Looking at Son Ye-jin’s 8 Dramas from Beginning to Recent

Son Ye-jin's TV dramas depict her journey from the innocence of a young star at her debut to portrayals of realistic divorced couples, professional women, and the friendships of friends approaching middle age. The charm of drama filmography lies in the ability to observe one character endure pressures of relationships, work, and family while evolving over a longer narrative than in films.

This list organizes her works in chronological order from 2001's <맛있는 청혼> (Delicious Proposal) to <여름향기> (Summer Scent), <연애시대> (Dating Age), <스포트라이트> (Spotlight), <개인의 취향> (Personal Taste), <밥 잘 사주는 예쁜 누나> (Something in the Rain), <사랑의 불시착> (Crash Landing on You), and up to 2022's <서른, 아홉> (Thirty, Nine). Rather than just listing popular works, it is structured to follow the flow of when melodrama, occupational themes, comedy, and female friendship dramas appeared. Take a look at the changes in public impressions over the years.

Chronologically, you can first identify the turning point where the fateful love and visual melodrama of <여름향기> (Summer Scent) shifts to the everyday conversations and post-divorce relationships in <연애시대> (Dating Age). In <스포트라이트> (Spotlight), the journalist's work takes center stage over romance, while <개인의 취향> (Personal Taste) shows the boundaries and growth of characters through comedy. Comparing these with the film roles of the same period is also intriguing.

The later sections, <밥 잘 사주는 예쁜 누나> (Something in the Rain) and <사랑의 불시착> (Crash Landing on You), explore mature romance in different realities and scales of genre. In <서른, 아홉> (Thirty, Nine), the focus shifts to care and loss between long-time friends, rather than just romance. There’s no need to watch all the previous works; you can pick and choose pieces from the period that interests you and follow one or two before and after to naturally catch the changes in acting and character choices.