Heo Yi-jae

Heo Yi-jae (, born February 19, 1986) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the television dramas Prince Hours and Single Dad in Love. Career Heo Yi-jae began her entertainment career by modeling for magazines when she was a high school student. After making her acting debut in 2004, she was given the nickname "Little Kim Tae-hee" due to her resemblance to the popular actress. She first appeared in several sitcoms on KBS followed by supporting roles, notably as Kim Rae-won's love interest in the 2006 gangster film Sunflower. In 2007, she got her big break when she was cast in the female leading role in Prince Hours (also known as Goong S). She and Seven played childhood best friends whose lives are changed when he turns out to be a member of the Korean royal family. Unlike its predecessor Princess Hours, Goong S received low ratings. But it made her into a household name, and that year, she won recognition at Andre Kim's Best Star Awards and the Premiere Rising Star Awards (held during the PIFF). An indie film she shot in 2006, A Boy Who is Walking in the Sky (the early working title was Da Capo), was released in 2008. She played the protagonist, a tomboy who helps a mute eight-year-old boy (played by Kang San) find the mother who abandoned him.