Song Hye Kyo & Kim Tae Hee’s secret revealed!
Posted: May 31, 2007 Filed under: Celeb Guide, Celebs, Jung Woosung, Kim Taehee, Song Hye-kyo, Yu Ji-tae 335 Comments
According to their official profiles, Song Hye Kyo is 161cm tall and Kim Tae Hee is 163cm tall. Yeah right, maybe after wearing their 7 cm heels and adding a couple of centimeters here and there, but who are they trying to kid? These two might have the clearest skin ever, but they are not over 160cm and we’ll show you why.
Let’s start our height calculation by taking Yu Ji Tae and Jung Woo Sung’s height of 186 cm as our starting point. Song and Kim look at least a head or two shorter than their male co-stars and celebs are known to have small faces, so we’ll subtract roughly around 20 cm. So Song and Kim is about 166 cm tall with their heels on.
Then if you subtract the height of their heels which usually ranges anywhere from 7cm to 10cm, Song Hye Kyo and Kim Tae Hee are around 156-159cm tall – not over 160cm! Keep in mind that our calculations were based on very conservative estimations. If you take a look at other height calculation works, they turn out to be a lot shorter.
Based on this work by one savvy Korean netizen, Kim Tae Hee is around 155cm even with her 7 cm heels on!
Based on this picture, Song Hye Kyo and comedian Song Eun-i are the same height and Song Eun-i is 155cm tall.
We know that it’s very common add a couple of centimeters to celeb’s height and subtract a couple of kilograms from their weight, but don’t over-do it to the point that the discrepancy is so obvious.
POPSEOUL! 
looks like song hye kyo has sliced a bit off her face to get that much talked about ‘v line face’ too. too bad… she was really pretty before
LOL, this is like the NBA, where everyone is an inch or two shorter than their “listed height.”
Another issue that really perplexed me about Korean celebs, Popseoul:
Don’t you think the listed weight–as well as listed height–of these starlets are way off kilter? To wit, I see so many starlets who are 5-7 (170cm) or so and weight only around 100 pounds (45kg). I am sure some of these tall women are indeed that light, but I doubt all of them are THAT light. For instance, I know some dongsengs who are tiny and have 21-22 inch waists, but they still weigh more than 100 pounds while being much shorter (like in the 5-3 and 5-4 range). So what gives?
By the way, here’s a quiz:
Is there any high-profile Korean actress who is a worse actress than Kim Tae-hee?
I’d love to see her fake orgasm 🙂
I can’t find one.
hi gaek! i agree. such a pretty face but kim tae hee’s acting really isn’t good. same facial expression everytime…that of a surprised person with her eyes popping out.
ooh and supposedly intelligent too, having graduated from seoul national university.
ahh they’re still gorgeous,
Gaek – that’s funny XD I was just watching Stairway to Heaven earlier and I was laughing so hard whenever she gets angry. She’s like that guy teacher in Beavis and Butthead where the eyes are close to popping out of its socket lol. She’s cute though…without the eyepopping thing hehe.
omg hyegyo looks so tiny hahahah
i still love her though
OMG!..i’m a bit higher than them with 6 cm!LOL!! song hye gyo has a petite figure,so no doubt se’s not tall at all..i’m surprised with kim tae hee..she’s a bit small person too!!hahaahha!!but still,these two stars are incredible and undeniable most gorgeous and prettiest among others..:)they’re my favorite stars and so as song ji-hyo and jun ji-hyun!
they’re still pretty..height doesn’t really matter..and maybe,that’s is not hindrance for them to be considered two of the most popular and respectful actreeses in the korean showbizness nowadays!!and song hye gyo did not have a single surgery in her face..she’s just so close to perfection..
hahaha- I never knew that…that means I would be 170 with my 10cm heels…. wow…
they’re so blooody gorgeous..hate them..XP
no shame in being short.
who cares if their shorter than listed?
a few centimeters don’t matter to me.
their still the two most gorgeous korean actresses
hahaha..nicely calculated…XD
Who cares what their height is? Though i think Song Hye Kyo looks a lil thin and sick in the top first picture. Kim Tae Hee is pretty but her acting isn’t very good, I must agree.
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What is this article trying to prove?!
Who cares what’s their height if they’re gorgeous & intelligent….pfft! flaw-diggers
who cares? i care! because those girls are gorgeous liars!
haha, yes kim tae-hee’s bug-eyed “acting” in “Restless” had to be seen to be believed! she IS so pretty that you feel embarrassed for her glaring “imperfection”…and maybe others less pretty who can’t get away with the same lack of talent:P
I honestly don’t see why they have to lie about their actual heights. I mean, how insecure are we?!
First, some have to get plastic surgery – now the height & weight have to be exaggerated??
well being smart doesn’t guarantee that you’re a good actress (a reponse to someone above^^)
but yea they do look quite short in the dramas. But how much is 155cm in inches anyways? LOL i have no idea
interesting. it’s a shame because i’m sure there’s so much pressure for the average women in korea to be thin and pretty…i mean, come on-who’s 5’7″ and 100lbs? that’s just ridiculously anorexic! and once and for all, can someone confirm that shk has had plastic surgery-did she? i don’t care if she did…i just get mad when the stars lie about having anything done.
