기업광고, 코카콜라 하루녹차, 도미노피자, 프로스펙스, 오픈마켓 엠플
 2006년 ~ 2007년 신원 비키
 2007년 필립스 샤티넬
 2007년 ~ 2008년 삼일제약 EYE2O, 리바이스, 동서식품 맥심 라떼디토, KT 메가 TV, KT 메가패스
 2008년 삼성증권 CMA+
 2008년 ~ 2009년 삼성전자 지펠, 비비안, 아모레퍼시픽 려 자연윤모, 아모레퍼시픽 V=B 프로그램
 2008년 ~ 2010년 베이직하우스, 인디에프 조이너스
 2010년 오비맥주 카스, 피죤 액츠 파워젤, 까르띠에
 2010년 ~ 2011년 LG생활건강 비욘드
 2011년 중국 휴대폰 진리
 2011년 중국화장품 아티스트리
 2013년 맥(MAC), 사만사 타바사

수상

각주

외부 링크 
 
 
 
 
 
 

MBC 연기대상 여자 최우수연기상 수상자
그리메상 수상자
백상예술대상 TV부문 여자 최우수연기상 수상자
1984년 출생
살아있는 사람
대한민국의 여자 텔레비전 배우
대한민국의 여자 영화 배우
대한민국의 텔레비전 진행자
대한민국의 여자 모델
대한민국의 여자 가수
대한민국의 여성 유튜버
서울특별시 출신
서울특별시 출신 가수
서울특별시 출신 배우
중앙대학교 첨단영상대학원 동문
경희사이버대학교 동문
서울신용산초등학교 동문
용강중학교 (서울) 동문
압구정고등학교 동문
대한민국의 개신교도
파평 윤씨
20세기 대한민국 사람
21세기 대한민국 사람
KBS 연기대상 여자 신인상 수상자