EDITORIAL: Ai Tominaga, Han Jin, Hyun Yi Lee, Lee Hye Jung, Sun Fei Fei & Shu Pei in Vogue Korea, August 2011

Bravo, Vogue Korea for using Japanese, Chinese and Korean models in the same editorial!!

Models: Ai Tominaga (Marilyn), Han Jin (Marilyn), Hyun Yi Lee (Silent), Lee Hye Jung (Major), Shu Pei (Next) & Sun Fei Fei (Women)
Editorial: Seoul All Night
Magazine: Vogue Korea, August 2011
Photographer: Bo Lee
Stylist: Unknown
Hair: Unknown
Makeup: Unknown

Source: Scanned by skalty and via Alice @ tfs

MAGAZINE COVER: Han Jin for Vogue Korea, August 2011

Model: Han Jin (Marilyn)
Magazine Cover: Vogue Korea, August 2011 / 15th Anniversary Issue
Photographer: Hong Jang Hyun
Stylist: Unknown
Hair: Unknown
Makeup: Unknown

Source: Design Scene

MAGAZINE COVER: Hyun Yi Lee, Han Jin & Lee Hye Jung

Models: Hyun Yi Lee (Silent), Han Jin (Marilyn) & Lee Hye Jung (Major)
Magazine Cover: Vogue Korea, May 2011
Photographer: Paolo Roversi
Stylist: Unknown
Hair: Unknown
Makeup: Unknown

Source: Design Scene

Han Jin in Editorial for Vogue Korea, August 2010

Model: Han Jin (Marilyn)
Editorial: La Mer
Magazine: Vogue Korea, August 2010
Photographer: Hong Jang Hyun
Hair: Chae Soo Hoon
Make-up: Lee Ji Young

Source: Rosalinde @ tfs

Han Jin Editorial for China Vogue, January 2008

OMG, I am sooooo in love with this editorial. Han Jin really ROCKS in these photos, especially photos #1, 2, 5, 7, 9 and 10. Photo #5 was used in her Spring/Summer 2009 show cards.

Again, BRAVO to China Vogue for using a Korean model. Korean Vogue needs to step up to the plate and include other Asian models in their pages. If you want your magazine to have an international appeal, you need to be more inclusive. Yeah, I know...we don't read Korean but we still want to see the photos.

Model: Han Jin

Editorial: Memoirs of Tartan
Magazine: China Vogue, January 2008
Photographer: Serge Leblon

Source: Alix* @ tFs

Han Jin & Daul Kim in Catwalk in NY, Fall 2008/Winter 2009

Korean TV recently produced a series of documentaries entitled, Catwalk in NY -- two of which featured Korean models, Han Jin and Daul Kim. The 1-hour documentaries followed the girls during the daily lives running to castings and fashion shows during the Fall 08/Winter 09 Fashion Week in NYC. The documentaries are in Korean with a smattering of English. I don't understand Korean so I can't help you with the translation but the videos are definitely fun to watch.

It Girl Han Hye Jin - Catwalk in New York

Wonder Girl Daul Kim - Catwalk in New York

Source: YouTube

Han Jin Editorial for V Magazine #54, Fall 2008

Model: Han Jin & Other Models from Marilyn
Editorial: Powerhouse
Magazine: V Magazine #54, Fall 2008
Photographer: Jason Kibbler
Stylist: Sally Lyndley

Source: Vogue Models

Han Jin Beauty Editorial for Korea Elle, October 2008

OMG, I am absolutely in love with this beauty editorial with Han Jin. Fashion editors, please, please stop slapping tons of makeup on her. Let her natural beauty shine through.

Model: Han Jin
Editorial: Beauty Editorial??

Magazine: Korea Elle, October 2008
Photographer: Unknown

Source: van kun @ tFs

Han Jin Magazine Cover for Korea Harper's Bazaar, October 2008

Model: Han Jin
Attire: Calvin Klein, Fall 2008/Winter 2009
Magazine: Korea Harper's Bazaar, October 2008
Photographer: Unknown

Source: Sethii @ tFs

Han Jin Editorial for V Magazine #46, March 2007

Here is one of Han Jin's earlier work for V Magazine, #46. She appeared on the first page of the editorial and again, in a lot of makeup. But this time, the makeup was actually flattering and beautiful and Han Jin looks fabulous here.

Model: Han Jin

Editorial: A Kiss Is Still A Kiss

Magazine: V Magazine #46, March 2007

Photographer: Terry Tsiolis

Source: Han Jin Fan Site

Han Jin Editorial for Korea Vogue, September 2008

It seems like Korea Vogue is the only magazine that understands Han Jin's look and managed to bring out the best in her. Some of the other magazines' styling and make-up on her were simply atrocious.

Han Jin best editorial work, in my humble opinion, appeared in the July 2008 issue of Korea Vogue called, L.A. Confidential shot by Hyung Won Ryoo. The photos were beautiful and Han Jin looked totally high fashion and pretty at the same time.

That said, I love Photo #1, #3 and #9 in this set.

