Cinderella at 2 AM is one of the romantic comedy genre Korean dramas that accompany the audience’s leisure time.
Successfully reaching the No. 1 position from 122 countries, this drama tells the story of a career woman who prefers money over maintaining a relationship with her chaebol lover.
The female character named Ha Yoon Seo is played by actress Shin Hyun Been. She is described as independent, realistic, and doesn’t believe in fairy tales.
Yoon Seo, who is dating her junior, Seo Joo Won (Moon Sang Min), just found out that her lover is the son of a chaebol family. Until one day, Joo Won’s mother offered Yoon Seo a sum of money on the condition that the two broke up and without thinking he accepted the offer.
Although the two main stars of Cinderella at 2 AM have a considerable age difference, they are able to display neat chemistry. So, for those of you who are curious about the profile of beautiful actress Shin Hyun Been, check out the interesting facts about her below!
1. Interested in the Art World Since Childhood
Before having an interest in acting, it seems that Shin Hyun Been has been familiar with the world of art since childhood, especially since her father is someone who is involved in the design industry.
In connection with her interest in art, the woman born in 1986 chose to study at the Korea National University of Arts, majoring in Art Theory.
On the other hand, Shin Hyun Been’s dream of becoming an actress grew when she was in high school. She began to join theater clubs and eventually decided to focus more on pursuing a career in acting rather than as an artist.
2. Acting Debut and Rookie Award
After completing her education, Shin Hyun Been began to take part in various auditions until she finally got her first role in a movie called He’s on Duty in 2010.
In the movie, the actress plays a Vietnamese immigrant who fights against racism in South Korea. Unmitigated, Shin Hyun Been’s acting debut project in the film He’s on Duty, won her the award as ‘Best New Actress’ at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards 2011.
Since then, she has often been involved in a number of films and some of them have entered the box office, one of which is The Closet (2020).
3. Never Missed Starring in a Drama Every Year
In addition to films, Shin Hyun Been’s acting career also ventured into the world of glass screens in 2011, Beauties. His first drama debut was the legendary sageuk series, Warrior Baek Dong Soo, and he won the ‘New Star Awards’ at the 2011 SBS Drama Awards.
At the age of 38, the actress continues to challenge herself in various new characters and roles. In fact, Shin Hyun Been’s name is increasingly recognized by the public because she never fails to star in popular dramas every year.
Starting from, Argon (2017), Confession (2019), Hospital Playlist (2020-2021), Monstrous (2022), Reborn Rich (2022), Tell Me That You Love Me (2023), to the latest and currently airing Cinderella at 2 AM (2024).
4. Has been lined up as an MV Model
Not only brand and magazine models, Korean drama fans may never have thought that Shin Hyun Been was once lined up as a model in a music video.
The actress has shown off her acting skills several times in several MV projects belonging to famous Korean musicians since 2011. Call it like, Kim Jin Pyo’s ‘I Shouldn’t Have Gone’, Epitone Project’s ‘Hate’, Yesung’s ‘Paper Umbrella’, and Sechs Kies’ ‘Don’t Look Back’.
Well, those are interesting facts about Shin Hyun Been. Let’s not forget to watch the actress’ performance in the drama Cinderella at 2 AM via VIU!
