Actress Gong Hyo Jin with her string of A-List actors

Have you ever wondered how on earth did actress Gong Hyo Jin end up starring opposite these young handsome actors in the first place? Born on April 4, 1980 the actresses started out smaller roles in the entertainment industry. Her big hit came when she starred opposite Rain (Jung Ji Hoon) in KBS drama Let's Go to School, Sang Doo!. Then she managed to secure main leads in dramas such as Thank You with actor Jang Hyuk, Pasta with actor Lee Sun Kyun and The Greatest Love with Cha Seung Won. Her popularity skyrocketed to another level after Greatest Love and landed herself in The Master's Sun opposite So Ji Sub. In 2014 she played opposite the handsome Jo In Sung in SBS drama It's Okay, That's Love. Then in 2015, she was casted again for a short mini-series KSB drama Producers along with Cha Tae Hyun, Kim Soo Hyun and singer IU. 

Gong Hyo Jin has her fair share in Korean films such as in year 2001- she appeared in Guns and Talks as the persistent student knocking on the door of the 4 gunmen to hire

them. Guns and Talks have one of the best list of actors starting from Shin Hyun Joon, Won Bin, Shin Ha Kyun and Jung Jae Young. In that same year he was also in the film Volcano High starring Jang Hyuk, Shin Min Ah,Kim Soo Ro and Kwon Sang Woo. Her 2nd collaboration with Shin Min Ah is in 2008 film- Sisters on the Road. 

As for CFs and endorsements, the actress has been consistent model for North Face since 2008. Biotherm has even decided to use her face as endorsement in 2010. She has endorsed in Samsung Digital Plaza, Smoothie King, J.Estina, Uni-Qlo and Hats On. This year CLIO Professional has signed her in as the main cosmetics model alongside with 2NE1's Sandara Park. 

Being an established actress, Gong Hyo Jin has won several awards such as Best Actress, Best Couple, Popularity Award in the MBC's Drama Awards 2011 for her role in The Greatest Love. She won the Popular Star Award in the 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards for her role in Love Fiction. She did missed out on winning some awards for Master's Sun but she picked up Top Excellence Actress Award and Best Couple Award in It's Okay That's Love in 2014 SBS Drama 
Awards. 

In her personal life, she has dated fellow actor Ryu Seung Bum for nearly 10 years before announcing the breakup in 2012. In early 2014, she was spotted going out with actor Lee Jin Wook (he's known to have gone out with Choi Ji Woo as well) but less than half a year, they splitted up and that was the end of her public relationship with celebs. If you look closely at Gong Hyo Jin- she's a natural beauty whereby she hasn't undergone any plastic surgery.

And come to know of it- her list of co-stars seem to be close or have known each another. Take example Jang Hyuk and Jo In Sung are Cha Tae Hyun's buddies. So Ji Sub and Jo In Sung were both in The Memories of Bali drama.