
Get to Know Criminal Minds’ Actress Yoo Sun
The American TV show Criminal Minds is such a huge success that Korea made a drama based on it. Overall, the plot is similar, it is about a group of profilers who are working for the government in order to fight crime by catching criminals. The original series was aired in 2005 and is still airing till this day. Currently, the American TV show Criminal Minds is on its 14th season.
However, the Korean version of Criminal Minds does not follow the original length. The drama concluded in just 20 episodes, with each episode lasting for one hour. The casts members of this drama are: Lee Joon-gi as Kim Hyun-joon (the character who was portrayed by Derek Morgan), Moon Chae-won as Ha Sun-woo (the character portrayed by Emily Prentiss), Son Hyun-joo as Kang Ki-hyung (the character portrayed by Aaron Hotchner), Yoo Sun as Nana Hwang (the character portrayed by Penelope Garcia), Lee Sun-bin as Yoo Min-young (the character portrayed by Jennifer Jareau), and Go Yoon as Lee Han (the character portrayed by Spencer Reid).
Both in the original series, and the Korean drama, one crucial role that pillared the team is Penelope Garcia’s character, or in the Korean version Nana Hwang played by Yoo Sun. Even though Nana Hwang doesn’t often visit the crime scene, she uses her skills to help those in the field. With her computer skills, she can locate any place or any person the other team members need to find. Therefore, without Nana Hwang, the team will have trouble pinpointing the criminal.
Many have been impressed by the character Nana Hwang in the Korean version of Criminal Minds, and people have realized that the intriguing character of Nana Hwang is brought to life by Yoo Sun’s flawless acting skills. Therefore, many have been curious about Yoo Sun.
Here is some information regarding Yoo Sun.
Yoo Sun’s Wedding, Husband, and Child




There is just something very romantic about Yoo Sun and her husband. It was a public secret that she had been dating her husband, who is older than her by 3 years, for 10 years. They finally tied the knot on May 4th, 2011. Yoo Sun and her husband, whose name is Cha Hyo-ju, met in 1998 but started dating in 2001. Cha Hyo-ju is not a celebrity like Yoo Sun, he is only an ordinary businessman, but that did not hinder them from realizing their love for each other.
It was clear that Yoo Sun and Cha Hyo-ju both enjoyed the preparations for the wedding and the wedding ceremony itself. During the preparations for the wedding, the wedding organizer of I Wedding, who was in charge of their sacred union ceremony said: “Her fellow stars and members of a compassion band made up a number of 15 people, and the photo shoot was lively and enjoyable. Yoo Sun and her husband both have outstanding appearances so there was no need for anything else special. They were skilled in their poses and were able to create various concepts, unlike other couples.” However, the wedding itself was actually held in such a humble manner, the couple only invited close family members and friends.
Moreover, the couple’s happiness did not end with their holy union. On January 29th, 2014, they announced the exciting news about their very first baby girl, who was born in Seoul.
Yoo Sun’s Drama and Movie List

Drama List
Year | Title | Role |
1999 | Hometown of Legends “Sang-sa-yo” | – |
2001 | MBC Best Theater “An Incomplete Love” | – |
2002 | A Great Hope | – |
2002 | Sunshine | Director Choi Joon-hee |
2002 | The Great Ambition | Dan Ja-yeon |
2003 | South of the Sun | Lee Min-joo |
2004 | Into the Storm | Yu Jin-kyeong |
2004 | Little Women | Mi Deuk |
2005 | Sweet Spy | Park Eun-joo |
2006 | Common Single | Han Young-eun |
2007 | Lobbyist | Eva |
2008 | Terroir | Ahn Ji-seon |
2009 | My Too Perfect Sons | Kim Bok-shil |
2012 | Take Care Of Us, Captain | Choi Ji-won |
2012 | Horse Doctor | Jang In-joo |
2013 | Drama Festival – Surviving in Africa | Kang Min-joo |
2015 | Life Tracker Lee Jae Goo | Song Yeon-hee |
2015 | Sweet, Savage Family | Lee Do-gyung |
2016 | Our Gab Soon | Shin Jae-soon |
2017 | Criminal Minds | Nana Hwang |
2018 | Clean With Passion For Now | Secretary Gwon |
Movie List
Year | Title | Role |
1999 | Mayonnaise | Ara |
2000 | White Lover | Ha Yan |
2003 | The Uninvited | Hee Eun |
2005 | The Wig | Ji Hyeon |
2007 | Black House | Ye Hwa |
2010 | Moss | Lee Yeong-ji |
2011 | Glove | Na Joo-won |
2011 | Romantic Heaven | Yeom Kyeong-ja |
2012 | Neverending Story | Dong Joo’s sister-in-law |
2012 | Gabi | Sadako |
2012 | Don’t Cry, Mommy | Yoo Rim |
2015 | The Chosen: Forbidden Cave | Kim Geum Joo |
2016 | Never Said Goodbye | Soo Jung |
2017 | The Preparation | Moon Kyung |
2018 | The Discloser | Catherine |
2018 | The Culprit | Da Yeon |
2018 | Young Clients | Ji Sook |
2019 | Ghost Move | – |