Song Hye Kyo & Kim Tae Hee’s secret revealed!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Based on this work by one savvy Korean netizen, Kim Tae Hee is around 155cm even with her 7 cm heels on!

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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.

134 Responses to “Song Hye Kyo & Kim Tae Hee’s secret revealed!”


  1. 1 c jayne December 6, 2008 at 4:33 am

    KTH and SHK might not tall as most korean girls.but,remember one thing.they given talent in acting and that enough.

  2. 2 Anon December 10, 2008 at 11:13 am

    I’d just like to point out that wearing 7cm heels does not mean you gain 7cm in height. I don’t quite remember how to explain it properly, but the center of gravity is roughly in the middle of your foot, and that’s where height is measured, so whatever height your foot is there, is how much added height you will have, or something like that anyway! Basically, you will get roughly half of the heel height in terms of actual height, so 10cm heels will give you like 5cm height. :)

  3. 3 althea_jheil December 19, 2008 at 8:27 am

    ,.,duh who really cares about their height?
    ,.,they actresses not a basket ball player or what!!!
    ,.,the eye opping is also KIM TAE HEES’s one asset
    ,.,try watching her in love story in harvard i’m sure you’ll be ashamed of your self saying that!!
    ,.,acting of KIM TAE HEE? too bad? same expression?
    ,.,uhuhuh u just dont know how to appreciate a good acting!!!
    ,.,bwahahaha

  4. 4 PiZza December 29, 2008 at 8:15 pm

    It’s true?? dat hyekyo’s height is only 159cm??

  5. 6 New York December 31, 2008 at 11:27 pm

    they both still have sexy legs.

  6. 7 Emma May 21, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    People, lets not get too worked up about this article on the height of these 2 actresses. I dont think they were trying to put them down but just saying that they are quite short and cute because most korean actresses are mostly around 170cm.

    I am short and this article has made me feel more better about my height.It tells me that even celebrities are short but still very beautiful!

  7. 8 rose.h.m June 2, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    I care less about people’s height.I am a teacher and I’m only 150cm tall on flats but I have to write on my class’s white board which reach on top of the ceiling so I only manage to write on half of the entire board. But still my students are able to see clearly what I had written down. Don’t measure someone based on their beauty or height or how much they weight, but it’s what they shine on (show themselves) that’s count so much today. Don’t be a fake mannequin (Barbie doll anyone??!!)

  8. 9 shine June 14, 2009 at 8:04 pm

    hey
    they two are very pretty and they have their attraction.
    If they were short,what can they do with their height.
    They cannot do anything but they can wear heels.
    It is not their fault. They are acting very nice and have a cute smile. I love them if they were short or not because they have a nice acting.

  9. 10 zach June 21, 2009 at 6:25 pm

    I’m a 6′1 tall man anyway they’re short but .oh well song-hye-kho is cute hahaha

  10. 11 Jennifer June 22, 2009 at 2:10 am

    KOreans keep claiming they are tall. Why is it the pretty ones are short??? All the tall koreans are not good looking at all. Koreans claim they are tall, so does it mean that it is true the the south koreans are mixed with other asian ethncity to look pretty???

  11. 12 lulu June 24, 2009 at 1:30 am

    Hey, they still are gorgeous. Just because you have height, it won’t mean that you are fiine. Some models are like 5 feet 11 and have the longest torso’s and bo curves. Besides, that is what heels were made for!

  12. 13 youhna June 29, 2009 at 11:28 am

    i dont care much about their height..long and slim legs are pretty, but the face matters the most to me :) and so far, they have the prettiest faces i know ^^

  13. 14 cindy June 29, 2009 at 11:32 am

    koreans celebrities are 99% plastic. kim tae hee got her eyes done, forehead implant, and a little bit nose narrowing at the tip.
    Koreans also like to bleach their skin and many do so many eyelid procedures to get their eye widen up.

  14. 15 Arai5130blue June 29, 2009 at 11:40 am

    Nobody perfect,but KTH and SHG have beautiful face.

  15. 16 cindy June 29, 2009 at 11:45 am

    I think kim hee sun probably only did her teeth and repairs her droppy eyelids.

  16. 17 Agnes July 9, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    I believe kim tae hee is about 165. VERY VERY SURE
    Song hyegyo, could be 159 or 160. VERY SURE AS WELL
    they cant be 155, its too fcuking short
    I am 153 and i can see

  17. 18 Marty July 13, 2009 at 8:46 pm

    If beauty is measured in heights. The world would be so full of them. But Lo! beauty is so uncommon..
    Not everyone is beautiful yet, everyone can be beautiful. Some beautiful, some extremely beautiful, some painfully beautiful, some terribly beautiful, while some are just “Godsend”. Song hye kyo I think is “Godsend”.

