Oh Hyeon-kyeong

Oh Hyun-kyung (; born March 25, 1970), birth name Oh Sang-ji, is a South Korean actress and beauty pageant titleholder.

Career

Oh Sang-ji won the 1989 Miss Korea beauty pageant, and represented her country at the Miss Universe 1990 pageant. She immediately rose to stardom. Using the stage name Oh Hyun-kyung, she received many television offers and began her acting career. She was also briefly an adjunct professor at . But her career came to a halt in 1998 when a 28-minute video clip explicitly showing her having intercourse with her then-boyfriend was uploaded on file-sharing websites. Oh asked prosecutors to investigate the circumstances that led to the widespread circulation of the sex video, claiming that someone had earlier attempted to blackmail her for money. Despite proof that the video had been filmed without her consent and the boyfriend had released it with malicious intent, the scandal caused her to be harshly criticized in the media.

In 2001, she returned to Korea and later found herself in the public eye once again after a hush-hush wedding in September 2002 to Kemongsa president Hong Seung-pyo (the M&A specialist played by Bae Yong-joon in the TV series Hotelier was based on Hong). Oh gave birth to a daughter in 2003, and started a golf fashion business the year after. But in 2004 her husband Hong was arrested for embezzlement, leading to Oh divorcing him in June 2006.

Calling her 10-year self-imposed exile from the public limelight "a living nightmare," Oh returned to television in 2007 in the melodrama First Wives' Club. Her acting comeback was a success, and Oh has since starred in a succession of dramas, among them High Kick Through the Roof, Gloria, Miss Ajumma, The Great Seer, She Is Wow!, Wang's Family, 4 Legendary Witches, and The Bird That Sheds No Tears.

Filmography

Television series Year Title RoleNotesRef. 1988 The Tree of Love 1989 People from Dangchu-dong taekwondo instructor 1990 Ambitious Times Park Hyung-sook 1992 The Kingdom of Anger Lee Bok-nam Wild Chrysanthemum Eun-kyung Wind in the Grass Je-ni 1994 Keep Your Voice Down Way of Living: Man Jang Soo-mi Police Song Chae-yeon My Son's Woman Im Ji-sook 1995 Flames of Ambition Park Boo-hee To Make a Man Young-ae 1996 Color A Faraway Country Jang Sang-hee Splendid Holiday Lee Han-na 1997 Into the Storm Eun-joo Fireworks Jae-hee Three Women Moon-jung Because I Love You Eo Ji-na 2007 First Wives' Club Na Hwa-shin 2009 High Kick Through the Roof Lee Hyun-kyung Mrs. Town Seo Hong-joo 2010 Gloria Na Jin-joo 2011 Miss Ajumma Kang Geum-hwa Protect the Boss blind dateCameo Birdie Buddy Min Se-hwa The Peak Lee Joong-jik 2012 The Great Seer Soo Ryun-gae 2013 She Is Wow! Jo A-raDon't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus Yoo Sun-young Wang's Family Wang Su-bak 2014 A Mother's Choice Jin So-young 4 Legendary Witches Son Poong-geum 2015 A Bird That Doesn't Sing Chun Mi-ja 2016 Beautiful Gong Shim Joo Jae-boon The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop Lee Dong-sook 2018 Radio Romance Nam Joo-ha A Pledge to God Kim Jae-hee 2020 Amanza Mum2021 My Roommate Is a GumihoCameo You Are My SpringMun Mi-ran 2021–2022 Young Lady and GentlemanCha Yeon-sil 2022 The Empire Lee Ae-heon 2024Suji & UriOh Seon-young Love in the Big City Eun-sook When the Phone RingsKim Yeon-hui 2025–2026First ManChae Hwa-young

Film Year Title Role NotesRef. 2015 Twenty Dong-woo's motherCameo 2023 Unlocked CEO Oh

Variety shows Year Title Role Notes 1993 FM Is My Friend DJ 1995 In the Field of Stars, We Can Match Host 1996 Saturday Mystery Theatre Challenge! Man Among Men Super Sunday – Woman Theater with Oh Hyun-kyung 1997 Attention Focused Fashion Jockey Quiz Movie Adventure 2011 Love Story 2013 Miss Korea Secret Garden The Bucket List 2014 Child Comfort Tell Me Your Wish 2017 Battle Trip Contestant With Jung Si-ah Living Together in Empty Room Cast member 2022 Curling Queens Cast member Holiday specials

Awards and nominations