born in seoul, south korea, yoo ha-na originally got her start in the entertainment business by posing for pictures in various magazines in south korea. one of yoo's photos caught the eye of chen yu-shan (producer for the taiwanese drama "my lucky star") from a magazine she picked up while at a beauty salon. chen made arrangements afterwards with yoo's agent to fly yoo from south korea to taiwan to audition for "my lucky star", which landed yoo the lead female role in that drama. at the time, yoo had already appeared in the music video "white windmill" for taiwanese singer jay chou.