Best New Actress in Korean

• Goo Hara

Goo Hara (born January 13, 1991) is a South Korean idol singer, model, dancer, and actress. She is best known for being a member of Korean pop girl group Kara and for portraying Choi Da-hye, the president's daughter, on City Hunter in 2011.

• Song Ji-hyo

Cheon Seong-im (born August 15, 1981), better known by her stage name Song Ji-hyo is a South Korean film & television actress and model. She is best known for her role as the ballerina Min Hyo-rin in Princess Hours (2006), as well as for her notable roles in Jumong (2007), A Frozen Flower (2008) and Jackal is Coming (2012). Song is also known as the only female member of the popular Korean variety show, Running Man.

• Jessica Jung

Jessica Sooyoun Jung (Korean name: Jung Soo-yeon; born April 18, 1989) is an American-born Korean singer, dancer, actress and model best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. Born in San Francisco, California, she is fluent in both her native English and Korean after moving to South Korea at age 11.

• Oh Yeon-seo

Oh Yeon-seo (Hangul: 오연서; born June 22, 1987) is a South Korean actress and former singer. She made her entertainment debut in 2002 when she was only 16 years old under her real name Oh Haet-nim, with the band LUV alongside Jo Eun-byul and Jeon Hye-bin. They released their first album "Story" that year, which included the singles "Orange Girl" and "I Still Believe in You." Oh then shifted to acting, and her popularity rose in 2012 with her roles in My Husband Got a Family and Here Comes Mr. Oh.

• Wang Ji-hye

Wang Ji-hye (born Min Ji-hye on December 29, 1985) is a South Korean actress best known for her roles in Protect the Boss, Friend, Our Legend, President, and Personal Taste. She previously dated baseball player Kim Tae-Kyun.

• Lee Yeon-hee

Lee Yeon-hee (born January 9, 1988) is a South Korean actress and model under record label and talent agency, S.M. Entertainment. She made her first appearance in Moon Heejun's music video, "ALONE" in 2001 and officially debuted in the Korean television drama, Sea God as young Junghwa in 2004. She played her first movie in 2006 known as "A Millionaire's First Love" as Eun-whan.  

• Moon Chae-won

Moon Chae-won (born November 13, 1986) is a South Korean actress. Her historical war movie War of the Arrows was the highest grossing Korean film in 2011. She won Best New Actress in both the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards in 2011. She also won the Top Excellence Actress Award (Best Actress Award) in 2011 KBS Drama Awards. Moon Chae Won also received Best Dressed of The Year from Korea's Lifestyle Awards 2011. In 2012, she was appointed as an honorary prosecutor representing prosecutors in South Korea. Moon won her second Top Excellence Actress Awards in 2012 KBS Drama Awards for her role in The Innocent Man. Moon will be acting alongside actor Go Soo in acclaimed director Kang Je Gyu’s new short film The Day Min Woo Comes, which is part of a project supported by the Hong Kong International Film Festival in January 2014.

The New Korean Celebrities

• Kim Tae-hee

Kim Tae-hee (Korean: 김태희, born 29 March 1980) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for her roles in Korean dramas such as Iris, Love Story in Harvard, My Princess, Stairway to Heaven, and Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love.

• Lee Si-young

Lee Si-young (born Lee Eun-rae on April 17, 1982) is a South Korean actress and amateur boxer. Born Lee Eun-rae in Cheongwon County, North Chungcheong Province, her family moved to Seoul when she was nine years old. Lee majored in Fashion Design at Dongduk Women's University, and later changed her name to Lee Si-young.

• Ko Joon-hee

Ko Joon-hee (born Kim Eun-joo on August 31, 1985) is a South Korean actress. Kim Eun-joo made her entertainment debut as a school uniform model in 2001, then launched an acting career in 2003. She adopted the stage name Ko Joon-hee in 2008, after her character's name in What's Up Fox? (2006). She had supporting roles in mainstream movies Girl Scout (2008), Architecture 101 (2012), and Marriage Blues (2013), as well as leading roles in the 2011 indies Drifting Away and Yeosu. Ko has also appeared in several television dramas, notably Can You Hear My Heart? (2011), The Chaser (2012), and Queen of Ambition (2013). In 2013 Ko joined the fourth season of dating reality show We Got Married opposite Jinwoon of boyband.

• Han Chae-young

Han Chae-young (born Kim Ji-young on September 13, 1980) is a South Korean actress. Kim Ji-young was born in Daegu, South Korea, but her family soon migrated to the United States and she spent her growing up years in a Chicago suburb, where she attended Glenbrook South High School. During one of her visits to Korea, she was reportedly discovered by a famed Korean comedian who suggested that she put her college plans on hold and try acting.

• Kim Yoo-jung

Kim Yoo-jung (born September 22, 1999) is a South Korean actress. After her acting debut, she became one of the best known child actresses in Korea. She is now transitioning into teen roles and is best known for Dong Yi, Moon Embracing the Sun, and May Queen.