Song Hye-kyo made screen debut in a minor part in TV-drama ‘First Love’ (1996-1997), followed by appearances in TV-series ‘Happy Morning,’ ‘Beautiful Face,’ ‘Wedding dress,’ ‘Soonpoong Clinic,’ ‘Marching,’ and others.
Song’s starring role in drama-series ‘Autumn in My Heart’ (2000) brought her fame. She played lead in drama-series ‘All In’ (2003), romantic-comedy series ‘Full House’ (2004), earning more success.
Song made film debut with ‘My Girl & I’ (2005), followed by titular role in biographical drama-film ‘Hwang Jin Yi’ (2007). She made her Hollywood debut in indie film ‘Make Yourself at Home’ (2008). Further, she starred in TV-series ‘Worlds Within’ (2008), anthology film ‘Camellia’ (2010), and ‘A Reason to Live’ (2011).
After featuring in a supporting role in Chinese drama-film ‘The Grandmaster’ (2013), Song essayed lead in melodrama-series ‘That Winter, the Wind Blows’ (2013), winning awards. Next, she starred in drama-film ‘My Brilliant Life’ (2014), followed by two Chinese films, historical romantic-epic ‘The Crossing’ (2014), and romantic-comedy ‘The Queens’ (2015).
Song’s performance in successful romantic-comedy series ‘Descendants of the Sun’ (2016) brought popularity and awards. Her recent TV-series include ‘Encounter’ (2018), and ‘Now We Are Breaking UP’ (2021).
Ip Man is living a peaceful life but his peace is interrupted with the arrival of Gong Yutian, a martial arts grandmaster from northern China and his heir Ma San. The southern masters ask Ip Man to represent them, and challenge Gong.