A few of our favorite k-drama stars start the New Year with a January birthday celebration.

For example, actress Son Ye Jin and model-turned-actor Kim Young Kwang both celebrate their birthdays on January 11.

2014 was a good year for Son Ye Jin. She reunited with her "Shark" co-star Kim Nam Gil in the adventure film "Pirates." Her role as a feisty female pirate earned her a Best Actress award at the Grand Bell Awards. Next year she will reunite with Kim Joo Hyuk, her "My Wife Got Married" co-star, in a political thriller film titled "House Filled With Happiness."

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