Early Life
Gong Hyo-jin was born in Seoul, South Korea. When she was a junior in high school, she moved to Australia with her mother and younger brother, while her father worked in Korea to support the family. Gong attended high school at John Paul College in Brisbane. Gong has spoken fondly of her memories of her time there, and in 2011 she was designated as one of the goodwill ambassadors for "Year of Friendship," the 50th anniversary of bilateral relations between Australia and South Korea.
After three years in Australia, the Gong family moved back to Korea in 1997 due to the IMF crisis.
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