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Chị em họ Hong
Sinh	Hong Jung-eun 1974 (49–50 tuổi) Hong Mi-ran 1977 (46–47 tuổi) Hàn Quốc
Nghề nghiệp	Nhà biên kịch
Năm hoạt động	2005–nay
Người đại diện	Studio Dragon (kể từ 2017)

Hong Jung-eun
Hangul	홍정은
Hanja	洪貞恩
Romaja quốc ngữ	Hong Jeong-eun
McCune–Reischauer	Hong Chŏngŭn

Hong Mi-ran
Hangul	홍미란
Hanja	洪美蘭
Romaja quốc ngữ	Hong Mi-ran
McCune–Reischauer	Hong Miran

Hong Jung-eun (sinh năm 1974) và Hong Mi-ran (sinh năm 1977), collectively known as the Chị em họ Hong hay Chị em nhà Hong (Tiếng Hàn: 홍자매; Hanja: 洪姊妹; Romaja: Hong Jamae; tiếng Anh: Hong sisters), are South Korean television screenwriters currently managed by Studio Dragon. Together, they have written popular romantic-comedies, notably My Girl (2005), You're Beautiful (2009), My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox (2010), The Greatest Love (2011), Master's Sun (2013), A Korean Odyssey (2017–2018), Hotel del Luna (2019), Alchemy of Souls (2022) and its second part Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow (2022–2023).

Career

Works

Sisters Hong Jung-eun and Hong Mi-ran were originally writers on a variety show. They made their TV drama writing debut in 2005 with Sassy Girl Chun-hyang, a modern retelling of the famous Korean folktale Chunhyangjeon in which Chun-hyang is no passive heroine, but a headstrong sassy girl. It became a huge hit not only in Korea, but throughout Asia. Their follow-up My Girl (2005), about a cheeky con artist who pretends to be the long-lost granddaughter of a rich man, was equally successful. The two dramas effectively made its young actors -- Han Chae-young and Jae Hee, and Lee Da-hae, Lee Joon-gi, and Lee Dong-wook -- into household names and Korean Wave stars.

The Hongs' winning streak continued with Couple or Trouble (also known as Fantasy Couple, 2006), a remake of the 1987 Hollywood film Overboard. It starred Han Ye-seul as a snooty heiress with amnesia who falls for a handyman played by Oh Ji-ho.

For Hong Gil-dong (2008), the Hongs based their protagonist on the fictional folk hero Hong Gil-dong, a Joseon-era Robin Hood who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. But the fusion period comedy-drama starring Kang Ji-hwan and Sung Yu-ri combined royal plotting and romance with over-the-top stunts, gaudy costumes, toilet humor and anachronistic modern music. The series was popular online, but received average ratings. It also won Best Miniseries at the 2008 Roma Fiction Fest.

You're Beautiful (2009) starred Jang Keun-suk and Park Shin-hye, in which a naive nun cross-dresses as a male idol singer in a boy band. Unlike the Hongs' early work, the drama did not get high ratings, but it did create a cult following (or "mania" fan base) online and among international viewers. Such was its pan-Asian popularity that remakes were produced in Japan (Ikemen desu ne, 2011) and Taiwan (Fabulous Boys, 2013).

The Hongs played with Korean mythology for their next hit drama in 2010. In My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox, the gumiho (or nine-tailed fox) isn't the terrifying femme fatale of legend who feeds on human livers. Instead, she's a cute and clueless girl (played by Shin Min-ah) who loves to eat beef, while an aspiring stuntman (Lee Seung-gi) accompanies her in her quest to become human.

Their next drama, 2011's The Greatest Love was again set amidst the gossipy and image-conscious world of entertainment, starring Cha Seung-won as the most beloved star in the nation who falls for a has-been pop singer (Gong Hyo-jin). The drama topped its timeslot during its run, and not only did it sweep the 2011 MBC Drama Awards (including the Writer of the Year award for the Hong sisters), Gong also won Best Actress at the 2012 Baeksang Arts Awards.

Big (2012), in which an 18-year-old and a 30-year-old swap bodies, starred Gong Yoo and Lee Min-jung. The drama is arguably the Hongs' least successful work thus far, lacking both in ratings and buzz.

The Hongs reunited with Gong Hyo-jin in Master's Sun (2013), a horror romantic comedy with So Ji-sub about a woman who sees ghosts.

In 2015, they cast Yoo Yeon-seok and Kang So-ra in Warm and Cozy, set in a restaurant on Jeju Island. The title is the English translation of the Jeju dialect phrase "Mendorong Ttottot."