^Hi, Eve! We don’t use the metric system either, so I had to have my phone calculator handy while reading this post. Anyway, 155 cm is 5 feet and .08 inches, so that’s almost 5’1″. 1 foot is 30.48 centimeters =D
LOL~ I wonder how is Hwang Jin Yi doing.. I still cant compare between the drama and movie since I havent seen the movie yet.. but I loved Ha Ji Won`s perf.. anyway Kim Tae Hee should get mean roles~ she’s much better acting as the protagonist.
antagonist I mean (>
whoa.. i thought the news was about them having surgery.. that would be hard to swallow.. hehe
Kim Tae Hee can pull out any roles!!! She’s my favorite korean actress…With the way SHE PUT SOME CLASS with anything she’s doing, SHE LOOKS 6-FT tall already. 🙂
FIGHTING OUR ANGEL!!! 🙂
Whoa, if you think they’re tiny, check out the teeny tiny Eva Longoria. She’s also 155cm- 5″1:
http://thesuperficial.com/2007/03/eva_longoria_is_a_lawn_gnome.php
i’m disappointed…i thought the secret was about how they stay gorgeous.
Hahaha, that makes me feel so much better actually. It would mean I’m around the same height, hahaha. All I need to do now is lose a few pounds.
Height doesn’t really matter to me as long as the person is gorgeous (which they are~~~).
their height would’nt be obvious if they’re paired by male actors whose height is a bit lower than 180 cm. they’d look taller when they are with 175 -cm guys. kissing too short girls is difficult for tall guys. they have to hurt their waist to bend very , very low to reach the short girl’s mouth. i find it very funny. maybe, they just sit together.
I am 160cm (5 feet 3 inches) exactly. Kim Tae Hee according to her height as mentioned above on her official website is 164cm (that is about 5 feet 4 half inches or so). 1 inch= 2.54cm. My dad who is 186cm (6 feet 3 inches). Yes, i should of drank more milk or something, but my mom is even shorter than me and my brother happens to be 6 ft.
So i may be an inch shorter than what she claims. When i wear 3 or four inches and stand next to my dad, i appear to be just as tall as Tae Hee looks in that picture above where she is standing next to JWS. If she fibbed about her height, she may be just an inch or so shorter, i don’t think she is 156-159 as estimated above.
I am surprised no one has mentioned this.
You need to add 5cm to their height because the guys are also wearing shoes in the photo.
If you measure the heel of most guys shoes, especially the formal leather shoes, they have a mild heel plus leather sole sole, it adds approximate 5cm to their eight. Sport shoes only 3cm?
Anyway….NICE LEGS SONG HYE GYO !! whahahaha…. I love them both, they’re just so cute with their short feet. doesn’t matter anyway.. they’re still lovable ^___^
Hahhaah GAEK your so funny ! Kim Tae Hee’s fake orgasm ?? i haven’t watch Love Story in Harvard but that’s so funny !
some guys wear lifts and some girls wear extra-high heels. Why? Because being tall is desirable in most cultures. Celebs also desire length even more. It is common knowledge in show biz circles that most tack on an inch or two to their official listed height.
LOL..some rough calculation there huh. Well who cares if ever they’re 159,156,161 cm tall???as if we didn’t know that they’re short before. Those were just numbers and that doesn’t make them any less than gorgeous anyway.
hahaha!!! … it’s true!!! … SONG HYE KYO and KIM TAE HEE
are short girls!!! … but i don’t care they are still the 2 of korea’s most beautiful actresses!!!
I DONT CARE IF THEIR SMALL OR TALL..BECOZ BOTH OF THEM ARE GORGEOUS AND FAMOUS.
it doesn’t matter still KIM TAE HEE is the goddess of beauty and definitely she a good actress!
To those people who hate KTH..we are only comment of their height..
Not so tall is not a big deal….Thats ok,don’t mind how short they are,the best is thier beautiful faces……^_^
Hahaha. Man this article made me laugh. When i read the whole ‘secret’ being revealed, i thought it was going to be something like woahh instead of their height. They are both extremely preety, sigh, especially song hye kyo ~ love her [she is amazing].
I must give my congratulations for the netizen who did that calcuation of trying to calculate Kim Tae Hee’s real height. Real Mission Impossible kind of stuff.
PoPseoul, I just came across your blog today and its awesome, Im going to tell my friends about it (^__^)V…
Aja aja fighting!
i love u kim tae hee ur so pretty i luv u so much hehhehehhe i’am ur no 1 fan
i like u song hye kyo
i think they used 7cm heels because, being tall is a must.. like here in the philippines,.. 5’7 in height i think would be the best height for girls..
HEIGHTS ARENT THE MATTER TO CELEBS BUT GORGEOUS AND TALENT ARE WHAT IMPORTANT
why make a fuss about their height? the important thing here is that they’re both beautiful and they’re superstars!
i still love and adores both of them.
who care about their height ? for me the most important things is their talent.
I always knew Song Hye Kyo was not that tall, but I didn’t know she was that short…she’s around my height-even shorter than me. But anyways, height is not really an issue because we all know they are both great actresses…