Model: Han Jin

Editorial: Grey is the New Black

Magazine: Korea Vogue, September 2008

Photographer: Hong Jang Hyun

Source: van-kun @ tFs

Han Jin Editorial for Another Magazine, Fall 2008/Winter 2009

Han Jin from South Korea has been the dominant Asian model on the runways of New York, Milan and Paris since her debut in Fall 2006/Winter 2007. She usually averaged over 50 shows per season (excluding the extra shows she does during couture and resort weeks), which translates to over 100 shows per year. During the Fall 2007/Winter 2008 season alone, she appeared in 64 shows. That is quite a feat for any model, not just for an Asian girl. [Note: Liu Wen of China did more shows than Han Jin this season.]

Han Jin's superstar status on the runways, however has not gained her much editorial work or ad campaign in New York, Paris or Milan. She is, nonetheless extremely popular in South Korea where she appears regularly in Korea Vogue and Korea Harper's Bazaar. Outside of South Korea, her work is harder to come by.

In the last seven seasons since her ascension to the top of the modeling world, Han Jin has booked only three international ad campaigns. The first was a solo effort for Anna Molinari in Fall 2006/Winter 2007 shot by Craig McDean. That ad campaign was hideous and a disaster; it almost destroyed her career. The following season, Han Jin booked an ad campaign with Italian mass retailer, Benetton shot by David Sims. In the ad, she was covered from head to toe in a giant hooded parka that obscured her face and concealed her identity. Her final international ad campaign was for Moschino in Fall 2007/Spring 2008 shot by Peter Lindberg. Although the campaign was beautifully done, it rarely appeared in magazines. Furthermore, there were six other Asian models in that single shot campaign.

So what went wrong? How does a beautiful girl who ruled the runways ended up with so few major work outside of Korea? I think part of the problem is that Han Jin was not getting adequent representation (in my opinion) by her agency outside of Korea. If she had signed with better agencies like Elite or IMG, her career would have taken a more successful turn.

Despite the lack of international ad campaigns (that's where the money really is, folks), Han Jin is still doing extremely well, thank you very much. Her runway appearances alone probably earned her an estimated half a million US dollars per year for the last three years. She also has numerous projects (a reality TV show) and ad campaigns in South Korea that will keep her living well for a very long time.

Here is Han Jin in an untitled editorial for the British publication, Another Magazine (Fall/Winter 2008) shot by Craig McDean. This 24-page editorial stars 11 different models and Han Jin is on the first and only page. Unfortunately (AGAIN), she was plastered with so much make-up that it rendered her almost unrecognizable.

Model: Han Jin

Editorial: Untitled

Magazine: (British) Another Magazine, Fall 2008/Winter 2009

Photographer: Craig McDean

Stylist: Marie Amelie Sauve

Source: Alien Sex Fiend @ tFs

New York Fashion Week, Spring/Summer 2009: September 10

This is not a complete nor comprehensive list of models and shows from the New York Fashion Week. All information are gathered from Style.com, Style.it, NYMag.com, Elle.com and tFs.

The list is constantly updated!!

Number of Shows this Season:

Anne Watanabe: 3
Daul Kim: 7
Du Juan: 12
Eugenia Mandzhieva: 9 (open: 1)
Han Jin: 18
Hye Park: 13
Hyoni Kang: 15 (open: 1, close: 1)
Hyun Yi Lee: 9 (open: 1)
Joshua Ku: 1
Lakshmi Menon: 14 (close: 1)
Liu Wen: 18
Philip Huang: 2
Selina Khan: 6
Shu Pei: 15
Shunei Hoshimi: 1
Sung Yang: 2
Xiaoyi Dai: 8
Xiya Xu: 1

Model: Han Jin, Hyoni Kang, Liu Wen & Sung Yang
Designer: 3.1 Philip Lim

Model: Daul Kim, Du Juan, Han Jin, Hyun Yi Lee & Liu Wen
Designer: Anna Sui

Model: Xiaoyi Dai
Designer: Benjamin Cho

Model: Liu Wen
Designer: Carlos Miele

Model: Han Jin
Designer: Dennis Basso

Model: Du Juan & Lakshmi Menon
Designer: Derek Lam

Model: Eugenia Mandzhieva, Hyoni Kang, Hyun Yi Lee & Shu Pei
Designer: Kai Kuhne

Model: Daul Kim & Lakshmi Menon
Designer: Malo

Model: Han Jin, Hyoni Kang & Lakshmi Menon
Designer: Michael Kors

Model: Hye Park
Designer: Milly

Model: Hyoni Kang (close) & Selina Khan
Designer: Nanette Lepore

Model: Hye Park & Liu Wen
Designer: Narciso Rodriguez

Model: Du Juan & Hye Park
Designer: Oscar de la Renta

Model: Xiaoyi Dai
Designer: Pamella Roland

Model: Selina Khan
Designer: Philosophy by Alberta Ferretti

Model: Shu Pei
Designer: Tory Burch

Model: Anne Watanabe
Designer: Vivienne Tam