    Bottom line: Even if beauty is measured in heights… there will be someone who is still extremely beautiful without it.

    So, how can anyone define beauty? It’s Indescribable!

  18. 19 lotus August 11, 2009 at 12:24 am

    you must be kidding..u can’t simply measure height from a distant view, especially from pictures…thsi has been a long time issue..

  19. 20 candee August 11, 2009 at 5:46 pm

    whatever their heights, I love and like them so much. they two are really lovely, charming and beautiful.They are the most beautiful girls in korea. I accept it.How about you?

  20. 21 jenny August 12, 2009 at 2:40 am

    both had some comestic plastic surgeries. 98 korean celebrities had comestic surgeries, but these two probably less than others like Park Si Yeon, Kim Ah Jong (200 pds beauty), and so on.

  21. 22 Jedezza_eiffel August 26, 2009 at 12:51 pm

    i don’t really care if they appear shorter than what people have come to expect. critics just don’t know how to appreciate a good performance. try watching some of their movies & please see for yourself. for me, height doesn’t really matter as long as they’re both good in everything. i admit to myself that I’m also short in size & i just want everybody to know that there are also beauty in short people.

  22. 23 s1b3k3n August 30, 2009 at 2:44 am

    Who cares about their heights..For me, their acting skills are most important and please bear in mind that heights are not control by you.

  23. 24 cindy August 30, 2009 at 5:44 am

    Kim Tae Hee got forehead implant, a bit of nose job and eyelid surgeries. There is proof plastered all over youtube. You can tell her eyes are wider and bigger and her crease folds are wider than before. She also have skin and fat remove from her eyelids.
    As for the other gal, it looks like she got nose job.

  24. 25 sunako September 14, 2009 at 4:31 pm

    dont judge them okei,,,
    they are still good actressess,,,
    are you just insecure???
    im sorry,,by the way they dont deserve t be criticized so much like that,,they act so good,,and do not judge them by their heights,,do their heights bother you???do not be so pathetic on judging them..its so unfair for them….

  25. 26 Kinma September 15, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    There is more than meets the eye…. People must learn to look beyond what is outside and start looking at what the person really has… In my opinion they are both great actresses and their height isn’t that big of a deal, if they are tall its only a plus factor… A good actress doesn’t just stand there in front of the camera and look pretty the actress must have something special… its like a pretty gold vase which is only gold plated lol… wouldn’t you prefer something that is gold in the inside and gold in the outside… before I post this comment remember this Do not do unto others what you don’t want others to do unto you. (woaaa …. this I just say all this O_o)

  26. 27 NoOne October 18, 2009 at 12:59 am

    No one really cares about their height. In fact i’ve never heard of a celebrity of the same “TYPE” who has famed because of his/her height, except of the special cases of course. Take for example, Yao Ming. Lol!
    What i’m saying is that they NEVER really got their fame from their height!!!
    So what’s the point of making such absurd arguments???
    Some people really are losers sometimes. How pathetic.

    And i’m not saying because i’m a big fan of these two asian females who happened to be popular… Duh!

  27. 28 LisaKim October 18, 2009 at 3:07 am

    Both of these celebrities had loads of plastic surgeries to the eyes. Song had a nose bridge put in and Kim had nose narrowing and nose bridge put in. Song had some work done to her cheeks and Kim had forehead implant. Ones eyes do not get larger and larger as we age. Only korean plastic surgeons have ways to stretch the eyes wider and bigger. You will me amaze what korean plastic surgeons and do. Both are not natural beauties. If you cannot see it, then your eyes are not 20/20.

  28. 29 ping ping October 21, 2009 at 4:03 pm

    I agree that Song and Kim are not that tall,not even over 160cm bt they still looks pretty and HOT!!!
    Gambateh!!!Love them both

  29. 30 ghiezel October 30, 2009 at 3:34 pm

    height doesn’t matter !!! do not focus on their height .. they both have a beauty to admire and a great acting skill and that’s the real thing. RIGHT!!! I like them both .

  30. 31 LisaKim October 31, 2009 at 1:08 am

    Song cannot act at all. Both of these girls had at least 3 facial comestic plastic surgeries. They are not real natural beauties and the approx around 5′ 3″ or 5′ 4″ tall.

  31. 32 brandon November 20, 2009 at 8:48 pm

    song is beautiful..kim is little only..


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