From the melodrama icon of 'Autumn in My Heart' and 'Full House' to proving an entirely different face as Moon Dong-eun in 'The Glory', Song Hye-kyo's filmography runs parallel to the history of Korean drama itself. In 2026 she returns in Tantara, her third project with writer Noh Hee-kyung, as Min-ja, a woman diving into the entertainment world of the 1960s-80s.
After making her name in the sitcom 'Soonpoong Clinic', she became a pan-Asian star with 'Autumn in My Heart' (2000), 'All In' (2003) and 'Full House' (2004), then stood at the center of a syndrome with 'Descendants of the Sun' (2016). The turning point was 'The Glory' (2022-23) — as the revenge-plotting Moon Dong-eun she delivered the chilliest performance of her career and led a global hit.
In the occult film 'Dark Nuns', released in January 2025, she played Sister Junia, who undertakes a forbidden exorcism. It was her first Korean film in 11 years since 'My Brilliant Life' (2014), a striking transformation — smoking, swearing and all — that drew attention and crossed its break-even point at the box office.
After Jun-young in 'Worlds Within' (2008) and Oh Young in 'That Winter, the Wind Blows' (2013), comes Min-ja in Tantara — a third collaboration with Noh Hee-kyung, thirteen years on. Min-ja is a tenacious woman who sees the potential of Korea's music industry in a barren era, promising another transformation after 'The Glory'. It is also her first time acting opposite Gong Yoo.