Jang Jin Young

Jang Jin Young

Jang Jin Young (장진영) was born on June 14, 1974. Jang Jin Young movies and tv shows: Lobbyist 2007 (South Korea), Between Love And Hate 2006 (South Korea), Blue Swallow 2005 (South Korea), Singles 2003 (South Korea), Scent of Love 2003 (South Korea)...

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First Name: Jin Young
Family Name: Jang
Native Name: 장진영
Also Known As: Chang Jin-yeong
Nationality: South Korean
Gender: Female
Born: June 14, 1974
Jang Jin-young was a South Korean actress. Her death came after a year-long battle with stomach cancer.
Jang began her career as a model, and participated in the 1993 Miss Korea beauty contest, before making the switch into acting. As of 2008, Jang was one of the highest paid stars in the Korean film industry, earning in the region of ₩400 million per film. During a regular health check on September 22, 2008, Jang was diagnosed with stomach cancer. This was considered a strange and tragic coincidence as she was well known for her role in Scent of Love as a woman dying of stomach cancer. After Jang's death, it was belatedly revealed that she had been secretly married. She had wed her husband, Kim Young-kyun, while in the U.S. for cancer treatment, and registered the marriage to make it official in Korea just days before her death.