Reinventing acting careers

The Hong sisters are credited with reinventing the careers of several of their leading ladies. Han Chae-young was a sexy "Barbie doll" known for her figure more than her acting when her role in Sassy Girl Chun-hyang turned her sultry image on its head and transformed her into a plucky, optimistic, hard-working model student. Lee Da-hae had a somewhat melancholy image from Heaven's Fate, and surprised viewers with her versatility by going cute in My Girl. Han Ye-seul and Sung Yu-ri were dogged early in their careers by criticisms for their poor acting, until Han's privileged, rude character won viewers over with her notable catchphrases in Couple or Trouble, and the Hongs were so impressed with Sung in Hong Gil-dong that they posted up strong praise and defense of her acting on the drama's website. Shin Min-ah had become better known in recent years for being a stylish advertisement model rather than an actress, but My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox gave her her most memorable character yet. Similarly, with his role of Dokko Jin, Cha Seung-won returned to his comedic roots after years of serious roles, resulting in massive media attention.

Critical assessment

The Hong sisters have become known for mixing broad, somewhat juvenile comedy with elements of romance, then transitioning to heartbreak in the drama's second half. They've created a trademark style with their fast, fun narratives, hilarious situations, love of puns and meta references, and memorable and quirky characters, and their name has become a recognizable brand in the Korean drama industry.

Filmography

Title	Korean title	Cast	Director(s)	Network	Broadcast period	Episodes	Highest rating	Lowest rating	Average rating
Sassy Girl Chun-hyang	쾌걸 춘향	Han Chae-young, Jae Hee, Uhm Tae-woong, Park Si-eun	Jeon Ki-sang, Ji Byung-hyun	KBS2	January 3 – March 1, 2005	17	31.3%	15.4%	23.8%
My Girl	마이걸	Lee Da-hae, Lee Dong-wook, Lee Joon-gi, Park Si-yeon	Jeon Ki-sang	SBS	December 14, 2005 – February 2, 2006	16	24.0%	14.0%	19.4%
Couple or Trouble	환상의 커플	Han Ye-seul, Oh Ji-ho, Kim Sung-min, Park Han-byul	Kim Sang-ho	MBC	October 14 – December 3, 2006	16	21.4%	9.9%	13.6%
Hong Gil-dong	쾌도 홍길동	Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yu-ri, Jang Keun-suk	Lee Jung-sub	KBS2	January 2 – March 26, 2008	24	16.9%	8.8%	14.5%
You're Beautiful	미남이시네요	Park Shin-hye, Jang Keun-suk, Jung Yong-hwa, Lee Hong-gi	Hong Sung-chang	SBS	October 7 – November 26, 2009	16	10.9%	7.5%	9.2%
My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox	내 여자친구는 구미호	Lee Seung-gi, Shin Min-a, No Min-woo	Boo Sung-chul		August 11 – September 30, 2010	16	19.9%	8.7%	12.6%
The Greatest Love	최고의 사랑	Cha Seung-won, Gong Hyo-jin, Yoon Kye-sang, Yoo In-na	Park Hong-kyun, Lee Dong-yoon	MBC	May 4 – June 23, 2011	16	21.0%	8.4%	16.0%
Big	빅	Gong Yoo, Lee Min-jung, Shin Won-ho, Bae Suzy	Ji Byung-hyun, Kim Sung-yoon	KBS2	June 4 – July 24, 2012	16	11.1%	7.4%	8.5%
Master's Sun	주군의 태양	Gong Hyo-jin, So Ji-sub, Seo In-guk, Kim Yoo-ri	Jin Hyuk	SBS	August 7 – October 3, 2013	17	21.8%	13.6%	17.2%
Warm and Cozy	맨도롱 또똣	Kang So-ra, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jinyoung	Park Hong-kyun, Kim Hee-won	MBC	May 13 – July 2, 2015	16	8.8%	5.6%	7.4%
A Korean Odyssey	화유기	Lee Seung-gi, Cha Seung-won, Oh Yeon-seo, Lee Hong-gi	Park Hong-kyun	tvN	December 23, 2017 - March 4, 2018	20	6.942%	3.586%	5.415%
Hotel del Luna	호텔 델루나	Lee Ji-eun, Yeo Jin-goo	Oh Choong-hwan		July 13 – September 1, 2019	16	12.001%	7.023%	8.867%
Alchemy of Souls	환혼	Lee Jae-wook, Jung So-min, Go Youn-jung, Hwang Min-hyun	Park Joon-hwa		June 18, 2022 – January 8, 2023	30	9.651%	4.989%	6.665%

Giải thưởng

• 2011 MBC Drama Awards: Writer of the Year (The Greatest Love)

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• Hong Jung-eun trên HanCinema
• Hong Jung-eun trên IMDb
• Hong Mi-ran trên HanCinema
• Hong Mi-ran trên IMDb